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Residents opt to continue Upper Clearwater grant Keith McNeill Upper Clearwater property owners have indicated by a narrow margin that they would like to continue funding the Upper Clearwater Hall through their taxes. In a survey conducted recently by Thompson-Nicola Regional District, 30 out of 57 respondents said “Yes,” to the question, “Should the TNRD collect taxes in 2015 as a grantin-aid for the operation of the Upper Clearwater Community Hall?” The remaining 27 said “No.” The question of how to fund the hall came to a head during a stormy public meeting held at the hall on Feb. 4. At the meeting, Carol Schaffer, TNRD director for Wells Gray Country (Area A), said she had received between 30 and 40 emails and messages on the matter, both for an against. The TNRD provides a financial contribution of $5,000 per year to the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute, which owns and operates the hall. The money comes from taxes paid on properties in the area. For an average property in

Midgets battle for crown Clearwater Ice Hawk #16 Levi Walker takes the puck up the ice during the first game of the Midget Tier 4 provincial championships at the Sportsplex on Sunday morning. The local squad won the game against Semiahmoo of White Rock 6-0. The six-team tournament wound up on Wednesday. For more photos from the game, see page A11 inside. For final tournament results, see a future issue of the Times. Photo by Keith McNeill

Pie chart indicates a slim majority of property owners favor continuing to support Upper Clearwater Hall with their taxes. TNRD graphic

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the area assessed at $167,000, that would amount to $40 per year. Following the meeting, surveys asking two questions were handed out to those property owners attending. More surveys were mailed to those propoerty owners who missed the meeting. Of 86 surveys mailed out, 57 were returned. As reported above, a slim majority were in favor of continuing a grant-in-aid during 2015 for the operation of the Upper Clearwater Community Hall. The second question was: “What should happen with this grant-in-aid service in 2016 and beyond?” and had three choices. Of the 57 replies, 27 selected Option A, that the TNRD should, “... continue to collect taxes for a grant-in-aid to the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute for the operation of the Upper Clearwater Community Hall,” 19 selected Option B, that the TNRD, “...

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not collect taxes but should keep the grant-in-aid service in place just in case funding is required for the community hall in the years ahead,” and 11 selected Option C, that the TNRD, “... carry out a public assent process to eliminate the grant-in-aid service entirely.” Wells Gray Country director Carol Schaffer declined to comment on the survey results, saying she wants to consult with the community first. For a letter from the Farmers Institute, see page A9.

A second pie chart indicates a mixture of responses from Upper Clearwater residents on the future of the hall. TNRD graphic

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SD73 to deal with weather policy at Mar. 30 meeting Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week Kamloops-Thompson school-district trustees will be voting on a new policy establishing rules for cancelling classes in extreme weather. The notice of motion, which went to the board of education on March 9, will include six other emergency-procedure policies when it is dealt with at the March 30 board meeting. The recommended policy includes several

provisions addressing how cancellations are to be made public and what School District 73 staff are expected to do on days when classes are cancelled. The procedures require parents, students and employees to be notified of cancellations by 7 a.m. or, preferably, the day before. School-board staff are expected to go to work. If they cannot, they are expected to contact their supervisors for instruction. The proposed policy also states only employees who report to work for the day or who are on an authorized leave will be paid.

Code of conduct amendment? The board is also being asked to approve an amendment to its code of conduct policy. The amendment would add regulations that require schools to ensure the codes are displayed prominently in schools and available to the public, that they are provided to all employees and students each year and to parents when students start attending classes; and that the codes are communicated in an age-appropriate manner. The regulations would also require par-

ent advisory councils, employees and students review the codes annually. Official opening of NorKam on Friday NorKam Trades and Technology Centre is bustling with students and was officially opened on Friday, March 13, at 10 a.m. with participation by the Ministry of Education, the local school board, community partners and others. The centre is adjacent to NorKam secondary, at 730 Twelfth St. in North Kamloops.

TNRD approves new cemeteries bylaw for Avola, Blue River Times Staff Avola and Blue River now have a consolidated cemeteries bylaw. Up until now, the two

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Subdivision rules get second look by councillors Keith McNeill A recommendation from the Municipal Inspector has led District of Clearwater council to reconsider its development cost charge bylaw. However, the recommended change was only a minor one. Town council quickly gave the bylaw three readings during its March 3 meeting and sent it back a second time to the Municipal Inspector for approval. Council originally gave three readings to the bylaw last October. At the time, chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx said the bylaw was simplification of the five or six bylaws a developer would need to deal with in order to subdivide property. The bylaws were inherited from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the former Clearwater Improvement District when Clearwater incorporated. The new bylaw also should better insure that those subdividing property pay their fair share of any additional water, sewer, park and road infrastructure needed to service their subdivision. Development cost charges would only be imposed for those portions of the municipality where the service is provided, or is expected to be provided in the near future. For example, charges for sewer would only be levied in that portion of Clearwater that is serviced by town sewer (basically the Weyerhaeuser subdivision and nearby area), plus those areas, such as around Dutch Lake,

that are anticipated to get sewer service during the next few years. The charges would help cover the cost of connecting the sewer system plus pay a portion of planned improvements, such as standby power for sewage lift stations. Development cost charges for a low density residential subdivision would total about $7,800 per dwelling unit if water, sewer, roads and parkland have to be paid for. This is somewhat less than the average of $9,500 charged by a list of municipalities in B.C. The “by” in bylaw is an old Norse word that means “town.” A bylaw is simply a town, or local, law. Bylaws in B.C. require three readings by council, and then final adoption. First reading is a test of whether or not council wishes to consider an issue at all. It is not usually an indication of whether or not council supports the bylaw. Second reading is when council can debate the issue, make amendments, and vote again. This time, council is voting on whether or not they support the bylaw. Third reading is the last chance for debate, amendments and voting. In B.C., there must be at least one full day between third reading and final adoption. Some bylaws require approval by electors (referendum) or alternative approval opportunity before final adoption. Others must be approved by the provincial cabinet, the minister, or by the Inspector of Municipalities.

Preventing human-wildlife conflict Ministry of Environment VICTORIA – With spring just around the corner, British Columbians are shedding their winter coats and getting outside more. It's also the time of year when bears and other animals, such as cougars and coyotes, become more active – increasing the chance of human-wildlife interactions. People can do their part to reduce the chances of humanwildlife conflict. The most effective and natural way to prevent conflicts with wildlife in urban areas is to put away garbage, birdseed, compost, pet food and to keep fruit from trees off the ground. Bears emerging from hibernation are looking for food and helping themselves to anything they can find. This food-conditioned behaviour increases potential conflicts with people. Whether it's a dirty barbecue or food scraps in composts, bears only need to

locate food once to develop a feeding pattern of returning to an area. Other animals, such as young cougars, roam wide in search of unoccupied territory, increasing their chances of wandering into residential communities, parks and campgrounds. Coyote pups are born in the spring and by July are attempting to hunt on their own. Communities where attractants are managed properly have less human-wildlife conflicts and fewer animals destroyed. For advice on reducing conflicts with wildlife visit the WildSafeBC website at: www.wildsafebc.com The public should report all humanwildlife conflicts that threaten public safety or result in significant property damage by calling the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line, toll-free at 1 877 952-7277 (RAPP), or visit the RAPP website at: www. rapp.bc.ca

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Please slow down A new 30 km/hr sign marks Park Drive near the junction with Murtle Crescent. The lower speed limit applies to Park Drive from the Clearwater and District roundabout on Highway 5 until it goes around the corner AnnuAl GenerAl MeetinG towards the hospital. It also applies to Dutch lake Community Centre Weyerhaeuser subMeeting room division. 7pm • Monday, March 30 2015 Photo by Keith McNeill

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“ When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall ... think of it, always.” - Mohandas (Mahatma) K. Gandhi, spiritual and political leader guest editorial by Tom Fletcher

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Canada's natural resources should be refined here Editor, the Times;

I must say that your front page headline on March 5, “Kinder Morgan’s MOUs bring $4.6 million to communities along the pipeline,” brought my ever-increasing blood pressure to a boil! It looked to me like a carrot in front of the donkeys! I thought we were done with donkeys after the roundabout debacle! It seems that MOU stands for “Moments Of Underhandedness!”

Let me bring everyone up to speed. Last week it was announced that B.C. has the highest gas prices in North America. The price of oil has dropped below $49 per barrel, and Kinder Morgan wants to export over 900,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada. Our gas-buddy gurus from Calgary explain that our high gas prices are caused by California’s labour unrest and by the loss of a refinery there (due

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to fire). I don’t profess to be a mathematician but anyone with an I.Q. higher than that of a gnat must realize that there is something very wrong with this picture! It’s time that the people of this province stood up and said, “Enough is enough!” Our natural resource should be refined here in Canada so that Canadians can benefit from lower fuel prices. After that takes place, then gas could be exported. There was a time in this country when gas taxes were implemented to pay for building, maintaining, and repairing roads and bridges. Now all that money goes in to general revenue! Those of you who listen to Michael Campbell’s NL Radio show on Saturdays will know that he gives out a “Goofy Award”

each week. I have decided that I’ll give out an “Idiot of the Week” Award. This week’s award goes to “Vavenby Water Meters.” The TNRD wants to install water meters in Vavenby. The announcement comes with a perk: a large portion of the cost will be paid with a GAS tax grant! The topper is that our Christy Clark government just informed the Nestle Co. that it will have to start paying for the ground water that they bottle in Hope B.C. The cost? $2.25 per million litres! So relax, residents of Vavenby. You can water your gravel driveways until they turn green but you should still only pay $4.50 to $6.75 per year!

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VICTORIA – March has been a good month for the B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that. Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal government when they began questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor General for Local Government. This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is listing, taking on water and in danger of sinking. The original idea was to expand the B.C. Auditor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local governments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze. Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting that their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual audits. But this will be “performance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different communities’ results. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey. The “value for money” promise is on the rocks. The government appointed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Basia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had also served as chief financial officer at Environment Canada and had done local government audits in private practice. NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this office has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.

Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew member. It described chaos below decks, with “shifting priorities and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.” Worse, the review noted a human resources monitor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “respectful workplace for all employees.” “A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Horgan described the grim scene. “This is like we’re in Cyprus.” Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protecting her job, if not when hiring, running the office or meeting her own work targets. Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contributed may well have been swept overboard. Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings. Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on. – Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Question of the Week

Do you agree with the school board's increasing Spring Break from one week to two?

Kim Ramsay:

Yes, I do. I'm from Quesnel and they only have one week. When I was a kid we had two weeks. My 10-year-old would definitely agree with two weeks.

Neil Stearns:

That'd be good for the kids, seeing as the weather has been so nice. Why didn't they do that when I was in school?

Diane Toma:

No, they get enough holidays.

Vivian Wilson:

They get a whole summer off. I never got that off when I went to school.

Pam Ritchie:

That doesn't bother me. I guess for some parents it's good, and for others not so great.

Meeting in Fiji gives historical perspective Environment minister Editor, The Times:

I am a Kamloops resident and was in Fiji last month. In a shopping mall there a stranger noticed a small Canadian flag sewn on my bag and asked me if I was from Canada. When I said I was from Kamloops the stranger smiled and said he was Ray Chandra. In September, 1968, Ray Chandra came from Fiji Islands to teach in Birch Island. He lived in a teacherage and taught in Birch Island Elementary School for four years. Denyse Slingsby, Wayne Ruttan, Joy Gregory, Tracy Holland (Buck) and Hugh Graffunder were some of his students in 1968. Chandra had never seen snow and hail before and while he taught his students things like maths and science, they taught him, laughingly, how to spell 'winter.' Pauline Gregory and her husband Greg of Birch Island were his nearest neighbors and good friends.

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Chandra holds some very fond memories of his years in Birch Island and Clearwater. He also taught at Dutch Lake and Raft River Elementary School before he moved to Kamloops. After he acquired his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Washington Ray Chandra went back to Fiji Islands.

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Re: BC Parks fees We are fortunate in B.C. to have a worldrenowned parks system that provides superb recreational opportunities for visitors from across the province and around the globe. Over the past five years, we have invested approximately $60 million in park facilities, delivering projects directed at attracting young families, offering new recreation opportunities and increasing attendance. It’s important to note that BC Parks has approximately $700 million invested in infrastructure that requires ongoing maintenance. B.C.’s protected areas system already benefits from certain sponsorships, partnerships and donations, including sponsorship of more than 250 bear-proof recycling bins by Encorp Pacific and sponsorship of 100 park benches to celebrate BC Parks’ centennial in 2011. We continue to explore further innovative funding options; however, no decisions have been made in this regard. To maintain high quality service in BC Parks for an increasing number of visitors, the Province is raising camping fees as of March 15, 2015. The last system-wide increase was in 2010. While the fee schedule varies, the majority of provincial campsites will see a $2 per night increase, while others will see a slightly larger increase in price, to a maximum of $5 per night. We are keeping increases as low as possible to ensure camping in B.C.’s parks remains affordable for all British Columbians and visitors to our province.

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Telephone service was to follow B.C. Hydro into Upper Clearwater in late 1965 or early 1966, two B.C. Telephone representatives told the Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce. They were also exploring the possibility of more lines to Sunshine Valley and south Clearwater. Birch Island was to have automatic dialling by August and Vavenby by November. Trure Hawkins, age 70, rode his bicycle from Wire Cache to Avola. "Over rough roads like there are between Avola and Wire Cache, and for

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The number of visitors to Wells Gray Park tripled to over 66,000 from about 22,000 the year before, reported park superintendent Charlie Shook. Previously the increase had been about 15 per cent each year. "Can't understand the mentality of people so bankrupt that Highway 16 has to steal a name," said Jack Foote, chairman of the Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce tour-

ist committee. Foote was referring to the fact that the Northern Trans-Provincial Highway 16 was also to be named Yellowhead.

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attention following a bus accident. The children had refused to wait to be examined by Red Cross nurse Miss Dubrya after the accident, Woollard said. They also were 2 1/2 hours late for an X-ray appointment.

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High quality, oldgrowth timber was coming to an end, and radical changes were being planned for the forest industry, according to Forests Minister Tom Waterland. He outlined a five-year program to increase reforestation and silviculture, improve fire protection, and get better use of waste wood.

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School District 26's budget was $5,650,000, about $100,000 in excess of the amount prescribed by the Ministry of Education.

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Forests had decided to reduce the herbicide program in the district to a research project near Vavenby on Road 2. "Yellowhead Ecological Association feels we've entered a new climate of openness," commented YEA spokesperson Trevor Goward. Twelve caribou were transplanted from near Avola to augment a herd along the B.C./Idaho border. Costs of the operation were borne by the Idaho authorities. A 1988 census estimated the North Thompson population to be at least 130.

at the sawmill until at least the end of June, 2001. The operation had switched from one shift to two in early 1999, with the second shift expected to last only 18 months. About 70 of the 180 people employed at the division were affected.

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Approximately $35,000 in improvements and renovations were planned for the Sportsplex during the off-season, including a sign clearly identifying the building, leadhand Roger Mayer told user group representatives.

School District 73 chair John Harwood encouraged the school district to promote the trades to young people. With Thompson Rivers University set to greatly expand its trades training, the school board authorized a study to look into how more trades training can be offered in schools. Clearwater Secondary and Clearwater Elementary concert bands both qualified for MusicFest Canada during regional competitions held in Penticton with "superior rankings." The third annual Shared Learning Powwow at Clearwater Secondary enjoyed success with goodsized crowds enjoying two days of activities with dancers and drummers from across Western Canada.

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meters/year in the Clearwater area, consultant James Foster told a public meeting in the Legion Hall. "We want to get grassroots support for the initiative," he said. West Fraser and Interfor announced they had purchased Weyerhaeuser's timber tenures in the Kamloops and Headwaters forest districts. There had been no logging in the local Weyerhaeuser operating areas for the previous two years. "It's hard to put a day on when we would be up to speed in the Vavenby area," said Wayne Clegg, West Fraser senior vicepresident, woodlands. TNRD directors approved grant funding for up to $80,000 for upgrades to Upper Clearwater Hall. "The old hall will be a beehive of activity over the next few months," predicted Wells Gray Country director Tim Pennell. Gas prices at Clearwater's Shell and Esso stations jumped to $105.9 after being in the low 90s for several months – often the lowest prices in B.C.

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A letter to the editor from Dr. John Soles announced that three new doctors were coming to Clearwater soon. Dr. Mark Walton and Dr. Alice Gwyn were to begin practising in May, while Dr. Christina Liciu was expected to join the practice on a full-time basis in mid-September. Dr. Stephen Broadbent had joined Soles in working at the local hospital the previous November. Mayor John Harwood dropped the puck to officially open the Midget Tier 4 provincial championships at the Sportsplex.

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On Thursday, March 12, during a routine traffic stop, Clearwater RCMP pulled over a vehicle that turned out to have been reported stolen from Alberta. The vehicle was recovered and the occupants identified. Charges are pending Crown approval once the investigation is complete.

Fire goes out of control On March 13, Clearwater RCMP were informed of a grass fire in the Little Fort area that had gotten out of control, requiring the fire department to attend. With spring seemingly here early, the spring cleaning and burning of trimmings and such from yards is likely to increase. If planning on lighting a fire or burning yard trimmings or the like, please take precautions to ensure that you are able to adequately control the fire and keep it contained.

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Thief takes fuel from ferry On March 14 a break-and-enter was reported at the Little Fort ferry. It seems some unscrupulous character broke into a shed at the ferry dock and stole a five gallon jerrycan full of fuel. The incident occurred sometime overnight between March 13/14. If anyone witnessed anything, or knows anything about the theft, please contact Clearwater RCMP.

NorKam Trades and Technology Centre open for learning Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week Seven years ago, a provincial bureaucrat told Terry Sullivan a dedicated trades school would never be built in the Kamloops-Thompson district. The unnamed bureaucrat was wrong and the former superintendent of the School District 73 said he was delighted to tell the story as the NorKam Trades and Technology Centre was officially opened on Friday, March 13. Sullivan stood in the lobby of the facility near another now-retired politician who was just as determined to see what was just an idea 11 years ago become reality. Kevin Krueger, the MLA for the Kamloops-North Thompson riding in which the centre is situated, was described as “like a pit bull with this project” by his successor, MLA Terry Lake, who acknowledged Krueger in the audience and said: “This is down to you.” Krueger said the centre is a credit to the proactivity of the community, which lobbied consistently for its creation. He singled out former NorKam secondary principal Hoberly Hove — who Krueger first met as a Grade

8 student when Hove was a student teacher in his class — as being “a great armtwister.” Trades and technology education has grown in appreciation through the years, Krueger said. His father was a farmer who didn’t want his son working with his hands for a career, whereas today, the education sector has been challenged by the provincial government to help meet the increasing demand for skilled trades practitioners. Two who might join that industry spoke at the event.

Tanner Thorpe, a Valleyview secondary student, said he chose the mechanics sampler courses for three reasons: He loves anything mechanical, he wants to kickstart his eventual career and he wants to be sure it’s the right employment fit for him. Ria Hegyi, also a Valleyview student, said she chose the construction sampler to be sure her plan to study to be an electrician is right for her. She praised the program, which began last year, for treating the students “as if we are at a col-

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lege or a university” and said being away from her home school for five months is worth it. “This gives you a clear picture of what being a tradesperson would be like.” Thirty-six students started their studies at the centre on Feb. 10, learning from Thompson Rivers University staff with their Red Seal certification in the various skills. The students are also earning TRU credits that don’t have to be used for trades, but can be applied to any general degree when they complete the courses.

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Skills Canada winners Clearwater Secondary School students Jacob Madden (l) and Larson Wadlegger celebrate after winning gold medals at the Skills Canada regional competitions recently in Kamloops. Madden won in carpentry while Wadlegger's prize was in welding and fabricating. The wins qualify them to compete in the provincial championships, to be held April 15 in Abbotsford. Photo by Keith McNeill

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In between winter and spring, then and now Eleanor Deckert There is a season in between winter and spring. It is not cold, but there is still snow. The daylight comes earlier, but there is nothing growing yet. The mud and clouds are dreary grey, but the swelling buds on each twig hint with a blush of yellow-green. Changes are coming but they’re just not quite here yet. It is interesting, during this in between season, to consider how much we have in common with the people who lived here in the early days. Very differently, we spent winter indoor hours with “screen time” while their winter indoor hours were spent by lamp-light. Then and now, when this in between season arrives, children are so glad to be able to play outside after supper. In both times mothers’ voices scold, “You’re tramping in mud all over the floor!” As the wood shed gets empty but the nights remain cold, Bob Jensen remembers his childhood in McMurphy, cutting down standing dead saplings, branches and breaking apart stumps to pro-

vide firewood during this time of year while his Dad was working away from home. Anne Baker keeps an eye on her root cellar so nothing goes to waste. “I make creative and inventive dishes with whatever needs to be used up,” she explains. Squash and pumpkins might be getting soft. Potatoes start to sprout. Beets look wrinkly. Turnips might develop a mouldy place. Carrots are getting limp. “They don’t have to be tossed. Make soups! Try new combinations! Last year I noticed three turnips that sprouted in the root cellar and I planted them. They grew again and made seeds.” That in between season also involves a great deal of self-discipline. When food is running low, it might be tempting to eat the grains, seeds and potatoes that need to be saved to plant the coming year’s crop. Running low on food Abstaining from what is within reach is an agricultural custom that endures to this day. Lent, the custom observed for 40 days before Easter, includes fasting,

With a little adult supervision and experimentation, a suitable bow and arrow using flexible saplings was made for six-year-old Johnathan Deckert in early spring. Photo by Eleanor Deckert

(L-r) James, his mother, Elizabeth, and Neil Walford lived in the narrow strip of land between the CN right-of-way and the steep river bank at the McMurphy section house. The father, Victor, built this playpen so the boys could play with their trucks safely. Photo by Victor Walford, courtesy of Walford family

confession, penance, prayer and works of charity, such as giving money to feed the poor. Ena Chiasson explains “... giving up something you enjoy” as both an exercise in selfdiscipline and a sign of respect for all that Jesus gave up during his life and death. Lent marks this dreary in between time – in contrast to Easter, which is a time to celebrate “new life” with flowers, baby birds and animals, abundant foods and the joyful colours of spring. Cold mornings. Warm afternoons. It is easy for children to leave their coats, sweaters and jackets at school. Jump rope, hop scotch, ball games in all their variations reappear. Flying kites, bows and arrows, smashing rocks through the ice, stomping in puddles, building dams in the water trickling down the road. These and other childhood early spring activities are nearly

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identical then and now. After months of wood smoke, soot and bits of bark in the house, it is time for spring cleaning. The longer daylight makes it easier to see the places that need attention, including the windows. The warmer weather means the doors can be left open for traffic in and out while rugs are taken up to be beaten, bedding is hung outside, cobwebs are swept from rafters, floors are scrubbed. Not yet, but very soon, chickens setting on eggs will appear with their brood. Lambs, calves, piglets and colts will be born. Fawns, calves, bear cubs, pups and kits of all the furry folk enter their first spring. Chicks, tadpoles and all kinds of hatchings will take place. Soon the buzzing insects will awake. Outside workers welcome warm weather The hazards of cold,

dark, snow and ice are receding. Now flooding, mud slides, falling trees challenge the people who work outside all year. Trapping season ends. The furs need to be prepared to sell. Logging comes to a halt during “break-up” - the period from when the frozen roads thaw until they become dry enough to drive on safely again. Highways crews watch for places where a tiny crack might fill with water during the daytime, freeze at night, expand and sheer rocks off. The railroad crews, in the days before electricity, hauled blocks of ice, packed them with layers of sawdust for each section crew to store food all summer. Archie McRae, now deceased and a former resident of Avola and Clearwater, used to harvest birch sap. Much like maple sap, this clear liquid can be

slowly simmered to become a thick, sweet syrup. A special feature of this in between time is a favourite with children: crusty snow. “It doesn’t happen every year,” Deryl Cowie, a lifelong outdoorsman explains. “Warm days and cold nights are necessary. "As kids, we used to play soccer and the little guys had a big advantage since they didn’t break through the crust. "As a forester, it was so much easier to walk without snowshoes." But it is important to have them with you! In the afternoon, when the snow is soft again, it can be a real difficulty to have to make it back out through the deep, wet snow. For animals, crusty snow is to the wolves’ advantage with their wide paws to run to hunt moose and deer who break through the crust with their hooves.

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Farmers Institute replies to TNRD survey results Editor's Note: The following letter was received too late to go on our Opinion pages.

Editor, The Times:

The Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute is pleased to see that the recent survey conducted by new TNRD director Carol Schaffer gave a majority vote to keep the grant-in-aid in place. The voice of the valley has spoken and a majority of property owners has voted, in both votes, to keep the grant-in-aid funding in 2015 and also for 2016 and beyond. Only the property owners in Upper Clearwater were sent director Schaffer’s survey because they are the ones who both originally voted in favour of the grant-in-aid bylaw and also the only ones who pay the property tax. The Upper Clearwater residents had a meeting with director Schaffer when the survey was announced and director Schaffer stated that she wanted the people of the valley to decide whether or not to continue the

grant-in-aid and she did not wish to get involved in the decision process. The residents and children of the valley are pleased to know that the funding will now continue and this will assist the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute with holding annual community events as in previous years. The Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute hopes that now a democratic process has been followed, those wishing to remove or divert the funding elsewhere will reconsider their actions and allow the community to move forward by supporting the Farmers Institute to continue our community events. The Farmers Institute is currently conducting a review of its policies and procedures to ensure it remains transparent in its actions. We welcome interest and involvement from residents seeking to promote, support and contribute to the activities of the Farmers Institute.

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New park guide coming soon Keith McNeill The sixth edition of “Exploring Wells Gray Park” should be on the bookshelves in time for Easter, according to author Roland Neave. At 400 pages, the new edition will be about 40 pages longer than the last one. It will have roughly 300 photographs, of which 250 will be in color. “The quality of the photos is quite incredible. They’re absolutely stunning,” Neave said. The author said he spent all of last summer hiking every trail in the park to make sure the information is up to date and includes accurate time, distance and elevation change. Five trails that were in the fifth edition, including that to the bottom of Helmcken Falls and a portion of the Clearwater River Trail south of Spahats, were not included because of inadequate maintenance. BC Parks permanently closed the trail to Kostal Lake in 2013, Neave reported. Officially known as the C.W. Shook Trail after a former park ranger, the trail now runs only

to the Dragons Tongue lava flow. Neave said he tried to follow it from the Dragon’s Tongue last summer and soon found himself taking wide detours to get around extensive deadfalls. In addition to the trails section, which takes up about a quarter of the book, the new edition of Exploring Wells Gray will include information on the five access routes to the park: Clearwater Valley Road, Clearwater River Road, Mahood Lake, Flourmill Volcanoes, and Murtle Lake.

As in the earlier editions, there will be chapters on the relatively inaccessible northern end of the park plus the park in winter. One of the interesting tidbits that Neave unearthed while doing research for the new edition was that Green Mountain was not, in fact, named because it was (and is) green, as many have assumed. In fact it was named in 1912 for Frank Compton Green, a colleague of Robert Lee, a land surveyor who worked at that time in the Upper Clearwater and what is now Wells Gray Park area. Green had been born in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1873. He came to B.C. in 1897 and worked as a land surveyor in Nelson. He probably met Lee there. Green became the province’s surveyor-general in 1930 and served in that role for 16 years. He died in 1963 at the age of 90. The sixth edition of “Exploring Wells Gray Park” will retail for $24.95. “That’s up $5 from the fifth edition, but people will be getting a whole lot more,” said Neave.

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Clearwater Ice Hawk #7 Nate Wadlegger (r) blasts one past the Semiahmoo goalie during the first game of the Tier 4 Midget provincials at the Sportsplex on Sunday. Also in the photo are Ice Hawks (l-r) #4 Justin Sutherland, #6 Julien Dewey and #12 Keaton Noble. Photos by Keith McNeill

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Sports Service committee supports mountain bike initiative Times Staff

Helping Parker go to camp Clearwater Hoser old-timers hockey goalie Guy Holland (centre) presents a $200 cheque to Parker Thomas to help him and a friend go to summer camp this year. Photo submitted

According to the minutes of their Feb. 18 meeting, the members of the Wells Gray Country services committee voted to support a McBride to Barriere mountain bike recreation and tourism project with a $1,000 matching grant from the Area A economic development budget. The services committee also requested the Thompson-Nicola Regional District provide a letter of support for an application to the Labor Market Partnership Program for a grant to support the mountain bike project. The McBride to Barriere regional investment pilot website says

that the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association, in partnership with Northern BC Tourism and Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, has collaborated to explore a mountain bike recreation and tourism strategy along the Yellowhead Highway from Barriere to Terrace. The project goal is to collaboratively market the area as a destination for mountain bike tourism. The partnership intends to deliver a comprehensive strategy with clear and practical recommendations to address the issues and challenges identified and to support the development of a trails and mountain bike recreation sector within the McBride to Barriere Corridor.

Ron MacLean is pure gold at Kamloops hockey event Chris Foulds – Kamloops This Week Champion punmeister Ron MacLean dazzled a large crowd at a 50th anniversary dinner

in Kamloops last week — then promised he will be back in the Tournament Capital in three years to help the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament celebrate

its half-century milestone. CBC icon MacLean was the keynote speaker on Wednesday night (March 11) at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre, where the Central

Interior chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA-CI) held its big dinner marking 50 years as an organization. The association tried to have MacLean

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speak at last year’s annual dinner but, as CHBA-CI president Matt McCurrach quipped: “A little thing called the Olympics got in the way.” Following a private meet-and-greet with dinner sponsors, MacLean took to the stage and had the audience mesmerized with his tales of Don Cherry, Gary Bettman, the Battle of the Blades program, the Olympics, Harold Ballard — and more Don Cherry. MacLean is so good at telling a tale, so knowledgable about his subject and so damn genuine in relating the story that someone never exposed to frozen rubber on ice would have been entertained. Naturally, his anecdotes concerning Cherry elicited the largest roars of

laughter, helped by MacLean’s impressive impersonation of The Coach. When MacLean first started working with Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada’s Coach’s Corner segment, a producer advised MacLean to stop darting his eyes up and down as he interviewed a guest. With that advice in mind, MacLean said, he looked Cherry in the eye for a solid six minutes that first time together — only

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to have an eye well up and a tear stream down his face. MacLean said Cherry wondered aloud if this new kid was going to cry every time fighting was defended. Another time, MacLean described an incident in which Cherry’s unfiltered vocabulary inadvertently landed in the ears of millions of viewers. In the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, Cherry had been miffed that Team Canada GM Glen Sather had not dressed Steve Yzerman through the first two games. In Game 3, Yzerman finally saw action and scored the winning goal against Slovakia. As Stevie Y left the ice to be interviewed by MacLean and Cherry, The Coach pumped his fist and approached the Detroit Red Wing captain. “Atta boy, Stevie boy!” Cherry said. “Way to stick it up their ass!” “He didn’t mean the Slovaks,” MacLean said of Cherry’s posterior pronouncement. Continued on page A13

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CBC host shares stories during event in Kamloops Continued from page A12 “He meant Sather for not dressing him.” MacLean also touched on his relationship with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman which, based on his testy interviews with the man, seems frosty. On the contrary, MacLean said, he actually likes the diminutive head of hockey. In Game 7 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Final between Dallas and Buffalo, the temperature and humidex readings in Texas were off the charts, creating concern for the ice conditions. MacLean said as much during the pregame show — which did not endear him to Bettman, who was standing just off-camera. After they went to a break, MacLean said, Bettman approached (and here MacLean perfected Bettman’s somewhat whiny, nasally voice): “Ron, Ron, why do you have to be so negative?” To which MacLean replied: “Well, if we weren’t playing hockey in June, there wouldn’t be a need to, would there?” MacLean also told a fantastic tale of an interview he did with Harold Ballard, the legendary cantankerous owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was long and funny, but boiled down to Ballard wanting MacLean to read aloud on TV a long letter Ballard penned. The letter blasted a proposal to have the Soviets play an NHL all-star team in NHL rinks. Those who grew up with Ballard’s sad-sack Leafs know he had no love for the “goddamn Commies!” In the Q&A segment of the night, a question was posed to MacLean: “Will the Vancouver Canucks ever win the Stanley Cup? To which MacLean quipped: “Well, if they get rid of [Alex] Burrows. I’m kidding! I’m kidding!” MacLean, of course, received much heat in 2010 when he sided with referee Stephane Auger when Burrows accused the official of targeting him for penalties. In seriously answering the question, MacLean opined the Sedins might be a bit too old to lead the Canucks to a title in a “ping-pong game” that is getting faster by the week. “It’s a lot to ask of the Sedins,” MacLean said. “It’s going to be a few years. But, everybody’s talking about Winnipeg and Calgary being teams of the future. “Edmonton should be there, too, if they can keep it [young core of talent] together — but, that might be the Heineken talking!”

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Heart and Stroke Fund has good month Clearwater and area volunteers celebrate after finishing a successful month of fundraising for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Pictured are (l-r) Marg Anderson, Winnie Nelson, Wendy Grimm, Leona Nicholas, Marilyn Collison, Mary Neathway and Bonnie Ruttan. The group met its goal of $5,000, collecting $5,035.85. Photo by Keith McNeill

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midwife and missionary, keeps in touch with everyone on her blog and uses Skype with her family. She sent her last Blog at the end of winter in February and the start of the heat. Moilliet says that she loves working with the women and babies. She feels privileged to be able to work and learn alongside such wonderful midwives, who are so skilled and caring. Her first big assignment and test are done. She has been spending more time in the clinic so has been forced to speak some Ilocano (a language spoken in northern Philippines). She believes she'll get better at it with practice. It has not been all work and no play for her. The Moilliet family has a tradition for Groundhog Day. They watch Groundhog Day while eating pizza. Vienna decided to bring this tradition to the Philippines. She made the pizza and everyone gathered around to eat and watch. There was a big party for a female volunteer from Switzerland who was going back home. The volunteer had been in the Philippines for two years. A Philippino event that Moilliet

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illustrates how adventure seekers from around the globe may immerse themselves in Canada’s wilderness." The area is replete with stunning natural wonders perfect for backcountry adventure tourism and is fast becoming a mecca for all levels of adventure seeking travellers. This strong online presence was designed to attract even more travellers from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Project leader Simone Carlysle-Smith, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association's (TOTA) community development specialist, explained that this branding and digital-strategy project is the latest in a series of community tourism pilot projects carried out in the Thompson Okanagan. "The website was developed using the Canadian Tourism Commission's sophisticated research-based market segmentation program, Explorer Quotient (EQ), which segments potential visitors based on their social values and travel motivations. The North Thompson Valley is now positioned as a

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Barriere: Newer mobile home on private lot downtown. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Includes appl. w/d, cable tv, util (heat, etc.). NS, pets on approval. $900/mo. 250-672-9676.

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A plea bargain may be in the works for a former B.C. Mountie and youth sports coach accused of sexually assaulting eight boys more than 30 years ago. Alan Davidson is charged with eight counts of indecent assault by a male on a male person, stemming from alleged interactions Davidson had with boys in the North Thompson as a sports coach in the 1970s and 1980s — before his RCMP career began in 1981. The 59-year-old didn’t appear personally as lawyers met in Kamloops provincial court on Tuesday, March 10, to push back a preliminary inquiry that had been slated to get underway next month. Defence lawyer John Gustafson said he needs more time for discussions with the Crown and indicated a preliminary inquiry may not be necessary. Preliminary inquiries are hearings at which the Crown presents its case to a judge, who then decides whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial. Davidson was arrested in March 2014 in Calgary, where he had been working as an Alberta sheriff. The 16-month investigation into Davidson’s actions came about after a Lower Mainland man went to police in 2012, claiming he had been sexually assaulted by his hockey coach in Clearwater in the early 1980s. Seven additional complainants came forward during the course of the RCMP investigation. Davidson is due back in court on April 2 for lawyers to fix a date. It’s expected they’ll know by then whether a preliminary inquiry will take place.

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Skyfest 2015 plans are out of this world Annie Gallant – Cariboo/Quesnel Observer As you plan you summer, make sure you boldly highlight Aug. 1 – 2 for Quesnel Skyfest 2015. Building on the howling success of the 2013 show, volunteer organizers are already hard at work planning every detail – not a small task but the excitement is SuperDave performs tricks from the cockpit as one of the feature performers at a building and the plans are previous Quesnel Skyfest. Photo submitted magnificent. There will be crowd breath, hoping to once again see the awesome favourite performances by aerial artists Quesnel CF-18 and Canada’s own Snowbirds, they’re audiences are beginning to recognize, new and back. Yes, Skyfest organizers have confirmed exciting pilots with amazing tricks in their cockpits those dashing airmen and women will touch and events and surprises that will be revealed as down in the days prior to the airshow, and the times are nailed down and details confirmed. CF-18 will even participate in a very special And for those who’ve been holding their event (details to be announced later).

Really? A solar powered tricycle? Eleanor Deckert From Thunder Bay, Ontario, to 'Mile Zero' in Victoria, B.C., Rick Small has been on the road for over a year with no firm schedule or specific destination and, most importantly, with no stops for gas. Riding a solar-powered tricycle, Small is having an adventure and promoting the idea and potentials of switching to solar power. He calls his rig "Light Dragon" and points the scales (solar panels) into the sun to gather electricity in the four 12-volt batteries in series that store 20 amp-hours to run the 48-volt system. Small can cook, heat, light and power his tricycle with the six solar panels on top of the modified cargo and trailer unit. He recharges while he rides, when he brakes, when he stops to pick up litter, while admiring the view, sipping a coffee, or talking to interested locals. Rick's focus is to continually prompt others to take a real interest in this abundant alternative energy source. So, what does a guy think about while travelling at 10-15 km/hr along the open road? Rick thinks a lot about the heavy weight of debt and considers the real cost of traditional cars: the interest, insurance, fuel, service, repairs, tires. He pedals along with plenty of time to juggle numbers: the weight of his rig, speed he is travelling, slant of the sun, grade of the hills. He keeps aware of the ratio between his energy collection and energy consumption. He is also dreaming of the

Obituary IN LOVING MEMORY Robert Stephen “Steve” Barker 1934 - 2015

Robert Stephen “Steve” Barker passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital on March 11, 2015. Steve was born on December 23, 1934 in New Westminster, British Columbia. He was 80 years old. Steve is survived by his daughter Teresa (Gord) Heisterman, son Ron (Gail) Barker, grandson Brad (Karen) Heisterman, granddaughters Laura Heisterman, Nicole Barker, Tamara Barker and Sheena Marshall, and by great granddaughters Dezirae and Jorja Bond. He was predeceased by his wife Darrel Barker.

Steve was selfemployed for many years. He ran many restaurants, one with his wife Darrel called the Mount Paul Diner and one with his granddaughter Laura called Papa’s Diner. Steve and Darrel loved their race horses and had many great memories over the years at the track. He took great pleasure playing crib and especially loved his time

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Rick Small (r) chats with Avola residents Bob Jensen (l) and Monty Lutz at the Avola Service Station on Sunday, March 8, but he hasn't stopped for gas. Small is riding a solar-powered trike across Canada. Jensen had taken the traveler a meal at the Wire Cache rest stop the night before. After a two-hour interview with several Avola residents, Small moved on and to spend the night at the top of Messiter Summit. Photo by Eleanor Deckert

possibilities for similar rigs. "I like to imagine groups of people travelling by solarcycle. They could share electricity, explore offroad, camp in amazing Rick Small places. I am considering Alaska, the Pacific Rim and Australia!" It's easy to see his enthusiasm by his grin and gestures. "What if this caught on in underdeveloped countries?" he clearly has a vision. "Food production, hauling loads, trade, educational opportunities would be within reach if the people used solar energy

and were not reliant on money-hungry fossil fuels." Recommended web sites dragonebikes.com and goelectric.net share information on several models and how they could be used as transportation, lawn equipment, hauling, recreation, outdoor sport, exploring. On YouTube, Rick Small calls himself "Light Rider."

on Wednesdays with good friends at the Legion. Steve was ‘Papa’ to many and he loved to give rather than receive. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, Provincial Office, 150-686 W. Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia. V5Z-1G1. A celebration of Steve’s life will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Clearwater Legion Building from 2-4 pm. This will be pot luck so please bring your favourite snack. Services entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, British Columbia, 250-6743030.

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