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Community gaming grant gives $6,500 boost to the Barriere Food Bank The Barriere and District Food Bank Society has been awarded a grant of $6,500 from the province’s Community Gaming Grants program, along with three other non-profit organizations that support vulnerable people in Kamloops, Barriere and Clearwater.
• Kamloops Food Bank and Outreach Society: $130,000. • Kamloops Food Policy Council: $22,000. • Yellowhead Community Services Society (Clearwater): $37,000 for its soup kettle program ($9,000), food security programs ($8,000), youth programs ($8,000), licenced
child care program ($9,600) and bike shop ($2,400) “Supporting vulnerable families is a cornerstone of our government’s commitment to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to share in B.C.’s prosperity,” KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Terry Lake said. “These organizations work
hard to ensure everyone who needs it has access to good, nutritious food, especially during the Christmas season.” Organizations interested in applying for Community Gaming Grants can find information and applications at gaming.gov.bc.ca/ grants/.
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B.C. joins clean vehicle club in Paris By Tom Fletcher Black Press With 2,000 electric vehicles and charging stations in place and a program to keep subsidizing their purchase and use, B.C. has joined an elite club of countries and U.S. states. Capping her second week at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, Environment Minister Mary Polak announced Thursday that British Columbia has joined the International ZeroEmission Vehicle Alliance. The alliance hopes to reduce ve-
hicle emissions 40 per cent by 2050, promoting use of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Its members include Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the U.K., California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Quebec. In 2011, British Columbia replaced its earlier $2,000 subsidy for hybrid cars with a clean energy vehicle program that pays between $2,500 and $5,000 in point-of-sale rebates for new battery electric, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell or natural
gas vehicles. It also offered a $500 subsidy for installing a dedicated vehicle charging station at home through LiveSmart BC, a program that ended in 2014. With sufficient home service, modern electric cars can be plugged into a standard outlet. Natural gas power has mainly been limited to short-haul truck fleets based around a central fuelling station. B.C. ran pilot projects with hydrogen fuelcell transit buses in Victoria and Whistler, but they were wound up after the 2010 Olympics. Energy Minis-
ter Bill Bennett acknowledged that electric vehicles are mainly confined to urban areas in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island. Asked how the program appears from rural areas, where taxpayers with muddy pickups subsidize sleek electric cars driven by wealthy West Coasters, Bennett said the program is funded out of natural gas royalties, not general taxation. He noted that B.C. is better suited to electric vehicles than many places that burn coal or natural gas to generate electricity.
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Public electric car charging station at Egmont on the Sunshine Coast.
Sun Peaks eyes new school for the future By Dale Bass Kamloops This Week Sun Peaks could be home to a new school in the coming years. In a report headed to the Kamloops-Thompson board of education on Monday, Mayor Al Raine recommends a four-step program to determine where a school might be built and what it might look like. The community education plan was prepared for the community by Anne Cooper, a former superintendent with the Revelstoke school district. The plan notes there are 54 students attending the school now in place on Sundance Drive. While enrolment was flat last year, this year there are 14 students in senior grades learning through the school district’s @ KOOL distance-learning program, more than had been forecast for the 2018-2019 school year. The elementary program has seen families move to Sun Peaks, the report notes, and if that cohort continues to grow, more classrooms will be needed, something the current building cannot accommodate. The report said Sun Peaks has an agreement with the provincial government that would allow it to use some Crown lands on the mountain and Raine is confident a site can be found for an expanded elementary school. He is asking trustees to approve and implement preparation of a draft community plan that would be used to start a discussion on the project, not only with parents of students at the school, but with Sun Peaks’ other residents and with potential partners and funders. The next step would be to consult with parents, the community and partners on what a school might look like — should it be a kindergarten to Grade 7, Grade 9 or Grade 12? The third phase would be to use feedback to complete a community plan, followed by implementation, which would include capital planning and formalizing partnerships.
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Xmas lunch served up for seniors Jarek Kotlewski (left) and his staff from the Station House Restaurant served up a delicious Christmas lunch at the Seniors Centre in Barriere on Dec. 12. STAR/JOURNAL photo: Margaret Houben
Clark adds ex-RCMP officer to B.C. cabinet By Tom Fletcher Black Press Premier Christy Clark has appointed Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris, a long-time RCMP officer, to the cabinet as public safety minister. Morris was sworn in Friday at the cabinet office in Vancouver, returning the B.C. government to a system where the public safety minister is responsible for police and prisons, while the justice minister is responsible for courts and Crown prosecutors. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton has performed both roles since her election as MLA for VancouverFraserview in 2013. Clark merged the two roles in 2012, appointing veteran cabinet minister Shirley Bond to the combined role
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to review the efficiency of the court system. “Mike Morris brings strong experience to the executive council as a 32-year veteran of he RCMP and a former North District superintendent,” Clark said in a statement. “Suzanne Anton will continue to spearhead the work to accelerate access to justice, continue jus-
tice innovation and will be British Columbia’s lead on the federal government’s Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.” Morris, elected in 2013, was assigned last July to make recommendations for new penalties for distracted driving and careless smoking that ignites forest fires.
SEASON GREETINGS
$100 million tech fund for B.C. ‘Dragon’s Den’ By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government is putting up $100 million for a real-life version of the TV show Dragon’s Den, providing seed money to entrepreneurs who convince experts their new techology ideas will grow. Premier Christy Clark announced the new fund Tuesday at the Vancouver offices of Mobify, a marketing company for retailers to advertise on mobile devices. The first step was to invite proposals for a venture capital company to administer the fund. “We don’t want to be influencing that, except that we want them to be in British Columbia, and we want the fund manager to have a managing partner based in B.C.,” she said. Clark said high technology is performing better than other parts of the economy, and now directly employs 86,000 people who make higher wages than the industrial average. The taxpayer investment is to give startups the recognition they need to attract private venture capital. Clark said banks look to invest in “guaranteed bets,” but technology companies are higher risk with higher rewards for those that succeed. NDP technology critic George Heyman said the industry has been lobbying the province for this kind of assistance, and he supports it if the money is delivered in a transparent way and results are tracked. A previous effort aimed at immigrant investors, the B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund, was criticized for a lack of both. In one case it provided money to a San Francisco company that opened an office in Calgary but not B.C. “The taxpayer subsidizes all sorts of things that relate to job creation,” Heyman said. “In the case of the tech sector, these are the jobs of the 21st Century. B.C. has a sector that’s performing well but could perform a lot better, and it needs investment to do that.” B.C. also offers $33 million in tax credits to “angel investors” who put up money to develop a business that has attracted seed money.
Notice of Holiday Hours of Operation The Thompson-Nicola Regional District offices located in Kamloops and Clearwater will be closed from 1:00 p.m. on December 24, 2015 through to January 3, 2016 inclusive, re-opening on January 4, 2016. The TNRD would also like to advise of the following holiday closures: All TNRD Libraries will be closed on December 25th, 26th and January 1st. Please visit www.tnrdlib.ca to see the hours of operation for your local library branch and the Bookmobile. The Agate Bay, Little Fort, Louis Creek, Heffley Creek and McLure solid waste facilities will be closed on December 25th & 26th and on January 1st. Please visit the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca for scheduled hours of operation for these facilities. In the event of an emergency at a TNRD utility system (Black Pines, Evergreen or Maple Mission) during the office closure, please call (250) 318-7515.
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Christmas, ready or not Ah Christmas. To those for whom the pressures of everyday life leave little room for quiet reflection or thoughtful preparation, it arrives like the inevitable, wether they’re ready or not. Many families find themselves in that category, these days, with all adults in the work-force and youngsters engaged in after-school and weekend activities. Scheduling time to make finding a Christmas tree a yearly “quality time” expedition for the whole family can be difficult... and requires knowledge of the law as well. There’s much about childhood Christmases that many adults recall with nostalgia but find impossible to reproduce given the faster pace of life today. Busy we may be, but if we decide to take the time and make the gesture, both are still possible – more so here than in more urban locations. We can’t turn the clock back two or three or more decades and we can’t really be kids again, but we can still make an effort to reach out to neighbours, friends and the community at large, to brighten other lives, to make small contributions to make the season meaningful. The Christmas hampers still need filling, the carols are waiting to be sung, and there are people to visit we haven’t really sat down and talked with since this time last year. A little Christmas baking to share among friends, a measured and judicious application of those other ‘spirits’ by those who chose to indulge, a generous serving of consideration for the welfare and safety of others: there’s still room for these things in the holiday schedule. Then, with the kids out of school and fewer athletic events on television, there may even be time to get out the board games or the skiis, sleds or skates, and even make a little amateur Christmas music. To all our readers we extend our best and warmest wishes for a safe and joyful Christmas season.
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Carbon tax isn’t reducing emissions To the editor; Re: Inconvenient truths of climate change (B.C. Views) As Tom Fletcher pointed out, there are many questions on climate change. I’m not sure that B.C. or Canada is the problem, but the B.C. government is on the right track with the carbon tax, because it is apparent that Canadians need to lead on the environment, and be seen as leading. We need to be able to market our resources and lead in sustainability. The B.C. carbon tax has pluses and minuses. Some of the carbon tax burden is returned to lower income earners – this is a good thing. The tax, however, does little to reduce CO2 emissions. If four of
the $5 billion collected over the past six years had been invested in reforestation, carbon sinks, the B.C. government could proclaim to the rest of Canada and the world that we are making a real difference. I think B.C. and Canada are doing a good job on environmental issue, but we need to seen to be doing more. A B.C. carbon tax that brings in $5 billion to provide $5.7 billion in tax cuts does not appear to me to be making the necessary changes in addressing the global environmental concerns. The perception is that we are doing nothing. This needs to change. Phil Harrison Comox, B.C.
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Store manager Shelley Defelice, with staffers Melinda and Jensen, were on site to help customers with their late night shopping and offer up some snacks at the Barriere IDA Dec. 11. Many local stores were open until 8 p.m. to accommodate area shoppers with the convenience of shopping after work.
A selective contrarian
To the editor; be 100 per cent certain, however the PrecautionTom Fletcher’s “Inconvenient truths” column ary Principle would urge action on 80 per cent was highly selective in its choice of so-called cli- confidence when the realization of a risk would mate “alarmist” examples. be catastrophic. Yes, contrarian examples exist, and can be Editorials that denigrate vocal activists and used to make a point. For example, some glaciers selectively choose data lower the quality of disare growing (around seven per cent, compared to cussion, contribute to polarized discussion, and more than 70 per cent that are shrinking). One raise doubt as to whether any action is needed; who would sympathize with some of Fletcher’s just what climate change denial interests want. comments is the famous independent scientist Black Press, given that it touts itself as the James Lovelock, annoyed with some “environ- largest independent news chain, can do better. mentalists who emotionalize the arguments.” Kevin Tyler But Lovelock, the father of the Gaia Theory, Kamloops, B.C. directs his focus not to these people but more importantly to the climate scientists, the results of their work, and the stark options facing civilization. In his latest book, A Rough Ride to the Fu& all the best for the New Year. ture, Lovelock notes that the fact that there has not been as much warming to date as most models were predicting has contributed to the denier perspective. He sees early computer models as simulating Lana Laskovic, owner/ operator #1-4353 Conner Road (across from Petro-Can) 250-672-9994 fxPO 250-672-9904 #4 - 4480 Barriere Town • Rd., Box 458, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 the atmosphere well, whereas only now are modemail: ambats@live.ca P. 250.672.9994 F. 250.672.9904 E. ambats@live.ca els simulating the interaction between the oceans www.ambats.ca www.ambats.ca and the atmosphere, something much more complex to model. It is clear that there has been significant warming linked to burning fossil fuels. Increasing parts per million of CO2 and other warming gases is documented, as is ocean acidification. DIRECTOR, ELECTORAL AREA “O” The built-up iner(LOWER NORTH THOMPSON) tia in the Earth sysPhone: (250) 319-4770 (Cell) tem, given these data, Email: wka1224@telus.net may be a tipping point from which it could be 300- 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops,BC, Canada V2C 2A9 too late to take meanTel: 250-377-8673 Email: admin@tnrd.bc.ca ingful action. The nature of this Fax: 250-372-5048 www.tnrd.bc.ca issue means we cannot Toll Free in BC: 1-877-377-8673
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To the editor; I am 70 years old and have paid income tax all my life. It seems all us senior citizens are getting our annual Christmas present from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and it comes with a red ribbon on it. It turns out it is not a Christmas present, but actually a reassessment of my income taxes that are dealt with by April 30 of the calender year. My reassessment this year, which I just received while I was in the hospital getting surgery, states I owe $612. At my age, it turns out, I miss things once in a while. The missed T3 investment form amount owed was $212. They penalize me for getting into my senior years and I need a lesson. Upon phoning the CRA, they say they have legislation in place to back up the penalty payment on overdue income tax. I am neither wealthy nor poor, but unhappy at the moment because of the power the CRA has to penalize me unfairly, without my knowledge, while interest accrues from April 30 through to November. This is discrimination or a penalty for growing old. At my age, it is easy to miss things. We don’t have a great income in the senior years and this unfair legislation gives the CRA way too much power to be nasty and uncaring. They want their money. A much fairer system would reassess me, then send the reassessment to me, with the amount missed on the form — along with the form that was missed — and have a due date on it. The penalty should start after the amount due date. Ron Telford Kamloops, B.C.
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The North Thompson Strings performed at the community Christmas concert in Clearwater on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 5. The strings group includes kids from Barriere and Clearwater and meets in Little Fort to practise with instructor Sandy Crane, who lives in Upper Clearwater.
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Letters To The Editor: continued...
Where is the warming? To the editor; It has been 18 years without statistically relevant temperature increases in our atmosphere, according to satellite data used by the International Panel on Climate Change. The level of CO2 has gone up in those 18 years, yet the atmospheric temperature has not. Is there a real connection between CO2 level and atmospheric temperature? Maybe not much. The climate
scientists won’t say they got it wrong. Time for the truth, before Canada and other countries have our economies knocked out from under us. Please climate scientists, level with us, and let your colleagues who have “lost the climate change faith” speak. After all, no one likes muzzled scientists. Bill Wilson Saanichton, B.C.
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Merchants of sludge? To the editor; Tom Fletcher’s latest column, a litany of classic skepticism about what’s going on in the atmosphere, is like a museum display of petroleum industry attitudes. He evidently has no shame in carrying the torch for continuing with status quo policies around energy sources and emissions. No surprise, because his boss and others are betting there’s still hope for selling sludge to Asia. I notice in reading the letters from various outposts of Black Press, there are few readers buying this argument. That is encouraging for people who have their ears and eyes open to the realities of the climate situation. Bill Wells Kaslo, B.C.
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Barriere realtor reprimanded, fined By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week
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Good food and good company
Parishioners from St. George’s Catholic Church in Barriere gathered together to enjoy a potluck Christmas dinner at the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre in the Ridge on Dec. 13.
Premier rejects Trudeau plan for Senate By Tom Fletcher Black Press Premier Christy Clark wasted no time rejecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to reform the Canadian Senate through an independent panel to appoint new senators. “B.C. will not participate in the process outlined today to appoint senators,” Clark said in a statement released Thursday. “Our position has not changed; the Senate should be fixed or folded but we should not be distracted by it.” Trudeau delivered this week on a promise to fill the 22 current Senate vacancies via a five-member independent advisory board, starting with five appointments in the new year. Three of the five panel members are to be chosen by Ottawa, with two temporary provincial or territorial members named for each appointment. “Today’s changes do not address what’s been wrong with the Senate since the beginning,” Clark said. “It has never been designed to represent British Columbians or our interests at the national level.” B.C.’s objection is that it has always been under-represented, compared to provinces that joined confederation earlier. Constitutional change would be required to replace
a regional formula where Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the West have 24 seats each. That translates to six seats each for B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, while Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have 10 each, despite relatively tiny populations. Currently, B.C. has one senator for each 775,000 people, the lowest representation in Canada. Senate reform was a key part of the recent federal election campaign, after a string of
resignations, suspensions and prosecutions of senators including Liberal Mac Harb and Conservatives Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. Harb and Duffy are facing charges of fraud and breach of trust over alleged misuse of expense allowances. Trudeau expelled all Liberal senators from the party caucus before the election. The Conservatives hold a majority in the Senate, which could allow them to hold up Liberal legislation.
B.C. currently has five senators, with former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell and former Liberal Party vice-president Mobina Jaffer appointed as Liberals. Conservative appointments are Nancy Greene Raine, Yonah Martin and Richard Neufeld, a former B.C. Liberal energy minister. B.C. has had a vacancy since the retirement of former Conservative MP Gerry St. Germain, who reached the Senate’s mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2012.
The managing broker of a Barriere realty firm has been reprimanded and fined by the Real Estate Council of B.C. for misrepresenting an asset on a property she sold. Katherine Ann Campbell is managing broker of Integrity Realty Ltd. in Barriere. In an agreed statement of facts, she agreed she committed professional misconduct as part of a sale in 2012. Campbell was disciplined by a committee under the Real Estate Services Act. She agreed to pay a fine and enforcement expenses totalling $3,750. The council found Campbell listed a property in May of 2012 as having a heat
pump, but she did not verify it. According to the ruling, Campbell said she was told the pump was either outside or in the basement. She did not check the basement, she claimed, because she had a back injury and could not access a crawl space. “Ms. Campbell admits that she should have verified that there was a heat pump in the premises before representing that there was one in the listing infor-
mation,” the council wrote. Campbell was found by the council to have committed professional misconduct on two other occasions, in 2009 and 2013. She was required to take remedial courses and pay enforcement expenses.
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Jan. 5 start to inquiry into sex-assault charges against former hockey coach By Tim Petruk Kamloops This Week STAR/JOURNAL photo: Margaret Houben
Crowd turns out for tree light up Close to 200 people gathered at the Barriere Bandshell in Fadear Park for the Christmas Tree light up event on Friday, Dec. 18.
Six of the eight alleged victims of a former RCMP officer and youth hockey coach facing sexual assault charges dating back more than 30 years have asked the Crown for special accommodations when they testify next month. Alan Davidson’s four-day preliminary inquiry on eight charges of indecent
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assault by a male on a male person — as the Criminal Code was worded at the time of the alleged offences — is slated to get underway in Kamloops provincial court on Jan. 5. The 60-year-old was arrested in March 2014 and charged in connection with the offences, which are alleged to have taken place in Clearwater. Earlier this year, he was charged with three counts of sexual assault involving young boys in Yorktown, Sask., where he worked as an RCMP constable between 1986 and 1993. At the time of his arrest in 2014, Davidson was working as a deputy sheriff in Alberta. Six of the eight accusers have asked for special treatment when they testify. Crown prosecutor Alexandra Janse said four of the com-
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plainants would like to testify by way of closed-circuit television, while two have requested to have a support person present. An application is expected to be made by the Crown to have those requests granted some time before Jan. 5. The 16-month investigation into Davidson’s actions came about after a Lower Mainland man went to police in 2012 claiming he had been sexually assaulted by his hockey coach in Clearwater in the early 1980s. Seven additional complainants came forward during the course of the RCMP investigation. Davidson was an officer in Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1996 and was posted in Regina, Coronach, Lloydminster, Yorkton and North Battleford. Police said that, after he left the RCMP, Davidson lived in Camrose and Calgary in Alberta, as well as in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. Preliminary inquiries are hearings after which a judge determines whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial.
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Ranta keeps TNRD chair; Elliott new vice-chair By Adam Williams Kamloops This Week John Ranta has secured another term as chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The chairman and 25-year mayor of Cache Creek was re-elected by acclamation on Thursday afternoon, unchallenged in an election at the TNRD’s December board of directors meeting in downtown Kamloops. He was nominated by Clinton Mayor Jim Rivett. “That’s the kind of campaign everyone wants to run,” Ranta quipped following the announcement of his re-election. Ranta has served as chair of the TNRD numerous times throughout his tenure on the board, first taking the position in the late 1990s. He served another term in the early 2000s and is entering his second year at the helm following his re-election. “I’m very honoured to be elected chair of the TNRD,” he said following the meeting. “What we’ve got is a great staff at the TNRD that are doing a hell of a job for us as directors. I think they’re comfortable with the leadership of the board at the current time, so let’s keep it rolling. Let’s keep going. Let’s listen to the constituents we represent, make sure their voices are being heard by staff here in the office and support the staff working together with the board to make sure we can address issues the public raises.” The election for chair may have been anti-climatic, but things got interesting in the moments following. The TNRD moved on to electing a vice-chair, a race contested by Willow Macdonald, incumbent vice-chair and director of Area B (Thompson Headwaters), and Ronaye Elliott, director of Area J (Copper Desert Country, which includes Cherry Creek and Tobiano). Both directors were nominated by Sally Watson, director of Area E (Bonaparte Plateau). In an unusual turn of events, the vote ended in a tie, with the board’s 26 directors split down the middle, 13-13. In a re-vote, director Elliott achieved a majority, taking over the position of vice -chair. Had the vote ended in a draw twice more, the
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Don’t forget food for Rudolph TNRD chairman John Ranta. vice-chair would have been selected by drawing a name from a hat. “I’ve never seen that before in my life,” Ranta said. “I’ve seen some close votes, where it’s one vote or something, but never a tie and I was worried we’d have a tie and a tie and a tie and then have to draw lots to decide who was going to be vice-chair. “I do want to express appreciation on behalf of the board for the work of director Macdonald from Blue River. She did a heck of a good job and was good to work with, but the people have spoken and democracy reigns supreme.”
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Rachel Harris and Holly Gordon at the Success By Six Breakfast With Santa helped out on a table selling reindeer food. This annual event at the Barriere Lions Hall was a great place for youngsters and adults to get into the spirit of the season, with everyone having a great time.
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Fennell looking for interest to sponsor a Syrian family North Thompson Star/Journal At the Dec. 7, District of Barriere council meeting, Councillor Mike Fennell suggested that he would be willing to chair a meeting if there was anyone in the community interested in helping with sponsoring a Syrian family in Barriere. Canada has pledged to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees within two years, and a number of B.C. communities, organizations and individuals have already stepped forward to assist. Anyone interested in helping with a Syrian family refugee sponsorship in Barriere is asked to contact the district office and leave their contact information so that Councillor Fennell can get back to them to set up a meeting.
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Mutual aid fire protection agreement signed between Barriere and Simpcw District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith and Chief Nathan Matthew sign a Barriere/Simpcw Mutual Aid Agreement for Fire Protection between the two communities on Dec. 14 at Chu Chua. The previous agreement had expired, so starting in 2014 the two communities joined in looking at what a new agreement would include. Their discussions included: number of volunteers, existing equipment, insurance requirements, fire protection areas and levels of training and minimum training standards set out in the new BC Fire Service Playbook. As a result of these talks it was agreed that both departments are now at a place where they can offer support to one another on an as needed basis, benefiting both communities.
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conversation. • The Mayor and Councillor Paula met with Interior Health representatives Terry Brent, Dr. Mike Moss and two others regarding the proposed changes to testing of lab samples. Ms. Brent advised that at this point they are in the early planning stages of how to best sustain the service they provide. She further explained that currently lab samples are being shipped to Kamloops, Kelowna and Vancouver depending on the testing required. Ms. Brent assured the district that Royal Inland would always have lab facilities. These changes do not in any way impact local clinics. • During the Mayor’s open office a resident had a complaint regarding the removal
of the newspaper recycling bins in the community. He delivers the flyer bundles and newspapers to the local stores and picks up the old papers. In the past he was depositing them into the newspaper bins and wanted a bin put back. Mayor Smith explained to him that the newspaper bins were no longer used and there was a fair amount of time and money involved in emptying them, and that the district had turned the bins into dumpsters for some of the local businesses at a substantial savings. The man said that at times he has trouble getting to the Eco Depot as they close too early for him, but finally agreed that it was his responsibility to get the left over papers to the Eco Depot.
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Alliance for Arts + Culture launches BC Artist Registry tations. The Registry will be open for ongoing registration with no deadline, to ensure a growing resource for meaningful statistics and research in our province’s cultural sector. Add your name to the registry. Artists from all disciplines are invited to add their names and be counted. It’s simple: visit allianceforarts. com/bc-artist-registry and complete the short online form. Participation in the registry is free and your personal information is confidential. The Alliance for Arts + Culture is BC.’s leading arts information aggregator and a resource to the arts, culture and heritage community. Since 1986 we have advocated for our sector by monitoring public policy, synthesizing issues for our members, providing support, services and professional development, and representing the interests of artists and cultural workers. Learn more at www.allianceforarts.com.
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Above: (l-r) Isabel Maddocks and Claireese Bourque demonstrating an irish dance during the Irish Dance Christmas production on Tuesday, Dec. 8 held at the Ridge in Barriere. (Left) Irish dance instructor Catherine Reim receives flowers from her students after their Irish dance recital during the Christmas production. Classes will be starting back up in January 2016. Submitted photo: Mikael Kjellstrom
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Calling all B.C. artists! We invite all British Columbian adults who are artists in any discipline to be counted in the BC Artist Registry. Whether your arts practice is your full-time or parttime career, or your avocational pursuit, you may join the Registry through our simple online form. The Alliance for Arts + Culture is committed to serving the arts sector across British Columbia through advocacy, research, informational resources, professional development, networking and many other services. The launch of a BC Artist Registry is part of a three-year strategic plan approved by the Alliance when its membership adopted a province-wide mandate in 2014. Based on examples set in Saskatchewan and other regions, the BC Artist Registry will help to advance the province’s cultural sector through quality research and advocacy. Across the province, arts champions in municipalities and local agencies express the need to learn more about artists in their communities, but lack the channels to connect with those individuals. The BC Artist Registry becomes an important tool for reaching artists directly, inviting their participation in surveys and other types of consultation. Through collaboration with cultural associations, funders, arts service providers, and municipalities to promote participation through their networks, the Alliance and its partners can ensure that artists from all artistic disciplines and all regions across the province have the opportunity to be counted. Then,
when a partner organization wishes to conduct a survey or consult with artists, the Alliance will have the mechanism to invite a ready group of participants through the BC Artist Registry. “The long term goal is to build on basic informational tools, such as the census, to better understand the situation of artists in British Columbia,” said Rob Gloor, Alliance executive director. “For example, according to Statistics Canada, there are 25,000 artists in B.C., but that number only includes those whose primary source of income is their art. If their primary income is something else, such as teaching, the census does not count them as artists. Through the BC Artist Registry, we will have a platform to learn more about all artists in our province, regardless of how much their art contributes to their income.” The BC Artist Registry uses a simple online form recording an artist’s name, contact information, and field(s) of artistic discipline. Joining the Registry is free, and the personal information remains private and confidential. From time to time, artists on the Registry will be invited to participate in more detailed surveys or other consul-
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SPORTS New Year’s Bullarama offering shuttle A reminder to stay safe on chairlifts this winter for Little Fort north ticket holders Only 20 seats available for pick up in Clearwater/Little Fort North Thompson Star/Journal It’s time to purchase tickets to ‘buck in’ the New Year at the 4th Annual Professional bullriding Bullarama and Dance, at the North Thompson Agriplex. Last Monday event representatives in Barriere announced they are excited to be able to offer a return shuttle from Clearwater to the event at the North Thompson Agriplex this year. “We know a lot of people would rather not drive on winter roads or at night,” says facility manager Jill Hayward, “And of course those who would like to have a drink or two in the beer garden must also be cautious of driving. Therefore, we have made arrangements through Yellowhead Community Services to have one of their 20 person shuttles pick up Bullarama ticket holders at the Brookfield Mall in Clearwater at 5 p.m. Dec. 31, and return once the bull riding is completed, which will be at approximately 10 - 10:30 p.m.” Hayward says seats on the shuttle must be prepurchased and will cost $12 each and include the return trip as well as delivery and pick up at the door to the Agriplex. The shuttle will also stop at Jim’s Market in Little Fort if pre-purchased shuttle tickets require the shuttle to make a stop in that community as well. “This event has been a sell-out the past three years, and is professionally sanctioned through Bull Riders Canada and we will have some of the best bullriders in Canada, the US and Mexico participating again,” said Hayward, “It’s a unique, fun and
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exciting family event - a great way to celebrate the arrival of a New Year.” Admission tickets to the Bullarama only (kids 10 and under free) are $30, Bullarama and Dance (19+) $50 (*Note: Shuttle returns before the dance starts). Tickets can be purchased at The Clearwater Times office (Clearwater), Barriere Country Feeds, the Star/Journal (Barriere), The Horse Barn (Kamloops), and online at www.eventbrite.ca. Shuttle tickets are only available at The Clearwater Times office and are limited to the first 20 riders. Doors open at 6 p.m. Bullriding starts at 7 p.m. Food vendors, commercial vendors and beer garden onsite.
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The BC Safety Authority (BCSA) is advising British Columbians to have fun and stay safe on chairlifts as the ski season opens this winter. Every year, accidents and injuries involving lift equipment can be prevented if skiers and riders follow safety rules and pay attention to signage. “Chairlifts are large, complex pieces of machinery that move at fast speeds. Depending on the type of chairlift, the loading speed can be as fast as 2.5 meters per second,” says David Looney, Senior Safety Officer at BCSA. “When approaching the load of a chairlift, you should be aware of your surroundings. If you feel the chairlift is moving too fast for you to load safely, ask the lift attendant to slow it down. If you are unsure about how to load, ask the lift attendant for instructions. Remember, small children should load next to the lift attendant.” Keep your ski lift experience safe by: • Reading safety and instructional signs and following the directions provided before riding any ski lift. • Not bouncing, turning around, reaching out or trying to make equipment adjustments while riding chairlifts. • Keeping your chairlift restraining bar down until instructed to lift it by safety signage or lift operators. • Staying in the track on all surface lifts such as T-Bars. Passenger behavior is by far the major source of lift-related injury in our province with 50 per cent of incidents resulting from inappropriate or unruly passenger activity. Injuries can occur if lift equipment is not used safely and these injuries can be serious, but they are preventable. David mentions that since 2009, BCSA has put a concerted effort into communicating chairlift safety to the skiing and snowboarding public. “With increased awareness, we see a decline in the number of incidents,” he says.
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From m a s T h e Nor Thom th pson F and R all Fa odeo A ir ssocia A Christmas Thank You tion It was the night before Christmas, and all through the farm, The creatures were gathering, no cause for alarm. They could all speak together, and had joined for a chat, There were cows, pigs and chickens, and even a cat! They talked of the farmer, and how he took care, To respect all his charges, and provide for them there. They spoke of the hard work he embraced every day, To put food on his table and keep them in hay. They talked about feeding the World from the farm, And if this should stop, who would raise the alarm? They worried that crop land was fast being lost, And wondered if humans understood that great cost? Then they spoke about children, whose joy they embraced, And how much they loved being part of 4-H. They thanked all the folks who keep animals well, and then smiled with contentment as if under a spell. They knew the fall fair would take place in September, a great place for families and good times to remember. They puffed up with pride at rosettes to be won, by four-legged daughters and maybe a son. Then after the fair it would be back to the farm, To the care of the farmer, once again safe from harm. They were all in agreement to do something new, to say thanks to the farmer,which was long overdue. So they talked through the night, and worked out a plan, then settled to wait as a new day began. When the farmer arrived to care for his stock, he just stood in the barnyard, amazed and in shock. For in front of the barn, and written in the snow, Were words that brought a smile, and made him feel all aglow. The words just said “Thank You”, But most important of all, they were written in hoof prints, not the usual scrawl. There were paw prints and chick tracks, all mixed up together, and pig tracks and horse shoes, and even a feather. Tears came to his eyes, and he thought he might fall, For this had truly become the best Christmas of all! Merry Christmas to farmers everywhere! By Jill Hayward, Dec. 19, 2014 Poem selected as a finalist in the Poetry Institute of Canada Contest
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Barriere Food Bank
Still in need of donations By Debbie Winiski
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Talented McLure cowboys, Butch Falk and Gordie West presented a Christmas Cowboy Church Service, with Reverend Brian Krushel attending, at the Church of St Paul on Dec. 14. The musical service was followed by tasty refreshments and socializing. This Sunday, Dec. 20 will be the Carol Sing at the Church, 7 p.m., with everyone welcome.
It never fails to amaze me how wonderfully generous the people in Barriere and surrounding area are, especially at this time of year. The Barriere and District Food Bank was beginning to run low on food supplies, and we were beginning to think the Christmas Hamper would not be as large as we had hoped. The giving started in September with the Toy Run sponsored by the Morris’s, and has continued with personal donations, the wonderful community lunch put on by the Pentecostal Christian Life Assembly, the Breakfast with Santa and the list goes on and on. I am sure if I try to thank each group individually, I would inadvertently miss someone, so the Barriere and District Food Bank Society
would like to wish a merry Christmas and the very best in the New Year to each and every one of you. Many, many thanks to everyone for their continued support and donations. BUT, and there always seems to be a but... the food bank is always in need of donations, especially cereal, peanut butter, canned fruit and baby food. The food bank is open every Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, and all orders are processed at that time. If you are not able to pick up your order in person, it can be delivered. The number to call is 250-6720029, and if a delivery is required please leave a message and we will get back to you. Should you require assistance before the above noted times, just phone and leave a message and someone will get back to you. Merry Christmas to all!
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Breakfast With Santa Scrapbook North Thompson Star/Journal The annual Success By Six Breakfast With Santa was once again packed with families who turned out to enjoy the Barriere Lions Club sponsored breakfast and of course a visit with Santa. There was also a huge craft table for the kids, reindeer food to purchase, and an impromptu kids carol sing. Breakfast was by donation, as was the photos with Santa, with all of the funds raised this year going to the Barriere Food Bank. The kids had a wonderful time, especially at the craft table and that very special visit with Santa Claus and the Armstrong family. Other sponsors of the event included Aboriginal Success By Six, Interior Savings and Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach. It was thought that approximately 75 youngsters were in attendance. (Top) Lions Club members cooking up a hearty breakfast for all. (l-r) Norval Anderson, Barry Pick, president Len Van Nieuwkirk and Dennis Farquharson. (Left) Hailey Mack with her newly completed craft item.
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An impromptu carol sing on the stage soon filled up with all ages of youngsters to sing old favourites such as Jingle Bells and more.
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An annual fundraiser for the North Thompson Agriplex & The Farm Kids Scholarship Fund December 31, 2015 at the North Thompson Agriplex, Barriere, B.C. Bullarama & New Year’s Party (19+): $50 • Bullarama only: $30 • 12 & under (Bullarama only): Free Doors open at 6pm • Bullarama 7pm •New Year’s Eve Dance to follow Tickets available at: The Star/Journal, Barriere Country Feeds, or the Horse Barn (Kamloops) For online tickets go to: http://www.eventbrite.ca and type in: New Years Eve Bullriding
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Ann Piper: Shared Christmas memories of long ago In 1990 Ann Piper, husband Don, and their youngest son, Don Jr., moved to Little Fort, from the Chilcotin. With an extensive background in journalism, and at that time having been writing for over a decade for the Williams Lake Tribune, Ann was soon working in Barriere at the Yellowhead Star, later to become the North Thompson Star/Journal. As the editor of this newspaper, Ann regularly brought to its pages the issues, views, triumphs and failures of the communities within this region. She advocated for what she believed in, was never afraid to roll up her sleeves and get involved, and could always be counted on to provide common sense to those who would listen. We would like to share with our readers a few excerpts from one of her columns, “Country Corner With Bea”. The column proved to be a favourite for readers until Ann’s retirement in 2004. Ann passed away on Nov. 15, 2015. From Dec. 9, 1990
Comfy as an easy chair
“Isn’t she just amazing?” said The New Neighbour about a public personage on the shady side of the half century mark, “Isn’t she gorgeous and slim?” To which I said something pithy about the benefits science and technology offer the rich and famous... to which she gave me that you-are-so-jealous look. She’s semi-right, of course, because who doesn’t regret what gravity and too much gravy do to our anatomy over time? But then, as I was sorting out the books that form a large part of the annual Christmas loot for our grandchildren, I remembered something else. I was blessed with two grandmas, both of whom wore grandma clothes and grandma shoes, and were built like...well, like grandmas, by my childish lights. Both had ample laps upon which to sit, great pillowy bosoms to lean on, warm, soft grandma arms to hug with. One day, when I was five, I met a friend’s grandmother. Poor thing, I remember thinking looking at that tiny, birdlike grandmother person,
all got up in a suit and pillbox hat. That must not be nice to sit on at all. That child is probably a grandmother now, and genetics being what they are, she’s likely slim and stylish. I, on the other hand, offer our grandchildren another generation of comfy grandma-hood. I can live with that. ~~~~ From Dec. 18, 1995
When Santa came calling
You can’t set foot in town (or turn on the television) these days without confronting that old guy in the red suit...or at least one of his seemingly infinite incarnations. It’s a wonder childhood trust lasts as long as it does, considering how much more exposure to Santa kids have today than they did two or three generations ago. Used to be the old guy showed up once at the department store, once at the Christmas concert, and then delivered on time Christmas morning. Period.
Back in the late 60s and early 70s, we had a wandering rogue Santa Claus who appeared out of nowhere on those last pre-Christmas eveneings, barging into the farmhouse for some unscheduled oneon-one with children of a certain (jaded) age... and occasionally jigged somebody’s blushing mother on his knee into the bargain. Bigger than your average Saint Nick and a trifle boisterous, this Santa had done his homework, knowing precisely who had been naughty and sometimes displaying an alarming grasp of the details of certain youngster’s misadventures. Then off he’d go, ho-ho-hoing into the wintry night, leaving preteens with the whites of their eyes showing, older brothers and sisters with their eyes rolled back and heads wagging and, frequently, Mom and Dad considering a little seasonal fortification in light of his revelations. Did he really keep
the illusion alive? Maybe. Certainly neither kids nor parents rushed to unmask the interloper...especially considering his entirely Santa-like insight into the younger set’s track record. ~~~~ From Dec. 19, 1994
Home, for the holidays
If there is a day when the house should be crowded, Christmas Day is it. Years ago, when we found ourselves far from our large and noisy extended family, Mother found a new way to fill the house when Christmas rolled around. A nurse in a smalltown hospital, she simply loaded up all the old fogeys, who frequented the wards in the depths of winter, dropped by the nurses’ residence for all the lonely single women, and hauled them all over for dinner. Early. World War I was reviewed in detail more than one Christmas Day at our house, most memorably by a booming Scot with snowy bird’s wing brows and a one-legged Russian with more mustache than tact. Both had canes and appeared ready to do violence until mother intervened, They may have
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Ann Piper shown with an armload of ribbons for the North Thompson Fall Fair where she volunteered for many years in a number of capacities, including ribbon convenor. been fiery old geezers, but not so foolish as to mess with Mom. One year a pair of young Australian nurses sat side-by-side on our couch amongst the old guys, and gave us a rousing rendition of “Waltzing Matilda,” then dissolved into tears of homesickness. The house would become so warm we’d have to open doors and windows at intervals, to air the place out. Mom drew the line at alcohol consumption, and she could be starchier than any
hospital uniform ever issued: nobody pushed his luck. Somebody always played the piano; somebody always played Scrabble. If we youngsters (there were always extras besides just us) got too wild we were sent outside to run laps around the house. And we did. Supper was certainly successful if all the men left the table, struggled back to the living room and went sound asleep before the dishes were done.
Then there was one more round of coffee, and groaned refusals of the last of the mincemeat pie, and Mom and Dad began the shuttle, returning our guests from whence they came. The Scot and the Russian went in different carloads. And then, finally, there was no one left but us and we were glad, content to be just us again with Christmas safely behind us. ~~~~ Rest in peace Ann, you will be missed.
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tion and enthusiasm. We thank all of the children who took the time to enter and share with our readers their creative works, and we thank the teachers and parents who encouraged them to do so, transcribed to electronic copy and made sure they arrived on time. This year our young writers were asked to tell us about one of the following themes: The littlest angel; We found a reindeer on our back porch; or Christmas traditions at my house.
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his presents on the night have carrots so that it is before Christmas. fair.” When he went to Santa kept going, drop off Grandma and and when Lee woke up Papa’s presents, Ru- in the morning he saw a dolph 2ND the Red Nose 3RD whole bunch of presents Reindeer ran awayPLACE to under the tree! PLACE the Fraser’s House. ~~~~~~ The oldest boy ‘Lee’ woke up because he heard noise. He went and looked on his back 1ST saw 2ND porch and there he PLACE PLACE Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Lee asked the Reindeer why he was at his house. Rudolph said “I got tired from pulling Santa’s sled, so I ran away.” Lee told the reindeer that was no reason to run off. He explained The Story Of The that Santa needs him to pull the sleigh and told Littlest Angel By Thomas Pullen, Rudolph to ask Santa age 6, Grade 1 for some carrots, then This is the story of he wouldn’t be so tired. Lee promised to help the Littlest Angel. Her him find Santa, but then name is Little Angel. he would have to get Her Dad is the King of the Clouds. Her Mom back in his bed. They walked to is the Queen of the Grandma and Papa’s Clouds. Little Angel refirst and there was San- ally wanted a halo, but little Angel did not get ta. “HO HO HO, what STher halo yet. 1 She thought, 2ND “I are you doing here.” PLACE PLACE should have a halo when Lee told Santa that Rudolph was at his I turn five.” One day when Little house and so he brought Angel turned five she him back. was surprised with a Santa said, “Well you had better get home to ring. She flew out of bed, your house is my bed and woke up her parents to see how much next stop.” Rudolph told Santa she had grown. Two years later, that he was tired and that maybe if he got when she turned seven some carrots he would her ring started fading and it disappeared. She be able to keep going. Santa said, “Sure, all was sad. Then there was of the reindeer should hope. Her father told
her there was only one way to get her ring back. Go to the Mountain of the Clouds and gather pieces of her ring and put them on top of the mountain. The Mountain of Clouds was 100 meters tall and Little Angel would have to be very strong to get to the top RD of 3 the Mountain of PLACE Clouds. If she didn’t do it by sunset she would not get her ring ever again. She flew with her wings to the 100 meter tall mountain of Clouds. She got there right before night and put the pieces of her ring on top of the mountain. When she was on top of the mountain the ring started to grow bigger. Then it became smaller and bright. She put it on top of her head. The Littlest Angel had gotten her halo. She flew back home and everybody lived happily ever after. ~~~~~
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smallest but prettiest angel. She lived in a big tree house in a forest. One day she took a big walk and she tripped on a rock and hurt her wing. Sophia was worried that she would not make it back for Christmas and Santa would not come to her tree house. Then a little white fluffy bunny came hopping by and said, “I can help you, what is wrong?” Sophia said, “I hurt my wing.” The bunny told her to hop on his back and he would take her home, and when she was going home she saw all sorts of animals in the forest. She liked the pretty lights on the animal’s homes and pens. Then when she got home she went inside with the bunny and said thank you to him, and she saw that Santa had already come to her house and left presents for her to open. 1ST ~~~~~
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By Trinity Soiland Grade 5, Barriere Elementary, Ms. Dunstan On a Christmas night I was in bed sleeping, I was at my grandma’s house to stay there for a year. As I was saying, I was in bed sleeping and all of a sudden I hear click, clack, snort, click, clack, snort. I woke up in fright. I went up stairs and looked in my grandma’s room, nothing was there but my grandma and papa. I looked in the computer room, noth-
ing was there. An for the most imThen! I looked on portant job of all was the porch and saw a Hope. She went to visit reindeer and the rein- orphans and she made deer’s name was Cupid. sure that they did not I didn’t want to wake ev- give up. eryone because I knew Just as they were that the reindeer would about to leave, Hope fly away. forgot her pouch will all I gave Cupid some her magic dust. She ran juicy carrots. While he in the cloud house and was eating the carrots, I grabbed it. got a bowl of water. It She hopped on the was 12:00 a.m. at night. cloud. As they started I was very, very tired. to zoom away Hope Then I was hearing could see all the lights foot steps on the roof. on all the houses. At first, I thought I was Peace picked the hearing things. But NO! house with the most It was Santa! Coming lights. She popped in down the chimney. the house and saw two Then Santa said,1ST children fighting 2ND like “Have you seen my reinWorld War II!PLACE She alPLACE deer?” most started crying. “I said, “Yes. I have She spread her magic Cupid right here.” all over the kids. And I “Thank you,” Santa mean all over! said. “You are officially In 10 seconds the on the good list for the kids said “sorry” and rest of your life!” gave each other a hug. The End Peace felt a little ~~~~~ tingle. Love picked the house with the most trees. She went in and saw the son was not there, and instantly went 2ND 3RDgot the son and and PLACE PLACE brought him back. Her job was done! Joy checked her tablet. There was one kid that got an ugly sweater and she went and turned it into a beautiful sweater. Well, at least in his 2ND 3RD eyes! PLACE PLACE Hope found a way to a little orphanage with The Littlest Angel no lights or trees. The By Taylor Harris orphan she had her eyes Grade 5, Barriere El- on was a little girl named ementary, Ms. Dunstan Haillie. She was looking Once upon a time out her window in her above the sky lived four tiny room hoping to find little angels, Peace, Love, a new mom and dad. Joy and the most impor- She would do anything tant Hope. to get a new mom and Hope was six and she dad. Hope felt so sad has been going out every and even though HailChristmas since she was lie could not see Hope, born on Christmas Eve. Hope went to give her a Today was Hope’s birth- big hug. It was Christday. It was not just her mas. She should not be birthday, it was the day alone. She heard Haillie all the angels went out talking to herself. to spread all their talents “Dear Santa, please around the world. I do not like it here. I Peace makes it so would do anything for a children do not fight. It new family. is the most peaceful day Hope spread some of the year. dust on her. After HailLove made sure the lie went to bed, Hope families where all to- left crying. gether on Christmas. Later on when everyJoy made sure that one was done helping the kids where happy they went to sleep. with their presents even The next mornif it was grandma’s ugly ing Haillie woke up in Christmas sweater! a completely different
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- you guessed it. So all Christmas Eve they hung Christmas decorations and played Christmas games and puzzles to. So the time was here, they made the cookies and got a glass of milk, then they went off to bed. In the middle of the night Haillie heard a big boom! She woke up and then woke Hope up. They went to see what happened and Haillie said it came from the porch. So they went to see and they saw a reindeer! “Oh my gosh,” said Hope, “What is it?” “It’s a reindeer,” Haillie said with excitement! “What are we going to do with it said Hope?” “I don’t know,” Haillie said. “Haillie?” said Hope, “What’s in that bag?” She grabbed the bag and opened it and what they saw was an elf! The elf was really nice and he was funny too. The elf’s name was Jingle Jangle. So they were okay, and they flew back to the North Pole, but before they left Hope and Haillie told the elf a special message to tell Santa and told him what they wanted for Christmas to. Then they left and hope and Haillie yelled “BYE JINGLE JANGLE”. Hope and Haillie went back to bed. When they woke up they went downstairs and yelled “IT’S CHRISTMAS!”, and their parents went running up and everyone sat down and opened stockings and Haillie and Hope got the same thing. They got a bunch of candy and fuzzy socks! After it was present time they went and opened presents. After they were done their mom saw two last presents for Haillie and Hope from Santa. So they ripped them open and they saw what they wanted the most! Hope got a fake pet monkey and Haillie got a camera! When they opened them they fell off their chairs and rolled on the ground and there was a note that said it was from Santa!
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The Christmas Mouse By Harmony Trommeshauser Grade 4, Barriere Elementary, Ms. Dunstan Once apon a time there lived a family! Not just an ordinary family, a mouse family. It was Christmas Eve and the family did not have a Christmas tree! So when their kids Justin and Marry went to bed they went to get a Christmas tree. When they got the Christmas tree they heard stomping in the house. What was it? They did not know, all they saw was a guy plying a joke so they got the guy out. So they could get going on the Christmas tree. The next morning the kids ran out looking for the presents but there were none. The kids were very sad. Mom and dad were a little confused because Santa did not come. The kids were so sad they cried all day but that night Marry heard something. She ran over to Justin and woke him up. “Hey Marry, come see this,” so she came to see whatever it was. “SANTA,” she yelled. Justin covered her mouth. Then Santa turned around. “Kids, there you are,” said Santa. Do you mean us,” said Marry. Santa said “yes” and then Santa left. The kids went back to bed and in the morning they got there presents. and that is the story of the Christmas mouse. The End ~~~~~~ The Littlest Angel By Leilani Celesta Grade 4, Barriere Elementary, Ms. Dunstan Once upon a time there was an angel that makes people happy. Then one day she saw someone being rude. The angel put her dust on him, but it just made it worse, the person got meaner, then he ran away to Christmas street. The angel flew as fast as she could, then she got lost after she flew to the queen of angels. Lots of angels came too.
The dust wasn’t making people happy so they stopped putting angels on earth. The queen was wearied if there was no angels on earth no one would be happy said the littlest angel. Gary, the angel said, “We have to do something about it.” So the queen of angels sent the littlest angel to solve what was happening. Then she went to save Earth. Ten minutes later she was on earth, then she saw a person was running around town and wrecking buildings with a giant hammer. The little angel was scared but she used her dust and the person lost his hammer. “Hmm,” said the littlest angel, “Maybe if I put more dust on him he will be nice again,” so she put more dust on and then the person got nice again. But the dust still made some people rude, and she went back to angel land ten minutes later. When she got back to angel land from Earth everyone was happy. Then it starting to snow. “What is this stuff?” said the little angel. “It’s snow!” said Gary. “It taste like water,” said the littlest angel, “Because it’s kind of water. Oh, okay, I get it now.” Wait a second is it Christmas Eve soon? “Yes,” said Star, then she jumped in a pile of snow. “Is she always like that?” said the Littlest Angel. “Yes, she is always like that,” said Gary, “She loves Christmas and she’s shy, that’s why she went in the snow. Then the littlest angel said it was it 9:30 and everyone should go to bed as tomorrow is Christmas. Eight hours later... “Today is Christmas, let’s open the presents .” “Yay, look, guess what i got? A statue of me1 What did you get?” “I got a train set,” said Gary the angel. “Oh, and I got a pet snail. What should I call her - Sticky?” This was a nice day. The End. ...continued next week
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There is nothing like photography
“In visual terms there has been nothing like photography in the history of the world. There is no vocabulary for it. Photography literally stops something dead. It’s the death of the moment. The second a picture is taken that life is held, stopped and over. That moment is over.” I found this quote by photographer Richard Avedon that I had tucked away years ago into the pages of a book of photography by Eliot Porter entitled, “Intimate Landscapes”. Photography is powerful that way. There has never been a medium that has captured the interest of so many people like photography. When it became popular in the 1800s, no one could have envisioned how important to the world and to our personal lives photography would become. For those of us in Canada the first known photograph was by an Englishman named Pattinson, here on a business trip in 1840. He was a student of an
early form of photography perfected by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre and had stopped at Niagara Falls to produce the now cherished historical Daguerreotype photograph. The Daguerreotype would have taken more than 20 minutes for the scene to expose on a silvercoated plate inside his camera. Later he would surround the plate with warm mercury fumes that would slowly make the image visible. I begin to think about photographing the landscape near my home this morning and I almost headed out, but the flat light and icy cold rain made me change my mind. To keep myself in the mood I decided Eliot Porter’s book of photographs from northwestern New Mexico and southeastern Utah would be perfect to review with a cup of coffee. I find Porter’s photography stimulating. Porter wrote, “The natural world has always attracted my eye: associations of living and inanimate phenomena, from the
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John E n ma n tropics to the poles and from rain forests to deserts, have been favourite photographic subjects for almost half a century. Grasses and sedges, especially, appeal to me – an appeal like disordered hair across a face, or a windblown field of hay before the mowing…” Reading his or any other book on photography for that matter, helps me examine the way I make photographs and try to photograph things differently. I do think photographic ideas and opportunities sometimes happen in a moment that once passed will never be the same. Many times I just want to make a photograph for no other reason than it is fun to make. Here is another quote from Porter’s book that I endorse as well. Porter says, “I do not photograph
for ulterior purposes. I photograph for the thing itself - for the photograph…” I like that. Sometimes just the process of making a photograph for no other reason than doing it is enough. Photography in this digital age has become so very easy, but I think good photography can be as time consuming as it ever has been, requiring practice and education by those that take it seriously. As I turned the
pages of Porter’s book I thought about how nice it would be if the hills above my home get lots of snow in the coming winter. If you have a moment check out landscape photographer Eliot Porter in your local library, or online, and hopefully his photographs will inspire you as he does me. You might also look up Richard Avedon. These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at emcam@telus.net, 250371-3069 or stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. I always have an interesting selection of both used film and digital photographic equipment.
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There has never been a medium that has captured the interest of so many people like photography.
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OBITUARY In Loving Memory
Thomas Michael Curtis Newberry M a y 11 , 1 9 5 1 – D e c . 11 , 2 0 1 5
Tom Newberry passed away suddenly on December 11, 2015. Tom was born in Kamloops on May 11, 1951. He completed school in Barriere and Kamloops. He attended UVic and UBC, his work was mainly in the Kamloops education system. Tom was predeceased by his mother, Corinne Newberry; father Gordon Newberry and his brother, Clifton. He is survived by his broth-
ers, Edward (Susan), Paul (Allan), Allan and his sister, Joan (Hans-Herbert). He has a niece, nephew and two grand nieces. A Celebration of Life will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Calvary Temple, 1205 Rogers Way, Kamloops, B.C. Arrangements entrusted to: Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services, 250-554-2324. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca
Keep safe with holiday decorating Submitted With the holiday season just around the corner, BC Safety Authority (BCSA) is reminding British Columbians to protect themselves and their property by following a few basic lighting safety tips. Faulty wiring of seasonal lights can create electrical hazards and result in injury or property damage. To reduce risk, BCSA advises consumers to follow the manufacturer’s directions for installation and use of
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indoor and outdoor lights and to use only products approved for use in Canada. “Aged or worn out Christmas lighting and displays are subjected to cold and wet winter conditions as well as UV from the sun. This can have a deteriorating effect on the lighting. Lighting should be looked at each year to make sure it is in good working order,” said Michael Pilato, BCSA Senior Safety Officer. BCSA recommends checking lights or other electrical deco-
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A. Most people choose a basic container that meets legal requirements. Our basic is a plywood box for $145. Some funeral homes sell cardboard boxes for $200 or more. Why don’t we use cardboard and make more profit? Call/drop by and we’ll tell you. If someone insists on cardboard, however, we suggest another funeral home. ~~~~~ 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.
labels with approved agency marks. A full list of approved safety markings can be found at: http://www.safetyauthority.ca/alert/ electrical-informationbulletin-approved-certification-marks-electrical-products • Follow the manufacturer’s directions for installing and using any electrical decorations. • Consider switching to energy efficient LED lights - they produce less heat, which reduces the risk of fire. • Use the right cord for the location - indoor and outdoor cords are different. • Outdoor receptacles within 2.5 meters of grade require a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) receptacle. • Never run cords under rugs where people will walk over them or through doorways or windows where they may become pinched - breakage of pinched wires can cause a fire. • Never use staples or nails to attach cords to walls or roofs. • Make sure cords can handle the amperage indicated on your electrical devices, and avoid multi-outlet adaptor connections which can overload your outlet. • Outdoor lights left up year-round will likely need to be replaced. • Keep lights out of the reach of small children.
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Phase out independent child advocate: report By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government should immediately put an extra $50 million into the budget of the troubled Ministry of Children and Family Development, and wind down the independent watchdog that highlights the worst cases of young people who die in ministry care. Those are among the recommendations of a review by former deputy minister Bob Plecas, released Monday. Plecas said the ministry needs a four-year strategic plan to build up resources, starting with hiring 120 additional child protection social workers in the first year and building
from there. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen TurpelLafond has issued a string of reports on child protection failures. The most recent one looked at an aboriginal teen named Paige, who died of a drug overdose in Vancouver’s downtown east side after 30 childprotection reports and interventions with her alcoholic mother. Another recent case was Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old who fell to his death in September from a fourth-floor hotel room where he had been housed by the ministry after his Abbotsford group home was shut down due to poor conditions. Turpel-Lafond rejected Plecas’ sugges-
tion that an internal “contrarian” and a ministry spokesperson similar to those employed by police forces would be trusted by the public to identify and report on issues in the ministry. Plecas said privacy rules need to be changed so an allparty committee of MLAs can be briefed on child death and serious injury cases, allowing opposition MLAs to provide the oversight and criticism they bring to other ministries of the B.C. government. Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said she can’t commit to specific financial measures until the provincial budget is presented in Febru-
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (left) and Grand Chief Doug Kelly of the First Nations Health Council stand in support of Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who is serving her second term. The majority of children and youth in care are aboriginal. ary, but she has the support of Premier Christy Clark and the cabinet to increase resources for the ministry. Turpel-Lafond said accumulated cuts and freezes to the ministry budget leave it at least
Holidays can be ruff on pets Canadian Animal Health Institute It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It can also be the most hectic, with gifttoting visitors coming in and out of our homes. Not to mention the decorations and the food; lots of food. “The most common Christmasrelated illnesses or emergencies we see are related to dietary indiscretion,” says Dr. Kendra Goulet, Head of Emergency Services at Mississauga - Oakville Veterinary Emergency Hospital. “Around the holidays pets have more opportunity to get into, and eat, things they should not.” Chocolate, for example, is toxic to pets. Chocolate contains theobromine, which can be fatal if taken in high doses. While theobromine poisoning is most common in dogs, the toxic dose in cats is even smaller (though cats are less likely to eat chocolate since they’re not able to taste sweetness). Dr. Goulet advises turkey, ham and other
holiday dinner foods should also be kept away from pets, as they can cause a painful abdomen with associated vomiting and diarrhea. “Pet owners should try to avoid feeding their pets, or avoid allowing others to feed their pets, food items from the dinner table,” Dr. Goulet suggests. “Ensure that any food items set out during entertaining, including the garbage, are out of reach of pets. Remember that dogs and cats have a keen sense of smell and can find the chocolate or other food items wrapped up under the tree.” The addition of a Christmas tree to your home can pose festive threats to your pet. When ingested, ornaments, ribbon, tinsel and new toys can cause obstruction of their stomach and intestinal tract. Place gifts, decorations and ornaments out of your pet’s reach if possible. And if your cat or dog becomes inexplicably fixated on a certain ornament or decoration, you may consider simply removing it.
$100 million below what it needs to keep up with its caseload. She also objected to Plecas’ statement in his report that no system will ever protect all children in government care from death, which he described as
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