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Distracted driving, primarily through the use of cell phones, identified more than 200 people putting themselves, their passengers and others on the road at risk. Autumn MacDonald photo
More than 200 potential accidents identified by provincial survey team AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter It took six hours, three days, and 5,380 drivers for a provincial survey team to note a “chilling” pattern with Gold Pan drivers. “As mothers took children to and from school and people returned from a hard day’s work, 201 people drove while distracted, putting the citizens of Quesnel in very grave danger,” noted
the Northern Brain Injury Association (NBIA) document. “That was potentially more than 201 injuries or deaths in just six hours!” It’s not all bad, from the 5,380 people observed during the survey, the Safety Council noted 5,061 drove safely, observing motor vehicle laws. However, 16 drivers were not wearing seat belts, 99 disobeyed provincial motor laws and three failed to restrain their children.
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The Safety Council also observed Gold Pan cyclists, recording a total of 52, noting 25 infractions. Seventeen did not wear a helmet, three failed to stop at stop signs and five operated their bike incorrectly (riding against traffic, on sidewalks etc.) “These numbers show most Quesnel cyclists practice safe cycling in northern B.C. and the community should be very proud of itself,” the document states. “Every injury prevented
saves money and stops lives from being forever altered due to a crash.” Lastly, observers documented 208 pedestrians with 42 exhibiting risky behaviours. Seventeen chose to jaywalk, one person failed to look before walking onto a roadway, 18 chose not to use the crosswalks properly and one pedestrian was distracted by a device while attempting to cross. “This means that while Quesnel roadways do
present many dangers, most of the community’s cyclists and pedestrians exhibit absolutely awesome safety behaviours,” the report says. Lead observer Bernadette Peebles said she would like local politicians, regional representatives, MLAs and MPs to become more involved in the survey and its findings. “If they could see what I saw in six hours, perhaps some changes could be made to solve some of the safety issues,” she said,
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noting the increase in the number of large rigs and bus-sized motor homes travelling through communities, which could become a concern in the future. Other communities involved in the survey include Terrace, Burns Lake, Prince George and Mackenzie. The report was a collaborated effort between NBIA, Northern Health Imagine Grants and the United Way. For a full report, www.nbia.ca.
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CNC receives $250,000 from Northern Gateway for online learning
Northern Gateway has donated $250,000 to the College of New Caledonia (CNC) to support the development of their online course delivery program. The Digital Delivery Initiative (DDI) will allow real-time synchronized delivery of instructor-led lectures to classrooms across multiple CNC campuses. The project will involve a three-year planning and delivery rollout of educational technology. “The Digital Delivery Initiative will enable any learner in the CNC region and beyond to take a course delivered in real time lead by faculty and have the ability to interact with other students in that class,” CNC President Henry Reiser said. “Using the DDI infrastructure, students can actively participate in lectures and labs or shops without having to leave their
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to be formatted for online learning. The college will install six classrooms across its campuses for the purpose of the Digital Delivery Initiative; Northern Gateway’s donation will effectively cover the cost of one of these classrooms. “Northern Gateway is committed to ensuring young people in the north have access to skills and training they need to build strong communities, now and in the future,” Senior Manager of Community Benefits and Sustainable
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Ryan Laird to address bullying in local concert
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From the moment close down and wear and has had his songs you become a paran armored shell. played on the radio ent, nothing is more Some will be so all across Canada. important than your discouraged that they Based on his firstchild. They are the stop wanting to do hand experience, he ones you’d give your what they love. Some sympathizes with last breath to. You will be too embartoday’s youth and raise them to believe rassed to share their the everyday obthat they can do experiences and some stacles they have to anything, be anything will stop believing in overcome in order to and see anything. You themselves altogether. believe in themselves, are their cheerleader, Ryan Laird, a Cana- achieve their dreams their teacher, their dian country recordor even get through role model and their ing artist, was bullied a comfortable day at biggest believer. As at a young age for be- school. they grow up, they ing involved in music He created the camare sent off to school and the arts, as well paign, BiggerThanwith a hug and a as the school’s band, That! in 2014 and kiss and a big smile choir and computer has since collaborated on their face as they club. As a child, he with team members receive your positive was shy, driven and to create an antireinforcement to, “go talented. His unique bullying and youth get em’ Tiger!” interests initiated his empowerment moveYou can’t imagine continual teasing all ment, with hopes of that their spirit could through grade school reaching as many ever be taken away and even into his children as possible from them. young adult years. He through a nationwide Nothing is worse felt confused, upset, tour. than seeing your child and discouraged, Laird and the come home in tears. often coming home in BiggerThanThat! They’ve been picked tears, not understand- program are currently on and bullied at ing why he was being touring Western school; called names, bullied. However, Canada. On Feb. 24, had embarrassing Laird never gave up they will be visiting rumours spread, been on his dreams. two local Quesnel bruised emotionally, After working schools, Correlieu and/or physically and hard for more than secondary school and even told that they a decade after high Bouchie Lake elemenshouldn’t pursue their school, in 2012, tary school. dreams. It will make Laird was nominated The public is invited your heart break and twice at the Canato attend. some of your worst dian Country Music “I’m hoping to 6:30 pm Nightly (3D) fears will be conAwards, received motivate as many 8:45 pm Nightly (2D) firmed. a Canadian Music kids as I can to never Sat & Sun Matinees 2:00pm (2D) Some children will Award nomination stop chasing their
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dreams and never let a bully stand in their way of success and happiness in life! I was inspired to use my voice as an artist to provide message driven music concerts which empower youth to dream big and conquer negative influences. This is BiggerThanThat!” Laird said. The BiggerThanThat! School Program is a powerful and entertaining musical program designed to prevent bullying, build self-confidence and empower children to reach for their dreams by demonstrating a real life success story. Ryan shares his story while offering an entertaining and engaging music concert, consistently delivering a message of encouragement and empowerment. Through this program, Laird encourages kids not to be afraid to open up about their feelings to people that they confide in and trust. He gives them hope in realizing that right now it may feel like their whole world revolves
around their peers and school life, but one day, they’ll realize that if they focus on their goals and the people who believe in them, they’ll be okay. BiggerThanThat! invites kids to have a voice. I don’t try to preach or tell youth what they should do and I don’t point fingers. BiggerThanThat! stands for any situation of negativity in life, stating that there is always a solution and a way to figure out how to survive it and how to be the bigger person. I share my real life experiences to hopefully motivate them to lead their lives in a similar manner. Children are our future so it’s very important to contribute in educating the youth across this great nation that it is okay to be unique.” Laird said. The campaign has a unique theme song in itself, called, (you guessed it) Bigger Than That. The song was written after Laird received a large amount of requests for his continued motivational presence
since performing at hundreds of schools over the past few years. The inspiration behind the song, Bigger Than That, written by Laird and Dave Thomson from his Canadian 90’s band, Wave, came from meeting numerous kids and hearing their own personal stories. Such lines from the song include instances where someone is belittling someone else, telling them to “take a step back, you’re bigger than that.” “What we’ve created here is a grass roots campaign, the seed has been planted and it’s really rewarding to watch the tree grow, flourish and prosper. It’s a great feeling when you can leave a school knowing you motivated another person to inspire themselves, remembering they are BiggerThanThat! For more information on BiggerThanThat! visit www. BiggerThanThat.org or e-mail Contact@ BiggerThanThat.org. – submitted by Jaylie Nicoll
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elieve it or not the arena plan may be changing again. Nothing would make me happier if this isn’t true, but if it is true – I am in shock, last year I was positive we would never discuss or hear new arena again. Yet, rumour has it our local politicians are discussing whether or not to demolish the old arena or should I say The Barn, reduce the seating, build the new arena on that site and delay construction start until 2016. Who knows what else is being discussed. Which of course if true would mean very limited ice for ice users of any description for at
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GUEST VIEWS least a year or longer. Now won’t that just be wonderful. Forget the economic benefits derived from ice use, or other benefits. The apparent reason, the cost to build the 1,600 seat arena voted on in June of 2014 is more than the 17 million dollars approved – by fundraising, B.C. grant, pre taxation and referendum. I have also been told an application is or has been submitted for the Federal Gas
Tax Strategic Priority Fund for six million dollars. Now if we were to get that grant we would have approximately 23+ million dollars. So if the cost to build is higher I think that would more than cover it, right? So why would we even consider changing direction so quickly? Oh, I hear if the grant is received it will reduce the amount needed to borrow – short sighted? You be the judge, I have my own opinion. Before changing direction, I would be asking every arena user, taxpayer or resident that wishes to be involved, to lobby our federal
MP Dick Harris in assisting this community in securing this funding as soon as possible. People have power and their voices can be heard. Why the rush to make this decision? The question they must be asking themselves, just how do you tell the residents or should I say taxpayers – your decision? Well, why not be upfront. Let them know what is happening. Full disclosure about what the problems are would help, or are only politicians making the decision? A few months ago accountability, honesty and transparency were in
the forefront, there was lots of finger pointing then. So who has been consulted now, anyone? In June of 2014 we had a successful referendum, right, it passed, in 2008 we had the previous Multi Centre referendum which also passed yet we couldn’t change that concept or direction – so how could this be any different, am I missing something here? Hmm, I wonder. Let’s publicly put all the cards on the table, if I am wrong – I will be the first to apologize. I ask every local elected politician, CRD and City to publicly answer these rumours with an open – honest answer individually to
Public input for the 2015 Budget takes place on February 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. This public input session gives residents, businesses and interested organizations an opportunity to share ideas with City Council as part of the budget process. Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. This would be an excellent opportunity for those residents, businesses and organizations to make a presentation to Council. Written submissions received prior to the meeting will be copied for Council and the public. Those presentations will be placed first on the agenda. Those who wish to make verbal submissions may do so, but are asked to limit remarks to five minutes to allow as many people as possible to participate. If you cannot attend a public meeting and wish to provide your input with respect to the budget, please email the Director of Corporate and Financial Services Kari Bolton at kbolton@quesnel.ca. Council will receive a broad overview of Budget 2015 on February 23 and again, the public is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to share ideas with City Council. Your views can make a difference when Council discusses important issues at budget time.
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The City of Quesnel has multiple vacancies available on the Museum and Heritage Commission. The Commission is a volunteer board reporting to City Council. The Commission plays an active role in providing direction and recommending policy to Council regarding the operation of the Quesnel Museum & Archives as well as a mandate to promote community heritage awareness and conservation. The Commission consists of one Council member, one CRD Northern Director and eight members selected at large appointed for a two-year term. No previous museum experience is required. Of importance is your enthusiasm for local history and community heritage conservation as well as your interest to help establish policy and a vision for the Quesnel museum. The Commission meets monthly or as business requires. Letters of interest will be accepted until 4:30 pm March 6, 2015. Please include a brief explanation outlining your specific interest in becoming a member and any applicable training and experience you have that could be considered beneficial for this position. For additional information please contact Elizabeth Hunter, Museum and Heritage Manager at 992-9580. Submit applications to: By mail: By fax: By e-mail: Attention:
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The family of Jack Collins deeply regrets to announce his sudden passing. Jack was born in Nanaimo BC to Glady’s May Collins and Raymond Lester Collins. He was the youngest of five to Verna the eldest, Gary his older brother, Gail his sister and Barbara the youngest sister. He is predeceased by wife Cindy, son Ricky Smith, and mother Gladys Collins. Jack leaves daughters Alissa Collins and granddaughter Myah, Crystal Smith and grandsons Ethan, Dayton, and granddaughter Janica. When Jack was a toddler the family packed up and moved to Clinton BC where he lived until he was 16. The Collins Family then moved to Quesnel where his father and brother were logging. Jack finished his grade 12 at Quesnel Secondary School. Shortly after graduation Jack wanted to become a carpenter. He took
the hard way in life by applying at BCIT for an apprenticeship program making peanuts to become a journeyman. The Quesnel Community benefitted from his Carpentry trade. As Jack had a reputation of being one of the best framer and finisher’s when it came to building people’s dream houses. There have been many homes built by his hand in the Quesnel and Williams Lake areas. When times were tough as a carpenter Jack became a processor operator for his lifelong logging brother. Even though Jack had not worked in the logging industry in his early working years, he soon became a top rated heavy duty equipment operator. Due to a health issue he was forced to retire. Jack was a good hockey player and even better baseball player. He played short stop and played for the infamous Kit Kat’s. He like all the Collins clan was a
fast runner. He had an amazingly accurate arm gunning down runners at every base. He even enjoyed playing cards and if you played with him, the competitive Collins nature would definitely be demonstrated. Jack passes on the remembrance of confronting the battles in life, never giving up; making something out of nothing, become well respected, hardworking, loved and adored. He had a quiet and passionate nature to all that he knew as friends and family, a true friend to the end. He will truly be missed by his family that adored him, and friends that cherished their friendship.
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Premier defends stand-pat throne speech TOM FLETCHER Black Press The B.C. government presented a cautious preview of the coming year with its speech from the throne Tuesday, predicting a rural revival through industrial growth while lowering expectations for mining and natural gas exports. Read by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to begin the spring legislature session, the speech announced the formation of a rural advisory committee to “provide independent and impartial advice on helping rural B.C. increase opportunities, manage growth and meet its full potential in communities big and small.” Premier Christy Clark said the government has important tasks ahead, such as starting construction on the $8 billion Site
C hydroelectric dam and revamping the education system to fill an anticipated skills gap. “We’re sticking to the plan, and we’ve been successful with that plan,” Clark told reporters. “I know it doesn’t make great headlines in the newspapers, but I don’t think we want to change so we can help you get a news story.” The speech referred to five new mines opening since 2011, but avoided mention of northeast coal mines that have closed due to low commodity prices that also threaten the operation of metal mines in B.C. NDP leader John Horgan questioned Clark’s intention to keep cutting “red tape,” an obsession of the B.C. Liberals since 2001. “They cut red tape at Mount Polley,” Horgan said of gaps in inspection that predated the collapse
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of the mine’s tailings dam last summer. As the government continues to await investment decisions for liquefied natural gas facilities, the speech notes that LNG “could create 100,000 jobs and the revenues to eliminate our debt,” adding that exports are needed to maintain a gas industry that already employs 13,000 people. Much of the speech touts earlier achievements, including the carbon tax on fuels and a settlement with B.C. public school teachers after a bitter strike
Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon presents the 2015 throne speech to the B.C. legislature Tuesday. Canadian Press pool photo
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n a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has thrown out the Criminal Code provisions which deal with assisting people to commit suicide. It is a stark reversal of the court’s decision, by a 5-4 margin in 1994, to uphold that aspect of Canadian law. This time around, the abrupt change was likely strongly influenced by the chief justice, Beverley McLachlin, who was one of the dissenting judges 21 years ago. The court has given the federal government one year to come up with new laws to deal with the issue. This timetable is clearly far too ambitious. A federal election is planned for October, and if there ever was an issue that requires careful study and much consultation in advance of a law being proposed, this is it. Try doing that in an election year. The judges seem almost ignorant of practical problems caused by their timetable, even as it seems obvious they have been influenced by a shift in public opinion. Most surveys suggest that about 80 per cent of Canadians are in favour of some form of assisted dying or euthanasia for people suffering from terminal illness, although just what they actually favour varies widely. Are they in favour of the Dutch or Belgian approach, where teens and people suffering from depression can be put to death by physicians? Or do they favour the far more measured approach adopted in the state of Oregon, where the patient must request drugs, both verbally and in writing, which can end their lives, and take them themselves — and only after a host of other safeguards. As people’s lives have been lengthened due to medical advances in areas like heart surgery, cancer treatment and organ transplants, many live long enough so that end-of -life issues are even more challenging than they have been. The issue requires careful study and more time. –Black Press
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eporter Adrian MacNair recently wrote an opinion piece for the Surrey Now Newspaper sympathizing with dog walker Emma Paulsen, who accidentally killed six dogs when she left them in her sweltering truck last May. In addition to the guilt and anguish from the death of these pets, and the public vitriol that followed once it was discovered she’d panicked and lied about them being stolen, she was also given a six-month prison sentence. It was a punishment some felt was not enough, and others thought excessive. Adrian didn’t condone her actions, but questioned why we weren’t getting this woman who seemed to be suffering from mental illness the help she needs. He agreed she’d made a terrible mistake but thought compensation of a few thousand dollars to each dog owner so they could buy a new pet would have been more reasonable than jail. He also suggested the reason for being so punitive was because Emma Paulsen killed North America’s version of the sacred cow. In a society that treats dogs like fur babies, this was a brave opinion to share. I didn’t agree with him that they are inconsequential to this world or easily replaced,
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On A Brighter Note but I thought he made some interesting and factual points about how most of our society finds it perfectly acceptable to slaughter other kinds of animals for food, yet we consider dogs members of the family. He also pointed out that in some countries they are eaten, disposed of, or completely ignored. But the parts of the article that I agree with or don’t is insignificant compared to the appalling treatment of this writer for simply sharing his opinion. The public outcry has been intense with some readers going so far as to threaten violent attacks against him, express a desire for him to suffer an agonizing death and insist that he and his editor, who approved the column, be fired. How ludicrous. It’s one thing to disagree with someone’s ideas and debate the topic, it’s completely another to bully the individual and demand job dismissal. Do these people not believe in freedom of
Freedom of speech is vital to our way of life. It’s the right to communicate our opinions and ideas, and it’s supposed to protect everyone, encouraging us to think and express ourselves freely. Without this, unpopular viewpoints would be hidden, progress would be restricted and the voices of minorities would be silenced. I don’t know about you, but that’s not the kind of society I want to live in. Obviously newspapers and other media outlets are private businesses and the owners of these companies can choose whomever they wish to publish. Some more than others will succumb to the concern of losing advertising dollars over editorial integrity. That’s why it’s up to us, as individuals, not to spew hate and behave like a bully just because we don’t like someone or agree with their opinion. We are all unique and we have distinct perspectives to share. Isn’t having a voice in this world something we should strive to protect? Haven’t we learned anything from the voices silenced by terrorist groups? Publicly disagreeing with someone is perfectly acceptable. Any form of persecution and harassment is not. Lori Welbourne is a Black Press syndicated columnist, LoriWelbourne.com
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speech? Or do they only embrace it when it happens to support their own point of view? Adrian MacNair was not, as some suggested, spouting hate speech which, by its very definition is an attack on a person or group based on their gender, ethnicity, religion, race, disability or sexual orientation. The only hate going on here came from the absurd responses that reminded me of similar experiences I have had. A year and a half ago I wrote a fairly light-hearted column questioning why our society is so puritanical in regards to a woman’s naked torso as opposed to a man’s. I also did a satirical interview with the mayor of Kelowna to ask about the legality of toplessness in our city. I am not exaggerating when I say that I received thousands of emails from people all over the world, many of which were incredibly hostile and included a few crazies threatening torture, rape and murder for disgracing a distinguished politician. The papers that ran my column received complaints as well, and a couple of them dropped me as a result. Like Adrian MacNair’s feedback, and the reception of many writers I’ve observed over the years, the disproportionate reaction is nonsensical.
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The best candidate for the riding Editor: Re: Helen Harrison’s letter of January 30, 2015 Thank you, Helen Harrison for your insightful letter, about the deplorable political situation we find ourselves in once again and your prescription for change. You are absolutely right that “with the centre-left split among three parties, the chances of Harper forming a government... is a very real one.” The Greens, Liberals and NDP need, in each riding, to agree on one candidate to run against the Conservatives. The chosen candidate would then choose which party he or she would represent or alternatively each of the three parties would choose the one candidate to
represent the riding. The resulting government formed by this method would likely be more interested in cooperation rather than the endless conflict that currently characterizes the federal government. It would also improve the chances of getting the best candidate for the riding. If enough ridings do this, the Harper Conservatives can be defeated. Before the next election is called, the centre-left parties need to talk about how they can cooperate in this fashion. Anyone interested in getting involved can check the Leadnow. ca website for more information. Mark Josephy Quesnel
Searching for light Editor: We are currently in the midst of a venture capital crisis in B.C.’s mineral exploration sector as market conditions and the investment climate have become rather flat. Our province’s junior explorers are really feeling the brunt, in large part thanks to a still gloomy global economy. Unfortunately, the exploration industry not only has to contend with difficult economic conditions, they also have to fight the ever present NIMBYs. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the exploration industry as economic conditions may be about to
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change. Almost overnight, our new low dollar (which reduces the cost of Canadian resources to the rest of the world) together with cheaper gas are set to reduce exploration’s huge input costs and mining’s equally huge extraction costs while reducing the cost of our mineral products on the international market. Now more than ever is the time to promote B.C. minerals to the world and draw international investment to our province. I can only hope that the NIMBY’s will somehow see the light too and get on board with a strengthening economy. David Field Burnaby
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The Cariboo Chilcotin Coast has arrived at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD), and the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association along with the municipalities of 100 Mile House, Quesnel, Wells and Williams Lake have partnered to develop a display which highlights tourism and economic development opportunities within the region. The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council will also be featured during the CRD activation. When you arrive on site, you will not be able to miss the beautiful pavilion façade which was originally built for the CRD display at the 2010 Olympic Games by Pioneer Log Homes. The display, which is located within the Northern B.C. Tourism pavilion in the parking lot of the Four Seasons Leisure Pool, will feature an indoor display area including a fun photo booth for visitors to have their picture taken with a beautiful Cariboo Chilcotin backdrop and some fun props such as gold pans, cowboy hats, fishing gear and more items which can be found in and around our region. Communities featured in five, threeday activations: CRD, Feb 14-16; WL, Feb 17-19; 100 Mile, Feb 20-22; Quesnel, Feb 23-25; Wells, Feb 26-28. Some of the demonstrations that will be featured as part of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast interactive displays will include an autograph session with the Timber Kings, roping demonstrations, sampling of locally made beef pepperoni, wood working demonstrations, hoop dancers and a visit from some special guests from Barkerville. Feb. 14, 10 a.m., the official Grand Opening of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Display will take place. Included in this event is a welcoming of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast and the
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council to the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh by Chief Dominic Frederick and Council. On hand to
receive the welcome will be Canim Lake Band Chief Mike Archie. This ceremony and the official opening of the display will also be a part of
an upcoming episode of HGTV’s Timber Kings. During the Games, watch the CRD website at cariboord. ca and social media
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Celebrating 100 years of life, Irene Davies is content. Ruth Scoullar photo
Irene Davies has lived a rewarding life with many ups and downs
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n Feb. 27, Irene Davies of Maeford Place celebrates her 100th birthday. As she reflects back on her many years this petite woman concludes that it’s really been quite a rewarding life with many ups and downs. Irene was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 27, 1915 during WW1. She was called a Glaswegion. She was one of five daughters, Queenie Christabel who was born on Christmas day and died 80 years later on Christmas day, Violet, Martha, Lily and Irene and sons William
Celebrating 100 Years Centanarians’ Club and George. Her youngest brother George just died last October at the age of 92. Irene is the last to survive. When Irene was 14 she followed her oldest sister Queenie to Canada in the spring of 1930 on the well known ship the Athenia. War started nine years later. She recalls them getting stuck in ice
in the St. Lawrence River before disembarking at Montreal. For five or six years she worked for the famous artist Lillias T. Newton, Lillias went on to paint a portrait of the queen as well as other well known dignitaries and recalls tales of her even having tea with her Majesty. Irene’s daughter Lillias is named after her. It was while living in Montreal Irene met and later married William Thompson Davies who worked on merchant ships in the Merchant Marines then transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. They came west to
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Vancouver in 1945 where they lived for a number of years. Will and Irene lived up north for some time until his death 25 years ago three weeks short of his 70th birthday. As her daughter Maureen and Emil Smith live at Bouchie Lake Irene was able to apply for accommodation at Maeford Place in Quesnel and has been a resident for the past three years. Maureen and Emil come to see her every other day and Irene says with a chuckle, “To give me a bad time.” She often talks to her oldest daughter Diane in Texas. Irene enjoys good health except for her
eyes. A walker provides the stability she needs for getting around and looks forward to being able to go outside on her own again in spring. She doesn’t require good eyesight to work on her current knitting project where her nimble fingers do the seeing. Her television set was of no use to her with limited eyesight so it was given away. She has had the pleasure of enjoying good music which will remain with her all her life. Her travels included trips to England to visit her husband’s family, Scotland, France and Majorca. She has
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a lot of good memories to keep her going. One recollection was when she was about five she and her young neighbour friend each picked a large bunch of daffodils from a nearby park. This was possible because the park keeper (brass buttons) was not around at the time. Irene’s family was eating supper when she returned home and believes she was given a sharp reprimand. But it’s things like those colourful daffodils that provided such bright spots throughout her life. – submitted by Ruth Scoullar
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How do you say Thank You to so many people who have expressed their love, understanding and compassion with a hug, gentle thought, flowers, food, cards and daily calls, to make sure Dexter and I were Ok.
Dementia: view from the caregivers “I’m sorry to have to tell you this Mrs. Drewcock, but I believe that you’re suffering from Frontal Lobe Dementia.” With these words, our world came crashing down. To this point I had been holding my breath, praying for a brain aneurysm, cancer, blocked arteries. Anything but what we most feared. The doctor, the best in his field from UBC hospital, had tears in his eyes. He knew that he had just delivered a death sentence to this beautiful 52-year-old. I let out my breath along with a cry that I couldn’t stifle. I think my wife, Lucy, was stunned by the news. She simply sat staring at the doctor as if she hadn’t heard. Perhaps in her heart, she already knew. After all, in the past year there had been many disturbing moments that, when looked back on, added up to this terrible diagnosis. Moments such as suddenly being unable to do simple math, the time she called me at work crying because she had forgotten how to get to her dentist’s office or her slow withdrawal from all her social interests. At first we put it down to menopause. “After all”, she said, “lots of women lose their minds during this time.” That gave me some comfort, but in the back of my mind I suspected it was more serious than that. Six months before we found ourselves at UBC hospital, Lucy’s doctor, who luckily was also my doctor, told us that he expected early onset dementia, but that he had never seen it in someone so young. Next had come the unending battery of blood tests, brain scans, spinal taps, etc. Each adding more weight to the dementia side of the scale. Even then, our doctor insisted on a second opinion. Today, almost ten years later, Lucy lives at Maple House, a section of Dunrovin specializing in dementia care. I live alone, in a silent house, too big for one. All our plans
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for a carefree retirement and watching our grandchildren grow up, dashed. But she is a fighter. She has lived twice as long as the average person with this disease which generally takes its victims within five years. This isn’t to say she is lucky. Every day is another day of mental anguish despite the drugs and the understanding nurses. Given the choice, it is a life no one would wish to live.
Facing the truth They are among the worst words an adult can hear about themselves or about their loved ones. And yet, when I heard them, I cried with relief. Dementia. Alzheimer’s Disease. Vascular Dementia. For two years, my loving husband had been acting strangely. An accomplished mechanic, he had allowed some of his machines to run out of oil: unheard of. When operating his excavator, he sometimes forgot what control did what. He took apart a wheel to grease the bearings and forgot how to put it back together. A self-taught Blues musician, he would forget his own compositions in the middle of a piece. But most upsetting was the change in behaviour. I had learned to keep the
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atmosphere calm in the late afternoon and evening because he seemed to run out of patience then, often shouting at the remote controls or mumbling aggressively at the TV. In desperation, I talked to my step-son who had noticed his Dad’s behaviour. “Start documenting what’s happening because he might have dementia,” was his advice. “And get him to a doctor.” Soon after this, my daughter visited from the coast. Her step dad came in from outside early in the afternoon and as soon as he stepped in the door, he began to yell. “My God, Mum, he’s sundowning,” she said. “I saw that on a movie lately. You have to get him to a doctor.” I later learned that sundowning was a behaviour some dementia patients exhibit when they are very tired, upset or over-anxious. It mainly appears in the late afternoon and evening and this was what was happening regularly in our house. I spent the next 18 months researching his behaviours, consulting with Dr. Google and Nurse Wiki but most of all, trying to find a doctor who would listen to my concerns, a more difficult task than I at first believed it would be. The process took months. When I finally did find a doctor, mountains were moved. After a battery of physical and mental tests, we were put in touch with the Elderly Care Team under the direction of Dr. Fine. From that time forward, thanks to medication and support, life has been easier for us both, but we are both bitter and angry. Our golden years together have been stolen and we are left with learning to cope with living with a debilitating, horrifying, heart-breaking disease. As Pete says, given the choice, it’s a life no one would wish to live. – submitted by Peter Drewcock and Mary Anne Sturdy
To Len's family, my sisters & Vince, we will certainly be changed forever by Len's passing. Thank you to the Doctors here in Quesnel, Dr. Dorothy Craig and Dr. Van Dyk, to Garry and his Shopper's Drug Mart team, they cried with us, and made us laugh at ourselves. To the group at Intergris Credit Union, thank you for always looking after our needs. To Ken Zacharias and Angela, you are my rock. A huge thank you to David, Elizabeth and family, we could not have done what we needed to do without your support. Len and I will be forever grateful. To the staff at Clayton's Funeral Directors and Compassionate Care Funerals, thank you for giving Len and I the time we needed, we really appreciate how you kept the doors open, even through your personal pain and loss of Len. You need to be very proud of yourselves, again, Thank you. To the staff at City of Hope Cancer Center, who tried everything to prevent Leonard's leukemia from advancing, the team of doctors, clinicians, and nurses, you all need to be thanked for your endless efforts. Alas, it was not to be, Len often said, we are so lucky and blessed to have family, friends, and caregivers that gave endlessly to keep Len as healthy and pain free as could be. What a gift, thank you. To all the people in Quesnel, we are truly grateful to call Quesnel our home, and the people of Quesnel, our sincere supporters... Len would say "Terrific". If I missed anyone, please forgive me, it is not intentional. Thank you Quesnel you make a difficult journey easier because of your gentle thoughts, hugs and most of all, prayers. How do you put all of this into words... you can't... you just simply say, a great big thank you and many hugs. Richard, Dexter & Families
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Whitney Griffiths Sports Reporter
Regional weekend WHITNEY GRIFFITHS Observer Reporter
Casey Fisher skates in the CNCR 2015 Regional Competition in Quesnel.
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The Cariboo North Central Region (CNCR) 2015 Regionals Competition skated in to Quesnel Jan. 23 – 25. Clubs from Prince Rupert to Fort St. John to Williams Lake came to compete in this three day event. The Regional Jamboree was held on Friday, with Saturday and Sunday serving as the official competition. During the Jamboree many members of the Quesnel Figure Skating Club (QFSC) skated to first, second and third placings. Carmen Huang’s performance earned her second place in Senior spins and Senior creative. First place winner for group A Star 4 spins was Alexa McTavish, with fellowed QFSC member Grace Dunn coming in third. Lone male skater for the QFSC Mitchell Dunn placed first in Star 2 jumps group 2 and second in Star 2 spins. Second place in Star 3 – 4 showcase group A went to Katherine Osmond. Casey Fisher’s efforts earned her a first place win in Star 3 – 4 showcase and third place for Star 4 jumps, group B. In Senior creative, third place went to Madison Nickolet. For Star 3 – 4 creative group B, Melissa Matheson placed first with Jersey L’Heureux skating to second. And finally for Friday’s event QFSC member Kayla Flanagan placed second in intermediate jumps. The Saturday and Sunday competition provided a challenge for the members of the QFSC. Senior bronze skater Nickolet was award an eighth place win overall. See PAGE A15
LCSC taking on the slopes and the competition WHITNEY GRIFFITHS Observer Reporter It was another successful weekend for the Lightning Creek Ski Club (LCSC), sending 10 skiers to compete in the Western Canada Ski Cross Series event at Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, Jan 23 – 25. The Quesnel team faced competition from all over B.C. and Alberta, pitting the LCSC against eight other ski clubs. LCSC members attending the racers included Hailey Doucette, Hannah Doucette, Holden Doucette, Alefa Skakibara, Kelsey
Lefebvre, Kailee Lefebvre, Grace Klapatiuk, Emma Klapatiuk, Valyce Mamic and Owen Larson. The Friday of this event served as timed trail qualifying races for the Ski Cross Event at the 2015 Canada Winter Games for U16 racers. Four of Quesnel’s female races competed in this event, however all were ultimately unsuccessful. Saturday and Sunday was the day to shine for six of the younger racers of the LCSC. Larson, skiing in the boys U12 division, earned a third place medal during the Saturday races.
Emma Klapatiuk placed second on Saturday and followed this up by winning a first place medal on the Sunday in the girls U12. But this was not all for the LCSC over the weekend as 28 club member took to the slopes to attend the Nancy Greene Ski League Race Event at Purden Ski Resort east of Prince George. At the event, Quesnel athletes competed in a velocity challenge, a distance jump and a dual slalom. For the U6 girls slalom, first place went to Anja Sales with Petra Peter
following in second. Lauren Larsen was awarded first place in the U8 girls slalom, with a fellow LCSC member taking home second. For the U8 boys slalom, Quesnel athletes took second and third place. Jack Sales placed second with Sam Russell following in third. For the U10 slalom, second place for the boys went to Jackson Heinzelman. Boroka Peter took first place and Claire Nicholas’ won third for the girls. Second place in the U12 girls slalom went to Lauren Pastachak, with Ruby Nicholas’ efforts
earning her third. Brendan Kozuchar took home a first place win in the U14 boys division for the slalom. Many of LCSC athletes earned high ranking wins for the distance jump. First place for U6 girls went to Sales, with fellow club member Peter taking third. In the U8 division Quesnel athletes took second and third place for both the boys and girls. Second place for the girls was won by Maggie Beaudoin, followed by Larsen in third. For the boys, Chase Leeson took second and Russell was awarded with
third. Sophia Lilienweiss placed first for the U10 girls, Claire Nicholas came in second. Lone Quesnel athlete placing in the U10 boys division for the distance jump was Luke Deyaeger. Deyaeger won second place in this category. Third place in the U12 girls division went to Ruby Nicholas. And finally, first place in the distance jump in the U14 boys division went to Kozuchar and second placed went to Adam Nicholas. With two events in one weekend it was a busy couple days for the LCSC.
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Taking a spin on the ice from A14 Second place overall for Senior silver went to Cassie Greenwood. For Junior silver, Kayla Flanagan left the competition with a sixth place win. First in Gold ladies and regional champion was Huang. For Star 1, Olivia Williams received a bronze assessment. Skaters Fiea Marsh, Presely L’Heureux and Mitchel Dunn all earned a bronze assessment for Star 2. Receiving a silver assessment for Star 3 was Jersey L’Heureux. Also skating for Star 3 was Matheson. Matheson earned a bronze assessment
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after her weekend of skating. Star 4 skaters included Ballie Jackson, Garce Dunn, Casey Fisher, Alexa McTavish and Katherine Osmond. Dunn placed first in U13 group 2, with second place going to Fisher. McTavish placed seventh in U10 groups 2. Also earning seventh, though in U13 group 1, was Jackson. Star 5 U13 skater
Beverly Smetaniuk was awarded second place for her efforts. QFSC members competing in Elements included Fisher, Smetaniuk and Flanagan. Flanagan placed second and Smetaniuk was awarded third in Elements 2. Skating in Elements 1 was Fisher. Fisher received fourth place for her performance. That ended a success Regional weekend for the QFSC.
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Shop/Equipment Manager There is an immediate need in Williams Lake BC for a full time heavy duty Shop and Equipment Manager. The candidate will possess strong leadership abilities to oversee approximately 4+ heavy duty mechanics in the field and on the shop floor as well as sub-contracted mechanics. In addition to managing the logistics and maintenance of a fleet of over 80 pieces of equipment spread throughout Western Canada this person must have a reasonable understanding of heavy equipment repair procedures including evaluation, pre-job costing and budget tracking. The ability to manage people and strictly enforce policy and procedures while meeting repair deadlines with approved budgets is essential. The position requires proficient computer skills that will allow for the full understanding of software programs to enable accurate creation and timely reporting of schedules, budgets and equipment repair records. The candidate will also be directly involved with vendor relations, parts procurement and costing, parts tracking including inventory control and returns and account credits. They will also have financial responsibility for their department. The successful candidate will be a team leader reporting directly to the CEO and have excellent organizational and communication skills as well as business acumen. An adherence to critical policies, schedules and time frames within a dynamic environment is a must. Compensation: $100,000 - $125,000/year. Salary will depend on previous experience and training. Compensation is made up of a yearly salary and bonus plans. This package includes health and dental benefits. Vehicle, laptop and cell phone will also be provided. Shift: Days, 8:00am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday). Should be available to work additional hours as necessary. Occasional travel to Head Office in Vancouver and job sites throughout B.C. and Alberta will be a requirement.
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John Walker Consulting is a forestry consulting company in Williams Lake, BC and has an immediate opening for a full time compass person. Duties include, but are not limited to: block and road layout, GPS traversing, beetle probing, and cruising. Camp work will be required. Previous experience or training in forestry is an asset. Wages will be based on experience. Please fax resume with work related references to (250)392-3636 or email jcwalker@telus.net. Closing date is Feb. 27, 2015.
COUNTRY Prime Meats is currently looking to fill general labor positions at their meat processing plant located in beautiful Lac La Hache. Don’t miss out on this exciting career opportunity! Attention This position requires speed and dexterity and is physically demanding , the working environment is in a refrigerated environment and very repetitive. There can be a large overtime requirement especially in the summer months. This is a federally inspected plant and food quality and food safety is kept to a high standard. This job is open to Canadian residents only we are not accepting resumes from foreign workers. $12.50 Hourly Group insurance benefits after 6 months Key job duties will include the following: Operation of meat processing equipment; Daily cleaning and setup of packaging/production equipment; Boxing of product, Unpacking materials; Weighing of ingredients; Hanging product on wagons; Preparing product for packaging; Loading product into packaging machines; Assisting with other areas as required. Successful candidates must possess the following: A background in meat processing is an asset; A willingness to learn; Technology friendly Fluent in English; Reliable transportation is a must; A positive attitude; Physically able to perform heavy, fast paced work; Good personal hygiene; The ability to work with others. E mail resume troy@countryprime.com Fax resume 250-396-4110 www.countryprime.com
PRIVATE PILOT Ground School At Quesnel Airport. February 20-22, March 6-8. $500 each. Books $150. Contact Amy Somers 250-9440605 asomers2@gmail.com
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