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Installation of an ultraviolet water treatment system for District of Clearwater’s Russell Creek is 99 per cent complete, public works superintendent Jared Brounstein reported recently. The District is still working with the engineers, Urban Systems, to determine the best approach for noncompliant booster pumps. Until the pump situation is addressed, the municipality will hold back funds. On a related matter, Clearwater council voted to waive the requirements of the District’s purchasing policy and allow the sole sourcing of the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) services to ICI Electrical and Control Consulting Ltd. The existing SCADA system is antiquated and unreliable, Brounstein reported. As part of the upgrades to the Russell Creek intake it became apparent that it would be necessary to address the District’s SCADA system as a whole. Advantages for dealing with ICI include that it is based in Kamloops, is familiar with Clearwater’s system, has a proven track record, and spe-

cializes in instrumentation, including SCADA. A SCADA system has three main elements: various remote telemetry units, communications, and a human-machine interface. The remote units collect information at various sites while communications brings that information to a central location. The humanmachine interface displays the information in graphic form, archives the date, transmits alarms, and permits operator control. Total budget for the SCADA project was put at $450,000 over five years. Other infrastructure projects underway include planning for taking over road maintenance within municipal boundaries next fall. An expression of interest for road maintenance was released in late January and three written submissions have been received. A staff report is being developed to give alternatives to town council for road maintenance service levels. The public works department is also reviewing the District’s water production records to better understand the water system and the potential for leakage. A leak audit is being looked at.

Clearwater Highway Rescue Society to get new truck Thompson-Nicola Regional District Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved the expenditure of up to $20,000 from the Federal Gas Tax Community Works Fund to go towards the purchase of a new truck for Clearwater and District Highway Rescue Society. The funding will help the organization, which provides highway rescue services for the District of Clearwater as well as Electoral Areas “A” (Wells Gray Country) and “B” (Thompson Headwaters), replace

its 1992 Ford rescue truck with a more fuel-efficient model. The society has $115,000 in reserves to purchase a replacement vehicle, but with a new truck valued at $153,000, it has asked for funding assistance from District of Clearwater and TNRD. District of Clearwater has already approved $20,000 from its Federal Gas Tax funding allotment. “The money is going to be a big help as a more fuelefficient truck will mean savings for the Clearwater and District Highway Rescue Society. It will also translate

into fewer greenhouse-gas emissions,” said Tim Pennell, Electoral Area “A” (Wells Gray Country) director. The truck upgrade falls under the Community Energy Systems – Fleet Vehicle Conversion category of the Gas Tax Agreement. To date, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved $2.9 million for 71 projects under the Federal Gas Tax Fund, which provides funding in support of municipal infrastructure upgrades that contribute to cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Bear View open house gets good response Times Staff A steady stream of visitors took part in an open house held Feb. 26 to look at plans for the proposed Bear View shopping center on Highway 5 in Clearwater. “The open house is designed so that anyone who has questions

about the development can inquire and get the facts firsthand,” said owner Ron Rotzetter in an introdutory letter. “Bear View Development is excited to introduce a ‘Place of Gathering’.” The proposed shopping center would be located on a 10 acre lot south of Highway

5 immediately west of the junction with Haywood Road (kittycorner from the former greenhouses). “We believe that Bear View will stand out to the individuals travelling Highway 5 and help to lure them into our community,” said Rotzetter. “We all know that, once

they are here, they will enjoy a trip to the Wells Gray Park or perhaps a rafting trip down the Clearwater or North Thompson Rivers, a guided boat tour on Clearwater Lake, or just a beautiful night’s stay at one of our many accommodations.” Rotzetter did not

Ron Rotzetter (l), owner of the proposed Bear View shopping center, discusses his plans with Clearwater area resident Joel Steinberg during an open house held Feb. 26 in the Wells Gray Inn to discuss the project. Photo by Keith McNeill say yes or no to questions about whether a grocery store or a Tim Hortons would be included in the shopping center. Any retail or franchise business would be welcome, he said. He said that Bear View does not have plans to incorporate seniors housing in the project. However, they

have been in communication with Gary Arsenault, the owner of an adjacent property who apparently has plans to develop a seniors housing complex with more than 100 units. Rotzetter clarified that he is the owner of the land where the Bear View development is proposed.

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Mayor and council vote to increase pay Keith McNeill Members of District of Clearwater council voted themselves a modest pay increase during their Feb. 19 meeting. The mayor’s annual salary went up by $68 to $17,210 while that of the other council members increased by $35 to $8,955. The increases were tied to a 0.4 per cent

increase in the consumer price index. Remuneration for the mayor during Clearwater’s first year after incorporation was $10,833. Councillors received $6,770. There was a sizeable increase in 2010 after staff determined that the pay for mayor and council was significantly below that of other B.C. municipalities of similar size. There was another averaging increase in 2011.

Eco-depots get positive reviews Submitted In the month since the North Thompson eco-depots were first opened to Thompson-Nicola Regional District residents and businesses, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, according to the TNRD. The two new eco-depots in Clearwater and Louis Creek opened in January and offer improved levels of service for area residents and businesses to manage their waste and recycling. A common theme in comments that site attendants and TNRD staff are hearing, is how convenient and easy it is to use

the various recycling and disposal options. To coincide with the openings of the new eco-depots throughout the TNRD, area residents and businesses will be introduced to a new TNRD solid-waste management bylaw that was approved by the TNRD board of directors late last year. It will become increasingly important for regional district residents and businesses to become knowledgeable of materials that must no longer be included in their garbage. These materials are classified as Controlled Waste, Prohibited Waste and Banned Recyclables.

Detailed descriptions and instructions will be mailed out to all TNRD area residents and businesses and posted in regional newspapers in the coming weeks. Additional information will be available through the TNRD website and social media services. The TNRD Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Facilities Bylaw No. 2389 brochure will go to all North Thompson homes and businesses. Additional copies of the brochure will be accessible in local newspapers, online at www.tnrd. ca or by calling 1.877.377.8673.

Discover Camping reservation system opens March 15 Campers, get the marshmallows ready! Discover Camping, the Province’s camping reservation system, soon will be up and running for another season with even more campgrounds and sites to choose from. According to Merlin Blackwell of Blackwell Park Operations, North Thompson River, Falls Creek/ Clearwater Lake and Mahood Lake are the local campgrounds that take reservations. “We’ve seen a steady increase in people using the Discover Camping reservation system year to year, especially at the more remote campgrounds ... even locals are using it,” Blackwell said. “Nobody wants to drive an hour or more up a dirt road, then not find a site. Unlike the old system, the new system allows people to pick a specific site, so they know what they’re getting in advance. If you want your favourite site, all you have to do is book it.” Starting at 7 a.m.

into (front country campgrounds) including group sites, in 96 provincial parks throughout British Columbia. These campgrounds are equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. “With camping being so popular, many British Columbian families are starting to plan for the upcoming camping season," said Terry Lake, B.C.’s minister of environment. "Last year, for the first time ever we saw over 100,000 reservations through Discover Camping." Customer service has been enhanced through improvements to refund requests.

Group site campers now will receive reminder emails. Discover Camping also offers a mobile platform so smartphone users can easily make and change plans from the road. The non-refundable reservation fee is $6 per night, up to a maximum of $18 (plus tax) per party per campsite. Reservations can be made through the call centre at 1 800 6899025 for a surcharge of $5 (plus tax). Book your favourite camping spot up to three months in advance on or after March 15 by visiting: www.discovercamping.ca

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Going pink to fight bullying Staff at District of Clearwater show their concern about bullying as they take part in Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Pictured are (back, l-r) Sheila Thiessen, Tammy Rutsatz, Lynne Frizzle, Jared Brounstein, Penny Harper, Mike Smith (front, l-r) Heather Wurm, Wayne Wysoski, Leslie Groulx, Lisa Jensen, and Margaret Anne Proulx. Photo by Keith McNeill

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What’s Happening Good News! BC Rebates still available The Government of British Columbia continues to provide LiveSmart BC rebates of up to $7,000 and more for home energy renovations. To qualify you need a home energy audit before you upgrade. BC homeowners can choose from a shopping list of renovation rebates from the Government of BC including: insulation, furnaces, heat pumps, water heaters, boilers, heat recovery ventilators, solar, geothermal, air conditioning and more. Check out the website at http://www.homeperformance.com/energy/livesmart-bc-grants-rebates-for-bc-homeenergy-renovation or call 1.877.732.9888 to talk to an agent. BC Services Card The BC Services Card is now available at the ICBC/Motor Vehicle office. This card is part of the government’s plan to modernize BC’s health care system. It replaces your CareCard, can be combined with your driver’s licence, and also acts as your photo ID. It’s more convenient and more secure, with enhanced features to protect your personal information. And getting yours is easy. The program started on February 15th, 2013, and for the next 5 years, you can simply enrol when renewing your driver’s licence. And even if you don’t drive, you can enrol at the ICBC/Motor Vehicle office. For more information visit BCServicesCard.ca or call 250.674.2733. Expression of Interest for Canoe Regatta Coordinator The annual Canoe Regatta is looking for new and fresh ideas to bring to the residents and visitors of Clearwater .If you are experienced in Event Coordination and you are highly motivated and looking for a challenge this may be the perfect opportunity for you. Experience in Recreation, Tourism and working with people is a definite asset. The District of Clearwater will be accepting submissions of Expression of Interest for this contract position until NOON on March 15th, 2013. Why not give it a try! Council seeking community input during Budget Process The District of Clearwater encourages residents to give their input during the current budget process. Public input can be provided in writing by mail, email at sthiessen@docbc.ca or dropped off at the office or at any public meeting of Council. Any submissions received will be forwarded to Council and considered at the next budget meeting. Snow Angel Nomination Garry Fochler has been nominated for being the Snow Angel in his neighbourhood. Thanks Gary for all the work you have done. Upcoming Events Daylight Savings is on Sunday March 10th, 2013 – SPRING AHEAD ONE HOUR! Free Family Skating Fridays and Sundays – 4:30-6:00pm March 7 - Non Timber Forest Resources – 7:00-9:00pm Community Resource Centre Upcoming Meetings of Council March 26th, 2013 – Committees of the Whole - Parks and Recreation/Infrastructure – 5:00pm March 26th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm April 2nd, 2013 – Committees of the Whole – Finance and Audit/Economic Development – 5:00pm April 2nd, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

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“If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.” - Hsun-Tzu, philosopher editorial by keith mcNeill

Swiss voters limit fat cat pay and bonuses

Right wing think tanks continue corporate agenda Editor, The Times:

Can someone tell me why, in 2013, when so-called free market capitalism has proven a big bust, are we being subjected to the ramblings of those far-right fruitcakes from the Fraser Institute? This is as if, a week after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a great cascade of Marxist propaganda was showered upon us. Short term pain for long term gain? Hah! With this giant Moloch of failed capitalism swallowing everything, good

wages and working conditions, the environment, proper banking regulations, you name it, there’s long term pain way into the future! Of course, if that gang of Fraser, Frontier, MacdonaldLaurier ‘think tanks’ won’t suffer. With their whorish behaviour, as Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone would describe it, corporate Canada will keep pouring the funds into their coffers. Not just Korporate Kanada! Just recently the Koch brothers gave one half a million

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dollars to the Fraser Institute to produce a study denying global warming. This, with that school at Bountiful, where my 100 children from my 40 underaged wives attend, being the finest in B.C., perhaps all of Canada. One has to ask here how can anyone give the Fraser Institute any credibility whatsoever? Speaking about Karl Marx, recently he has enjoyed a certain renaissance. Turns out, although short on financial solutions, Marx was spot on about capitalism, including its strengths and weaknesses. And we would learn a lot more if our corporate media didn’t see its duty to cover for Stephen Harper and the clapped-out capitalism he represents. Read Karl Marx’s Das Capital. You’ll learn something.

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Could it be that “the revolution” has begun in staid and boring Switzerland? Members of the Occupy movement take note – last Sunday voters in that small, European nation voted 68 per cent in favor of a referendum that would severely limit executive salaries and bonuses. The referendum achieved approval in both urban and rural areas, as well as in all of the Swiss cantons. Under the regulations approved by the vote, the salaries paid to executives would have to be approved by shareholders yearly. Golden handshakes and parachutes would be banned – meaning no more signing bonuses and lucrative retirement gifts. Executives will no longer be able to collect bonuses when their company is taken over. The new rules will apply to all Swiss companies listed on Swiss or foreign stock exchanges. Penalties can include sizeable fines plus up to three years in jail. The referendum was the brainchild of Thomas Minder, an independent member of Switzerland’s Council of States (Senate). Minder’s family-owned business used to produce toiletries for Swissair. They were nearly forced out of business about 12 years ago when the airline faced bankruptcy and

failed to pay the money it owed. Minder was outraged when the chief executive of Swissair received a huge payoff after Lufthansa took his airline over. The more recent incident that seems to have outraged the majority of Swiss voters was when the pharmaceutical giant Novartis offered its chairman a $70 million bonus upon his retirement. Minder was able to collect 100,000 signatures on a petition, which led to a compulsory nationwide referendum on the initiative. A consortium of Swiss companies and the government ran a well-financed campaign against the initiative, but without success. Opponents said that passing the referendum would make Switzerland an unfriendly place for investors. Supporters of the initiative countered by saying the new regulations would, in fact, help protect investors from unscrupulous executives. Opponents also said the initiative would result in large companies leaving Switzerland. Minder said that he hopes other countries would be inspired by the referendum results and that his initiative would become “Switzerland’s best export product.” Maybe Leonard Cohen got it wrong. Maybe the song should be: “First we take Zurich, then we take Berlin.”

Community Forest helps Hospice Society Editor, The Times:

In 2011 the Wells Gray Community Forest 2010 Society gave a grant to the Clearwater and District Hospice Society to enable it to serve this community more effectively. It took us 15 months to

spend the money, but the end result is that we now have a website designed by Paul Bartschi, together with other equipment necessary to maintain the integrity of our society. So, we thank the board of the Wells Gray Community Forest 2010 Society for giving

us the opportunity to complete our enhancement project. We wish all those groups who will be applying for grants this year good luck.

Shirley Barnard, president Clearwater and District Hospice Society

Questioning candidates on food security Editor, The Times:

In the upcoming B.C. election, local food security should be on our candidates’ minds. I am writing to tell voters about some action the Kamloops Food Policy Council is taking. The KFPC has existed since 1995 and has initiated many familiar projects in the city such as Public Produce, the Food Share program at the food bank, GardenGate and the City of Kamloops’ Food Action Plan. With the provincial election coming up, we believe it’s time to talk about

why our local food economy is important, and to engage political candidates on issues confronting food security in the Kamloops North and South Thompson ridings. A food policy council mandate is to work with governments and agencies to create new policies that strengthen the local food system in Kamloops. Many policies that are currently in place work against the farmer and local food. For example, there are too many barriers that prevent B.C. government funded insti-

tutions from purchasing locally produced food. Kamloops residents are currently overly reliant on distant food sources and the highway network. I believe food security relies on increased local food production and processing, and on farmers who are supported by policies and infrastructure, informed local consumers and a sustainable livelihood. Across our community, the skills of food growing, processing and cooking are diminishing when, Continued on page A5

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Do you think the BC Liberals will win the provincial election in May?

Alf Timms:

No, because they've done far too many things wrong. Personally, I'd vote for none of the above.

Gerry Martinello:

I sure hope not. Politics and religion are two things I try to stay away from but ... we need a government that listens to the people.

Jay Osborne (with Max):

Kassidy Steinke: Probably, but I hope not. Why? Christy Clark. We women are known not to like her.

I hope not. I'm not for the Liberals or the Conservatives. It's time for something new.

Millie Rempel:

No, not unless they change their leader. I'm not woman bashing, I'm just bashing incompetence. She didn't come up to my expectations.

Fair Rail Services Act helps ensure jobs, growth and prosperity By David Lindsay, president and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada The sound of the train whistle and the rumble of the railway tracks is the sound of money. Money on the move. Millions of dollars of product travels across this country by rail every day. The railway is important but the real value is in the products they are delivering. In many small mining and forestry communities in Canada, the train is the only way to get natural resource products to market. As we increasingly sell our products to the international marketplace, we can and will create good jobs for Canadians in the forestry, mining and agricultural sector. With new international customers demanding more products from Canada, the reliability of our railway system becomes even more critical. The forest industry is very dependent on rail. Delays in service, poor quality rail cars or missed shipments add cost. Inferior services and extra costs make our resource industries, and the small rural communities that depend on them, less globally competitive.

Many of the communities where our employees work are totally dependent on the railway to get their product to market. If the lumber or newsprint or pulp is late getting off the loading dock at the mill it will probably be late making it to port and might not get loaded onto the ship leaving for China or India. The government recently introduced the Fair Rail Freight Services Act in Parliament. We believe this legislation, if passed, will help ensure jobs, growth and prosperity. This legislation will help ensure a fair and balanced relationship between shippers and the railways by giving our forestry companies and other rail customers the right to service agreements and dispute settlement mechanisms along with significant penalties for noncompliance. Why is this important? Well, right now many of our forest mills and many of the mines and other large commodity producers in Canada depend on one major rail supplier to move their product. This means all the power for the amount of service available and when and how it is provided is in the hands of the railway company. That is called a monopoly.

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YEARS AGO: The Sportsplex board was upset about large financial losses. The building was not eligible for government financing other than a special grant received for repairs to the roof. Mrs. Margaret Harby, a pioneer of Clearwater, passed away in Kelowna at the age of 98. Born in Govan, Scotland, she had come to Clearwater with her family in 1920. The next year they established a mixed strawberry, raspberry and small fruits farm next to Dutch Lake. A driver received head and facial injuries plus a broken shoulder, and a woman passenger got a broken pelvis and other injuries when their vehicle left Lost Creek Road near Vavenby and landed on the CNR tracks. Another local man received minor injuries when he drove off the road at the same spot the following day.

YEARS AGO: The fourth annual Blue River Winter Carnival was held for the first time at Blue River School and behind the Sandman Inn. Previously it had been held at the ski hill. Inmates at Bear Creek Camp were working along with the Clearwater North Thompson Lions to provide firewood to old age pensioners, the handicapped and others who are unable to leave their home. A lock in the back door of the Clearwater Post Office was jammed sometime overnight March 1.

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BACK IN TIME ing for the school yard and the Highway 5 and Highway 24 intersection. Vavenby Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fishing derby was held at Skyline and Graffunder Lakes. Ron Cederholm captured first prize with his one pound 13 1/4 ounce fish.

YEARS AGO: Police located the truck of murder victim Leslie Wayne Dahl in Vancouver. The body of the Kamloops resident had been found by a hiker on Valentine’s Day on Eakin Creek Road near Little Fort. Blue River was to get a new water system before the end of the year. Voters approved the installation of a deep well, reservoir, tank, pump, and waterlines at a cost of $465,000. Carol Schaffer was elected TNRD Area A director with over half of the votes cast.

YEARS AGO: Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt when five trucks were wrecked in a pile-up four kilometers south of Blue River. The force of the impacts stripped the body off the chassis of a Loomis truck. Police blamed black ice for the incident.

YEARS AGO: Bear Creek Correctional Center said good-bye to its last inmate. Staff would remain at the camp for a few weeks packing up items to send to Kamloops, said senior corrections officer Jim Morgan. School District 73 might have to close up to 10 schools to meet a new funding formula, warned school trustee Bert Walker. The

school board needed a rational approach to decreasing its operations over the next few years, he said.

YEARS AGO: During a council meeting Mayor Harwood announced he had received correspondence from Dr. Soles and Dr. Mackenzie advising they would close their practice at the medical clinic as well as their services at the hospital if the district was unable to recruit three more doctors. The doctors planned to take action on June 30. Raft River Elementary Concert Band won gold and Clearwater Secondary Concert Band won silver star at the Kiwanis Festival in Vancouver. Over 150 bands took part in the four day festival.

YEAR AGO: A poll conducted by Kennedy Stewart, New Democrat M.P. for Burnaby-Douglas, found 55 per cent of Kamloops area residents supported Kinder Morgan's plans to twin its Transmountain pipeline, while 45 per cent were opposed. “His survey is hardly scientific,” said KamloopsThompson-Cariboo M.P. Cathy McLeod, a Conservative. The local Healthy Forests-Healthy Communities committee recommended that District of Clearwater establish a forestry working group. The committee also endorsed re-establishing a Forest District office in Clearwater, said spokesperson Bas Delaney. A total of 82 skiers from Raft River, Blue River, Vavenby and Barriere took part a cross-country ski race day in Blue River.

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Weekend road check On Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24, Clearwater RCMP and Central Interior Traffic Services initiated a traffic road check at Murtle Crescent and Park Drive. The location was made in a strategic effort to locate impaired drivers, open liquor, seatbelts and other traffic offences. The road check was created response to the large hockey tournament and curling bonspiel that occurred during the weekend. One out of town driver’s vehicle was impounded due to his providing a breath sample above the legal limit and he lost his driver’s license for three days. Another driver was stopped with a zip lock bag of marijuana and was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Vavenby Community Hall update After a subsequent investigation, Clearwater RCMP have located a suspect for a recent break and enter of Vavenby Community Hall. Several items were stolen, including fire extinguishers and a case of soda. Damage was also done to several areas of the building. Due to evidence being left at the scene, Clearwater RCMP were able to identify the suspect and bring him in for questioning. One male confessed to the offence and has

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Pension plan to serve small business By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. government is moving ahead with a new pension option for the two-thirds of B.C. workers who don't have access to a group pension plan through their employer. Finance Minister Mike de Jong introduced legislation last week to create Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPP), making B.C. the first province to sign on to a new federal program. The system would allow businesses or selfemployed people to set up defined contribution pension plans administered by financial institutions. De Jong announced the program along with Ted Menzies, federal minister of state for finance, who hopes to have harmonized systems across the country so people can continue to build retirement income if they move. Menzies said the PRPP system offers greater simplicity for small businesses that don't have employee pension plans. The new approach is designed to close a gap in tax-deductible Registered Retirement Savings Plan room

that Canadian workers are choosing not to use despite the tax advantages. Once an employer signs up, employees would be automatically enrolled. They have 60 days to opt out, after which time pension contributions would be deducted. Employers don't need any financial expertise, and employees would have to "overcome the inertia of being involved in the plan" to get out of it, Menzies said. De Jong said B.C. decided to make employer contributions optional, after consulting with business organizations.

Mike Klassen, B.C. director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said small business accounts for almost half of the private sector employment in B.C., the largest share of any province. "Working forever is not an option," Klassen said. Menzies said expanding the Canada Pension Plan would require two-thirds support from all provinces, and that support was not offered at a recent meeting of provincial finance ministers. But there was unanimous support for the PRPP option.

Wilf Scheuer, president of Courtney-based Pro Star Mechanical Technologies Ltd., said he plans to use the new pension option and match employee contributions in order to retain skilled workers. Pro Star retrofits buildings with geothermal heat pumps, tankless hot water systems and other specialized equipment. Scheuer said he recently lost an engineer, hired away by a large Los Angelesbased company, a sign that his and other small firms are in a global competition for top talent.

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Helping kids with disabilities Clearwater Sno-Drifters representative Ralph Sunderman (l) congratulates Leonce Desbiens collecting the highest pledges during Snowarama on Sunday, Feb. 24. The Sno-Drifters raised $1,942 for the BC Lions Society during the event, which will go to Camp Winfield to help children with disabilities. Photo submitted

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Learning the skid-steer basics Participants in a recent three-day class in how to operate skid-steer loaders being offered by Thompson Rivers University take a break before lunch. Pictured are (back, l-r) instructor Cal Traub, Damion Jones, Julie Lacourse, (front, l-r) Lorna Cosmano, RJ Danchuk, and Kevin Paul-Gravel. The three machines used during the course were provided by Traub’s Cal’s Corner Rentals, Kelly Graffunder of Fleetwest Enterprises, and Doug Borrow of Borrow Enterprises. The course made use of Borrow Enterprises’ gravel pit next to Highway 5 in Blackpool. Photo by Keith McNeill

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From Feb. 10 – 25 the Vavenby Primary students were celebrating Chinese New Year and learning about the culture of China. They all taught me to say “Gung Hay Fat Choy”, which means Happy New Year in Chinese. The children made noise makers from paper plates. They also made lanterns and had a lantern parade. They were given Chinese food to eat, which included dump-

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RANCH TALES: B.C. horses fit the bill By Ken Mather Vernon Morning Star From the first days of ranching in the North-West, as the Canadian prairies were known in the late 1800s, ranchers and cowboys alike recognized and acknowledged the superiority of the horses bred west of the Rockies. Fred Ings, who had worked as a cowboy on the 1883 round-up and later owned the Midway Ranch, wrote in his memoirs, “We needed good horses and big ones; we never rode small horses like the American cowboy. “Our cattle were larger and we needed the size and weight.” This need for larger horses to handle the large purebred cattle that were being brought into the NorthWest was recorded in the 1913 book, The Range Men. “The range stock of the South-West, of Texas, New Mexico, and Old Mexico, is quick, light, and as speedy as most horses, while the range animals of Alberta and Montana are grade shorthorns and herefords, huge, clumsy, well-fed brutes, whose best gait is a lumbering gallop, and whose agility compared with that of the Mexican steer is as a tortoise to a hare. Canadian stock was half as big again as the South-Western range beasts, twice as slow, and not a quarter as agile. A Canadian rope-horse was picked for strength and weight to oppose the weight and strength of the heavy steers; the Arizona and Texas and other American steeds were picked for speed, surefootedness, and dodging ability.” The B.C. horses brought in from across the Rockies fit the bill for strength and weight and were universally accepted as the best horses on the southern prairies. Not surprisingly, along with the horses came horse-breaking techniques. The use of the hackamore, derived from the Spanish jaquima, was widespread in B.C. and spread to the North-West. The method of breaking horses with a hackamore can be traced back to the vaqueros of California.

The use of a hackamore was considered by most California buckaroos (as the term vaquero was pronounced by the English speaking cattlemen) to produce a soft-mouthed horse, responsive to the reins. Once a horse was trained with a hackamore, it was usually replaced with a bit. This technique was unheard of on the Great Plains, where a bit was the standard piece of equipment in horse breaking. So it would seem that the California methods of horse breaking travelled to the North-West via Oregon, Washington State and B.C. In the area of horses and horse equipment, the influence on the cattle culture of Alberta from B.C. and the Pacific Northwest was pronounced. The large, tough horses of these regions were just what were needed for the improved breeds of cattle that were larger and slower than the Texas longhorns that had come as far as Montana, with few of them making it into the NorthWest. Along with the horses came certain aspects of the buckaroo horse culture. Certainly the methods of breaking horses seem to have been readily accepted in the North-West and the use of the hackamore was very popular. Other aspects of the horse culture, namely single-cinched saddles and braided rawhide ropes, were less prominent. Ken Mather is curator at O’Keefe Ranch in Spallumcheen. Star/Journal file photos;

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Kids have fun at Clearwater ski hill Left: Raft River Elementary School student Maya Parsons gets a hand on the handle-bar tow from Hans Straub. Two classes from Raft plus the students from Vavenby Primary enjoyed skiing at Clearwater ski hill on Friday, Feb. 22.

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Novices place third in Logan Lake Clearwater Novice hockey players proudly show off their third place medals after taking part in a tournament in Logan Lake during the Feb. 15-17 weekend. They played games against Williams Lake, Kamloops, Merritt and Logan Lake. The picture was taken in the scoop of a big mining machine in the arena’s parking lot. Pictured are (l-r) Olin Coates, Kylie Blackmore, Brendan Green, Ali Settle, Garner Ransome (back), Soren Coates (front), Cassidy Tucker, coach Mark Green, Eric Brock, Hayley Downs, John Wiunig, Mackenzie Ransome, Austyn Streek, Sage Barstow and Owen Sim. Photo submitted

Teen girl drives arena ice-resurfacer Jessa Tantrum takes a break after driving the Zamboni around the North Thompson Sportsplex’s ice arena between periods of a recent hockey game. The 18-year-old started on the Zamboni about seven weeks ago. “She’s done remarkably well,” said operations lead hand Bob Behan. “There’s a lot of skill involved in ice-making. Most people don’t realize it. There could be 40 floods during a weekend, and if they’re not done right, you end up with problems. You need to adjust how deep you cut and how much water you use according to who is using the ice.” Tantrum has been working at the Sportsplex for about five years, starting with the Skate Patrol and concession. “It isn’t as easy as it looks,” she said of driving the Zamboni. Photo by Keith McNeill

Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved the expenditure of up to $110,000 from the Federal Gas Tax Community Works Fund to go towards the purchase of a new fire truck for the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department. The funding will help the organization, which is operated by the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department Association, replace its 1977 Chevrolet C65 Tender fire truck with a more fuel-efficient model. “The money is going to great use as it will reduce fuel costs for the Little Fort Volunteer Fire Department, and using less gas will go a long way to helping the environment, too,” said Bill Kershaw,

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Warriors win Super League championship Times Staff Clearwater Midget Rec Warriors won the Thompson-Caribou Super League playoff championship during a game against Logan Lake on Saturday, Mar. 2. It was a very close

game, according to coach Tim Walker. “Every player ... put their hearts in to this game and pulled together as a team,” the coach said. “In the dressing room afterwards the kids said, ‘This was the best game we’ve ever played in.’”

Logan Lake scored early in the game. “You could see the nerves on our team, causing them to grip the stick tight and freeze up,” Walker said. “Lack of full backchecking was the main cause of that goal.” Then Levi Walker

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set up a nice pass to Brycen Chambers, who buried a solid goal to tie the game 1 – 1. The game remained tied late into the third period. At the midway point of the third, Jared Walker took a penalty and Logan Lake went on its power play. The Warriors defended well and ended up with a good opportunity when play was whistled down in their own end. With five seconds left on the penalty, all they had to do was win the draw and chip the puck up to Walker, who would be coming out of the box. “Coaches yelled at the players to clue them into this,” said Walker. “Nathan Weninger won the draw and Alasdair Allchin chipped the puck as instructed up the boards to Jared. It was perfect. Jared is one of our best goal scorers and we were seeing what was almost a sure goal unfold. As the penalty expired he opened the gate to dart into the play, yet to our dismay his equipment got caught on the door latch and was held immobile (like in

Clearwater Minor Hockey executive member Ole Kjenstad presents the Thompson-Caribou Super League playoff championship banner to Clearwater Midget Rec captain Jared Walker. Photo submitted a bad dream) unable to step on the ice as the puck slid by him and the Logan Lake players caught up. It was a lost opportunity!” With three minutes to play in the third period the Warriors were gaining momentum

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and pressing hard. Levi Walker got the puck down low in Logan Lake’s end, cut hard to the net beating their defence. The goalie slid quickly to the left in order to compensate. This gave Levi an opportunity to fake left and take the puck to the right, which he did. The puck came across the crease in front of an open net, but Levi’s feet were tied up and he fell. Yet as he fell was still able to bury the puck in the net and give Clearwater a 2 – 1 lead. The Warriors held

onto that lead for the remaining minutes. The entire team gave 100 per cent to maintain puck possession. Logan Lake pulled its goalie, but the Warriors kept chewing up the clock and taking empty net shots. The clock expired and Clearwater won. “I felt our team dominated the play more than they did,” said the Clearwater coach. “However, credit goes to them for a very good defensive performance. The few chances we did get were very brief and their goalie made some phenomenal saves (particularly on our “Sedin twins,” Brycen and Braeden Chambers) to keep the game tied at one for the majority of the game.” Logan Lake also produced some effective offence. Clearwater’s senior goalie Karter Romeo played a phenomenal game and made several key saves. Before the playoffs began, the Warriors were undefeated in regular league play, except for two losses to Logan Lake, which finished first in the league. Clearwater’s Midget Rec team next heads to Penticton for the OMAHA (Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association) district playoffs, in which the top four teams from each district will compete. The tournament will be held Mar. 9 – 10.

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A new chapter in the pastoral leadership of Clearwater United Church and the Church of St Paul, Barriere will be celebrated on Sunday, March 10. Reverend Brian Krushel will be formally recognized as the minister of these two congregations that make up the North Thompson Pastoral Charge. The service will include the installation traditions of the Anglicans and Lutherans and the covenanting traditions of the United Church since the Church of St Paul is a shared ministry. Dignitaries from the three denominations who will participate in the service are Rev. Karen Medland, chair of Kamloops Okanagan Presbytery of the United Church of Canada, Rev. Rick Schulz, dean of the Southern Interior Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and Bishop Barbara Andrews, bishop of the Anglican Parish of the Central Interior. This service will be held at 4 p.m. on Mar. 10 in the Church of St Paul in Barriere. A potluck dinner will follow. Everyone is welcome to attend this installation/covenanting service and be a witness to the excitement that these two congregations are experiencing as they move from decades of leadership with United Church ministers to a time of pastoral leadership from Pastor Brian Krushel, a Lutheran.

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Struggling toward spiritual transformation We struggle! Oh how we struggle to figure things out! Why? What? How? When? Our minds wrap around the bric a brac of life, and we think that we have sorted out the more important pieces. Then something goes wrong and our answers don’t fit anymore, or we have a desire or craving that changes our perspective. How fickle our minds and morals can be? This simple saying of Jesus: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies” (John 11:25) holds a key to sorting life out. The key word is: “Live”! We like to use the phrase: “He/she lived life to the fullest” which, when translated, usually means the person in question spent a lot of time messing around irresponsibly. That’s not always the case. Yes, a person can

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Meeting at New Life Assembly every Sunday 5:00pm

(Kids church during service)

Contact Dave Meehan 250-674-3217 email: livingstreams@hotmail.com Clearwater Community Church open to everyone - all denominations

Wednesdays Am Ladies Bible Study Thursday 3-5pm Kids Club

Phone: 250-674-2345

308 W Old N Thompson Hwy

COMMUNITY BAPTIST 24E Old North Thompson Hwy

Worship Service 10:30 Pastor Mike Kiewitt 250.674.1332 www.ccbaptist.ca

Forest Agrologist

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District of Clearwater

250-674-2733 132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0 Office Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Open through the Noon hour

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Business & Service Directory Accountant -- Certified ACCOUNTANT CERTIFIED

STONE & COMPANY (Robert Lawrie, Silvia Scheibenpflug)

Certified General Accountants Rison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy. Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every Thursday May 1st to Jan. 31st - By Appointment Hours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536

Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

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Construction Tiny Builders Ltd. Box 345 Clearwater BC V0E 1N0

Fully Insured Journeyman Carpenters Bonded General Contractor

674-4001 (250) 674-8469 (250)

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In 2004, Jeremy moved to Kamloops and in 2012, married his wife Amy. Together they enjoy our beautiful city and appreciate the people and all the amenities Kamloops has to offer. Jeremy has an extensive sales background and in 2012 was awarded with the prestigious Director’s Platinum award, along with a “Top 10” Distinction for gross sales. RE/MAX Real Estate (Kamloops) is one of a group of eight RE/MAX offices in the Kamloops/North Okanagan/Shuswap area dedicated to providing the highest level of real estate services by partnering with full-time professional Realtors who make a commitment to continue their education and make use of the RE/MAX network’s tools, education and experience. This group of offices also takes great pride in giving back to the communities in which they operate. Jeremy’s strong background in residential sales, robust work ethic and considerable enthusiasm and professionalism is a welcome addition to the RE/MAX Team - please join us in congratulating Jeremy on his move to RE/MAX.

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life. ~ George Burns (1896 - 1996)

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UPCOMING COURSES Camp/Prep Cook

Mar 25 – May 3 (New Dates)

OFA Level 1 First Aid

Mar 25 or Apr 29 or May 24

Gymnastics

Apr 2 – Jun 6

Foodsafe Level 1 Apr 5 & 6

Ink & Oil Rouging Apr 6

OFA Level 3 First Aid

Apr 8 – 20 or May 27 – Jun 7

Wells Gray Country

Propane Attendant Apr 20

Trafﬁc Control

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar 8-10: Kamloops Boat Show, 313 Nishga Way, www.kamloopsboatshow.com Mar 8: Raft Mountain Skating Carnival, 6:30 pm, Admission is a non-perishable item for the Food Bank. Mar. 9: Legion Dinners, doors open 5pm dinner at 6pm. Mar 14: Raft Mnt Skating Club AGM, 4pm-5 pm, NT Sportsplex. Mar 14: PST Seminar sponsored by the Ministry of Finance at Clearwater Lodge, 10:30 –12:30, free, info 250-674-3530 Mar 15: Spring Concert with Saskia & Darrel; The great Plains, Blackpool Hall, 7 pm, tickets 10/person, info 250-587-6202

Apr 27 & 28

Mar 15: Clearwater & District Food Bank AGM, 12 noon, 741 Clearwater Village Rd. Mar 16: Legion Meat draw, 3 pm, doors open 1 pm Mar 23: Legion Dinner, doors open 5 pm, dinner at 6 pm Mar 30: Legion Meat Draw, 3 pm, doors open 1 pm Apr 13: 7th Annual Seedy Saturday 10am - 2pm Clearwater Ski Hill 250-674-3444 for info Apr 13-14: Antique Appraisal, 10-5pm @ Little Fort Hall. 672-5660 Apr 27-28: Celebration of Rural Living Expo & Trade Show @ NT Agriplex & Fall Fair Grounds. Info 250-319-8023

HEALTH & HEALING Tuesday Morning Coffee ~ 10 am – 11 am at Baptist Church. Themed weekly women’s discussions - drop-in. • Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373. • Connections Healing Rooms - Fridays1-3pm (except stat. holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com. • Healthy Choices – Tues 9am Clearwater Christian Church bsmnt (behind Fields). $2/wk drop-in free. Call Kim 250-674-0224 • Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion. RECREATION • Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS field. Everyone welcome! • Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 674-2699 • Clearwater Sno-Drifters: Meet 1st Thursday of every month. 250-676-9414 • CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Sun. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Sept. - April • Drop in Tennis: May-Sept. Mon & Thurs 6:30pm All levels. Double & single play. Rotary Sports Park. • Volleyball: Tues. 7:30-9:00 PM, Jan. 15 - Apr. 30, 2013. Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. • Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 674-2468 annie.pomme@ hotmail.com • Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001 • Walking Club: Indoors: Wed. Jan. 30 - Mar. 13, 6:30 - 7:30 AM at Clearwater Secondary. FREE. 250-674-1878 for more info. • Drop-in Curling: Fri. Jan. 11 - Mar. 8, 7:00 PM, $5. Brooms and sliders available. • Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518 SENIORS • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of the month at 2pm at the public library. All seniors welcome.

For a complete list of our area’s COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS please stop in at the Times office and pick up your copy of the North Thompson Community Directory • Brookfield Mall Clearwater • 250-674-3343

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TEL: 250.674.3530 IN PERSON: 224 Candle Creek Rd. EMAIL: sarduini@tru.ca • www.tru.ca/regional_centres/clearwater

ONGOING EVENTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • Coffee House: 1st Friday every month - Little Fort Community Hall. 6:30, mic $4/person. Info Bill Fowler 250-672-5116 • Raft River Rockhounds: 3rd Sunday of the mth. 250-674-2700 • Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Wed. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700 • Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesdays, Clearwater Christian Church • Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 674-3703 for more info. • Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more information please call Anne at 250-674-3444. • Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Bingo: Every 2nd Tues. Elks Hall. 250-587-6269 • M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 587-6503 • Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – every 2nd Fri. of the month. 6:30 pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5. • Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm • Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm. • Little Fort Coffee House 7pm Little Fort Hall. 1st Fri of the mth Oct. - May Bill 672-5116 • Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm. CHILDREN & FAMILIES • Raccoon StrongStart: Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri from 8:45-11:45am • Raccoon StrongStart: Vavenby Elem school days Wed 8:5011:50am • Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS • Mother Goose - Mornings, reg. call Kerry 250-674-2600 ext 227 • NT BC Home Schoolers: Meets Fri. afternoons. Call Leanna 250-674-0057 for details • Kids Club: Clearwater New Life Assembly. Meets every Thur. 3-5 pm. Ages 5-12. For info contact Bobbi @ 250-674-3346

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250-587-0026 Anytime Barriere Alcoholics Anonymous Call: 250-672-9643 For Al Anon Call: 250-672-9643, 250-677-4234 Clearwater: AA meetings every Wed., #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250674-7155 or 250-674-7313

Lost & Found Found: pair of silver earnings, found outside NT Agriplex. Call Cori at 250-672-0036 (business hours).

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Help Wanted EXPERIENCED CDA required for Dr. Dale Henry, starting April. Prostho module an asset. Office Hours TuesdayWednesday-Thursday 7:30am - 6pm. Resumes to: 201-330632nd Ave, Vernon, V1T 2M6 Fax 250-545-6872 or email: docsmiley@shawcable.com GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message for Information: 1800-972-0209. Resident Manager for 20 unit Silver Star Motel,Vernon Fax 250-545-3859 email silverstar motel@shaw.ca

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Merchandise for Sale Firewood/Fuel Clean Burn Fir Pellets * Fresh from factory * $270/ton

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District of Clearwater Calling for Expression of Interest Number: 2013-02 Event Coordinator for Canoe Regatta The District of Clearwater will be hosting the 5th Annual Canoe Regatta September 6th & 7th, 2013. The District is requesting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from interested persons for a contract Event Coordinator to co-ordinate the 5th Annual Canoe Regatta. This contract position will be required starting April 2nd and ending September 13th, 2013. If you have experience in Recreation programming and love working with people this maybe the contract for you! The 5th Annual Canoe Regatta needs a coordinator that is highly motivated, up for a challenge and loves to roll out a fantastic event. The District of Clearwater will be accepting submissions for Expressions of Interest for this contract position until NOON on March 15th, 2013. Along with your Expression of Interest please submit a portfolio outlining previous related experience and a proposal for this 5th Annual Event. Submissions may be delivered to the District of Clearwater office by hand, regular mail, fax or email on or before noon on March 15th, 2013 and should quote EOI Number 2013-02. Please mark your submission as: CONFIDENTIAL: Canoe Regatta Event Coordinator, Attention: Leslie Groulx, Chief Administrative Box 157, 132 Station Road, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0. For more details please contact Leslie Groulx, at 250-674-2257 or lgroulx@docbc.ca .

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NORTH THOMPSON JOBS BARRIERE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 629 Barriere Town Rd. Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 Phone: 250-672-0036 / Fax: 250-672-2159

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COORDINATOR – ATEC B0070 WORKPLACE LIAISON – ATEC B0071 ELECTIONS WORKERS – BC Elections B0073 FOREST FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING – B0061 (Apply on line @ www.wildfire.ca) Boulder Mountain Contracting SKILL DEVELOPMENT: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) and are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for retraining dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for more information. We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment. • Free computer and Internet access • Free resume help • Free information on many services.

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E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca Campground Attendant: Seas/Clw #C0077 Waitress/Waiter: 2 positions Seas/Clw #C0076 Housekeepers: 4 positions Seas/Clw #C0075 Front Desk Clerk: 2 positions Seas/Clw #C0074 Industrial Automotive Parts Person: FT/ Clearwater #C0072 Whitewater Rafting Instructor: Seas/Clw #C0069 Support Worker: PT/Clearwater CB0064 Reservations Manager-Maternity Leave Coverage: FT/Blue River CB0062 Park Attendant: 6 pos/Seas/Clw #CB0057 Sandwich Artist: PT-FT/Little Fort CB#0055 Cashier: PT-FT/Little Fort #CB0054 Class 4 Driver: PT/Seasonal/Highway 5 #CB0051 Sightseeing Boat Operator: Seasonal/Blue River #CB0049 Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0048 Class 1 Truck Driver: 2-pos/FT/Kamloops #C0047 IT Manager: Seasonal/Blue River #CB0043 Food and Beverage Server: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0036 House-keeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0031 German Speaking Tour Guide: Seasonal/ Clearwater #CB0030 Housekeeping Manager: FT/Blue River #CB0015 GENERAL INFORMATION • Free Workshops: Thurs. Mar. 7th – Interview Skills Workshop

Thurs. Mar. 14th – Internet & Email Basics Workshop ( or every 2nd Thursday) Thurs. Mar. 21st – Creating & Updating Your Resume Workshop (or every 3rd Thursday) Thurs. Mar. 28th – Work Search Techniques Workshop (every 4th Thursday) Please call 250-674-2928 to register for free workshops. • Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you. • Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info. • Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors. • Blue River Itinerant: An employment consultant comes to town twice/mth to the Blue River School. Next visit is Thursday Mar. 14 from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

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Sex and the Kitty A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years. Sadly, most of them end up abandoned at BC SPCA shelters or condemned to a grim life on the streets. Be responsible - don’t litter. www.spca.bc.ca

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Legal Notices In the matter of the Estate of Agnes M. Martinsen: Notice is hereby given that creditors & others having a claim against the Estate of the above named deceased, are hereby required to send them to Lloyd Abbey, Executor, at Box 1214, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0, before the 4th day of April, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice.

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Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Film Commission is unveiling a new website: the TNRD Locations Movie Map (www.tnrdlocationsmoviemap.com), which showcases the various productions (film, TV, commercials, documentaries) that have filmed in the Regional District. The website, funded primarily by the Northern Development Initiative Trust as an economic development project promoting filmmaking and tourism, features a Google map of the regional district with icons indicating where more than 100 projects across 250 locations were filmed. By clicking on the icons, or by accessing the pull down menu, visitors to the website can find out where a project was shot, information about cast and crew, view location photos, read a brief synopsis of the project, and discover little-known facts about the making of the project by clicking the “Who Knew?!” tab. There are also links to movie databases and trailers. “This is an excellent way to communicate and engage the public and let them know what the film commission has accomplished over the years,” said Steven Rice, chair of the TNRD Film Commission. For Vicci Weller, executive director of film for the TNRD, the website is meant to pique curiosity and hopefully be an engine that drives tourism as well as being a point of pride for residents: “Film tourism is a niche tourism market that promotes filmmaking and travel because people are curious. Also, it’s fun to brag about what’s been filmed in our hometowns when relatives, friends or colleagues visit.” Weller anticipates the site will be expanded in the future so the Film Commission is hoping that the public will offer information and new locations: “It’s a site that will continually grow as more information is shared.”

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Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment Notice is hereby given that Interfor – Adams Lake Division is amending Forest Stewardship Plan #133 in order to include the Cayenne operating area currently managed by Canfor. The Cayenne operating area is generally located to the east of Harbour Lakes. The FSP will also be amended to include the mandatory amendment which updates the mountain caribou ungulate winter range to be consistent with GAR order #U-3-004. The amendment is available for public review and written comment during regular office hours until May 7, 2013, at Interfor’s Adams Lake Division office, Adams Lake, B.C. For more information or to arrange an opportunity to review the amendment, please contact Marino Bordin, Planning Forester, at (250) 679-6836 or via email at marino.bordin@interfor.com. Written comments are to be submitted to International Forest Products Limited, 9200 Holding Rd., Chase, B.C., V0E 1M2.

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Rodeo Rednecks hold speech competition Submitted Rodeo Rednecks 4-H Club had its third annual club speech competition on Feb. 24 at Blackpool Hall. With a great turnout filling the hall, members, parents, guests and Judges were treated with 19 well written speeches. Tim Pennell (TNRD), Kevin Podbisky (RCMP), Sheena White (Little Fort) and Lindsay Arcand (Interior Savings) judged the speeches and impromptus that afternoon. We had great achievements from our Pre-Clubber and Cloverbud members. With tough competition, our Junior and Senior results were as follows: Top Junior Speech: Mackenzie

Ross and runner-up Keltie Arndt. Top Senior Speech and Impromptu: Gareth Hewett and runner-up Jessica Rotzetter. Senior runnerup Jessica Rotzetter

and Junior winner Mackenzie Ross were to represent our club at District Speeches in Kamloops on Mar. 2. Look for results in a future issue of the Times.

Winners of the Top Senior Speech and Impromtus are Jessica Rotzetter (l) and Gareth Hewett.

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Members of Rodeo Rednecks 4H Club pose for a group photograph. Pictured are (back, l-r) Kaya Breda, Keltie Arndt, Gareth Hewett, Shaye Turcotte, Jessica Rotzetter, Indigo Johnson, Zoe Ovenden, (middle, l-r) Zandreya Richards, Luke Ovenden, Mackayla Breda, Paige Weninger, Mackenzie Ross, Julie Pisarczyk, (front, l-r) Keio Breda, Owen Thon, Mia Thompson, Sam Jensen, Rose Thon, and Isabella Graffunder.

Wonders of, and wondering about winter A popular, timegobbling game for children, and adults, while travelling is a kind of Bingo. Look for this, listen for that, and mark off when found. Each season can add something fresh and different. I think back on this winter and the ever-lengthening list is has produced for me, whether on the highway, around town, or slogging along trails and through the bush. While people like their “stuff” to be colourful, nature’s colour scheme on a cloudy winter day is almost black and white, including animals in their camouflage attire. Bring in sunshine and its magic paintbrush changes everything. Sometimes the snow lets us know, or try to figure out, who has been around and what’s been happening with those who share the territory with us. “Come see this!” John had urged me after an early snowfall. Large and round was a definite cougar track just a short distance from our back porch. We saw its tracks only once but wonder how many times it has passed by, where it went that day, and when had it left those tracks. Tracks in January’s deep snow were harder than usual to identify: Hoofs? Paws? Some animals leap, others stride; heavy ones sink, tiny ones skitter across the surface leaving intricate patterns. Have you ever seen the imprints left by the wings of a large bird hovering to grasp its prey? Individual feathers spread apart like the fingers on a hand; sometimes every detail of their structure is outlined in the snow. Signs of a scuffle lie between. On one bright day I wasn’t sure about the line along the snow beside me. Bending closer, I discovered the curved top of a wee tunnel. Part way across, a break showed where a tiny head had pushed upwards. Not yet at the comparative safety of trees and underbrush,

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the critter had pulled its head in and continued tunnelling. For now anyway, the burrower was safe. Brookfield and Wylie Creeks are part of my outings, ice and snow still covering them at the end of February. Heaps of snow on stumps, branches and logs across them can be imagined into any-

thing you like. Continuing our “Bingo”, look for perfectly straight lines showing where snow has fallen from power lines, and round plops from trees shedding their snow. Roof lines are accentuated with icicles descending in fascinating patterns. Yards, whether tidy or not, still look neat; gardeners rest up while checking the seed catalogues. “We can’t take winter off in Victoria!” stated a friend in Victoria. “We have to tend our gardens all year long.” Was she bragging – or complaining? It was like that for me growing up in sub-tropical Queensland, but the four distinct seasons of B.C.’s interior helped me decide to live here permanently. People leave obvious evidence of their mode of passing; snowshoes, snowmobiles, skis, and boot tracks extend across farmyards and in the back country, trails usually straighter than those left by animals. Do those hardy souls have a purpose in their forays into the cold outdoors, or are they like me, out there for fun and the challenge? Horses wander around, looking fuzzy and warm in their winter jackets. Cows line up by troughs, not moving far from their food source, tractor tires going every which way around them. And now, already, calves are arriving… Winter’s snows provide a newspaper for us to read and interpret. It’s like solving a puzzle – or playing a game.

Obituary IN LOVING MEMORY

Robert (Bob) Cuming 1952- 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Robert (Bob) Cuming on February 28th at Clearwater, B.C. Bob's zest for life began when he was born in North Vancouver, B.C. on July 8th, 1952. Growing up surrounded by the forest as his playground, he continued his love of the outdoors throughout his life. After attending school in North Vancouver and Shawnigan Lake he explored many different job opportunities finally settling on a career as an art educator in Clearwater. The 30 years he spent in the classroom where very memorable for both himself and his students. Bob taught life skills to his students using his classes as a medium. His enthusiasm, out going personality, and infectious smile will be missed not only by his friends and family but all the members of the community that he loved so much.

Bob was predeceased by his Mother Irene in 2012. Bob leaves behind his wife Carol, his son Dylan, father Russell in Surrey, and sister Barbara (Jim) Cannici in Oregon. Missing Bob will be numerous members of his family and many, many friends. A celebration of Bob's life will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at the Royal Canadian Legion, 257

Glen Rd. Clearwater, B.C. at 11:00 a.m., reception to follow. Condolences may be sent, and the service viewed online at www.North ThompsonFuneral. com. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the BCSPCA in Bob's memory. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, 250-674-3030.

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Young pharmacist travels the world to help others They say that pharmacists belong to one of the most highly respected professions. One example of why that is might be a pharmacist who has been working one month on/one month off at Clearwater Pharmasave for the past few months. Although still a young woman, Jagpaul (Jag) Deol has already done her share of community service, both here in Canada and in the Third World. "I’m a strong advocate for healthcare access for all people,"

she said. "Everyone should have equal access to keeping themselves healthy and alive." Originally from Prince George, she studied pharmacy at UBC, graduating in May, 2007. During her summer semesters she worked on projects in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with CHIUS (community health initiative by university students) and other inner city healthcare initiatives. CHIUS was founded by two medical students, she said. Eventually, students from seven differ-

ent faculties became involved in providing an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare for Downtown Eastside residents. One of her tasks was orienting new workers on how to do their jobs. "We needed to train them on how to deal with vulnerable people," she said. "You need a different mindset. What you think is appropriate, they might not think appropriate." She worked at the CHIUS clinic all the way through her undergrad years. After graduating, she continued as a mentor with

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the program. While at pharmacy school she met a young man named Andreas Baur. He was older than she was but because he had done a prior degree before going into pharmacy, he was one year behind her. Baur was very interested in Third World development. During pharmacy school he went on four week trips to Africa for three summers – to Ghana twice (to work at a small orphanage) and to Kenya once (to work on developing HIV/AIDS counselling and testing centres). The couple became engaged but were never able to tie the knot. Andreas graduated from pharmacy school in May, 2008. In December of that year he was killed by another driver while driving home from work. Raj and Andreas had planned to go to Africa together for another project in early 2009. After he passed she went alone, leaving during the summer of 2009 and returning in early winter of that year. Since then she has gone back to Africa twice. Working with the disadvantaged in the Downtown Eastside was good preparation for working in Africa, she said, but she still found herself outside her comfort zone. "It was a discovery

Vancouver- and Clearwater-based pharmacist Jag Deol (r) hugs a child at an orphanage in Ghana. The young woman has visited Africa several times to help out in various development projects. Photo submitted of other cultures ... and of my own self," she said. "So many times I was amazed by people’s generosity ... how much of value the Africans would give, even though they had so little." Following Andreas’ death, she worked with his relatives to set up the Andreas Baur Foundation to continue the work he had started in Africa. Money for the foundation has come primarily from donations made in his name by family and friends.

Their latest project was setting up a farming venture in Kenya. "It’s an employment source plus it’s empowerment for the women as well," said Deol. Working in the fight against HIV/ AIDS in Africa has been a challenge. "It’s kind of hard to explain," she said. "There’s a lot of stigma about it in Africa. The woman gets blamed if she gets HIV, even though it was her husband who was cheating. She

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can transfer it to her unborn child, if she doesn’t get treatment." Full access to antiretroviral drugs while the mother is pregnant can allow the child to live a normal life, without being sick or needing medication, the young pharmacist said. "Once the stigma is broken, people are less afraid to get tested and treated, and they can live longer and healthier lives," she said. Working at the local drugstore is the kind of pharmacy work she enjoys, Deol said. They have good communication with the hospital and clinic. She has found the local physicians and locums open to dialog. "You tend to see the same patients so you build relationships," she said. "You have the possibility of knowing their medical history, and so what you give them is more tailored to their needs." She plans to spend the winter of 2013 working on additional projects with the United Nations HIV/ AIDS humanitarian missions and also with the charity founded in Andreas’ memory.