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Hunters help COS nab poaching suspects Angie Mindus Staff Writer Conservation Officer Service (COS) Sgt. Len Butler is crediting the assistance of hunters, guide outfitters and his own staff with helping to bring recent caribou and moose poachers to justice. “There are good hunters out
there who help us and they should be commended,” said Butler, who is in charge of the Cariboo Chilcotin zone. The COS is extremely busy this season, he said. “We can’t stress enough the need for witnesses to come forward. It’s the only way we can get ahead of cases like these.”
The case Butler’s referring to is a successful investigation into the shooting of two cow caribou in the IItcha Ilgachuz mountains last weekend. Butler said officers flew into the remote area Saturday after receiving a report Friday afternoon of a cow caribou found shot on a plateau. A second cow was later
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Police briefs: targeted attack THE MIGHTY FRASER Williams Lake RCMP have one person in custody so far following a serious assault that took place at a residence on Midnight Drive Sept. 30. Staff Sgt. Del Byron said police received a report of a male being assaulted with a weapon at a residence in the 700 block of Midnight Drive shortly after 1 a.m. Officers attended the scene and detained a possible suspect who was located nearby, Byron said.
“It is believed that two individuals attended a targeted residence to speak with a specified individual. While doing so, the subject was assaulted,” he said. Byron said the incident was likely a targeted attack that could be drug related. Stolen generator recovered A 54-year-old Lower Mainland man spent a few nights in police cells this week after Commercial Vehicle
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Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers found him in possession of stolen property. Staff Sgt. Del Byron said the RCMP were called by CVSE officers after they pulled the man over at 7:04 a.m. Sept. 29 at the intersection of Valley Road and Likely Road at 150 Mile House. The man was stopped driving a U Haul truck pulling a Wacker Neuson model G-25 generator reported stolen out of Surrey Sept. 15. The generator is valued at $20,000.
Night hunters pose risk to wildlife populations Continued From Page A1 With statements from other hunters in the area who witnessed the incident, and information from a local guide outfitter, officers believe one of the hunters in the group is responsible for killing and injuring the cows while attempting to shoot a bull before separating
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Try some of these with your preschooler: 1. Family members are your child’s favourite playmates. Make time to laugh and play together. Make play a part of the things you do with your child every day. Enjoy! 2. Balance your child’s schedule. It is important that your child have access to both structured activities and free playtime. 3. Keep a variety of books and odds and ends from around the home on hand for down times. If you have them in your home, puzzles or art supplies can be enjoyable. Rotating toys allows your child to experience something new. 4. For imaginative playtime, have some of your old clothes for “dress up” and have every day objects that will allow your child to create his or her own “pretend” stories. Clothes and shoes with different openings are good to practice lacing, zippering, buttoning and tying. 5. Pretend along with your child. Encourage the imagination. At a make-believe tea party, ask: “Is your cup of tea too hot?” Treating the following disorders: 6. Provide opportunities for your child to make personal • Gastrointestinal, Musculoskeletal & Neurological disorders choices about play activities. Decision making • Headache, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat disorders will increase your child’s sense of confidence and • Circulatory, Gynecological / Genitourinary disorders enjoyment. • Emotional & Psychological disorders 7. Set• up opportunities for your child to be messy Immune disorders, Addiction & Weight Control with glue, fl our and water playdough, water or paint. Encourage your child’s creativity by proudly displaying their creations. 8. Play outside. Encourage your child to delight in some fresh air and fun activities like playing in the garden or at the park. 9. Use bean balls or bags to play throwing and catching games with your child. These can be made at home by sewing up scraps of cloth with dried beans or peas inside. 10. Make sure your preschooler is safe while playing. Use age appropriate toys and materials and play equipment and a well-fi tting helmet if using bike or scooter.
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Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros For far too long we have been ignored by Ottawa because we would not, or could not, elect a representative who would speak on our behalf. People are tired of “top-down” politics, decisions made by strangers that affect our homes and decisions being driven by issues arising in the major urban centres. I live here, I love it here, and I want to help to enrich our lives here. To be a credible communicator our MP must be a consensus builder. The politics of division is an effective tool which the Conservatives have wielded very well. That must stop. Ottawa must know that our MP speaks for the entire region, and people in our region must know that our MP is in Ottawa to be a forceful and confident advocate
for their interests. We cannot reach consensus on any issue without clear, proven facts on which to base our discussions and our decisions. Canada cannot continue to intimidate and muzzle its researchers and scientists. Ten years ago we were a world-leader in many fields of science and research, but that’s not the case now. Scientific research and study must be restored to its prominent place in Canada. Independent candidate Gordon Campbell The three main issues facing us in the federal election are number one that people do not have that extra option of voting no or none of the above on the ballot. When the results of the election are published the percentages should be based on the total number of eligible voters, not the number of people who voted. The second biggest issue is the clawing back of pensions that are already low to begin with. I myself went from receiving $1,700 a month until I turned 65 and then I lost $500 and that is happening to many seniors. Thirdly we deserve full transparency which could be done by illuminating the universal packing codes so all citizens can see where the money goes, what it supports and what it doesn’t support.
Independent candidate Sheldon Clare The top three concerns in our region are diversifying the economy, restoring public obligations to seniors and veterans, and alleviating student debt. As an independent another one is to ensure that this is never thought to be a safe seat, Cariboo-Prince George must never be taken for granted. We cannot continue to put all our economic eggs in one basket — it has led to boom and bust cycles that simply get worse and worse. Diversifying our economy starts by making sure our young people have the education to innovate and build the economy of the future. Education has to be made accessible by reducing the amount of administrative fees that eat into student grants and ceasing interest charges on student loans. There are many of veterans and seniors here in the North, and they are being left out in the cold by the current government. Seniors need mail services that include door-to-door delivery, especially in our winters, and veterans deserve specialized services to be made available to them where they live. Our longest serving citizens deserve better treatment from our government, and I am committed to fighting for them. See TOP Page A5
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Top three concerns shared by candidates Continued From Page A4 Christian Heritage Party candidate Adam De Kroon Government intrusion into freedom and privacy is one. The government we have had the last four years has been continually supporting measures like Bill C-51 that restrict the freedom and privacy we all enjoy. Almost everyone I’ve talked to here in the Cariboo is against Bill C-51. And C-51 is not the only such bad bill the Conservatives have supported. As your MP I would champion less government intrusion into our freedoms. Secondly, economic concerns are a big issue for a lot of us right now. I would speak up in Ottawa for sound economic policies that will create a sustainable future. I support reducing exports of raw resourc-
es. If we keep raw resources here and refine them we can keep jobs here. Lastly we need to stop the continual debt and balance the budget. Our current government has been running deficits and it’s time to stop. I would be a voice in Ottawa for fiscal responsibility and a debt-free Canada. NDP candidate Trent Derrick Economy: We will promote a healthy middle class by reducing the small business tax rate from 11 per cent to nine per cent and we will invest in value-added sectors of our economy to create jobs. We will support and promote forestry products in Canada and abroad and provide annual, stable, long-term investment for municipal infrastructure projects. The NDP is committed to fostering economic diversification for communities hit hard by
the destruction of the mountain pine beetle by acting upon the numerous studies already conducted. We will build a nation-to-nation relationship with First Nations to foster and promote sustainable jobs from our resources balanced with our environment and communities. People: We are committed to improving healthcare, seniors care, and education and skills training. We will reopen front-line offices for veterans and bring back science to help guide our decisions. Bill C-51: New Democrats know that free societies are safe societies, and we’ll keep fighting for your rights and freedoms. The Harper Conser-
vatives and the Justin Trudeau Liberals voted in favour of Bill C-51. I do not support Bill C-51 and an NDP led government will get rid of the Bill by repealing it. Conservative candidate Todd Doherty My top three concerns are the economy, jobs and opportunities for our families, and working for our region. I am the only candidate in this riding that has a plan that can be implemented to ensure that our economy grows, that taxes stay low, and that we’re not taking on new debt. By paying down the public debt, we can ensure that less of your money is being used to pay for interest and that more of it is being used to fund tax breaks
and social programs like healthcare. Our government has created 1.3 million new jobs since the Great Recession, the best record of any G-7 country, including the U.S. We plan to not only add to this through opening up new opportunities for Canadians, but ensuring that 700,000 more Canadians are homeowners by the end of 2019. Our representative can’t have an attitude that opposes jobs and opportunities in our region. Our representative has to listen and fight for our region. I don’t think the NDP and Liberals are being fair to the people of this region when they say they will represent our economic concerns.
Their plans would cut jobs and opportunities in this region. Green Party candidate Richard Jaques The three concerns most prevalent in the Williams Lake are have been identified as job security, the economy and public safety; The forest industry is the backbone of our local economy, a reliable wood supply is key to our future success. With the allowable cut being decreased from 5.77 million to less than 3 million, the industry must prepare to tool up to receive large amounts of beetle kill timber. We do not want a repeat of Burns Lake; Federal monies must be invested in safer technologies to ensure worker safety.
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Drop in the bucket Last week’s provincial government announcement that it would step up in the urban deer challenge facing numerous B.C. municipalities was met with favourable reaction on a number of fronts. In particular, it was seen as an acknowledgement that the deer — wildlife, not domesticated animals — were a provincial responsibility. The measure comes after repeated pleas from local governments for assistance with the growing urban deer population, a request supported by the Union of B.C. Municipalities. In response, the province has finally committed to creating the Provincial Urban Deer Advisory Committee and providing other resources to help affected communities. Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said the committee will help ensure greater collaboration between municipalities and the province “and provide the resources necessary for communities to make informed choices
about how to resolve urban deer issues.” In addition, the province has committed $100,000 a year to help make it happen. Really? We’re all for co-operation and collaboration — goodness knows many things would get done a lot more efficiently with more of it. And we completely agree the often contentious debate around local deer will be better served with current, factual information about how best to control the urban deer population. But $100,000? For the entire province? This is a drop in the bucket for the various initiatives and measures that municipalities, farmers, homeowners and private organizations have laid out in an effort to mitigate the negative effects of urban deer. Let’s hope once the province gets to the table, it also steps up the financial support to make the other resources workable.
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WALKING TO PREVENT VIOLENCE
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Tamara Garreau (left) and Vonna Underhill carried the banner last Friday evening, Sept. 25 for the annual Take Back the Night walk that started and ended at the Save-On-Foods parking lot. Escorted by a police cruiser and volunteers in orange coats, about 60 people participated in the walk which raised $199 for violence prevention programs in the lakecity. Donations were collected for hot dogs, hamburgers, water and chips supplied by Save-O n-Foods and delicious homemade chocolate chip and coconut cookies made by volunteers.
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Going down memory lane one album at a time We have been going down memory lane at our house thanks to our 16-year-old son Ben. As some of you may know, he’s the youngest of six. He loves music, as do all his older siblings, but he is the only one who has begun collecting albums. Recently he purchased a needle for our old turntable, but when he and his dad put the needle in, they discovered that our 32-year-old turntable wasn’t functioning properly. It immediately began spinning faster than was desirable — even for a 78. So one weekend after he got
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off work, he purchased a turntable at one of the local stores, and he and his dad hooked it into our original amp and speakers. Moments later he was hauling out our old records from storage beneath the stairs. As Sunday afternoon unfolded music that once filled our home was revisiting us.
I smiled as Dire Straits, The Police, The Clash, Moody Blues, Eric Clapton, the Eagles, The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball and Creedence Clearwater Revival wafted up from the basement. Wanting to augment the collection, Ben then put us on assignment to go to record stores in Victoria with his wish list and we found some of the items on his wish list. They were CCR — Green River and Cosmo’s Factory, Cream Wheels of Fire, Buffalo Springfield and Rodriguez Cold Facts. Eric Clapton’s Unplugged, Supertramp’s Breakfast in America, Phil Collins Face
Value, The Police Outlandos d’Amour, The Who Who’s Next, Current Swell Long Time Ago and anything by Queen were not available. During our summer holidays in Vancouver while visiting our daughter Rachael we went to another record store where I had an epiphany. As I began rifling through the stores’ collection I recognized hundreds of records. Without a TV in the home until I was eight, I spent many hours listening to music. It showed. To this day I can still remember trying to figure out what some of the songs meant. Like “Mother Superior jaunt the
gun.” What was that about? At the store I saw an album cover for Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Band, Bob Dylan, all the records my parents owned. When I picked up Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup I smiled, remembering how when I was in Grade 9 the sound system at the pool hall was always playing that one. Someone once said you should never live your lives through your children, but I have never agreed. It is just wait too much fun. Monica Lamb-Yorski is a staff writer with the Tribune/ Weekend Advisor.
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Inner children take over city hall We’re seeing the effects of our post-literate, feelings-based education system and media on the federal election. Candidate bozo eruptions are becoming more frequent. Most recently a Liberal candidate on Vancouver Island admitted she has long believed that hijacked jetliners could not have destroyed the World Trade Centre on 9-11, that it was all “a lie.” That was “my truth,” she said, in the lingo of the feelings-first, inner-child crowd. Now she’s “moved on” to a slightly different fact-free conclusion, that we’ll just never know how those 3,000 people were murdered. And she wants to go to Ottawa and help run this country. Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politicians come in bunches. This year’s main outbreak was an emotional demand that the B.C. government enact a provincial bill of rights. This magic municipal Magna Carta “recognizes the right of every resident to live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.” Alert taxpayers may wonder, how many lawyers would it take to define “vibrant?” More on that in a moment. Local councils across B.C. and around the country have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzuki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, it’s part of the bigger plan to save the planet by crush-
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ing capitalism, currently being pushed by the Pope, the UN and others. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps was one of the most passionate backers. She quoted the plea presented to her council by an 11-year-old recruited by the Blue Dot team. There are many such children, terrified by indoctrination about the imminent destruction of Earth and all its cuddly creatures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found in the wealthiest countries in human history, those enjoying health, comfort and opportunity not imagined by anyone 100 years ago. In the vast, air-conditioned hall of the Vancouver Convention Centre, there were several attempts at adult supervision. Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canada’s charter, freedom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for “others to do something for you.” Indeed, if we’re going to have government by 11-year-olds, we
might as well throw in a right to free ice cream. Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new “vision” would protect us from things like Volkswagen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results. The resolution calls for “access to justice when environmental rights are infringed,” which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to pursue every individual grievance. Meanwhile in the real world,
class action lawsuits are being prepared to gain compensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice. O’Neill read off a long list of existing B.C. legislation that protects water, air, wildlife, food, public health and so on. Helps replied that this bill of rights would “consolidate” all that. One more layer of bureaucracy, that’s the Victoria spirit. Williams Lake Mayor Walt
Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this “David Suzuki propaganda” that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very resource industries that provide our modern comforts. Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasn’t, put to a counted vote. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
COLLISION AT THE ‘Y’
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The Williams Lake RCMP, Fire Department and BC Ambulance attend a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 97 and 20 in Williams Lake Monday just before noon, where a green Subaru was T-boned by a white Dodge. People travelling in the Dodge were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, said RCMP Staff Sgt. Del Byron.
Bucket list filled with mountain experiences We just got back from riding and horse packing in the Ilgachuz part of the Itcha-Ilgachuz Provincial Park. This experience is only a day away. We are fortunate to be able to do this so close. My bucket list is filled with mountain experiences that I want to have while I can still get on a horse, albeit as the years go on those big tall horses are less attractive than the shorter ones. I really like to be able to swing up gracefully. There are so many rides out there just waiting to be taken.
Ranch Musings
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Might just have to turn over the summer ranching to someone else just to get it done. A world travelling friend who
has hiked the major popular hiking areas of the world said, when I was talking about the Pyrenees and the Alps as possible destinations, from his perspective nothing in the world beats the South Chilcotins. I would add the North Chilcotin to this list. Each time we have been on a pack trip, we have seen no other visitors to the area, even in the areas accessible to car traffic. So this is wilderness at its best. Even on holiday weekends few people frequent these spec-
tacular places. No “wall to wall” villages and ski/hiking facilities like there is in Europe where we were earlier this year on holiday. We were fortunate to see a small herd of caribou (about 60 head) that travelled past one of our camps. We expected to see them followed by predators but did not see them. It seemed there weren’t many calves. Wolves? There was a group of goats on Pipe Organ Mountain, which is aptly named. We were able to walk fairly
close to them on a hike the day we rested the horses. Thanks to a hundreds of years of trail use by First Nations, settlers and hunters there are many good trails to follow. We like to combine horse packing and hiking, horses doing the heavy lifting. David Zirnhelt is a member of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association and chair of the advisory committee for the Applied Sustainable Ranching program which is starting at Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake this January.
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COMMUNITY BUILDERS Total Ice hosts fundraiser Saturday for injured worker Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Total Ice Training Centre is fundraising this Saturday, Oct. 3, for Cole Bernier who was seriously injured in a construction accident last week in Kelowna. The former Williams Lake man became pinned under two roof trusses and is now recovering in hospital with two broken vertebrae in his lower back and trauma to his spinal cord. Tyler Judd, a fitness instructor at Total Ice, is organizing the fundraiser and said Bernier has been a dedicated CrossFit athlete for several years. “Cole is a big health and fitness guy and does competitive fitness stuff,” Judd
said, noting a fitness fundraiser seemed appropriate. Judd and three other fitness instructors are inviting people to come out and participate between 9 and 11 a.m. at the centre. The classes will be age and ability neutral so if people are not particularly active they are still encouraged to participate. “They can come as individuals, as families or work in a group.” A number of other gyms in the Okanagan are doing similar events, Judd added. “He’s a guy who lots of people really respect and really like and there are lots of people getting on board to help in any way they can.” If the interest is there, the
classes will go past 11 a.m. depending on how many people sign up, Judd said. There will also be an opportunity to challenge the coaches. “We put our members through the paces every week so we’ve put it out to them that if they want to pledge or sponsor us we’ll do more than the prescribed workout.” The day will be about camaraderie and fun, Judd said noting all funds raised will go to help the Bernier family support their son during his recovery. Judd can be reached at tjudd@totalice.ca if people are interested in attending a class and helping send some support and strength down to Cole.
ROTARY HELPS GAVIN LAKE CAMP Camp manager Mike Tudor (left) thanks Dave Dickson of the Williams Lake Rotary Club for the fantastic donation of a new commercial range to be used at the Gavin Lake Forest Education Centre. “The kitchen is really the heart of all operations at the camp and we were long overdue for an upgrade,” said Tudor.
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The Williams Lake Wanderers partake in a variety of outdoor seasonal activities - currently cycling and hiking. We meet at the Cariboo Memorial Complex at 9:15am each Tues, Wed. and Thurs leave at 9:30. Come and spend the morning. For further information please call 250-392-6423 or 250-392-4705.
Horsefly Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction Saturday, October 3. Doors open at 6:00 pm, dinner at 7:00 at the Horsefly Community Hall. Tickets @ Clark’s General Store. Call Alison Bernier 250-267-6105.
Scout Island Nature Centre ‘Nature Fun’ Weekdays. Outdoor Play, Exploring, Games, Arts and Crafts, Ages 3-8 and Ages 8-13. You must register in advance 250-3988532 or scoutisland@shaw.ca.
Connect Parent Group Canadian Mental Health Association’s Family Solutions Program is offering a group for parents and caregivers. October 7 to December 9. Wednesdays from 5:30pm - 7:00pm, in Williams Lake. Food and Refreshments will be provided. There is no charge, but pre-registration is necessary. For more information, please contact Amara Montsion at (250) 305-4487.
MEETINGS Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7pm in the meeting room at the Salvation Army 272 Borland St. Williams Lake. email dmebreid@shw. ca or call Jamie at 250-392-5695.
Crisis Line training to start October 16th. If you are interested please contact Janice @ 250-3988220 ext 2040.
Community Arts Council of Williams Lake will be having its AGM on Tuesday, October 20th, at 6:00 at the Art Centre in the Main Floor Studio. Please bring potluck finger food items to share. New members are invited. We would like to share ideas for fun, community project for the 2015-2016 season. Call 250392-5671 for more information.
Get a jump start on Halloween, Sat. Oct. 24th from 6-9pm at Miocene Community Centre, 3511 Horsefly Road. Fun, games and prizes for the younger ‘trick or treaters’ in the Hall. Witches, ghost and more in the Haunted Barn for the braver folks. Come and find secret passages, have your fortunes told and help solve a double murder.
Chilcotin Join the Cariboo Conservation Society at 5:30 p.m. on Wed. Oct. 28th for their 20th Anniversary AGM and potluck, at Scout Island Nature Centre. Call 250.398.7929 or visit us online at www.ccconserv.org for more on CCCS programs, such as Water Wise, Waste Wise and Sustainable living.
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Cops for Cancer Tour de North riders Williams Lake RCMP members Greg Stromm, Dan Cohen and Colby Hendrickson accept a cheque for $3,000 from Canadian Tire owner Jim Anderson raised by the sale of 2,790 chocolate bars, while city councillor Ivan Bonnell congratulates the riders on behalf of the city during a welcome home celebration held at the Canadian Tire parking lot Monday.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Angie Mindus photo
Ellen Hancock and her dad, Ted, go for a ride near their home at Dog Creek Saturday afternoon. The Hancocks are the proprietors of Hay Meadow Honey, a locally produced unpasteurized honey where the bees have access to the nearby wild meadows and alfalfa fields.
HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it may be challenging to express your true feelings, especially when you fear what others may think. Just do what feels comfortable to you. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Take a sentimental journey with a loved one, Taurus. You never know what examining your emotions will uncover, and you will get to spend quality time together. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you can strike up a conversation with just about anyone this week. Your gift for gab makes you a fun person to have around and a welcome member to any new group. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, someone may catch you off guard this week and you don’t have your go-to plan in place. Worry not, as you will rebound quickly and bounce back in a big way. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, it may seem like everyone is hanging on every word you say this week. Don’t worry about performing, just continue to do what gravitates people toward you.
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Save-On-Foods manager Randall Bamford and his wife, Dawn, cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for donations at the Take Back the Night Walk Friday evening. Their son Mitchel, 7, helped out with the event. Water and chips were also supplied with the eats as well as homemade cookies made by volunteers. About 60 people participated in the walk and raised $199 for violence prevention programs in Williams Lake.
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Williams Lake Downtown Business Improvement Area Association’s Melanie Ablitt (Walk Rite Shoes), Jan Hermiston (J&E Gifts and Treasures) and other BIA members held its ‘Brainstorm’ event Wednesday evening. The crowd was encouraged to wear their ideas hat and bring their ideas of how to improve the awareness of the downtown core.
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OCTOBER 3 Gwen Stefani, Singer (46) OCTOBER 4 Alicia Silverstone, Actress (39) OCTOBER 5 Kate Winslet, Actress (40) OCTOBER 6 Nail Yakupov, Athlete (22)
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, although you’re not a big fan of the spotlight, this week you will be asked to handle a situation on center stage. You just may enjoy the situation, so don’t fret about it.
OCTOBER 7 Toni Braxton, Singer (48)
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, share your long-term goals with colleagues and you may find some unexpected allies. Support can only help your efforts even further.
OCTOBER 8 Matt Damon, Actor (45)
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, set personal feelings aside when dealing with professional matters. Allowing emotion to get in the way of your goals will only end up affecting you.
OCTOBER 9 Tony Shalhoub, Actor (62)
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/ Dec 21 Sagittarius, this is a great time to try something new. Whether it’s a new food or a new experience you’ve been looking to try, dive right in and enjoy the excitement. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, expect to be excited by a budding relationship in the weeks ahead. Open up to friends or family members so you can share this positive development with loved ones. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Waiting patiently this week will not get the job done, Aquarius. You may have to be more assertive to get things done. Others will understand and prove helpful. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a problem at work seems tough to crack. Take your time and try a new approach, and you will be happy with the results.
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WYCOTTE, DUANE PASCAL • B: 1969-APRIL-28
Last Known address was Williams Lake, B.C. Williams Lake RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public in locating WYCOTTE who is wanted on British Columbia wide warrants for various Criminal Code charges. WYCOTTE is described as a First Nations male, 5’4” tall and approximately 126 lbs. in weight with black hair and blue eyes. RCMP File # 2015-8275
GUICHON, ROBERT JUNIOR • B: 1989- SEPTEMBER-01
Last Known address was Chilanko Forks, B.C. Williams Lake RCMP is requesting assistance of the public in locating GUICHON who is wanted on British Columbia wide warrants for various Criminal Code charges. GUICHON is described as a First Nations male, 5’10” tall and approximately 150 lbs. in weight with blonde hair and brown eyes. RCMP File # 2015-7967
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The Williams Lake RCMP continue to see an increase in calls for service in the general area of Signal Point for thefts and attempted thefts. The public is asked to be extra vigilant in ensuring their property is secure. If anyone has information regarding these thefts or suspicious activities, they are requested to call the Williams Lake RCMP at 250- 392-6211 or Crime stoppers at 1-800-222 8477. Crime stoppers also subscribes to web tips ~ www.bccrimestoppers.com
If anyone has information regarding these subjects’ whereabouts, they are requested to call the Williams Lake RCMP at (250) 392 6211 or Crime stoppers at 1 800 222 8477. Crime stoppers also subscribes to web tips ~ www.bccrimestoppers.com
SCAMS ... Beware of new telephone scams The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as well as the Williams Lake Detachment continues to notice an huge increase in telephone scams where the caller claims to be from the CRA but is not, and is asking our local residents to beware – these calls are fraudulent and could result in identity and financial theft. Some recent telephone scams involve threatening taxpayers or using aggressive and forceful language to scare them into paying fictitious debt to the CRA. Victims receive a phone call from a person claiming to work for the CRA and saying that taxes are owed. The caller requests immediate payment by credit card or convinces the victims to purchase a prepaid credit card and to call back immediately with the information. The taxpayer is often threatened with court charges, jail or deportation. If you get such a call, hang up and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 1 888 495-8501. If you have paid out funds, then you should advise the RCMP. These types of communication are not from the CRA. When the CRA calls you, it has established procedures in place to make sure your personal information is protected. If you want to confirm the authenticity of a CRA telephone number, call the CRA by using the numbers on its Telephone numbers page. The number for business-related calls is 1-800-959-5525. The number for calls about individual concerns is 1-800-959-8281. To help you identify possible scams, use the following guidelines: The CRA: • never requests prepaid credit cards; • never asks for information about your passport, health card, or driver’s licence; • never shares your taxpayer information with another person, unless you have provided the appropriate authorization; and • never leaves personal information on your answering machine or asks you to leave a message containing your personal information on an answering machine. When in doubt, ask yourself the following: • Is there a reason that the CRA may be calling? Do I have a tax balance outstanding? • Is the requester asking for information I would not include with my tax return? • Is the requester asking for information I know the CRA already has on file for me? • How did the requester get my email address or telephone number? • Am I confident I know who is asking for the information? The CRA has strong practices to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information. The confidence and trust that individuals and businesses have in the CRA is a cornerstone of Canada’s tax system. For more information about the security of taxpayer information and other examples of fraudulent communications, go to www.cra.gc.ca/security.
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Theft from vehicles continue to be an issue within the Williams Lake RCMP detachment area. Year to date, 125 calls for service have been received, this is an increase of 65% over last year at this time. Many of the calls that are investigated, the vehicle is not lock thus making it very easy for the scoundrels that are engaged in this activity. The following are some simple activities that you can do to assist in reducing this type of crime: • Never leave your vehicle running or the keys in the ignition when you’re away from it, even for ‘just a minute.’ • Always roll up the windows and lock the vehicle, even if it’s in front of your home • Never leave valuables in plain view, even if your vehicle is locked. Put them in the trunk or at least out of sight. • Park in busy, well lighted areas.
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DREAM CATCHER IN THE WORKS Gaeil Farrar photo
Brandi Phillips (left) shows Emma LeBourdais, 5, how to get started on making her own dream catcher during the Culture Days events held at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre Saturday. The centre was also open for workshops in singing, trying a hand at spinning wool, and a beginner’s ukulele lesson.
Clouds of Autumn chosen for for third international festival Hot on the heels of its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 10 to 20, Clouds of Autumn is screening this week at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Directed by Chilcotin filmmaker Trevor Mack and his cowriter Matthew Taylor Blais the short film Clouds of Autumn is set in the Chilcotin. It is a heartbreaking short film about a young boy coming to terms with the changes
in his older sister when she returns home from residential school. Clouds of Autumn, was screened Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 9:45 p.m. at Vancouver’s International Village 8 and will be screened again today on Friday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. also at Vancouver’s International Village 8. Notice was also received this week that Clouds of Autumn has been selected for showing at the 16th Annual imagineNA-
TIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in Toronto. i m ag i n e NAT I V E will screen Clouds of Autumn on Saturday, October 17 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. i m ag i n e NAT I V E is the world’s largest Indigenous festival showcasing distinctive works from the world’s Indigenous nations and illustrating the vitality and excellence of Native art and culture in contemporary media.
October gallery show fits well with biking symposium The Station House Gallery’s October show Into the Wind, fits in well with the Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium taking place in the lakecity this weekend. People arriving for the symposium were invited to attend the opening night reception held at the gallery yesterday evening. Into the Wind is an exhibition about a passion for motorcycles and the open road. It is a celebration of
motorcycle culture showcasing photography, paintings, and the original work of local fabricators and bike builders. On display are the works of Dave Brewin, Kevin Easthope, Brian Garten, Dana Hamblin, Jack Hood, Motocycho Norm, Ian Pare, Chris Purdy, Lori Rankin, Jana Roller, Jane Wellburn, John Wellburn, Kurt Williams, Matt Williams, Yann Yann, and Yuri. The exhibit will
be on display until Oct. 24. OAPO breakfast The OAPO will host a pancake breakfast at the Seniors Activity Centre on Sat. Oct. 3 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. followed by bingo at noon. Ducks Unlimited The annual Horsefly Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction takes place Saturday, Oct. 3. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at
7 p.m. at the Horsefly Community Hall. Tickets are available at Clark’s General Store in Horsefly or by calling Alison Bernier at 250-267-6105. Haunted Xat’sull It’s only the second day of October but things are already shaping up for community Halloween parties in the Williams Lake area. Xat’sull Heritage Village is planning a Haunted Harvest
event at the village for Oct. 29. Starting at 4:30 p.m. there will be haunted trail activities for all ages that will be continued after the dinner and bonfire starting at 5 p.m. and fireworks at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. Miocene Halloween Getting a jump start on the traditional Oct. 31 Halloween date the Miocene community is holding a Halloween party on Saturday,
Come Story With Us workshops happen Monday Come Story With Us, a day of workshops for new and emerging writers takes place this Monday, Oct. 5. Six workshops are offered on topics of cowboy poetry; selfpublishing; storytell-
ing circle; blogging and travel; writing for children; and turning memories into stories. Workshops will take place in various locations around the community including the library, Museum of
the Cariboo Chilcotin, and Central Cariboo Arts Centre. Workshop leaders include Kathleen Cook; Kathy Lauriente Bonner; Linda Purjue; Marie Tressiera; Sharon Taylor; Frank
Gleeson, Bruce Rolph and Claire Matson West. Participants are encouraged to bring a story or poem for publication in a spiral bound book format. Door prizes will be
given at each session. Registration forms are available at the library, The Open Book or by contacting Claire Schreiner at 250-3984173 or claireschreiner@shaw.ca. The $10 fee includes lunch.
Oct. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the community hall located at 3511 Horsefly Road in 150 Mile House. There will be fun, games and prizes for the younger trick or treaters in the main community hall. Witches, ghosts and more will be in the haunted barn for the folks brave enough to come and find secret passages, have their
fortunes told and help solve a double murder.
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Breastfeeding and work: making it work The thought of returning to work while continuing to breastfeed can feel overwhelming. In the past, many moms felt it was easier to stop breastfeeding once back at work but that’s starting to change. Women are finding ways to combine breastfeeding and working with the support of their employer and child care provider. When I first went back to work after my
babies were born, I was fortunate to have a lunch break that gave me enough time to breastfeed at their nearby daycare. I appreciated this chance to re-connect with my baby in the middle of the day. Here are a few suggestions to help you continue breastfeeding after returning to work. Don’t be afraid to discuss your needs with your employer. Your workplace is required to
support your breastfeeding under the Human Rights Code. Your employer benefits by gaining a happier, more loyal and more productive employee. As a bonus, your baby will likely be sick less often which can mean fewer days missed at work. Choose a child care provider that is supportive of breastfeeding. Ask if they have a breastfeeding policy. Let them know how impor-
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tant breastfeeding is to you and your baby and discuss your baby’s feeding routines. Make sure they can safely prepare and store your expressed breast milk. Nearby child care arrangements can make breastfeeding during work hours easier. Using an on-site day care or child care near the workplace is ideal for moms to maintain breastfeeding. Some moms have been able to arrange for
their child care provider to bring their baby to them at work so they can breastfeed. If breastfeeding during work hours isn’t easy to arrange, you can express some breast milk. Ask your friends or members of a local breastfeeding café for their tips on pumping at work. Your employer can help by providing a private office with a sink, an electrical outlet to pump milk and a place
to store pumped milk. Once your baby is closer to one year of age and your milk supply is well established, you may not need to pump at work. Your toddler may be content to drink expressed breast milk, whole cow milk, or water in a cup while you’re at work and continue to breastfeed at home. Health Canada and Interior Health recommend breastfeeding for two years and beyond.
Stopping breastfeeding because of work before you and baby are ready can add extra stress to an already challenging time. Breastfeeding is reassuring to your toddler and you’ll benefit from the relaxing hormones released when you nurse. For more information about returning to work and breastfeeding: http://bit.ly/1G3o9sd. Linda Boyd is a public health dietitian with Interior Health.
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Last week I attended an ASIST suicide prevention workshop in Prince George (www.livingworks. net/programs/asist/). It was excellent training, and I highly recommend it. As part of the introduction, participants were asked to share our experiences and attitudes around suicide. What was intriguing to me was that we are all there to learn how to prevent suicide, yet quite a few participants had difficulty expressing why they thought suicide was a poor option. It was the wrong occasion for me to start preaching a sermon, so I had to think fast in order to share a brief soundbite that would convey my thoughts. Here’s what I said: “Life is a gift.” I did not bring my life into existence. I didn’t choose when my life began, and it’s not my prerogative to choose when it ends. I have a Creator. So do you. The time of your end is your maker’s option. Now, I realize that idea holds no water with a person who doesn’t believe in a Creator. Other arguments will have to prevail in that case. But I’m speaking to those of you who do believe that there is someone bigger than you out there in the universe, and that your beginning was a decision made by someone else. Even your parents didn’t have the power to “make a baby”. They had a part to play, of course, but no human being can create another human being out of nothing. You have a Creator. What this means is that your life is not an accident. It’s been said that
Life is a Gift
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BY Chris harder there may be accidental parents, but there are no accidental kids. Every life is a gift. What this also means is that your life is not beyond hope. If your life were just a piece of cosmic coincidence, then any attempt to search for meaning would be a deadend. But if your life was meant-to-be, then there is meaning in it! Searching for that meaning, even (and maybe especially) in times of pain, is a worthy pursuit. When people consider ending their own lives, they searching for an end to their pain: the pain of loss, the pain of loneliness, the pain of failure, the pain of physical suffering, the pain of hopelessness. But meaning and hope exist even in the most painful moments. When I consider times in my life so painful that I would have gladly accepted death as a way to end the suffering, I now look back and see that
I became a stronger person, a wiser person, and a more compassionate person precisely because I walked through the pain rather than avoiding it. I’ve noticed again and again that the people who seem able to help others the most are the ones who have experienced the most pain. Where would we be if a generation of holocaust survivors, abuse survivors, and many other “wounded warriors” were simply gone from us? We need those who have experienced trauma to share their stories and their wisdom with others who also suffer. Their pain (and your pain) has profound meaning to those who are now walking through pain of their own. Even those who don’t “survive” their ordeal can have a huge impact on our lives by the way they endure it. As the bible says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” Your life is a gift, not an accident. Even a life filled with struggle can be a gift to many. Please don’t hold that gift back from those who need you to share it. Find the story in your suffering. It’s there if you will look for it. If you’ve considered ending your life, please talk to someone. Call a church or call the Williams Lake crisis line (1-888-353-2273). Someone will be there to listen and to affirm that your life is a gift.
Chris Harder is the Lead Pastor at Williams Lake Alliance Church
The views expressed in this column are not necessarily the views of all the churches in the Pastor’s Fellowship.
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Kidney Walk raises more than $19,000 Greg Sabatino Staff Writer The Williams Lake Kidney Walk last Sunday exceeded all expectations, said co-ordinator Tracy Short. To date, more than $19,000 was raised for kidney disease research and support, not including the event’s online auction. “If memory serves me correctly we raised more than $12,000 our first year and more than $9,000 last year,” Short said. “I’m very impressed with the total this year, but also with how many people attended. The money is great and is distributed to the areas of greatest need in the province, but raising awareness about kidney disease and increasing organ donation registration
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Williams Lake Kidney Walk co-ordinator Tracy Short thanks all of the participants last Sunday for their fundraising contributions and for supporting the Kidney Walk. is very important as well.” Team Nash, named in recognition of eight-year-old Nash Overton of Williams Lake who has been battling kidney disease since he was two, also helped to bring
awareness to the disease. Short, too, has experienced the effects of kidney disease first hand. “My mother has been struggling with the same disease Nash has so I’ve found
kindred spirits, so to speak, with the Overtons,” she said. Other teams that participated included Team Foote, Team Royce, The Shorts and a Signal Point Gaming team. “Though I was
the co-ordinator, an event is not successful without the help of volunteers and I was overwhelmed by the amount of people that stepped up to help,” she said. “I know the walk was a huge success.”
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Nesika duct taping supports Cops for Cancer Gaeil Farrar Staff Writer Nesika students in Grades K-6 taped their vice-principal Steve Carpenter to the gymnasium wall Wednesday at noon to raise money to support chil-
dren with or who have survived cancer. Principal Yvonne Davis said bike riders from the Cops for Cancer tour visited their school last week and had a picture taken with their junior rider and cancer survivor Chase Lamont
who is in Grade 4. During that visit, Davis suggested that the coin fundraiser be amplified to a oneday fundraising blitz by duct taping the vice-principal to the wall with $1 buying one foot of duct tape. “This would be a
surprise for Mr. Carpenter as he was absent this day,” Davis says. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the lunch hour was a cacophony of cheers and activity as students waited excitedly, many wearing orange
shirts for Orange Shirt Day, to take their turn at the taping wall. After all was said and done the bench upon which the viceprincipal stood to be taped was removed and he hung there for a few seconds before
the tape gave out and allowed him to drop to the floor. Altogether the students blew through about eight rolls of tape donated by Canadian Tire and Home Hardware to raise $782.77 for Cops for Cancer.
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It was hard to contain the enthusiasm of Nesika students as they crowded into their gymnasium at noon Wednesday to tape their viceprincipal Steve Carpenter to the wall to raise money for the COPS for Cancer fundraiser.
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Friday, October 2, 2015 Tribune Weekend Advisor
Thank you Williams Lake
Long time community service provider.
BY GAEIL FARRAR
AS HE PREPARES for semi-retirement Gurbux Saini can’t help but reflect on the community and country that made his dreams come true.
Commercial real estate investments.
“I don’t have enough words to thank the people of Williams Lake and Canada for all they have done for me and my family,” Gurbux says. “Every breath that I take I thank them.” Today, Gurbux is finalizing the sale of his business WL Forestry Supply/NAPA Auto Supply to his long-time manager Chip Schick. In doing so he is putting aside his full time work load, but not all of his business interests in Williams Lake, that grew from humble beginnings. “I always dreamed about coming to Canada because my sister and brother-inlaw were here. They sent post cards and correspondence about their lives and in my mind Canada was the very best you could get,” Gurbux says.
Freedom and opportunity were possible and he had a drive to succeed. So in June, 1970 with the help of his sister and brother-in-law, Gurbux, his wife Mohinder and their four-month old son, Kulwinder arrived in Vancouver with just $8 in their pockets. They remember fondly their first meal on Canadian soil being toast and coffee at the Vancouver airport. For six months eight members of their family lived together in a small house, while they established themselves and could afford to rent their own apartment. Gurbux’s sister and brother-in-law made a 10-year commitment to sponsor them. “It was also my definite belief that I shouldn’t be a burden on my family or society,” Gurbux said.
In search of work Gurbux dressed each morning in his work clothes, work boots and hard hat and lined up at one of the local mills hoping for work. In those days he says there wasn’t a formal application process. You just had to be keen to work. Finally in September he was hired to pull and pile boards on the green chain at the old Merrill & Wagner Mill where his brother-in-law was working. It was hard physical work and after a few months, Gurbux almost gave up on his dream. He decided that once he had repaid his family for their help and raised $10,000 they would return to India. “But I sat and said to myself this is the country I dreamed about,” Gurbux says. “I am going to make it work. I will never give up.” That never give up attitude spurred him on to better and better jobs in the forest industry, entrepreneurship, and community and political service. In 1972 Gurbux started working on his lumber grading ticket, placing third in a class of 150 students. Ticket in hand he was hired as a lumber grader at the old Jacobson Brothers Forest Products. That year, with help from family, Mohinder and Gurbux purchased their first home on Fifth Avenue for $17,000. They lived frugally as their family grew to include sons Michael and Paul and made many sacrifices to repay loans. For the first few years they lived in the basement of their home and rented out the top floor to cover the mortgage and they didn’t own a car. In 1977 Gurbux won the B.C. lumber grading championship, and in 1979 went on to win the Champion of Champions lumber grading contest between all past winners of the contest. After that win Jacobson Brothers promoted him to quality control supervisor in 1980. Still, while their children were young, Gurbux would also work weekends driving taxi and selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners. “When you want to succeed those are the sacrifices you make,” Gurbux says. As the family settled into a comfortable life in Williams Lake, Gurbux expanded his horizons to include community service and business ventures. His entrepreneurial spirit was honed as a child and teen working in his father’s sweets shop in Jalandhar City, Punjab. His uncle and father’s younger brother was also president of the Congress Party, so political issues were always topics of conversation around the family dinner table.
Tribune Weekend Advisor Friday, October 2, 2015 “So I can say that politics was in my blood,” Gurbux says. Gubux was first elected to Williams Lake city council in 1978/79. He served a total 14 years on council, taking only one year out in 1984/85 to run for mayor, then being re-elected to council again the following year. “I don’t have any hard feelings about losing the mayoral seat because the voters had their say and the voter is always right,” Gurbux says. Gurbux also served on the executive of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Society executive, first as vice-president and then president between 1980 and 1984, which was a difficult time for the Sikh community in Williams Lake. The Sikh community was divided between those who felt that only Baptized Sikhs should manage the temple and who supported the creation of a separate state of Punjab in India, and those members who didn’t support the involvement of Canadian Sikhs in the politics of India, and supported the tenants of the Sikh religion that says all Sikhs are equal. The conflict in the church continued for four years until the Gurdwara Western Singh Sabha Temple was built. “It was a very tough four years,” Gurbux says. “It was a sad thing because they were my friends, but today we talk to each other and respect each other’s beliefs. It is not a personal issue.” In 1982, Gurbux and Mohinder bought their first business, Savala’s Steak House. Mohinder worked in the restaurant week days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Gurbux would take over after work and on weekends. As teens their sons also helped out as bus boys, doing dishes, taking cash and other chores. “We made it a family business,” Gurbux says. “A lot of the credit for our success goes to my wife.” In 1987 they bought a second Savala’s Steak House in Smithers. Those businesses were sold in 1991 when he and John Weil bought Rosk Powersaw. “John was a very hard working, dedicated, honest partner, who, like me, had a will to succeed,” Gurbux says. “Our partnership was very successful. Today he is still my best friend.” They changed the name of their company to WL Forestry Supplies. Eight years later John decided to retire and a decision had to be made on whether to sell the company as a whole or whether Gurbux would buy John’s shares. “It was a difficult time for me because at the time I was plant manager at Jacobson Brothers,” Gurbux says. “I had a great job with a great company.” After three months of emotional struggle, Gurbux decided to buy John’s shares and continue working at Jacobson’s. After that Gurbux added NAPA Auto Parts to the business. During the past 20 years WL Forestry Supplies/NAPA Auto Parts has grown to $4.3 million in sales. While he is selling the business he will continue to own the building. After Jacobson Brothers was sold to Riverside, Gurbux continued as the production and personnel manager at Riverside for a few years, before retiring to work at his own business full time. Before long he also bought the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Quesnel. In 2005 Gurbux also started a company called Cariboo Gold Pallets, with the idea of starting a pellet plant, but unable to get a commitment on fibre supply that plan was abandoned. In 2006 his company bought the business complex which now houses the Canadian Tire and Real Canadian Wholesale Food Club stores. He says most of the seed money for that investment came from the hard work done at the Savala’s restaurants and the WLForestry NAPA Auto Parts stores. Ever the entrepreneur, Gurbux
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continued to keep an eye on business news and look for new investment opportunities. He invested in Pheasant Meadow Estates which builds homes on acreage in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As a partner with State Development, Gurbux also bought an 800 acre farm in Saskatoon. The company sold 320 acres to recover its original investment and now leases 480 acres to a grain farmer. Gurbux says Saskatchewan is a great place to invest because in addition to farming it is rich in oil, gas, uranium and potash. In 2010 Gurbux and his son Michael, who has a diploma in forest technology from BCIT, bought a NAPA Auto Parts store in Surrey, which Michael manages. By 2014 Gurbux says sales at the Surrey store had grown to the point where they had to move from their original 6,400 square foot store to a 13,000 square foot store. Eldest son Kulwinder holds a masters degree in public administration from Carleton University and serves as a policy advisor for the Ministry of Health in Edmonton, Alberta, where the family also owns several condos. Youngest son Paul, holds a diploma in wood technology from BCIT and works as a lumber trader at Teal Jones in Surrey. All of their sons are married and between them have four daughters, “four
little angels,” Gurbux says, and another grandchild on the way in November. “We are very happy,” Gurbux says. In 2008/9 Gurbux says the family went on a holiday in Orlando Florida with the idea of buying a condominium and ended up buying six condos and a Tuscan-style office building which is now leased to a government social service agency. Looking back, Gurbux takes pride in the contributions he has helped to make for Williams Lake and his chosen country. He takes pride in serving as city finance chair when the new city hall was built, and in the leadership role he took to have a crematorium built in Williams Lake. Before the local crematorium was built he said people had to take their loved ones to Prince George or Kamloops to be cremated. He says the Sikh communities of Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Prince George contributed 85 per cent of the $200,000 in local contributions for the project which were matched with another $200,000 from the province of B.C. In recognition of the Sikh community the crematorium was named Five Rivers Crematorium after the Punjab province in India which has five rivers. “Today the crematorium is very well used by the entire community,” Gurbux says. “We do more than 250 cremations here a year.” Over the years Gurbux served four
years on the BC Liquor Appeal Board; four years on the BC Commercial Appeals Commission; and two years on the BC Tourist Advisory Board, appointments made by provincial order in council. He ran twice as a federal Liberal MP candidate, in 1997 for Cariboo Chilcotin riding and in 2004 in the Cariboo Prince George riding. “I believe very strongly in a Liberal cause, a Canada that is caring, compassionate, and tolerant. Those are the values I carried as a Liberal candidate,” Gurbux says. “Even in not winning I was able to discuss those values with our citizens and give people a choice.” For all of his political efforts Gurbux says he was thrilled to be among the 400 guests invited by then Prime Minister Jean Chretien to attend a luncheon in Vancouver with Queen Elizabeth in October 2002; and then be invited in 2004 by then Prime Minister Paul Martin to attend a dinner with the then president of China in Vancouver where he had the privilege of meeting fellow entrepreneur Jimmy Pattison and then Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Although he was unable to attend, he was also honoured to be invited in October 2003 to the opening of India’s inauguration of the Consulate General of Canada in Chandigarh, India. Today Gurbux says most of his extended family lives in various parts of Canada.
WELCOME NEW OWNER CHIP SCHICK
YOUR INVITED!
Gurbux Saini and Chip Schick invite the public to join them for an open house this Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and donuts will be available to help them celebrate the transfer of the store from Gurbux to Chip who has managed the store for the past three years. Chip grew up in Williams Lake and makes it his home with his wife Andrea and two boys Brandon and Tyler. In high school Chip worked as a cook at Bonanza and served as assistant manager for 13 years at Canada Safeway before taking on the job of Canadian Tire Store manager for seven years. He sold cars at Heartland Toyota for six months before becoming the WL Forestry Supplies/NAPA Auto Parts store management position. “Chip has proved to be a very hands on, hard working individual and I invite the community and my friends and business partners to continue to extend their support to Chip,” Gurbux says. “He is a very deserving individual.”
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Friday, October 2, 2015 Tribune Weekend Advisor
Thank you Williams Lake
Long time community service provider.
BY GAEIL FARRAR
AS HE PREPARES for semi-retirement Gurbux Saini can’t help but reflect on the community and country that made his dreams come true.
Commercial real estate investments.
“I don’t have enough words to thank the people of Williams Lake and Canada for all they have done for me and my family,” Gurbux says. “Every breath that I take I thank them.” Today, Gurbux is finalizing the sale of his business WL Forestry Supply/NAPA Auto Supply to his long-time manager Chip Schick. In doing so he is putting aside his full time work load, but not all of his business interests in Williams Lake, that grew from humble beginnings. “I always dreamed about coming to Canada because my sister and brother-inlaw were here. They sent post cards and correspondence about their lives and in my mind Canada was the very best you could get,” Gurbux says.
Freedom and opportunity were possible and he had a drive to succeed. So in June, 1970 with the help of his sister and brother-in-law, Gurbux, his wife Mohinder and their four-month old son, Kulwinder arrived in Vancouver with just $8 in their pockets. They remember fondly their first meal on Canadian soil being toast and coffee at the Vancouver airport. For six months eight members of their family lived together in a small house, while they established themselves and could afford to rent their own apartment. Gurbux’s sister and brother-in-law made a 10-year commitment to sponsor them. “It was also my definite belief that I shouldn’t be a burden on my family or society,” Gurbux said.
In search of work Gurbux dressed each morning in his work clothes, work boots and hard hat and lined up at one of the local mills hoping for work. In those days he says there wasn’t a formal application process. You just had to be keen to work. Finally in September he was hired to pull and pile boards on the green chain at the old Merrill & Wagner Mill where his brother-in-law was working. It was hard physical work and after a few months, Gurbux almost gave up on his dream. He decided that once he had repaid his family for their help and raised $10,000 they would return to India. “But I sat and said to myself this is the country I dreamed about,” Gurbux says. “I am going to make it work. I will never give up.” That never give up attitude spurred him on to better and better jobs in the forest industry, entrepreneurship, and community and political service. In 1972 Gurbux started working on his lumber grading ticket, placing third in a class of 150 students. Ticket in hand he was hired as a lumber grader at the old Jacobson Brothers Forest Products. That year, with help from family, Mohinder and Gurbux purchased their first home on Fifth Avenue for $17,000. They lived frugally as their family grew to include sons Michael and Paul and made many sacrifices to repay loans. For the first few years they lived in the basement of their home and rented out the top floor to cover the mortgage and they didn’t own a car. In 1977 Gurbux won the B.C. lumber grading championship, and in 1979 went on to win the Champion of Champions lumber grading contest between all past winners of the contest. After that win Jacobson Brothers promoted him to quality control supervisor in 1980. Still, while their children were young, Gurbux would also work weekends driving taxi and selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners. “When you want to succeed those are the sacrifices you make,” Gurbux says. As the family settled into a comfortable life in Williams Lake, Gurbux expanded his horizons to include community service and business ventures. His entrepreneurial spirit was honed as a child and teen working in his father’s sweets shop in Jalandhar City, Punjab. His uncle and father’s younger brother was also president of the Congress Party, so political issues were always topics of conversation around the family dinner table.
Tribune Weekend Advisor Friday, October 2, 2015 “So I can say that politics was in my blood,” Gurbux says. Gubux was first elected to Williams Lake city council in 1978/79. He served a total 14 years on council, taking only one year out in 1984/85 to run for mayor, then being re-elected to council again the following year. “I don’t have any hard feelings about losing the mayoral seat because the voters had their say and the voter is always right,” Gurbux says. Gurbux also served on the executive of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Society executive, first as vice-president and then president between 1980 and 1984, which was a difficult time for the Sikh community in Williams Lake. The Sikh community was divided between those who felt that only Baptized Sikhs should manage the temple and who supported the creation of a separate state of Punjab in India, and those members who didn’t support the involvement of Canadian Sikhs in the politics of India, and supported the tenants of the Sikh religion that says all Sikhs are equal. The conflict in the church continued for four years until the Gurdwara Western Singh Sabha Temple was built. “It was a very tough four years,” Gurbux says. “It was a sad thing because they were my friends, but today we talk to each other and respect each other’s beliefs. It is not a personal issue.” In 1982, Gurbux and Mohinder bought their first business, Savala’s Steak House. Mohinder worked in the restaurant week days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Gurbux would take over after work and on weekends. As teens their sons also helped out as bus boys, doing dishes, taking cash and other chores. “We made it a family business,” Gurbux says. “A lot of the credit for our success goes to my wife.” In 1987 they bought a second Savala’s Steak House in Smithers. Those businesses were sold in 1991 when he and John Weil bought Rosk Powersaw. “John was a very hard working, dedicated, honest partner, who, like me, had a will to succeed,” Gurbux says. “Our partnership was very successful. Today he is still my best friend.” They changed the name of their company to WL Forestry Supplies. Eight years later John decided to retire and a decision had to be made on whether to sell the company as a whole or whether Gurbux would buy John’s shares. “It was a difficult time for me because at the time I was plant manager at Jacobson Brothers,” Gurbux says. “I had a great job with a great company.” After three months of emotional struggle, Gurbux decided to buy John’s shares and continue working at Jacobson’s. After that Gurbux added NAPA Auto Parts to the business. During the past 20 years WL Forestry Supplies/NAPA Auto Parts has grown to $4.3 million in sales. While he is selling the business he will continue to own the building. After Jacobson Brothers was sold to Riverside, Gurbux continued as the production and personnel manager at Riverside for a few years, before retiring to work at his own business full time. Before long he also bought the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Quesnel. In 2005 Gurbux also started a company called Cariboo Gold Pallets, with the idea of starting a pellet plant, but unable to get a commitment on fibre supply that plan was abandoned. In 2006 his company bought the business complex which now houses the Canadian Tire and Real Canadian Wholesale Food Club stores. He says most of the seed money for that investment came from the hard work done at the Savala’s restaurants and the WLForestry NAPA Auto Parts stores. Ever the entrepreneur, Gurbux
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continued to keep an eye on business news and look for new investment opportunities. He invested in Pheasant Meadow Estates which builds homes on acreage in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As a partner with State Development, Gurbux also bought an 800 acre farm in Saskatoon. The company sold 320 acres to recover its original investment and now leases 480 acres to a grain farmer. Gurbux says Saskatchewan is a great place to invest because in addition to farming it is rich in oil, gas, uranium and potash. In 2010 Gurbux and his son Michael, who has a diploma in forest technology from BCIT, bought a NAPA Auto Parts store in Surrey, which Michael manages. By 2014 Gurbux says sales at the Surrey store had grown to the point where they had to move from their original 6,400 square foot store to a 13,000 square foot store. Eldest son Kulwinder holds a masters degree in public administration from Carleton University and serves as a policy advisor for the Ministry of Health in Edmonton, Alberta, where the family also owns several condos. Youngest son Paul, holds a diploma in wood technology from BCIT and works as a lumber trader at Teal Jones in Surrey. All of their sons are married and between them have four daughters, “four
little angels,” Gurbux says, and another grandchild on the way in November. “We are very happy,” Gurbux says. In 2008/9 Gurbux says the family went on a holiday in Orlando Florida with the idea of buying a condominium and ended up buying six condos and a Tuscan-style office building which is now leased to a government social service agency. Looking back, Gurbux takes pride in the contributions he has helped to make for Williams Lake and his chosen country. He takes pride in serving as city finance chair when the new city hall was built, and in the leadership role he took to have a crematorium built in Williams Lake. Before the local crematorium was built he said people had to take their loved ones to Prince George or Kamloops to be cremated. He says the Sikh communities of Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Prince George contributed 85 per cent of the $200,000 in local contributions for the project which were matched with another $200,000 from the province of B.C. In recognition of the Sikh community the crematorium was named Five Rivers Crematorium after the Punjab province in India which has five rivers. “Today the crematorium is very well used by the entire community,” Gurbux says. “We do more than 250 cremations here a year.” Over the years Gurbux served four
years on the BC Liquor Appeal Board; four years on the BC Commercial Appeals Commission; and two years on the BC Tourist Advisory Board, appointments made by provincial order in council. He ran twice as a federal Liberal MP candidate, in 1997 for Cariboo Chilcotin riding and in 2004 in the Cariboo Prince George riding. “I believe very strongly in a Liberal cause, a Canada that is caring, compassionate, and tolerant. Those are the values I carried as a Liberal candidate,” Gurbux says. “Even in not winning I was able to discuss those values with our citizens and give people a choice.” For all of his political efforts Gurbux says he was thrilled to be among the 400 guests invited by then Prime Minister Jean Chretien to attend a luncheon in Vancouver with Queen Elizabeth in October 2002; and then be invited in 2004 by then Prime Minister Paul Martin to attend a dinner with the then president of China in Vancouver where he had the privilege of meeting fellow entrepreneur Jimmy Pattison and then Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Although he was unable to attend, he was also honoured to be invited in October 2003 to the opening of India’s inauguration of the Consulate General of Canada in Chandigarh, India. Today Gurbux says most of his extended family lives in various parts of Canada.
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Gurbux Saini and Chip Schick invite the public to join them for an open house this Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and donuts will be available to help them celebrate the transfer of the store from Gurbux to Chip who has managed the store for the past three years. Chip grew up in Williams Lake and makes it his home with his wife Andrea and two boys Brandon and Tyler. In high school Chip worked as a cook at Bonanza and served as assistant manager for 13 years at Canada Safeway before taking on the job of Canadian Tire Store manager for seven years. He sold cars at Heartland Toyota for six months before becoming the WL Forestry Supplies/NAPA Auto Parts store management position. “Chip has proved to be a very hands on, hard working individual and I invite the community and my friends and business partners to continue to extend their support to Chip,” Gurbux says. “He is a very deserving individual.”
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Turning Pages The Tribune Celebrating 85 Years Williams Lake is a young town in an old setting By the mid-1860s, the future of the original town seemed assured. The new stipendiary magistrate for the Cariboo had made its headquarters here. There was a flour mill, sawmill, and B.C.’s first distillery here. All that was needed was the approaching Cariboo Highway. Then disaster struck. The road bypassed the settlement. The courthouse was abandoned, the post office moved to Barkerville, and the valley was left to sleep for 50 years until another mode of transportation helped establish the ‘new’ Williams Lake village. In 1919, rails of the Pacific Great Eastern (now CN Rail) reached the townsite and surveyors were already at work laying out streets and lots in the wheat fields. In 1929 Williams Lake incorporated as a village and in October 1930, the first issue of the Williams Lake Tribune appeared. Editor and proprietor was the late E.P. Cotton, a printer by trade. The newspaper was operated by Mr. Cotton for 10 years and in 1940 was sold to Chilcotin rancher George Washington Renner, who immigrated to the Cariboo from the U.S. in 1918. His decision to buy the newspaper probably stemmed from his interest in politics. During his tenure he was actively engaged in Liberal party work. In January 1950, ownership again changed, with Clive Stangoe starting his long association with the Tribune. At the time he was the youngest publisher in the province and the first publisher of the Tribune with editorial experience. The Tribune became recognized for its editorial content and appearance,
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something successive publishers and editors have worked to maintain. In the late 1960s Stangoe sold the newspaper to Northwest Publications but continued as publisher. In 1969 Northwest Publications
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put the newspaper up for sale. Alan Black, then an executive with NorthWest Publications, suggested to Stangoe that they go into partnership and buy the paper. Stangoe agreed. In 1972, the decision was made to go twice-weekly. In 1975 Alan Black’s son David bought the newspaper and started building what is now Black Press. The Williams Lake Tribune is where David Black began his newspaper career. In 1989, the Tribune launched The Sunday Shopper. This free market distribution title was launched to counteract a competing “good news” newspaper. While its competition has since folded, the Weekend edition and its parent The Tribune, continue to thrive. David Black now lives in Victoria and retains ownership. The Interior North head office remains in Wil-
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liams Lake, which is also home to the northern press centre for the company. Former Tribune publisher Lorie Williston is president of Interior North and continues to live in Williams Lake. In 2014 Kathy McLean became publisher and advertising manager. She and editor Angie Mindus continue to follow in Stangoe’s footsteps to maintain the editorial integrity of the newspaper, while continuing to foster strong relationships with readers and advertisers alike. The Tribune and its press centre employs 40 full-time and part-time workers. The Tribune is now a twice-weekly newspaper, publishing a tabloid Wednesday and Friday. Both products can now be viewed in their entirety via wltribune.com. The Tribune, which has won more than 100 provincial and national awards, is one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Williams Lake and celebrates its 85th anniversary this month.
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• PUBLISHED IN THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE 1930 • Invisible substitutes for glasses
Lens discovery aids poor eyesight The wearing of spectacles may be dispensed with as a result of a remarkable optical device which is now being adopted for the correction of certain forms of defective vision. The method of treatment, states the London Sunday Express, consists of fitting under the eyelids minutely thin lenses, similar in shape to the shell type of artificial eye. The wearer can remove‚ or replace the lens before a mirror in a second or so. The new system is rapidly gaining favor among eyespecialists. A noted actress is playing nightly on the London stage with one eye fitted with one of the invisible substitutes for glasses. The device is said to be particularly valuable to
motorists and sport devotees, because it permits of a range of accurate vision at all angles, while the efficiency of spectacles‚ is limited to a direct view. “These new lenses mark
a great advance in optical technique, said a Harley Street eye-specialist. The International Congress of Ophthalmology has investigated and approved the claims made for the discovery. “The use of these invisible substitutes for spectacles is already much more common than the public suspect. I have worn one for six months. I remove it every night and reinsert it in the morning. “These lenses will certainly mean a great diminution in the number of people doomed to wear spectacles; but I would not go so far as to say that they will mean the complete elimination of spectacles from the stock-in-trade of the oculist.” --The Tribune, Nov. 6, 1930
Local and general Dec. 18 1930 -The Lakeview Hotel drainage has been given trouble with the outlet and is now undergoing repairs. A crew of men are putting in a new ditch and pipe-line, and extending it further down the creek. A heavy snow storm and a 40 mile gale hit town Sunday. About one inch of snow fell. H.E. Taylor. Indian Agent of this place was the lucky winner of the $10 prize given by the Daily Province in the Dawes contest last week. Ed LePlant left recently for Portland, Oregon, on a visit to his father, and will visit to his father, and will spend the Xmas holidays.
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Lake City Falcons junior boys soccer player Trevor Jacques moves the ball upfield during a tilt with the Peter Skene Ogden Eagles Wednesday at the Lake City secondary Columneetza Campus. The Falcons took a 2-1 victory after scoring the winning tally in the final three minutes of play.
Mountain Bike symposium rides into lakecity Greg Sabatino Staff Writer Mountain bikers from around B.C. will descend on Williams Lake starting today when the city plays host to the provincial Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium. As the sport continues to grow in popularity, the MBTS is an opportunity for stakeholders and industry experts to gather and share insights and knowledge on how to move toward a more sustainable and vibrant mountain bike tourism sector. Williams Lake, meanwhile, made sense to play host to the symposium due to its vast trail networks and devoted community of mountain bike culture and industry specialists, said Thomas Schoen, president of the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium. “We’re hoping we might get up to 200 people registered,” Schoen said. “That was our dream goal.” The MBTS gets underway tonight, Oct. 2, at 6
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One of Williams Lake feature trails, Snakes and Ladders (pictured), will be showcased this weekend during the BC Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium. p.m. with a welcome re- national Mountain Bike ception at the Tourism Association Canada trailDiscovery Centre and will building workshop, along feature food grown in the with guided rides throughCariboo and prepared by out the Williams Lake trail local chefs, Barkerville networks, also promise to Beers and a night of enter- be some of the weekend’s tainment featuring Block highlights. Topics during Saturday Treat. Saturday and Sunday and Sunday’s presentawill provide two days of tions will include: land use informational and en- agreements, First Nations tertaining presentations partnerships, regional colat the Cariboo Memo- laboration, mountain bike rial Recreation Complex culture and community and at City Hall’s council building, visitor information needs and content chambers. A pre-symposium Inter- marketing.
“The biking community, as well as the business community, has given us so much support,” Schoen said. “We have so many volunteers making sure everything is at its best this weekend. It really blew us away and shows you Williams Lake is a bike community. “[We have] so many community trailblazers from Sprokids volunteers, to those continuing to maintain our trails and a community seeing the value of mountain bike tourism.” Saturday evening will feature a film and music night at the Gibraltar Room at the CMRC beginning at 7:30 p.m. when Drum and Bell Tower takes the stage. The last two winners from the Cariboo Mountain Bike Film Festivals’ movie shorts will also be shown, and Red Shred’s Bike and Board Shed owner Mark Savard has a film of his choice selected up for viewing. On Monday, interested participants will travel to Desous Mountain for a
day of guided riding. Schoen highlighted the importance of focusing on growing relationships with First Nations communities, noting the CMBC and the Williams Lake Cycling Club currently work well together and have worked together on various projects, such as the William Trail Network stretching from the Chief Will-Yum Campsite to Fox Mountain. “We really want to focus on First Nations relationships,” Schoen said. “We’re using the land out there, and we have to be respectful of the Tsilhqot’in title land.” He added the city’s director of community services, Geoff Paynton, has been great to work with helping organize the logistics of the MBTS. Savard, meanwhile, said they want to put on a good show this weekend and show off what Williams Lake has to offer the industry. See JAM-PACKED Page A23
SPORTS NOTEBOOK Friday, Oct. 2 to Monday, Oct. 5
Williams Lake Ladies Indoor Soccer League registration Registration is underway for the Williams Lake Ladies Indoor Soccer League. New players are welcome, and registration is available online at www.wlsoccer. com or at Caribou Ski Source for Sports until the deadline of Oct. 5. At the league’s AGM arrangements were made to change this year’s format from recreation and competitive divisions to A, B and C divisions. Additionally, the league will play games at the Thompson Rivers University gymnasium as opposed to the Lake City Secondary Williams Lake Campus this season. Games run Sundays between 1 and 9 p.m. starting Oct. 18 and stretching until April of 2016. Games run Sundays between 1 and 9 p.m. at TRU starting Oct. 18 and stretching until April of 2016.
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The Williams Lake Skating Club is hosting registration for its 2015/16 season in CanSkate, junior academy, intermediate and senior divisions. Registration dates are Oct. 1-2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex arena lobby. You can also download registration forms from the WLSC’s website at www. williamslakeskatingclub. com. For more information e-mail williamslakeskateclub@ gmail.com.
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Jam-packed weekend for Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium Continued From Page A22 “I’m just happy and proud to be a part of
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There’s no shortage of scheduled events this weekend when the B.C. Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium rides into Williams Lake. Canada: Better Planning Today for Better Trails Tomorrow; Kevin McPhedran - Village of Cumberland, Mike Manara - United Riders of Cumberland: The Cumberland Story; Getting along with neighbours 11:20 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Daniel Scott - Alpine Bike Parks: Master planning; setting up a trail system for longterm success; Peter Larose, Larose Research: Mountain Bike Tourism in Kamloops - Economic Impact and Sustainability Analysis 12 to 1 p.m.: Lunch 12:45 to 1:25 p.m.: Keynote: Chief Joe Alphonse - Tribal Chairman of Tsilhqot’in National Government
1:30 to 2:15 p.m.: Building partnership with First Nations to support mountain biking and tourism; panel discussion with First Nations and the MTB community 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.: Concurrent sessions; Patrick Lucas, Aboriginal Youth Mountain Bike Program: Allies on Mountain Bikes; Brent Hillier, Trailforks: User generated trail data for riders, clubs and land managers 4 to 7 p.m.: Group rides (immediately following last session of day) 8 to 11 p.m.: Saturday Night Films and Music at Gibraltar Room (doors at 7:30 p.m.) Sunday, Oct. 4
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Into the Wind An exhibition about a passion for motorcycles and the open road. It is a celebration of motorcycle culture showcasing photography, paintings, and the original work of local fabricators and bike builders. Hours The Station House Mon. to Sat.Gallery 10am - 5pm Free and Gift Shop Admission
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8 to 9:15 a.m.: Breakfast 8:30 to 9 a.m.: Keynote: Brian Finestone Whistler Bike Park 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.: Mountain bike culture and community building; panel discussion on secrets to becoming a great mountain bike town 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Break 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Concurrent sessions: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. - Zachary Cole, University of North Carolina: Demographic and behaviour/preference profile of the MTB tourist; Josie Heisig, Destination BC: Creating a buzz; Using social media and travel media to tell your story 11:20 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Matt Coté, Kootenay Mountain Culture and Andy Brown, Tourism Golden: Social media marketing of community mountain bike infrastructure 12:30 to 12:45 p.m.: Richard Lewis, Destination BC: Co-operative marketing partnership update 12:45 to 1:25 p.m.: Regional collaboration; panel discussion exploring examples of regional collaboration in B.C. 1:30 to 3 p.m.: Concurrent sessions; Education and industry; panel discussion on career training for the MTB sector; Ted Morton, BC Enduro Series: Showcasing the tourism impact for host communities 2:20 to 3 p.m.: Martin Littlejohn, MBTA: Mountain Biking BC; 2015 Tactics Review and 2016 planning 3 to 3:30: Symposium wrap up 4 to 7 p.m.: FunDuro Group Ride
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Bike rack dedication rides downtown Williams Lake has a strong bike culture, but bike parking in the city is limited. On Tuesday, the city announced it has expanded its dedication program to include bike racks to encourage cycling as a mode of transportation. In addition to park benches, trees, planters or waste receptacles, residents can now choose to dedicate a bike rack or bike hoop in order to increase bike parking in the downtown core and other locations within the city to provide safe and convenient places to lock bikes. Steel racks range in size from three to nine feet, accommodating between five and 11 bicycles. A steel bike hoop can be attached to lamp or sign posts. “We are seeing more and more riders, yet bike parking in the city is limited,” said Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb. “Increased bike parking in the downtown core and other locations within the city limits will provide safe and convenient places to lock bikes. This will allow these individuals to walk around, increasing foot traffic and local business.” The city instigated
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Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Area governance director Dora Althaus, WLCBIA chairperson Angie Delainey and Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb unveil one of three new bike hoops installed recently downtown. The hoops, and also bike racks, are now available through the city’s dedication program. the program, then the Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Area hopped on board, and are inviting individuals, businesses, service club and other organizations to sponsor a bike rack. Once dedicated, municipal services at the city will work with individuals to determine a practical location on city property, install the rack and install a heavy duty decal to commemorate the sponsor. Costs vary depending on the rack or the hoop, and the installation location ranging from roughly
Registration underway for men’s basketball The Williams Lake Men’s Basketball League is preparing to hit the hardwood for another season. Registration is currently under way for the season, which begins Oct. 14. “We play two nights a week — league games every Wednesday and scrimmage on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Columneetza gym both nights,” said league president Martin Kruus. Registration to cover
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$350 for a hoop, or up to $1,607 for an 11bike rack, not including installation. The city said reasons for sponsoring a bike rack may include honouring the memory of an individual, celebrating the accomplishments of an individual or community organization, or simply improving the community of Williams Lake
by providing an important asset. The program launched Tuesday with three inaugural bike hoops dedicated by the WLCBIA installed on Oliver Street near the Open Book and New World Café/Evening at Ray’s and on Third Avenue near the Bean Counter. A brochure explaining the bike rack pro-
gram is available online at http://williamslake. ca/DocumentCenter/ View/1208. Residents are asked to call Angela Cail at 250-398-7665 to take part in the dedication program.
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Former lakecity resident takes on business venture in Costa Rica Sean Glanville Special to Tribune/Advisor Former Williams Lake resident Jason Mueller is currently living his dream of running a business abroad. He has moved to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica where he has opened
an obstacle park called Jaco Ropes. After graduating from Anne Stevenson Secondary in 2002, Mueller spent five years working at a local sawmill. Although it was a steady job, Mueller never liked the idea of working for somebody else. He quit
his job and travelled all over the world and it was on his travel adventures he dreamt of opening up a business and living abroad. He helped support his travels through lady luck at the poker table. “I think I originally acquired my business
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savvy when I quit my mill job to play poker on a semi professional level,” said Mueller. “Every one thought I was crazy but I believed I could make a living at it so I took a chance and ended up doing really well. That taught me to take chances on things that I believe in and if I really want something I can do it.” Mueller, 30, has invested a lot into this business and admits that running a company can be very stressful. “When you are running a company you usually work twice as many hours and have much more stress than your average job but on the bright side you aren’t counting the hours for your shift to end,” said Mueller. Mueller’s original plan was to sell his home on South Lakeside and start a wake boarding business in the Okanagan before the location shifted to Central America and a town along the Pacific Ocean coastline. “A friend had pitched the business idea of a cable wake park to me and doing it in Costa Rica. The whole idea was mostly on a whim but the final decision to move was made after my friend and I went for a month to check out the country to see if it was suitable for the business and after some extensive business planning,” said Mueller. “When we came to Jaco we fell in love with the place and visualized a good place for the business.” Once he found his dream location, the original business idea of wake-boards shifted to ropes. “We had a business meeting with the land owner and Robert who is a local guy that wanted to build a ropes course. He had a lot of the equipment from a previous venture but was lacking capital,” explained Mueller. Jaco Ropes is a ropes course located in Playa Jaco which Mueller describes as basically an
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Jason Mueller (middle) and a pair of his employees pose while doing construction on Jaco Ropes obstacle course which recently opened in Costa Rica. obstacle course that is elevated between trees. “We start the tour off easy with a zip line then a swinging bridge, some of the other obstacles are cargo net, tire swing, rope swing, log pass, tarzan swing and my favourite — air surfing, you jump on a surf board and ride it suspended on cables from one platform to the next,” said Mueller. “Finally we end the tour with a superman zip line.” Jaco Ropes also offer rappelling and a quickjump which is a free fall apparatus where you jump off a 45-foot platform and get about 9-10 feet of free-fall then the device lowers you slowly to the ground. Mueller and his crew of employees opened the business recently, which was an exciting time, he said. Aside from the long hours, Mueller is happy living in Costa Rica and speaks glowingly of the country. “I love living in Costa Rica — it’s a huge lifestyle change and it can be nerve racking at times especially trying to open a business. Basically if someone tells you that they will have what you need for to-
Williams Lake’s Jason Mueller pulls a big fish onto his boat fishing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of his new home in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. morrow you can count on it taking 2-3 weeks,” said Mueller. “The country is very beautiful with a lot of different terrain such as jungles, mountains and amazing beaches. The climate ranges from cool in the mountains around 10C to really hot like 38C in some places.” Mueller says he is committed to the business and country for the long-haul and has no plans of leaving his new home. He refers to a popular saying in Costa Rica that pretty much sums up the people and the country in two words ‘Pura Vida’ (Pure Life). “Everywhere you go you hear people saying Pura Vida with a smile
on their face. Costa Rica is said to be the happiest place on earth,” added Mueller. “My spanish is coming along but I usually have to ask for people to repeat or to talk slow — group conversation with locals, then things get difficult.” The new company is right in Mueller’s wheelhouse as he has always been into extreme sports like mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, dirt biking and wake-boarding. He latest endeavours include plenty of wakesurfing and tree climbing. For more info you can visit www.jacoropes. com or like or follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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It is with heartfelt sadness that the family announces the passing of James Charles Vandine of Williams Lake, on September 23, 2015 at the age of 35. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday October 2, 2015, at St. Andrew’s United Church on Huckvale Place with reception to follow downstairs. Pastor Rick Green officiating. In memory of James, flowers are gratefully accepted, or a donation to a charity of choice.
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It is with heartfelt sadness that the family announces the passing of Ray Savidan of Likely, BC on September 28, 2015, at the age of 66. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday October 3, 2015 at 1:00pm at the Likely Community Hall. Donations can be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of Ray. LaPrairie’s Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements. 250-398-9100
Must have good knowledge of Motor Vehicle Act and all regulations regarding the operation and maintenance of commercial vehicles. Class 1 or 3 licence with clean abstract required. Some physical labour will be required.
Please email resumes to: Dale Cann dalec@interiorroads.com Closing date for this posting is October 2, 2015.
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It is with sadness that the family announces the peaceful passing of Adaline Jenny Hamm on Sept. 24, 2015 in Williams Lake at the age of 86. Adaline was born in Ladysmith on Dec. 1, 1928. She was predeceased by her husband Martin, brother John, sisters Sheila and Jacqueline, and grandson Nikolas. Addie is survived by her children Ernie, Robert, Brian (Kirsten), and Cathie (Mary-Jo), granddaughter Alexandra, step-grandchildren Kirstin (Dan), Alix, and Keenan, niece Marguerite (Roger), and nephews Kellie (Ardath) and Angus, and great nieces and nephews Christie, David, Paul, Andrew, Sara, Simon, and Anna. There will be a Celebration of Life for Addie on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 1:00pm at St. Andrew’s United Church, with Barry Sale officiating. Reception to follow downstairs in the Mackinnon Hall. Donations in memory of Adaline can be made to the Williams Lake Hospice Society. LaPrairie’s Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements. 250-398-9100
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Parts Manager required for an established company in Williams Lake, British Columbia that sells, leases and services Class 5-8 trucks and trailers used in the oil and gas, forestry, mining, construction and on highway sectors. Job Requirements and Qualifications Include: t Proven skills and experience in parts management, including planning for return of cores and obsolete parts t Experience managing people, with team building and quality communication with team members as a priority t Strong project and time management skills t Ability to effectively work under deadlines and manage projects independently t Industry experience preferred We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefits package. Please apply via email to Bryan James at bjames@jamesws.com
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Certified Millwright Williams Lake Plywood, a Division of West Fraser, has an opening for a Certified Millwright. This is an hourly position with United Steelworkers benefits and wage rates. Our ideal candidate possesses: t A valid Inter-Provincial or Provincial Journeyperson Millwright certification t Ability to read blue prints, plans and schematics t Mechanical aptitude; excellent problem solving skills t Commitment to working safely and creating a safe work place t Strong communication and interpersonal skills t Ability to work independently with little supervision t Organizational and planning skills t Must be able to work varies shifts To explore this opportunity with us, submit your resume before October 5, 2015 to the Human Resources Department, Williams Lake Plywood, A Division of West Fraser, 4200 North Mackenzie Avenue, or Email: wlplywood@westfraser.com We thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Ofce Support TEMPORARY SUPPORT STAFF POSITION The BCGEU requires temporary/on-call support staff with reception and secretarial experience to work at the Cariboo Area Office. This is an on-call position for relief coverage. Applicants must have secretarial/reception experience; high school graduation supplemented by secretarial training; typing speed and accuracy; proficiency in Word; an excellent command of English grammar; database experience an asset. An aptitude for organization, detail and the ability to set priorities and work within time limits is required. Knowledge of the trade union movement is an asset. Excellent salary package is provided under a collective agreement. Aptitude, word processing and typing tests will be administered to qualified applicants. We regret in advance that we are only able to respond to those candidates that are selected for an interview. Apply with cover letter and resume via e-mail by October 2, 2015 to BC Government and Service Employees’ Union Human Resources Department: human. resources@bcgeu.ca
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Recycling Please donate your bottles to Amanda Enterprises Bottle Depot and simply say ‘these bottles are for the Williams Lake Hospice Society’. The great folks at Amanda Enterprises will put the proceeds on the Hospice account and you will be supporting a vital community organization! Thank you for your support from the bottom of our hearts!! Board, Staff & Volunteers of WLHS
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Horse Trailer 1989 Circle J. Under cover 20+ yrs, excellent cond. 2 horse back load, walk through side doors, pull bars for saddle storage, padded all around. In Williams Lake. $2,800. 1-587-988-5518
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$100 & Under Electric Range, good condition, bone color. $100. Phone: (250)989-4247
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Shelley R. Bevz, CPA
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Pizza Hut has a new location opening soon in Williams Lake, BC. We are currently seeking applications for the following full time & part time positions:
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Certified Aboriginal Finance Manager 2484 Bailey Road Phone: 250-989-0500 Williams Lake, BC V2G 5B9 shelleyrbevz@gmail.com
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DENISIQI SERVICES SOCIETY
Voluntary Services Social Worker POSITION OVERVIEW: Under the direction of the Delegated Services Supervisor, the Voluntary Services Social Worker will provide Non Protection Support Services for children and families residing in the seven member communities of the Tsilhqot’in Nation and Ulkatcho. Provision of services will include Non-Protection Voluntary Care Agreements, Special Needs Agreements, Referrals and establishing Foster Home and Extended Family Care Home Resources. Job responsibilities will include community liaison and capacity building. Will be required to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends with regular travel to remote communities. QUALIFICATIONS: t Applicants must have a minimum Bachelor of Social Work Degree or BA Child and Youth Care Degree. Masters Degree in related human services field with previous Delegation experience will be considered t Preference will be given to applicants with Child Welfare Specialization including a 4th year Practicum experience in a Ministry of Child and Family Development or Delegated Aboriginal Agency setting t Preference will be given to applicants with previous Delegation under the Child, Family and Community Services Act and having held a Delegated position within the past two years t Knowledge of Tsilhqot’in and Ulkatcho governance, culture and traditions or a minimum of two years working with First Nations people’s would be considered an asset; t Must possess and maintain a valid class 5 BC Driver’s License and provide their Driver’s Abstract t Applicants must successfully pass Criminal Record checks and Criminal Record Review screening Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants with First Nations ancestry. Please submit your resume and cover letter attention: Joan Charleyboy, Acting Executive Director Denisiqi Services Society 240B North Mackenzie Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N6 Fax: (250) 392-6501 E-mail: Elaine@denisiqi.org Closing Date: Friday, October 9th, 2015 at 4:30pm Only those selected for interviews will be contacted
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Real Estate
Rentals
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Acreage for Sale
Misc for Rent
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Homes for Rent
Storage
1 & 2 BEDROOM SUITES
3bdrm house $850/mnth, 10 acres, horses, pets & kids okay, util. not included. Must have work references & ref. Avail. Nov. 1st 1(250)377-1974 or 1(250)851-2178 or email wildroses.deo@gmail.com
SELF STORAGE
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FOR RENT
Lakefront Acreages
133-264 acres, good fishing & hay producing, middle of the best farming & ranching area of BC.Visit our website for more properties starting from $27,000. Contact: sales@niho.com or Call: 604.606.7900 Website: www.Niho.com
Mobile Homes & Parks
References Required
1 bdrm fully furnished suite with TV and internet, Golf Course area $1000 includes utilities. No pets, adults only. Suitable for single working person.
Great downtown location! Walking distance for work or shopping, on site laundry, references required, immediate availability.
2 bdrm basement daylight suite. $1500 includes all utilities.
Please call 250-305-4972 or 250-302-9108
Full house $1500 + utilities. Absolutely no pets. 1 bdrm basement suite $1000 includes utilities. 2 bdrm duplex $900 includes utilities.
14’ x 70’ 3 bdrm mobile home. Decks - front and back. Skylights, walk-in tub, a/c. Nice landscaping and perfect view of the lake. #56 Northside Village. “Ready To Occupy� $67,000 obo. 250-392-5095
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1 bdrm basement suite. $650 includes utilities.
3/4 of house, top floor $1700 includes utilities and washer & dryer. 2 bdrm Terra Vista $700 + hydro.
Mobile Homes & Pads 3 bdrm mobile homes fridge, stove, close to casino. no pets. (250)392-7617 Small 2bdrm trailer with addition, single bath, fenced yard for dog, wood heat, w/d & fridge. $400/mnth + utilities. Avail. Oct. 1st (250)296-0128
Homes for Rent
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Your Property Management Specialist IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS
3bdrm clean house, top floor. with view of lake. Quiet area. No dogs. (250)392-3037 Call after 5:00pm.
Misc. Wanted
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250-392-2253 • 250-855-7127 (Cell)
ADvantage 250-392-4777 or 250-305-5251
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Suites, Lower Shared Accommodation 645 Hodgson Rd. Room for Rent or Shared accommodation. Smokers welcome, small pets okay. $500/mo. + d/d. 250-398-5159
Storage
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RV Storage Call for details
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1bdrm apartment, 1144 N. MacKenzie Ave. f/s n/s n/p. $475 Available immed. (250)303-2233 1bdrm bsmt. suite on North Lakeside Dr., view of lake, f/s, n/p, n/s. $600/mo. Avail. Oct. 1st. (250)303-2233 1bdrm daylight suite. Private entrance. Suitable for working adult/s. F/S W/D Ref/req’d. Phone (250)392-7719 after 5:00pm 1bdr. suite $550.mnth/1 person $650.mnth/2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045. 2bdrm ground level bsmt suite $800. Utilities included. Close to schools & bus stop, N/P Avail. immed. Working people preferred. (250)305-1213
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Brand new 2bdrm daylight bsmt suite. No Pets, No Smoking, in suite W/D. $1000/mnth plus utilities. (250)398-3312 evenings. Avail. Oct. 1st
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Apt/Condo for Rent
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1997 Modular Home + Lot located in Dairy Lane, Williams Lake. 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms. 5 appliances, outside storage shed, covered carport, fenced backyard. Good & clean condition. Serious inquires only. Asking $125,000. Call 250-296-4211
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet. Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove and dishwasher. Laundry facility on site, no pets.
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2&3 bdrm apartments, South Lakeside area, n/p 250-3925074.
BLACK TARPS
Duplex / 4 Plex 1&2bdrm suite in 4-plex, $625.00 & $715.00. (250)3987552 2 bdrm. duplex. F/S natural gas heat. Please call (250)392-7617. 2bdrm in 4-Plex, like new! Details, Pictures and map at: www.LivingSpace4Rent.com Call Roy at 604-767-1600
Halls/Auditoriums
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Bachelor, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites, various locations in and around the Williams Lake area. Check out our website. MOVING? We have other rental availability in Kamloops, Quesnel, Prince George and Kitimat. To inquire by phone please call 250-305-0446 or 250-302-9108.
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Suites, Upper
Cars - Domestic
Recreational/Sale
Snowmobiles
Trucks & Vans
1&2 BEDROOM SUITES FOR RENT
1 and 2 bedrooms suites, close to schools, on bus route, pet friendly, includes storage, assigned parking, clean, secure building, rent negotiable for long term tenancies, suit working professionals, references required, available to view anytime including evenings and weekends, immediate availability. Please call 250-305-4598 or 250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com
3bdrm top floor $1100. Utilities included. Close to schools & bus stop, N/P Avail. immed. Working people preferred. (250)305-1213
1994 Winnebago Adventure Motorhome
1991 Chevrolet Sprint Convertible. 3 cyl, auto, new rad & battery. New back shocks & tires. $1250 obo. 250-392-9484
Townhouses CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS
1 and 2 bedroom suites, very clean, quiet, secure building, has in suite storage, onsite laundry on each floor, close to schools and bus route, immediate availability.
Please call 250-392-2997 or 250-302-9108
2003 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl, 5 speed, a/c, cruise, cd player, good tires. Reliable vehicle. 171,000 kms. $2250 obo. 250-392-9484
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3bdrm townhouse, 300 First Ave, avail. Oct. 1st. N/S N/P $1000/month Phone 250-3032233
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Transportation
Auto Accessories/Parts 4 Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires, 205/60R/16 on winter rims (fits a Honda Civic or Accord) 85% tread left $700 obo. (250)267-1219 4 Bridgestone winter snow tires on 5 bolt rims 226x16 nice & wide, bought 2 winters ago, used less than 400km. Paid $1700. Asking $1200 obo (250)305-1054 4 Goodyear 205/60R16 studded Nordic winter on steel rims 5 bolts. $550. (250)3056886 Older Suzuki SUV, stripped down to frame. Great project vehicle. $250 obo. (250)3988565 Please leave message.
Cars - Domestic 2009 Impala LS 3.5L, 4 spd, auto, p/w, p/d, remote start, On-Star, cruise, a/c, p/drivers seat. low kms. $8,500 obo. 250-305-5267 250-305-6185
2009 Kia Rio. 4 door, blue, standard trans, 102,000 kms. Good condition, includes good winter tires. $5,500 obo. 250-303-0824 2011 Ford Mustang. Immaculate condition, 305 6 cylinder automatic. Dual exhaust,. $2500.00 Foose wheels on Yokohama rubber as well as factory wheels with new rubber. Asking $15500. 250-9891409
Cars - Sports & Imports 1966 GTO Convertible 4 spd with extra parts. 400 big block. $3500. 250-305-8655 (cell) or 250-392-4186 (home).
Recreational/Sale
WANTED! Snowblowers Snowmobiles, DEAD ALIVE. (250)296-9058
Get Ready For Winter Roads!
69,900 miles. 454 auto. Onan generator, twin roof air. New floor/upholstery. $18,500 obo. REDUCED $16,000 250-392-4366
Travel trailer 1 bdrm. (Back up to the lake & enjoy dinner, watching/listening to the loons. Dining area converts to a 2nd bed). Bright large windows. Pulled easily with small Mazda truck. (250)305-6045
Boats
12’ Aluminum boat and U-built trailer combo, New electric motor and deep cycle marine battery, 2 seats, 2 rod holders, 2 oars. $1500. Firm (778)412-6888
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1998 Chevy Tahoe “Whistler” 5.7L, V8, NEW WINTER TIRES, 4x4, 2nd owner, nicely maintained, interior near show room condition, leather, heated seats, runs excellent, hitch. $3900 Phone: (250)989-8902
Trucks & Vans
1996 Ford Pickup 2 wheel drive, Lots of new stuff, clean, green inline 6, 5 speed, with air. 2 sets of tires. $2800. OBO (250)398-7779 2004 Delivery Van. New tires, brakes, runs very good. $4000. (250)302-9588 2007 Dodge 1500 Hemi. Very good condition. Good everything (tires, brakes) (250)3029588 2007 School Bus. Perfect condition. Mercedes Benz engine. Can be seen at 1435B S. Lakeside or call (250)3029588. $4000. (Valued at $45000)
250-267-7616 Williams Lake
Jyssica Miller jdmsiteservices@gmail.com 2005 GMC 2500 SLT 4 Door, L-Box, New Tranny, New T-Case. $4500. obo (250)267-6697
Greenware • Bisque Paint Supplies • Workshop 2007 GMC Sierra SLT Z71. Loaded, leather, 86,000 kms, 5.3L V8, AFM. 18” 2014 rims & tires, extra set of tires on rims. Matching canopy w/3rd brk light. Can incl. 5th wheel hitch extra. $22,800 obo. Call or text 250-267-4633. No solicitors!! 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, 92,000kms, excellent condition. New winter studded tires. Stow & go seating. Seats 7. $9,000. 250-302-2203
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1995 9.5 Ft Explorer camper. Roomy layout, N/S queen bed, 3burner stove with oven, oversize fridge freezer, bath/shower combo, new stereo. Excellent condition. Asking 5500.00. Phone 250 989 1409.
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Tenders
Tenders
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27 (CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN) OFFICE OF THE MANAGER OF FACILITIES & TRANSPORTATION TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for snow removal and/or sanding, and in some locations, shovelling, at the following schools for the 2015-2016 season: Alexis Creek Elementary-Jr. Secondary Anahim Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Big Lake Elementary Bridge Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Dog Creek Elementary Horsefly Elementary-Jr. Secondary Horse Lake Elementary Lac La Hache Elementary Likely Elementary-Jr. Secondary Naghtaneqed Elem.- Jr. Secondary (Nemiah) Tatla Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Track vehicles will not be considered. Tender forms may be obtained from the School District Board Office, Maintenance Office, 100 Mile House Bus Garage and the schools listed above. Tenders can be submitted by mail or by fax (250-392-2202) and must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. October 14, 2015. All tenders should be addressed to: Alex Telford Manager of Facilities and Transportation 765 North Second Avenue Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4C3 Phone: 250-398-3875
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Garage Sale Sat, October 3rd 9am - 2pm 1829 Ross Road (Fox Mountain)
Purple bins are located at:
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Thank you for your support For further information 250-398-8391
GARAGE SALE 138 Westridge Drive Sat, October 3rd 9:00am - 3:00pm Furniture, kitchen items, microwave, sound system, bed frames, headboards, TV, toys, books, antique functioning sewing machine, clothing, motorcycle, ladies & mens jackets, helmets, leather shaps, HP printer & other misc. items.
GARAGE SALE Sat, October 3rd 10am - 4pm 3742 Horsefly Rd Rose Lake Old footed bath tub, lots of items to choose from. Free coffee & timbits. Early Birds pay DOUBLE!
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Garage Sale Sat, October 3rd 9am to Noon 1159 Tower Cres. Ford ranger winter tires & truck rack, kids toys, games & lots more treasures. Offers welcome.
Moving/Garage Sale All About Her Beauty Bar Unit E - 197 - 4th Ave Sat & Sun, Oct 3rd & 4th 9am - 5pm
ALL NEW MERCHANDISE! Purses, Bras, Sleepwear, lingerie, etc. (Leftovers are being donated to the Womens Contact Society)
Moving Sale Drop by any day 1500 - 12th Ave N. 250-392-4794 Everything Must Go! Priced Low To Sell!
Indoor Craft Supply Sale Saturday, October 3rd 10:00 am to 2:00 pm 301 N. 5th Avenue 30 years of crafting goodies! Lace, ribbon, jewellry supplies, candle making supplies, stencils, yarn, fabric, baskets, stamps, pot puorri... And SO MUCH MORE! Just in time for Christmas Crafting!
MOVING sale, Multi family, Sunday October 4. 10am till 2pm. No early birds. 218 Horsefly Rd. (beside 150 Meat shop). Items include: household items, antiques, furniture, Gas ice auger, fabric, too much to list, come check it out.
MOVING/GARAGE SALE Sat, October 3rd 9:30am - 3:00pm 1188 - 2nd Ave N Dressers, double bed, woodstove. Everything must go!
Yard Sale 3715 Spokin Lake Road Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Carnival concession stand, camper van, camping equipment, household goods etc. Lots of odds & ends
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LOCAL NEWS
Local businesses fence Lil’ Sprouts garden Gaeil Farrar Staff Writer The Lil’ Sprouts Children’s Garden has a brand new fence around it this week thanks to the volunteer efforts of All Around Fencing and donations from local businesses. Three generations of the All Around Fencing family were on hand to help with and lend their support to building the three-foot fence around the children’s garden on Friday. Materials were donat-
ed by RONA and Home Hardware, and Broadway Rentals donated the pole digger for the day, says Tatjana Lauzon, the WL Food Policy Council chair and community dietitian with Interior Health, who supplied the pizza lunch for the family. The Lil’ Sprouts garden is located in the community’s Memory Garden on Carson Drive and is funded by Success by Six with help from local businesses. Success by Six has contributed $2,500 to the
success of the children’s garden which is just finishing its second year of operation. Lauzon says in-kind and material donations for fencing the children’s garden will save the council $3,000 and allow the expansion of garden related educational programs for young children. The Memory Garden as a whole is a partnership between the City of Williams Lake, Thompson Nicola United Way and Interior Health, with the support of many local businesses.
Gaeil Farrar photos
Dan Worthington (left), who has been fencing since he was 18, now runs All Around Fencing as a family business with his children Travis, Leah and Tim who are pictured here with Tatjana Lauzon, Food Policy Council Chair and Interior Health community nutritionist along with Leah’s two-week-old baby Lincoln Knuff and son Cash Knuff, 3, Tim’s son Jake, 10, and Travis’s son Lukas, 2.
Jake Worthington (left) built a little teeter totter to entertain his cousins Cash Knuff during the construction project.
“The Williams Lake Food Policy Council continues to beautify and grow the Community Memory Garden space into a learning garden,” Lauzon says.
Now in its third year of operation The Memory Garden includes 45 raised beds; eight raised beds in the new community greenhouse; and seven raised beds so far
in the Lil’ Sprouts Children’s Garden. She says the council continues to beautify the seating area in the garden which is dedicated to the memory of Rayel Mac-
Donald. She says six fruit trees including pear, apple and plum trees have also been planted in the garden in memory of other families.
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Orange Shirt Day
Every Child Matter s
Orange Shirt Day recognized in lakecity Angie Mindus Staff Writer Work hard, listen to your parents, be respectful and get an education. That was just some of the advice given to the many children attending the third annual Orange Shirt Day in Boitanio Park Wednesday. “Know who you are — be proud of who you are because you do matter,” said Kamloops Indian Band Chief Shane Gottfriedson. Orange Shirt Day — Every Child Matters came out of the Truth and Reconciliation commission when it travelled through Williams Lake in 2013. At the time Canoe Creek/Dog Creek resident and residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad told her troubling story about being six years old and taken to residential school, where her new orange shirt was taken away. Speaking to the children about the experience again this year, Webstad said the
colour orange was a lifelong trigger of those difficult memories, including being separated from her parents. “Can you imagine going somewhere for 300 sleeps?” she asked the children. Before leading the crowd in an opening prayer, Williams Lake Indian Band elder Jean William said the month of September — a time when children go back to school — has always been difficult for her people. “It brings back memories,” William said. “When we see our friends struggling — we understand. It’s ingrained in us. It’s deep.” Chief Ann Louie of the Williams Lake Indian Band also took to the stage to talk about the present difficulties surrounding First Nations children in care, and the inequalities many of her people experience being First Nations. “We are like every other
Angie Mindus photo
The inspiration for Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad (from right) gets support from her mom, Rose Wilson, as she speaks to supporters in Boitanio Park Wednesday. person in the province but we are not treated the same and that has to change,”
Louie said, noting the importance of events like Orange Shirt Day
Carver Dean Ross (left) stands at the unveiling of his new carving, along with his wife, Bonnie Ross, and son, Logan Ross.
“This is a powerful day — I’m thankful to Phyllis for sharing her story.” Young children in attendance were treated to learning a traditional drum song from Mike Retasket while secondary students were put in a group and asked how the school system could be more successful. Then, while the children drummed their new song, the crowd gathered at the Truth and Reconciliation monument in Boitanio Park
where carver Dean Ross unveiled a new carving to replace damage to a historical photo of the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School on the original monument. “It’s all about the healing, the journey,” Ross said of his carving of an eagle, to replace that of the image of the school. “I hope they get a little sense of healing — they can look at it, touch it and hopefully it will make them feel a little better.”
This carving of an eagle by Dean Ross replaces the photo of St. Joseph’s Mission, which was vandalized in Boitanio Park.
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#2-25 South 4th Ave (across from Safeway) 2430 CLARA RD, 150 MILE 345 PATENAUDE DR
How about almost 5 acres on Rose Lake? The house is almost brand new and was built in 2010. N246134.
$409,000
3532 S CHIMNEY LAKE RD
Older mobile on Chimney Lake Rd. with addition. Sold “as is where is” N248293.
$19,000
2443 FIRWOOD HIL RD
6793 LAGERQUIST RD
3964 SCHARF RD
What a lovely home in a great area in town. The 4 bedroom house is perfect for a family with children N247976.
Family home in popular Chimney Valley. New pressure tank 2015, roof 2008, submersible pump 2011, extra insulation i2014. N248213.
McLeese Lake. Minutes away from Gibraltar Mine. Older, well maintained mobile home on 0.42 acre. N245395.
Perfect for the first time home buyer or young family. A four bedroom home with plenty of room. N245305.
758 9TH AVE
2536 CHIMNEY LAKD RD
#27 1406 S BROADWAY AV
LOT 2 RENNER RD
Waterfront home located on popular Felker Lake. 4 bedroom home, large rec room, dining room alcove overlooking the lake. N248296.
Double-wide with a fantastic view of Williams Lake. All appliances stay. 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Animals are allowed. N247852.
Development property in the City of Williams Lake preliminary approval from the City of Williams Lake for a 2 phase. N248310.
$244,900
G TIN LIS NEW
3 bedroom, large lot with shop.
$185,900
1188 2ND AVE. N
#6 302 NORTH BROADWAY AVE
Great investment property. Original owner. 1 1/2 storey home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Needs updating but very clean. R004991.
Nice starter home with 2 bdrms & 1 bath. Updates to exterior siding, windows and some flooring. Close to all amenities. N247468.
3802 HORSEFLY RD
LOT 31 PRITCHARD RD
G TIN LIS NEW
$125,000
$29,900
$297,000
$379,900
G TIN LIS NEW
#25-500 WOTZKE DR
$84,900
$62,500
NT FRO ER T WA
3754 HORSEFLY RD
Ready to down size, this well maintained 2 bedroom home in adultoriented complex at Terra Ridge may be right for you. R2000985.
One of a kind executive log home is situated on 5.31 acres of waterfront on Rose Lake. N245053.
1923 BOE PL
1130 MOON AV
Remarkable 3 bedroom home with an open floor plan with a cozy feel! This home is a must see! R2000953.
Absolutely amazing location. Located just minutes from all levels of schools and parks. N247560.
$549,900
$179,000
NEW
G TIN LIS
$159,900
$179,000
1195 LAKEVIEW CRES
G TIN LIS W E N
Fantastic location with fully fenced front and back yards. Large covered deck with a view of the lake and city. R2003227.
$219,900
796 CARSON DR
D CE DU E R
Beautiful view of Rose Lake. Large 5 bdrm house on level 2.58 acre hobby farm. Recent updates to roof and furnance. Barn, workshop, chicken coop & garden area. N247480.
Amazing view of Big Lake from this 19+ acre property. Several good building sites for your dream house. N241381.
3494 S CHIMNEY LAKE RD
3543 WESTWICK PIT RD
2365 BAILEY RD
747 WINGER RD
2643 SELKIRK RD
Great summer retreat or year round home in Chimney Lake area. All new windows in 2014. N244669.
3 bedroom house on 17 acres, large detached shop. N248526.
Great country living, minutes from town. Well cared for mobile home on 2 acres of land, roof has lifetime warranty. N245051.
Fantastic Log home minutes from the city centre on 2 acres of park land, custom built for this owner. New roof, hot water tank and furnace in 2012. N243867.
Stunning home with Dream kitchen, finished basement, geothermal heating, water softener. MLS N243262.
$287,500
$59,900
W NE
ICE PR
48 FAIRVIEW
Turnkey 4 bdrm with outstanding backyard overlooking golf course. Fully finished basement. N245471.
$349,900
$99,000
$274,900
$205,000
$465,000
$119,000
LOT 7 RYLAN RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,900 SOLD #23 800 N 2ND AVE . . . . . . . . . . . $93,500 SOLD 716 PIGEON AVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,900 SOLD 775 MCDOUGAL ST . . . . . . . . . . $249,900 SOLD 138 375 MANDARINO PL . . . . . $294,900 SOLD 273 WESTRIDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $327,000 SOLD LOT 3 TROUT DR . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,900 SOLD 1923 BOE PL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $359,900 SOLD LOT 2 TROUT DR . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,900 SOLD 44 WOODLAND DR . . . . . . . . . . . $534,900 SOLD
$389,500
Shirley Marcotte 250-302-2756 Realtor
Carol Ann Taphorn 250-392-0633
Managing Broker/Realtor
Close to schools and shopping. Not a lot of yard work, just enough to make it attractive. Fantastic view overlooking the city. Daylight basement with lots of windows. N242673.
$179,900
$549,900
Adrian Kreis
250-305-5038 Realtor
Susan Colgate 250-267-1088 Owner/Realtor