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Emotional meeting discusses Avola’s schoolhouse Keith McNeill Avola’s log schoolhouse was both the site and the subject of a sometimes stormy public meeting on Tuesday afternoon, June 18. Area residents and members of the Thompson Headwaters services committee met to discuss proposed renovations to the 70-yearold structure. In the end, the services committee voted to postpone replacing the playground near the school until next year. The color of the stain to be used on the schoolhouse’s exterior, as well as the color of the addition near the front steps, will be left to the discretion of the contractor (the building’s exterior is presently unstained while the addition is gray). New chinking between the logs will be a light tan color. No decisions were made regarding renovating the building’s interior. Longtime Avola resident Eleanor Deckert complained about an apparent lack of communication between the committee and the community regarding plans for the schoolhouse. "You’re not listening to the people," she

told the services committee. She asked the committee to recognize the creativity in the community. "We do solve problems," she said. "We might surprise you with how well we do things in Avola." She only learned by chance of the proposed renovations during a coffee house put on the previous month by Willow MacDonald, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Thompson Headwaters (Area B), she said. Following that coffee house she coordinated a letter writing campaign by more than a dozen present and former residents of the area who were concerned that the building's heritage value might be lost. Director MacDonald said she felt she had made every effort to involve the public. "Your input matters," the TNRD director said. "I understand that this is a difficult process for everyone. It isn’t about unanimous agreement. It’s finding the best approach." Contrary to what was being said, she sent out notices about the open house coming up several months ago, she said. One purpose of

(L-r) Avola residents Eleanor Deckert and Colleen Jensen talk about plans to renovate Avola’s log schoolhouse with Thompson Headwaters director Willow MacDonald and Thompson Headwaters services committee member Dustin Deuling. They were taking part in an open house and services committee meeting held Tuesday afternoon, June 18. Photo by Keith McNeill

the coffee houses she puts on in Avola is to enable communication. In this instance, it seems to have worked, because it got people involved. MacDonald said she regularly posts the minutes of the services committee meetings on the bulletin board by the schoolhouse

but they do not always remain there. "I can’t micro-manage the Avola bulletin board," she said. The Area B director suggested that those interested in receiving the minutes should give their email addresses to her or to Sherri Madden, the services coordinator

for Areas B and A. An additional story and photos are on page 3 plus an editorial on the subject is on page 4.

Right: Avola’s 70-year-old log schoolhouse. Photo by Keith McNeill

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District of Clearwater reports on salaries and expenses Keith McNeill Payroll expenses for District of Clearwater continue to decrease, according to the district's statement of financial information (SOTI) released during last Tuesday's council meeting. Mayor John Harwood's remuneration for 2012 was about $17,000, plus $3,200 in expenses – about the same as last year. All the other mem-

bers of council took home $8,900 in remuneration. Ken Kjenstad put in for the most expenses, at $5,500. Merlin Blackwell had the lowest expenses, at about $2,100. Total pay for mayor and council was $71,000, compared to $70,000 last year and $61,300 the year before. Total expenses charged by mayor and council last year were $27,000. Top income earner at the municipality was

chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx, with $100,000 in pay and $7,400 in expenses. Last year the CAO, Isabell Hadford, took home $108,000 in remuneration and collected $2,300 in expenses. Groulx was the district's corporate administrator last year. That position is now combined with the CAO's into one. Next up was director of finance Sheila

Thiessen, with remuneration of $89,000 and expenses of $6,200. Public works foreman Rob Griffiths took home $77,000 in remuneration last year, down from $79,000 the year before. His expenses were $560 in 2012, compared to $2,100 in 2011. He brought home $92,000 in pay and $2,300 in expenses during 2010. Income and expenses for individual

employees earning less than $75,000 per year were not reported. Total remuneration for all employees was $904,000, down from $994,000 in 2011. This was somewhat less than the $1,070,000 reported for 2010. Grand total for employees plus elected officials was $974,000 in 2012. The year before it was $1,064,000. In 2010 the grand total was $1,130,000.

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Avola playground creates interest Keith McNeill As outlined in the article on page one, Avola's log schoolhouse and the playground nearby were the major topics of interest during an open house and services committee meeting held in the schoolhouse on June 18. More than 30 people attended the combined events. The fate of the equipment in the playground was a major topic of concern in letters received by the services committee, even though there are presently no children living in Avola. “My grandchildren play in the park plus families with children stop off the highway for a rest,” wrote Avola resident Marilyn Bryce. The factory-built playground being proposed was a “cookie-cutter” approach and did not fit in with the rest of the community, Eleanor Deckert felt. She presented a number of examples of playgrounds made with more natural-looking wood that she had found on the Internet. The TNRD is required to replace a number of items in the playground for insurance reasons, said services coordinator Sherri Madden in a report. These include a merrygo-round, steel slide, creative climber playground, teetertotter and dino climber. The non-conforming assets could be sold to community members but only if the TNRD is not held liable afterwards. Madden recommended buying a new play structure and having the manufacturer install it, at a cost of $36,000. She also recommended repositioning the swing set and bringing it up to standard. However, after some procedural wrangling, the services committee instead voted to delay removal of the existing play structures until the spring of 2014. To stain or not to stain What color to use to stain the log schoolhouse's exterior, and even whether or not to stain, were other sources of controversy. In a letter to the committee, contractor Brad Dohms said staining the outside of the structure would help protect the logs from further decay from the sun, help prevent bug infestation, and allow him to match up the color of log patches with the remainder of the logs. Dohms proposed to

restore the building by: • the removal of mortar; sandblasting the logs with walnut shells to remove the oxidized wood but retain the original “graying” of the logs; • put in log patches where the wood has decayed and left a void; • match the color of the filler epoxy, reinforce the logs with wood petrifier where needed; • stain the logs; and • chink the logs. Before getting the present contract for the Avola schoolhouse, Dohms had done extensive renovation work to the Blackpool and Upper Clearwater community halls.

Participants in the open house held before the services committee meeting were given two choices for the new chinking – basically a light tan and a darker tan. Even though the original chinking was white, using white chinking when restoring an old building would result in an unnatural appearance, Dohms advised. The services committee eventually voted to leave the decision on the color of the stain to the contractor. The committee also accepted a recommendation from those at the open house that the lighter tan chinking be used.

Members of the Thompson Headwaters services committee listen to a presentation. Pictured are (l-r) Shelley Tobin, Charmaine Schenstead, Karen Bruce, Leigh Budgell, director Willow MacDonald, Dustin Deuling and Jean McRobert. Missing are Rui Dykeman and Conrad Cameron. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Avola's playground is located downhill and across the street from the log schoolhouse. Present day insurance regulations mean that nearly all of its equipment needs to be replaced. Photo by Keith McNeill

Canada Day Celebrations at Dutch Lake Beach Mark your calendars to come out and celebrate Canada Day at the beach on Monday July 1st. There will be canoeing, face painting, music, games on the beach, artisans, Barbeque and Cupcakes. Come out and join the fun to celebrate Canada’s birthday. Volunteers Needed for Seniors Mobility Study The Community Development Institute of the University of Northern British Columbia in collaboration with the District of Clearwater and the local Age-Friendly Community Committee is undertaking a community research based project to explore seniors' mobility needs, barriers and the supports that exist in Clearwater. The study is looking for 16 participants to give their input and to share their experiences and provide expertise on seniors mobility needs, supports and challenges in the summer and winter in Clearwater. For more information, please call Shelley Sim at 250 674 3286. This is a very worthy study that will help shape our community for the future.

Damage to one of the logs on Avola's log schoolhouse shows why the TNRD wants to move ahead on restoring the building. Photo by Keith McNeill

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"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none." - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer editorial by keith mcNeill

Renovations to Avola's log schoolhouse should be part of an overall town plan

Art Hister coming to Clearwater Legion Editor, The Times:

Friends, have you hear? Guess what. Clearwater will have Art Hister, M.D., visit us on Aug. 10. If you've never heard him, this will be your opportunity. You'll always learn something from his talks. You'll also get a good laugh, or two, or three. Posters are up and around town. Tickets are available at Bayley's Bistro and the Dollar Store, or by calling Joanne McKenzie, 250-5876463. There will be many opportunities

during his visit to see and talk with him, starting with the Elks pancake breakfast that Saturday morning, to be followed by a walk with Dr. Hister and Dr. Soles (remember, in every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks or expects), a supper at the Legion that evening and then the talk by Dr. Art Hister. Here is our opportunity to show how nice a community Clearwater is – a great place to live with fabulous people.

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As reported in the story on page one, Avola's log schoolhouse was both the site and the subject of an emotional public meeting last Tuesday. On one side was Willow MacDonald, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Thompson Headwaters (Area B). It certainly appears that she wants what is best for the community and that she has tried hard to open lines of communication. On the other hand, she does not have a lot of experience in running meetings and in dealing with an angry public. Facing off against her was a group of Avola residents who seemed to have a shaky knowledge of how local government works. Some of them appeared to be suspicious of any form of government and to resent the fact that outside agencies were making decisions on their behalf. Some seemed to think the open house would work like a New England town-hall meeting, where a simple show of hands by everyone present would make a binding decision. While many of us might sympathize with that point of view, such is not the case. MacDonald was the only elected official there and, as such, ultimately the decision was hers alone to make (although she would be foolish to ignore the wishes of those present and of her own services committee, plus she would eventually have to have her decisions upheld by the TNRD board of directors).

Some Avola residents still resent a decision made 30 years ago by the board of School District 26 (North Thompson) to close the Avola school. They feel that decision set the stage for the village's decline so that today there are no children left in the community. In fact, the school board at that time had no choice. Avola's population was already in decline as a result of a decision by the provincial government several years earlier to change its forest tenure practices to favor consolidation of sawmills into bigger operations and to phase out the smaller, “gyppo” mills. For all its faults, last Tuesday's meeting was a good example of democracy in action – a little bit messy, confused and confusing. Nobody got everything they wanted, but everybody (or nearly everybody) came away with sufficient satisfaction. The trick now will be to keep up the momentum. What seems to be needed is an overall longterm plan or vision. What will Avola look like in five years? Twenty years? One hundred years? How will the log schoolhouse fit into that vision? For example, could other old buildings be brought in to the site to create a heritage village? Those are questions that only the people of Avola can answer. The rest of us should do what we can to assist them as they begin the process of regrowing their community.

Fraser Institute's message is “private good, public bad” Editor, The Times:

Well, well, the silly season is upon us again! This is being made ever sillier by the Fraser Institute's report on schools – yeah, the same old 'private good, public bad' rubbish that those farright parasites have been spouting for years. Tell me something, is there anyone who takes anything by the Fraser Institute seriously? Stephen Hume pointed out in a very daring column that 20 per cent of the 50-some-odd employees at the Fraser Institute are in the top 10 per cent of Canada's wage earners – and they work for an organization that have charitable status. In other words, both the Fraser Institute and anyone who donates to them, gets to pay no taxes on those donation. In other words, the taxpayers of Canada pick up the tab. What Stephen Hume zeroed in on was a report for the Fraser Institute that came out with the idea roughly parallel to one of failed U.S. presidential candidate Mitt 'Rob Big Bird'

Romney. This idea holds that minimum age earners should pay more taxes. Everyone except the top one to five per cent should pay more. Fortunately, during the last U.S. election, the American electorate was a million 'American idiots' short, so the lesser of two evils, Barak Obama, was re-elected. Big Bird is safe for now. However, this side of the line, with Harper's new-cons and, closer to home, the CampbellClark solidly re-elected (five seats more, no less), the idea that Big Bird should be robbed blind has a certain legitimacy. One can be sure that the money will roll into to Fraser Institute – the donors will get a good tax break and the same time next year another Fraser Institute report on schools will be bandied about. Private good, public bad! What else do you expect?

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Have you taken in any Wells Gray World Heritage Year events yet?

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Heather Sinclair: There was a tour of the historical sites. We try to go to Wells Gray Park every year. It's a lot of fun.

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No, I've been too busy working in Wells Gray Park. Every day's a heritage moment.

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I haven't but I'm thinking about it.

No, I haven't had a chance to do anything.

It’s time to modernize B.C.’s Water Act

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on water used by major industries in the province. It’s a glaring hole Shortly after the 2009 BC elecin environmental stewardship. In tion, a commitment was made to fact, in some cases the BC governmodernize the province’s century ment doesn’t even require big water old Water Act to meet the chalconsumers to measure what they lenges of a new century. withdraw from rivers, lakes and It was one of the government’s streams. In the pulp and paper most important environmental industry, for example, only one initiatives, yet remained unfulfilled mill — that’s right, just one — is as the last mandate ended and a required to meter the water they new government was elected last take. month. In the natural gas industry, Too often, British Columbians falsely assume that we have no end where large volumes of water are required for use in controversial of fresh water. But we don’t. And hydraulic fracturing (fracking) there’s every reason to believe in operations, a number of compathe coming decades that our water nies are similarly off the hook resources will be under increased for metering under the terms of strain due to rapid population government-issued water licenses. growth, major industries clamourMore troubling, the water used is ing for more water and residents subsequently rendered so toxic that and businesses alike demanding it can never be safely discharged more power from hydroelectric back to where it came from. sources. In response to increased public If this isn’t reason enough to get criticisms about the impacts that serious about how we manage our most precious natural resource, cli- the natural gas sector could have mate change could bedevil even the on our waters, the provincial Oil and Gas Commission began in best water management plans by 2011 to require at least partial altering the intensity and duration reporting on the water used by of peak and low water flows. All of the above underscores the the industry, and it is committed need for Premier Christy Clark and to fuller reporting in the months ahead. her government to follow through But this is the exception to on the commitments made four the rule. British Columbia has no years ago. British Columbians deserve a new Water Sustainability central repository where the most Act now, before a raft of proposed basic information on water use is housed. Consequently, no one can new mines and liquefied natural say with certainty how much water gas plants are built. Clark has underscored many times her commitment only to approve energy projects once environmental concerns are properly addressed. Committing to completing the Water Act renewal work that her predecessor began would be a great place to start, because right now the provincial government often operates in the dark as far as our water resources are concerned. In what will come as Wedding to take place in Kamloops July 2013 a surprise to many, BC collects almost no data

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Grandchild writes about her ‘Opa’ By Melody Baird Barriere Elementary student 2012 grade 4 Heritage Fair project Donald James Edward Uppenborn, or ‘Tony’, was born Dec. 7, 1911, in Eden, Germany. Tony grew up in Berlin, Germany, with his mother Alice Parkinson, who was born in Brighton, England. Her parents were the owner/operators of the Parkinson Steamship Line. Tony’s father, Ernst Uppenborn, was born in Hanover, Germany in 1874. He was an electrician. Tony learned a lot about electrician work, which helped him throughout his life. Tony had two brothers, John and Wilfred, and a little sister, Rosemarie. Tony came to Canada in 1928, arriving first in Montreal, then took the train to Kamloops. Tony said the train ride was rough and tough. Each car had it’s own kitchen, and everyone cooked for themselves. There was a toilet in each car, and seats that could fold down into beds. The train was very crowded. Tony lived with his brother John at Frog Lake when he first came to Barriere, but moved to Vancouver after a short time where he found a job making harnesses. When that job ended, he returned to Barriere and worked all around. He worked for room and board, and a can of tobacco a month if the farmer could afford it. He then took on a lease on Smith Lake and took a shot at running a fishing camp, but after the war he let the lease go. Tony joined the army in 1941 in Kamloops, B.C., the day they bombed Pearl Harbour. From there he went to Vancouver, then Quebec, and then they sent him to France, Belgium and Holland. He received his Canadian Citizenship papers while in France. He did special jobs for the Canadian army as he spoke three different languages. He was fluent in German, English and French.

He drove the army truck in Germany for the Canadian army. One time he was told to take a load of boots to the dump. But because he knew families in Germany had little or no money, he went to a pub and had a beer. He mentioned to the bartender that he had an unlocked truck full of army boots out back. When he had finished his beer, he went out to his truck and it was completely emptied of the boots, so he drove the truck back to the base feeling very good about what he did. Once had to hang glide into Holland on a mission. He also took part in the Battle of Normandy. While in Holland, he met the love of his life, Ruth Johanna Johanyer from Dortmund, Germany. She had been in Holland looking for her father, as her home in Germany had been bombed and she wanted to tell him. After the war, Tony returned to Holland to find Ruth and accompanied her back to Germany. It took three years to get Ruth and their son Hans’s papers finalized. Tony returned to Barriere in 1945, and Ruth and Hans got to come in 1948 on the Beaver Brae ship with the other war brides and children. They traveled to Kamloops by CPR. When Tony returned to Barriere after the war, he went back to stay at his brother John’s in Darfield, and went to work with Bert Cleaveley in the sawmill. This mill was later moved to upper Barriere. The house Tony and Ruth bought was built at the old Meeks power plant in 1948. It was a small hobby farm with a couple of cows, some chickens and ducks. Tony and Ruth had two more children once in Barriere, Peter in 1949, and Heidi in 1953. Tony and Ruth were active members of the Legion, Branch 242, and took part in many Oktoberfests. They were active

dancers and were given honorary membership to the Kamloops Big Band Society. They loved to camp, and Tony was famous for his beer batter pancakes. He loved to fish and hunt; he canned and smoked all his own meat. Tony also grew a very large, beautiful garden and some of the most beautiful flowers in Barriere. In the early 50’s, he quit working for Cleaveley and started work for the BC Department of Highways. When he started the Department had a camp in Louis Creek. There was a crew of eight, with a couple of dump trucks which they turned into ploughs for winter work. In the early days the salary was $206 a month. They worked seven days a week, evenings and nights, if necessary. Tony retired in 1978. When he retired, he took up woodwork as a hobby. He made up all his own beer, champaign, wine, and rootbeer for his grandchildren. I was lucky enough to live in my Opa’s house for the first nine years of my life. I loved it there. In 1978, after Tony retired, he and Ruth returned to the homeland for a wonderful two month visit. They stayed and visited with Ruth’s cousins Alfred and Eva. They traveled a lot in Germany to places that neither of them had seen before. Tony passed away on December 27, 2004.

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(Above) Tony Uppenborn holding his grandaughter Melody Baird. (Right) Tony with his wife Ruth at his 70th birthday party.

(Left) In the early 1950’s Tony started working for the BC Department of Highways camp at Louis Creek. He drove a dump truck that doubled as a plow, worked long hours seven days a week, and made $206 a month.

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Canada, and eventually came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career. Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend themselves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings. When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work. Ecki has transformed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-

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YEARS AGO:

Darfield resident Joe Kratzer hit a cougar with a hoe when it started after his spaniel, Rinty. He and the dog chased it up a tree, where it was shot by Kratzer’s son, Tom. During the previous week, 90 cars had stopped at the Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce's tourist booth, reported Ida Dekelver.

YEARS AGO:

A joint statement by TNRD and School District 26 announced that a site had been found for the proposed Sportsplex. An agreement had been drawn up for the sale of 26 acres opposite Weyerhaeuser subdivision, to be used for the Sportsplex and for future secondary and elementary schools. Tenders would go out for the ice arena by the end of July, said TNRD chairman John Harwood. Brandy Monteith took a good share of the prizes at the Clearwater School graduation ceremonies, including outstanding athlete, highest academic achievement, and all-round achievement.

YEARS AGO:

Lightning was blamed for a fire that

destroyed a building that had housed Bill’s New and Used in Clearwater. The frame building had been built in the 1960s as the Evangelical Free Church. Joy Dickson received the all round achievement award at the Clearwater Secondary School commencement ceremonies. A 24’x24’ lounge extension at Evergreen Acres gave additional space for activities at the seniors’ housing complex.

YEARS AGO:

Foresters from Slocan Forest Products’ Clearwater office were recommending a phased-in decrease in the Annual Allowable Cut of TFL 18 (the Management). The proposal, contained in the draft five-year plan, called for a reduction of 5,000 cubic meters every five years for the next 30 years, for a total decrease of about 15 per cent. The long run sustained yield was put at about 180,000 cubic meters per year, well below the AAC of 210,000 cubic meters.

YEARS AGO:

Peter Pelton (“the only man in town with a saw big enough to do it”) cut a slab from a 300-year-old Douglas Fir log for a loggers’ memorial to be placed

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BACK IN TIME at Reg Small Park. The log was to be part of a memorial to local residents who lost their lives in the forest industry, said Lion Roy Cragg. Clearwater Improvement District administrator Edie Kinzel reported that inquiries and complaints had been received regarding the possibility of a wheelchair ramp into the CID building. “Not necessarily for just wheelchair people,” she pointed out. “It’s also very hard for some of our seniors to get in.”

YEARS AGO:

Water-bars on the access road to the flower meadows on Trophy Mountain northeast of Clearwater were creating a hazard. Tourists were being warned to use a high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle. Slocan and Forest Renewal B.C. signed a five-year agreement worth nearly $6 million. Slocan area manager Steve Pelton said the plan included collecting information about area forests and habitat,

reducing the area not sufficiently re-stocked, improving yields from second-growth stands, and enhancing some watersheds.

YEARS AGO:

Organizers estimated that the Rural Communities Summit conference brought about $100,000 of immediate financial benefits to the Clearwater area. It also raised over $2,000 for a proposed community foundation in Wells Gray Country (Clearwater-Vavenby). BC Hydro was among several companies, agencies and foundations that contributed towards the recent summit in Clearwater. According to a press release the public utility company gave $5,000 towards the summit. Demonstrators from Kamloops and Clearwater attended the Rural Summit at Clearwater Secondary School to show their opposition to plans to privatize the Coquihalla Highway. Bad weather and a wish to not disrupt the summit kept

M.P. McLeod encourages applications for federal funding to protect recreation fisheries OTTAWA – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, is encouraging local angling, fishing and conservation groups to get their applications in for the newly established Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnership Program. As outlined in Economic Action Plan 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will make $10 million available over two years to support conservation activities through partnerships with local groups who will undertake a variety of projects to restore and protect recreational fisheries habitat. “Recreational fishing is not only a cherished pastime for millions of Canadians, but also an important economic activity which attracts thousands of visitors from around the world and contributes billions of dollars to our economy every year,” said McLeod. “The program will support the sustainability and ongoing productivity of Canada’s recreational fisheries by bringing like-minded partners together and pooling their resources for the common goal of conserving and protecting Canada’s recreational fisheries. The partnership approach will make the most of joint resources, allowing results that would not otherwise be possible,” said McLeod.

The federal government is now accepting applications for projects to be undertaken over the next two years. Additional information about the program and application forms is available on the Department’s website at: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/habitat/rfcpp-ppcpr/ index-eng.asp.

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YEARS AGO:

Raft River Elementary School Boys Bantam 1 team placed first in the 4×100 metre relay race at the district track and field meet in Kamloops. Team members were Aaron Murray, Wyatt Sterling, Jesse Ludtke and Graham Jones. District of Clearwater was to receive three grants of $10,000 each from the provincial government to find out what Clearwater's water situation was. "The infrastructure planning grants will support analysis and planning for improved systems to ensure the Thompson Valleys enjoy environmental sustainability to benefit the daily lives of residents," said MLA Kevin Krueger.

YEAR AGO:

About 40 people gathered in the Upper Clearwater Hall to hear concerns by

members of the Upper Clearwater referral group regarding Canfor's plans to log in the area. The forest company's proposal would involved 14 cut-blocks totalling over 1,000 ha. The group felt the proposal would violate a document called Guiding Principles for the Management of Land and Resources in the Upper Clearwater Valley. Clearwater council voted to bring in a free Saturday bus service for the summer. The bus would make one round-trip from Vavenby to Clearwater and back each Saturday. Kinder Morgan

was just beginning a five-year process to twin its Transmountain pipeline, project manager Greg Toth told Clearwater council. “Where practical it will follow the existing pipeline, except a lot has changed in 60 years,” he said. Clearwater's own Interior Whitewater Expeditions was accepted into the Canadian Tourism Commission's prestigious Signature Experiences Collection. The fiveday “Do You Believe In Magic?” tour included canoeing on Mahood Lake, a hike from Mahood to the Clearwater River, and whitewater rafting on the Clearwater.

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DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Presentation of the District’s

2012 Annual Report Please be advised that the Council of the District of Clearwater will be holding a Public Information meeting to consider the 2012 ANNUAL REPORT: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 at 6:30p.m. in the Council Chambers 132 Station Road, Clearwater, B.C. Copies of the 2012 ANNUAL REPORT will be available for public inspection during regular office hours (8:30am-4:30pm) at the District office, 132 Station Road, Clearwater, BC. A copy will be available on the District’s website at www.districtofclearwater.com. by June 18th, 2013. This notice is given in accordance with Section 99 of the Community Charter. Leslie Groulx Chief Administrative Officer

Barriere RCMP A pair of alleged identity thieves had their plans altered by an alert RCMP Traffic Services officer earlier in June. The pair were stopped for a speeding offence on Highway 5 in the early morning hours near Barriere. A subsequent search uncovered a cache of stolen credit cards, ID cards and drugs. On June 7 at 3:14 a.m. a constable with the Central Interior Traffic Services stopped a Ford Focus for speeding on Highway 5 in Barriere. The B.C. registered rental vehicle was driven by a 27-year-old female from Abbotsford who was accompanied by a 30-year-old male passenger from Edmonton. The two were unable to provide documentation regarding the rental vehicle. The officer growing more suspicious when the passenger provided photo identification cards that did not match. It was soon determined that passenger

had obstructed the officer by providing a false name and appeared to have stolen identification cards in his possession. The initial search of the vehicle uncovPolice find large numbers of stolen credit cards as well as ered a used “meth” pipe. A driver's licenses and passports from different countries further search after stopping a speeding vehicle in Barriere. located a signifi- Barriere RCMP photo cant quantity of suspected methamphetamine. suit- located in the vehicle such as lapcases containing a large quantity tops, and cell phones. of stolen credits and identificaPolice found that the subjects tion (including drivers licences were on several conditions from and international passports from other recognizances and were various countries), a credit card found in breach of those condiimprinting machine along with tions. blank credit cards, and numerous Police charged Matthew one litre motor oil containers con- Arthur Stuthard and Mandy Anne taining suspected liquid GHB (an Burton with long lists of charges. illegal drug), As of Wednesday, both subSeveral other electronics were jects remained in custody.

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The three per cent wage hikes for 118 managers at PHSA in late May contravened a provincial government order last fall to freeze public sector management salaries. The PHSA runs B.C. Children's Hospital, B.C. Women's Hospital, the B.C. Cancer Agency and various other specialty or provincial services, such as the B.C. Ambulance Service, B.C. Transplant, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, and B.C. Mental Health and Addiction Services. Carl Roy has been named acting president and CEO. Cranston will stay on to oversee transition projects until her July 31 retirement, upon which she will get no severance pay. The PHSA board is reviewing its legal options to reverse the pay hikes, which add $621,000 in annual payroll costs to the authority's $2.5-billion budget. "I was disappointed to learn that the wage policy of government was not followed," Health Minister Terry Lake said. "All heath authorities have been reminded that there cannot be any variance from the policy in place." Lake said finite health dollars go to front-line care during difficult economic times. PHSA board chair Wynne Powell said the board will implement measures to ensure the violation is never repeated. "The PHSA Board has always prided itself on providing high quality care while ensuring public funds are expended in the most efficient and appropriate manner," Powell said. Cranston was PHSA's first and only CEO and Powell said she "worked tirelessly to help hshape PHSA into the high quality, world-class health organization that it is today."

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Film explores why wild salmon are dying out Alex Cooper Revelstoke Times Review In 2009, the Fraser River sockeye salmon run collapsed. Only about 1.7 million fish made their way up river – about 10 million less than expected. The following year, the run was the biggest in nearly 100 years when about 34 million fish swam up the river to their spawning grounds. Still, the 2009 results followed a long trend of declining sockeye returns and they spawned a federal commission into what was happening. Alexandra Morton, a biologist, is one person who has the answer, and her solution – controlling fish farms – is the subject of the documentary Salmon Confidential. The film was shown in Clearwater on June 12. In Salmon Confidential, which

was directed by Twyla Roscovich, Morton takes on the salmon farming industry. In the film, she claims that fish from salmon farms along the B.C. coast are spreading disease to wild salmon. “This is the problem,” she says early on in the film. “This farm is pouring out diseases and pathogens that infect the fish as they swim by.” Morton looks at the spread of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) virus, which wiped out salmon farms in Chile. It shows Morton going around examining dozens of dead fish, showing varying states of disease. We see fish that died before spawning, their bellies filled with eggs. She goes around to supermarkets buying farmed salmon, and she collects samples at sushi restaurants. She sends test samples off to several

labs, which return positive results for finding the ISA virus. She also shows fish she says are infected by piscine reovirus, which can lead to weak hearts that prevent the salmon from reaching their spawning grounds. The film looks at the muzzling of Canadian government scientists who were researching the decline of salmon stocks. It accuses the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of not reporting findings of ISA in order to protect the salmon farming industry. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is also accused of protecting the industry at the expense of wild salmon. It is mandated both to protect wild salmon and to promote the fish farm industry, Morton notes. She ends the film by calling for the creation of the “Department of

Wild Salmon,” an alliance of groups connected to the wild salmon industry. The film has been criticized for selectively editing people’s interviews and misrepresenting scientific information. Gary Marty, the fish pathologist for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, has been highly critical of the film, including his own portrayal. An anonymous blog, using the domain salmonconfidential. com, was set up to counter the documentary. Morton, for her part, has responded to her critics on her own website, alexandramorton.typepad.com.

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Downpour drenches Clearwater Times Staff A total of 24.2 mm (about one inch) of rain fell on Clearwater during the 24 hour period from midnight, Friday, June 21 to midnight, Saturday, June 22, according to Jim Jones of the Clearwater Fire Zone.

His comment was, “Yuk!” No serious damage or washouts were reported, but several local businesses and buildings suffered water damage from roof leaks.

Wildfire update

Despite the rain,

staff from the Fire Zone were dealing with two hangover lightning fires in the north. One was in Angus Horne Lake area in Wells Gray Park. This is a fire conservatory area and so the Wildfire Branch does not action fires there.

The second was at Oasis Creek, which is just north of the North Thompson River blue bridge on Highway 5 north of Blue River. It was sighted Sunday but crews from Valemount could not locate it on the ground on Saturday. Jones said the Fire

Open fire prohibition set for Kamloops Fire Centre Kamloops Fire Centre Effective at noon on Saturday, June 15, the current open burning ban was expanded throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre to include the Salmon Arm and Clearwater fire zones, in order to help prevent wildfires and protect the public. This prohibition will remain in place until Oct. 1, 2013 in the Clearwater and Salmon Arm fire zones and until Oct. 15, 2013 in the Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet fire zones, unless public is informed otherwise. Specifically, this open fire prohibition applies to: * burning of any waste, slash or other materials * burning of stubble or grass * use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide (or smaller) and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. This prohibition covers all B.C. parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within

boundaries of a local government that has forest fire prevention bylaws in place. Before lighting any fire, check with local authorities regarding current prohibitions. In the District of Barriere, as of May 16, 2013, campfires are permitted only but must not exceed 0.5m wide and 0.5m high. Anyone planning to conduct an open burn before this prohibition takes effect should review the Information Bulletin at: http://bcwildfire. ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/DisplayArticle. asp?ID=1865 Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs. To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call *5555 on your cell phone or call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free. For the latest information on fire activity, conditions and prohibitions, visit the Wildfire Management Branch website: www.bcwildfire.ca

Zone staff is still mopping up and patrolling a BC Timber Sales prescribed burn at Albreda (right on the zone's northern boundary) so they will keep an eye open for the Oasis Creek fire while traveling.

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Ready for Canada Day Left: Clearwater's Lisalee Campbell wears Canadian flags on her hat, cheek and chest as she takes part in Canada Day celebrations in Clearwater last year. The young singer will perform again at Dutch Lake this year. Events will start at the lake at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Blue River will hold its Canada Day parade, starting at 11 a.m. Events at Lake Eleanor will follow. Times file photo

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Promoting geocaching as a draw for tourists Keith McNeill Geocaching already attracts many tourists to the Avola area and it could bring in even more. That was the report given by Avola resident Kevin Deckert to the Thompson Headwaters services committee during its June 18 meeting in Avola. “Between Mad River and Messiter there are now 11 geocaches,” he said, adding that he put in a number of them himself. Anytime someone one finds one of his geocaches, he gets an email. A geocache at Shannon Creek gets several visits per year, while one near Wire Cache gets several per day. “It's amazing how many Europeans play this,” he said. As explained by Deckert, geocaching is essentially a treasure hunting game. A geocache can be as simple as a waterproof container holding a notebook for those who find the cache to sign. The person setting up the cache registers it with its

precise GPS coordinates at www.geocaching.com. Usually the geocaches are located in locations of great natural beauty or other interest. For example, people searching for the geocache at Ivy Creek rest area are advised to look for the First Nation petroglyphs nearby. Tourists planning to visit an area can download a list of geocaches to search for. Each site is rated according to how difficult it is to reach. People can take items from a geocache they find, but only if they leave something of equal or greater value. Deckert told of a key tag that he left in one local geocache, only to have it travel to Holland in one day. Since then he has tracked its movements for thousands of kilometers, mostly through Europe. Gold Country Communities Society has distributed hundreds of geocaches in the southern portion of the TNRD, he said. These have proven to be a major draw to bring tourists into the area.

Rotary event brings back memories Naomi Shook (center) holds a ticket to anywhere WestJet flies – first prize in a draw held during Clearwater Rotary Club's 20th anniversary celebration. The event was held June 15 at the Wells Gray Inn with about 90 people attending. With her are her husband, Billy Collins (l), their five-month-old baby, Avalon Collins, and Rotary's incoming president Graham Radcliff. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Clearwater town council member Shelly Sim (r) discusses the Seniors' Mobility Project with Jean and Gordon Gross at the Friendly Clubs's luncheon on Wednesday, June 19. She also reminded the folks about the up and coming educational events happening in Upper Clearwater that are supporting the World Heritage bid. Photo by Sandra Holmes

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COMMUNITY BAPTIST 24E Old North Thompson Hwy

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

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Phone Jager Garbage 250-674-3798 Serving from Vavenby to Blackpool area

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every first Friday of each month. 24 Hour Service Charges for septic pumps start at Free $250Scrap plusCar tax. Removal Charges are subject to pump volume, location of the 516 Swanson Roadtank and dumping fees. Used Auto Parts We do require a minimum of 3 appointments to be able to service your area.

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Stolen vehicle in the river Times Staff On Saturday, June 15, Clearwater RCMP was advised by a person at the front door of Clearwater Detachment that he had noticed a vehicle in the Clearwater River, underneath the Highway 5 Clearwater River bridge. Police quickly attended the scene and identified that the incident had not occur recently.

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Search and Rescue was disC L E A R W AT E R patched to assist in gathering the vehicle’s license plate and information. Police conducted queries on the vehicle and were advised that the car had been stolen 1-800-222-TIPS from Coldstream, B.C. Search and Rescue, using Clearwater RCMP Report a river raft, was also able to search the vehicle and contance of Liquid Lifestyles, was able to firmed that there were no people inside. tow the vehicle out of the river. Clearwater Towing, with the assisDue to the evidence supplied at the scene and inside the vehicle, police determined that vehicle had been pushed into A car in the Clearthe river. water River is visible The registered owner was contacted only as a small bright and advised of the vehicle recovery. spot downstream Clearwater RCMP would like to from the Highway 5 thank Clearwater Search and Rescue, bridge on June 15. Liquid Lifestyles and Clearwater Towing Photo by Clearwater for their assistance in this investigation. RCMP

Vehicle collision during roundabout construction This stolen car was found in the Clearwater River on June 15. Photo by Clearwater RCMP

250-674-0145

On June 19, Clearwater RCMP responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle incident that took place in the busy roundabout construction zone on Highway 5 in Clearwater. An Alberta driver was driving behind a German tourist in a rental vehicle, westbound on Highway 5. The rental

vehicle activated its right turning light and started to move off the road. The Alberta driver accelerated to continue on past the vehicle. The tourist then activated his left turning light and quickly turned leftward into traffic. The vehicles collided with each other. Clearwater Towing was contacted to tow the vehicles apart and to take away the rental vehicle, which was not operable. Clearwater RCMP remind drivers to pay attention while driving in the rain, construction zones and with other drivers.

Fire in the Flats On Wednesday, June 19, Clearwater Fire Department and Clearwater RCMP attended a fire that occurred on Swanson Road in Clearwater Flats. Swanson Road was blocked off to traffic to allow the fire crews the room they needed in battling the blaze. Clearwater Fire Department acted quickly and brought the fire down to embers. The residence had extensive damage to the interior of the house. The home owner had been recently in the residence and had left to do quick errands. While en route back to his home he noticed the fire trucks gathering on scene around his home.

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy. ~ Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)

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Wells Gray Country UPCOMING EVENTS

July: Tweens Summer Fun Daze: Ages 6-12, 8:30-4:30, $155/ child/week, 250-674-2600 to register July: Kids Summer fun Daze: Ages 3-6 , Building blocks Daycare, 9 am – 1 pm, $75/child/week, 250-674-2600 to register June 29-30: Wells Gray World Heritage event: An Ear for Birds, Dick Cannings, 7 pm, Upper Clearwater Hall June 29: Elks Pancake Breakfast, 8 am – 11 am, Elks Hall

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

July 2: Drop-in soccer, 7-8 pm, CSS field. Everyone welcome July 3: WGCSS meeting, 10 am – 11 am, 751 Clearwater Village Rd. July 9: Economic Development & Finance & Audit Committee meeting, 5 pm, council chamber July 9: Regular council meeting, 7 pm, council chamber July 9: Presentation of the District 2012 Annual report, 6:30 pm, council chambers

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 Sun 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 250-674-3703 for more info. • Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more info 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. 5pm: 250-587-6503 • 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 250-672-5116 • 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

HEALTH & HEALING • 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 250-674-0224 • 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. 250-674-2699 • Clearwater Sno-Drifters: Meet 1st Thursday of every month. 250-676-9414 • CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May • 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 250-674-2468 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.

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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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Thompson Valley Carpet Care State of the art cleaning. Fully insured, truck mounted, commercial & residential upholstery cleaning Kathy @ 250-674-1629

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Clearwater: AA meetings every Wed., #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250674-7155 or 250-674-7313

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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

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 WAITRESS – Sam’s Pizza (Must be 19) COOK – Knight’s Inn B0129 SERVER – Must have Serve it Right, Knight’s Inn B0130 COOK – PT/FT Station House Restaurant B0148 HOUSEKEEPER/LAUNDRY – Cahilty Lodge Sun Peaks B0149 SERVER – High 5 Diner (Little Fort) B0151 CASUAL ASSISTED LIVING WORKER – Yellowhead Pioneer B0156 CASUAL COOK – Yellowhead Pioneer B0158 GRAVEL TRUCK/EXCAVATOR OPERATOR – Bladetec B0164 GRADER OPERATOR – Bladetec B0165

PRO SHOP CLERK - PT or FT, evenings & weekends Chinook Cove Golf B0171 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

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FT / PT AUXILIARY POSITION The Community Resource Centre is seeking an individual who is positive, self motivated, and service oriented; a friendly team player with strong interpersonal skills, excellent reception/phone and organizational skills, who is flexible and will enjoy multi-tasking in a busy office environment. This position provides confidential support to a team of professionals and businesses. Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Publisher), keyboarding skills, filing systems, and standard office equipment needed. Experience operating a cash register is an asset. Minimum one year experience is desired but not required. Criminal check must be completed prior to starting. This auxiliary position is based from the Community Resource Centre in Clearwater, and may also provide administrative coverage at other Yellowhead Community Services locations. It is anticipated that the position will be 35 hours per week for a minimum of four months. Part-time will begin following this for a minimum of six months up to a year and a half. Training will start the week of July 8th, 2013 with full time starting August 12th, 2013. CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 12:00 pm For information on Yellowhead Community Services and the Community Resource Centre go to www.yellowheadcs.ca . Applications may be dropped off, sent by mail, fax, or email. Please send your resume with a cover letter to: Selection Committee – CRC Admin Assistant Comp #2013June Community Resource Centre 224 Candle Creek Road Clearwater BC V0E 1N1 FAX: 250.674.3530 • EMAIL: kerry.c@yellowheadcs.ca Testing will be part of the interview process. Only those short-listed will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.

E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca Carpenter Helper: Seasonal/Clearwater C0170 Server: Seasonal/Blue River C0169 Line Cook: Seasonal/Blue River C0168 Sous Chef: Seasonal/Blue River C0167 EPBC Program Manager: FT/Valemount CB0166 Assistant Manager: FT/Seasonal/Clw #C0163 B&B Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clw #C0162 Mechanic/Mechanics Helper: Seas/Clw #C0161 Logging Truck Driver: Seasonal/Ckw #C0160 Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0154 Breakfast Cook/Server: Seasonal/Little Fort #C0153 Housekeepers: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0147 Front Desk Attendant: Seas/Blue River #CB0141 Custom Wood Furniture Maker: FT/Blue River #CB0139 Satellite Installer Contractor: Clw & area #C0138 Cashier: FT/PT Little Fort #C0123 Housekeeper: Seas/FT/Clw #C0122 Sandwich Artist: Seas/Little Fort #CB0121 Line Cook: FT/Little Fort #CB0119 Nanny: Seas FT/Clw #C0118 Breakfast Cook: Seas/Clw #C0112 Waitress/Waiter: Seas/Clw #C0102

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 Tuesday July 16th 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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Obituaries

IN LOVING MEMORY

Ian Warren Bowden 1941 - 2013

Ian Bowden passed away suddenly on Friday, June 21, 2013. He leaves behind his wife of 49 years, Marilynn (nee Buzza); daughter Sherri (Richard) Dyck, grandson Joshua 4; daughter Cindy (Stephen) Raschke, grandchildren Megan 24, Jared 22, Brittany 20 and Everett 17; son Rob, granddaughters Isabelle 12 and Natasha 11; daughter Heather (Jeff) Lewis, grandchildren Londyn 12, Sophia 11 and Brielle 6. He is survived by his brother Mervyn and sisters Mabel and Maureen. Ian was born in Quebec City, Quebec, on May 10, 1941 to parents Laurence and Ruby (nee Tisdale) Bowden. He lived with his family in Little Fort, BC for 39 years where they raised their four children on a small hobby farm. Ian worked at Weyerhaeuser in Vavenby for 26 years where he became a journeyman carpenter. He built their family home in Little Fort, but his first love was farming. For 8 years he followed his dream, raising sheep and farming in both Alberta and BC, but eventually

gave it up to work at the mill to support his family. However they were never without a milk cow, horses and sundry other animals. He talked to his animals as if they were children and spoiled them shamelessly. Ian was also an avid gardener and produced a surplus of organic vegetables every year. He loved music and played the saw for most of his life. Ian had an abiding faith in God and lived every day as a shining example of a committed Christian man. He was well known for his happy, gentle and easy-going nature and was dearly loved by many. He will truly be missed. A Memorial Service for Ian Bowden will take place on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clearwater Community Baptist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family, and the service may be seen online at www. NorthThompsonFuneral.com. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, 73 Taren Drive, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2, telephone 250-674-3030.

Rolf Marc Brunner 1958 - 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Rolf Brunner on June 19, 2013 in Clearwater, BC. He was 55 years of age. Born on March 7, 1958 in Basel, Switzerland, Rolf is survived by his daughters Carmen (Carson) Brunner of Clearwater and Jolene (Dallas) Brunner of Edmonton, AB; granddaughters Erika and Chaycee Smith; former wife and his best friend Korall Brunner of Clearwater; former father-in-law Norm LaBelle of Clearwater; former sister-in-law Kim LaBelle of Calgary, AB; former brotherin-law Mark LaBelle of Clearwater; sisters Vreni (Erhard),Esther (Aime) and Maria Rosa (Daniel); brother Peter; nephews Michael, Marc and Steve; nieces Sandra and Manuela. Rolf was predeceased by his mother Frieda and father Theophil, of Switzerland; brothers Urs (1951-1970) and Rudolf (1950-2012), and by his former mother-in-law, Ann LaBelle of Clearwater (1932-2005). Rolf attended school in Oberwil, Switzerland ,to become a mechanic. After a few years of being a mechanic he then enrolled for compulsory service in the Swiss army. When he was finished serving for the Swiss army, Rolfi worked for his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; taxi-chauffeur company. He then paid a visit to Canada; he decided it was so wonderful that he wanted to stay there. Soon after visit-

ing, he moved to Canada for good and opened one of the first taxi-chauffeur businesses in Clearwater. After this, he met Korall and Jolene and fell in love. Two years later, his second daughter, Carmen was born. Rolfi decided that the taxi-chauffeur profession was not for him, so he tried carpentry. That is when he found his passion. He continued to hone his craft and became an exquisite carpenter, always taking pride and paying special attention to every detail of every job and to every aspect of his life. In the year 2000, Rolf greatly changed his life by becoming a sober man, and stayed that way; he took great pride in that accomplishment, as did we all. He was then blessed with two wonderful grandchildren (Erika and Chaycee) whom he adored very much. Rolfi was such a good kindhearted man who loved and was proud of his accomplishments, his friends and most of all his family. A gathering to celebrate the life of Rolf Brunner will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Alpine Meadows Resort on Dunn Lake Road, East Blackpool, BC. The service may be viewed online at www.NorthThompsonFuneral.com and condolences may be directed there as well. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N0, (250) 674-3030.

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Learning to appreciate lichens at Heritage Year event Keith McNeill The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That old adage seemed to be the theme of a presentation on lichens by Trevor Goward at Upper Clearwater Hall last Friday evening. Nearly 30 people turned up for the event, which was part of the Wells Gray World Heritage Year series. Although he has no advanced degree in the subject, Goward is regarded as one of the world’s foremost

authorities on lichens. Algae and fungi are individually fairly fragile, Goward pointed out. However, when they get together and form a lichen, they can inhabit some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Lichens have been found on Mount Everest, in hot springs, in the Atacama Desert, and in Antarctica, he said. “I think that all I’m really saying is I think lichens are neat,” Goward said. Despite their hardiness, most lichens are

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quite specific about what kind of habitat they will live in. These requirements are so specific that if you find a particular group of lichens growing in an area, you can accurately predict what the environment. This sensitivity means that lichens are valuable indicators to subtle changes in the environment. Because lichens consist of two very different types of life, how they reproduce hasn’t been properly answered yet. Goward speculated that the primary means of growing more lichens, at least for the tree lichens common in this area, is by pieces breaking off and being spread by the wind. People have known since the 1860s that lichens are made up of fungi and algae living together, he said. Despite that, scientists still have not

Upper Clearwater resident Trevor Goward gestures with a piece of tree lichen during a World Heritage Year event at Upper Clearwater Hall on Friday evening, June 21. Photo by Keith McNeill

come up with a satisfactory definition of what a lichen is. Most lichens consist of fungi living with algae. Some lichens, however, consist of fungi living with blue-green algae, which aren’t really algae at all, but

a type of bacteria. Goward and his coworker, Curtis Bjork, have identified 425 species of lichen living in the Clearwater Valley. “It’s absolutely extraordinary,” Goward said. “The closest in the world for

lichen diversity for an area of similar size is in the high 300s.” The lichen expert gave several reasons for the unusual number of species in the valley. “Part of the answer is the air is clear,” he said. Polluted air

means the centers of cities are lichen deserts. Another is the amount of dew that typically happens most mornings. Other factors are the variety of rocks and micro-climates. Possibly the biggest reason is the valley is on the northern edge of the most bio-diverse region in Canada. Nine of the 14 lifezones in B.C. are within a two hour drive, he pointed out. Friday evening’s lecture at the community hall was followed by a field trip on Saturday. The next Wells Gray Heritage Year event will be An Ear for Birds with Dick Canning. The well known bird biologist will give a lecture at Upper Clearwater Hall on Saturday evening, June 29, starting at 7 p.m. It will be followed by a field trip on Sunday, June 30.

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