Similkameen Spotlight, March 12, 2014 by Black Press Media Group

COMMUNITY Cool projects Grade 8 Science Fair at PSS Page 2

NEWS Police and family still looking for answers Page 5

EVENTS

Grad Hockey and Ice Show pics Page 10 & 11

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Volume 65 Issue 11

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

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MP Atamanenko to host community forum BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is hosting a MP Community Forum this month in Princeton. Since his election eight years ago Atamanenko has regularly hosted meetings in communities throughout his riding in cooperation with MLAs, locally elected officials and other stakeholders involved with issues of concern. He favours the forum format because it provides an opportunity for panelists to briefly address the audience and then the meeting is opened to questions from the floor. “Our Forums are a perfect example of elected officials from all levels of government cooperating in the best interests of their community. Folks can express their concerns and ask questions of all the representatives,” said the NDP MP. “Personally I find that these meetings give me a better idea of what issues are important to constituents and how different areas of my riding are affected,” added Atamanenko. The Princeton Forum will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 7 – 9 p.m., at the Princeton Legion (170 Bridge St.). Panelists: Alex Atamanenko, MP Jackie Tegart, MLA, Fraser-Nicola Frank Armitage, Mayor of Princeton Brad Hope, RDOS Area H Director.

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Starskate 2 skaters; Shelby Nylund, Hanna Gould, Alexia Boyd, Jessica Musgrove, Danika Sulentich, Shianne Hillebrand and Mylee Coyne perform to Mamma Mia during the Broadway - Ice Show 2014 at the Princeton Arena on Sunday.

Broadway graces Princeton Arena Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

For two hours on Sunday, March 9, locals were treated to the talents of young skaters from the Princeton Skating Club lead by head coach Diane Blank. Canskate Juniors and Seniors, Starskate 1 and 2 levels as well as the Power Skate teams performed in groups, duets and as soloists in a presentation entitled Broadway - Ice Show 2014. Tanya Lawes, emcee for the afternoon welcomed everyone and introduced Cst. Mike Leiding who sang O Canada. Broadway was represented by group numbers performed from The Wizard of Oz, Grease, Footloose as well as All that Jazz, Mamma Mia and Seasons of Love. Mixed in amongst

the group performances were the solo dances by Jessica Musgrove, Mylee Coyne, Hanna Gould, Tallis Dixon, Shelby Nylund, Alexia Boyd, Haruka Abe, Trey Smith, Danuka Sulentich and Shianne Hillebrand—the Starskate 1 and 2 skaters. After their performances, cheers and applause as well as numerous flowers were presented to the skaters—all received with huge smiles. On behalf of the Princeton Skating Club executive, Lawes extended a thank you to the businesses and community members who have given their support to the club. “Without all of you, this just wouldn’t happen,” she said. Thanks were also extended to the executive, parents, volunteers and especially the skaters. See more photos on Pg. 11

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arts SHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES: Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076 GARDEN CLUB: Meets second Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-2956718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-2953361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced. BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opportunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250295-0527 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featuring traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please contact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010 Community: INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? For people who want to learn to pray with great simplicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themselves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250295-3541. Let us get a group going to the advantage of all. PRINCETON LIBRARY: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue 250-295-7588 princetonmuseum@gmail.com www.princetonmuseum.org WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and businesses. Call 1-866856-8442 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hospital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 PRINCETON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY: Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave. HEDLEY OAPO: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome to come. SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest. MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome. VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BRANCH #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m. SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information. LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083 PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

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ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE COUNTRY STORE: Friday’s 11 - 6 and Saturday’s 10 - 3. Table rentals available. For info. Contact Doris Driver at 250-295-3518. Lunch available.

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Everyone is welcome!

VISIT WITH YOUR MLA Visit MLA Jackie Tegart at the Princeton Town Hall: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Next visit: March 20 JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels”attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250295-6727 CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional support, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confidential services. MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE: @ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necessary. Call Gail @ 250295-0171 Health PRINCETON COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CHAC): Meets third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Town Hall. PRINCETON HEALTH ACTION COMMITTEE: Regular public meetings first Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the BPO Elks Lodge. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN: If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266 TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is confidential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: (250)493-6622. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meet Friday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. Arbor House. Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m. Baptist Church. Old Hedley road. Contacts: Fred 250295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 NEW LADIES AL-ANON MEETING: Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Mondays; noon - 1 p.m. @ Riverside Wellness Centre. Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meet’s every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:30 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809 Club Notes: FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95 A.F.. & A.M. C/O Box 174 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 PRINCETON LIONS CLUB: Regular dinner meetings the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month @ The Chamber of Commerce at 6:30 p.m.

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

Music Mix-Up by Meg Mintzler Meg tested 12 people to find out whether or no music had any effect on memory regarding age. As it turns out, even though many teens believe they concentrate better with music, they do not. Ages 20 - 30 fared the best. 40 and older did not too bad, but younger than 20 had worse memory while listening to music. Meg suggests not tuning out when studying!

HEDLEY MUSEUM: General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m.. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150. VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS: Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome. OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME: Meeting’s 3rd Thursday of each month at noon in the Club House. VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrrider@ gmail.com New Members welcome! PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m. at the Princeton Library Conference Room. New Members welcome! PRINCETON FISH & GAME: General meetings second Monday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Wellness Centre. For memberships contact Joy Klassen @ 250-295-3134 PRINCETON RACING DAYS ASSOCIATION: Meets the third Thursday of the month in the Princeton Library Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Princeton Library Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB: Meets every Tuesday @ 12 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome! COPPERHILL LANES: YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Men’s, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.

Cantapult Trebuchet by Gabe Oliver Gabe enlisted the assistance of her dad for her Trebuchet project. Her goal was to find out if weight mattered on how far an object would travel. Together they designed, built and hauled her experiment to the school and tested it out in the parking lot. Using coconuts, watermelons and 100lb counterweight for both Gabe learned lighter material goes farther and with very good accuracy too.

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Oil and Tanker Spills

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: For more information, please contact Jennifer @ 250-295-7438 LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome! PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome! Youth GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085 PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374

Pressure and Flow

PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

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ELKS: Meetings every second and fourth Sunday, 2 PM.

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759

ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE: Joint meeting and pot luck supper every third Saturday at 5:30 PM.

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00- 2:00. (Pre-natal) 11:00 -12:00 Mom’s help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

Coconut - 24.68 meters Watermelon - 22 meters

The annual Grade 8 Science Fair was held at Princeton Secondary School last week. Paula Barchard, science teacher, has her students choose a topic, provide a hypothesis, test and provide results with each of their experiments. Some of the more detailed experiments require a little assistance from parents. Experiments are chosen from ideas from the teacher, on-line or by subjects of personal interest.

SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

PSS students prove science is fun as well as some hard work

SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY ATV CLUB: meet 3rd Saturday of each month at 3:00 p.m. (March - August) in the Chamber Boardroom. Contact: 250-292-8348 svr.atvclub@live.ca

ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

SpotlightCOMMUNITY

Nicholas, along with help from his dad, decided to find out whether the pressure of a water system had an effect on the pump flow. Together they build this water system with pipes, valves and buckets. Nicholas was able to determine that an increase in pressure equalled more water trying to get through causing a decrease in pump flow.(Slower fill)

by Miranda Crucil Miranda was curious to know if the news on spills was an exaggeration or not. Using bleach, gas, Canola oil, motor oil and Muriatic Acid, (used to clean outdoor pavements, masonry) she decided to find out how these chemicals would effect our lakes and rivers. She found out they all kill plant life and damage the water - within minutes and days.

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Princeton Area Residents

Year in review presented to Council Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

It was carried unanimously at the Regular Meeting of Council, February 17, 2014 that there would be no by-election held to fill the position left by Jason Earle and that council would finish the year job sharing. Council priorities for 2014 During the March 3 Regular Meeting of Council, it was moved by Councillor Maynard and seconded by Councillor Harkness that the minutes of the Feb. 24 Special Meeting of Council be adopted. During this meeting, council set their priorities for 2014 to include; Mapping of Infrastructure, Public Access to the Dykes, Urban Deer Management Program, 2014 Paving projects, Old Hedley Road improvements and Aquatic Service options. The motion was carried. Business Advisory Group Thanks were extended to Susan Robinson for facilitating the Business Advisory Group and to the group for the work they are undertaking. CAO Rick Zerr informed council that the Business Advisory Group had decided on a goal to, in conjunction with the Town of Princeton to raise the in town population to 5,000. Themes they will be working on in separate committees include; Regulations/ Bylaws, Resources/Capacity Planning, Promotions/Marketing, Attractions and the Industrial Park. The purpose of the Business Advisory Group is to ‘Assure the sustainability and growth of the business and economy of Princeton.’

Princeton and District Museum and Archives year in review Robin Irwin, manager of the Princeton Museum came to council to present her yearly report for the museum. One part time employee (Irwin) and a handful of volunteers have accomplished a great deal over the past year. The museum has made gathering knowledge from our Princeton elders as a priority. Volunteers from the museum will record history from the local elders so that their legacy and the history of the community lives on. During the peak season the museum saw: 2500 visitors within five months, hosted three exhibits; Amber Ski Hill, Toys, Toys, Toys and a Wildlife Conservation exhibit (available for another month or two). “A stellar group of students this year,” said Irwin, were funded with grants from Heritage Canada and HRSDC. Alexia Musgrove, Mia Crawford and Kaitlyn Laseur were a fantastic team. Archiving and inventory, summer camps for kids and Canada Day celebration all took place during the peak season as well. During the “Closed Season” (not really closed—can be visited by arrangements with Irwin) the photo and identification project has been underway with Archivist Brian Wilson and volunteers: Len Harker, Lori Weissbach, the late George Kassa, Len Price, Hank Rabe and Rollo Ceccon. The archiving of 20,000 items is ongoing. Digitization of the Granite Creek Mining records and the acquisition of a bookkeeper and financial reviewer has taken place.

MP COMMUNITY FORUM Wednesday March 19th 7:00—9:00 PM Princeton Legion 170 Bridge St. With

Jackie Tegart, MLA, Fraser-Nicola Frank Armitage, Mayor of Princeton Brad Hope, Area H Director RDOS Lisa Carleton/Spotlight

Robin Irwin, manager of the Princeton Museum gives council an overview of the museum activities, work and events that have taken place over the past year.

A collection that inspired the Wildlife Conservation Exhibit was donated by the Burr Family—a Princeton family dating back to the early 1900’s. This collection includes documents and photos as well as the 1928 Burr Mule Deer (19 point record breaker) This deer is the twelfth largest a-typical mule deer captured in North America and still holds the record to this day. The museum has also been host to parties, presentations, home school programs, Pro D Day camps as well as local and visiting schools, New Beginnings and Seniors programs over the past year.

Hosted By Alex Atamanenko, MP For information: 1.800.667.2393 alex.atamanenko.c1@parl.gc.ca

James Buhler charged with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Weapon On February 26, 2014, Princeton RCMP responded to a report of a male stabbing a female in the parking lot of a local restaurant. Upon arrival, police located a male holding a knife and in the process of cutting his own throat. Police also located 2 females who were the victims of multiple stab wounds. The females had fled into the restaurant in an effort to escape the male. The male was subsequently airlifted to hospital, in critical condition, and the females were transported

by ground to hospital where they underwent surgeries for their wounds.  As of March 4, 2013, police have charged 52 year old James BUHLER of Princeton, BC with 1 count of Attempted Murder and 2 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Weapon. BUHLER remains in police custody and is still undergoing medical treatment. Both victims are undergoing continued medical treatment for their injuries and have been released from the hospital.

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LIMITED TIME COMPOST BIN PRE‐SALE MARCH 1 to 23, 2014! Pre-purchase a Green Cone or Compost Bin at Keremeos or Princeton Municipal Halls until March 21. Free composting and rain harvesting workshops! Visit www.rdos.bc.ca for details.

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The Green Cone: $105.15 (plus tax) Breaks down all cooked foods and meat

Compost Bin: $44.00 (plus tax) Helps create compost from yard waste, fruits and vegetables

Free Compos�ng and Rain Harves�ng Workshops Throughout March  Saturday March 15, Princeton Riverside Centre 10 am Rain Harves�ng & 11 am Compos�ng Workshop  Saturday March 15, Hedley Community Club Hall 1 pm Compos�ng Workshop & 2 pm Rain Harves�ng

 Saturday March 29, Keremeos Victory Hall 1 pm Rain Harves�ng & 2 pm Compos�ng Workshops  Tuesday April 1, Whole Foods Pen�cton 7 pm Sustainable Backyards using Water and Waste

For more informa�on on upcoming workshops visit: www.rdos.bc.ca or call 250‐490‐4129

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SpotlightOPINION

Time change mean spring is on the horizon? Guest Editorial Black Press

You might want to reach for that second cup of coffee this morning, after all you did lose an hour of sleep over the weekend. It’s actually kind of an amusing phrase, losing an hour of sleep. Actually it sounds more like a nightmare......a man goes to sleep at the usual time in the usual way and closes his eyes for the usual amount of time, yet somehow, somewhere and sometime, he loses an hour of sleep....cue the Alfred Hitchcock music and we’re off to the movies. I always remember the comedian Stephen Wright, he of the dry, monotone delivery style, waxing on about that eternal question one gets greeted with every a.m. – “Did you sleep well?” His answer: “No, I made a couple mistakes.” It’s not easy to turn off the mind to get to sleep in the first place and if you happen to wake up and then can’t get back to sleep in the middle of the night – well let’s just say that’s when the mind can really get carried away with itself. Talk about mistakes. Well, anyway, it would also be a mistake if you forgot to put your clocks ahead one hour this weekend, of course some clocks do it automatically for you now and sometimes it’s fun trying to figure out if your radio alarm device is one of those or not. Well, fun might not be the right word. I’m not sure how it happens but there’s likely some satellite somewhere strictly dedicated to ensuring that happens, which means it works two days out of the year. Although it could be the same satellite that ensures your phone clock switches to Mountain time when you cross into Alberta, and if it is then I apologize, it’s on the job a lot. Still, there’s the clock on the microwave, the one on the stove, the one on the wall in the kitchen (which you probably don’t need anymore but it looks good and if there is ever a power outage and your phone dies and.....it will come in handy, plus there’s something about looking up to see what time it is that seems right and then there’s still a few of us who look at the hands of time and like to proclaim it’s “20 after already?”).... Actually it’s kind of funny how we view time in our everyday life. I keep the clock in the bedroom at about seven minutes fast which kind of drives my wife crazy but it helps me get to places on time. It’s a bit silly and self-delusional I realize but it helps my tardiness problem occasionally and if it helps to think the upstairs of my house is somehow seven minutes ahead of the main floor then that’s OK in my book. Hey, cue the Hitchcock music once again. I just have to remember that ‘fact’ when I go and reset everything today or I will be in real trouble. Anyway hope you had a mistake-free sleep and if the time change is happening then can spring really be that far away? PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Annual subscription: $35.24 locally, $54.29 elsewhere in Canada.

Forget issues, pass the muffins A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who VICTORIA – Proceedings here at the B.C. legislature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawshows and twitter feeds. mill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forcing through leg- in a wheelchair. The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members islation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an indepenritual combat are well known to weary parents. dent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselIt was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins ling for long-suffering wives to seeing someone punin a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and ished for alleged negligence. a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that $733. some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speaker also said they had enough evidence for charges, but last summer. In fact it’s just the latest phase of a the companies or executives would be able to show strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, “due diligence” that would likely result in acquittal. which Reid has championed. What that means in English is that the explosion The new MLA lounge replaces a seldom-used risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by TOM FLETCHER one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s the chamber exit to another under-used room in the inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow lessons can be learned. proceedings, similar to those installed in the legislaBack to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the ture chamber last year. Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate wood- possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of work to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park. It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major conditioned by media to expect corruption and scandal, would twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It rather be outraged about free muffins. Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have without incident or scandal to date. But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious difficult to ignore with Children and Family Development Minister issues. I wish I did. Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Michelle Stilwell and former Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan now elected to serve using their Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca wheelchairs.

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Hedley murder remains unsolved Kristi Patton Black Press

It has been one year since friends located Doug Smith murdered inside his trailer in Hedley and much still remains a mystery. The 55-year-old Smith was found at a residence and believed to have been killed between March 5 and 6, 2013. “We pray, but what can we do?” said Jennifer Douglass, who was Smith’s partner for seven years. “I want Doug to be at peace. I want his soul to be at peace and I worry more about his ability to rest not having a resolution to his death.” Smith was expected to meet with a friend the evening he was found dead. When he didn’t show up the friend suspected something was wrong went to the residence where they found Smith’s body. Some in the community, located just 29 kilometres west of Keremeos, believe Smith suffered a deadly gunshot wound. RCMP did not confirm the details surrounding his death. Community members said many residents in the close-knit town of about 250 people suspect it was someone who knew Smith. “It has been quite difficult not having any resolution. Doug was a well known person in this town. He lived here for 30 years so it is quite different not seeing him in town anymore,” said Archive photo Douglass. “In a small town like this you would think someone would come forward or a witness Douglas Richard Smith was known as a very giving man who befriended or something. It is quite surprising that someone everyone. He was murdered in Hedley between March 5 and 6, 2013. Police and family members are asking for anyone with information to come forward. could escape notice.” The South East District Major Crime Unit is or by email at michael.kube@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or Cpl. Joelle asking anyone who had contact with Smith on either of the days he is believed to have been killed, and have Scriver at 250-469-2241 or by email at joelle.scriver@rcmpgrc.gc.ca. not spoken to police, to contact investigators. If you have information and would like to remain anonyAnyone with information pertaining to the murder of Smith is asked to contact Const. Mike Kube at 250-300-1369 mous contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Raptor 2000 rock crusher – upper main frame now at mine site The first of four major parts of the permanent secondary crusher is being transported from Kamloops to the Copper Mountain Mine site in Princeton. The upper main frame arrived at the mine on March 6 and weighs over 55 tonnes. It was transported by a special heavy duty transport rig (see photo). The remainder of the Raptor’s major pieces are scheduled to arrive by the end of March, followed by assembly. The largest and heaviest piece is the lower main frame, weighing just over 100 tonnes. This part will be transported at night under a special permit due to the size of the specialized transportation truck required to safely move this large piece of equipment to the Copper Mountain Mine site. Copper Mountain Mine’s new High Performance Raptor 2000 rock crusher is the centerpiece of its $40 million secondary crusher program. One of only four in the world, the Raptor 2000 comes disassembled in a number of pieces and must be re-assembled at the copper mine site in Princeton, BC. The largest piece is the lower main frame which weighs 100 tonnes and measures approximately 19 feet by 17 by 7. Three other main components (the upper main frame, the bowl short head and the adjustment ring) each weigh just over 50 tonnes. The Raptor 2000 is the largest model on the market and is fit for the most demanding high tonnage applications. The Raptor 2000 is so large it had to be shipped from Italy to the Port of Halifax for offloading on to land. From Halifax the pieces have been transported by rail to arrive in Kamloops BC where they will be loaded onto special trucks and driven south to the mine site near Princeton. The Raptor 2000 will be assembled there and becomes operational in mid-2014. It will be used by Copper Mountain (www.cumtn.com) to pre-crush rock and increases the mine’s daily processing rate from around 32,000 tonnes per day in December 2013, to reach or exceed the planned nameplate 35,000 tonnes per day that was projected when the mine first opened in August 2011. Management at Copper Mountain is confident that the crusher will improve mill throughput to nearly 40,000 tonnes per day, which would improve mine profitability and provide a better margin to ensure operation during times of lower metal prices, thereby sustaining employment and stability for the town of Princeton.

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Citizens of Hedley plan for a healthier community Art Martens Contrbutor

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Betty Brown of Interior Health Authority facilitates the Building a Healthy Community workshop held in Hedley.

Building a healthier Hedley was the subject of the March 4 workshop facilitated by Betty Brown of Interior Health Authority. Second in a year long series sponsored by Angelique Wood, RDOS Area G representative, the session dealt with Five Pillars: physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco reduction, healthy built environment and priority populations. “The purpose is to examine ways for us to live healthier, more fulfilling lives in our community,” said Wood. Brown, an experienced discussion leader with an effervescent personality, skilfully guided the group of about two dozen in an animated exchange of suggestions, ideas and questions. It was suggested at the outset there is a need for a better understanding of the make up of the Hedley population. Some of the people, it was observed, may come to the community because they want to be left alone. Others may not know how to participate in community life. To engage people effectively, it would be beneficial to have a greater awareness of the demographic breakdown. Several individuals expressed a desire for more interaction with the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. Discussion revealed considerable consensus on this and it was suggested community leaders initiate discussions with band leaders to foster cooperation on issues of common concern and interest. Another item that generated a good deal of discussion was the need for a community newsletter. Interest was

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strong and there is certain to be further consideration of this idea. There was also general agreement that community organizations such as Hedley Historical Museum, Seniors Centre, the Community Club, Hedley Grace Church and Fire Department could work together to achieve common objectives such as generating income and attracting members. In the committee discussions, two groups argued for a paid or volunteer coordinator to assist the community to achieve important objectives. It was agreed that community organizations would be asked to send a representative to the next meeting. One subject to be discussed is the former ball park, now called Unity Park. Work is needed to develop it into a community park with a walking trail and green space. A pleasant surprise for participants was the presence of Sergeant Barry Kennedy of the Princeton RCMP Detachment. He answered a number of questions, including what the force will do when small medical grow ops become illegal at the end of this month. He replied that, “Direction on this will have to come from Health Canada.” Angelique Wood commented after the workshop, “It is important that we come together as a group and share our resources, ideas and brilliance to create a new future for the health of our children and planet. Although we didn’t agree on everything today, we listened to each other and as a group, we took some substantive steps in a positive direction.” Everyone is invited to the next meeting, April 14, at the Hedley Seniors’ Centre at 6 p.m.

Ideas flow at Fall Fair meeting There were a lot of ideas discussed for activities at the September Fall Fair. Members met Tuesday, February 25, to form plans for this year’s fair, the forty-ninth annual Agricultural Fall Fair. Among the ideas were a watermelon eating contest, oldtime races for youngsters, dunk tank, farmer’s market, milking cow game, and chicken bingo. Due to poor attendance at last year’s fair, one of the problems facing the Fair Board this year is a lack of funds to do anything major. All of the usual displays of handicrafts, canning, baking, vegetables, fruits and flowers will be part of the fair, but this year the focus will shift to greater involvement of the community. The Fair Board will be looking for people to do demonstrations, particularly those who are involved in some local organization. Any group wishing to do some kind of demonstration should contact Lisa Carleton 250-295-3535 or Fran Murphy 250-295-6993 or come to the March 25 regular meeting at the library at 6:30 p.m. Any group wishing to participate in the Fall Fair should attend this meeting. Vendors will be welcome at the fair, and vendor forms are available now—contact Lisa at 250-295-

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Granite Creek Preservation Society at Princeton Museum The Granite Creek Preservation Society is now hosting regular monthly meetings in Princeton Museum. “I’m happy with the progress made to date,” says GCPS Chair George Elliott. “We launched a website that has been embraced by many and continues to grow as documents, photos and information is being shared with us.” Elliott says the need to host regular monthly meetings was the natural next step. “I think in order to be accountable we need to have a great deal of transparency and one way of doing this is to hold public meetings,” he said. Elliott approached Princeton Museum Operations Manager Robin Lowe and discussed the possibility of a partnership between the Museum Society and GCPS. “We have no intention to house artifacts as our main goal is to preserve what is left of Granite and to share what we know through the website,” Elliott says. “It also just made sense to me to have an arrangement with the Museum as I see both groups benefiting from working together.” Through discussions with Lowe, Elliott was able to secure a regular ‘home’ for GCPS meetings and a place for any artifacts that many surface as a result of the website and further efforts of the Granite Creek Preservation Society. Public meetings of GCPS are set for 1 p.m., the third Thursday of each month in the upstairs Archive Room at Princeton Museum. The GCPS website is located at www.granitecreekbc.ca ~ Courtesy of the New Coalmont Courier

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A good long look at Big Sky Country Saskatchewan has been on my mind these days. I have only young adults, leaving behind a relatively civilized life for a part lived there for a year when I was very young so it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be of Canada that was virgin prairie of overwhelming space. The homesickness. I have visited many times over my life and for buffalo were gone and the railway was bringing inexorable a couple of years we owned a lot in the Eco Village at Craik change. Grandma had the first three of her twelve children which is on the Louis Riel Trail, also known as Highway 11. in the soddy, most likely with little or no help. The skills she We bought the lot in a moment of temporary insanity developed to survive had to be learned on the run in the wildness of those prairie spaces. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I sat on brought on by retirement and a dream of building that knoll and looked out at the stunning beauty a self sustaining part time home. It was a project of her environment that I experienced an insight that had long interested me for many reasons, not about my history. the least of which was curiosity about my paternal When I was a little girl, my father would take us grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; true grit, a grit that came in handy for car rides in the countryside around Southern a little more than a century ago. Manitoba. He would roll down his window and My grandfather bought his first quarter section of land less than twenty-two years after the point out the meadowlarks and the red-winged execution of Louis Riel for whom the highway is blackbirds to my brother and I. He would show us now named. Grandpaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land was within a short the wild tiger-lilies and once a very rare lady slipMERRILYN HUYCKE per. He told us of snaring gophers for a nickel a buggy ride of the highway, only a rutted trail in piece to buy new shoes during the difficult depresthose days. Even more interesting to me was that sion years. The view from the knoll where I sat was Grandpaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land was also the same short buggy what my father grew up with. Grandmother had rideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance from where our little quarter acre no doubt spoken to her children about the birds was located. That first summer of ownership, I had sat on a knoll near and flowers, pointing out how wonderful the birdsong was, our land and looked out over the Arm River and the prai- how lovely the colors of the flowers were. She was a Christian rie beyond. There were wild flowers in bloom and a cooling lady and I have no doubt that her faith and her deep appreciabreeze for comfort. A soddy, similar to my grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first tion of nature made her life rich and satisfying. Eventually, we sold our little plot of land and of course, we home, had been preserved just at the bottom of the knoll and I could imagine my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view of this endless prairie are most happy to be year round residents of Princeton. The and those enormous blue skies that would build up towering weather here is kinder to old bones and the mountains are lovely and sheltering. Still, there is a part in my genetic memory cumulous clouds by afternoon. Often, there would be a cleansing rain to nourish crops and that tugs at my heart. Every year or two, I need a good long look at Big Sky gardens and to fill the rain barrels for washing and the dugouts Country and to catch a glimpse of an antelope herd loping that collected water for the livestock. Our family folklore had always included stories of hard- across the wild, high prairies and to hear the sound of the ship for these two brave souls. They had both left Ontario as meadowlark. Grandma and Grandpa would approve.

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For the final day of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program, 16 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Active Winter Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; came out to enjoy the day skiing and snowshoeing. 35 women participated in the program since it began in November.

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Sixteen active women spent their final day in the snow on Saturday, March 1 on snow shoes and cross country skies on the groomed and tracked trails of China Ridge. Fresh deep snow, -10 degree weather and a light snowfall did not stop these snow bunnies from enjoying a day being healthy a day including healthy snacks around a warm fire in the backcountry. With support and funding from the Province of BC, ViaSport BC, Town of Princeton Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, China Ridge Trails and a nominal registration fee; the Active Winter Womens program had 35 ladies take part since November 2013. This program encouraged women to learn two new winter sports; snow shoeing and cross country skiing; so they can be active during Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter months for years to come.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am not good at getting out on my own so the program has been excellent for me. Kelley, our progam leader, looked after us so well; providing some education about being in the bush as well as getting to try cross country skiing and my favorite, snowshoeing...the snacks were the best...â&#x20AC;? writes Virgina Brock, participant, â&#x20AC;&#x153;thanks for all your efforts. They really were appreciated.â&#x20AC;? This program was designed to give women the tools to become comfortable and active in our local outdoor wilderness, participating in two life long winter sport opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of the women have since purchased their own equipment, have organized additional outtings on their own with fellow participants and have introduced the sport to their families,â&#x20AC;? said Nadine McEwen, recreation coordinator, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this was our goal, to see women become comfortable in Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backcountry on their own.â&#x20AC;?

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Thumbs Up/Down Double Thumbs Up to Earl Husband Great job on the snow removal this year Earl. Thank you, from all of your customers. Yes, it is that time. The snow is melting and with that comes the return of the constant Thumbs Down to the Dog POOP! When will people learn to just scoop up that poop?

Names: Gino Del-ciotto and Lynda Harris built this giant snowman just for fun. We just had to choose them as our Smile’s of the Week! Well done you two!

Princeton Pentecostal Church (The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

165 Vermilion Avenue Beside the Museum, invites you to join with us in

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Morning Worship 250-295-7951

St. Paul’s United Church Also serving the Anglican Community

Office: 250-295-7714

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Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am Prayer Meetings on Wednesday at 7:00 pm

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CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

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Serves 6 to 8 Cook a whole brisket with both sections together with all its fat. (You can trim off the fat after the meat is cooked.) Whole brisket and second-cut corned beef brisket are hard to find, but your supermarket should have first-cut corned beef vacuum-packed in plastic. Choose the fattiest piece in the case and treat it gently. You can cook the cabbage and potatoes in the same water as the corned beef. Because the other vegetables need to be cooked in water that simmers more than the meat, scoop out water from the corned beef pot and cook the vegetables in a separate pot or pots. 1 1

Place the corned beef in a pot that holds at least 5 quarts of water. Cover completely with cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a simmer.

4- to 5-pound corned beef brisket teaspoon pickling spices

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head cabbage pounds boiling potatoes to 8 small carrots (optional) Parsnips (optional) Turnips (optional)

As soon as bubbles start to break on the surface of the water, adjust the heat so the water simmers very, very gently. With a slotted spoon, skim off the residue that accumulates on the surface. When the residue stops coming to the surface, add the pickling spices. Continue to cook, with bubbles just gently breaking on the surface, for 3 to 4 hours, until fork tender. The meat can be safely held in its water for about 2 hours; reheat gently.

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Cook the vegetables until fork tender in separate pots of boiling fresh water or, especially for the cabbage, use some of the water in which the corned beef was cooked. Slice the corned beef and serve with mustard and/or horseradish on a platter, surrounded with some of the vegetables or with vegetables in a separate bowl. PC133940

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Farm & Industrial Equipment George Edge

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MAC’S AUTO PARTS 193 Vermilion Ave. Ph: 250-295-6944

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Mobile Home Specialty No Job Too Small Professional Decks BINS & DISPOSAL

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331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588

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Truck Parts - Hydraulic Hoses ATV Accessories - Industrial Supplies

Gord McEwen www.westcoasteq.com Princeton, B.C. Ph: 250-295-0101 Fx: 250-295-0103 email: gord@westcoasttruckparts.com

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Brian Coyne Owner

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331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

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Help Wanted Cabinetry Employee Required in Armstrong. Min 10 years experience in cabinetry, painting & installation. Fax 250-546-9155 Cook wanted full or part time. Apply in person with resume. Country Kitchen 245 Vermilion Ave. 250-295-7838

Thai Cooks & Server at Benja Thai Restaurant in Keremeos. F/T positions. 2+ yrs. exp., $13/hr DOE. Must read English. Drop off resume in person or mail to: 516 7th Ave. Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 or email to numnongkhai @hotmail.com 250-499-2561

Trades, Technical ENSIGN IS looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Recruiterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at www.ensign jobs.com. Call 1-888-3674460. HIRING in Fort St John, BC. EXPERIENCED MILL ELECTRICIANS. Wage up to $50/hr. Housing & Benefits. Shift-7days on/ 7off. Email resume: tom@fsjelec.com or fax 250-630-2114 Ph: 250-2634350

Looking for a full time Deli Counter Attendant for seasonal work April to Sept. Must be able to work weekends. Please forward resume to dougshomestead@gmail.com or by mail at PO Box 1829 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0. Only applicable applicants will be notified.

HVAC Journeymen for Beebe Mechanical Systems in Thunder Bay, ON. Full service union shop. Relocation Incentive will be discussed with successful candidates. Trade and Gas (G3 min) Certificate required. Please send your resume to: christa@beebemechanical.ca or fax to: 807-6232551

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Misc. for Sale 1 Seiki 40” Ultra Slim LCD TV, excellent picture, less than 2 yrs old, $230 firm. OBO Call 250-295-0146 2 - 12 cubic foot freezers $150 each, 1998 GMC Pick-up 4x4 $1200 OBO, 4 - 6 bolt GMC Rims and tires 265-70-R17 $600 OBO. 250-295-3769 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? Kenmore frost free refrigerator, white, 3 yrs old, $200 OBO. Call 250-295-7233 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING sale. Big year end clear out continued! 20x20 $3,915. 25x28 $4,848. 30x32 $6,339. 32x34 $7,371. 40x50 $12,649. 47x68 $16,691. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

3 bdrm, 2 bath home, very clean, heated floors. W/D incl., deck off master bdrm, nice yard with 2 patios, garage & small shop. Close to downtown. Avail. now. $1000 plus utilities. No pets. Must have good references & steady employment. 250-295-6408

3 bdrm house, upper level of home, F/S DW/W/D, large yard, pets negotiable, N/S inside. Ref’s + DD req’d., $1,150/month including utilities. Available immediately. (250)295-0200

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LIKE NEW home on acreage, main floor suite, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, jacuzzi tub, gas fireplace, laundry, dishwasher, all appliances & utilities included $875/month. 250-295-3966

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Auto Accessories/Parts

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Skidoo 2011 550 Tundra, Electric start, reverse, only 202 miles, immaculate $6900. Snowmobile trailer 2011 Karavan, 2 machine capacity, hardly used $2000. Call 250-2953310

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1995 Ford F150 Short box, 4x4, comes with a canopy & box liner, in excellent mechanical condition, 6 cylinder, standard, $2500 OBO. Call 250-295-3818

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2 BEDROOM apartment. N/S, fully renovated. $750/month + utilities, DD & ref’’s req. Call 250-295-1711. Avail. Mar. 1st APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095 Furnished Apt for rent in Princeton, available now. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, must be quiet. Rents start at $525.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back.

Transportation 2003 Chev HD 3/4 Ton, extended cab, 4x4, trailer towing package, air conditioning, 4 new 10 ply winter tires, 199,000 kms, $7300. Call 250295-3310

2 bdrm trailer - Deblyn Tr. Crt., $750/month includes pad rent, utilities extra. Phone 250-2956794 or 250-295-1790

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OPEN HOUSE MAR 9TH. 16748 85th Surrey, Gorgeous Fleetwood Home. 6 bedroom, 4 bath, 3,651 sq ft. Lot 6,069 sq ft. 18yrs old. A grand entrance with vaulted ceilings, and massive windows, Kitchen/family room are open concept. Family room shares a double fireplace with the den. Mountain view $649,999. For virtual tour: info@ barbraven.com Phone: 778-928-4524

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