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Yellowhead stops work on Harper Creek Times Staff

Yellowhead Mining Inc. announced Thursday morning that it is deferring work on its proposed Harper Creek mine southwest of Vavenby. The company recently completed a rights offering that raised about $1.1 million. According to Yellowhead, the proceeds of the rights offering will be used for general corporate and working capital purposes as well as

to repay a loan from Matco Capital Ltd. However, the net proceeds are not sufficient for the company to complete the environmental assessment for the Harper Creek project. In light of current conditions in the commodity markets and the international capital markets, Yellowhead’s board of directors has concluded that it is in the best interest of all shareholders to defer any additional expenditures on the Harper Creek project until such time as

more favorable commodity and capital markets present themselves. The rights offering began on Sept. 2 and closed on Sept. 29. Under the offering, those holding Yellowhead shares were allowed to buy an additional share at a price of $0.045 for every four shares already held. A total of 14 million common shares were issued under the basic subscription privilege and a total of 10 million common shares were issued under the additional

subscription privilege, resulting in the total number of issued and outstanding common shares of the company currently being 124 million common shares. Harper Creek is a proposed 70,000 tonnes-per-day open pit copper mine with a 28-year mine life, located about 10 km from Vavenby. According to the company, Harper Creek would provide up to 600 jobs during construction and up to 450 permanent jobs during operations if developed.

Canfor shows it's an important linchpin Keith McNeill There are about 150 employees at Canfor-Vavenby and their payroll is close to $20 million per year, according to division manager Steve Planeta. Overall, the division brings in nearly $100 million per year to the local economy, he said. Those statistics were among the information passed along during a public tour of the sawmill facility held Sept. 24 as part of National Forest Week. Despite the big numbers, it isn’t easy to make money in the forest industry these days. “It’s getting tougher and tougher,” Planeta said. “There’s very little left for profit.” Canfor-Vavenby was profitable during the first part of this year but not in the second. Two-thirds of the cost of producing lumber is in the logs. “The big money is in the timber supply,” Planeta said. “The cost of logs was about $54 per cubic meter three years ago. Now it’s up around $80 per cubic meter.” More people bidding means the price of logs is going up. The stumpage paid to government follows the price of logs but there is a lag – meaning if the log

(Back, l-r) Cheryl Thomas and John Gerber help (front, l-r) Hailegh Goodie and Ali Settle get ready for a tour of Canfor’s Vavenby sawmill on Thursday, Sept. 24. Gerber is the sawmill’s human resources manager while the other three were visitors. Photo by Keith McNeill

price goes down the sawmill could end up still paying high stumpage, based on what the price was a few months earlier. Depending on the circumstances, the division purchases between 40 and 50 per cent of its wood. The rest comes

from its tree farm license plus forest licenses. Attracting and keeping good, qualified people is an ongoing challenge. One solution has been to bring in people who already have some connection with the community. One example would be Andrew Winstanley, the divisional controller. He is a grandson of Vavenby pioneers Floyd and Frances Shook. “We have to sell the community in order to attract people,” Winstanley said. He pointed to developments such as the new Buy-Low grocery store as the sort of thing that makes it easier to attract new employees to the community. Canfor-Vavenby has been fortunate in being able to get a number of young people into apprenticeships. The experience in some other sawmills has been that, because getting apprenticeships is based on seniority, older workers have taken them, and then retired a few years later. The sawmill cuts mostly spruce and pine, plus a little balsam fir and Douglas fir. Continued on page A11

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Forest stewardship plans need improvement Keith McNeill It has now been about 10 years since the provincial government began using forest stewardship

plans (FSP) as its central means to hold the forest industry accountable for its actions. How well have they been working?

Not too bad, but there is room for improvement, according to a presentation by Del Williams of B.C.'s Forest Practices Board.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are shortcomings in the forest stewardship plans but really good results on the ground,â&#x20AC;? he said. Williams recently helped write a report

for FPB titled Forest Stewardship Plans: Are They Meeting Expectations? He made his presentation on Sept. 21 at Dutch Lake

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Community Centre. Nearly 30 members of the public, many of them connected with the forest industry, attended. FSPs are midlevel plans between regional management plans such as the Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan, and the site plans that define how forest companies will harvest specific logging blocks, he said. The Kamloops LRMP includes 24 objectives that the licensees must meet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more than most of B.C. Site plans are the true operational plans. They are supposed to be open for public review but there is no requirement for the companies to accept comments. Forest Stewardship Plans are the main opportunity, and sometimes the only opportunity, for the public to review and comment on forestry plans. They are an opportunity for the public to influence forest management. FSPs are also an opportunity for people to learn about forestry in their area. Problems with FSPs identified in the FPB report and discussed during Williams' presentation include: 1. A high proportion of the results,

Del Williams is audits and investigations manager with the Forest Practices Board

strategies and measures are not measurable or verifiable, and therefore are not enforceable; 2. Many results or strategies do not demonstrate consistency with government objectives; 3. FSPs alone continue to be inadequate as tools for public review and comment; 4. The time between opportunities for full public review and comment on FSPs can be excessive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tens of years or more; 5. Few of the measures to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive plants or to mitigate the removal or ineffectiveness of range barriers appear to be practicable or effective; 6. FSPs are not improving over time; and 7. Innovation in FSPs is rare.

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Nature Conservancy of Canada acquires salmon habitat in Avola Times Staff Property in Avola totalling 7.4 acres was among 26 ecologically significant conservation areas recently acquired by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) from The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC). According to a NCC spokesperson, the Avola Creek property is in three separate titles on Diamond Drive and River Drive. It is comprised of undeveloped

wetland and adjacent woodland, and contains channels and pools for salmon spawning. This transfer of lands is part of the TLC's plan to sell many of its properties in order to deal with its debt. Another North Thompson property owned by TLC, the Clearwater Wetlands and Wildlife Corridor near Wells Gray Park, was not included in the deal with NCC. According to a TLC spokesperson,

the Upper Clearwater land is being transferred to Thompson Rivers University, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year. For more than a year, NCC has worked with The Nature Trust of BC, TLC and others to find a way to ensure the conservation status of TLC's highpriority conservation lands and provide for their long-term stewardship. Some of the 26 properties will be transferred to The Nature Trust; final

details about subsequent transfers are still being worked out. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the nation's leading land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than 2.7 million acres (over 1.1 million hectares), coast to coast. Over one-third of those acres are in British Columbia.

Visual quality is important consideration in forest plans Times Staff Why is scenery important in B.C.? That was the question that Peter Rennie, regional landscape forester with BC Forest Service, sought to answer during a presentation held Sept. 23 at Dutch Lake Community Centre as part of National Forest Week. The public puts a high value on naturalappearing landscapes, Rennie said. Such landscapes provide the tourism industry with a marketable resource. In addition, well-designed landscapes create public confidence by reinforc- Bas Delaney (l), a member of Wells Gray Community Forest's public advisory committee, presents a gift to Peter Rennie, BC Forest Service regional landscape ing the idea that our forester, after a presentation on the visual impacts of different forestry practices. forests are being well managed. Rennie made the presentation on Sept. 23 as part of National Forest Week. What is visual Photo by Abbey Bates resource management? According to Rennie, it tourism sector. However, scenery and harvesting involves understanding and working with natural can co-exist and economic benefits can be opticharacteristics of the landscape when designing mized. development activities. Visual resource manageDesign principles are key to natural looking ment also involves understanding how people landscapes. Computerized visual simulations are perceive – 87 per cent of what we know about a great tool for showing people what is being our environment is from what we see. planned. Forest planners need to think long term Why are we attracted to landscapes? We have when managing visible landscapes, he said. evolved with a dependence on natural landscapes, There were 12 people in the audience for the landscape forester said, and so we assign Rennie's talk. According to one participant, meaning and value to landscapes. everyone seemed to enjoy his presentation and Almost 30 years of pubic perception research they asked several questions at the end. in B.C. suggests that residents and tourMake a tax-deductible donation in support of your ists consistently prefer community. Funds raised by the Foundation assist natural scenes over charitable organizations that improve health, contribute heavily altered scenes, to culture, enhance community services and support he reported. Scenery is families... all right here in the North Thompson. important to the genFind us on the web at www.ntcommunitiesfoundation.com or on Facebook eral public and to our

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The offices offices of the District of areare located at: at: The of Clearwater Clearwater“Municipal “MunicipalHall” Hall”and andICBC/Motor ICBC/MotorVehicle Vehicle located Dutch Lake Community V0E 1N2 Dutch Community Centre, Centre, 209 209Dutch DutchLake LakeRoad, Road,Clearwater, Clearwater,BC, BC, V0E 1N2 Mailing Address: Box 157, Mailing 157, Clearwater, Clearwater,BC, BC,V0E V0E1N0 1N0 Tel: Tel:250-674-2257 250-674-2257Fax: Fax:250-674-2173 250-674-2173 Clearwater Eco-Depot Hours: Open Burning ProhibitedIncreasing within the Their District of Clearwater Effective 1st, theapplies Clearwater The open October fire prohibition to: Eco-Depot will be increasing their hours to Tuesday-Sunday, 8:00am – yearofround. Thewaste, only day theyorwill be closed is Monday. If you have any questions, please contact 4:00pm Burning any yard slash other materials larger than one-half meters Roberts, Programs Assistant, Thompson-Nicola Regional District at 1-877-377-8673. Denise Burning of stubble or grass  The use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description Proposed NEW Zoning Bylaw 133, 2015: The [prohibition does NOT banNo. campfires Land use and newposted development in the District of Clearwater is currently Unless otherwise this prohibition remains in effect until Octoberregulated 1, 2015. by Zoning Bylaw No. 0940. Existing Bylaw No. 0940 is over 30 years old, and written for a regional district, therefore is not specific to Clearwater 2013, Council adopted a new Official Community Plan to guide decisions on planning Notice of 2015proper. Water In Regulations and future land use. A Zoning Bylaw update or re-write usually follows after a new Official Community Plan. Watering regulations will be in effect from May 15th to September 30th, 2015. We are moving forward with the next step in the process of updating land use bylaws by preparing a new Zoning Bylaw covering the entirety District ofand Clearwater. Kindly Zoning Bylaw No.with 133,even 2015 is Watering Hours – Between 6:00amof tothe10:00am from 6:00pm to note 10:00pm (Properties draft stagehouses and hasmay not water had Council readings or debate. Youproperties can visit our website at numbered on even numbered days; and with odd numbered houses may www.districtofclearwater.com water on odd numbered days).to view this document. Proposed Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 124, 2014:between the hours of WateringNEW is notBusiness allowed between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm. Watering

At themidnight July 8, 2014 of Council, the District of Clearwater 12:00 and Regular 6:00am Meeting is restricted to automatic systems controlledBusiness by a timerLicensing and mustand beRegulation registered Bylaw No.at124 introduced receivedwith Firstnew Reading. Council brought 124 for for (annually) thewas District office. and Residents lawns must register withback the Bylaw DistrictNo. Office discussion to at water the September Meeting Counciltoand it Second Reading permission daily until15, the2015 newRegular lawn grows longofenough be gave cut. After the first cut thewith resident amendments, includingsprinkling a more extensive list of business categories. A Public Information meeting will be must revert to regular regulations. coordinated with the Clearwater & District Chamber of Commerce in October, and a copy of Bylaw No. 124 is available on our website. Other Water Uses – All hoses used outdoors should be equipped with a working spring-loaded shut-off device. Hand watering of plants and hand washing of vehicles used with a spring loaded shut off nozzle or Burning a hand Permits: held container is permitted at any time. Open burning of dry garden and yard refuse is allowed during Spring and Fall each year. It is only permitted on private property and is to be carried out by the property owner/tenant or an acting agent on behalf of the Events Calendar property owner, as the property ownerlocal will accept responsibilities of any liability as a result of the fire.and Thein The District of Clearwater advertises events all both on their website www.districtofclearwater.com piles of materials to be burned must not like be larger than 1your meter X 1 meter shalldetails not betomore than 1.5 our bi-monthly newsletter. If you would to include event, pleaseand email admin@docbc.ca. meters high. Burning barrels must be covered with ½” screen mesh secured over the opening of the burning barrel. Larger piles – bigger than 1 meter X 1 meter X 1.5 meters high - require a Burning Permit. Please Community Events call 250-674-2257 with details of the type of burn and your civic address, and the information will be passed th June 12 , 2015 Opening of the Hospital Rim Trail – 4:45pm at the old Hospital parking lot on to theth Fire Chief who may then issue a Burning Permit after inspecting the site. June 17 , 2015 Information sessions on draft Trails Network Master Plan; Dutch Lake Community Centre 2-4pm and 6-8pm Come and check it out!

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Upcoming Meetings Public Welcome. TBA – October, 2015of–Council: Public Information Meeting on draft Business Licencing Bylaw

JuneOctober 16th, 2015 Infrastructure Committee Whole Meeting – 1:00pm 15, 2015, 4pm to 8pm, Ministryofofthe Transportation Public Open House – Highway th June 16 , 2015(Darfield/Vinsulla) Regular Council MeetingLion’s – 2:00pm improvements at Barriere Club Community Hall, 350 Brothwick Road, Barriere October 31, 2015 – Fire Department Halloween Fireworks at Race Track (Camp Two) Keep updated with what’s happening in the District on our website www.districtofclearwater.com and “Like” us on Facebook. Upcoming Meetings of Council: Public Welcome October 20, 2015 Infrastructure Committee of the Whole Meeting – 1:00pm October 20, 2015 Regular Council Meeting – 2:00pm Keep updated withCommunity what’s happening in the209 District on our website www.districtofclearwater.com and “Like” on Dutch Lake Centre, Dutch Lake Road • Box 157, Clearwater,B.C. V0Eus1N0 Facebook.

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There is more to voting than 30 seconds of attack advertisements Kamloops This Week

An open letter to every resident in Clearwater Editor, The Times:

I responded recently to a notice on the Clearwater Info Board posted by Jane Horton questioning if there were folks in Clearwater interested in supporting a refugee family. The United Church of Canada is a sponsorship agreement holder with the federal government (SAH). Kamloops United Church, with its long history and expertise in sponsoring refugee families, recently created a broad based group called Refugees

and Friends Together (RAFT). On Sept. 29 this group held an informational meeting where I learned about RAFT and the many ways that group could help Clearwater to sponsor a family. Jane Horton and I are calling a community meeting to be held Saturday, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. at Dutch Lake Community Center to gauge the interest and commitment of this community in sponsoring a family to come and live in Clearwater.

We will explain the process and the benefits of working with RAFT on this project. As well, we will have a questionnaire for those attending to fill out with regards to individual contributions whether it be time, talent or financial. We welcome all community members as this is solely a humanitarian effort. I can be contacted by email or phone or email: sandrah707@ gmail.com or 250-6743615.

Sandra Holmes Clearwater, B.C.

BC Press Council The Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a selfregulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9 For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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Attack ads must work some of the time. If they didn’t achieve something for the attacker, why do we continue to see them during this federal election campaign? The attack ads started early, well before the campaign officially began in early August. Through the spring, the governing Conservatives were warning us, as we waited for the evening news to return from a commercial break, that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was “just not ready” to be prime minister. The ads, featuring a politically correct collage of Canadians, usually ended with a jab at Trudeau’s appearance, with one of the alleged ordinary voters quipping, “Nice hair, though.” They weren’t on par with some of the nastier advertising found in U.S. politics, but they were judged by many to be offensive. A search online will find calls for such ads to be tossed in the dust bin of political history and replaced with ads telling the voter what a party will do, rather than what another party will not do.

Those Conservative ads targeting Trudeau and the Liberals have been followed by 30-second messages warning voters of the danger posed by a Thomas Mulcair NDP government. And, just this week, the New Democrats got into the act, with Noah Richler — an NDP candidate in Ontario and son of famed novelist Mordecai Richler — mocking Trudeau’s stalled escalator ad. And on it goes. No doubt there is an offensive Liberal ad out there somewhere, waiting to be aired. For undecided voters, such crassness should serve as a lesson: Visit party websites, read newspapers, listen to and watch newscasts, attend election forums (including the KTW/ CBC Radio/CFJC-TV-sponored Oct. 14 event at Thompson Rivers University), talk to supporters and opponents of all parties and speak directly with the candidates. They might have nice hair. They may or may not be ready for prime time. But, such conclusions should be reached by digging a bit deeper than embarrassing 30-second commercials.

Grads to host Harvest Dance in Blackpool Editor, The Times:

The smells and colours of Fall always remind us of the joy of harvest time. We’d like to let the community and surrounding communities know that the CSS grads of 2015/16 will be celebrating Fall by hosting a “Harvest Dance” on Saturday night, Oct 24 at the Blackpool Hall. Back by popular demand, this fun event will feature the talented Celtic, five piece group from the Coast, The Wheat in the Barley. Warming up for them, will be Triple Dog Dare, our local trio of Doug Fenwick, Howard Mitchell, and Gerda Faber. The Grads are hoping for great local support, please, as they try to raise funds towards the costs of their prom and dry grad ceremonies next June.

They are a great bunch of kids who will provide tasty homemade snacks/bake sale, a silent auction, 50/50 draw, and door prizes. Beverages and a bar serving beer, ciders and wine will be available, as well as a Designated Driver program. Parents will assist the Grads with this event and we hope to see many of you there for a great evening of lively music, visiting with friends and neighbours, and of course some dancing! Tickets are available at the Wells Gray Inn, Pharmasave and Clearwater Secondary School. The cost of tickets is $20 per person in advance. At the door, the price jumps to $25.

Gerda Faber Harvest Dance organizing committee

Present M.P. was no help with E.I. claim Editor, The Times:

One of the most important functions of a Member of Parliament is to advocate on behalf of the constituents. Three years ago I was having a problem with the Unemployment Insurance. I contacted Cathy McLeod’s office on a number of occa-

sions to get her help to cut through the red tape and bureaucratic bungling. Let’s face it – a call to some bureaucrat’s boss from an inquiring M.P. can get results. Three months later, after fighting the system on my own, I started to receive the benefits I’d paid for all my

life but not before a trip to the food bank. Since then I've talked to many Clearwater residents who have had similar complaints. Being an effective M.P. is more than photo opps and ribbon cutting.

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Question of the Week

? Are you going to miss the Clearwater Farmers Market during the winter?

Warren MacLennan:

Jim Lewis:

No, I'm not. I would rather be somewhere warmer. Mexico would be a good place or maybe Central America.

Yes, I guess we will. I'll miss selling my books and my gold pans. And it's a heck of a good community event. It's a social event for people.

Shenelle Campbell:

Yes, because when we come here we get to meet people from all over the world. I'll just be bundled up and hibernate all winter.

Lawrence Eustache:

Ray Jackson:

Yes, I'll miss it but it's going to be too cold. We're getting older, you know, and we like the creature comforts.

Yes, I like buying vegetables here.

Forest companies should respect Migratory Bird Act Editor, The Times:

ing this time period, without the struction, and mining developproper precautions being taken. ment, strictly adhere to this act. Although it is great to see the We are seeing our forests public’s attention to the killing of It is a condition of their permits being harvested at an alarming to operate and in many cases, Cecil the Lion (whether this act was “just” or not), I’m amazed at cease to operate, during this time rate, with little to no regard for wildlife and its requirements for period. what little outcry there is here in mature forests. For some reason the forest B.C. for our own “Cecil’s”. They We are experiencing a industry feels that it is above the may be squirrels, chipmunks, year of serious drought in law. It continues to operate durmartin, fisher, rabbits, baby this province, with many of ing this most critical time period bears, birds and the list goes on. our creeks and streams dryfor all wildlife. Here in B.C., every year, ing up. One can only think The BC Trappers Association hundreds of thousands if not has brought this issue to both the that, if the forests were manmillions of animals and nestaged properly, our streams provincial and federal governing birds are killed at the most would still be flowing with ments' attention, and has held critical time in their lives by the forest companies and BC Timber numerous discussions with forest clear cool water. This is also having an impact on the fish companies and the Canadian Sales. As these newborn animals stocks – both freshwater speWildlife Service, all to no avail. and birds are in the trees or on cies and salmon. Many of these forest compathe forest floor, the forest comThe impacts from this panies continue to harvest timber nies and the government have lack of respect for the law sought legal advice and the in this province, with little to no and mismanagement of our answer is always the same – it respect for wildlife and the law. forests (along with one of is illegal to harvest timber durIn Canada there is a law called the Migratory Bird Convention Act, which is one of the oldest laws in Canada. The law was put in place through negotiations between Canada, United States and Mexico to protect the most critical time period for migration birds Credit Union Day Adjusted Hours: travelling between the three countries, while they are nesting. On Thursday, October 15, all locations will In most areas of open at 9:30am and close at 2:00pm. the province, this time period is from April 15 to Aug. 1. During All staff will be volunteering in the community; this time there is to lending a hand to organizations who work be no forest extraction – unless the proper tirelessly to support those who need it most. surveys have been done to ensure that there are no birds nesting in the Our Member Service Centre will remain trees that are to be haropen until 6:00pm: 1.855.220.2580 vested. These nests can, at times, be extremely difficult to find and require the skill of trained professionals to identify. All other industries in the province, such as oil and gas, pipeline development, road con-

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nature’s greatest assets) will be long lasting and affect many for years to come. We can only hope that all of our wildlife that is lost during this critical time period in our province can get the same atten-

tion as has Cecil the Lion in Africa. As a resident of this great province, I never knew that we had the ability to choose which laws we were going to abide by.

Brian Dack, president BC Trappers Association

Stephen Harper’s plan isn’t working. A struggling economy

✖ Weakest economic growth record since the Great Depression.

✖ Eight straight deficits — $150 billion added to Canada’s debt.

Scandal after scandal

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YEARS AGO:

Helmut Godau and Elmer Feddersen resigned as chairman and vicechairman of the Clearwater Recreation Commission. It was pointed out that the community hall roof was badly in need of repair.

YEARS AGO: TNRD director Don Nelson said a plebiscite should be held in Areas A, B, C, D and E (Barriere to Blue River and the 70 Mile House

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area) to determine if people wished to be taxed for an ambulance service.

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YEARS AGO:

Two police clerks were hired to staff the Clearwater RCMP office from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. during the week and throughout the day on all holidays. The Zenith toll-free long distance number was still in effect from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. The move would be re-assessed in March, said detachment head Cpl. Jim Switzer. Weyerhaeuser work-

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School District 26 (North Thompson) trustees unanimously passed a resolution donating five per cent of their stipends to provide funding for the school district scholarship ($100 each for a total of $500).

YEARS AGO: Approximately 80 people took part in a two-day "Weekend in Wells Gray Park" staged by B.C. Parks. Purpose of the tour and workshop was to famil-

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Slocan's Vavenby sawmill went from three shifts to two, impacting seven or eight workers, said company spokesman Bob Brown. Weyerhaeuser's Vavenby operation was expected to downsize shortly, said manager Grant Gunn. An early morning fire demolished Slocan's Camp 2 sawmill. A second fire struck Slocan's abandoned planer-mill bee-hive burner several days later. A tour guide from Canmore, Alberta was Wells Gray Infocenter's 250,000th visitor since it opened in June, 1986. The count had been stuck at 249,999 all morning, and manager Vi Mayer had been afraid the presentations might have to wait.

YEARS AGO: Two men from Surrey survived, but a third from Burnaby

was missing after their boat went over Osprey Falls at the south end of Clearwater Lake. PEP coordinator Bill Mattenley said, "My recollection is there's quite a few people missing that went over those falls that we never did find." Less than 48 hours after the old Clearwater Highway Rescue van was transferred to its new home in Blue River, rescuers extricated an 82-year-old Alberta man whose vehicle had gone into a ditch.

YEARS AGO: School District 73 trustees held a school board meeting in Blue River, the first since amalgamation with the former School District 26 (North Thompson). Experiencing the long drive taken by students every day was "... a big dose of reality," said board chairman Ken Christian. Rev. Edward Simonton held a Sunday Service in Avola, believed to be the first time a minister had held a service in the community in 30 years.

Well over 30 Alliance Party members turned out to a meeting in Clearwater to help select a candidate to challenge long-time M.P. Nelson Riis. The five hopefuls were Betty Hinton, Rick Frost, Bob Altenhofen, Fred Bosman and Bill Wisener.

YEARS AGO: Sharon Neufeld brought some birch syrup produced by two companies based near Quesnel to the Wells Gray Country Services committee. The syrup was part of a presentation on non-timber forest resources held at Royal Roads University that Neufeld had attended. A woman’s body found under the Vavenby bridge was identified as Shannon Willetts of Abbotsford. The 36-year-old woman was last seen Aug. 28 when she and 74-yearold Hugh Hough took off from a private airstrip near Vavenby.

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YEAR AGO:

“Little Moccasins,” a film by Clearwater's Ken Matheson, made it to the short list of seven finalists at the Canberra Short Film Festival. The film was about a First Nations residential school near Calgary. Upper Clearwater got a new riding ring and a new roof on its community hall. Candidates seeking local government seats included incumbent Thompson Headwaters (Area B) TNRD director Willow MacDonald, who was being challenged by former director Max Lentz. Two new challengers, Dennis Greffard and Melanie Harwood, were seeking seats at the Clearwater town council table. The TNRD board approved $20,000 from federal Gas Tax funding to pay for upgrades to Vavenby Community Hall. The project also had $54,000 from Vavenby's share of property taxes collected by District of Clearwater on the industrial land in the community.

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Bergie retires Staff at the Royal Bank in Clearwater congratulate Bergie Mitchell on her recent retirement after nearly 30 years at the branch. Pictured are (l-r) Rachel Elliot, Bergie Mitchell, Lee Dohms, April Alward, Daniela Schwaiger and Shanli Penner. Some of the staff members wore red wigs to show solidarity with the redhaired Mitchell. “I met a lot of good people and made a lot of good friends,” Mitchell said. Photo submitted

Little Fort to benefit from expanded high-speed Internet service Times Staff More than 70 communities, including Little Fort, will benefit from the first eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connecting BC Program, the B.C. government’s latest investment to expand high speed Internet service to British Columbians in rural and remote areas of the province for learning, training, doing business, finding services and staying connected. This fulfils the commitment made in Budget 2015-16 and is part of the provincial government's strategy to reach the goal of 100 per cent high-speed connectivity before 2021. The first share of grant funding has been awarded to seven Internet service providers stretching from the Kootenays to Gold Bridge to Port Alice. The criteria for fund-

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Voter information cards have been mailed Registered electors should have received their card by Oct. 1, 2015 Elections Canada mailed a personalized voter information card to each registered elecKenzie Teneille McGill tor. The card tells electors when and where to vote and indicates the accessibility of their Arrived on June 12, 2015 weighing 7 lbs 6 oz polling place. Electors who did not receive a card by Oct. 1 or whose card shows the wrong Welcomed, loved and cuddled by big sister Devynn and proud parents Kylee Lowe and Tyler McGill address can register or update their address online at https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome. aspx?lang=e or contact the Elections Canada office at Elections Canada located at 1201 Summit Drive West Kamloops, British Columbia V2C 6C5 If the location of a poll changes after the Our offices will be voter information cards are mailed, the electors concerned will receive another voter information closed for card with the words “Replacement Card” in the bottom right corner. Please not the voter information card cannot be used as proof of identity and address at the Monday Oct. 12, 2015 polls. There are three options to prove your idenRevised deadline tity and address: for the Oct. 15 paper is Oct. 9 at 12pm 1) One of these pieces of ID; driver’s license, provincial or territorial ID card or any other government card with your photo, name and current address 2) two pieces of ID which at least one must have your current address; health card, birth certificate, Canadian passport, Indian status card, social insurance card, firearms license, utility bill, etc (see complete list at http://www. elections.ca/content2. aspx?section=id&docu ment=index&lang=e). 3) If your ID does The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the not have your current public to attend an information session to preview plans and address, take an oath. provide comments on the highway widening and intersection Show two pieces improvements on Highway 5 through the communities of of ID with your name Darfield and Vinsulla. and have someone who knows you attest The ministry’s project team will be on hand to provide to your address. This information and answer questions. person must show proof of identity and The drop-in open house is scheduled for the following date: address, be registered in the same polling Thursday, October 15, 2015 division, and attest for 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. only one person. Barriere Lion’s Club Community Hall

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Driving while prohibited and with open liquor pulled over a vehicle for He will have speeding in Blackpool to come back to on Highway 5. Clearwater for court The driver was in November to face On Sept. 14 deemed to be impaired his driving while projust after 10 p.m. by alcohol and had hibited charge. Clearwater RCMP open liquor inside his vehicle. Investigation continues He had driven from into fatality McBride to Clearwater As reported in last with his five-year-old week's issue, on Sept. step-son, who was 19 Clearwater RCMP sleeping in the rear attended a single seat. His final destinamotor vehicle accident 12 km north of tion was Kamloops. Vavenby. Police database The male driver checks confirmed the (lone occupant) was driver did not possess found deceased. a valid driver’s licence, This incident is still as he was currently under investigation to prohibited from drivdetermine if drugs or ing under the Motor alcohol were contribVehicle Act. uting factors in causThe driver was the accident. issued2/26/07 a ticket for3:44 PM ingPage BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang 1 open liquor in a Swerves to avoid dog motor vehicle for On Sept. $230. He was given a BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang 2/26/07 3:44 PM Page 1 21 in the earlier morning the 90-day driving prohiClearwater RCMP bition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 attended a single motor vehicle accident days.

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received information of a possible impaired driver. The truck was located and the driver was deemed to be impaired by alcohol. He was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days. Impaired at the gas station On Sept. 30, a member of Clearwater RCMP was fuelling up a police vehicle at the

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Semi rolls over On Oct. 2, Clearwater RCMP attended a single vehicle accident just south of Blue River. A semi had rolled over with two occupants inside. The highway was closed for several hours and both occupants were taken to the hospital in Clearwater for minor injuries. The driver was issued a ticket for failure to remain right under the Motor Vehicle Act. Slow down for school zones The RCMP again would like to remind the public that school is back in session and to be cautious of the 30 km/hr speed limit while travelling through the school zones.

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Vavenby water leak results in quick response Robyn Rexin On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Vavenby resident Don Pickerell discovered water flowing in his driveway. The town's water systems operator, Tina Hewlett, came to investigate and contacted the utilities department in Kamloops. Ken Nystoruk came out. He and Hewlett reviewed the drawings of the water system. They found that a four-inch curb stop off of the main line was damaged. Water was turned off on Ball Road, where Pickerell lives, and all connecting roads. This was to reduce the risk of damage. It was back on at 5 p.m. It was decided that work on the damaged curb stop would have to wait until the next day. Water was shut off again on Wednesday at 9 a.m. as Defiance and Quality Contractors of Barriere began work on the break. The excavator was operated by Jack Young. Tim Johnson worked in the hole that had been dug, doing the finer digging to find the pipe. He was also spotting for the pipe so he could tell Young to stop.

Jack Young sperates an excavator to fix a water leak in Vavenby recently. Photo by Robyn Rexin

Dale Stachoski from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District utilities department in Kamloops came out to act as overseer. He also helped in the hole. The digging had to cease when the water in the hole needed to be drained. If the curb stop wasn't found, then there was more digging, which caused more water, so more draining. The process went on until the break was found and fixed. Water to the houses was turned back on at 1 p.m.

Checking power poles Also on Wednesday, Sept. 29, two men from Alpine Pole came to Vavenby to check the town's power poles for rot. The men drilled a couple of holes into a pole and, depending on how much wood was left in the center, determined if it was rotten. Rot starts in the center. Wood preservative was put in all of the holes made and then plugs added. Some rotten poles were found and will be replaced later.

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The Kamloops election office should know soon if the Vavenby hall has the approval of the chief electoral officer. If and when that happens, residents will be reissued new voter information cards.

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No more irises Left: Thompson Rivers University researcher Dr. Catherine Tarasoff shows how barriers she made of used conveyor belting a year ago created a bare patch in a clump of yellow flag iris next to Dutch Lake.

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It burns some of its hog fuel (bark and other waste wood) to produce heat for its dry kilns. The company is investigating using wood heat to produce electricity for sale to BC Hydro but no firm decision has been made yet. Most of the chips are sent to the pulp mill in Kamloops, with some going to Prince George. Canfor-Vavenby has agreed to supply District of Clearwater with all the chips it needs to to heat the new Dutch Lake Community Centre at no charge. The logs are sorted by length and diameter in the bush. This significantly reduces waste at the sawmill. When the logs first enter the sawmill they are first barked. They are then sent through either a headsaw or a chipper-canter, depending on their

size and the desired outcome. The boards are sorted by grade, size, length and moisture content and put into large bins. From there they go into the kilns to be dried. Target is 17 per cent moisture, with a maximum of 19 per cent and minimum of 10 per cent. After drying they go into the planermill, where they are smoothed to the required dimensions. Most of the

planed lumber is then wrapped for shipping, although some types are shipped unwrapped. About half the lumber is shipped by rail, the rest by truck. Some is trucked to a reload facility in Kamloops where it is put on trains. Safety is a constant concern. New employees take three days of training before starting work. The same goes for employees returning after a time off work.

Despite the challenges, Planeta is optimistic about the Vavenby division’s prospects and would like to get the more investment in the mill. “I think this operation has a good future but it needs to increase its productivity,” he said. “We need to get fibre at a reasonable cost. It’s a longterm, renewable resource, not a mine that might last 20 years and then shut down. I would like to see the valley support Canfor.”

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Sports Exciting things happening with fish and game club in Barriere Lisa Quiding – Barriere Star/Journal

Bantam Reps start season Clearwater Bantam Rep goalie #30 Tristan Blackmore watches for the shot as his teammate #11 Marshall Tessaro battles for the puck with a South Okanagan player during a game at the Sportsplex on Saturday. The local Bantam Reps lost the game, their first of the season, by a score of 9 – 2. However, the next day they beat West Kelowna 8 – 5. Several players from 100 Mile House are with the Clearwater team this year. Photo by Keith McNeill

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New dock on Gorman Lake Other projects of NT Fish and Game include a 150-foot dock built to access Gorman Lake. The group found it necessary to build the dock because otherwise a boater would have to wade through the mud to put a boat in the water. Part of the project included cleaning out the spawning channel, for which they took second place in the Roderick Haig-Brown award from B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF). North Thompson Fish and Game club has 170 members and includes all ages of hunters, fisherman, archers, sport shooters and soon pistol shooters.

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Many Clearwater residents are familiar with Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club’s range in Sunshine Valley in Clearwater. However, Barriere’s North Thompson Fish and Game Club also has been busy. The new firing-line building at the gun range on Gorman Lake Road is in its final stages of construction. The only exception is the concrete floors, which will be poured after the snow melts. The club began building early last spring after many years of chasing down permits and approvals from the TNRD, along with the required certification from the provincial and federal firearms agencies. The club executive gathered resources and volunteers to design and build the new facility. Ongoing fundraising aided the process, with events such as the Wild Game Dinner, Father's Day Fishing Derby, the clean-up during the Fall Fair, and the donations and money gained through the 911 Golf Tournament. To celebrate the new addition at the gun range, the club got together for a shoot this past Sunday. The shoot or "five stand" has targets coming from multiple stations. Each shooter takes his or her turn to shoot, unlike in “sporting clay,” in which the shooter walks a course to different stations to shoot. Sporting clay will be offered in 2016. This five stand shoot was open for a nominal cost to all members of all ages and/or guests of members who held a valid Possession and Acquisition License (PAL). Lunch was also available for a small fee.

Archery closes for winter Oct. 8 will be the last day for drop-in archery. The program is closing for the winter because of daylight restrictions. On average; eight youths and their families participate every Thursday during the season. The group met at 4901 Dunn Lake Road for archery lessons and a target shoot. The archers look forward to starting up again in the spring. The new year also holds new ventures for the club, with the probability of starting an indoor air rifle target shoot, depending on interest. After the firing line building is complete, the club plans to erect a new pistol range at the site and to offer pistol, small bore, and big bore-long range certification. The annual Wild Game Dinner will be held on April 2, 2016 at the Agriplex and will be open to general public. Tickets will be on sale in the new year. For any information, call Mel Schmidt at 250-672-1843. When tickets become available be sure to get them early as they sell fast.

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Spaghetti dinner helps young people go on trip Robyn Rexin Senior Youth 2 Christ (Y2C) members hosted a spaghetti dinner at Clearwater Community Baptist Church on Friday evening, Oct. 2. Y2C is a group serving the youth of Clearwater and Vavenby. The purpose of the supper was to help raise money to go towards their trip to a conference put on by the Prairie Young People Association (PYPA) in Calgary. The Y2C girls one pot of spaghetti sauce, the boys another. Everybody was told to try both and then vote on which they liked best. Approximately 50 people attended. Many brought baked goods to donate towards a silent auction. There was a big selection to choose from. To get everyone's attention youth leader Steve Raschke let out his signature loud yell, signalling it was time for the event to begin. Kim Bridge, who has been leading Y2C for the past year, was the MC for the night.

Howard Nielson makes a bid on some muffins during a spaghetti dinner put on by Youth 2 Christ at the Baptist Church on Oct. 2. Photo by Robyn Rexin

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Dinner was delicious, and (grudgingly) Kim Bridge announced that the boys' spaghetti sauce was the winner. At this time the youth were called to the front of the room to tell jokes. The jokes were real groaners, such as: Q – "Have you heard the joke about the butter?" A-"I better not tell you, it might spread" and Q – "Where do bulls get their messages?" A -"On a bull-etin board" After supper there was a presentation of pictures from the past year of Senior and Junior Y2C events. Bridge commented throughout the presentation, providing background information and explanations. Before the end of the night everyone was given a few more minutes to bid on the various baked goods and then the winners were announced. A total of $950 was raised for the trip to the PYPA youth conference. Bridge was thrilled that Y2C was receiving such generous support and said, "Thanks Clearwater for investing in the youth of our community. I believe that it is worth every penny!"

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Oct. 6: Public Information Meeting on new Zoning Bylaw. At DLCC. Open House, 6pm; Bylaw 133 overviews, 6:30 pm; Town hall questions & input,7 pm. Oct. 7: Voices United Community Choir first practice at the Catholic Church of St. James, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 8: Vavenby Volunteer Fire Dept Committee will be holding a Public Meeting, @ Vavenby Community Hall, 7 pm Oct. 10: Last Farmers Market for the year. Oct. 10: Legion Meat draw 3-5:30 pm, 257 Glen Rd. Oct. 13: Complimentary Seniors Luncheon at Elks Hall; coffee at 10:30, “Healthy Brain” presentation with Crystal Wadlegger at 11 a.m. Oct. 13: Blackpool Hall Heritage Society AGM, 7 pm at Blackpool Hall. Oct. 15: Upper Clearwater Farmers’ Institute meeting, 8 pm, Upper Clearwater Hall, info clearwaterfarmersinstitute@gmail.com Oct. 17: Legion Dinner, 257 Glen Rd. Doors open 5 pm, adults $12;

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Waiting patiently Some habits are hard this weekAquarius. will not to break, get the done, Look to ajob mentor to Aquarius. help and youYou will may have to be more succeed. A fitness assertive to get goal is easily achieved things done. Others with a new piece of will understand and equipment. prove helpful. Pisces, problem at The oddsa may be work stackedseems againsttough you, to crack. your Pisces, butTake that doesn’t time try a come new mean and you won’t approach, anda you out on top with little will be happy with ingenuity. A weekend the results. endeavor requires a leap of faith.

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Cancer, someone A business relationship may catch you blossoms with an off guard this week addition. A larger-thanand you don’tdrops have life personality your go-to plan by with an offer youin place. Worry can’t refuse. Ohnot, boy, as rebound ohyou boy, will Cancer. quickly and bounce back in a big way.

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Libra, share youron Lady Luck smiles long-term goals you, Libra, and there with colleagues and is nothing beyond your you may find some reach. A treasured unexpected allies. heirloom resurfaces, Support can many only bringing back help your efforts fond memories. September 23– even further. October 22

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Scorpio, The tiniestset of personal feelings asidea vast when changes make dealing withinprofesimprovement a sional project.matters. A rejection is Allowing a blessing inemotion disguise. to get in way of Be gratefulthe for what your goals will only you’re given, Scorpio. end up affecting you.

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Lillian Ruth Addison entered Heaven’s gates on September 21, 2015. She was born in High River, Alberta on June 28, 1916 and passed on in Kaslo, British Columbia. A very special thank-you to all the staff at the Kaslo Victorian Health Centre who provided the care and comfort in her last year of life. Lillian was predeceased by her loving husband of 39 years, James ‘Doug’ Douglas Addison. She was also predeceased by her daughter Lori Margaret Treseng and her brother, George W. Moss and sisters, Bessie McFadden and Isabel MacLennan. Lillian is survived by her daughter Barb Swanson, sons; Barrie (and Lorna) Addison, Mike (and Avelina) Addison, Bob Addison and John (and Rhonda) Addison, son-in-law; Norm Treseng, sisters; Theo Irvine, Margaret Donley, brother Jim Moss and many nephews, nieces and grand and great grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Linda Moss’ beautiful setting in Birch Island. Her urn will be placed adjacent to her loved husband and close to her daughter Lori, on her 100th birthdate at the Birch Island Cemetery.

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Public input invited on TSA Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Comments are being accepted until Nov. 24, 2015, on a discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Kamloops Timber Supply Area. Public feedback on the discussion paper will be considered by the chief forester before setting the new allowable annual cut. The discussion paper provides the results of the timber supply analysis, including a base-case harvest forecast. It also describes the geography, natural resources and current forest man-

agement practices of the Kamloops Timber Supply Area. The Kamloops Timber Supply Area covers 2.77 million hectares in south central B.C. with approximately 1.7 million hectares available for timber harvesting. The communities of Kamloops, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Chase, Barriere, Cache Creek and Ashcroft are the largest in the timber supply area. Smaller communities include Vavenby, Little Fort and Blue River. As well, 10 First Nations communities are in the area with a total population of about 5,000. The chief forester’s

allowable annual cut determination is an independent professional judgment based on information such as technical forestry reports and input from First Nations and the public. Under the Forest Act, the chief forester must determine the maximum amount of wood that can be harvested in each of the province’s 38 timber supply areas and 34 tree farm licences at least once every 10 years. However, a new allowable annual cut may be determined earlier in response to abnormal situations, or postponed for up to five years if an allowable annual cut level is not expected to change significantly.

Senior Room available to all

Annabelle Stevens shows off three puzzles she has completed recently at Dutch Lake Community Center. The Seniors Room in the centre is for all seniors in the area to use. As well as the puzzle table, there is a computer, reading material, tea and coffee available for all who drop in. Scheduled events are posted in the room. Photo by Sandra Holmes

In (somewhat desperate) search of wildlife

As we left Clearwater in midSeptember, a murder or two of crows saw us off. (How come that name for a collection of those intelligent black birds anyway?) As the days of our travels to and through the Kootenays continued, more birds saved us from being totally skunked by way of wildlife. First came an overnight stop in Kelowna where we spent time with my niece’s family, which includes four talented girls who shared stories being written, super sketches, harp playing and chatter. No wildlife needed to enjoy those! Next morning we purposely drove north, thus avoiding the devastation caused by the fires at Rock Creek. Travelling east through the Monashees has usually provided animal sightings, but not this time, although three osprey stood on the edge of their stick nest atop a power pole near Nakusp. Perhaps the parents were saying goodbye before leaving the youngster to find its own way south. We love returning to Kaslo where we lived for 25 years, and seeing people who are precious to us. Doggies add their enthusiastic greetings, but one was no longer around. Her parents had us voting on a name for the cute, lucky puppy who will soon call their place home. A moment of pure delight

As husband John and I drove north towards Golden, we spotted large birds in a grassy field. “Their necks are too short to be geese,” he said. “Wild turkeys?” Indeed they were. It got even better when two swans, long necks outstretched, flew over a marsh. Gopher holes were evident elsewhere, and John thought they had hibernated until he heard a squeak, but we saw none. Noisy skeins of Canada geese flew over us from time to time. At our lunch stop, binoculars in hand, I stared at something

Trekking Tales By Kay Knox was seeing a momma deer and her twin fawns, still sporting spots, grazing near the home where we were staying. Mountains, some sprinkled with snow, encircling that quaintly historic village beside Kootenay Lake, were outlined against a bright blue sky. Tearing ourselves away from Kaslo always takes some doing, but we were soon in Creston. We were carrying prune plums to share – but our new hostess was counting on loading us up with the very same thing, growing abundantly on the tree in her front yard. We did help her eat a few.... A day later we were off to the East Kootenays, crossing the Moyie River several times before reaching Cranbrook. Its tiny trickle left little room for the fish that normally would have been spawning in it. The Rockies were bare, living up to their craggy name. Our friends in Jaffrey live in a wooded area, so we did see wandering deer again, not bothered by their dogs. However,

they worry about the cougar and bears that also inhabit the area. None appeared on our hike as we reminisced about seeing a moose and her new-born calf on a previous visit one spring.

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floating on the gently flowing Columbia River. When it ran aground and stayed there, I realized I was staring at some garbage. (Is there another word for “desperate”?) One more deer showed up: a young buck sat peacefully

tucked in between the buildings that make up the Invermere Pioneer Museum; here John donated some aged paintings of his forefathers, for they had lived in that area. We looked in vain for sheep at Radium. At least I had a good

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