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Taseko donates $1.5M to mental health facility in Vancouver AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter After Taseko Mines Limited committed $1.5 million to the building of a new Mental Health Facility in Vancouver, it’s been touted as the largest corporate donation in the facility’s history. The funding, provided over the course of three years, will aid VGH in building a new state-ofthe-art facility, which will provide a therapeutic and healing environment for
patients from across the province. The current facility is 70 years old. “Taseko’s operations are exclusively British Columbia based,” Taseko president and CEO Russell Hallbauer said. “We have more than 700 people and their families living in the province, primarily in Williams Lake and the Cariboo region; and although this new facility will exist in Vancouver, it will be available to improve the lives of British Columbians, regardless of
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will cost an estimated $84.5 million. Construction of the centre is expected to break ground in October 2014, with the building completed by May 2017. “The $1.5 million we’ve contributed will go to a very worthy cause – the services provided by the new state-of-the-art centre will benefit the province’s residents regardless of where they live, providing mental health care and recovery services where it is needed,” Taseko vice pres-
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ident of corporate affairs Brian Battison said. “As a large employer that has worked closely with people in small communities, we’ve had the privilege to know and share the residents’ successes as well as struggles. Our president Russ Hallbauer, who is a former VGH-UBC Hospital board member, has seen the effects of mental illness across the province first hand.” “We are extremely pleased to have Taseko come on board in such a
significant way,” President and CEO at VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation, Barbara Grantham said. “By any measure a $1.5 million donation is very generous. It is the largest corporate gift we have received for the project to date. As Russ Hallbauer notes, Taseko’s contribution underscores the importance of this state-ofthe-art treatment facility that will serve British Columbians for generations to come.”
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Airport receives funding for runway system The Government of Canada is investing $39,115 from the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) for the purchase of a runway condition reporting system for Quesnel Regional Airport which will provide timely, accurate and precise wireless reporting and recording of runway conditions. “The City of Quesnel is pleased to see the purchase of a new runway condition reporting system at our regional airport through the Airports Capital Assistance Program which will provide a modernized reporting system. We are grateful for our federal partnerships and wish to thank Transport Canada
for this opportunity,” Quesnel Mayor Mary Sjostrom said. To date through ACAP, the Quesnel Regional Airport has received more than $2.8 million in funding for seven safety projects, including this announcement. Projects included the installation of a runway approach lighting system, the purchase of a runway sweeper, and repairs to runway 13-31. Since the program started, the Government of Canada has invested more than $609 million for 762 projects at 174 airports. Improvements included purchasing/ replacing heavy airside mobile equipment; installing
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Today, Watoto is impacting the lives of more than 3,000 children who have been orphaned and abandoned. Watoto’s purpose is to RESCUE the vulnerable and RAISE them up to be leaders, so they can REBUILD their nation. For this to become an ongoing reality, Watoto relies on the support of Canadians to sponsor a life and impact their future. Living Hope is a Watoto program that has transformed the lives of women in Kampala and war torn Gulu, Northern Uganda. The target groups are HIV positive single women, returnees from abduction by the Lord’s Resistance Army and teenage mothers. The goal of Living Hope is to restore dignity to vulnerable women. The 2013 Canadian Tour features fair trade items for purchase that are made by women in the Living Hope program.
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industry, and seniors. A community feedback form will be available at each meeting, at the Twin Arenas and the Recreation Centre, City Hall and CRD facilities. The form will also be available online at cariboord. bc.ca and quesnel.ca. The NCJPC has reviewed the information and discussed options regarding future recreation infrastructure planning since the referendum last fall. Based on the results from the telephone survey conducted in January 2014, replacing Arena 1 was the highest community priority for new or upgraded recreation infrastructure. Professional estimates, prepared by MHPM Project Managers indicate the cost to construct an engineered steel, 1,200 - 1,600 seat arena is approximately $14.3 - $16.8 million. Project funding currently available is approximately $9.9 million if all grants, donations and reserve funds are retained or re-committed. Procurement options are currently being researched
and will be presented to the NCJPC at their meeting on March 11, 2014. “The recent survey gave us the information we needed to ensure we are moving forward based on the wishes of our residents within the North Cariboo Recreation and Parks Service Boundary,” NCJPC Co-Chair and CRD ViceChair Ted Armstrong said. “We strongly encourage residents to attend the public meetings to obtain accurate and current information about the proposed next steps,and to provide comments and suggestions to the NCJPC.” “As this community project advances I encourage all residents and user groups to get involved and attend one of our public information meetings,” says City of Quesnel Mayor Mary Sjostrom. “New infrastructure for our community’s future is extremely important as we look to host tournaments and new events to enhance economic opportunities and growth.”
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Opposition politicians called out Premier Christy Clark Thursday on her assurances that the province’s budget would not be balanced by asking more from taxpayers. “Look, it’s the Premier herself who yesterday said she would not be going out to taxpayers and asking them for more money,” NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth told the legislature. He estimated fee increases of $900 a year for thousands of B.C. families, including a sixth consecutive increase in Medical Services Plan fees. “They’re going to be paying more for MSP. They’re going to pay more for hydro. They’re going to pay more for ferry trips,” Farnworth said.
“They’re going to pay more for car insurance and if they live south of the Fraser they’re definitely going to be paying more in tolls [on the Port Mann bridge].” Finance Minister Mike de Jong replied that the four per cent increase in MSP fees is the latest of a series signalled in the last three B.C. budgets. Premiums, many paid by employers, account for 12 per cent of a health care budget that has grown from $8 billion to $17 billion since 2001, de Jong said. MSP premiums increase by up to $5.50 a month for families earning more than $30,000 a year, effective with the start of a new fiscal year April 1. On the same date, a nine per cent increase in BC Hydro rates takes effect, adding $8 a month to
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anadian winter conditions cause car crashes. A recent headline makes that point: “Icy morning causes minor crashes.” A quick Internet search produced these other recent headlines: “Winter weather conditions cause at least one collision”; “Slippery road conditions around the province have resulted in numerous accidents”; “Ice is also to blame for a rollover.” Recognizing the problem is the first step to recovery. Mother Nature is the culprit, plain and simple. We mobilize an expensive sand and gravel contingents to attack this insidious problem of snow packing to make ice and water solidifying as it freezes. Black ice is a particularly nasty culprit because you can’t see it. It’s like when you open up your freezer and pull out the ice cube tray. If you didn’t expect to find cubes, you might not notice them because this particular product of Mother Nature is see-through. Thank goodness for the help we get from tire manufacturers campaigning for drivers to do the responsible thing and purchase winter tires. Those organizations promote tires with optimum traction when driving on the stuff over which a curling stone is thrown and hockey is played. Not so much. I grew up on a farm that was nine miles east of Melville, a “city” by Saskatchewan standards with a population of about 5,000. When I was 16, I started driving a vehicle that was not equipped with winter tires. I expected that ice would form on the roads during the winter months. I didn’t know exactly where it would form, but I knew enough from the ice cube tray that sometimes I wouldn’t be able to see it. Instead of blaming winter roads for being icy, I was taught to take responsibility for my own driving. I was taught to continually assess the road surface conditions and to adjust my speed accordingly. We are the problem, not Canadian winters. – Black Press
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little-noticed protest tent sprouted up on the rain-soaked B.C. legislature grounds earlier this month. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver spoke, asking whether B.C. residents would tolerate trophy hunting of killer whales. That would be a federal matter, but the point is vividly made about the onset of B.C.’s traditional spring grizzly bear hunt. It’s bigger this year, with Kootenay and Chilcotin wildlife management regions reopened after closures were enacted to preserve grizzly populations. In all, more than 1,000 grizzly bears are up for grabs. As with limited-entry hunts for deer and other animals, only about a third of those hunts are successful in an average year. The rally was sponsored by the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative, the partnership with U.S.-directed environment groups Sierra Club, Greenpeace and ForestEthics that has become so influential in B.C. affairs. It produced a survey showing that 88 per cent of B.C. residents oppose trophy hunting and its California experts calculate
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B.C. Views a 10-fold increase in value when bear hunting gives way to bear watching. The Raincoast Conservation Society has bought up half a dozen guiding territories on the remote B.C. coast. Combined with government restrictions, more than half the coast is now off limits to bear hunting. Naturally, activists want the whole province shut down. Wildlife management is the responsibility of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson. He’s heard plenty from all sides and he maintains that bear watching and bear hunting will continue to coexist in B.C. Thomson has just introduced legislation to permit hunting guide territories to be operated by corporations as well as individuals. This is a longsought change, allowing First Nations companies
increasing population. Problems in B.C. wildlife these days include the fragile mountain caribou herds of the Kootenays, which have been subject to intensive management including relocation of animals. The ministry has also begun a five-year study of declining moose populations across a vast area of the Interior subject to salvage logging in the wake of the pine beetle epidemic. Vancouver media recently highlighted a grizzly hunt by NHL journeyman Clayton Stoner. Typically, U.S. enviros promoted the deceased bear by name, “Cheeky,” and photos showed its carcass stripped to the skeleton by scavengers after Stoner left with the hide, paws and head. They don’t mention that the same fate awaits animals that die of starvation or other natural causes, which increase when animals overpopulate. As with many B.C. issues, there’s a cartoon version sold to impressionable city dwellers and then there’s the truth. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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and others access to bank loans to expand the industry. Non-resident hunters are required to hire a licensed guide-outfitter. Resident hunters pay $32 for a oneyear hunting licence and $80 for a grizzly bear tag. Non-Canadians pay $180 for the licence and $1,030 for a chance at a grizzly. Hunting in general is making a comeback in B.C. Ministry data show hunting licenses had declined to 85,633 in 2006, but recovered to reach 97,828 by 2013. Thomson credits the work of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, which runs hunter training courses. Another program, Becoming an Outdoor Woman, has helped revive hunting and camping as a family activity, he said. Growing up hunting in northeastern B.C., I was taught not to shoot anything I’m not prepared to eat. I also remember the struggles to protect caribou and other endangered prey species that at one time had B.C. biologists resorting to shooting wolves from helicopters. The reopening of grizzly bear territories is marketed to urban residents as a horrible crime against nature. In fact, it’s a sign of
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On February 20, Dragon Lake Elementary held a Spirit Day to show support for the fabulous Canadian athletes in Sochi. Students dressed up in their favourite sports gear as future Olympians. There was great participation. Contributed photo
Please reject Prosperity once and for all Editor: Open letter to federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. I am writing to register my opposition to the proposed New Prosperity Mine at Teztan Biny near Williams Lake British Columbia. The New Prosperity Mine proposal went through an extensive Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency review last summer (2013) and
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the panel report was scathing for both the environmental integrity of the mining plan and for the cultural harm the mine will inflict upon the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation and Tsilhqot’in Aboriginal community. A group of business people and politicians in the Cariboo who are supporting the mine are spreading the false idea that the CEAA environmental review process
was flawed. Nothing can be further from the truth. The assessment of the mine was very thorough and scientific and conducted by an array of world-class scientists at the top of their fields. To permit the mine to go ahead after such a damning condemnation would be a mockery of the CEAA environmental assessment process, and would bring to question
Canada’s integrity as an environmentally responsible country. The violation of human rights is a serious question in the permitting of this mine. Taseko Mines Ltd. is at loggerheads with the Tsilhqot’in and Xeni Gwet’in First Nations over this proposal. Major developments of this magnitude in the homelands of aboriginal communities must be done in
consort with these First Nations, not at their expense over their stringent objection. If you were to permit this mine over such adamant opposition to this project by the First Nation who calls this place home, it would create a black mark on Canada’s reputation and be an international embarrassment. Economics must not trump environmental
integrity in this pristine region of British Columbia. Industrial development must not override the well being of the Xeni Gwet’in community, which is a very precious component of Canada’s cultural mosaic. Please Ms Aglukkaq, reject the New Prosperity Mine application once and for all. Sage Birchwater Williams Lake
Letters and emails must include full name and contact phone number and should be 250 words or less. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for clairity, brevity and legality. Letters to the Editor, Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave. Quesnel, BC V2J 2A8 email: newsroom@quesnelobserver.com Ph: 250-992-2121 Fax: 250-992-5229 Quesnel Cariboo Observer is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org
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Past Volunteer Citizens of the Year - Rev. Gary Landers - (1980) - Mac Grady - (1981) - Margot Rose - (1982) - Marie Weldon - (1983) - Cathy Walsh - (1984) - Joan Huxley - (1985) - Frank Hennessey - (1986) - Ruth Scoullar - (1987) - June Wall - (1988) - Grace Steele - (1989) - Helen Kuhn - (1990) - Susan Maile - (1991) - Mel Dunleavey - (1992) - John McKelvie - (1993) - Betty Motherwell - (1994) - John Pritchard - (1995) - Gloria Lazzarin - (1996) - Jack Nelson - (1997) - Vera Peever - (1998) - Doreen O’Brien - (1999) - Stan Phillips - (2000) - Helen Flynn - (2001) - Ron Silver - (2002) - Bob Zimmerman - (2003) - Marie Skinner - (2004) - Gus Cameron - (2005) - Grant & Gerry Knauf - (2006) - Marion Gordon - (2007) - Carol Weremy - (2008) - Lynne Wright - (2009) - Dianne Greenwood - (2010) - Liz Miller - (2011) - Jean Stimpson - (2012)
Lifetime Achievement Awards - Janice Butler - (2010) - Cathy Heinzelman - (2010) - Bev Pontius - (2010) - Peter Couldwell - (2011) - Ron Paull - (2012)
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The Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award recognizes outstanding area residents who volunteer their time to the betterment of our community and thanks them for their dedication and service. Nominees for the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the year will: • Have contributed to the betterment of the community in a fashion that you feel is desirable and beneficial to all. • Have contributed in a positive manner in the areas of business, government, social improvement, community service, cultural arts, religion, youth work or any other area of activity that you feel contributes to a better community. • Have lived in Quesnel, or area, for at least the past calendar year. • Have signed the Nomination form in agreement to let his/her name stand, as there is a time commitment for the award winner, including committee meetings and various community events. Submitting a nomination: • Any person, group or corporation, except the City of Quesnel and the Quesnel Cariboo Observer, and the Volunteer Citizen of the Year Committee, may make a nomination. • Complete an official nomination form. • Judges may not be aware of the nominee’s past voluntary work; therefore, nominations should include a nomination form with a brief statement outlining the reasons the individual is considered worthy of receiving the Award. • Letters of support should include other accomplishments and relevant information that may be helpful in evaluating the nominee. Please limit each letter of support to one page. No other supporting material will be accepted. • Nominations packages must be received no later than 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014: In Person: Attn: R. Hartley; Front Desk; City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel, B.C. V2J 7J5 Attn: T. Roberts; Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel, B.C. V2J 2A8 Via Mail: Attn: R. Hartley, City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel, B.C. V2J 7J5 Via Fax: 250-991-7496 Via Email: rhartley@quesnel.ca
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QLA presents Chic Gamine Quesnel Live Arts presents Chic Gamine, March 3, 7:30 p.m. in Chuck Mobley Theatre. Winsome, wicked and witty, Chic Gamine embody the ‘60s girl-group vibe all grown up and living in a new century. Wall-of-sound harmonies, hip-shaking beats – these women could be straight out of Motown, before you throw in the curveball of French pop and four rotating lead-singers. By all the laws of the music business, this group is like the unicorn – it probably shouldn’t exist, let alone be performing at the Olympics and winning Juno Awards. And yet, here they are, a group singing soulful, captivating four-part songs that artfully span the musical map. In 2007, three Winnipeg-based friends and former bandmates Ariane Jean, Andrina Turenne and Annick Bremault recruited Montreal drummer and percussionist Sacha Daoud, and a fourth singer, Winnipegger Alexa Dirks, for a fresh new project. With successful, recorded products and a score of performances across North America, Chic Gamine has many highlights but one that remains particularly memorable was opening for Motown great, Smokey Robinson. In 2008 came their self-titled Canadian debut, which went on to win a Juno Award for Best Roots Album of 2009. They enticed the world to fall in love with their performances at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Chic Gamine (which translates roughly as stylish mischievous young thing) will tease and tempt you with a nostalgiainspired, fresh new sound. Do you believe in Chic Gamine? You’d be a fool not to. Tickets are $25
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Lifestyles
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Quesnel Woodturners stress safety, creativity and fun
Left to right: George Thompson, Rick Fuerstenberg and Bob Lebeck are all avid wood tuners. Annie Gallant photo
ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter
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or many, they leave aspirations of being a woodturner amongst the shavings on the high school shop floor. But for a select few the spark that ignited their passion for turning wood glows throughout their life. Most admit they do it for the love of working with wood and freely donate their work to friends and family or to a worthy cause. The Quesnel Woodturners Guild (QWG), applied their skills and passion to create more than a dozen wig stands for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). QWG member George Thompson approached CCS. “I’d been involved with Relay for Life and in conversation with Cathy Briggs, I asked about the need for wig stands,” he said. And from there, the
guild was on board. Membership in the guild runs around 20 men and women and each month they task each other with a project. The wig stands became one of those projects. Done mostly in their own workshops, woodturning is somewhat of a solitary hobby. For Bob Lebeck, his first introduction was in high school. After he graduated, it took a backseat to life for a while, but for the past 25 years he has indulged that passion. He built his first lathe and it served him well for more than 20 years. “I liked woodworking in general,” he said. “I guess a lot of people I know have something I’ve turned.” George Thompson was a carpenter for his working life, however, once he retired he put the lathe, which had always been
a piece of equipment in his home shop, to work. He said he is mostly selftaught but takes every opportunity to learn from those more skilled than himself. “I began pushing for a club, I wanted to share my passion for turning wood,” he said. One of the first people Thompson turned to was Rick Fuerstenberg. Fuerstenberg sheepishly admitted he’d had a lathe in his workshop for five years. “It was for retirement, but I never touched it,” he said with a grin. “I also had a good library of books on turning. George prodded me and taught me.”
All three wood turners said mistakes and screw ups were part of the learning process. “I learned that when you screw up one small bowl and one large bowl, they can become a bird feeder,” Fuerstenberg said. Most novice woodturners begin with a small bowl. The most common wood in the North Cariboo for turning is birch, a hardwood with interesting grains and markings. “We have the best birch in the province,” Thompson said. “Others around the province love to get their hands on our birch.”
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They also like to get their hands on other hardwoods in the area including maples, oak and mountain ash. “Sometimes trees have to come down, sometimes they die; we’ll come and get the wood and create beautiful stuff from those trees,” Fuerstenberg said. And wig stands are just one of the many creations by guild members. Several of the stands will travel up to the Kordyban Cancer Lodge in Prince George where cancer patients will make good use of them. In order to be right on point as to the height and style of the wig stands, Thompson went online and researched the scope of the project. “Members created lots of different styles,” Lebeck said. “Woodturning is only limited by the woodworkers imagination.”
He added many of the wig stands were bowls that weren’t going anywhere. Thompson, who markets his woodturning at the Quesnel Farmers’ Market, said most don’t sell their work but rather donate it to various fundraising events like auctions and friends and family. “What I sell at the market covers tools and equipment,” he said. The guild is always ready to welcome new members, regardless of their skill level or age. They have a strong emphasis on safety with a motto ‘Don’t get blood on the wood.’ “There also lots of help within the club,” Thompson said. “We meet once a month in one of the members shops and usually there’s a demo of some kind.” Anyone interested in finding out more about Quesnel Woodturners Guild, call George Thompson, 250-9921548.
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A snapshot of folk music scene in 1960s Quesnel Film Club presents Inside Llewyn Davis Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. at the Carib Theatre. This film recounts a desolate week in the life of a fictional folk musician in early 1960s New York. Brilliantly written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, the film is a humorous, heartfelt and bittersweet ode to squandered opportunities, thwarted ambition and unsung genius. A gorgeous opening scene in Greenwich Village’s Gaslight Cafe introduces the audience to Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) as he sings a bleak but beautiful song called Hang Me, Oh Hang Me. Llewyn has been attempting a solo career, having just split from his performing partner, but despite his extraordinary talent and good looks, he just can’t seem to catch a break. Desperately low on money,
he tramps the cold streets of New York, guitar in hand, playing only the tiniest of gigs. He is essentially living a transient existence, bouncing from apartment to apartment and crashing on the couches of anyone who will have him – and some who won’t. With his musical career stalled, Llewyn has reached a personal crossroads and is unsure whether to continue in a world that doesn’t seem ready for what his songs have to say. Loosely inspired by the life and music of iconic Greenwich Village folk musician Dave Van Ronk and his memoir The Mayor of MacDougal Street, Inside Llewyn Davis perfectly captures the atmosphere of the sixties folk boom through its resonant soundtrack,
exquisite production design and cinematography. Issac gives a mesmerizing performance in the lead, suffusing his troubled troubadour with both easy charm and subdued anger. Carey Mulligan stands out in her supporting role as an irascible and foul-mouthed fellow folk musicians who may or may not be pregnant with Llewyn’s child. Moving and mordantly funny, Inside Llewyn Davis shows the Coen Brothers at the top of their game. Tickets for the movie are $9 (regular) and $7 (seniors) with film memberships included in admission. For information call 250-747-7422 or 250-7473979, join the Facebook page at Quensel Film Club or visit www.quesnelfillmclub. ca.
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DANCE FESTIVAL Feb. 28 to Mar 2nd, 2014 Chuck Mobley Theatre, Correlieu School
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information contact Jean, 250-992-5081. ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES are back for a short period of time at no cost to you. Classes will run for the months of February and March. Classes are held in the evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday over a two-week period. Depending on numbers, the classes will be held for either females or males only, no mixed groups. To register, call Victim Services at 250-992-3380.
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SATURDAY QUESNEL LIONS MONTHLY GARAGE SALE, March 29 (the last Saturday of every month) at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Hot dogs and coffee will be available. QUESNEL ART GALLERY PRESENTS opening for March show KIDZART, featuring work of secondary school students, March 8, 1 – 3
p.m.at the Art Gallery in the Arts and Rec Centre. Gallery hours are, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday. The show runs until April 1. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION March 8, 1 – 4 p.m., lounge, arts and rec centre, FREE. Everyone welcome, program include guest speakers, video clips and more. Refreshments will be served. Door prizes. For information contact Bernice Heinzelman, 250-747-1727. OPEN MIC NIGHT, March 8, Elks Hall, all ages welcome, 7 – 11
p.m., sponsored by RCMA, everyone welcome to play/sing or listen/dance, $5/ person, max $15/ family, RCMA members free, memberships available, for information contact Russ, 2560-9923452.
SUNDAY BPSA TRADITIONAL SCOUNTING BINGO March 10, doors open at 4 p.m., bingo at 6 p.m. Door prizes, 50/50 draw, concession at the Bingo Hall, 668 Doherty Dr.
ONGOING EVENTS PROSPECTORS CAR CLUB is for all car enthusiasts. They meet the second Tues-
day of each month at Pinecrest Centre, 7 p.m. They cruise every Friday night May through September leaving A&W North at 7 p.m. Great fellowship and lots of cars. Come and join us. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY YARN CLUB meets the second and fourth Thursday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m. in library activity room. New members welcome. For information call Amanda, 250-7472558 or Martha, 250-747-1606. CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR DEMENTIA? The
Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. hosts a dementia caregivers group meeting every third Tuesday of the month at the G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital upper board room from 1 – 3 p.m. For more info call Leanne at 1-866-564-7533 or Pete at 250-9910058. Meetings and Special Events, Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only print newly submitted material.
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Challenging Everest heights A T-bar, a crowd and 20 runs of grueling fun
Clockwise from left: a boarder dressed up, very appropriately, as a troll for the event; the lift lines were long as most participants didn’t take a break, but got right back in line to make sure they would make all 20 of their runs; patriotism was in display – perhaps the Olympics and succesful hockey teams caused the up tick in flag-waving. Photos courtesy of See What Eye See Photography
JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter How many runs do you get in when you go out to Troll? Five? 10? 15? How about 20? That’s 20 trips up that t-bar and twenty trips down the hill and no time to sit on a chair lift and relax. It’s also 30,000 vertical feet, which is roughly analogous to Mt. Everest. That sounds heavy, but skiers aged 4-73 were out on the slopes angling to hit those Everest-reaching heights. The idea started with a long time skier, as he and Leonard Sinclair were talking about how many runs they would get in during a day. “Last winter he was telling me how he could ski 18 or 20 runs a day, so we started to equating that to how much vertical and how far that was,” Sinclair said. “And 20 runs is just over 30,000 feet of vertical – 20 runs on our red t-bar it’s two kilometres up and two kilometres down, so at the end of 20 runs you’re going to ski 80 kilometres or more. And so, Gary was talking about trying to get his 20 runs in everyday. “So I started thinking we should probably do a fun event for the public to come out and challenge themselves – because in the ski world it’s all about vertical.” The fact that skiers and borders here
can make 20 runs, all without that chair lift break, is a testament to local skier’s fitness, said Sinclair. “We have t-bars and a big mountain without a chair. We always say we love t-bars because we’re in better shape than people who ski on the chairs.” Participants donned bibs over ski wear and outrageous costumes and threw themselves at the challenge as soon as the t-bar started.. But to make sure the event went off well and to add a little more spice to the event, there were a few rules. “To make it a little more difficult, so they don’t just go up and come down the shortest run, we designated seven runs that you have to ski,” Leonard said. “So that adds a little bit of strategy to it.” It also had participants touring the whole hill in the search for their 20 runs. Everything was run by the people up top, as they counted runs and took tokens that were given out on each required run, so no one slipped through without going the whole nine yards, or rather 30,000 feet. To facilitate success, the ski lift was kept open an extra hour. “What we want is for people to complete the event – it’s a personal challenge, not a race,” Sinclair said. Originally, the challenge was restricted to a mere 80 people, but a glut of skiers
and boarders in the early morning hours convinced Hildur and Leonard Sinclair to open the event up, so next year more skiers and borders will be accepted. Participants were put in five age categories, varying from 0 all the way up to young at heart and prizes were drawn out of the names of those who made all 20 challenging runs. Top prizes in each category were a pair of new skis. Participants were also encouraged to make the event more colourful by coming out in costumes and the best and most colourful was awarded a prize.
A busy month For the ninth year, Telefest will bring telemarkers and those who want to try on those novel skis, to Troll March 1. Event coordinator, Dougal Hines is excited about the upcoming festival. “The big news is the Joey Only Outlaw Band – they’re smoking hot,” he said. “We’re expecting a great show from them – a family show.” And a raft of sponsors offering up their wares for raffle, including Barkerville Brewing, Sleemans, Rocky Peak and Red Shreds, rounds out the extra-curricular activities at the mountain. “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, you’re going to get a draw prize, which is the cool thing this year,” Hines said.
The main course, however, will be the telemark skiing, as veterans will hit the slopes and the race track and neophytes will have the option of trying out equipment to see if the sport is for them. The event will be capped by a race through a specially prepped track to the bottom where they will search for beer buried in the snow with an avalanche beacon. Afterwards, a meal of curried dishes and salads will be on offer for tired skiers to bridge the gap between concert and skiing. Hines is expecting 80 telemarkers and telemarkers-to-be to show up at the event, with some extra people coming at night to crash the Joey Only concert. The event will once again feature a specially designed t-shirt, designed this year by Claire Kujundzic. Cover charge for the concert is included in the entry fee, lift tickets are sold separately at a discount and dinner will be available for a nominal fee. For information, or to buy a ticket, call Troll at 1-250-994-3200. Also on tap for the month is the Rail Jam, March 8. This year with the improved park, participants will be jamming there. Check with Troll Ski and Snowboard for more details, or if you want to help out call Scott Zacharias at 1-250-9943352.
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short-lived 4-3 lead. He almost completed the hat trick late in the third on a would-be tying goal, but Rockets goalie Brendan Barry got just enough of the shot and the puck trickled wide. To climb the standings and gain home ice advantage in the playoffs, the Cougars will need to nab points from the Vancouver NW Giants this weekend. The Female Cougars have posted a run of wins themselves, finishing third in the inaugural Fraser Valley Phantom Hockey Tournament earlier this month, with three wins and two losses. The Cougars played four league games in Kelowna last weekend, needing three points to wrap up second place for the season. They significantly exceeding this by taking seven out of eight points with three wins and a tie.
Both the Female Major Midget and Male Major Midget Cougars have made the playoffs with the help of Quesnel skaters. Jesse Roach helped the Cougars climb to .500 early in the month, scoring twice in a 6-1 victory over the North Island Silvertips. The Cougars, however, face a difficult end to their season, with the two final teams they play competing for first in the regular season. The Cougars acquitted themselves well last weekend against the Okanagan Rocket. Despite holding a pair of one goal leads, the Cougars were unable to close out the game dropping a 5-4 decision. Jesse Roach scored twice on the power play, including a goal early in the third that gave the Cougars a
The first game was against the Vancouver Island Hurricanes where the Northland Cougars dominated, winning 4-0. The second game was against the ThompsonOkanagan Rockets who were also vying for second place. The Cougars won 2-1. The third game was against the Fraser Valley Phantoms who are in first place and have only lost one game all season. Once again the Cougars brought their “A” game for this contest, which was a hard fought 1-1 tie. The fourth game was against the Westcoast Avalanche and the Cougars were up 3-0. The Avalanche fought back and the game went down to the wire, ending in a 3-2 win for the Cougars. The Northland Dodge Northern Female Major Midget Cougars are off to Nelson next weekend for their last three games
Super League Curling
Onwards and upwards Plots and efforts continued last Wednesday as curlers searched themselves and dredged up energy from the depths of their souls in an effort to attain Super League greatness. In the A playoffs, Sky Hi struck down the Investors Group from on high, winning 6-3. Billy Barker and A&W, the two top teams going into the playoffs, strove to show their mettle. In a back and forth game, it was realized in the last end that
the A&W squad should stick to flipping burgers after a 5-7 loss. At the other end of the spectrum, starting the B playoffs at the bottom, Willis Harper and Quesnel Golf played a close game. There were no fans and they missed a cliff hanger, as the Golfers cleaned the greens for a lonely 7-6 Willis Harper victory. CDC ran roughshod over an unready Karin’s Deli, 8-3. The playoff action continues tonight.
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of league play against the Kootenay Wildcats. They will now get a bye from the first round of the playoffs and will host the best two out of three semi final round March 21-23 in Prince George, the first time ever for a northern major midget female hockey team.
Thunder Quesnel Bantam Thunder won both of their play down games last weekend against Prince George. The Thunder came out strong, beating Prince George 10-1 Friday night. The spread seemed to wake up the Prince George team in their second game Saturday morning, but the Thunder won again, beating Prince George 3-1 The wins paved the way for the Quesnel Bantam Thunder to attend the Provincials in West Kelowna during spring break.
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North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637. Required immediately: Short Log Logging Truck for work in Prince George Area. Steady work. Good rates. Please contact (250)983-2788 or (250)596-2500. Ulysses Restaurant has immediate openings for servers & cooks. Apply in person @ 122 Barlow Ave. WE have an immediate opening for a dynamic fireplace salesperson for our busy store in Vernon. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the fireplace industry, in either the retail or building sector, be comfortable in dealing with homeowners and contractors alike,and possess the drive and determination needed to excel in a fast paced environment. We offer an excellent starting salary and commission structure,as well as benefits and RRSP plan. If interested in this position please reply in confidence to Bob.anderson@hbcvernon.ca
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Putting a stop to bullying on Pink Shirt Day… Kerry Vital / Black Press Names such as Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons are sadly well-known to many Canadians. Both teens committed suicide after years of bullying at the hands of classmates. On Feb. 26, Canadians will recognize Pink Shirt Day, a day devoted to preventing bullying and helping children and teens who are being victimized. For some people, bullying hits
very close to home. Tad Milmine, now an RCMP constable, is one of them. As a child, Milmine was bullied relentlessly by classmates and locked in the basement by his stepmother every day for 12 years. His father, an alcoholic, never tried to help him, even when Milmine’s stepmother verbally abused him. “I always held out hope that one day an adult
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Pink Shirt Day was started in Nova would see that I was in the baseScotia by two teenage boys who, ment and perhaps ‘rescue’ or ‘save’ after seeing another male student me,” he says. “No one ever came.” bullied for wearing a pink shirt, At 17, Milmine ran away from decided to gather their friends and home and cut all ties with his father all wear pink to school. CKNW AM and stepmother. Still, he struggled 980 was inspired by their action, with being extremely introverted and since 2007 has raised over and emotional. While he had $650,000 for anti-bullying prodreamed of being a police officer for much of his life, he didn’t feel grams in B.C. through the sale of confident enough to act on that their pink shirts. You can purchase Tad Milmine dream. At 33, he finally felt able your own shirt at London Drugs or to take that step and do what he online. This year’s campaign is beloved after encouragement from an officer he ing presented by Coast Capital Savings, with met while playing baseball. Black Press as a media partner. “I never acted on my dream because I truly beFor more information about Pink Shirt Day, visit www.pinkshirtday.ca. Milmine’s website lieved it was just a dream,” he says. “I thought can be found at www.bullyingendshere.ca. that dreams weren’t meant to be achieved.” Milmine was moved by the 2011 suicide of Ontario teen Jamie Hubley, who killed himself after years of bullying for being gay and a figure skater, to start Bullying Ends Here, a website that tells Hubley’s story as well as his own. Milmine has travelled all over Canada and the U.S. speaking to students and encouraging them to contact him if they need help. In the presentations, he shares his own story The website and smartphone app Ask.fm is a socialand that of Hubley, and tells the students that networking site where people can ask other users he understands what it’s like to be an outcast, and that he too is gay, just like Hubley. He questions. It’s extremely popular with pre-teens and shares this information to point out teens, but recently it has become well-known for that he is no different than the people facilitating cyber-bullying instead. It has been referlistening to him in the audience. enced in several suicide cases around the world as “I never let my sexuality stand in part of the bullying the victim experienced that led the way of living out a dream,” to their suicide. Milmine says. “I never let the negativity while growing up The biggest issue with Ask.fm is that questions can stand in my way.” be submitted anonymously, and content is not moniMilmine’s presentations tored, so abuse of the service can be rampant with no are done on his own time repercussions to the user. Even if someone is blocked, and with his own money. that person can still view profiles and see other inter“I always wanted to actions, and privacy settings cannot be increased as ‘help’ people and today I am lucky they can on Facebook and Twitter. According to RCMP enough to be in Const. Tad Milmine, the Latvia-based website also that position,” sends daily spam with messages suggesting users says Milmine. kill themselves and calling them ugly, among others, “Youth need to with no name attached. know that nobody can Parents are urged to monitor all social media achelp them if they don’t speak up. You have to share, have to ask for help. counts and talk to their children about their online Give us a chance to help.” activities in an effort to prevent cyberbullying, and Sixty-four per cent of Canadian children have remember that the terms of service of Facebook, been bullied at school at some point, accordTwitter and Ask.fm require users to be at least 13. ing to the Pink Shirt Day campaign, and 40 per cent of Canadian employees are bullied at the workplace on a weekly basis. “Pink Shirt Day gets people talkJoin the cause and ing,” Milmine says. “People are talking about it leading up to buy a pink shirt at it, and on the day itself. You’re pinkshirtday.ca going to talk about why you’re or at London Drugs wearing a pink shirt that day, and youth are reminded of the resources available to them.”
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