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Rebuilding a piece of history Members of the Pelton family ride in a 1947 Ford two-ton in Clearwater’s May Day parade on Saturday, May 18. The pickup carried the family from Plenty, Saskatchewan to Kamloops in the spring of 1947. Packed in the vehicle then were David and Isobel Pelton, their children David, Michael, Marilee and Joe, David’s brother Ernie Kitson and his nephew George Shipman, plus all the family’s earthly goods. The trip took one week. In 2011 David (the younger), Marilee and Steve Pelton found the truck in a field at Plenty, SK, and brought it back to Clearwater. For more parade photos, see page A9 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill

Wade Davis to speak at Clearwater high school Times Staff Ethnographer and anthropologist Wade Davis will be speaking in Clearwater on Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Clearwater Secondary School. In addition to his life experience, he will talk about one of his favorite topics, Sacred Headwaters and the relevance of that topic to Wells Gray Park. The following day, Friday, May 31, Davis will officiate at the opening ceremony for Wells Gray World Heritage Year. This year celebrates 100 years since Helmcken Falls was first seen by Europeans in what is now Wells Gray Park. It also will mark the opening of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Wilderness Field Station, currently under construction in Upper Clearwater (25 km north of Clearwater on the road to Wells Gray Park). The opening ceremony for Wells Gray World Heritage Year will commence at 11 a.m. in Upper Clearwater Hall. Following the ceremony, participants will join Davis in an

in-person conversation. Bring a lunch, water and walking shoes for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his PhD in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. He spent over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among 15 indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations while making some 6,000 botanical collections. His work later took him to Haiti to investigate folk preparations implicated in the creation of zombies, an assignment that led to his writing The Serpent and the Rainbow (1986), an international best seller later released as a motion picture. A native of British Columbia, Davis, a licensed river guide, has worked as park ranger, forestry engineer, and conducted ethnographic fieldwork among several indigenous societies of northern Canada. His photographs have appeared in some 20 books and more than 80 magazines, journals and newspapers, including National Geographic

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NEB approves toll changes for Trans Mountain expansion Times Staff Kinder Morgan announced Friday that it had received a decision from the National Energy Board (NEB) regarding its application for approval of the contract terms and toll structure that

would be implemented on the company’s proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project. In short, the NEB has approved the commercial aspects of the proposed pipeline twinning project, the company said. "Today

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the National Energy Board approved the commercial aspects of the project. The decision reinforces the market support for our expansion plans and it provides us the necessary economic certainty to proceed,” said Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada. “As we continue the process, we look forward working with the new BC government and will remain committed to listening to questions and concerns as we develop our application to file with the NEB later this year." The toll application was filed in June 2012 and the decision comes after a seven-day public hearing held in February of this year. The NEB news release and associated Toll Application decision document can be found on the NEB website

Roundabout work begins An excavator drops dirt into a large truck as work begins on a roundabout at the junction of Highway 5 and the road to Wells Gray Park in Clearwater. A local company, Borrow Enterprises, has the contract for the sometimes controversial project. Photo by Keith McNeill

Pipeline issue pivotal, Clark says By Jeff Nagel – Black Press Kinder Morgan’s proposed twinning of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline through the North Thompson Valley looks more likely with the B.C. Liberals staying in power than if the NDP had won last Tuesday’s election. NDP leader Adrian Dix had vowed to block a big increase in oil tanker exports from Metro Vancouver. His reversal of a previous pledge to wait for a formal project application became a major campaign issue.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Premier Christy Clark said she believed the TV debate was the turning point of the campaign for the Liberal rebound and that the NDP’s Kinder Morgan position was a factor. Clark said voters weren’t impressed by “the idea that you’re going to say ‘No’ to economic development before you even see it.” She stressed the province will put any Kinder Morgan proposal to the same requirements as the planned Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, includ-

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ing world-leading safeguards against ocean and land spills as well as a substantial share of benefits for B.C.’s risk. “The five conditions aren’t going to change,” Clark said. “Any expansion of heavy oil is going to have to meet those five conditions.” The Trans Mountain pipeline from northern Alberta to Burnaby has operated for more than 50 years but Kinder Morgan wants to nearly triple its flow to 890,000 barrels per day, resulting in many more oil tankers plying Vancouver harbour.

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For the Record Times Staff An article in our May 16 issue titled “Wells Gray Riders hold tricky weekend” incorrectly identified the instructor as Jackie Jones. In fact, the instructor was Jackie Johnson of Regina, Saskatchewan. We apologize for the error.

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TNRD seeks to expand transit service Keith McNeill Greyhound is cutting back on its daytime bus service to the North Thompson Valley and ThompsonNicola Regional District is moving to fill the gap. Three public meetings held last Tuesday and Wednesday in Blue River, Clearwater and Barriere did not attract a lot of interest, said Ron Storie, TNRD manager of community services. The meetings were nevertheless important, (L-r) Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Wells Gray Country (Area A) Tim in that they brought Pennell, Clearwater Mayor John Harwood, and driver Bill Sim check out the latest forward proposals from addition to the local transit fleet. The 20-passenger bus features a fold-out ramp for the regional district to formalize and possibly wheelchairs and scooters and a bicycle rack in front. The local bus system has three vehicles and is operated under contract with TNRD, District of Clearwater and BC to expand the Valley Connector bus service. Transit by Yellowhead Community Services. Photo by Keith McNeill The service has been $100,000 home in Blue River or Avola. running on a weekly The TNRD is seeking approval for the tax basis from Clearwater to Kamloops for some increase through what is called the alternate time on a trial basis, he said. approval process. That means those opposed to The bus also has been running from Blue the additional spending will be given a month to River to Kamloops once a month. What was proposed at the three meetings was collect signatures of people against the proposal. If they collect names of more than 10 per cent putting the service onto a permanent basis and of the voters in the area, then the proposal will possibly expanding it. be dropped. “It’s certainly being used, so the directors felt Such an approach is simpler and cheaper than it would be worth looking at putting it onto a the alternatives, petition and referendum, Storie full-time basis,” Storie said. said. Cost of the service for the Clearwater to If the recommendation is approved, user fees Barriere area (including Areas A and O) would will remain about the same. A ticket from Blue be $5.53 on a $100,000 home. This would raise about $40,000 per year for a River to Clearwater will cost $5, while one from Blue River to Kamloops will be $10. weekly service, with the possibility of increasing A ticket from Clearwater to Kamloops will it to twice a week. cost $7.50 while one from Barriere to Kamloops For residents of Area B (Thompson will be $5. Headwaters) the cost would be $2.02 for a

Liberals win provincial election Kamloops This Week About 45 minutes after polls closed, a change came over the crowd assembled in the Rivers room at Hotel 540 in Kamloops. Until then, the B.C. Liberals’ May 14 election-night celebration had been politely upbeat. But, as early counts showed the Liberals leading the B.C. NDP, the whispering began: “This is majority territory.” By the end of the night, the Liberals would hold 50 seats to the NDP’s 33 and the crowd at Hotel 540 had taken to cheering, stomping and fistpumping. From his place in the thick of the crowd,

Kamloops-South Thompson candidate Todd Stone also felt the shift. Locally, voters in Kamloops-North Thompson chose incumbent Terry Lake over the NDP’s Kathy Kendall by more than 2,800 votes — well up from the 500-vote victory that first sent him to Victoria in 2009. Todd Stone’s victory in KamloopsSouth Thompson for the party was even more decisive. More than 5,300 votes stood between him and NDP candidate Tom Friedman. When Lake and Stone took the stage, the crowd responded by serenading the former with Happy Birthday. The results, which provincially also saw

the Greens and independent candidate Vicki Huntington score seats, increased the Liberal majority by five MLAs from 2009. Walking down to the hotel with his wife, Lisa, just as polls were closing, Lake wasn’t expecting the provincial result. “If I want to be completely honest, I thought Todd and I would win,” he told KTW on the phone

from Hotel 540, where he had returned on Wednesday, May 15, for a celebratory family breakfast. “I thought it would be closer than it was, but I was concerned we’d be in opposition.” Both candidates have their theories as to why, after months of polling predicting the opposite, the Liberals were able to once again take B.C. Continued on page A6

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MP McLeod Announces New Horizons for Seniors funding for North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association KAMLOOPS – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo announced funding recently through the New Horizons for Seniors Program for the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo. “Through initiatives such as the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are helping to ensure that seniors maintain a high quality of life and continue as active, participating members of their communities,” said McLeod. The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo received $10,000 to build an accessible pathway to enable seniors to participate in the fair and rodeo. "We really appreciate receiving

this funding to help in creating an outdoor pathway that will assist seniors, those with mobility problems, and people who use wheelchairs or walkers, in being able to safely negotiate throughout our fairground facility. Now folks with mobility challenges will be able to enjoy all corners of our annual Fall Fair and Rodeo,” said Jill Hayward, president of the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association. Since its beginning, the New Horizons for Seniors Program has funded more than 12,200 projects in hundreds of communities across Canada. This year, the Government of Canada will provide more than $33 million in funding for approximately 1,750 community projects.

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Land Use Inventory Ted van der Guilk, Senior Engineer for Sustainable Agricultural Management will be in Clearwater to present the findings of the Land Use Inventory Water Demand model at the Community Resource Centre on May 29th, 2013 at 7:00pm. All interested parties are welcome to attend. Drinking Water Week When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out…Do you ever stop to think about how it gets there and where it goes when you’re finished with it? BC Water & Waste Association and the Province of BC have proclaimed Drinking Water Week from May 2026, 2013. Celebrate this week by taking time to learn more about your water and how you can protect and conserve it. Although the expenses may not be apparent, significant costs and energy are required to treat our drinking water to be clean and safe, deliver it and manage the wastewater that goes down the drain. The demand for water is also increasing due to population growth, industry needs and climate change. Water in BC is of the highest quality – Let’s celebrate it! Go to www.drinkingwaterweek.org to “Take the Challenge” and learn how to protect our water. Community Parks The District would like to remind the community that usage of District Parks for group events (weddings, craft sales, art functions, etc.) require an application process in order to confirm that the event is property insured and will not interfere with other events taking place in the area. These applications can be picked up at the District’s offices. For further information please contact the District of Clearwater at 250.674.2257 Outdoor Fires – Residential – Fire Rating – Extreme Due to unseasonably high temperatures the Fire Danger Rating is sitting at EXTREME. The District of Clearwater is asking residents to please take extreme caution with backyard burning and campfires over this time. The Fire Chief may prohibit any or all types of outdoor fires when, in his opinion, atmospheric conditions or local circumstances may make such fires a hazard: The following conditions must be observed: a) The piles of materials to be burned bust not be larger than 1 meger by 1 meter and shall not be more than 1.5 meters high; b) The fire shall be not less than 4 meters from any log, stumps, snag or standing tree; c) The fire shall be at least 15 meters from any slash, other flammable debris or from any structure. d) A round point shovel and a fully charged garden hose or other source of water and not less than 18 liter in capacity shall be kept near the fire at all times. e) The fire shall be attended by at least one competent adult person until completely extinguished. f) Lighting or fueling of a fire during windy periods is prohibited. 2013 Water Regulation Watering regulations are in effect until September 30th. Upcoming Events May 25 – RCMP Bike Rodeo Upcoming Meetings of Council June 4th, 2013 – Finance and Audit and Economic Development Committee meeting – 5:00pm June 4th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm June 18th, 2013 – Infrastructure and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings – 5:00pm June 18th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

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Global warming effects worse than predicted

Hospice Society seeks to increase its visibility Editor, The Times:

Clearwater and District Hospice Society held its annual general meeting on May 13. The following members were elected to the board: Shirley Barnard, president; Maureen Allen, vice president; Eva Gebert, treasurer; Joan Mumford, secretary; and directors: Anita Bazely, Ena Chiasson, Correen Hiebert, Fay

McCracken, Niki McMillan, Irene Roach and Elizabeth Schulte. It was decided that the society will increase its visibility in the community and have a more active presence in the hospital. It is our aim to ensure all palliative patients and their families who need help from Hospice volunteers are able to do so and that refer-

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rals are made in a timely manner. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who came to our “Spirit of Spring” tea in April. Your support is greatly appreciated and allows us to continue to serve those who need us. We invite all of you to join us again next year. We expect this next year to be both busy and interesting. Later this month we are holding our training session for new volunteers and any members of the public who wish to attend. So far we have 12 people. You are invited to join our meetings, which we hold every third Monday, September to June at 10 a.m. in our office in the Legion building.

Shirley Barnard, president Clearwater and District Hospice Society

All of us have heard about global warming. And we’ve heard about the arms race. What happens when those two positive feedback loops intersect? That’s the subject of Gwynne Dyer’s recent book Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats. Dyer puts his four conclusions in the introduction to his book. First, he believes global warming and the wars it could cause are coming at us faster than conventional wisdom would have us think. Second, if we haven’t cut our greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2030 and to zero by 2050, then many will not live to see 2100. Third, we are going to need geo-engineering solutions as stopgap measures. Fourth, the more the global temperature rises, the less likely it becomes that we will be able to create the global cooperation we need to solve the problem. The writer identifies a number of potential spots where wars could begin. The border between Pakistan and India is one. Pakistan’s agriculture depends on irrigation water that comes from rivers that start in India. Those rivers depend on glaciers to feed them during the summer, glaciers that soon will be gone. Both Pakistan and India are nuclear powers. If we fail to act, what’s the worst that could happen? Dyer outlines the scenario given by scientist James Lovelock in his book The Revenge of Gaia. Lovelock predicts that the world could enter a state similar to the

Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) of 55 million years ago. For a period of about 200,000 years the lower and middle latitudes of Earth were largely desert and scrub, with a narrow band of forested land around the poles. A few human beings could survive, but they would have to manage without agriculture as we now know it. That isn’t the worst case scenario, however. The worst case scenario would involve the creation of what are called “Canfield oceans.” A Canfield ocean occurs when the water becomes so low in oxygen that the sulphur bacteria come out of the ocean floor and take over. An example of this today is the Black Sea, which has a layer of oxygen-rich water 150 – 200 m thick sitting on top of water that is high in hydrogen sulphide (the smell you get from rotten eggs). Many scientists believe that Canfield oceans were involved in most of the major extinction events in the Earth’s history. They believe that global warming caused by carbon dioxide and methane released by massive lava flows caused Canfield oceans in the world’s seas. The effect was so strong that large amounts of hydrogen sulphide were released into the atmosphere. During the Permian-Triassic event of 250 million years ago 96 per cent of all marine species and 70 per cent of all land species went extinct. We need to start now to implement realistic solutions to global warming, such as a worldwide carbon tax.

Census cutbacks will cost us money Editor, The Times:

Canadian taxpayers are now paying more for less thanks to MP Cathy McLeod and the Conservative Party’s costly changes to our national census. The results are in and their decision to eliminate the mandatory long-form census has produced much lower-quality data that will often not be useable at the local level. In fact, Statistics Canada withheld data on over 1,100 Canadian municipalities, including Tofino, because the numbers were just too unreliable. The government spent an extra $30 million to collect this

inaccurate data compared to the traditional, proven census. What a waste! How will a community know where a food bank is needed if we don’t know which neighbourhoods have the most poverty? How will school boards know where adult language training is most needed without knowing where immigrants are settling? We just don’t know. The errors in the data will only get worse over time. At least this time Statistics Canada can use the last full census as an anchor to correct some of the problems. Next time, that option won’t do much good.

The problem is spreading: governments and the private sector use data from the census to adjust their surveys if a group’s response rate is low. Now all these other statistics will be less reliable. Mrs. McLeod and the Conservatives are asking us to start making big, expensive decisions blindly, without the basic data that is essential to good planning. And they’re charging us more to do it. It’s irresponsible and we’re paying the price.

Geoff Regan, MP Liberal Party of Canada industry critic

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Were you surprised by the results of the provincial election?

Arden Dunfield:

No, and for me it was a tough choice. I just want them all to be honest.

Chuck Pollard:

I definitely was. The odds were against Christy Clark. I guess her last minute campaigning was better than Dix's.

John Wilcox:

Not really. Terry Lake, we knew he was going to win. This is a bellwether riding. I knew the polls were wrong.

Maureen McNeilage:

I wasn't surprised. I kind of thought that she was going to win.

Robert McNeilage:

Not really, but it wasn't based on anything you would call fact.

Taxpayers federation calls for convicted politicians to lose pensions OTTAWA – In light of the Deloitte report on inappropriate Senate expenses, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is renewing its call for a new law that would take away the Parliamentary pension from any politician convicted of crimes related to abuse of their office. “Any politician convicted of stealing, fraud or breach of trust related to their position doesn’t deserve to get a cent from their taxpayer-funded pension plan,” said CTF research director Nick Bergamini. “When a politician is caught with their fingers in the cookie jar they shouldn’t just get a slap on the wrist.” The CTF first called for introduction of the “Raymond

Lavigne Rule” – named after former Senator Raymond Lavigne – in 2011 after revelations that Lavigne would still be eligible for his generous Senate pension despite his fraud conviction. The chair of the Senate’s Board of Internal Economy, David Tkachuk, responding to yesterday’s release of the Deloitte investigation into improperly claimed Senate living expenses, stated that Senators Mac Harb and Patrick Brazeau clearly broke Senate rules and should repay their housing expenses. Senator Mike Duffy repaid $90,000 in housing expenses in April. “Given the serious nature of these allegations, the matter

should be referred to the RCMP,” said Bergamini. “If they’re convicted, taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook to keep these guys living in the lap of luxury for the rest of their lives.” The Government of Nova Scotia recently introduced a similar law in response to a provincial expense scandal that has seen three MLAs convicted of abusing their expense accounts and another awaiting trial. “We applaud the Nova Scotia government for sending a message to MLAs that if you break the law, you can’t expect another dime from taxpayers,” said CTF Atlantic director Kevin Lacey. “In light of the Senate housing expenses scandal, the federal

Apathy and amnesia in provincial politics Editor, The Times:

Two things concern me about our recent provincial election. In expressing my concerns by way of a thank you to the 48 per cent of the B.C. eligible electorate who saw fit not to exercise their franchise. Your choice or rather lack of choice has furthered the rise of dictatorship in this province. Secondly I con-

gratulate the 48 per cent of you who exercised your vote by endorsing the BC Liberals. Have you considered that by your choice you have endorsed the historical track record of the BC Liberals, which is to continue the following: The privatizing for profit of health care, education, highways, hydro and the importation of foreign workers

in collusion with Harper’s feds to take our jobs until they can by permanently outsourced to third world countries. While I think it is laudable of us to try to raise the wage standards of the Third World I am not sure that all those supporting the BC Liberals had intended this result. I believe in a more equitable sharing of the earth’s

resources, not enriching the already obscenely rich two per cent so that the remaining 98 per cent can be equally poor. Our system is broken and I don’t believe the solutions proposed by the BC Liberals and the federal Conservatives can do anything but degrade it further.

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Len Marchand and Davie Fulton were in Clearwater campaigning to be the region's federal member of parliament. Just under 140 people gathered in Clearwater for the Charter Night Banquet and Ball to celebrate the forming

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of the Central North Thompson Lions Club. Frank Richter was appointed conservation officer for the North Thompson.

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Clearwater Peewees came away with their second win in as many

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BACK IN TIME years at the eighth annual Birch Island PeeWee tournament. Trophy for the best pitcher went to Morris Sauve, “… who did a fine job on the mound.” The Clearwater Library, sponsored by the Clearwater Women’s Institute, was to close its door on June 20.

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Six people were injured, one critically, when a propane tank exploded at a cabin near Candle Creek Road in Clearwater. The injured, including a critically burned

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11-month-old boy, were flown from Kamloops to the Burn Center in Vancouver.

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Little Fort’s fire truck was called out to help put out a fire at the home of Keith Morrison. Lorne Purcha also rushed to help with his water truck. Thought of the week from Times columnist Jack Philips: A person is as big as the things that make him angry.

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The provincial government was focusing on developing some kind of value added manufacturing in the local forest industry, MLA Claude Richmond told a town hall meeting in Clearwater. One possibility was a veneer mill. The Ice Cream Adventure opened in Clearwater, thus saving residents from spend-

ing a great deal of anxiety, time and gas money driving south to Barriere for one of their exotic treats.

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Clearwater RCMP received a new cruiser, the first in the province with a new multicolour reflective strip design. “All the guys really like the look of it,” said Sgt. Terry Grimm. A loggers' memorial was planned for Reginald Small Park in Clearwater. A shelter to cover a large slab of log, which was to be polished and dated, should be completed by the opening of the Canada Games, reported Lions secretary Roy Cragg. The concept had been initiated by Lions zone chairman Len Sonneson.

YEARS AGO:

Television producer TW Peacocke and his wife, actress Kari Matchette, flew out from Toronto

when they heard that their cat Sadie had been found north of Vavenby. The cat had gone missing after Peacocke had fallen asleep while driving on Highway 5, flipping his car end for end down the bank. Meaghan Neathway received a standing ovation after delivering the valedictorian address to the CSS class of 1998.

YEARS AGO: Lieutenant governor Iona Campagnola officially opened the Raft River viewing platform. Interact Wood products announced that it would open a finger-joint plant at the Weyerhaeuser millsite near Vavenby. The 57 members of the Clearwater Secondary School class of 2003 shared an emotional finale to their high school careers. Troilene Lebsack, Katherine Link and Brittany Groulx started off the ceremonies singing O Canada. Police reported a quiet grad weekend.

YEARS AGO:

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board of directors endorsed a $55,900 grant to aid the newly formed physician recruitment committees in both Clearwater and Barriere. Clearwater United soccer team won the U13 championships in Ashcroft. Eight teams competed in the event organized by the South Cariboo Minor Soccer Association. Teams came from Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Logan Lake, Clinton, Princeton and Clearwater.

YEAR AGO:

A total of $49,250 was given out in bursaries and scholarships during the grad commencement ceremonies at Clearwater Secondary School. Biggest overall winner was Emma Persad. She won the $20,000 TRU Ambassadors Entrance scholarship plus the Dogwood C Fine Arts scholarship for $1,000. Clearwater Slopitch donated $1,500 to Clearwater Minor Ball's provincial fund. The proceeds from the May Day slo-pitch tournament went to help out with the provincial Peewee and Midget championships to be held in Clearwater July 13-15.

NDP against pipeline expansion Continued from page A3 Stone credits victory to Premier Christy Clark’s ability to connect with voters in the campaign’s more “unfiltered” setting and to a the Liberals offering a better message than the competition. Lake thinks NDP

Leader Adrian Dix’s decision to abruptly come out against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on a stop in Kamloops has something to do with the results. “It wasn’t so much about the pipeline. It was about not hav-

ing consistency and principles when you’re approaching these kinds of projects,” he said. “I think a lot of people lost any kind of trust that they might have had in the NDP.” As for the polls, Lake — who spent part of the campaign

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reading the work of American statistics guru Nate Silver — pointed to a few issues. The decline of landlines and the rise of call screening, the lack of reliable numbers on a riding-to-riding basis. But, he said, it’s also likely many voters didn’t decide to back the Liberals again until they were holding their pencils over their ballots. “It came down to that six seconds in the polling booth and who do we want to put our faith in for the future of B.C.?” he said. “And as much as people can talk about wanting change, I think at the end of the day they recognize that compared to anywhere else in the world we’re doing really well.”

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1971 Vinusulla derailment described as “Dante’s inferno” The derailment of some 53 cars off a 94-car freight train in the North Thompson Valley at Vinsulla, on Monday, July 19, 1971, came very close to destroying that small community in the holocaust that accompanied the wreck. The summer was unusually hot that year, with the recorded temperature that day at the Kamloops airport being 100.94° degrees fahrenheit. Just North of Kamloops at approximately 2:30 p.m., 37-year-old Vinsulla rancher, William Matuga, was riding on a tractor stacking hay in his field bordering the train track. When a train carrying four cars loaded with propane, plus a number of cars loaded with elemental sulphur started to pass by, Matuga had no inkling of the momentous events that would unfold within minutes directly in front of him, Matuga told reporters after the event, “I saw it all. All at once everything blew up. Freight cars were flying through the air scattering debris everywhere…sulphur and sulphur cars were flying everywhere. I saw one of the propane cars smash a power pole, and the sparks ignited the split tanks, resulting in a tremendous explosion.” He says he was just 300 yards from the accident and that he saw an empty flatcar rear on end and sail over the top of a box car and rip down a 7,200 volt power line. Then sparks flashed from the severed cable and ignited escaping propane from the tank car. When the first propane car went up Matuga said he “ran like hell”. “I just ran to escape, and I didn’t look back for at least a quarter of a mile, said Matuga, “I’ve never seen anything like it and I hope I never do again.” When a second car exploded it melted the tires of his tractor and set fire to 10,000 bales of hay that were in a stack. Cliff Gunderson, who also farmed in the area, was the only other eyewitness to the derailment. “I saw the cars coming. They started to topple, and as they piled, one on top of one another into a twisted pyramid, there was a huge explosion,” told Gunderson, “The

flames shot 500 yards high, and spread at least 100 yards across.” For the train’s engineer, Fraser McLeod, the disaster started just after he notched down his two 3,000 horsepower diesel engines and was moving at a reportedly 20 miles per hour at the head of his southbound freight train when he said he felt his lead engine slowing at around 2:30 p.m. Fraser told investigators after the wreck that the next thing that happened is the automatic brake came on, and when he looked backward he saw the cars dancing off the tracks. Then the train stopped, and this was immediately followed by a fireball blast just seven cars back from the locomotives as the first tanker car carrying 27,912 gallons of propane exploded. McLeod immediately radioed Kamloops, saying, “We’ve got a bad one”, while a conductor in the rear caboose ran to a farmhouse to telephone Kamloops as well. Gerry Hill, the brakeman at the time was riding up front, but immediately made the incredibly dangerous decision to run back toward the one exploded and the other intact propane cars and uncouple them. The engineer then pulled the locomotives ahead to safety, taking four cars with him. Reports say that at approximately 3 p.m., a small hissing sound could be heard, and then what was described by attending CN policeman, Walter Craig, “…a loud bang like a plane breaking the sound barrier” as another propane tanker exploded. “The flames went up 500 feet, and everybody dropped flat, like trained troops.” A third car was reported with some discrepancy as blowing up at 4:15 p.m., or 5:35 p.m.. It shattered farmhouse windows and ignited gas leaking from a fractured valve cover on a fourth car. Pieces of metal were heard flying overhead and then striking trees and the highway, but fortunately no one was injured. The blast waves knocked newsmen and officials attending the scene to the ground, and sent others scurrying for cover. The force of the blast pushed a police car from the highway into the ditch,

The July 19, 1971, CNR train wreck at Vinsulla shows the mangled propane cars with some burning on the left, not shown in the photo are the elemental sulphur cars which were farther down the line, also derailed, wrecked, and burning. Photo taken by N. McDonald. and the heat wave from the blast was so hot it gave those in close proximity “an instant sunburn”. Three other propane-filled tankers remained on the tracks, and undamaged, and water bombers were called in to drop a sludge mixture in an effort to put out the sulphur fires. CN crews were quickly on the scene, and worked through the night to lay the beginnings of a temporary track to bypass the wreck, but work stopped by noon on Tuesday due to the danger presented by the burning propane and sulphur cars, and the resulting production of sulphur dioxide gas that was drifting everywhere the wind blew. A Vancouver explosives expert, Ed Couglin arrived on Tuesday to decide what could be done about the burning propane car. It was reported that the decision was made to use dynamite to blow a four inch hole into the burning propane car to snuff the fire. But first the three adjacent undamaged tankers were dragged to safety, nearby farms evacuated and the highway closed as a precaution for the upcoming blast. Eye witnesses say that when the blast went off, the burning car took off like a rocket, cleared some wreckage and then disappeared in a writhing fireball like “Dante’s

inferno”, it lit up the valley and shook windows 17 miles away in Kamloops. Crews then quickly moved in to put out numerous spot fires and resume laying down the bypass track. The valley was still filled with smoke and the toxic sulphur dioxide gas from the burning yellow sulphur. The gas consistently blew in the direction of the onsite officials, reporters and bystanders, causing them to be evacuated several times as the fumes became intolerable. There was also a danger of molten sulphur making its way into the North Thompson River, but this was halted as work crews dug trenches to halt the “lava-like flow”. Some who did not heed the danger of breathing in the burning sulphur fumes were most fortunate when the wind changed direction taking the dangerous gases away. One reporter taking photographs at the wreck site wrote, “On one side of us the embankment was burning, and on the other hand molten sulphur was flowing through the ditch. …It was like someone had grabbed us by the throat. Breathing became impossible as we fought our way over the fence and collapsed in the farmers field….the heavy sulphur fumes were in the path of escape. I ran

through them, but just could not make it. My lungs felt seared, and I couldn’t inhale. My eyes started watering, and the world seemed to spin around. My legs turned to rubber and I fell.” Fortunately others saw the reporters’ predicament and helped him away from the fumes, but he remained feeling sick for hours after the ordeal. Estimates immediately after the wreck were for $2.5 million in damages to the affected area of the North Thompson Valley, mostly caused as a result of the sulphur dioxide gas. The area covered by the gas was estimated at 25 miles long and three miles wide. It destroyed crops, fruit and vegetable harvests, and killed willow, aspen and poplar trees that “just dried up overnight”. Residents say the whole area was bleached and desolate to look at. Cause of the derailment was speculated by officials at the time to have been the result of a piece of track that had warped from the 100°F heat. Today, just under 42 years have passed since that fateful afternoon beside William Matuga’s hay field. Matuga still resides there, farms the land, and most likely well-remembers the afternoon of July 19, 1971. Article complied by North Thompson Star/Journal staff.

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School board meets in Vavenby Left: Youngsters collect their instruments as they put on a musical display for trustees during a meeting of the School District 73 board at Vavenby Elementary School on Monday, May 13. Pictured are (l-r) Mitchell Samila, Gavin Prince, Dayton Flegel, instructor Leah Jones, Hunter Chrystall, Kylie Prince, and Mercy Flegel. The After School Club runs from November to May and includes drama, gymnastics and music.

Bringing a little sunshine to you Kayla Parson holds a basket full of nemesia and calibrachia flowers in her greenhouse at Sunshine Valley Growers. Her business sells a wide variety of annual and perennial flowers, vegetables and baskets, she says. The business is located at 141 Wadlegger Road (turn right off Sunshine Valley Road at Ogden, left at Dunlevy and then left at Wadlegger). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo by Keith McNeill

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If searching for hidden treasure appeals to you, you might want to include Wells Gray Provincial Park in your travel plans this summer. The year 2013 marks 100 years since surveyor Robert H. Lee first laid eyes on the waterfall that today we call Helmcken Falls. It is also the year when Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will open the doors to its Wells Gray Wilderness Field Station – a project that has been in the works since 1992. To celebrate these milestones – and call attention to the priceless natural heritage preserved in Wells Gray – two treasure hunts will be held this summer, each with a cash prize of $1000. “One of the Harkayee Treasure Hunts is intended for family groups,” said

WGWHC spokesperson Trevor Goward, “while the other is meant to test the stamina and ingenuity of even the most experienced adventure seeker. Participants in both hunts will need to hike 10 of Wells Gray’s trails and learn some natural history along the way. The idea is to come up with a single-digit number for each trail, and then put these numbers together as latitude and longitude – X marks the spot”. “What happens next depends on which of the Harkayee Treasure Hunts you want to pursue,” said TRU dean of science Tom Dickinson. “On the one hand, family groups need simply send us their solutions and wait until Oct. 6, when the winning entry will be drawn by wildlife artist Robert Bateman as part of the opening ceremonies for the Wells Gray Field Station. On the

other hand, participants in the adventure hunt will need to continue the search in hope of finding a hidden clay replica of Harkayee’s skull.” TRU fine arts student Mindy Lunzman sculpted the clay replica of the skull. “Wells Gray is a huge park,” noted Heritage Year coordinator Shelley Sim, “so it’s helpful to know that our treasure hunts are confined to a small, rather accessible area east of the Clearwater River, and extending north from Spahats Creek to Clearwater Lake. The skull is well hidden, but it’s also in plain view; so no need to dig, turn over logs or otherwise disturb the park”. In 1993, Kamloops resident Mike Ritcey launched his Thunder Bear Treasure Hunt, which lasted six years and attracted hundreds of treasure hunters. The prize: a solid gold human skull set with

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ruby eyes, and weighing seven pounds. The skull was won by Sandy and Wayne Sunderman of Clearwater, who later sold it to a gold dealer in Montreal for $37,000. “Essentially the Harkayee Treasure Hunt takes up where the earlier hunt left off,” said Goward. “One of its key icons is a bronze skull commissioned by Mike Ritcey to promote his original Thunderbear Treasure Hunt. Later this fall, we’ll auction this bronze skull off at a gala event in Kamloops, with proceeds going toward a much needed wildlife corridor connecting the two southern arms of Wells Gray”. Until then, the bronze skull will be on display at Clearwater’s Interior Savings. All clues needed to win the $1,000 cash prize will be posted on-line in early June. Supplementary clues will appear in a booklet. Wells Gray Treasure Trails will be available at the Wells Gray Info Centre beginning in late June. It will contain the entry form participants will need to submit their solutions or claim the cash prize. On Friday, May 31, at 11 a.m., please join famed ethnobotanist and author Wade Davis and Trevor Goward at Upper Clearwater Hall for a recital of the Harkayee legend – part of the opening ceremonies for Wells Gray World Heritage Year. For details go to www.wellsgraypark. info or email shelleysim@telus.net.

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Members of the Pelton clan ride in the back of the pickup that their family travelled in from Saskatchewan to B.C. in 1947. Pictured are (back, l-r) Steve Pelton, Richard Pelton, Joe Pelton, (front, l-r) Jaden Phillips, Isabella Graffunder, Kiah Phillips (in the back) and Jody Phillips.

Clearwater Rotary Club members (l-r) Tim Panko, Fritz Schaer, Ursula Schaer and Larissa Hadley ride on the club's float. The club is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Look for a special feature in an upcoming issue of the Times.

May Day parade brings memories M.P. Cathy McLeod waves from the back seat of her car as she takes part in Clearwater's May Day parade.

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CSS Girls Soccer place second in tournament Clearwater Secondary School soccer player Jessica Patterson (l) races an opponent from Fort St. James for the ball during a soccer tournament at CSS last Friday and Saturday. Westside Academy from Prince George came first, CSS #2 placed second, Fort St. James was third, and CSS #1 fourth. Principal Darren Coates organized what participants called an awesome tournament. The senior girls were at the Okanagans in Osoyoos, May 15 and 16. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Faith is much more of a way of being The God-shaped hole. Ever heard of it? Some people say that human beings are created with a Godshaped hole in them, that is, with some longing, some yearning some hunger that can only be satisfied by God. While I can understand where these people are coming from, I cannot entirely agree with them. The idea of a God-shaped hole has some value as a metaphor for the spiritual quest, the search for meaning in life. It also has some value in explaining how many people look for that meaning by looking beyond themselves, beyond what they can do or achieve, beyond fame or fortune. But even in that, it is limited in what it can teach us about ourselves, God and the universe. The idea of a Godshaped hole was first articulated by French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal in the 17th century when we wrote: “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.” Pascal may have been thinking of the

Think on These Things By Rev. Brian Krushel Clearwater United and Church of St. Paul, Barriere famous prayer of Saint Augustine of Hippo, the fourth century bishop whose writings greatly influenced Western Christianity and philosophy, in which he said: “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.” The biggest reason I cannot quite wholeheartedly (pun intended!) embrace the idea of a God-shaped hole in every human being is the way in which it assumes that God’s sole purpose is to solve all our problems. Experience has taught me that faith in God creates more problems than it solves. Faith is much more of a way of being and a way of seeing life than it is a way of thinking. Faith is not merely believing certain statements to be true or following certain moral codes or rules. Faith is about living with a radical trust in God, the God (as St. Paul would say) “in whom we

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a two dimensional, cause and effect universe and we look to that God to do nothing more than solve our problems. But that is not the world we live in. And God is not in the business of solving our problems. Instead God creates new ones, big ones, better ones. Problems that draw us out of our preoccupation with ourselves and

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Last week a very drunk and very angry male overstayed his welcome at a house he was renting in Avola. The man and his friend had been drunk and belligerent to the homeowners for months, and now it was time to leave. The homeowners attempted to kick them out, and they were met with harsh threats of violence from one of the males. The homeowner phoned the police and they arrived on scene and arrested the male. The man was charged with uttering threats and held in prison for the night. He was released the next morning on conditions stating he must not contact the homeowners or drink alcohol. You guessed it. The very next night the male was arrested for breaching his conditions. He was held in prison in Clearwater for the night before being shipped off to Kamloops the next morning. He had a friend with him though.

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As the male in the above story was being shipped to Kamloops, police were able to send another prolific offender with him. The night before, a male who has conditions that he cannot be in Clearwater was seen in town. If he is seen, he can be arrested on sight.

Impaired and in town On May 16, with the help of a concerned citizen, a male was caught driving while drunk on Murtle Road in the heart of a Clearwater subdivision. This person now has no vehicle for 30 days and no licence for at least 90 days, assuming he takes his courses and pays his fines, which will be no less than $3,000 worth.

Rona says thanks to customers (L-r) Jen Richardson, her son, Alexander, and Dan Struthers, talk with Clearwater Rona owner Dan Schapansky at the hot dog barbeque during the store’s Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 11. Turnout for the event was very good, said Schapansky. A few items sold out but more come in every other day. The store owner credited hard work by the staff for the event’s success. Photo by Keith McNeill EVERYONE Will Be Talking About It … DON'T MISS OUT Subscribe today

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears. ~ Robert W. Sarnoff

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BABYSITTING & FIRST AID (11 YEARS+) This course is designed for youth 11 years and older who want to become a babysitter or may already be one. The babysitting course covers the responsibilities of a babysitter, safety tips for children of all ages, basic child care skills, and what to do in case of an emergency. Course fee includes a basic workbook and a personal mini ﬁrst aid kit. Dates: May 31 & June 1 Time: Fri, 6:30pm – 9:00pm & Sat, 9:00am – 2:00pm

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May 25: RCMP Bike Rodeo

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May 31 & June 1

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May 30: World Heritage Year event: Ethnobota- June 1: Clearwater United Plant Sale, 9 – 12 at nist and anthropologist Wade Davis gives Catholic Church of St James.

ONGOING EVENTS HEALTH & HEALING Tuesday Morning Coffee ~ 10 am – 11 am at Baptist Church. Closed, will meet again in the fall. • Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373. • Connections Healing Rooms - Fridays 1-3pm (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 250-250-6740224 • 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. 250-6742699 • 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 250-6742468 annie.pomme@ hotmail.com • Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-250-6740001 • Walking Club: Indoors: Wed. Jan. 30 - Mar. 13, 6:30 - 7:30 AM at Clearwater Secondary. FREE. 250-250-6741878 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 250-250-6742518 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 stop in at the Times office and pick up your copy of the North Thompson Community Directory • Brookfield Mall Clearwater • 250-250-6743343

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May 25: Ukrainian Dinner, Blackpool Hall, 4:30 June 1: Horse Awareness Ride & Walk. Starts - 8 pm, $15/ticket, under 8 years $8. Rodeo at 10 a.m., New Life Assembly Church to Rednecks 4-H Club fundraiser. Strawberry Moose.

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 Sun of the mth. 250-250-6742700 • Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Wed. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-250-6742700 • 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 250-6743703 for more info. • Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-250-6743444. • 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. 5pm: 587-6503 • Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – every 2nd Fri. of the mth. 6:30pm. 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 250-250-6742600 ext 227 • NT BC Home Schoolers: Meets Fri. afternoons. Call Leanna 250-250-6740057 for details • Kids Club: Clearwater New Life Assembly. Meets every Thur. 3-5 pm. Ages 5-12. For info contact Bobbi @ 250-2506743346

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Clearwater garage sale May 25, 10 am - 4 pm 649 Greer Road All proceeds go to the Clearwater Food Bank

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HAFI GRANTS Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability. You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building contractor @ 250-674-3875.

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Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to escape for women and their children. Volunteers always needed. Call 250-674-2135.

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Professional/ Management SOFTWARE Developer for Engineering Applications Lucidyne Technologies, an industry leader in Automated Lumber Grading is seeking an experienced & talented person to join our software/engineering development team. We offer rewarding challenges, a stimulating work environment, 401K with employer contributions and the college town amenities of Corvallis, Oregon. Our scanning systems include multiple cameras and sensors, electronics, multiple PCs and network equipment. The mechanical and electrical components of the system are highly integrated into the customer’s production flow and equipment. Software developers must understand the underlying technology and also appreciate the perspective of end users (operators, technicians, etc.), to develop efficient applications. We’re looking for a person that will take pride in their work and will help us make our product the best it can be. Job Description Implement and test machine vision algorithms to classify defects in lumber with our senior image processing staff. Validate code changes using regression testing against an archive of customer data Verify sensor performance using custom calibration software and analysis tools Interact with customers to capture requirements for software upgrades Maintain and update C++ code for image processing improvements and computational geometry extensions Experience Must have 3-5 years experience with C++ and a degree in either engineering or computer science. Good mathematics and troubleshooting skills are required. Vision to see big picture and problem solving ability are also a must. Additional desired experience in: Real time systems, Subversion, Xml, Windows OS, PC troubleshooting, and basic electronics skills. This is a real-time software coding position. Your code will control our customer’s production lines so errors are expensive. Please use your cover letter to describe what modern software engineering principles you have used to help you write bug-free code while holding to ontime delivery schedules. Applicants must be fluent in English and have the energy to produce results under time constraints. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Email cover letter and resume to ellenn@lucidyne.com.

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Appliances Fridge, convection oven & stovetop, stacking w/d, 30” stove, ft load w/d, single w/d All refurbished. 250-674-0079

Flea Markets Barriere & District Seniors Soc., 4431 Barriere Town Rd., June 8, 10am-2pm. Tables avail. $10/ea. Call Hazel 250672-5587.

Food Products MacLennan Farms has yearling grass finished beef. Sold by the quarter based on Hang Weight, or smaller orders of choice by kg. Price list avail upon request. Phone 250-674-2449.

Garage Sales 362 Lilley Rd., May 25-26, 9am-1pm - no earlybirds pls! Lots of tools & assorted items. Clearwater Garage Sale May 25, 9 am - 3 pm 148 Brookfield Rd (Sunshine Valley)

Help Wanted

JOB OPPORTUNITY OFFICE MANAGER - PART TIME

Requirements: Bookkeeping, Quick Books or similar, A/P, A/R, petty cash, payroll, spreadsheets, supervision of staff. Some of the other duties include ordering office supplies, taking care of maintenance issues both inside and outside the office (parking lot, landscaping, and snow removal). Resumes can be dropped off at CLEARWATER MEDICAL CENTRE 258 Park Dr., Clearwater until May 27, 2013

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

E-mail: mail@barriere-employment.ca • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca

RCA – Casual & Permanent PT, ICS B0007 CASHIER – Little Fort Store PT/FT CB0054 SANDWICH ARTIST – Subway PT/FT CB0055 FIRE FIGHTERS, CHAINSAW OPERATORS, FALLERS – B0126 WAITRESS – Sam’s Pizza (Must be 19) COOK – Knight’s Inn B0129 SERVER – Must have Serve it Right, Knight’s Inn B0130 FRONT COUNTER/CASHIERS – Barriere A&W B0132 COOKS – Barriere A&W B0133 COOK – PT/Seas. Chinook Cove Golf RIGGING SLINGER/CHOKERMAN – Experienced - VRV 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 re-training 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.

“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia” In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2 250-674-2928 Fax 250-674-2938

E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca Housekeeping: Seas PT/Clearwater C0144 Kitchen Assistant & Cook’s Helper: Camp/ Clearwater C0143 Front Desk Agent: Seas/Blue River #CB0142 Front Desk Attendant: Seas/Blue River #CB0141 Bus Person: Seas/Blue River #CB0140 Custom Wood Furniture Maker: FT/Blue River #CB0139 Satellite Installer Contractor: Clearwater & area #C0138 Receptionist/Office Clerk: FT/Clearwater #C0137 Client Service/Reception: Casual/Clearwater #C0134 Yard Person: Seas F/T Clearwater #C013 German Speaking Tour Guide: Seas/Clw #C0124 Cashier: FT/PT Little Fort #C0123 Housekeeper: Seas/FT/Clw #C0122 Sandwich Artist: Seas/Little Fort #CB0121 Barista: Seas Casual/Clw #C0120 Line Cook: FT/Little Fort #CB0119 Nanny: Seas FT/Clw #C0118 Cleaner: PT/Clw #C0117 Server: Seas PT/Clw #C0116 Breakfast Cook: Seas/Clw #C0115 Breakfast Cook: Seas/Clw #C0112 Student Service Assistant: Seas/Clw #0111 Kitchen Assistant: Seas/Clw #0109 Service Assistant: Seas/Clw #0108 Dishwasher: Seas/Clw #C0104 Kitchen Helper: Seas/Clw #C0103

Waitress/Waiter: Seas/Clw #C0102 Cook: Seas/Clw #C0098 Waitress/Waiter: 2 pos. Seas/Clw #C0076 Housekeepers: 4 pos. Seas/Clw #C0075 Front Desk Clerk: 2 pos. Seas/Clw #C0074 GENERAL INFORMATION FREE WORKSHOPS to help with your work search are available. Please contact us for more information. • 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 May 28 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.

Operate by Yellowhead Community Services The Employment Program of BC is funded by the Government of Canada & the Province of British Columbia

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Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! 40’ Containers under $2500! Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale

Thursday, May 23, 2013 North Thompson Times

Legal

Rentals Misc for Rent

Legal Notices

Furnished bachelor suite, gym access, $600/mo, info@riveradventures.ca

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of JOSEPH MICHEL GRENIER otherwise known as MICHEL JOSEPH GRENIER and MICHAEL J. GRENIER and MIKE GRENIER, deceased, Retired, late of 115 Norfolk Road, Clearwater, British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor of #2-555 Glenmeadows Road, Kelowna, British Columbia,V1V 1V5, on or before the 21st day of June, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims of which the Executor then has notice. PAUL JOSEPH GRENIER, Executor of the Estate of JOSEPH MICHEL GRENIER otherwise known as MICHEL JOSEPH GRENIER and MICHAEL J. GRENIER and MIKE GRENIER, Deceased.

Mobile Homes & Pads Clearwater: 2 bdrm MH, incl f/s, w/d. Close to shopping. $675/mo. Ph. 778-245-1960

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Golf clubs for sale with cart. $70.00 Ph. 250-674-2127 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? SAWMILLS from only $3997 Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD:

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT INVITATION TO TENDER

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1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Don Forsyth Beach House Concession Electoral Area "B" (Thompson Headwaters)

STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. Wanted Affordable older, well broke horse that is good w/small children. No bad habits. email sarah@wildfire.ca or info@rainerfarm.com True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District, on behalf of Electoral Area "B" (Thompson Headwaters), is hereby accepting bids to provide, generally, the following works for the summer of 2013 (June 27th – Sept 2nd, 2013);

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Cars - Domestic 2008 Mazda 3. 42,000 km, 17inch wheels, sunroof. Never driven in winter. Asking $14,000 obo. Phone 250-6740003.

Used Postage Stamps

Support International Scouting by donating used stamps which are sorted & sold to raise money for the International Development Fund of the International Scout & Guide Fellowship. This fund pays for training for Scouters in the third world. Drop stamps off at front counter of the Star/Journal in Barriere, or call Margaret at (250)672-9330.

Plants /Nursery Plant a Tree there is no ‘Planet B’ Freshly dug Colorado Blue/ Green Spruce. 2m +. Burlapped & basketed. $60-$160. Call Bob at McLure Nursery 250-672-9712 or Cell 250-8199712.

Real Estate For Sale By Owner Clearwater: 14x70 1998 Moduline MH with winter package, 2 bdrm, very gd cond. Owned by elderly lady. Incl c/a, w/d, f/s. Extra lg windows, very bright and airy. Master bdrm has full 4 window bay. Two full bath, 1 is ensuite. New roof 3 yrs ago. Incl 2 roofed porches. Requires moving. Asking $62,000.00. Call Jones 250-674-3051 or woodcrest8@gmail.com

Rentals Commercial/ Industrial 3 Commercial spaces by Rafting & Gym. Ph 250-674-0001 info@riveradventures.ca

Duplex / 4 Plex Barriere: large 1 bdrm apartment in quiet neighbourhood.750sqft. $615/mo. Pets negotiable. Call 250-682-2231 Clearwater: Older 3 bdrm duplex. Avail June 1, $575/mo. + util, Miller sub. 250-674-0188

Operate a concession facility in the Don Forsyth Beach House in Blue River, BC. Provide food and other suitable products for a concession facility operating at a lakeside beach and provide appropriate compensation to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Further details of the work to be done and identified in a contract may be obtained by contacting the undersigned. When submitting bids, please provide details of hours and services to be provided. Sealed tenders must be delivered to the undersigned at 224 Candle Creek Rd, Clearwater BC, V0E 1N1 or emailed to admin@tnrd.ca by 4:00pm May 31st, 2013. Bids must be labeled BEACH HOUSE CONCESSION. The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.

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Trucks & Vans 2011 GMC Sierra 4x4 pickup, 5.3 litre engine, extend-a-cab, auto, short box, exec cond. $17,000. Ph. 250-674-0072

Legal

Legal Notices COURT BAILIFF SALE North Central Bailiffs Ltd. www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca The Court Bailiff offers For Sale by tender, a mobile home, the property of Richard Jacques, located at 18-620 Dixon Creek Road, Barriere. MH Registry number 028849, year, make and model unknown. This unit does not conform to current Provincial electrical code requirements and needs some repairs and renovations. Tenancy in the Mobile Home Park is subject to approval by Park Manager, some restrictions apply. Highest bid not necessarily accepted. Sale is subject to cancellation or adjournment without notice. Unit is sold “As is Where is”. Closing date is June 7, 2013. Bidder takes responsibility to ensure they are satisfied with the description of the goods being sold. Terms of sale: Immediate full payment upon successful bid, plus applicable taxes. If you require further information, contact North Central Bailiffs Ltd at 250 377 4148 or Kamloops@nor thcentralbailiffs.bc.ca Craig Thomson, Court Bailiff North Central Bailiffs Ltd Kamloops Branch

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