NEWS Fire chief recieves long service awards Page 1 & 3
COMMUNITY Dr. Kent Mullinix speaks on food sustainability Page 9
EVENTS
Organizer Johanna Nott happy with clean up day Page 10
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Fire Chief Eric Gregson honoured Local volunteer Fire Chief Eric Gregson is presented with long service and exemplary service awards. Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
Dressed in his Red Serge, Sgt. Barry Kennedy of the Princeton RCMP assisted Mayor Frank Armitage in presenting four awards to volunteer Fire Chief of Princeton, Robert Eric Gregson during the regular meeting of council on April 22. Mayor Armitage introduced Chief Gregson by stating, “He has absolute exemplary commitment to serve his community, great resolve at his department to do things well and properly. He is dedicated and leads by example.” The four awards presented to Chief Gregson include; Ministry of Justice - Office of the Fire Commissioner a 25-year Long Service Award (medal, bar and certificate); Chancellery of Honours - Governor General 20 years of Loyal and Exemplary Service (certificate) and 30 years of Loyal and Exemplary Service (certificate and medal) and from the Town of Princeton, a certificate honouring 30 years of dedication and commitment. “It is my honour and privilege to present this on behalf of our community,” said the mayor. “Eric is actually serving his 32nd year in our community as he originally joined our fire department in 1982 and has served as chief since 1997.” After receiving a rousing round of applause from his crew and those present at council, congratulations from the mayor and Sgt. Kennedy,
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Students from John Allison and Vermilion Forks Elementary schools work hard at cleaning up Cormack Marsh during the Earth Day celebration on April 22. They also participated in bird watching and helped the Sierra Fire Crew put up bird and bat houses.
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The wetland area in the Tunnel Area of Princeton known as Cormack Marsh was named in honour of Robert Bremner Cormack, a dedicated member of the community who passed away in 2013. Again this year, to help preserve the area, local Kelley Cook organized an Earth Day celebration. Joining Cook on April 22, (Earth Day) are; Natasha Lukey, Hilary Sampson and Alyson Skinner of the Okanagan-Similkameen Stewardship Society, members of the Vermilion Forks Field Naturalists, students from John Allison and Vermilion Forks schools, members of the Princeton Arts Council, Princeton Sierra’s Fire Crew and the Princeton Rotary Club.
Weather Watch Wednesday
High 22/Low 3
Thursday
High 25/Low 7
Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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In the late afternoon, Princeton Girl Guides, Sparks and Brownies, along with their Ambassador Buddies, joined the celebration at Cormack Marsh. Beginning at 10 a.m., participants engaged in six rotating stations throughout the day. Garbage pick up, noxious weed pulling, wetland planting and the installation of wire protection around the trees. The students were treated to bird-watching via the Naturalists and to assisting with the installation of bird and bat houses courtesy of Smokey the Bear and Princeton’s Sierra Fire Crew. (the crew made the bird and bat houses) Nick Matheson of the Sierra Fire Crew says that the crew enjoys their community engagement.
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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. 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.
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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. 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. ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.
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.
ELKS: Meetings every second and fourth Sunday, 2 PM.
LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083
PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037
PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060
ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE: Joint meeting and pot luck supper every third Saturday at 5:30 PM.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.
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PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m. 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 250295-6150. 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 PXA Grounds. New Members welcome! PRINCETON FISH & GAME: Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, contact Al Lay 250-295-0250. PRINCETON RACING DAYS ASSOCIATION: Meets the third Thursday of the month in the office at Sunflower Downs (PXA Grounds) at 6:30 p.m. PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the office at the PXA Grounds 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. SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time. 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 PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544 PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113 KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759 PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed, and Thursday 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Mom’s help prepare and enjoy lunch together.
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Back row: directors Beryl Mullin, (River’s Edge RV) Nancy Gibson, (Teepee Lakes Resort and Sweet Sensations) manager Lori Thomas, director Joyce Edwards (Winking Pedlar) and president Brenda Crawford (Royal Lepage West) Front row: vice president Spencer Coyne, (Coyne Operated) directors Susan Robinson, (Fletcher Building Supplies) Kim Vokey (Copper Mountain Mine) and secretary Keith Olsen. Missing from photo are Barbara Bushewsky (Coco’s/Cowboy Coffee) and Eileen Erb, bookkeeper for the chamber.
New faces join chamber directorship Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
Brenda Crawford, president of the Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce opened the Annual General Meeting by presenting a bit of history on the chamber. “The chamber began in 1913 as the Board of Trade with 31 businessmen and was located 20 miles from the post office—we’ve come a long way since then,” said Crawford. An overview of the chamber accomplishments for the past year followed. The chamber held social media workshops for local businesses in order to enlighten them on the benefits of using the internet to promote their business. (All businesses were encouraged to check themselves out on google monthly, and to look at sites such as trip advisor and yelp to see what others thought of their business.) World Host Workshops were officiated by the chamber with 33 people participating. (Jobs Trade participants) The chamber participated, organized or assisted with the following; the PXA presentation at the Kamloops Cowboy Heritage Festival, the Christmas Light Up, the first annual Business Christmas Dinner, the Community Health Consultation, the All Candidates Forum and Princeton Mining Day. President Crawford has also been working with the Business Advisory Group to the Town of Princeton. More recently, thanks to the expertise of Spencer Coyne, the chamber has a new website http://princetonchamber.ca and is in the process of developing a tourism site. A shop local awareness initiative is in progress— “Think Shop Local” has been running for a few months and has proven to be successful. Two weeks ago, the “Business Walk,” another chamber initiative, began with the Mayor and CAO of the Town of Princeton visiting busi-
nesses with the chamber president. The walk is to provide the opportunity for business people to discuss their highlights, concerns and offer suggestions to the chamber and town. Director Barbara Bushewsky (Coco’s Bistro/ Cowboy Coffee) announced that due to the fact the Christmas dinner was such a success, she would be planning a Business Summer Barbecue, to be held at the chamber property. Crawford was also pleased to announce that the RDOS has offered to provide some financial assistance to the chamber (amount not decided at this time). Members of the board were excited with this news. Councillor Doug Pateman was present to officiate the election of officers for the 2014/15 year. “This has been an absolutely stellar year,” said Pateman, “there have been lots of new ideas brought forward and council is eager to get on board.” He also said that “the website looked great and that things just keep getting better.” He then went on to officiate the Election and Installation of Officers. The board of the Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce for the 2014/15 year consists of; President - Brenda Crawford of Royal Lepage West, Vice president - Spencer Coyne of Coyne Operated, Treasurer - Eileen Erb and Secretary - Keith Olsen. Returning to serve as directors are; Barbara Bushewsky - Cowboy Coffee/Coco’s Bistro, Joyce Edwards - Winking Pedlar, Nancy Gibson - Teepee Lake Resort and Sweet Sensations and Beryl Mullin - River’s Edge Camping & RV. New to the Princeton Chamber are directors; Kim Vokey - Copper Mountain Mine and Susan Robertson of Fletcher Building Supplies. Both Vokey and Robinson have previous chamber experience and the board is looking forward to working with these ladies.
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WATER SYSTEM PARCEL TAX REVIEW East Princeton, Jacobson Road and Airport Road Specified Area Tax Roll will be open for inspection at the Princeton Municipal Hall, 151 Vermilion Ave, Princeton BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. An owner of a parcel of land within East Princeton, Jacobson Road and Airport Road Specified areas may make a request to have the Parcel Tax Roll amended on one or more of the following grounds: 1. there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; 2. there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; 3. there is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel; 4. an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. A request to amend the Parcel Tax Roll must be submitted in writing to the undersigned by 1:30 pm, May 9, 2014 in order to be considered. Shirley McMahon Director of Finance Town of Princeton 151 Vermilion Ave PO Box 670 Princeton BC V0X 1W0 Ph 250-295-3135 Email smcmahon@princeton.ca
Canadian Cancer Society COUNCIL - from page 1 Chief Gregson was invited to say a few words. delegation makes “Mayor, council, firefighters....I can’t do this job without those guys there, (pointing to crew). I’m at the head of a very big pyramid. Thank you presentation to council to my firefighters and officers, I’ve enjoyed serving the community for 32 Lisa Carleton
years and I will be here for a couple more.”
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Jerilyn Maki and Trish Hall of the Canadian Cancer Society came before council on April 22 to present information on smoke free communities so that discussions to encourage the reduction of tobacco use could begin within the community. Health issues, environmental and economical impacts of smoking were explained by Trish Hall. “Research is showing that exposure to second hand smoke outdoors is dangerous, as it is indoors, she said. “Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in Canada.” The environment is impacted as carcinogenic toxins leach into the soil and water from cigarettes, an estimated 10 to 25 per cent of forest fires are caused by carelessly discarded butts and cigarette buts can out number other types of litter by three times. Jerilyn Maki explained to council that, “smoking bans in public places help to reduce exposure to second hand smoke.” Maki showed council a list of municipalities that were engaging in Outdoor Tobacco Bylaws and having success with them. The bylaw includes city properties such as trails, parks, plazas, etcetera. She stated that it would be a Gold Standard to ban smoking on patios at restaurants and pubs as well. Maki then went on to explain how making a public health policy would help people to understand the bylaw better. “Typically, these bylaws start out more as public education,” she said. “Enforcement is not a real issue either as peer enforcement works, people generally want to do the right thing.” Dr. Gerry Karr from the Okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition was next to present to council. Dr. Karr said that the coalition is in full support of the prior presentation and hopes that council gives it very serious consideration. “It is an achievable, sustainable objective,” he said. Dr. Karr welcomed Princeton to the coalition and explained that the vision of the coalition was to make the Okanagan-Similkameen the healthiest region in B.C. “We are here to do something about the health status of our region, we’re going to be successful,” he said, “we just have to do it differently.” He introduced Tracey Michael - coordinator who is the contact for the coalition and told council that they are interested in any feedback on the development of a constellation group - (action group.) Council extended their appreciation for both presentations stating they would take them under advisement.
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Top: Members of the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department along with Chief Gregson’s wife Lorna and Sgt. Kennedy were present at council to witness the awards presentation. Below: Volunteer Fire Chief Eric Gregson recieves accolades and congratulations on his 32 year tenure with the Princeton Volunter Fire Department from Mayor Frank Armitage and Sgt. Barry Kennedy.
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Expanding the ban on smoking Guest Editorial Black Press
Smokers are, in general terms, their own worst enemies and are finding themselves pushed out of more and more public — and even not-sopublic — spaces. While the top issue for anti-smoking types is health concerns, litter plays a big role in our perception of smokers. There are few other segments of society where it’s deemed acceptable to cast off trash, in this case cigarette butts, at random. The ick factor certainly plays a large role in non-smokers’ reaction to the habit and where they want it — or don’t want it — to happen. Citing the health concerns association with second hand smoke, the Capital Regional District enacted a Clean Air bylaw in 1996 that regulates tobacco smoke in the environment. It’s essentially a document that bans smoking in a variety of public places. This is on top of province-wide smoking bans in indoor public spaces and in the workplace. Saanich Peninsula communities — Sidney included — adopted the CRD’s Clean Air bylaw and are now being asked whether they support changes that will significantly expand buffer zones between where people can and cannot smoke. An existing three meter buffer will grow to seven meters and in Sidney, for example, that will apply to downtown commercial buildings. In essence, that would mean the only place for smokers to smoke, will be in the middle of Beacon Avenue — unless the seven meter buffers overlap. This is, in essence, going to be a total ban on smoking along Beacon Avenue. Throw in all Town parks, fields, beaches, walkways, wharves and piers and there are few, if any, public places left to smoke in public in Sidney. Call it a little extra encouragement for people to give up the habit, say some of the town councillors, as people are now pretty well confined to their own homes and yards if they want to smoke. Call it draconian or just going too far if you like. It’s a reaction to the health issues associated with smoking and society’s turning away from a habit that impacts everyone in its vicinity. Is expanding the ban is a good idea? Will it force some folks to seriously consider changing their habits? For their sakes, we hope so. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Annual subscription: $35.24 locally, $54.29 elsewhere in Canada.
Inconvenient truth of pine beetle VICTORIA – Last week’s column on Earth Day myths largest “on record,” but the record goes back less than a century. In 2008 I interviewed Lorne Swanell on the occasion of his attracted a fair amount of criticism. One tireless member of the “Alberta tar sands killing the 100th birthday. A graduate of UBC’s school of forest engineerplanet” crowd scolded me for daring to mention that 60 per cent ing, Swanell began his career with the forests ministry in 1930. of the oil pollution in the oceans around North America comes After a year as a ranger, he was assigned to the Kamloops region from natural seeps. That’s eight times more than all pipeline and to help deal with a pine beetle epidemic. tanker spills combined, and it’s been going on 24 hours a day for Conventional wisdom on the latest outbreak holds that it the last 10,000 years or so. spread so far because of a lack of cold winters, attributed to This fact blows another hole in the carefully human carbon emissions. crafted narrative that only Canadian oil exports to I grew up in northern B.C., and my last two Asia would destroy our delicate ecosystems. visits to the Peace country were both in January. That narrative is why the daily Alaska superIn 2004 I recall changing planes on the tarmac of Prince George airport, moving briskly in the tankers along the B.C. coast are ignored, as is the daytime temperature near -40 C. That night, and barbaric shale oil rush in North Dakota that can subsequent nights, the mercury dropped to -50 C. be seen from space. U.S. oil barons are flaring In January 2013 I returned for some discussions off the vast volume of natural gas that comes up on the Enbridge pipeline route, and experienced a with the more valuable light crude, while the U.S. relatively balmy -30 C in the daytime. So when I environment lobby obsesses over the Keystone XL TOM FLETCHER hear people talk about the end of cold winters in pipeline. northern B.C. because of global warming, it’s difHere’s another one that may upset people indoctrinated by our school system, media and our supficult to square with personal experience. posedly green B.C. Liberal government. I can hear the rebuttals already. It takes long B.C.’s recent pine beetle epidemic was caused by human car- periods of extreme cold to kill the pine beetle. How long? Longer bon emissions, right? Everybody knows that. Gordon Campbell than those ones, of course. Similarly flexible theories are being advanced to explain the hammered the point home in speeches for years. In 2012 I participated in a B.C. forests ministry tour of 17-year “pause” in Earth’s average surface temperature rise, facilities where hardy seedlings are grown for reforestation. Test the growing Antarctic ice sheet, and this past winter’s “polar plantings were also underway to see if the range of southern tree vortex.” If anyone has substantial evidence that CO2 from human species is shifting northward due to climate change. During the bus ride, I asked the province’s top forest scien- activity was the trigger mechanism for the latest beetle outbreak tists if Campbell was right. The answer? We don’t have enough in B.C., I’d like to see it. But please, spare me the affirmations evidence to conclude that. As for shifting tree habitat, those of quasi-religious faith that often pass for climate change argudecades-long experiments are continuing. ments today. The scientists confirmed what I already knew, which is that Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black the most recent bark beetle epidemic is the latest of many. It’s the Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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David Black on fuel transport cont. David Black Black Press
This is the second of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the BC environment in our lifetime. The Alberta oil industry’s Northern Gateway plan is to export bitumen to Asia via tankers from the BC coast. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years. My first column discussed the light oil spill by the Exxon Valdez and the terrible toll it took on the Alaskan habitat and fishery. It also gave proof that a bitumen spill would be far worse. A bitumen spill would be almost completely unrecoverable because it would sink and stay on the bottom of our seabed. The solution that is best for Canada is to build a refinery in Kitimat. I am promoting and backing this solution. It will convert the bitumen to very light fuels that would float and evaporate if ever spilled. There are other enormous benefits: There will be a major reduction in greenhouse gases. We will use new cutting-edge Canadian technology in our refinery. It will be so clean that in combination with oilsands extraction there will be less CO2 than in the huge conventional oilfields and refineries of Iraq and Nigeria. In other words the Kitimat refinery will neutralize the extra greenhouse gases generated in Canada’s oilsands. This refinery will be built in Asia if not in Kitimat, and if so it will emit double the CO2 of our new design. This is the reason that Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party is in favour of a Canadian refinery. An Asian refinery will also generate 100 train cars a day of very dirty coke (much fouler than BC coal) which will be subsequently burnt in the atmosphere to create power. The Kitimat refinery
will not result in the production of any coke. As we all live on one planet, it is far better for the global environment to build this refinery in Canada. Construction of the refinery will create 6,000 jobs in BC for five years. Operations at the refinery will result in more permanent jobs than any project has ever created in BC with approximately 3,000 direct jobs. These will be highly paid permanent jobs. These jobs will be available for the life of the refinery which should be in excess of 50 years. In addition there will be thousands of other jobs created in spinoff local petrochemical companies and in indirect employment throughout the province. The Canadian and Provincial David Black - Black Press governments, local regional districts and municipalities, the world are based in Canada. and many First Nations, will share in In addition we will build a fleet of billions of new tax dollars each year. new tankers, powered by LNG rather Unfortunately our Canadian oil com- than Bunker C oil, to transport the panies are not interested in building a refined products to Asia. This way we new major refinery. They are focused on know the tankers will be state-of-the-art extraction which is more profitable than and as safe as possible. The fleet will be refining. One of them challenged me to owned by a company based in BC so it spearhead the refinery myself, so I am cannot shirk its legal liability if there doing that. We have a solid business plan ever is a spill at sea. and as a consequence Chinese banks and Let me be up front about my biases. I other institutions are prepared to lend am for creating thousands of good perus most of the funds required to build manent jobs in BC. I am for creating bilthe greenest and most efficient refinery lions of new tax dollars for government in the world. We are currently moving coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s ahead with engineering design and envi- greenhouse gas emissions. I am for buildronmental work. ing an oil pipeline that will never leak. I We will also build a safe pipeline from am for building a modern tanker fleet Alberta to the refinery, with the active that carries only refined fuels that float participation of First Nations. Modern and evaporate if spilled. I am against pipelines can be built and operated safely. shipping bitumen in tankers. Leak data is available for everyone to see If you agree that we should not put on Canadian and US government web- bitumen in tankers please contact your sites and it proves recently constructed local MP and say so. The Canadian govpipelines are not leaking. Furthermore ernment makes a decision on Northern some of the best pipelining companies in Gateway next month.
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Family Fair Committee extends thanks to community The Family Fair Committee would like to thank everyone who helped make the 2014 Family Fair such a great success. The assistance and support of local businesses, parents, school staff, maintenance, students and the community greatly helped in keeping this annual tradition. The artwork displayed by both the elementary and secondary schools was extremely well done and showed great talent among the students from our community. We would also like to thank the following businesses for their ongoing support of the “Taste Of Princeton” raffle; Billy’s Restaurant, Brown Bridge Pub, Thomasina’s , The Belaire Restaurant , Round the Corner Cafe, Pasha Pizza, Cool Beanz, Paulette’s Bakeries and Mac’s Auto Parts. The winner of the “Taste of Princeton” raffle was Tracey Elko. A special thank you goes out to Bonnie LeClaire who worked tirelessly through- out the 63rd Annual Family Fair.
Dear Editor: In her radio interview of April 1st., Ms Sulentich took great pains to point out that Fortis Generation was its own entity within Fortis Inc. Fortis Generation is an investor group with its own agenda, using investorsʼ money for projects. This being the case what is the motivation for building a dam? Profit, pure and simple, and how is this to be achieved? By building a dam for power generation. Who benefits from this profit? Fortis Generation The proposed dam will do everything that dams are supposed to do; store water, regulate water flow and produce electricity but to whose benefit? The public erroneously thinks that these uses would somehow benefit them, but in this case it will not.
The Similkameen River is part of the Columbia River System. We know that the U.S. is energy hungry and needs more. The extrapolation can be made that the flow and storage of water is for the benefit of the Fortis Generation investor. They will adjust the river (comprising its integrity) to allow the water flow as needed and sell this water to the U.S. for the generation of electricity. Anyone that thinks that Fortis Generation is doing this to benefit the Similkameen Valley is grievously wrong. Why provide something for free? Altruism is not part of an investors make up. People need to examine and to analyze motives, not everything is so straight forward. M.Masiel Princeton
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Student of the Month Kris Krenn was selected as Student of the Month for February 2014. (unavailable for photo) Kris was nominated by Laurie Thomas because he is kind and thoughtful and was willing to lend his arm to assist Mrs. Thomas across an icy driveway. Barry Clarke nominated Shelby Maynard and Caitlynn Pateman for Students of the Month for March in appreciation for their performance and reading to the kids at the Bedtime and Books program. He said they were great and the kids were thrilled to have the girls there.
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Shelby Maynard and Caitlynn Pateman are the Students of the Month for March, 2014. They were nominated by Barry Clarke, principal of Vermilion Forks and John Allison Elementary Schools for their participation in the Bedtime and Books program.
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Endangered food systems a threat to humanity Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
Dr. Kent Mullinix quickly captured the attention of his audience at the Hedley Seniors’ Centre Friday evening when he said “No sustainable food system, no sustainable humanity. Food sustainability is going to be mankind’s supreme challenge.” At a time when crises threaten the outbreak of serious military conflict at various points on the globe, we did not expect to be told the most dangerous issue facing humanity could soon be a shortage of food. Dr. Mullinix is Director of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at the Kwantlin Polytechnic University. His two Phd.’s in agriculture related fields and almost four decades of experience in agriculture make his views worth listening to. There was a discernible passion and intensity in his voice when he spoke of the significant threats to our food system. “Think about the trend,” he urged, “and about the logical conclusion the trend indicates. It’s the trend that is important, not a snapshot of the present.” He said the agricultural industry is an 11,000-year-old endeavour. The soil in the Similkameen valley, he said, took thousands of years to develop. The present industrial agricultural system has been in existence 50 years and, in his view, lacks adaptability and resilience. He pointed out that there is less diversity and it requires “propping up” with pesticides and fertilizers. These are damaging to the earth, thereby causing habitat and biodiversity destruction. Dr. Mullinix considers the present system to be “hugely costly.” “It requires great amounts of oil and natural gas for energy,” he said. Small farmers are getting out. There is a tremendous consolidation in the agriculture sector. (In my conversation with him after the session he referred to large agricultural corporations as “robber barons.”) “Money, machines, and fossil fuels have replaced strong backs, big hearts and youthful exuberance,” he told his audience. The result, in his opinion, is that there is less nutrition in our food. “We have to pay more and eat more to get the same amount of nutrients. Spinach now contains little iron.” Other consequences of industrial agriculture, he noted, are
pesticide and fertilizer contamination, soil erosion, salinization, desertification, pollution of air, water and soil. Problems also include acquifer and ground water depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. Referring to information published by the National Academy of Sciences, he said “Current practises by large agricultural entities are producing the kind of conditions that create dust bowls. This begins to happen when carbon dioxide levels reach 450 ppm. We are now at 400 ppm.” Dr. Mullinix compared the experience of conventional (industrial) farms versus organic farms in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch. On organic farms there remained 40 per cent more topsoil, and an average of 20 per cent more vegetative cover. There was also an average of 40 per cent less landslide incidence, 47 per cent less soil erosion, and 69 per cent less gully erosion. “In B.C.” he said, bringing the situation closer to his audience, “there will be less precipitation, a smaller snow pack, increased temperature and higher sea levels. The cost of food will rise.” In view of his dire predictions, we might expect Kent Mullinix to be immobilized by anxiety. Rather, he is working with others to educate and empower people, such as the group he addressed this weekend. He wants people to become aware of the challenge and develop a plan to respond. “Our program is a people/community proposition,” he asserted. He said they are working to establish Farm Schools, also referred to as Incubator Schools, to prepare young people for small scale farming. “We need to support small scale farming,” he suggested. “It is possible to create jobs, businesses and produce food in the Okanagan. It’s a community builder and driver. Let’s work to keep the jobs and the money here.” Dr. Mullinix’s keynote address set the tone for this second in a series of Community Conversations organized by Angelique Wood and Kim English. The conversation continued Saturday morning. Participants were divided into three small groups to discuss threats, weaknesses, opportunities and strengths, as they pertain to sustainable food systems. Date of the next “Conversation” will be announced and the organizers invite all interested citizens.
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Johanna Nott, organizer of the Community Clean-Up Day for the second year, is pleased with this years turn out and offers her thanks to the following; Mayor Frank and Darnella Armitage, Mary Masiel and John Henry of S.O.S., Councillor Doug Pateman, Char and Glen Sellers, Janis Winter, Pat Fawcett, Verne Short, Lynn Johnson, Justin Shuttleworth of the RDOS and the few folks that took bags with them on their walk. “I’m absolutely pleased and thank them all for what they did,” said Nott. On Sunday, April 27, a few areas of town got a good clean-up thanks to these people. “The town truck was almost filled and some of the people took the garbage they had collected to the landfill themselves,” she added. Thanks also go to the Town of Princeton and maintenance for the provision of the truck, and all the gear to clean up with, to Herb Castle at the arena, Scott (new manager) of Cooper’s Foods for the donation of the hot dogs and drinks for lunch and to Corey and Aimee of Cooper’s for all their help.
John Henry and Mary Masiel of Save Our Similkameen (SOS) work to clean up the bank behind CIBC on Sunday. Below: Organizer of Community Clean Up Day is very pleased with the turn out this year and looks forward to an even better one for next year.
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From 4 to 6 p.m. the Princeton Girl Guides, Sparks and Brownies along with their Ambassador Buddies, leaders and some parent helpers planted trees and bushes throughout Cormack Marsh on Earth Day. After all the planting and watering had been taken care of, the participants enjoyed a picnic supper courtesy of Princeton Subway.
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“Kelley ties us into the community and has kept us busy for the last seven years—it is awesome for us to be involved,” he said. The children worked hard all day, right along side the adults present. “They are all just awesome,” said Kelley Cook. The day long, celebratory - work event went on till 6 p.m., after dinner was served courtesy of Princeton Subway. Three truck loads of garbage and 2 truck loads of napweed were removed from the site and over 100 plants/trees native to the area were planted. Much appreciation goes out to the Earth Day Sponsors; Kelley Cook and Vic Sagorski, the
Vermilion Forks Field Naturalists, the ladies of the Okanagan-Similkameen Stewardship Society for their expertise. Thanks also go out to the society for supplying the plants for the children, Fletcher Building Supply for supplies, Town of Princeton for the tent and organizational support, to the Princeton Sierra Crew, First Choice/Septic Service for the donation of the outhouse for the day. CSQ Environmental and Jack Thomas for supplying cottonwood cuttings, Girl Guides of Canada Tree Planting Grant Program in Partnership with TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for the grant to purchase trees and bushes and to Princeton Subway for providing the Sparks, Brownies and Guides with supper.
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Members of the Princeton Sierra Fire Crew spent Earth Day, April 22 with students from John Allison and Vermilion Forks Elementary Schools. Smokey the Bear assists the children and the Sierra Crew with the installation of bird and bat houses built by crew members for the marsh.
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An afternoon at Wolfe Lake A case of itchy feet and Spring fever Janis Wright Vermilion Forks Field Naturalists
Fourteen Vermilion Forks Field Naturalist club members and guests gathered at Wolfe Lake on Saturday, April 19 for a few fine hours of exercise and camaraderie. Two of our group kayaked along the water, searching for and finding a host of birds, while the rest of us, four of whom had cycled in from Princeton (and cycled home again), took two hours to walk around the lake. Led by Tip Anderson, we followed trails, did a little bush-whacking, and found a beaver dam, intriguing fungi forma- John Henry enjoys the scenery at Wolfe Lake on tions on a fallen tree, as Saturday, April 19. well as a beaver-chewed fir tree. Among the birds observed were a pair of loons, a kingfisher, cinnamon teals, buffleheads, a Barrow’s golden eye, white-crowned sparrows, Canada geese, a ruffed grouse and a pileated woodpecker. Once we’d circled the lake we congregated around a fire pit, where a picnic table and chairs are conveniently located, cooked our lunches and enjoyed a few tall tales told by our host. The sun even shone brilliantly for a time, allowing us to do a little basking before we all headed for home, invigorated by the fresh air and amity. Joan Kelly will lead us on an easy, two-hour birding expedition along the KVR trail at Separation Lakes on Saturday, May 3, so bring binoculars, camera, food and water. Confirm with Joan at 295-7743 and we’ll meet at Billy’s at 9 am. Biologist Jess Hobden will be our guest speaker, with a topic of “terrestrial and aquatic invasive species,” at next month’s meeting on Tuesday, May 13th at Riverside Centre, 7 pm. Meetings and field trips are open to the public, so please join us for an enlightening and enjoyable time!
A day ago, we got the urge to run away. Itchy feet map to make sure that the road went all the way and and Spring fever combined to set us plotting our day- we were off. long getaway and before long, we were heading down Once we passed the huge main house on the hill the road leading north. and the landing strip with the two orange windsocks, Our road-less-travelled for this day was the one we felt like we had stepped back one hundred and passing through the purported half-million acre fifty years in time. Douglas Ranch in the Nicola region. It was absolutely splendid! The rolling hills were Before we reached Merritt, we took the turn- studded with cows, calves and the occasional mare off into Kentucky Alleyne campground just past with a foal at her side. There were “Cattle at Large” Shropshire corner. It was quiet that day, quiet enough signs and many Texas gates but few fences. Lakes, for a solitary black bear to be comfortroadside marshes with ducks and geese able sitting on its haunches and enjoyand heaven only knows what else were ing the view of the lake. Perhaps he was busy preparing for the next generation. Throughout the first 25 kilometres sharing the music being composed on we saw few ranch houses and fewer guitar and mouth-organ by a solitary vehicles. We marveled at the land foryoung man who had been camped for mations with deep, flat valleys situated seven days. He was aware of the bear with hills on either side. and they shared the campground amicably. We chatted for a bit and then left Eventually we passed a fishing camp him (and the bear) to his reverie and and then soon we were descending by a MERRILYN HUYCKE inspirational experience. road which in places clung to the side Soon we were descending the long of a mountain and in others, travelled drop into Merritt, past the fast food side-by-side with a flooding stream restaurants and out onto Highway with many rapids. Fallen trees made 5A heading north past Quilchena. We bridges for the intrepid explorer. turned right at Douglas Lake Ranch Road and The last 25 kilometres were dark and mysterious. almost immediately, we were driving through rolling The road was deeply pocked and we were forced to a hills inhabited by hundreds and hundreds of cattle crawl. However, our trusty Matrix held up very well with as many newborn calves. We’ve driven this way and in the end, we were soon on another descent, several times but couldn’t recall ever seeing so many this time into the broad, sunny valley where the road cattle. After we passed an enormous electrical substa- meets Highway 97 and the tiny town of Westwold. tion, incongruous in that environment, we travelled From there it was back to 2014 and paved roads several more kilometres through the Nicola Indian dotted with Tim Hortons stores and internet connecBand reserves and finally reached the little village at tions. We traveled through Falkland, Vernon and then the Home Ranch of the Douglas Lake Ranch. We on home to Princeton. This is the kind of journey that a painter can feed stopped to admire the windows in the church built for staff by “Chunky” Woodward, one of the previous on for months afterward! I’m challenged to recreate the colors, sense of time and space and the implicaowners of the ranch. We had never taken the rest of the gravel road tions of such a place existing. I imagine how it must that ends by joining Highway 97 at the little town feel to be a steward of this land. And all this because of Westwold. Well, this was the day! We checked the we had a case of itchy feet and Spring fever!
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Thumbs Up/Down Thumbs up to all the folks who participated in the Cormack Marsh Earth Day celebration and the ‘Community Clean Up’ day! Princeton Pentecostal Church (The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)
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Enjoy a Classic Diner Dessert at Home Perhaps no dessert dish is as beloved as the banana split. And as any good banana split afficionado knows, diners often make a great banana split with fudge sauce. For those who want to bring their favorite dessert out of the diner and into their own kitchens, it’s not as hard as it sounds, and you won’t have to worry about ice cream melting in the car. Dessert lovers who enjoy making their own banana splits should consider the following recipe for “Banana Splits With Hot Fudge Sauce” from Jennifer Joyce’s “Diner” (Ryland, Peters & Small), a comforting collection of recipes from the roadside diner.
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maraschino cherries cup chopped, toasted pecans
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small bananas scoops each of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream
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ring. Let cool for 5 minutes before using. To make the whipped cream, beat the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla, and set aside. Peel the bananas and cut in half lengthwise. Take the dessert dishes and along the sides of each one, put 2 banana halves. Put one scoop of each flavor of ice cream between the bananas. Top with one spoonful of the whipped cream, a sprinkling of pecans and a cherry on top. Serve with a small pitcher of the hot fudge sauce to pour over.
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Similkameen Spotlight April 30, 2014 The Similkameen Spotlight Wednesday, April 30, 2014
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Merchandise for Sale
Rentals
Transportation
Financial Services
Misc. for Sale
Auto Financing
UNFILED TAX Returns? Unreported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First! 1855-668-8089 (Monday-Friday 9-6 ET).
Legal Services
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - 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.
Commercial/ Industrial
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
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: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Personal Care
Misc. Wanted
ESSENTIAL MASSAGE Pampering By Pamella Famous Kick Butt Massage Lymph drainage Hot stone massage By appt. Only 250-295-7980 •Rest •Relax •Rejuvenate KwikFit4u.com Distributor for whole body vibrational machines
Painting & Decorating WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM
(1) 250-899-3163
3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Pets & Livestock
Tack/Supplies Barrel Racing Saddle, never used, $450. 250-295-6770
Merchandise for Sale
Auctions BC LIVESTOCK SPRING AUCTION SALES May 3 – Williams Lake 10 am May 10 – Kamloops 10:30 am May 24 – Vanderhoof 11 am May 31– Prince George 10 am June 21 – Horsefly 10 am f.m.i. 250-573-3939 www.bclivestock.bc.ca
Collectors Currently Buying: Coin Collections, Antiques, Native Art, Old Silver, Paintings, Jewellery etc. We Deal with Estates 250-499-0251 Star Choice or Shaw Satellite Dish. Call 250-295-5412
Real Estate For Sale By Owner 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 3 storey home; furnace, hot water tank & appliances only 3 years old, totally renovated with 9.5’ ceilings throughout. Great downtown location, 38 Billiter Ave. in Princeton. For more information and to view call 250295-4393 or 250-295-2049.
4 Bedroom, 2 bath, large shop. Double lot. 306 8th ave. East Princeton 250-295-6770
COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commercial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095
Homes for Rent 2+ bdrm house for rent, incl. fridge & stove, N/S, No Pets, Avail. immed. $850/month, references required, 250.493.6308
Downtown house for rent, 1 lg bdrm, 1 sm bdrm, renovated, Fridge, stove, washer & dryer. Rent $700 a month & utilities. 250-295-7557 House for rent downtown. Features 2 bed, 1 bath. Some furnishings included. $800/month plus utilities. Call Century 21 250-295-6977. Available immediately.
Auto Loans. Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Approval. 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
Recreational/Sale 74 AMX Javelin, $1500. 250295-6770
WHERE DO YOU TURN
TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?
HOUSES FOR RENT. Call Heather at 250-295-8025 To mature adult or couple only, 1 bdrm cabin, F/S, W/D, bedroom furniture is built in. Ref’s req’d, N/S, no pets, $450 + utilities. 15 km out old Hedley Road. Avail. May 1st. 250295-0487
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Transportation
The link to your community
Scrap Car Removal
Auto Accessories/Parts
“WANTED” Scrap Cars, Trucks, Metal. U Call I Haul. Scrap Metal & Vehicles can be dropped off @ 680 Old Mill Rd. Cash for some. 250-295-5102
On the Princeton-Summerland Road, 28 km’s, 1200 sqft trailer, 2 bed, 2 bath, 900 sqft shop, wired 220, 5 acres, $269,000. Contact 1-604-808-2252
Boats 14’ Sangster 65H Merc with trailor, good running motor, $1500 OBO. 250-582-9430
Real Estate DON’T MISS Out! 62 acres, endless possibilities. 5500 sq. ft. house. 1500 ft. of lakeshore. www.lakeoftheprairie shome.ca www.lakeoftheprair iesproperty.ca Jackie 1-306744-2399 1-306-744-7432 Watch online for open house.
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Auto Financing
Recreational
Free Items House size fridge to give away, works well. Call 250295-7522
Friendly Frank 9 ft Scamper Trailer, $99. 1914 3 in 1 woodstove, ornate iron 2 burner, $99. Propane fridge 18x18x48, $99. Call 250-438-0031 Hospital beds for free. Please call 250-295-3343 for more information and to arrange for pick up.
Garage Sales Yard Sale, 538 Taylor Way, Saturday May 3, 9 am to 2 pm, boat, tires, stuff for everyone! Yard Sale, Friday May 2nd, 9:00 am at 79 Angela Ave., Toddler toys, Tools, Trike, Wood stove, Propane fire pit and many other things.
Misc. for Sale 2 New swivel rocker chairs, beige color, $75 each OBO. Call 250-295-0440 Frigidaire Slide In electric range, white, self cleaning oven, new condition. $200. Phone 250-295-3709 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs- Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot. Steel Building 24’ x 40’, have blueprints and pictures, disassembled, ready for transport. Located in Princeton, BC. Asking $7,000. For more info, call Ron 250-295-6384
Recreation Paradise Year Round!
Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Princeton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys. Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at 250-809-6322 for a private viewing.
Other Areas 20 ACRES $0 Down, Only $119/mo. Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee. Call 1-866-8825263, Ext. 81. www.sunsetranches.net
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 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.
Business/Office Service
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local area includes: Princeton & Area H, Hedley
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Black & White Copies:
15 ¢ each Colour Copies: 75 ¢ each
FAX/SCAN SERVICES AVAILABLE
Cottages / Cabins
Cottages / Cabins
Monthly Rentals:
• Fully furnished and includes utilities. • Rooms from $400 - $450 • 2 Bedroom Apt. $1000 - $1200 • 4 Bedroom Apt. $1800 • 4 Bedroom Cabin by Creekside $1800 • RV Site $500 Also 2/3 Bedroom House with huge yard to the river. Fully furnished but excludes hydro: 207 Angela Ave. $1000
Phone Princeton Castle Resort 250-295-7988
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Princeton Mining Day
“Copper Mountain’s Key to Success is its People and the Community”
May 7 2014
At Veterans Square 3:30-5:30pm Celebrating BC Mining Week! “Mining for Everyone”
Ore which enters the primary crusher will be further reduced in size by the secondary crusher before it is sent into the SAG mill for grinding.
Installation of new secondary crusher to strengthen the future
• Fun for the whole family • Free barbeque • Magician, face painting & gold panning • Information booths, interactive displays & entertainment
Once the secondary crusher is fully operational, the mine will be capable of processing ore consistently at its design capacity of 35,000 tpd.
Sponsored by MABC, Copper Mountain & the Town of Princeton