Quesnel Cariboo Observer, October 30, 2013 by Black Press Media Group

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Wednesday, October 30, 2013

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Canfor is shutting its doors as of March 2014. “The timber availability in the Quesnel region following the mountain pine beetle infestation unfortunately leaves us unable to continue operation at our Quesnel sawmill,” Canfor Corporation president and CEO Don Kayne said. The company has entered into an agreement with West Fraser Mills for an exchange in forest tenure rights. Canfor exchanged 382,194 m3 of its replaceable forest license annual allowable cut in the Quesnel timber supply area as well as 53,627 m3 of replaceable forest licence allowable cut in the Lakes timber supply area with West Fraser for 324,500 m3 of replaceable forest license allowable cut in the Morice timber supply area. The two companies are also exchanging nonreplaceable licenses and undercut volumes. “This wasn’t about cash,” Kayne said. “This was about longevity. The additional fiber we have been able to secure in the exchange with West Fraser enhances fibre requirements for our Houston facility.” Kayne also spoke to the 209 employees currently employed at its Gold Pan location, stating they would be offered positions elsewhere in the company. “Those who want to stay [in Quesnel], we will work with our competitors [to help secure employment].” West Fraser CEO and president Ted Seraphim echoed Kayne’s comments adding, “the mountain pine beetle devastation has and will continue to undermine the availability of merchantable timber in the interior of B.C. “The shutdown of our Houston mill has been a difficult decision and we will work closely with the affected employees to support them through this process. Our first priority is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations and we will provide assistance in finding new employment.” Seraphim also pointed to the agreement between the companies boosting the competitiveness of West Fraser’s operations, which are part of a $350 million B.C. capital investment program.

Happy Halloween

Scary, scary night Halloween is just one night away and many households have taken the time to decorate their homes in the spirit of the event. This scary skeleton is waiting for trick or treaters in North Quesnel. Other home decorations are contained in our Halloween pages in this issue. Annie Gallant photo

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Wednesday

KALLY LOKKEN Grade 4, Carson

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The telltale headband

Monster sanctuary Once upon a very cold, dark, stormy Halloween night, millions of monsters came to a house. Vampires, werewolves, frankenstein monsters, mummies, zombies, goblins, ghouls and ghosts were going to the house of 18-year-old Kalista Hartly. She already had a bunch of monsters in her house, so she wasn’t terrified. In fact, she loved monsters so much that she opened a monster sanctuary. (That’s why they were all coming!) I know you’re probably thinking, “Why do monsters need a sanctuary? They’re tough, strong and mean.” Well, that’s a monster-sized stereotype. They are actually very loving and defenceless. But the government didn’t believe that. So Kalista kept it a secret. But one member of the government was also 18 and really liked Kalista. Rob Stevenson was his name. He knew about the monsters.

He lied to the government. He said Kalista had an animal sanctuary. The government believed the lie that Rob told. Till one day, they found out the truth. The day that got Rob fired. One member of the government was walking by Kalista’s house and spotted Kalista’s zombies eating salmon brains and chicken heads. The member of the government knew no animal would eat those. He captured it on tape and reported it. Rob tried to convince them they were lying. The other member of the government said, “tell that to the tape.” He showed them the tape. Rob was fired for lying. The government kidnapped all of Kalista’s monsters. Rob and Kalista had to get the monsters back. Rob knew where the monsters were kept. They went to the cage and revealed the stereotype. They set the monsters free, re-opened the sanctuary and Rob and Kalista got married and everyone lived happily ever after.

CYRA KLOTZ Grade 4, Ecole Baker FI One night a little girl named Lucy went for a walk in the graveyard with her sister Chelsea. Lucy says she’s not afraid of anything, but that night they heard a noise. “What was that?” Chelsea asked. “It’s probably a wolf or something,” Lucy replied. “Okay. But I want to go home,” Chelsea said nervously. “Suck it up,” Lucy snapped. And they kept walking. “Ahaaaaaa!” Chelsea screamed. “Chelsea you’re not going to scare me,” Lucy said. “Chelsea, Chelsea CHELSEA!” Lucy saw Chelsea’s head band lying on the ground. She pick it up and it was covered in goo. “Eek,” Lucy said walking to a tree. She sat next to the tree

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trying to figure out why there was goo on the head band. But suddenly Lucy saw something in the corner of her eye. It was in fact a mummy. But Lucy didn’t know that. “Chelsea is that you?” Lucy asked. Lucy heard a thumping noise. “Chelsea? Ahaaaaaa! It’s a mummy!” Lucy ran for her life, screaming. But the mummy grabbed her leg then the mummy called Chelsea. “Chelsea, oh thank goodness you’re here. The mummy is about to eat me!” Lucy said. “No, I am,” Chelsea declared. “No, No, Nooooooooo!” Lucy screamed dropping Chelsea’s head band and blood spilling everywhere. Chelsea picked up her head band and walked away with the mummy. And Lucy was never seen again.

WILL DAKU Grade 2, Wells “Woooo. Haaa.” “Oh no! What are we going to do?” I will get the ghost away. Booooom! I shot the ghost. Ha! The bullets went right through the ghost. But the ghost was scared of the bullets so the ghost went out of the house.

as fast as I can. The zombie was behind me. I trip and it stood there. I slowly got up. I ran to my apartment. I lock all the windows and doors. The zombie was still waiting in the street. The next morn-

ing I woke up. I ate a snack. I went outside. I made a trap. I caught the zombie. I tried to cure the zombie then I had a partner and all the zombies were gone for once and for all. KAELAN SWANSON Age 5, Kindergarten Parkland school

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Return of the haunted dummy

The doll in the attic CAYLE MCDOUGALL Gr. 5 Dragon lake

When I was selling brownies, I saw a creepy mansion. I knocked on the door but no one answered. I knocked again and to my surprise the door opened all by itself. I cautiously stepped inside. It looked like no one had lived in the house for a while. There were cobwebs everywhere. I decided to go up the stairs. I saw a toy box and a chair with a doll on it. The doll was the cutest doll in the world in my opinion, so I brought it home. When I got home, I opened the from door and quickly ran up the stairs. I was halfway up when my

mom pointed and asked what I had in my hand. I assured her it was nothing and ran to my room. I knew she thought something was up because she checked in on me five times that night before bed. After I played with the doll (which I named Sally), I fell asleep. At like 3 a.m., I was jolted awake. First I though I was dreaming until it talked to me. Then I knew it was real. A ghostly voice said she owned the doll and she wanted it back. But I didn’t want to give it away so I refused. The ghost disappeared into thin air. I was so scared that I went to tell my mom but she didn’t believe me. Later that day the ghost returned.

JESSICA RICKETTS Grade 7, Wells

It asked for the doll again. I said no. The ghost left. The next day my friend came over for a play date. Her mom came too. While our moms had tea we played with the doll. The girl’s name was Arianna. She said that she wanted the doll. I said no because I didn’t want to give it away and when she left I thought about it for a while. Why did everyone want the doll? It’s like it’s haunted or something. Then it suddenly came to me. She was the ghost in human form. The next day was halloween. I went trick or treating, but when I got home the doll was gone.

I’m going to tell you the chilling story of Amelia Jones. She was a young girl when her parents decided they would move to Quesnel. ” Where is our house?” Amelia asked. “I don’t know. It said in the paper its on Fear Street,” her father answered. “Stop! It’s right there!” Amelia yelled. As they pulled into the driveway an old lady came out of the house. When they got out of their car the old lady slowly walked up to them and said, “No, don’t go in there. Bad things will happen. The ghost of the dummy lives in there.” They didn’t listen to her. Three weeks went by and nothing happened. “Amelia can you go down stairs and get some more bread from the freezer?” Amelia’s mom yelled to her.

“Ok”, Amelia yelled back. She ran down the stairs to the basement. She was just reaching into the freezer when she saw a small coffin. She walked over to it and opened it up. Inside was a wooden dummy that looked exactly like her. She reached in to grab it and to her surprise it bit her! “Aaaaahhhhhh”, Amelia let out a blood curdling scream as she ran up the stairs. “Mom, Dad, there’s this weird dummy that looks just like me,” Amelia said. Her mom and dad turned around and they were dummies too. “Don’t worry. That dummy is just going to replace you,” her mom said. Her dad grabbed her and dragged her outside. Amelia thought that they would just kick her out or something but they took her to the old well and threw her inside. Now people say that she haunts the old well. But hey, not every story ends in a happy ending.

Jillian Livingston Age 6, Grade One Parkland school

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There are two advance voting opportunities, in addition to general voting day. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of these advance voting opportunities because there is lower voter turnout on these days and therefore less time spent waiting in line. Both advance voting opportunities will take place in the CD Hoy Room in Quesnel City Hall on the following dates:

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

IT’S NOT A TRICK IT’S A TREAT JUST FOR YOU The Quesnel Downtown Association and participating members would again like to invite parents to dress up their children and bring them downtown for treats. Businesses will be opening their doors to hand out treats in a safe and friendly environment. Look for the orange signs posted in the windows of participating merchants. We ask that an adult accompany all children. Come out and enjoy the fun!

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Brian Kipling Jr. took this ghostly picture while playing on the trampoline with his sisters Keysha and Lexus Kipling.

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Rabies takes his sister GRAEME HAMELIN Grade 7, Parkland Last Sunday, while doing my math homework, I suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the trash can at the front of my driveway where we think a raccoon with rabies is living. I went to get my mom and dad, they were asleep. I went to look for a flashlight and found one. I went to go outside but then my sister ran out and asked: “What are you doing? If you don’t tell me what you’re doing I will yell the house down,” she threatened. “I heard a bang while doing my math,” I said. “I’m going with you,” my sister said. “No” I said immediately. And then I heard a loud sound once again coming from the garbage can at the end of the driveway. I started booking it to the driveway but my sister couldn’t keep up. “Wait you limbo! I want to see too.” I got to the garbage first and to my surprise, there was a large Chihuahua in it eating our pizza from the night before. When my sister got there, she started laughing. I started laughing too. We couldn’t stop. The chihuahua leaped out of the garbage and ran away. When we stopped laughing, my sister ran after it. When she finally caught up to the dog, she kneeled down for the dog to sniff her palm, it turned around and bit her on the palm of her hand. Then we saw the mouth of the rat-faced mutt. It was frothing. That could only mean one thing. Me and my sister looked at each other. We both screamed at the same time. “RABIES” The dog ran into the middle of the highway and got hit by an ice cream truck. Then he must have thought it was a box that was stuck on his tires or something so he backed up again. The dog was dead flat in the middle of the road. After that we took her to the hospital and the doctor said my sister would be fine but a couple days later she started to have foam around her mouth and started to act crazy. I think she has rabies. That means she might die. So my parents spent a fortune on anti-rabies tablets and injections the doctor said “all hope is lost. She is going to die and the dog had rabies too long and your sister is not strong enough.” So one week later my sister died after being overrun with rabies.

Phantom horse MAKAYLA CROSSMAN Grade 4, Carson

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Living in community: Minister Don McRae visits

Thanks to all the sponsors, prize givers, volunteers and participants in the 20th Quesnel Women’s Fall Challenge. Together we have raised $24,000.00 to support the Mammography Unit of GR Baker Hospital. Volunteers

During a vist to Quesnel as part of Community Living Awareness activities, cabinet minister Don McRae toured the Good For You Food Store a partnership developed by the Quesnel Community Living Association. Now employing six self advocates. He also toured the Community Living Association's Life Skills and Day Program to view some of the project activities that go on there. Left to right: Mayor Mary Sjostrom greets the minister. McRae is greeted by self advocates, parents, and interested community members and enjoyed a chocolate cake baked by the centre's participants earlier in the day. David Sutton photos

Adopt a Shelter Cat! The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned and abandoned cats each year. If you can give a homeless cat a second chance at happiness, please visit your local shelter today.

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Connecting Our Community

Lee Morgan Natalie Armstrong Sarah Armstrong Courtney Gillman Charlene Livingstone Eileen Cindric Herb Chlebek Peter van Leusden Graham Coles Bryan Mankowske

Greg Strebel Don Peeke-Vout Jim Cappan Dan Dobrinsky Ernie Bassett Tony Jaffary George Dagenais Doug Nelson Sean Seabourne Jeff Coles

Karen Powell Sarah Powell Audrey Long Bert Sturt Paul Mednis Mike von Hahn Rick Cindric Tony Bensted Barb Daigle Brian Black

George Ryan Joe Daigle Jerry McFetridge John Brisco John Courtney Brent Hodgson Shirley Smith Kristy Poelzer Carly Tolhurst Brenda Gardiner

Sponsors & Contributors 2013 Platinum Sponsors with Donations of $500.00 or more: Arrow Transportation Systems Inc Cariboo Radio Ltd Clayton’s Funeral Directors (1981) Ltd David J Gook Insurance Agencies Ltd Fraser River Chevrolet

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Quesnel Women’s Fall Challenge RBC Foundation Shoppers Drug Mart #213 Spa Rivier West Fraser Mills Ltd

2013 Gold Sponsors with Donations of $250.00 to $499.00:

Camping 101 at Gavin Lake

For the past several weeks you have been reading about the successful grant applicants for 2013. $43,150 was awarded to 15 groups for projects that will add great benefit to our community. A few updates on some of these projects: West Side Community Garden has had over 162 people produce over 1600 lbs of food with over 720 volunteer hours! The new kitchen at Carson Elementary will be open for business at their Fall Craft Fair in November and is currently being used for Life Skills classes. Special Olympic athletes will be sporting new jerseys as they take to the bowling alley this fall. Students who participated in Camping 101 at Gavin Lake learned things like…compass reading, mapping, weather reading, how to camp and be safe and have fun. In the next few weeks, the January 2014 Grant Cycle will begin. Ours is a two part process – Letters of Intent are due January 10. Those groups presenting projects that fit within our mandate will then be asked to complete a more detailed application. From these applications, the Grant Committee will determine which projects will be supported. Announcements of the 2014 grant recipients will occur at the annual Awards Gala on April 5, 2014. SUSTAINING PARTNERS

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North Cariboo Realty Ltd North Wind Refrigeration Ltd. Quesnel Bakery Ltd Q & D Arts and Recreation Centre Reason 2 Run Richbar Nursery Golf & Garden Sandman Hotel Quesnel Savalas Steak House Save On Foods

Small Town Love Stride & Glide Sports Subway Restaurant TD Bank Financial Group Tre Spa Troll Ski Resort United Concrete & Gravel Ltd Westside Liquor Store Wright Choice Automotive Ltd

2013 Silver Sponsors with Donations of $100.00 to $249.00: ABC Communications Attitude South Salon AuTow Quesnel Towing Ltd Best Western Tower Inn Bo Peep Boutique Cariboo Pulp & Paper Co. Centreline Fix Auto Collison Christy’s Designs

Cloverdale Paint Custom Polishing & Wax Dunkley Lumber Limited Dr. Debra Kos Gold City Fitness Ltd Gold City Medical Walk-in Clinic James & Sons Electric Ltd Joanne Reed: Beauti-control Skin Care

Karin’s Deli & Health Foods Naicam Flowers & Gifts NAPA Auto Parts Northland Mortgages Quesnel Ltd OK Tire & Auto Service Pam Devereux Q Brew Quesnel Paving Quesnel Sand & Gravel

Ricki’s Bootlegger Rocky’s Sun and Sage Yoga Tre Spa West Central Pipe

J/Kool Johnson Meir Insurance AGCS GRP Judy Monych: Epicure Kal Tire Keen’s Sports Lensmasters 1 Hour Optical Mark’s Work Wearhouse Northern Flowers Greenhouses Penisola Restaurant Outback Recreation Ltd Outlaw- The Jean Store With More Quesnel Golf Course Quesnel Live Arts

Quiznos Re/Max Quesnel Realty River Rock Pub Roots on Redden Sassnail Care Shark Club Bar & Grill Steeped Tea Suzanne’s The Sign Shop The Source Walk’in Acres Willis Harper Hardware & Furniture Willow Creek Creations

2013 Bronze Sponsors with Donations up to $99.00: Active Rent-All All West Glass Quesnel Ltd Benjamin Moore Decor Gallery Bliss The Ultimate Grill Blumko Booster Juice Canada Post Cariboo Ski Touring Club Cariboo Water Caryall Books Christine Kraayvanger: Registered Massage Therapist Cottonwood House

Cutting Edge Hair Studio Darcy’s Glass Denny’s Restaurant Domino’s Pizza Edward Jones Erika Lynds: Lynds Health Services Extra Foods Fireside Heating & Plumbing Heather Hartridge Personal Fitness Training Iris JD Meats Jean Muir: Avon

Thanks also to Gena McMillan • HMC Road Services • Fabricland • South Hill Graphics • Mary at Integris • Sign Stop City of Quesnel – Public Works • Cariboo Ski Touring Club • Quesnel Triathlon Club

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he closure of Quesnel’s Canfor sawmill is devastating, not only for the employees but for our community. And while running the risk of sounding annoyingly optimistic in the wake of such a tragedy, it’s also an opportunity for our elected officials and community leaders to get together and seriously do something about the future of our fair town and the people who work in it. We’ve been hearing the term “transition” now for years and this particular closure showcases just how important it is for us to be rallying behind one another in massive efforts to make government listen. We need a plan. We need it implemented and we need it now. Programs and resources such as training incentives, job market analysis and transitional support are key in the retention of those 209 employees directly affected by this closure. We need to keep our people here. These are coaches, volunteers, peers, friends and neighbours, taxpayers and consumers. We need to do everything in our power to ensure leaving this amazing community is the last possible option. It’s not enough to say it, it’s not enough to hold meetings and take notes on the hope that someone, somewhere will step in and make this right. This community has rallied before and surely it will rally again. This is one of those opportune times to stand collectively and send a message: we need help and we need help now. Resource-based communities have been a major contributor to government’s tax base. It is time we see a little recognition of not only our “transition” but our efforts. Victoria needs to hear us, Ottawa needs to hear us. –Autumn MacDonald, Observer

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ith the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian. An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century. Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests. Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.” Many people will be able

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B.C. Views to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tightfisted Conservative federal government has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds to every part of the country. But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations or convenience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack. Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the tenants will move out. Reducing them

that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support. On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.” The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big revenue gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas incentives have done. On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all. On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine should share more revenue. Milke omits the substantial support and employment that mine provides, and glosses over the misguided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work. On public sector pensions: Milke notes

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So many reasons to vote yes Editor: I would like to urge everyone to vote ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum. It is crucial to the economic viability of our city to have as many services as possible to attract newcomers to Quesnel and provide a satisfying life for those who already live here. By extending the referendum two years, chances are good that we’ll raise all the money needed to have a facility we’ll be proud of for many years to come. As a former member of the Multi-Centre Society,

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I have spoken to many people, especially older folks who say they don’t want to pay for a new arena/theatre complex because they wouldn’t use it. Please remember back to when your children were young and other taxpayers were willing to pay for facilities that enriched your lives and those of your children. A few years ago when Vernon built its new facility, they were overwhelmed by the number of seniors who came out of the woodwork to use the

walking track and take in concerts, hockey games, three-ring circuses, etc, because they now had comfortable seating and a warm, pleasant environment. Even if you’re a younger taxpayer and don’t use the arena or attend live arts productions, do your children play soccer, little league ball, or do they swim? Sub-regional recreation taxpayers are paying for those facilities so your family has a better quality of life. We are not a soccer family, but I’m very

grateful that we have a state-of-the-art soccer facility here. Swimming isn’t an activity that we do either, but I can’t imagine Quesnel without its Rec Centre. Some 20 years ago now, Mayor Mike Pearce was less than popular when he proposed the River Front Trail. There was a huge outcry about the cost, but who can picture Quesnel without its beautiful paved pathways? They are wonderful. According to arena staff, there are approximately

1,000 Quesnel residents who use the arena every week; people who are registered in adult hockey leagues, minor hockey, women’s hockey, figure skating and ringette. Because of our substandard facility, we lost our Junior A hockey team , the Millionaires, an organization that infused a lot of money into Quesnel’s economy. The cost of the new multi-Centre will increase your taxes by $60 per $100,000 of the assessed value of your home. A $300,000 home therefore, will see an increase of

$180 per year or $15 a month. Many of us spend more than that every month at our favourite coffee shops. Our poor old decrepit arena has served us well since 1952, but is in desperate need of replacement and Quesnel is deserving of a bigger and better theatre than what the classroom theatre at Correlieu provides. Please vote ‘yes’ on November 9, or at the advanced polls on Oct 30 and Nov 4. Dora Kolody Quesnel

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN The ghost at the amusement park

The haunted bridge BRANDY BEAULIEU Grade 7 Ecole Baker One Halloween day a little girl was walking to school with her friends, they were all being matching fairies. As they were walking to school they decide to take the short cut. They walked through the bushes at the end of the bushes was a bridge. The bridge looked sketchy. “Oh, I think we took a wrong turn lets go back,” Masson said. ‘No, let’s walk across it,” Ashley suggested. ‘I’ll go first,” she added, as she walked, the bridge was wobbly. “I made it, now one of you come across,” she yelled to the other side. “I will go!” said Emma as she walked towards the bridge they heard crackle noises in the bushes behind them. “Did you hear that?” asked Emma. “It must have being the wind,” she added, and then she started to walk. “Your turn Maci, come we’re going to be late for school,” Emma yelled. “I’m coming, don’t rush me!” she hollered back. As she walking across the bridge something grabbed her leg!  “HELP!” she screamed, Ashley and Emma turned as fast as they could. “We’re coming!” Ashley said, Ashley and Emma both carefully walked one by one. “AHHHH!” Emma said as she slipped and fell into a board. ‘What happened?” asked Ashley ‘SOMETHING GRABBED MY FOOT AND I SLIPPED AND I CANT GET UP!” she screamed back with fear in her voice. ‘I will be there in a minute, let me help Maci up,” she replied, as she pulled Masson up something grabbed her leg and pulled her into the creek below the bridge. Years later a family was walking through the bushes and they said they could hear little girls screaming and crying for help. Now no one dares to walk across that bridge.

Mummies mobbing PAIGE HIEBERT Grade 4, Carson Long ago a little boy was getting dressed for trick or treating with his big sister. So off they went from house to house. They were at their fourth house. The little boy turned to see bulging red eyes looking straight at him from across the road. He tried to tell his sister. She just said, “don’t be ridiculous.

It was probably just your imagination.” Maybe, but he still thought he had seen something. But that was before they got lost in the woods. Then he did see something. It was a mummy. There was about 200 mummies mobbing. Then they all took their masks off. All 202 people laughed. It was the best Halloween ever.

JESSI MCDOUGALL Grade 5, Dragon Lake On a cold, foggy Halloween night Taylor and Isabelle went trick or treating. Taylor was a cat and Isabelle was a butterfly. They went to twenty houses and at ten o’clock they started to walk home. they walked for a bit. Then they was the abandoned amusement park entrance so Taylor and Isabelle decided to take a short cut. All the rides, games and food were still there. The amusement park looked scary in the dark. The moon made a scary looking shadow against the sideways trees. Then Taylor saw her favourite ride, the ferris wheel, and Isabelle saw her favourite ride, the tea cups. Then the two girls decided to sit on the rides. When they were just about to get to on the rides they suddenly turned on. Then they saw something coming towards them. Out of nowhere two ghosts appeared and started chasing them. One ghost chased Taylor up and down the ferris wheel. The second ghost chased Isabelle around the tea cups and they got so scared they ran all the way home. When they got him their mom was sitting on the couch and they sat down and told her everything. Their mom listened and said it’s probably just your imagination and go to bed. So Taylor and Isabelle went to bed. Right before Taylor was about to fall asleep, Isabelle asked Taylor if she though it was really their imagination. Taylor said the ghost looked pretty real. Isabelle agreed. They vowed to never go in that abandoned amusement park ever again. Then they fell asleep.

Prowler of the night, stalking my warm-blooded prey JAYDEN EMSLIE Grade 5, Carson It was mid-October when I was in Mexico studying as an exchange student from Canada. I was fascinated by how many people were so busy setting up for their favourite holiday, “The Day of the Dead.” The head teacher at my school, Mr. Vladimi Van Kline was from Transylvania before he moved to Mexico for a brighter, happier future. He asked me to help decorate the school for the Day of the Dead. Of course, I wouldn’t decline that offer –

Thank goodness, it was a nightmare JENNAH PAUL Grade 4, Nazko Once upon a time I was sleeping and I heard a big scream. I went to open my room door but it was locked. All the dressers where opening and closing and all my

clothes were falling out and the lights were turning on and off. I was so scared there was something in the room. I saw it. It looked like it was very mad at me. I ran to my cell phone and called the police. Zombies started to climb through the

windows. The cops came and hit all the zombies and more zombies came in the window and skulls and bats and spiders came in too. I was really scared. Then my mom woke me up for school It was a big nightmare.

so I followed him to the rec room to make some decorations for the whole school dance. He left me alone for a couple of hours promising to come back and check on me after an hour had

passed. He still hadn’t come, so I decided to wander off and find him. Unfortunately, all I found was a janitor closet. I heard some rumbling sound from the other side of the door so once I got into earshot, I heard terrible screaming, tearing and moaning noises on the other side. I opened the door amazed at what I found. The janitor’s body lying motionless on the ground – torn to shreds by what seemed to be claws. I suddenly felt nauseous until I felt hot breath

against my neck. I turned around and saw a huge towering creature with massive jaws and razor sharp claws standing behind me. The creature lurched forward and I had a sudden blackout. I woke up stiff, in the hospital bed and walked to the window. The beautiful moon shone eerily through the window seeping onto the neatly designed mosaic floor. I suddenly made contact with the moon. “Rreeaa!” I screamed. I ran to the mirror. All there was was a giant, hairy, carnivorous creature. I am now a prowler of the night, stalking my warm-blooded prey.

The vampire seagull turns on the full moon JAMES ESCOTT Grade 3, Wells The vampire seagull! It is half vampire and half seagull. On the full moon the seagull turns into a vampire. Then the vampire seagull turns pitch black.

On Halloween, and the day after, it is a vampire. It goes around and sucks blood. It hides in very dark caves. One night, a group of people went in his cave and fell down his sleeping hole with water in the bottom. They got all wet so the vampire could not suck blood until he was a seagull

again. Then it was morning so the seagull sucked their blood. The people turned into vampires. The people had to wait for eight hours until the morning which is 4:00 am in the morning before they could fly away.

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Billy’s mom called him and said it’s time to come home. But when Billy and his friends got to the gate, they found they were locked in. Somebody locked the gate so they were trapped. The clown moved again. He followed them until the looked back and suddenly the clown was back at his original spot. Billy’s mom called him again and told him it’s really time to come home, but this time Billy told his mom that they were locked in the old abandoned amusement park. She didn’t believe him. Billy and his friends were scared so they

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN What hangs on the tree in your back yard? KAITLYN BROWN Grade 7, Ecole Baker Have you ever wondered what hung on the tall tree in your back yard? Because I used to know a family that bought an old farm house and moved in. About a year later, the family started having problems in the house like lights turning on and off, people in the mirrors and weird smells like rotten flesh. They called a person who could communicate with paranormal beings, and they found out the story behind this old farm house. It was not too much of a good thing to live in it then. The true story behind this house was there

was a lady with a boy who lived there. She was accused of witch craft and committed suicide on the big tree in her back yard. Right before she died she said: “Whoever tries to take my land will die with me.” Right after she said that her maid got possessed and killed her son that is the story behind the house. Now, this is what is happening in the house. The lady is possessing the mother who moved into the farm house and she is going to kill her daughters but the professional got her back and saved the day, for now. The real question is, what hangs on the tall tree in your back yard?

Mom’s picture scares ghost away ZEPPELIN WARREN Grade 4, Nazko One night, a long, long time ago, farmer Noll takes candy out-

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It all started when a scientist was curious about if he could create a formula that could make people smarter, braver, faster until it all went wrong. The first side affect was twitching thrashing. Then the test subject was a zombie. The zombie lay down and then jumped up and ate the scientist’s flesh. Then the zombie died.

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Call Welcome Wagon if you’re: •New-to-town •New moms Sheila 250-747-2577 email: info@welcomewagon.ca Internet: www.welcomewagon.ca

Community Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS ETC... THURSDAY HARVEST CARNIVAL Oct. 31, 6 – 9 p.m., Lakeview Church, 2244 Ash Ave. Games, cotton candy, prizes popcorn, fireworks, bonfire, photo booth and more.

HALLOWEEN PARTY hosted by Quesnel Technics Gymnastics Club, Oct. 31, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Minimum donation, $10/child or $15/ family. All proceeds towards purchase of new equipment for club.

FRIDAY

The Quesnel CARIBOO GUR The Quesnel SIKH TEMPLE SOChurch CIETY is celebratBut the hour comes and now ing THE ANNUAL is whenChurch the true worshippers

But hour comes and shallthe worship the Father in now is DIWALI FESTIVAL when worshippers spirit the and true in truth. God is a shall (Festival of Lights) worship in spirit and Nov. 1 – 3 at the Sikh spirit and the theyFather must worship inhim truth. God and is ainspirit in spirit truth.and they Temple, 431 Lewis must worship Please joinhim us. in spirit and Drive. Fireworks in truth. Please join us.

Call 747-3178. Call 747-3178 Ask for Kim. . Ask for Kim.

show on Saturday around 7 p.m. Nonstop recital of the

Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib and free kitchen for all three days. All are welcome. QUESNEL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SELF-HELP GROUP MEETING Nov. 1, 12:30 – 2 p.m. in CD Hoy Room, City Hall. Guest speaker, Emma Jarret, speaking on Alexander Technique. Care-givers are welcome. For information contact Donna, 250-9923369. SENIORS CENTRE CRAFT FAIR Nov. 15, 1 – 7 p.m., Nov. 16, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tables $10/day, lunch

available. For information contact Marion, 250-747-1746 or Seniors Centre, 250992-3991.

SATURDAY QUESNEL ART GALLERY PRESENTS OPENING OF THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE Nov. 2, 1 – 3 p.m. at Arts and Rec Centre. Beaux Arts features unique, original artwork by Gallery members and runs through November and December, Tuesday to Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m. UNITED CHURCH LUNCH AND BA-

ZAAR Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Soup and bunch lunch, home baking, crafts and collectibles.

$15/family. RCMA members free, memberships available, for information call Kathy 250-992-3588.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE Nov. 2, Legion Hall, dance from 8 p.m. – midnight. Admission $10, includes lunch. Tickets at the door. For information contact Jean 250-992-5081.

13th ANNUAL ARTISANS AUCTION AND DINNER, Nov. 23, Seniors Centre including dinner by Jean’s Side Door Catering, spirited live auction with Wayne Wark, early bird Meetings and Special Events, Workdraw for original shops, Signups and Non-proﬁt Groups Pat Hartley paintwill run in the Sunday or Wednesday ing and the VIP ta- edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and ble auction loaded the deadline for the weekend edition with extra special is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting goodies. Some notices and regular submissions tickets still availto Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to able, contact Judy Monych, 250-985- the volume of material, we clear the every three months and only 5816, sponsored by column print newly submitted material.

OPEN MIC NIGHT, Nov. 16, Elks Hall, 7 – 11 p.m., all ages welcome, sponsored by River City Music Association, everyone welcome to play/ sing or listen/dance, $5/person, max of

QDHPCA.

SUNDAY NAZKO CHRISTMAS MARKET, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nazko Valley Community Centre/ elementary school. To book a table call Deanna Young, 250249-0235 or Marlene Cline 250-249-0243.

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Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce th 20 Annual Business Excellence Awards The Ten award categories are: 1. BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: Criteria: • Sets an example as a dedicated business leader • Projects a positive image in the community • Works to motivate and encourage other entrepreneurs • Actively contributes to the growth of the community

6. COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD: Criteria: • Any business, community service group, organization, non-profit organization or individual • Whose participation in the community has significantly benefited others • Has contributed by giving back to the community with time, product, donations and/or support 2. BUSINESS OF THE YEAR- UNDER 10 Employees: Criteria: 7. HOME BASED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Criteria: • Provides excellent product or services and stands behind their product • Maintains good customer relationships 2013 Business Excellence Award Categories: • Maintains good customer relationships • Provides excellent product or services and stands behind their product Business Excellence Award Categories: 6. Community Spirit Business the Year • 1. Upholds an activePerson role in2013 theof community • Works towards growing theirAward business through successful and innovative 6.marketing Community Spirit Award Business- Person of the 7. Home Based Business 2. Business of the1. Year Under 10Year employees Home Business Business Year - Under 10 employees 3. BUSINESS OF THE 10 or More Employees: Criteria: 8.7.GO GREEN AWARD: Criteria: 8. GoBased Green Award 3. Business ofYEAR the2.- Year – of 10the or more employees 8. Go Green Award 3. Business of the Year – 10 or more employees • 4. Provides excellent product or services and stands behind their product • Any business, community service group, organization, non-profit organiza9. Tourism Excellence Award Customer Service Award • Maintains good customer4.relationships tion or individual that Award has taken steps this year to reduce their environmental 9. Tourism Excellence Customer Service Award 10. Young Business Person of the Year Employee of in the Year • 5. Upholds an active role community impact 10. Young Business Person of the Year 5.theEmployee of the Year 4. EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR: Criteria: 9. TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARD: Criteria: • Demonstrates initiative and enthusiasm for the job • Provides and/or promotes an outstanding visitor experience • NOMINATION Performs the job above and beyond expectations and/or provides exemplary • Actively encourages the growth of Quesnel & Area as a destination INFORMATION NOMINATION INFORMATION customer service • Increases the visibility of Quesnel & Area 5. CUSTOMER AWARD: Criteria: 10. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Criteria: Name ofSERVICE Award: _____________________________________________________________________ Name of Award: _____________________________________________________________________ • Consistently provides reliable, friendly customer service • Under the age of 30 • Goes above and beyond to meet customers needs • In a management or supervisory role or part owner of a business Name of Nominee: ____________________________________________________________________ Name of Nominee: ____________________________________________________________________ • Demonstrate excellence, innovation or leadership

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give as much detail for the criteria that will showcase your nomination. One form for each category. Incomplete nominations will be disqualified. Please return nomination forms and support information to the Quesnel Visitor Centre located at 703 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC V2J 2B6 or fax to 250-992-2181.

Please return nomination forms and support information to the Quesnel Visitor Centre located at 703 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC V2J 2B6 or fax to 250-992-2181.

Deadline for 2013 Nominations is November 15, 2013.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

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No place like home

JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter

From top left Ryan Manderson makes a save during the game against Williams Lake; Justin Fulton carries the puck into the Steelheads’ zone; The bantam Thunder stand proud with last year’s provincials banner as the national anthem is sung. Jonas Gagnon photos

The ‘Roos impressed with their home opening weekend, winning a tough couple of games. Saturday, the Kangaroos surpassed last year’s Coy Cup winners, the Williams Lake Stampeders, 7-5, cheered on by a large, loud crowd. Justin Fulton, spurred on by the crowd, had the magic touch, assisting on the first couple of goals before netting five of his own. Not a puck went in the net that Fulton didn’t have a stick on. “It was the first home game so I wanted to go hard for the crowd. Everything was going my way, my line mates were feeding me. Everything went well,” Fulton said. It was the third game in a row the ‘Roos played the Stamps, which they came out of even, with a loss and a win in a couple even games. “They’re a good squad. They’ve played together for

so many later with a years, “The crowd was fantastic, shorthanded and the goal, but just awesome.” games are the Stamps –Coach, Brian Kozak so tight, weren’t done, they with Jassi could go Sangha neteither way, so to beat them ting a power play goal and back to back, it’s good,” Brent McIsaac netting two, Coach Brian Kozak said. one power play and one even The game opened slowly, handed, putting the ‘Roos with the ‘Roos in particular down going into the third. having a hard time getting In the third, Fulton hit the into gear. Tyrell Turgeon gas, scoring three for a hat opened up the scoring at trick on the period, includmid-point in the first. ing a pretty goal handling In the second, the ‘Roos his way through a couple capitalised on a four minute defenders before flicking it major early in the period. up and over Williams Lake’s Cory Grabovski netted one goaltender Justin Foote’s before Fulton started his glove. scoring streak on the same And through it all, the power play. ‘Roos go the support of their The Stamps dominated the fans for the first time this rest of the period, aided by year. the ‘Roos infatuation with “The crowd was fantastic, the penalty box. Nathan just awesome,” Kozak said. Zurak scored the first for the Foote faced 27 shots, while Stamps, followed by a power Quesnel’s Ryan Manderson play goal midway through turned aside 28 of 33 in the the period. winning effort. Fulton broke up the Sunday, the ‘Roos hosted Stamps’ streak seven seconds last year’s league winner, the

Smithers Steelheads, winning in overtime, 3-2. Manderson faced 49 shots over the course of the contest, keeping the ‘Roos in despite some very tense moments in his crease. “A lot of shots, a lot of action There was a big flurry there. Blood gets pumping pretty good,” Manderson said. The Steelheads were down to two lines on the road and were successful in keeping the pace of the game down and choosing their chances. The slow and steady Steelheads kept the game to 0-0 until the final seconds of the Third, when Rigby Burgart was able to take advantage of a power play, knocking in a rebound to open up the scoring. As the clock wound down the Steelheads, wound up in an effort to finally find a goal, but Manderson stayed strong, standing on his head to keep the ‘Roos up.

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AWAY GAME

Fri. Nov. 1, 2013 @ 7:30 pm - Kangaroos VS Williams Lake Stampeders Game Sponsor CMP Tickets on sale at Fraser River GM We will be honoring our Bantam Rep Provincial Champions / Atom Select will be holding a Raffle for a fundraiser

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OT against tired Steelheads

FHL

Battles on the rink

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to temper several pecks of futile attempts. Leading his mates all to a 9-1 over the ice and scoring drubbing the shoot-out winner the last time was Kevin (Baywatch) Serenity faced Hesslegrave who had Blue Collar, the four points highlighted Builders drew by a top shelf backhand Steve Dodge on that memory that would have made PAPERBACK WRITER even Davey Keon drool. and were rewarded with a Also scoring four points 4-3 victory. and cueing the comeback with The tight checking contest his intensity was Glen (Garbage featured several stellar efforts Goal) Boudreau who scored as Budd (Crash) Carter gave a crucial tally with only five his team a chance by scoring a seconds left in the first half to singleton and adding an assist on close the gap to 5-4 Bear. Also Chris (Crown) Royle (Reserve)’s getting into the act with a Gordie second of this season and 140th Howe hat trick was (Insane) of his 17 year career. Collecting a Shane Thon who scored a goal, pair of assists in the losing cause an assist and a minor penalty for was Chad (The Comet) Swanson boarding. Red was lead by their as (Hot) Rod Albers sniped a two centre icemen but it was a goal as well. Getting the party pair of much maligned wingers started for Serenity was durable Doug (Missmuch) Mack with Dave (Chainsaw) McCulloch, a pair of goals and an assist on who scored a terrific unassisted (Handy) Dan Lowndes marker. marker as Les (Knuckles) Nylen, Skating miles early and often continued to impress with a goal was Ian (Heartbreaker) Hannah and an assist. Scoring the winner who broke into the assist column on the "C'Mon Man!" moment with three and also added a of the morning was Eric (Bonsai) pair of mesh ripplers as Chris Bodman, whose weak shot (Haymitch) Hayman pocketed from the point slithered under two helpers. an opponent’s skate past the This week in Season 16 (2010) bewildered BCS netminder who saw Whites Grant (Plants) immediately lost his sense of ha Johannesen continue his early ha in the morning. season tear as he slammed in a The other contest saw Bear juicy rebound for his fourth goal charge out to a early four-zip of the campaign as Brian (The lead, only to be called on their Refrigerator) Inwood scored the bluff as the Chevy Crew stormed winner thanks to his bowling back to take the lead and then ball net crashing technique in win it on the FHL’s first regular Whites 5-1 win over Black. season shoot-out. –Steve Dodge is a The 7-6 final could have been defensive winger with Bear worse, as the netminder Mikes Communications and an actually made a bushel of saves Observer contributor.

Quesnel

Minor Hockey 2013/2014 Schedule

2013 Canadian Tire Midget Tier 2/3 Tournament Friday, November 1st 2013 GAME

HOME

VISITOR

TIME

RINK

Prince George T2

Williams Lake

11:00am - 1:00pm

Burns Lake

Kitimat

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Prince Rupert

Prince George T2

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Prince George T3

Terrace

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Quesnel

Dawson Creek

7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Burns Lake

Dawson Creek

7:30am - 9:30am

Williams Lake

Terrace

8:30am - 10:30am

Kitimat

Quesnel

9:30am - 11:30am

Prince George T3

Prince Rupert

11:30am - 12:30pm

Prince George T2

Burns Lake

11:30am - 1:30pm

Dawson Creek

Terrace

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Prince George T3

Williams Lake

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Kitimat

Prince George T2

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Quesnel

Prince Rupert

6:00pm - 8:00pm

from A17 Fulton got his sixth of the weekend a couple minutes later, putting a lot of pressure on the Steelheads. With less than four minutes left, Jeff DeVries scored bringing the Steelheads to within a point and pushing the game into over drive. As the clock ticked down the Steelheads threw the rest of their energy into getting the tying goal. The ‘Roos were back on their heels but not letting anything through until the ‘Roos’ Joey MacDonald took a penalty with just over two minutes left. Then David Gordin got a game misconduct for checking from behind. The Steelheads pulled their goalie for a two man advantage and with eight seconds left, in a scrum in front of the net, Ian Smith got his stick on a puck Manderson couldn’t get his glove over and pushed it in forcing the extra period. The last push took most of the Steelheads energy. Less than three minutes into OT Tyrell Turgeon left the puck for Alessio Tomassetti, who took a quick wrist shot past goalie Tyler Perrault to clinch the win. The ‘Roos are will be in Williams Lake this weekend to take on the Stamps once again

VALLEY AUCTION LTD

Armstrong, BC

On offer at Valley Auction Ltd. October 24, 2013 Head of Livestock 1363 Number of Buyers 64

Baby Calves ............................. $150.00 $350.00 Veal Calves .............................. $ -$ -D 1-2 Cows ............................. $ 65.00 $ 73.75 D 3-5 Cows ............................. $ 50.00 $ 63.00 Holstein Cows .......................... $ -$ -Bulls ........................................ $ 76.00 $ 84.75 Bred Cows ............................... $ -$ -Cow Calf Pairs ......................... $ -$ -FEEDER CATTLE DIVISIONS (prices quoted per 100 lbs.) Steer Calves 300 - 400 ............ $ 178.00 $ 188.00 Steer Calves 400 - 500 ............ $ 168.00 $ 178.50 Steer Calves 500 - 600 ............ $ 150.00 $ 159.00 Steer Calves 600-700 .............. $ 148.00 $ 158.00 Feeder Steers 700-800 ............ $ 138.00 $ 146.00 Feeder Steers 800-900 ............ $ 135.00 $ 145.00 Feeder Steers 900-1000 .......... $ 130.00 $ 139.00 Heifer Calves 300 - 400 ........... $ -$ -Heifer Calves 400 - 500 ........... $ 143.50 $ 151.50 Heifer Calves 500 - 600 ........... $ 135.00 $ 147.00 Heifer Calves 600 -700 ............ $ 131.00 $ 139.25 Feeder Heifers 700 - 800 ......... $ 124.00 $ 136.00 Feeder Heifers 800 - 900 ......... $ 126.00 $ 136.50 Feeder Heifers 900 - 1000 ....... $ 98.00 $ 108.50 HOGS, SHEEP & GOATS Sows ....................................... $ -$ -Feeder Pigs.............................. $ -$ -Feeder lambs ........................... $ 98.00 $ 120.00 Lambs & Ewes ......................... $ 70.00 $ 92.00 Goats ....................................... $ 35.00 $ 125.00

North Cariboo Growers A Division of Vanderhoof & District Co-op Association

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4th Place

5th Place

6:30am - 8:30am

2nd Place

3rd Place

7:30am - 9:30am

8th Place

9th Place

8:45am - 10:45am

6th Place

7th Place

9:45am - 11:45am

Winner Game 15

Loser game 16

11:45am - 1:45pm

1st Place

Winner Game 16

2:00pm - 4:00pm