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Clearwater business licensing draws debate Keith McNeill

Requiring businesses operating within the boundaries of District of Clearwater to have business licenses would have a number of benefits, according to the municipality’s chief administrative officer, Leslie Groulx. However, at least one business owner at a public information session held Nov. 17 in Dutch Lake Community Centre was skeptical that the benefits would exceed the costs. Regulations require the municipality to do fire inspections of all buildings used by the public, Groulx said. At present, those are paid for by taxpayers. If there was business licensing, then that would pay for the service.

Business licensing would allow District of Clearwater to know what goods and services are available and help identify gaps. It would allow the district to keep an up-to-date listing of all the businesses in town. Groulx said she gets one to three inquires a month from people wanting to know what’s available. All that information could be put on-line for people to access from anywhere in the world. Licensing would result in better information on where businesses are located, helping with zoning. It would help certain businesses, such as massage therapists, prove that they are legitimate businesses.

Requiring business licenses would help level the playing field. For example, storefront mechanic shops need to meet stringent environmental requirements while those doing auto repairs in their backyard can often avoid them. Similarly, street vendors pay no taxes while bricks and mortars stores do – but both sell the same items. Business licensing could be part of a one-stop registration process with the provincial government, which would include signing up to collect GST and PST, and Workers Compensation, plus registration for proprietorships or partnerships. It is standard practice in most other municipali-

ties that the money raised through business licensing be used for economic development, Groulx said. One possible way that could be accomplished would be for the money to go through the chamber of commerce, she said. The proposed bylaw is quite a bit simpler than in many municipalities. With only 12 business categories, compared to 35 – 50 in other jurisdictions, it might need some adjustments, Groulx noted. District of Barriere brought in business licensing almost immediately after incorporation, the chief administrative officer added. Business owner Mark Salden was skeptical about the proposal. “I don’t know any busi-

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ness owner who wants more regulation,” he said. Requiring business licenses would just add one more cost onto local businesses that are competing with other businesses all around the world on the Internet, he said. Fire inspections benefit the public and not the business owner directly, and so the public should pay. Just the cost of administering the program would use up much of the money raised, Salden felt. There would be little left for economic development. Many of the other business owners at the session appeared to be more receptive than Salden to the proposal. Jon Kreke, president of Clearwater and District

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Chamber of Commerce, said business licensing would help protect the established businesses. “You’re never going to stop the truck vendors but at least you’d have a handle on them,” he said. He noted that in some municipalities, business licensing is tied to chamber membership. If you have a business license, you also have a chamber membership – and vice versa. The information session was an opportunity for the District to let people know what is being planned and to get their feedback, said Mayor John Harwood. Several more steps need to be taken before the business license bylaw would come into effect, which could be Feb. 1 of next year.

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Canfor-Vavenby helps United Way in a big way Keith McNeill Employees at Canfor-Vavenby have set a record with their donations to the United Way this year – and they could be in line for having the most donations on a per capita basis in the company. One motivator might have been sawmill superintendent John Stone's offer to have his moustache

shaved off if the campaign raised over $34,000. Stone reportedly has had his moustache ever since he was old enough to grow it. Apparently his wife has never seen him without it. This year's United Way campaign at the Vavenby division brought in $34,400, said human resources manager John Gerber. This compares with

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not quite $24,000 in the 2014 campaign. In previous years, Vavenby has been in a three-way race with Chetwynd and head office to having the most donations per capita, but has never won. This year they hope to win the Polar Cup, but won't know for a while yet, when the results from all the other divisions are in. Besides John Stone's offer to sacrifice his moustache, other senior staff put their hair on the line and lost out. Gerber and planer supervisor Neil Morris said they would get their heads shaved if the total reached over $30,000. Mark Zurek, the

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the walking trails. There also was a raffle for a barbeque from Home Hardware. This was won by Maureen Kelly, a planer-mill employee for two years. “The campaigns have done well since we re-started,” Gerber said, referring to a shutdown that ended in 2011. “I think being laid off for two years made a difference on people's outlooks. Other people helped them and now they want to pay that back ... and they want to see us get our heads buzzed.” The United Way for the Thompson-NicolaCariboo really appreciates the support it has been getting from Canfor-Vavenby, said Amber Harding, manager of communications. She noted that there is a North Thompson community input council that helps decide how the money raised in the valley is spent.

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Chromebooks teaching critical thinking skills Times Staff Clearwater Secondary School is getting $9,500 from School District 73 for a critical thinking project. The money will be used to purchase a class set of Chromebooks, accordig to principal Darren Coates. “The Chromebooks are just a tool to help us address critical thinking – the project is not about technology,” he said. In the traditional model of socials/ humanities instruction, which parents likely experienced, students read the text book, watched the video, and gave the teacher back the "correct" answer to the question.

“What is also important now is teaching kids to engage with content in a critical way,” the principal said. “In a nutshell, the project is to teach students the skills they need to operate in today's world,” said teacher Sylvain Menard. “The critical thinking aspect of it is only one of several objectives aiming at facilitating the implementation of the new BC curriculum,” Menard added. “In the age of the Internet, where an unlimited amount of information is available online, students need to develop the ability to critically analyze that information in order to determine whether it is valid or not.”

The teacher explained that, in parallel to the first objective of critical thinking, students also need to learn the necessary skills to communicate with today's powerful new digital platforms. While the basics of structuring ideas remain the same, the ways in which we can present and publish them are growing at an ever increasing speed. “Writing emails, creating website, and using digital images and video are how people exchange information today, so we want our students to learn how to use the tools that all of us in 'the real world' are using,” the teacher said. Menard said that the third goal is to

make it possible for teachers to diversify their instruction by allowing students to access content that is more suited to their needs, abilities, interests, and context. This represents a move away from standardized instruction, where one size has to fit all. “As opposed to textbooks, where the information is the same for everyone, the Chromebooks will allow us to adapt and diversify content as needed,” he said. The grant from the school district will give the school an early start in implementing an educational model that is better adapted to today's world. “As the technology gets more reliable

This would help prevent a predicted fall-down predicted to happen in about 30 years time, plus give greater stability in the 30 – 80 year timeframe, Banford explained. Recommendation number two is that every opportunity be undertaken to increase the timber harvesting land base. At a minimum, the current level should be maintained. This would include a careful review of the parks and miscellaneous reserves, old growth management areas and mountain caribou habitat. “Maybe there are reserves that aren't needed anymore,” Banford said. Taking or adding land from the timber harvesting land base has the biggest impact on decreasing or

increasing the harvest levels, he explained. The third recommendation is that, prior to the next timber supply review, actual field information be obtained to identify the site productivity projections. How much timber a particular site can produce also has a big impact on harvest levels, Banford explained. While some site field data has been collected, it was not enough and so computer modelling was used to fill in the gaps. Having better data would mean better predictions in the next timber supply analysis, he said.

According to the discussion paper, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations regularly reviews the timber supply for all timber supply areas and tree farm licenses in B.C. The Kamloops TSA review examines the impacts of current legal requirements and forest management practices on the timber supply, economy, environment, and social conditions of the local area and province. B.C.'s chief forester will determine a new AAC for the Kamloops TSA based on the review.

Town council looks at timber supply Keith McNeill District of Clearwater council has made three recommendations to the timber supply analysis for the Kamloops Timber Supply Area (TSA). The recommendations came after a review of a discussion paper on the analysis by councillor Barry Banford. Now retired, Banford was formerly an operations manager with Clearwater Forest District. The first recommendation is that the greatest consideration be given to protecting the midterm timber supply by using 2.3 million cubic meters as the annual allowable cut (AAC) for the Kamloops TSA, rather than 2.5 million as in the discussion paper.

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Global warming will require a global solution

Clearwater Food Bank makes plans for Christmas season Editor, The Times:

As December approaches the Clearwater and District Food Bank volunteers are preparing for the Christmas season. At this time of year we look to the continuing generosity of the community for support and assistance. We are in need of donations of funds, Silent Auction items and food. Donations can be dropped off at the Food Bank during office hours: Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Donation boxes and cans will also be located in various businesses in the community. The Christmas Community Concert at the Dutch Lake Community Center on Dec. 5 will again see a silent auction and bake sale to raise funds

for the Food Bank, along with entertainment by some of our many talented musicians. We are also in need of NEW toys for children aged zero – 12 years. It has been difficult for us in previous years to provide gifts for teens aged 13 – 18. If you have teens in your family, they may be able to provide you with appropriate suggestions, or we have found that gift certificates from local businesses are appreciated by teens. These gifts can be dropped off in donation boxes at The Clearwater Dollar Emporium, Field’s, Pharmasave at Clearwater Mall or at Wholly Mending, 356 Robson Street (Joan Daase – 250-674-2924). These gifts are required by

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Dec. 14 at the latest. If organizations or individuals are interested in sponsoring a family in need, please contact the Food Bank during office hours or leave a message at 250-674-3402. The volunteers who work at the Food Bank and the board of directors would like to thank all of the community members who have so generously supported the Food Bank during 2015, from clubs and groups who regularly donate food items, to the farmers and backyard gardens who have gifted us with their abundant crops, to the organizations and individuals who have donated funds.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should call for a worldwide referendum on a global carbon fee-and-dividend at the COP21 climate change conference in Paris. The conference will start on Nov. 30 and will last until Dec. 11. The general consensus is that, while it will make some progress, it won't make the breakthrough we need. A worldwide referendum on carbon fee-and-dividend would be that breakthrough. James Hansen, the man who many consider the dean of climate scientists, has called for carbon feeand-dividend for many years and with some success. Carbon fee-and-dividend is elegantly simple – charge a fee on fossil fuels at source, similar to a carbon tax. Unlike a typical carbon tax, however, the money would not go into general government revenue but be distributed in equal dividends to everyone. For those on the right, it's a small government solution. Most governments already collect some kind of tax or royalty from fossil fuel production, and so little additional bureaucracy would be needed to collect the fee. Similarly, people would only need to prove that they are human beings and of a certain age to collect their dividends, meaning minimal bureaucracy on the distribution side as well. For those on the left, carbon fee-and-dividend would tend to re-distribute income, helping to correct the world’s growing economic inequality. According to Citizens' Climate Lobby – Canada, two-thirds of people would receive more in dividends than they would spend in fossil fuel fees. The bottom 20 per cent of earners could expect to receive 150 per cent more than they would pay. Many economists agree that carbon fee-and-dividend would be our most powerful tool in dealing with climate change. In fact, it is hard to imagine a successful approach that does not include carbon fee-anddividend as its central pillar. Here are some ballpark figures.

According to Wikipedia, the world produces about 30 billion tonnes per year of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels. A fossil fuel fee set at the same level of B.C.'s carbon tax of $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide would therefore raise about $900 billion per year. Assuming that the dividends would only go to adults, and that 5 billion of the 7 billion people in the world are over the age of 18, then that would mean every adult human being on the planet would get a dividend of about $180 per year. Carbon fee-and-dividend might be our most powerful tool, but to have a hope of being effective it would need to be global. National programs, even if they involve major emitters such as the United States or China, are simply not going to cut it. Put a fee on fossil fuel use in one jurisdiction and certain industries will move to another. If the fee rises high enough, there would be the danger of creating a black market for untaxed oil and coal. Both outcomes could be minimized by global carbon fee-and-dividend. Going global implies going through the United Nations. Implementing global carbon feeand-dividend would justify and require reforming that organization. A good place to start might be by creating a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Here in Canada, as in many other nations around the world, we sometimes put important questions to the people in a referendum. One example would be the referendum on transit held last spring in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. Organizing a worldwide referendum on carbon fee-and-dividend would be a difficult but not impossible task. The United Nations has organized successful votes in war-ravaged locations such as Kampuchea and East Timor. Human-caused climate change is a global problem and requires global solutions. A worldwide referendum on global carbon fee-and-dividend would be a good next step, and Canada should lead the way.

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Question of the Week

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It's my first winter here in B.C. and so I'm excited. I just hope I'm prepared for it. I'm from Ontario and working at Mike Wiegele's.

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New initiative in Upper Clearwater – the Wells Gray Kids Editor, The Times:

Upper Clearwater Farmers' Institute is pleased to announce and support a new initiative in Upper Clearwater, namely the formation of the Wells Gray Kids. Wells Gray Kids is a group of youngsters living in Upper Clearwater. I was recently contacted by Rylee Zittlau, the president of the organization, who asked for a meeting with the UCFI board of directors. Rylee has contacted all the kids in Upper Clearwater and spoken to them about what facilities they would like to see in the area. The UCFI board met with the Wells Gray Kids on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the UCFI Hall and were treated to

a nicely prepared presentation by Zephram Tino (Jr.), the spokesperson for the group. The Kids are looking for a place to safely ride their bikes away from the park road and somewhere to enjoy other activities. The UCFI board of directors welcomed the initiative and is working with the group to provide the facilities at the UCFI Hall as they do for all community events. This initiative is in its early stages and the kids are working with the directors to prepare plans and costings so that the Kids' ideas can be brought to reality. The Kids' wish list includes a climbing wall, a bike park, swings and a slide, dressing-up clothes for parties and activities, archery, science equipment/experiments

Christmastime gathering to help the bereaved Submitted The holiday season can be a difficult time for people who are mourning the death of a loved one, whether that death occurred recently or some time ago. In an effort to help bereaved people throughout the North Thompson valley and the Kamloops area, the local funeral home is holding its annual Christmastime Gathering. Everyone is welcome to drop in to the funeral home in Barriere on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2-4 p.m.; Clearwater on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2-4 p.m. or Kamloops on Friday, Dec. 4, 2-4 p.m. The format for the Christmastime Gathering will be more informal than in years past. Everyone is invited to stop by and simply light a candle in memory of their loved one. “A glowing candle creates a special feeling of warmth,” said MaryAnn Shewchuk, manager of the Barriere and Clearwater locations. “And we hope that lighting it will give comfort to our guests as well. A hot drink, some cookies, a chance to reflect on the past year and on the years to come, will all be a part of the Christmastime Gathering this year,” said MaryAnn.

Refreshments will be served. “This will be the 11th year we have held a Christmastime Gathering,” said Drake Smith, owner of North Thompson Funeral and Drake Cremation Services. “It seems to help bereaved members of the valley to come together and pay respect to their loved one, and we are honored to offer it.”

and a bird watching area with information boards. We remind the readers that these initiatives are only possible thanks to the continued funding of the hall through the grant-in-aid from Thompson-Nicola Regional District, BC Gaming Grant and other fundraising initiatives that the UCFI undertakes. We thank everyone for their continued support.

Andrew Nelson, president Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute

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Thompson Headwaters Services Committee – Three (3) members, one residing in Avola, and two residing in Blue River. Thompson-Nicola Film Commission - Nine (9) members residing in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Vavenby Fire Protection Committee - Three (3) members, residing in the Vavenby Fire Protection Service Area. Wells Gray Country Services Committee – Two (2) members, residing or owning property in Electoral Area “A” (Wells Gray Country). For additional information on each Committee, please visit https://tnrd.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=71703 Persons interested in serving the Thompson-Nicola Regional District in any of the above noted capacities are requested to forward a Committee Expression of Interest form, available for download at www.tnrd.ca, indicating the committee on which they wish to serve, as well as why they are interested in such an appointment, by Tuesday, January 5, 2016. Carolyn Black Corporate Officer / Director of Legislative Services #300 - 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2A9 Phone (250) 377-8673 | 1-877-377-8673 (toll free in BC) Fax (250) 372-5048 |Email: admin@tnrd.ca

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Clearwater Search and Rescue was called out after a Mr. Becker walked out 10 miles on the Caribou Mountain Road in the Adams Lake district and reported one man injured and one man lost. Searchers found Harry Plugoway of Clearwater with a damaged knee and ankle. He had fallen, knocking himself out

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for about a half an hour. Ed Tourand of Vavenby walked out after heading towards the lights of McMurphy. Ed Hayes drove him from McMurphy to Vavenby. The president of the Big White ski development, Doug Mervyn, wrote that he was very impressed by a ski area on Raft Mountain being proposed by local resident

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BACK IN TIME Tony Rudlang. The hill would combine nearly every type of slope from intermediate to expert in an area that could be served by one lift, and the chalet location seemed ideal, he noted. A skiing party that weekend found two feet of powder snow on the mountain.

YEARS AGO:

With a show of hands, a large meeting of Clearwater and area residents turned down a proposed maximumsecurity federal prison for the area. A group from the community had approached the Canadian Penitentiary Service following an announcement that CPS was looking for new sites as it phased out the B.C. Penitentiary. Following the meeting, M.P. Len

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Marchand announced that Clearwater would no longer be considered for a penitentiary. Five vehicles were damaged in an accident two miles north of Vavenby. The chain reaction started when a car went out of control on a hill and slid into the oncoming lane, getting hit headon by a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer then hit a third vehicle. The Wells Gray wrecker was struck by a car while clearing up the accident.

YEARS AGO:

Hunters located the body of a 44-yearold Barriere man at the side of Road 2 at 35.5 km. The man had apparently died from exposure after his vehicle became stuck and he had tried to walk out for assistance. His vehicle was located three kilometers west of where his body was found. About 50 new members signed up during the first week of a new Co-op store in Clearwater. Barriere Co-op was operating the store on a sixmonth trial.

YEARS AGO:

Nothing remained after an early morning fire destroyed the Blue

River Hotel, which had been built in the early 1900s. Intense heat from the blaze cracked the windows of the Blue River Post Office across the road. CSS Junior Boys volleyball team won the Okanagan Championships. Coach was Fred Allan.

YEARS AGO:

The federal government acquired the former Forest Service building next to Raft River on Highway 5, apparently for use by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Helicopters occupied the building at the time. An activities night at CSS, the first event organized by Teen Activity Program coordinator Greg Parr, attracted 27 young people to the school. Parr wanted the school district to absorb the cost of building a control booth at the rear of the Pit for about $6,000 worth of electronic equipment to be installed.

YEARS AGO: Clearwater Improvement District was awaiting word from federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans on a proposal to

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An alert Rural Crime Watch member helped police recover a vehicle stolen from Alberta. Two teenage girls had come to the Vavenby resident's door, looking for gas. He went to assist, and found two males who had remained with the vehicle and who were acting suspiciously. School District 73 trustees approved a motion put forward by Bert Walker that would require the school board to elect the chairs of the board's five main committees. Past practice had been for the school board chair to appoint the committee chairs. "I think it's one more step in the direction of more openness," said Walker.

YEARS AGO: A charity carpetbowling tournament was held, with proceeds benefiting the diabetes foundation. CSS Senior Boys volleyball team finished third in the West Zones and then third in the Okanagan championships, which were held in Kelowna. Junior curlers from Clearwater visited Barriere for a fun bonspiel. Miller subdivision

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east of Clearwater was getting a consultant to do a study to determine the condition of its water system and what might or might not be required to bring it up to current drinking standards. Two elementary classes in Vavenby and Clearwater underwent the Roots of Empathy program. The focus was on preventing bullying and teaching students empathy at a young age. Coordinator Heather Hoole said, "The research behind it is quite compelling, and shows a noticed decrease in aggression."

YEARS AGO:

School District 73 was struggling with the cost of carbon offsets the provincial government was forcing it to buy in order to be carbon neutral. "It's not sitting too well with us," said school trustee John Harwood. Former Times reporter Wendy Phillips won a Governor General's literary award for a children's book she wrote. Phillips had worked for the newspaper in 1979. Legion Branch 59 listed its community hall for sale. "We're looking to see what our options are," said president Harry James. Clearwater Newcomers Club held its first meeting in the Flour Meadow Bakery. About 19 people attended.

YEAR AGO:

Ken Matheson of Clearwater won first place at the Vancouver Short Film Festival for his documentary, “Little Moccasins.” A representative from Sorgent.e Hydro Canada gave a presentation to the TNRD board on the proposed Serpentine and Clemina hydro power projects. If the run-ofthe-river projects went ahead, they would generate the equivalent of nearly 400 full-time jobs and approximately $2 million in economic development.

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Wells Gray Search and Rescue to get grant-in-aid Times Staff During their regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, the directors of Thompson-Nicola Regional District approved a grant-in-aid for Wells Gray Search and Rescue of $6,300. The board also approved a grant to Kamloops Search and Rescue of $5,600. TNRD budget going down The 2016-20 provisional

financial plan was presented to the board and was adopted with no amendments. The 2016 provisional budget estimates a tax requisition of just over $23 million. This represents an overall decrease of 2.08 per cent or about $500,000 from the 2015 annual budget of just under $24 million. The 2016 provisional budget also includes setting aside $2.6 million into operating and capital reserves for anticipated future

needs, net of $254,350 that will used for specific capital purchases in 2016. Committee meeting schedule adopted The TNRD board adopted its 2016 committee meeting schedule. It is available at www.tnrd. ca/content/agendas. Film Commission to seek funding An application will be submitted to Southern Interior

Development Initiative Trust to secure grant funding to upgrade the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission website. An application will also be submitted to the Northern Development Initiative Trust Marketing Initiatives and Economic Development Capacity Building pro-

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Stocking up on stocking stuffers Jocelyn Boulega (l) checks out some of the Christmas items for sale at KittyAnne Braaten's table during a bazaar held at Clearwater Elks Hall on the weekend. The event was a success, an organizer reports. Another Christmas bazaar will be held at the hall on Dec. 13 and, for those who like a green Christmas, on July 16 of next year. Photo by Keith McNeill

Time-change opponent meets with provincial ministers Jessica Wallace – Kamloops This Week Bob Dieno says a recent meeting with two provincial ministers was “very productive.” The Kamloops business owner is behind an online petition to stop time change across the province and possibly keep everyone on Daylight Saving Time, which would see more daylight in the evening year-round. The petition has more than 23,500 online supporters so far and, upon meeting with Health Minister Terry Lake and Transportation Minister Todd Stone, Dieno said he was advised to get at least 30,000 B.C. voters on that list. People from around the world have signed the petition, but Dieno

told KTW in a recent story that the majority of signatures are from B.C. residents. “I’m guessing we have approximately 19,000 to 20,000 now that have signed the petition,” Dieno posted in an online update on the petition. Lake recently told KTW in an email that, while there are no plans to discontinue Daylight Saving Time, it’s “great to have the discussion and see if public opinion

has changed over the years.” Meanwhile, Dieno hopes to maintain the momentum gained in the three weeks since the petition was created. “We are asking all of you to continue to share the petition and encourage people to sign and share,” he said. Those interested in signing the petition can go online to the Stop the Time Change Facebook page, where the petition is linked.

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North Thompson railroading: 100 years ago farms and factories could be exported. Incoming goods from ports, tools and technology, expand commerce. Even families of settlers could bring their cargo. Passengers from all over the world were seated in comfort, enjoying the scenery which was so recently hazards, obstacles and barriers.

Eleanor Deckert The Nov. 24, 1915, Kamloops Standard announced the first through transcontinental train along the Canadian Northern Railway, but that was not the beginning or the ending of the story. The January 29, 1909 issue of the semiweekly Inland Sentinel (from the Kamloops Archives) sounded the excitement surrounding western development of the times. “North of Kamloops is such good country ... Construction of the Canadian Northern Railway along this route will open up a large and rich territory and bring it into direct and quick connection with Vancouver.” The significant feature of this route was the low grade – “not to exceed 1/2 of 1% between Hope and Kamloops ... low gradients are also secured between Kamloops and Yellowhead Pass.” And with that excitement came competition, as the June

Two people hug on the platform of the Avola railway station. No names or dates have been given. The station no longer exists. Photo from the Bob Jensen collection

22, 1909 issue points out. The Grand Trunk Pacific and Canada Northern were rivals surveying nearly identical routes. “Both companies have engineering parties in the field locating lines.”

The CNR station at McMurphy once served a small but thriving community. Now just a few people live in the area and there is no station. Photo from the Bob Jensen collection

Construction Confidence was high in the April 1, 1912 issue, which states that construction was scheduled to begin June 1, 1912, between New Westminster and Hope, with a major headquarters site at Kamloops to oversee construction towards the northwest. Ida Dekelver’s collection housed in the Yellowhead Museum supplies photos and facts. “The stretch from Kamloops Junction to Irvine at Mad River was finished in 1913; from Irvine to Wire Cache in 1914; Wire Cache to Pyramid beyond Blue River and south of the Albreda in 1915. The east and west sections of

construction met at Lempriere, three miles south of the Albreda River.” The line was finished in January 1915. However, a hastilybuilt tunnel near Cisco in the Fraser Canyon collapsed. The ceremony for the Last Spike was held in May, 1915. The book North River by Muriel Poulton Dunford shares personal stories. It is hard to realize that before the steam locomotives chugged along the miles, muscle power was the only form of transportation north of the Pea Vine steam paddlewheeler dock (west of Vavenby). People, horses, mules and oxen were walking, pulling or packing loads. At the eastern

end of the line, in the winter of 1911, Edgar Fortier and Doc Harrison ran pack trains from Edmonton to supply the workers along the CNR line. One story told is how Louis Knutson, who was trapping near Lempriere, came across a survey crew stranded by an early snowstorm. He went to get help. Donald Gordon had a roadhouse near Lempriere. He came to rescue the stranded men with a home-made toboggan and snowshoes. They got to Blue River and eagerly renewed their supplies from G.S. Stewart’s trading post. Everything changed with the dawn of the steam-powered trains. Freight from Canada’s mines and forests,

World War I Expansion was suddenly threatened by World War I. Funding from English investors was no longer available. There were fewer European immigrants, which meant fewer workers. The company was in debt. Wages, materials and other costs increased. In 1919, Ottawa took over, passing an act creating the Canadian National Railway. It was not logical for taxpayers to finance two parallel lines from Edmonton to the Alberta border, so 300 miles of rails were torn out, sent to France and used for moving big guns and war machinery By 1923, CNR included tracks that had belonged to 221 different railroads! Upper North Thompson Reflections, a history book for Clearwater and area, features 10 pages with 31 photographs devoted to descriptions of development of the CNR along the valley corridor: construction projects, locomotives, stations, and glimpses into daily life and how the early rail service impacted the life of

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the residents of the North Thompson River valley. Improvements described in the article by Alfred Graffunder explains, “The railway is always upgrading, bigger and better steel, more ballast and roadbeds, concrete ties, continuous rails ... signal system....” Hazel Small wrote about a track-side ceremony held April 17, 1966, that marked B.C.’s centennial year. After special arrangements had been made through Montreal, the passenger train stopped for 21 minutes in Clearwater so the significance of the CNR to local history and development could be recognized with gifts for the train crew, including the presentation of four blueberry pies. Valemount Museum houses artifacts of interest, preserving history through tools, technology, descriptions and a model train. Then there are the details that are only available through an interview, asking questions of a person who is familiar with the railroad as it operates in more recent time. The writer’s husband, Kevin Deckert, recently retired as a track maintenance foreman. He explained that each rail has a manufacturing date stamped on it. Today workers still come across rail from the early days. During his 33 years, he and his crew have changed out rail dated even as early as 1915.

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Overnight on Nov. 15-16 an unknown person stole an ATV, specifically a 2012 Arctic Cat Mud Pro 700 quad, from where it had been left loaded on a small utility trailer in the parking lot of the owner’s residence. The quad was registered and had an Alberta license plate on it, EBK22. If anyone has any information regarding the stolen quad or trailer, please contact the Clearwater RCMP or Crimestoppers.

Overturned semi

On Monday, Nov. 16, Clearwater RCMP were notified of a single vehicle collision just north of Avola on Highway 5. A southbound ‘super B’ tractor trailer unit hauling lumber had gone out of control, reportedly due to a northbound vehicle in the southbound lane. The ‘super B’ went off the road to the right and over the bank into the ditch. No other vehicles were involved and the driver of the truck was not injured.

Another crashed semi

On Nov. 17, Clearwater RCMP responded to a report of an overturned semi truck-and-trailer on Highway 5 just north of Avola. Police found the truck had gone off the road to the right side and ended up on its side in a swamp. The truck was leaking diesel fuel. A local tow company attended and cleanup

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MP Cathy McLeod

Commission, has given her insight into the role and challenges. “If you look at B.C., not only do we have some of the most

significant challenges because of unresolved land-title issues, but we have some amazing leaders with economic progress and moving forward,” McLeod said. While in government, the Conservatives opposed an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, something the recently elected Liberal government said it will quickly move forward on. McLeod said government already has

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40-plus studies with good recommendations and she’d like to see the Liberals move on those. McLeod will not, however, oppose an inquiry. “I’ll be watching carefully on design and structure,” she said.

While many First Nations groups were critical of Stephen Harper’s government, McLeod said she’s proud of a number of accomplishments, including an apology for residential schools, billions in payments to

former students and a financial transparency act that makes First Nations’ leaders’ salaries public information. McLeod said one of her first tasks is to meet with aboriginal leaders to build relationships with the Opposition.

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Suspicious vehicle

On Nov. 18 Clearwater RCMP received a report of a suspicious brown or red SUV that appeared to be lurking around the area of Fawn Road and Archibald Road in Clearwater. Police responded and checked the area, finding that the vehicle's tracks did not go onto any person’s private property and there were no footprints in the snow near a specific house where the vehicle appeared to be focused. Police remind residents to keep an eye open for vehicles that do not belong in the area and/ or are acting suspiciously. If at all possible if you see such a vehicle, attempt to determine the license plate number, as this allows police a way to follow-up if they are unable to locate the vehicle immediately.

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Sports Bantams don't give up ever 3.

Left and above: Reid Parldy forces his way with the puck from behind the net to get get a shot on the Kamloops Rednecks goal. He slips the puck past the goalie, then falls on the ice as the goalie looks in vain for the puck (it was behind him in the net). The Clearwater Bantam was taking part in an eight-team tournament held at the Sportsplex last weekend. The local players tied the eventual winners, Chase, in their first game but then lost their next two match-ups and were unable to advance out of the round-robin.

NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX Hockey Lives Here! Raft Mountain Skating Club Christmas Gala Skate Friday Dec. 4 @6pm

2nd Half Registration

Atom Tournament Schedule SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28 11:00 – 12:30

Clearwater vs. Williams Lake

Dec.4 7-8pm at the Sportsplex Dec. 15 4-6pm at AG Foods in Barriere Dec. 16 4-6pm at the Sportsplex

12:45 – 2:15

Kelowna vs. Vernon

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Clearwater vs. Vernon

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Williams Lake vs. Kelowna

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Mens Drop In Hockey Fridays @ 7:45pm Oldtimers Hockey will be Sundays @ 7pm & Wednesdays @ 8:35pm

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Clearwater Bantam #5 Dallas Tucker keeps the puck away from two Kamloops Rednecks during a game held Sunday. All photos by Keith McNeill

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Kamloops-Thompson trustees, teachers not aligned on report-card debate Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week The Kamloops-Thompson school board won’t be joining district teachers in asking for some changes to report cards being produced and sent home. In a letter to trustees, supt. Karl deBruijn said the district has to follow the legal requirements to issue report cards three times in a school year. The request came from the KamloopsThompson Teachers’ Association two weeks ago when its president, David Komljenovic, gave a presentation on the problems teachers are having with a new reporting system brought in by the provincial government. The government bought a software program from Fujitsu, a Japanese company that works in the information and communication-technology sectors. Fujitsu had been hosting the previous BCeSIS system through a contract with the province’s Ministry of Education but, in 2011, the ministry announced it would be discontinuing that software program. Then-minister George Abbott said the system was good, but noted the technology was outdated. Komljenovic said the 75 per cent of teachers surveyed have concerns about the new My Education B.C. program, calling it difficult to use, cumbersome, slow and time-consuming. They also believe they need more training, Komljenovic told trustees, as almost 80 per cent

of teachers trained to give instruction on the program said they are not confident they have had enough training. DeBruijn appended a memo from assistant supt. John Churchley that noted there had been challenges with the new program. Churchley said training has been increased and schools can ask for more time for lead teachers to provide training during the school day. Training also continues at the Henry Grube Education Centre on a drop-in basis. Example report cards have been produced for kindergarten, primary and intermediate grades and are available online to help guide teachers in preparing their own class reports. The deadline has also been pushed back for report cards. They are normally distributed at the end of November, but teachers have until the Christmas break to complete them. The letter was on the agenda for Monday’s trustees meeting. • Trustees were to also receive a letter from deBruijn on changes to the school calendar. The minimum number of instructional hours has been reduced by 10 for this school year and by five for the two following school years. The changes are meant to give teachers more time to take part in discussions and activities related to the new curriculum being rolled out. After consulting with the KTTA, Friday, Jan. 22 and Monday, April 4, have been designated non-instructional professional-development days.

Identical triplets making progress in Royal Inland Hospital Tracy Hughes - Salmon Arm Observer It’s snuggles, times three, for Mahalia and Mike Meeuwsen, as their rare identical triplets are healthy and growing in the neonatal intensive care unit of Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The girls, Hannah, Rileigh and Isabelle, were born by C-section on Nov. 3, at approximately eight weeks premature. They have been cared for in hospital since, but are making excellent progress. Doctors say the odds of having identical triplets, who were conceived without the use of fertility treatments, are one in 50 million births. The delivery had been scheduled for Nov. 16, but complications necessitated the earlier delivery date. All three babies weighed just over three pounds each. Mahalia says all three babies have had intravenous lines removed and no lon-

Mahalia Meeuwsen holds all three of her identical triplets, Hannah, Rileigh and Isabelle, in the neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Photo Contributed

ger need the equipment that was assisting with their breathing. “The girls are doing amazing, gaining weight and doing great,” says Mahalia, who is thrilled all three babies can be taken from their incubators and cuddled together. All three girls are still being fed with tubes into their stomachs, but are beginning to breast and bottle feed. Mahalia praises the hospital’s medical staff, saying the quality of care in the NICU has been “absolutely amazing.” There is no word yet on when the triplets might be released from hospital and come home to Salmon Arm.

Clearwater Christian Church Non-denominational congregation in fellowship with the broader Christian community in the area.

Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive Wayne Richardson (Pastor)

Sunday Worship Service 10 am On the Web: www.clchch.com For information 250.674.7073 or 250.674.2912

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Your places of worship Clearwater Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor John Masigan Saturday Service - 10am Clearwater Christian Church Ph. 250-674-3468

TRINITY SHARED MINISTRY Anglican, Lutheran & United Meeting at St. James Catholic Church

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Church Directory Clearwater Living Streams Christian Fellowship Meeting at New Life Assembly every Sunday 4:00pm

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CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY Dan Daase - Pastor Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

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CLEARWATER COMMUNITY BAPTIST 24E Old North Thompson Hwy

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Thought of the week “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”

Business Fundamentals Certificate January 4 – May 6, 2016

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Are you looking for training in the Clearwater area? The Business Fundamentals Certificate prepares students for employment in a variety of office positions such as receptionist, bookkeeper, website administrator or personal assistant. Provides the basic office skills needed to secure some entry-level office administration positions and is ideal for those students who can only spend a short time in school

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• BC Grade 11 (Grade 12 preferred) or mature student • Minimum keyboarding speed of 25 net words/minute • Satisfactory achievement on the Accuplacer Test or completion of ENGL 0600 with a B or better or English 12 with a minimum of 67% (within the last 5 yrs)

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Wells Gray Country UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov. 26: Beta Sigma Phi Craft Auction, Wells Gray Inn Conference Room, doors open 6 pm, all proceeds to local charity. Nov. 26-Dec. 1: Christmas at the Cottage photograph and craft sale. 11 am – 8 pm daily, 3684 Birch Island, Lost Creek Rd, Vavenby. Nov. 27: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy concert, 7 pm DLCC. Tickets: under 18, $28; 18+ $39.50. Info 250-674-3530 Nov. 28: Legion Dinner, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, adults $12; children 7-12 yrs, $6; 2-6 yrs, $3. Nov. 29: 3rd Annual Lights to Remember, Memorial Tribute 3pm at the Clearwater Lodge. Call Eileen for info 250-674-2400 Nov. 28: Legion Dinner, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, adults

$12; children 7-12 yrs, $6; 2-6 yrs, $3. Dec. 5: Ducks Unlimited Dinner & Auction, Wells Gray Inn, Tickets: $35/ea, Elaine: 250-674-4032 Dec. 6: Rotary Christmas Tree Light-up. 4:30-7:00 pm Wells Gray Info Centre. Contact Abbey at 674-2127 Dec. 6: Vavenby Craft Fair, 10 am – 3 pm, at Vavenby Community Hall. Info: Barb 250-676-9485 Dec. 13: Craft Sale, 9 am – 3 pm, Elks Hall Dec. 11: Welcome to Winter Dance, Blue River Upper Legion Hall Dec. 31: Bullarama and/or Dance, NT Agriplex, Barriere. Doors open 6 pm, www.fallfair-rodeo.com

ONGOING EVENTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • Indoor Market: Every Saturday May – Oct, 9 am – 12 noon, Elks Hall. • Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC): Meets 10am – 11:30 @ Clearwater Community Baptist Church. All women and children welcome. (9:30-10 am Bible Study). Info 250-674-3624 • Women in Business Luncheon: Last Wed. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700 • Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250674-3703 for more info. • Clearwater Farmers’ Market May – Oct. Saturdays 9am– Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-674-3444. • M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 250-587-6503 • Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – 2nd Fri. of the mth. 6:30pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5. • Clearwater Elks Bingo - 2nd & 4th Wed. Elks Hall 5pm, Info call Phyllis 250-674-3535 • Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm. • Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm. • Upstream Community and Heritage Society open house Tuesdays: 9am-9pm @ Avola School House, various activities. Info ph Fay 250-678-5302. • Voices United Community Choir- every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 at the Catholic Church of St. James. • Thompson Valley Quilters. Meet 2nd Wed. and 3rd Mon. of the mth at NTAC in the DLCC, 9 am - 4 pm. Info Linda 250-674-3437 or Dorothy 250-676-9270 • Vavenby Needle Arts Group. Meet every Tues. 11am - 4pm at Vavenby Community Center. Info Dorothy 250-676-9270 CHILDREN & FAMILIES • Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am • Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:50-11:50am • Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS • Mother Goose - Monday mornings, reg. Kerry 250-674-3530 HEALTH & HEALING • Hospice Grief Support: 2nd Thur of every mth, NT Funeral Home 1-3 pm, info 250-674-2400

• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-674-3233. • Connections Healing Rooms - Wed. 1-3pm (except stat. holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com. • Healthy Choices – Tues 9am Clearwater Christian Church bsmnt (behind Fields). $2/wk drop-in free. Kim 250-674-0224 • Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion 778-208-0137. RECREATION • Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS field. Everyone welcome! • Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-3675 • Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414 • CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May • Volleyball: Winter, dates TBA, at Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878. • Youth Group: ages 12-18, Sat. 7-10 pm Dutch Lake Community Center, info 250-674-2600 • Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 annie.pomme@ hotmail.com • Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001 • Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518 • Drop in Basketball: Winter, dates TBA, $2 drop in at Clearwater Secondary School Gym. Info: 250-674-1878 • Slo-Pitch: Clearwater mixed Slo-Pitch league May – July. Contact Carmen Archibald 778-208-1773, 250-674-2632 • Drop in Soccer: June -Sept, tues and Thurs, 6:30-8:00 PM, CSS field, $2 drop in, grade 8 to adult SENIORS • BUNCO: 3rd Tue of every mth, Dutch Lake Seniors Drop-in Centre, 1:30 – 3 pm, info 250-674-2400 • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of the mth 2pm at the library. All seniors welcome. • WGCSS Writers Circle: Meets 1st & 3rd Thur. @ Library

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Obituary IN LOVING MEMORY

Jean Gross 1937 - 2015

Jean Gross of Clearwater, BC, passed away at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Clearwater, on November 19, 2015 at 76 years of age. Born Frances Jean Lee in Chatham Ontario on December 22, 1937, Jean leaves her husband Gordon; sons Randy (Sherron), Raymond (Mary) and Carl; daughters Susan (Richard) and Carrie (Rod); daughter-in-law Diane; 13 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and many foster children. Jean was predeceased by her son Ralph, daughter Karol and son Michael. Jean spent her career in early childhood development and she cared passionately for this field. As a retiree, Jean took a great interest in seniors’ issues in Clearwater and the North Thompson valley, and helped with a number of seniors’ organizations and initiatives. A Celebration of Life for Jean Gross will be held at a later date. Donations would be appreciated to the Canadian Cancer Society, 214 – 141 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1Z5. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.NTFuneral.com. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services, Clearwater, BC, 250-6743030.

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Study underscores importance of forests and forest products in mitigating climate change OTTAWA/CNW Telbec/ - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is applauding an issues paper released by the Canadian Climate Forum that documents how forests and products made from tree fibre will play an increasingly critical role in the transition to a low carbon economy. The study "Contributing to Climate Change Solutions" authored by scientist Dr. Stephen Colombo was released recently. The paper explains how forests and trees play a dual role in mitigating climate change. Forests store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas responsible for climate change. Canadian forests absorbed 150 million tonnes of CO2 from the air in 2013, more than all of Canada's emissions from cars and trucks in the same year. Trees also provide a sustainable supply of raw materials for products that have lower carbon footprints than their alternatives. About 39 million tonnes of carbon are stored in wood products harvested from Canadian managed forests in 2013. "The carbon forests sequester from the atmosphere is increasingly important given the risks climate change poses to Canada and the rest of the world." says Colombo. "Sustainably managed Canadian forests and products made from trees can contribute to the critically important objective of reducing global warming." "We are delighted to see this paper confirm how our renewable forests can play a role in mitigating climate change," says David Lindsay, the president and CEO of FPAC. "The fact that products made from wood and tree fibre are also prefera-

ble from the perspective of carbon means our sector can help in the transition to a low carbon economy while also contributing to jobs and economic growth." Forest products include traditional lumber and paper but also new innovative products such as car parts, green chemicals, and advanced construction systems. The paper also notes that climate change is having a direct impact on Canadian forests with increasing forest fires and more devastating insect outbreaks such as the mountain pine beetle. "Adapting to climate change through best practices in

forest management to increase forest resilience can also be a long term investment in reducing atmospheric CO2," says Colombo. "We need a partnership between the forest industry, local communities, Aboriginal communities, environmentalists and all levels of government to explore evolving practices of sustainable forest management." "What happens to the large carbon sinks in Canada's forests and to Canada's forest industry will have global consequences for climate change and its mitigation." The report can be read at: fpac.ca/climatesolutions

B.C. 'ready' for 3,500 Syria refugees By Tom Fletcher, Black Press B.C. has been asked to take in 3,500 refugees from civil war and terrorist attacks in Syria and Iraq and is ready to do so, Premier Christy Clark says. "The federal government has asked us to welcome 3,500 refugees as part of this, and we've said yes, we think we can do that," Clark said Wednesday. "We've set a million dollars aside and the federal government has also said they're going to restore the resettlement funding that was cut not that long ago. "We are going to fund their children when they go to school, of course, and support them in finding the counselling services, the housing and general settlement services that they need." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stuck to his election commitment to bring 25,000 refugees into Canada by the end of December. But as logistical issues and security

IO N T K N I E DS! T T A It’s time for youngsters from LIttle Fort to Blue River to write a Christmas story for the Times’ annual Christmas Story Contest.

This year our young writers can tell us in 400 words or less about one of the two following themes: STORY #1: The littlest angel STORY #2: We found a reindeer on our back porch STORY #3: Christmas traditions at my house We would request any stories that have been typed to be emailed to us so we do not have to retype. Otherwise just scan them and send to: newsroom@clearwatertimes.com, or you can drop them off at the Times office. Winners in each age group will be announced in our Dec. 17th issue. PRIZES FOR EACH DIVISION: First $25, Second $15, Third $10. Contest open to students: Division 1 - Kindergarten to Grade 3 Division 2 - Grade 4 to Grade 7. Email your entries to: newsroom@clearwatertimes.com or drop off at our office Brookfield Mall, Clearwater by noon Friday, Nov. 27, 2015

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concerns have arisen, the deadline may be altered. In his mandate letter to Immigration Minister John McCallum, Trudeau said a top priority is to "lead governmentwide efforts to resettle 25,000 refugees from Syria in the coming months." Clark said the number, timing and security screening of refugee claimants is up to Ottawa. 'I accept their assurances that they can do a very rigorous

screening process for everyone that we're welcoming into the country in the time that they've set out for it," Clark said. "Our job in British Columbia is to welcome them, and to make sure that we as communities and a province do everything that we can to make sure that they get the best possible start, so those refugees can start contributing to our society and be a part of our society, because that's what they want. And that's what we need."

Ask Drake Q. WHY DO FUNERAL HOMES WANT ME TO PREPAY? Have you seen the ads on TV telling you to buy life insurance to help cover your $10,000 funeral! Talk about fear mongering; the average funeral costs way less. Cremation with a Celebration of Life can cost around $3,000! What about the ads on the radio telling you to get your affairs in order and achieve ‘peace of mind’ by talking to a ‘friendly counsellor’ in the funeral home? Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Canadians see and hear these ads each year and march into their local funeral home, cheque book in hand. I’d like to tell you about the funeral pre-payment industry, how it works, and what you might wish to consider before you decide to write the cheque! Pre-paying your funeral or cremation isn’t necessarily a bad idea, as long as you know what you’re doing. And most people don’t know what they’re signing when they pre-pay. Do you read every word on every contract you sign? I don’t. Why? Because the print is so tiny, it’s usually several pages long, you may not want to keep the salesperson waiting while you read it, and you’d have to have a Philadelphia lawyer there to translate the gobbledygook anyway. But remember, the fine print is there for a reason. And the companies who write these forms know exactly what they say and mean... they hired the Philadelphia

lawyers to make sure of it! A couple of examples might drive this point home. One lady told me that she pre-paid her funeral several years ago, and the funeral home set up a trust account for her money. It sounded good, but when she told the funeral home that she wanted to transfer her funeral arrangements to another funeral home in a different town, the first funeral home kept 20% of her money. And she got almost no interest on the money they’d held for over 20 years! They’d done very little work, but kept $600 of her $3000 policy, almost all the interest it produced, and it was completely legal for them to do so! I advise clients to avoid trust funds like the plague! The other option is for the funeral home to send your money to an insurance company. But the insurance companies have great lawyers and their contracts have fine print too! One lady in the Kamloops area recently told me that she was paying $40 per month for 10 years for her cremation and memorial service. But her circumstances changed and she couldn’t afford to keep making the payments. So she cancelled her pre-payment plan. She’d contributed about $700 to the funeral insurance company. How much do you think she got back when she cancelled? You guessed it...

zip! Zilch! Why? Because the fine print said she wouldn’t get any refund if she cancelled. She told me that if she’d known she would lose all her money for cancelling, she wouldn’t have signed the contract! So, why are funeral homes so eager to have you pre-pay? Pre-paying your funeral generates significant commissions for the funeral home or the insurance agent. It also literally or figuratively locks you in with the funeral home; if you pre-pay with Acme Funeral Home, you’re less likely to end up at a different funeral home when the time comes than if you don’t pre-pay. Am I against pre-paying? No. Pre-paying your funeral may give you peace of mind; that’s for you to decide. It’s done so for many thousands of people over the years. And there are many wonderful funeral directors and insurance agents out there. But, as the old saying goes, “the devil is in the details” and the details are in the fine print. If you’re thinking of pre-paying your funeral, save this article and take it with you to the funeral home or when you meet with the insurance sales person/‘friendly counsellor’. Take a family member with you. Trust your gut when you meet the funeral director or agent. Take your time before signing anything. Read the fine print!

Drake Smith, MSW, is the Owner and Funeral Director of North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services. With locations in downtown Kamloops (phone 250-377-8225), Clearwater (Jennifer Vincent, Manager, phone 250-674-3030) and Barriere (MaryAnn Shewchuk, Manager, phone 250-672-1999), his dedicated team has served people in the Kamloops area and the entire North Thompson valley since 2005.

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