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Emergency Services personnel work to extricate the driver of a car involved in a T-bone collision with a pickup truck Monday on Highway 97 south in Williams Lake at around 10:30 a.m. near the former site of CJ’s Western Grill. Williams Lake RCMP, BC Ambulance, Central Cariboo Search and Rescue and the Williams Lake Fire Department responded to the incident.

Crashes in the Cariboo claim lives Emergency services in the Cariboo dealt with three serious motor vehicle incidents during the holidays. A two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 south of 100 Mile House near Ainsworth Road on Wednesday, Dec. 23 claimed the life of a 68-year-old woman from

Vancouver. Officers attended the scene and learned from witnesses it appeared a southbound minivan made a U-turn in the middle of the road and was struck on the passenger side by a Northbound SUV. The 100 Mile House RCMP are

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Williams Lake City Page 2015 CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDS

CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE PUBLIC NOTICE “WRESTLING DAY” The Council of the City of Williams Lake has, by Resolution Number 436/15, declared January 2nd, 2016 as a Public Holiday in the City of Williams Lake, to be known as “Wrestling Day”, pursuant to Section 157 of the Community Charter. Cindy Bouchard Manager of Legislative Services City of Williams Lake 450 Mart Street Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N3

Williams Lake is the hometown of Rick Hansen, Carey Price and many others who have achieved national or international recognition for their achievements and the City of Williams Lake would like to recognize those individuals. City Council is now accepting nominations for 2015 Certificate of Merit Awards to recognize any citizen of the City of Williams Lake or the fringe area of the City that has accomplished an achievement that brings national or international fame to the City of Williams Lake during 2015. Their achievements will be recognized by City Council in a meeting in early 2016. To nominate an individual, provide his or her name and a short resume of their contributions for Council to consider. Nominations can be dropped off at City Hall by January 9, 2016 to the attention of Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services. For more information contact Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services, at (250)392-1773 or by email at cbouchard@williamslake. ca.

STATUTORY HOLIDAY CHANGES

COUNCIL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE AND ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES The City of Williams Lake is currently accepting applications for positions on the Heritage Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee. The Heritage Advisory Committee’s purpose is to investigate any matters pertaining to heritage conservation, and provide Council with recommendations on heritage matters. Members serve for a two year term. The Accessibility Advisory Committee’s mission is to remove physical and social barriers so that persons with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community life. Members are appointed for a one year term. Applications must include name, address, home and work telephone numbers, together with an outline of the reasons for your interest in serving on the committee. A Striking Committee of Council will consider all applications. Application deadline is January 15, 2016. To submit your application, or for more information about advisory committees, contact Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services, at 250-392-1773 or cbouchard@williamslake.ca.

Dear Resident

There will be some changes coming to the day in which your solid waste and recycling is collected. Due to statutory holidays and the operational requirements of the City of Williams Lake and its solid waste contractor, the need to change your collection day will change when a statutory holiday is observed during the collection week. This is how the City plans to change your collection day for those weeks: If your collection day falls on a statutory holiday, the collection of your solid waste and recycling will not happen that day. Instead the collection day for the entire week will move ahead by one day.

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Please place this schedule in a convenient location as a reminder to ensure your solid waste and recycling carts are at the curb on the correct day.

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Don’ts Don’t put anything in the recycling cart except: cardboard, plastics (1 through 7), metal food cans, and paper products including magazines, and paper cups. NO STYROFOAM OR GLASS. Don’t put grass clippings or other organic material in the garbage or recycling carts. Organics can be composted or brought to the Frizzi Road Transfer Station for free. Don’t leave your carts on the curb or put them out the night before. This interferes with winter snow removal and summer street cleaning. Don’t put your cart any closer than 2 meters from any obstruction such as vehicles or landscaping. Don’t take the carts with you when you move. The carts belong to that address, NOT TO YOU.

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Included with this flyer is next year’s solid waste and recycling collection schedule including statutory holidays. The calendar has been color coded for ease of use.

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Do’s Have the garbage/recycling cart at the curb before 7:00 am on your collection day. Ensure your carts are at least 1.5 meters apart. Carts that are too close will not be collected. Take the garbage/recycling cart off the curb the same day as it is collected. Record the serial number on the side of your cart to identify your cart from your neighbors. Ensure the lid of the cart is fully closed. Partially o p e n lids will not be collected. Clean all recyclables before putting them in the recycling container.

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Here are some easy do’s and don’ts that can assist in making the collection of recyclables and solid waste easier for you and the solid waste collection services.

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CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE Information Technology and Management Services

The City of Williams Lake is seeking proposals from interest Company’s for the purpose of entering into a 3 year Contract for IT and Management Services. Please contact Judy Felker, Purchasing Agent, to obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal document. Judy Felker, Purchasing Agent 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, B.C. V2G IN3 Telephone: 392-1780 Fax: 392-7163 Email: jfelker@williamslake.ca

NOTICE OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS

Pursuant to Section 127 of the Community Charter, Notice is hereby given that the Regular Meetings of Council for 2016 will be held at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall on the following dates: January 12 & 26 February 9 & 23 March 8 & 22 April 12 & 26 May 10 & 24 June 7 & 21

July 5 & 19 August 16 & 30 September 13 October 4 & 18 November 8 & 22 December 6 & 20

CITY HALL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE December 24th CLOSED after 12 noon December 25th CLOSED December 28th CLOSED December 31st CLOSED after 12 noon January 1st CLOSED January 4th (Wrestling day) CLOSED

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NEWS

City reopens Frizzi Road Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer

2016 YEAR OF THE RED MONKEY

The city has reopened the Frizzi Road access to the River Valley but said city crews will not maintain it during the winter months. Signage placed at the top of the switchback last Thursday now warns people they are using the road at their own risk. Earlier in December the city announced it was closing the access due to numerous washouts on the road and concerns for the safety of city crews. Residents living on the area locally known as Moore Mountain protested the move after being instructed to use the Comer Street entrance to the River Valley, as an alternative, and were issued a key to open and close the gate.

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After announcing in December it would be closing Frizzi Road access to the River Valley, the city said last week it will be reopening the road, however, will not maintain it during the winter months. Moore Mountain residents said they drive the Frizzi Road switchback all the time and did not agree that there were “numerous washouts.” “We are relieved and happy,” said Moore Mountain resident

Linda Hillegeist on the city’s decision to reopen the road. “This is exactly what we suggested, that they put up a sign and leave it as it is.” A few of the residents have snow plows and will maintain the switch-

back when needed, she added. The City said it will continue to maintain the Comer Street River Valley Access Road, although Hillegeist said Monday none of the residents are using it.

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Williams Lake AVOID STRESS IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON The most important part of relieving stress during the holidays is to take care of yourself! Diet, exercise and sleep have a profound effect on how much energy you have during the holidays. Make sure you get enough sleep, eat the right foods and find time for exercising. Visit your friends/ family while walking, go swimming with your relatives or play out in the snow with your children. All of these ideas will provide more energy for a less stressful holiday season.

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Hydro, ICBC, MSP fees up in 2016 Tom Fletcher Black Press Medical Services Plan premiums, electricity bills and vehicle insurance rates are up in 2016, reviving criticism of the B.C. government’s constant boast about keeping taxes low. MSP premiums rise from $144 to $150 as of Jan. 1, for a family of three earning more than $30,000 a year. For a single person in the same income group, the rate goes from $72 to $75, with lower rates for lower incomes down to $22,000 a year, where premiums drop to zero. B.C. is now the only province in Canada with a health care fee, and it has risen about 40 per cent since 2010. Premier Christy Clark has defended the fee as a signal to citizens about the enormous cost of providing health care. BC Hydro rates have been politically dictated since Clark and Energy Minister Bill Bennett intervened to cap rate increases in 2013. Hydro rates jumped six per cent after the 2013 election, and are capped at no more than four per cent for 2015 and 2016, after

which Bennett has promised to return rate-setting authority to the independent B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC). Insurance Corporation of B.C. basic vehicle insurance went up by 5.5 per cent on Nov. 1, an increase still subject to review by the BCUC. That works out to an increase of $3.70 per month added for the average driver. ICBC had proposed the maximum 6.7 per cent increase to cover increasing costs of personal injury claims and fraud, but the province gave it permission for a one-time transfer of $450 million from its optional insurance business to subsidize the basic rate. In a year-end interview, NDP leader John Horgan stopped short of promising to eliminate MSP premiums, but he called it a “regressive tax” that would be part of a broad review of B.C. taxation fairness if he wins the 2017 election. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation says people who benefit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promised middleclass tax cut will see most of those savings

eaten up by provincial and municipal tax increases. Trudeau vowed to reduce the federal income tax bracket between $45,282 and $90,563 from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent, and increase the rate for income over $200,000 from 29 to 33 per cent. The change would provide up to $2,000 in tax relief for middle-income earners, with dual-income households benefiting most, CTF federal director Aaron Wudrick says. Municipal taxes are expected to increase across the province in 2016, with local councils preparing to set budgets for the new fiscal year that starts April 1. Port Alberni has proposed a seven per cent increase, and the CTF says it hasn’t found any B.C. municipalities yet that propose to freeze or lower property tax rates. With the rapid rise in property prices continuing in parts of the Lower Mainland, the B.C. Assessment Authority sent out 37,000 letters in December, warning single-family homeowners to brace for a big jump in their assessed value.

Legion’s New Year’s Party December 31,2015

Tickets: $35 each available at the Legion

Dinner @ 7:30 Dance Live Music: Perfect Match Plus

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 139 385 Barnard Street • 250-392-7311

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VIEWPOINTS

• Publisher Kathy McLean • Editor Angie Mindus

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Free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad. - Albert Camus

Let’s see what 2016 brings

Lights exceed expectations

ecember is looking back, January looking forward, right? Looking back a day or two. GD#7 failed in her quest to catch Santa again. For several years she’s been trying to stay up all night Christmas Eve but she’s a always fallen asleep before he arrived. This year she decided to hide a video camera in the tree. Unfortunately, technology let her down. The camera recorded everything up to a point but went French blank before SanConnection ta arrived. Diana French GD#5 turned 19 Christmas Day. On the Dec. 26 she set out, armed with two pieces of ID to prove her age, to do a couple of things hitherto forbidden, like buying a scratch and win and a bottle of wine. She really didn’t want either, but there was a point to be made. She was taken aback when she did both without being asked for ID. She says she didn’t think she looked that old. Her brother, in his 20s, and a cousin, early 30s, are frequently asked for ID. Another thing on her list is dinner at the Point. Wonder if she’ll look “old enough” there. *** Looking back at 2014, I can’t see where 2015 was much of an improvement. Issues were the economy pipelines, mines, Site C, LNG (fracking), forestry, challenges to the ALR, the same old stuff except for the federal election. The results of that were a big surprise to many of us. All I can say is let’s give young Mr. Trudeau a chance. Of course he’ll make mistakes, what government hasn’t, but after only two months in office he is hardly responsible for low oil prices and the falling value of the loonie. Let’s see what the verdict is Dec. 30, 2016. Besides, which is worse? Not keeping promises or passing laws that nobody expected or wanted? *** While other parts of North America are experiencing weird weather including unprecedented tornadoes and floods, we are just having the usual Christmas weather, snow and a bit chilly, although warmer than in the past. So far, anyway. Diana French is a freelance columnist for the Tribune. She is a former Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.

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Volunteers the backbone of our community Volunteers are the backbone of any community. People who work tirelessly, not for a paycheque, but because they want to help and they care about others and the community itself. The holiday season is a time when these volunteers shine brighter than ever. Walk into any store and you’ll find someone standing in front of a pot, ringing a bell, looking for donations. Visit the Salvation Army or St. Vince de Paul and you’ll find numerous people stocking shelves and lending a hand. The same can be said for countless other organizations that just want to help. (And if you do stop by these establishments, don’t forget to leave a donation). By donating, you become part of the volunteer process. You may not be volunteer-

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ing your time, but you are offering something for free to help others. The challenge every year for these kinds of organizations is the need for volunteers and donations doesn’t end at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The holiday season may be officially over, but the need of others goes on and on. People go hungry in the summer as well as the winter. The food bank and food centre are open all year long, seeking donations when the talk of charity has simmered down. There are dedicated volunteers who also work year round, but more are always needed. Will you give when the season of giving is over? - Black Press

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few days before Christmas my neighbour left me an e-mail at work suggesting I take a photograph of the Kopp’s Christmas light display at 1733 Hazel Street, above South Lakeside Drive. Several times I mentioned it out loud to my husband that we should drive up there and have a look, but we never got around to it through the days in and around Christmas. Give this girl a few days off and she settles into the be-athome mode very Keeping quickly. Afloat I think there Monica were one or two Lamb-Yorski days that I didn’t even leave the neighbourhood except to walk our dog in the nearby woods. Then on Monday evening we worked late on our Year In Review issue at the Tribune. On my way home I suddenly remembered the Kopp’s home and decided to go and have a look at the lights for myself. Wow. When I saw how massive the display was and heard music wafting from the yard, I couldn’t believe it. I tried taking a few photographs but felt they paled in comparison to what my weary eyes were beholding. I met Bob Kopp for the first time at Scout Island a few summers ago when Central Cariboo Search and Rescue was on the lake trying to locate a young person on a raft who got into trouble when the wind suddenly picked up. Kopp and his wife were sitting in their truck watching the lake, but he told me he was on leave from work at BC Ambulance Services. Later when he retired, I interviewed him about his career and was very impressed with his genuine humility. The light display at his home, however, is far from humble. I encourage everyone to go have a look for themselves if they’ve never seen it. I understand from the locals it’s something the Kopps have been doing for a long time and it could be a case of me being the last one to know. However, there are always newcomers to town like me who are not in the know who might appreciate the tip. Monica Lamb-Yorski is a staff writer with the Williams Lake Tribune/Advisor.

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Johnny acquitted on firearm charges Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Indi Ron Johnny, 20, was out of jail in time for Christmas after being acquitted by Williams Lake Provincial Court Judge Marguerite Church of possessing and carelessly using a firearm. The evidence through the trial, which took place in August and December, was full of inconsistencies, Church said as she delivered her decision Tuesday. Johnny appeared for the decision by video from Prince George Correctional Centre where he has been remanded without bail since being charged. “I am not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused,” Church said. Johnny’s charges stemmed from an incident alleged to have taken place some time between May 10 and 24, 2015 in the upper suite at 910 Western Ave. in Williams Lake where a gun went off in a bedroom, sending a bullet through the floor and ceiling, down into a bedroom in the basement suite directly below. “It is not disputed that a firearm was discharged,” Church said. “The key issue to be determined is whether the Crown has proven beyond

It is not disputed that a firearm was discharged... The key issue to be determined is whether the Crown has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Johnny was the person in possession of the firearm that cause the discharge to occur.” - Williams Lake Provincial Court Judge Marguerite Church a reasonable doubt that Mr. Johnny was the person in possession of the firearm that caused the discharge to occur.” Tenants in the

basement suite, along with two RCMP officers, provided evidence for the Crown. Defence’s evidence came from Johnny and Brent Adolph,

who testified on the

final day of the trial, that he was the one who discharged the firearm accidentally. Johnny testified while he was attending a course titled Restoring Balance at Denisiqi Service Society he returned home one day to learn from his sister that someone had accidentally discharged a firearm. “Mr. Adolph’s testimony about his apparent involvement in this incident seemed to be made up as he went along,” Church said. “He had virtually no details about the firearm he said he had owned for six months prior to this incident, including its calibre.”

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SPORTS

Wrestling Day Fun Day coming up Jan. 2 Celebrate Wrestling Day, the lakecity’s unique, quirky holiday Saturday, Jan. 2 with the Williams Lake Wrestling Club.

The club is opening its doors to celebrate Wrestling Day at its training facility, located at the old Sight and Sound building at 299 Oliver

St., for a fun day of wrestling-related activities. WLWC head coach Sonia Conrod said the club will be open from

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11 a.m. until 4 p.m. where the mats will be setup. “There will be a concession, shirt sales and some small wrestling

clinics to teach skills, fun games and prizes and just a day of fun to celebrate Wrestling Day in WIlliams Lake with the wrestling club,” Conrod

said. There will also be a Wrestling Day cake and Mayor Walt Cobb is scheduled to make an appearance.

Proceeds from the event go towards helping the WLWC during its extensive travel season coming up throughout the next two months.

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For those of you who have not made a New Year’s resolution yet, and you are wondering what to do, let me inspire you. Try building a stronger relationship with Jesus, who is God who became a baby boy. Like any relationship that is strong and healthy, one has to make time to be with the people we love. It is much like eating three meals a day in order to keep our physical life alive and well. So likewise, we need to feed ourselves three spiritual meals a day, namely a spiritual breakfast, a spiritual lunch, and a spiritual dinner, every day to keep our relationship with Jesus alive and well. So, a spiritual breakfast could be reading a small passage from the Bible every day. Perhaps reading the passage two or three times, to let it sink in. Chew on the passage by pondering on it. Apply it to your life. Perhaps, chew on it throughout the day. A spiritual lunch could be a 5 or 10 minute meditation/ quiet time. Just meditate on the fact that you are infinitely and immensely loved by God. Just as a parent loves their children and wants the best

Another tip is to tie your spiritual meal with something that you do physically every day. Tying it in with a physical meal, either before or after the meal. Tying it in with getting out of bed or going to bed. Tying it in with whatever you do daily. One usually does not eat three meals all at once. So likewise, one should spread out the spiritual meals throughout the day. Just as the telephone poles are spread out and not all crammed together, PARSONS PEN also need to spread our BY Father Derrick we spiritual meals throughout the day. for them, so times that by a Here are a couple of million, and that is what God passages to chew on as an wants for us, his children. appetizer: Immerse and soak yourself in “He said to me: Son of man, this thought and reality. eat what you find here: eat this A spiritual dinner could be scroll, then go, speak to the reading a spiritual book of a house of Israel. So I opened saint, or spiritual master of the my mouth, and he gave me the Christian life. Again, choose scroll to eat. Son of man, he a small passage, a page, or a said to me, feed your stomach chapter at most. Take 5 or 10 and fill your belly with this minutes to allow one thought scroll I am giving you. I ate it, or idea to grab you and muse and it was as sweet as honey on the thought. This should in my mouth....” (Ezekiel 3). feed you well. Jesus said to them, “Amen, Once you get into this amen, I say to you, unless you pattern, when you miss a eat the flesh of the Son of meal, you will feel it. Don’t Man and drink his blood, you go too long without feeding do not have life within you.” yourself spiritually. (John 6).

Father Derrick Cameron is a priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church The views expressed in this column are not necessarily the views of all the churches in the Pastor’s Fellowship.

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Snow-themed events New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim and Bull Mountain Boardercross Challenge to put chill on 2016 The Williams Lake Rustlers Rugby Football Club is preparing to host its annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day. Scheduled for noon on Jan. 1 at Scout Island, the event is a fundraiser for youth rugby in the community with all proceeds going to the program. Pledges are collected prior to the swim by members of the youth rugby program in the lakecity. There will be prizes for oldest and youngest swimmers and highest pledge earning. Participants are asked to bring a towel, a warm change of clothes and are invited to wear a costume for fun. Bull Mountain Boardercross Challenge back for New Year’s Day

Back by popular demand after a several-year hiatus the Williams Lake Bull Mountain Boardercross Challenge returns for New Year’s • • • • • •

Day. Snowboard and snowskate races are on the menu with a $20 entry fee and cash prizes up for grabs. Snowskate demos will be available.

The event gets underway at the top of the Bull Mountain Hill starting at 11 a.m., however, participants are asked to arrive early to register.

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News from home and around the world Earthquakes, politics and sports help shape 2015 It was only one week into 2015 that a group of men with ties to alQaida struck in Paris, setting the tone for what would be a year of terror and war felt around the world. The armed group attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper, killing 11 people, mostly editorial staff, and injuring another 11. Attacks continued in France for two more days, killing six more, including two police officers and four people held hostage at a kosher grocery store in Paris. Paris found itself under attack again in November where 130 people were killed. In March, evidence led investigators to believe the co-pilot of a Germanwings Flight 9525 was responsible for intentionally bringing down a plane on a routine flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. All 150 passengers and crew on board were killed. February saw the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots during 2015 Super Bowl action, with New England winning 2824. The victory was the fourth championship since 2001 for the Patriots, whose quarterback Tom Brady was embroiled in the Deflategate controversy. In 2015 all Americans won the right to marry their partners after the supreme court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal across the United States. Before

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Nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon team leader with Canadian Red Cross managing one of the many skin conditions that come from living in poor conditions in monsoon season in Dhunché. the ruling, gay marriage was only legal in 37 of 50 U.S. states. The most devastating natural disaster of 2015 was the April earthquake in Nepal. The magnitude 7.8 quake that struck outside of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu was the worst to hit the country in more than 80 years. More than 8,000 people were killed, and more than 450,000 were made homeless. Chilcotin nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon was one of many vol-

unteers who travelled to the country to assist during the crisis. In U.S. politics, business billionaire and reality star Donald Trump won much of the Republicans’ support in 2015 in his bid to be the party’s next nominee for presidency. In Canadian politics, the Liberals blindsided their opposition by sweeping seats across the country in the 2015 Federal Election. Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won handily with promises

to legalize marijuana, increase government spending to stimulate the economy and also fast-track thousands of refugees to Canada from war-torn Syria. A total of 4.4 million Syrian refugees fleeing their country were registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The vast majority of them are in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq however hundreds of desperate refugees also drowned this year while attempting to

reach the European shores of countries such as Italy and Greece who struggled to deal with the needs. Canada pledged to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by the end of the year however those numbers were later reduced. Issues surrounding gender identity were brought into the spotlight in 2015 when Bruce Jenner introduced himself as Caitlyn, becoming the most famous transgender woman in the world. In news closer to home, Cache Creek declared a state of emergency after torrential rain caused a flash flood which sent raging water and debris through downtown streets and closed two highways. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said it was raining “like the sky was falling.” Nearly 100 residents registered at the emergency operations centre. About 49 homes were damaged in the flash flood, a half dozen of them beyond repair. The flood destroyed two mobile homes, severely damaged about a dozen others and left the town covered in mud. Slumping oil prices plagued Canadians this year, with workers across the country feeling the pitch of Alberta’s slowdown which is expected to last at least into 2016. Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista made national news when he

flipped his bat high in the air after hitting a three-run home run to put the Blue Jays up 6-3 in the deciding game of their American League playoff series against the Texas Rangers in Toronto. Bautista’s 442-foot shot capped a wild seventh inning that saw Texas take the lead on a fluke throwing error by Jays catcher Russell Martin, only to give it back by committing three miscues of their own. The frame took nearly an hour to play as fans littered the field with debris to protest the umpires’ ruling on the Martin play. Toronto’s first postseason run since 1993 would end in the next round with a loss to eventual World Series winner Kansas City. A Tofino whalewatching boat capsized off B.C.’s rugged west coast in October with 27 people onboard, leaving five people dead. Members of the nearby First Nations community of Ahousaht were crediting with saving many lives with their quick response. Famous Anahim Lake netminder Carey Price not only captured multiple sports awards in 2015, he also won the hearts of the country when he donated thousands of dollars in skating and goalie equipment to First Nations communities in the Cariboo Chilcotin and Williams Lake Minor Hockey Association.

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YEAR IN REVIEW - JANUARY

Six charged in Anahim Lake homicides Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 Charges were laid against six people in connection with a double homicide in Anahim Lake Boxing Day, 2014, that claimed the lives of 23-year-old Matthew Hennigar and 22-yearold Kalvin Andy. Provincial Court Crown Counsel approved a charge of first degree murder against Everett O’Reilly, second degree murder charges against Christian Craciun, Andrew Jongbloets and Serena Rhem and charges of manslaughter against Lucille Mack and Stephen Mecham. All accused are scheduled for preliminary trials in March, 2016 in Williams Lake.

Jan. 7, 2015

Murdered man found under Rudy Johnson bridge Four days after a body was discovered on the ice of the Fraser River under the Rudy Johnson Bridge, the RCMP are calling it a murder. Police were notified of the body in the afternoon on Friday, Jan. 2. The bridge was closed for more than 24 hours as police investigated the scene and search and rescue volunteers recovered the body off the ice. Police later identified 22-year-old Jesse (Delmer) Frank of Williams Lake as the victim. Police said the murder was a targeted incident and the public isn’t at risk.

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Jan. 21, 2015

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Dani Kidstone (left) and Mark Seilis — members of South Cariboo Search and Rescue — head out to recover a body discovered underneath the Rudy Johnson Bridge north of Williams Lake in January, 2015. The murder remains unsolved. No one has been charged in Frank’s murder.

Jan. 7, 2015

Ebola nurse isolated in Kelowna A B.C. health care worker who returned from Sierra Leone underwent further tests in an isolation unit at Kelowna General Hospital to rule out the Ebola virus after an initial test came back negative. Chilcotin nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon returned to Kelowna Christmas Day, 2014, after treating Ebola patients at a Red Cross treatment centre in Sierra Leone and was partway into the three-week period of self-monitoring to watch for the

emergence of symptoms after potential exposure. Hospital staff trained on how to deal with Ebola patients ushered her into the hospital through a back door in the back of the ambulance bay to a quarantine room. She was later clear of any disease and continues her work in the Chilcotin.

Jan. 7, 2015

Cougars win Mac’s AAA title Four Williams Lake minor hockey products played a significant role in helping the Cariboo Cougars claim the prestigious Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament championship. Goaltender Griffen Outhouse, forwards Chase DuBois and

Colton Thomas and defenceman Kolten Carpenter, helped the Cougars defeat the Regina Pat Canadians, 2-1, during a nationally televised double overtime thriller on Jan. 1 at the ScotiaBank Saddledome in Calgary. On the strength of a 40-save performance in the final Outhouse was named the tournament’s top goaltender, while DuBois potted the winning goal just seconds into the second overtime frame.

Eight positions were eliminated by the City of Williams Lake in hopes of saving $4 million during the next five years. “We are trying to achieve a zero per cent tax increase and the job cuts will help us achieve that,” said Mayor Walt Cobb. Four positions were removed from management and four from the union positions. Cobb told the Tribune the four management positions included managers of economic devel-

opment, social development, information and technology, and transportation and building. The four union positions were protective services receptionist, communications co-ordinator, bylaw enforcement officer and a planner.

Jan. 21, 2015

Gibraltar Mine reduces work force by seven per cent Gibraltar Mines near Williams Lake reduced its work force by seven per cent, Taseko Mines Ltd. vice president of corporate affairs Brian Battison said as he confirmed notice of the layoffs are going out Monday morning and are effective immediately. The seven per cent translates into “just under” 50 Taseko Gibraltar employees losing positions plus another 20 contractors, Battison told the Tribune. Battison said the layoffs are a direct result of falling copper prices which are at a five and a half year low.

Jan. 9, 2015

Timber Kings back to work in season two Timber Kings kicked off Season Two this week with Old Dog, New Tricks, another fun-filled

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Gentles acquitted of impaired driving causing death Feb. 4, 2015 Martin William Gentles was found not guilty of impaired driving and dangerous driving causing the death of 20-year-old Rayel MacDonald and bodily harm to Alysha Mullett. Justice John D. Truscott read out his verdict Tuesday in BC Supreme Court in Williams Lake before a packed courtroom, while five sheriffs and three armed RCMP officers stood at the doorway and on both sides of the room. Thirty-year-old Gentles sat quietly in the prisoner’s box, just as he had throughout the entirety of the threeweek trial held in November and December. In July, Gentles did receive eight-month conditional sentence, one year probation, a one-year driving suspension and a $1,500 fine for having care and control of a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit and for failing to stop and render assistance after his vehicle struck and killed Rayel MacDonald and seriously injured Alysha Mullet while the two friends were crossing Carson Drive on April 22, 2012 after attending the Rodeo Dance. Crown prosecutors have since said an appeal regarding the Gentles acquittal will be heard in Vancouver on Jan. 25, 2016 by a panel of three judges. Crown is appealing Gentles’ acquittal on impaired driving causing death, driving over .08 causing an accident resulting in death, im-

paired driving causing bodily harm and driving over .08 causing an accident resulting in bodily harm. The appeal is on the basis that the trial judge erred in law by failing to apply the correct legal standard for causation and that the trial judge erred by failing to give the correct legal effect to the facts as found by the trial judge, confirmed Gordon S. Comer, legal counsel with the Criminal Justice Branch.

Feb. 4, 2015

Design flaw to blame for Mt. Polley Mine breach: says report A design flaw led to the catastrophic breach of a tailings pond at Mount Polley Mine 2014. That was the conclusion of an independent review panel tasked with investigating the cause of the Aug. 4 failure, which resulted in the release of 17 million cubic metres of water and eight million cubic metres of tailings into Hazeltine Creek, Polley and Quesnel Lakes. The review panel said evidence indicates the breach was the result of a failure in the foundation of the embankment, a failure that occurred in a glaciolacustrine (GLU) layer of the embankment’s foundation.

Feb. 6, 2015

Studio Theatre celebrates 60th season

The Studio Theatre celebrated its 60th anniversary year with two plays by the club’s founder and noted Canadian playwright Gwen Pharis Ringwood. The plays Still Stands the House and Garage Sale started a two-week run at the Studio Theatre in March and did so with the involvement of many people whose lives were personally touched by the late playwright. Directed by Cathie Hamm, who grew up friends with the Ringwood family, Still Stands the House starred Sharon Hoffman as Hester, Amanda LeForte as Ruth, Curt Sprickerhoff as Bruce, and Tony Savile as Manning. Directed by Sylvia Swift, Garage Sale starred Michael Rawluk who was mentored by Ringwood as a youth, and Gwen’s daughter Sophia (Susan Ringwood) Schneider. The same team worked behind the scenes for both plays.

Feb. 20, 2015

Flinton brings home silver medal for Canada Williams Lake’s Julia Flinton fulfilled a lifelong dream this month, donning Team Canada’s jersey at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies defenceman also helped Team Canada to a silver medal at the

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Preston Cameron enjoys the sledding hill during the First Annual Williams Lake Winter Carnival in Boitanio Park. The second annual carnival is set to get underway Jan. 30-31. event — a multi-sport, international competition for university athletes. Flinton and her Canadian teammates opened the tournament with a 7-1 thrashing of Kazakhstan on Feb. 4, before dropping a 3-1 contest to Russia on Feb. 8. In the semifinal Canada — with Flinton opening the scoring — eliminated Japan in a 5-2 victory to advance to the final. In the final Canada again met up with the powerhouse Russian squad — stacked with eight players from the country’s 2014 Olympic Games team — at the Granada Sport Palace, falling 3-0.

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Martin Gentles leaves the Williams Lake Courthouse In February under the watchful eyes of sheriffs and members of the RCMP. Gentles was acquitted of impaired driving causing the death of Rayel MacDonald and causing bodily harm to Alysha Mullett, and dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm. He was found guilty of impaired driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

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YEAR IN REVIEW - MARCH

City butts out with new smoking bylaw won the Business of the Year Award sponsored by Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin and presented by Karen Eden. Newsmaker of the Year went to Pioneer Log Homes’ Timber Kings, accepted by Bryan Reid Sr.

March 25, 2015

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Founder of the Breakfast Club of Canada Daniel Germaine (from left), Angela Price, Carey Price, Anahim Lake’s Trent Leon, Micheline Villeneuve, director of the Air Canada Foundation, and Anahim Lake Elementary/Junior Secondary School principal Mikel Brogan were all part of a documentary project highlighting the positive impacts of the school’s BCC program.

March 4, 2015 A new bylaw in Williams Lake extended smoking bans in and around public buildings and during special outdoor events. At its regular meeting Feb. 24, 2015 city council unanimously adopted a smokefree bylaw that will prohibit smoking on civic-owned property and municipal streets during temporary road closures for public events such as parades or street parties. When new signs are put in place citing the bylaw they will stipulate a 7.5-metre “smoke free” buffer zone near areas such as playgrounds, playing fields, the beach at Scout Island, bus shelters, the cemetery, and outdoor recreational structures,

such as bleachers at a ball field.

March 4, 2015

Romeros join Vinyl Cafe Just a week back from their monthlong tour in Scotland, Wales and England, Horsefly’s celebrated folk duo Jason and Pharis Romero hit the road with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe. And they will be making the tour with their new album A Wanderer I’ll Stay that was just released. The duo performed on CBC Radio’s Vinyl Cafe and chatted with Stuart McLean in Grande Prairie, Alta., Wednesday, March 4, 2015; in Fort St. John on Thursday, March 5; in Dawson Creek

on Friday, March 6; and in Prince George at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 8.

March 18, 2015

Business Excellence Award winners announced The theme was Licence to Thrill and there were definitely some thrilling moments when it came time for the business excellence award presentations Saturday evening, March 14, 2015 at the Elks Hall. Brenda Taylor, of Taylor Made Cakes and Sweets, was literally speechless for a moment when stage fright struck as she came up to accept the Food Services Award. Later on in the

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Pioneer Log Homes’ Bryan Reid Sr. of the TV show Timber Kings is presented the Newsmaker of the Year Award by Tribune/ Weekend Advisor publisher Kathy McLean during the Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards in March of 2015. evening Mayor Walt Cobb presented Dale Taylor with the Hugo Stahl Memorial Award presented to a community member who is recognized as an outstanding community volunteer. There were 30 nominations in the Customer Service category sponsored by the Williams Lake and District Credit Union that was won by CanWest Propane and presented to owner Scott Nelson by Jim Zimmerman. Willie Dye came to the gala decked out in his creative Arty the Art Walker costume and was perfectly in character when he

won the Community Booster award presented by Darrell Garreau. The Delainey’s Centre which started out as a hardware store in the downtown core and is now home to several thriving businesses won the Greatest Improvement Award. The Manufacturer of the Year award was won by Tolko Industries. The Hospitality/ Tourism Award was won by the South Cariboo Garlic Festival. Aboutface Photography and Tell-Tale Signs, owned by Craig and Christa Smith,

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Anahim Lake resident Susan Leon noticed a change in her foster grandson, Trent Leon. That’s after Trent, a Grade 6 student at Anahim Lake Elementary/Junior Secondary School (ALEJSS) was chosen as the school’s Breakfast Club of Canada Ambassador and was afforded the experience of a lifetime to meet his hero and idol, Montreal Canadiens all-star NHL goaltender and ALEJSS alumni, Carey Price, who is the national ambassador for the BCC. Trent travelled to Montreal, first class, with ALEJSS principal Mike Brogan and a film crew to deliver a school art project and handmade cards from all the kids, while getting the opportunity for some one-on-one ice team with his hero. The trip was made into a mini-documentary by the Air Canada Foundation and the Breakfast Club of Canada.

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Williams Lake RCMP nab home invasion suspect April 1, 2015 What started as a home invasion in Quesnel March 28 ended in a spectacular crash and arrest along Highway 97 and Toop Road. According to Williams Lake RCMP, the series of events began to unfold at 8:52 a.m. in Quesnel where a 28-year-old male was suspected to have carried out a home invasion at a residence in the 500 Block of Reid Street. The suspect then fled the scene with a vehicle from the residence, a four-door Honda Civic. Police issued a warning for RCMP north and south of Quesnel to keep a lookout for the suspect and vehicle. According to Staff Sgt. Del Byron, following the home invasion, police received a report at 11:12 a.m. of a break and enter at a residence at the community of Deep Creek just north of Williams Lake. At 11:30 a.m., the suspect’s spree ended when he crashed the stolen vehicle onto the old commercial scales site across from Toop Road and was apprehended by police.

April 8, 2015

Men rescue capsized boaters on Chimney Lake Two men and a dog were rescued from the frigid waters of Chimney Lake Thursday night, April 2, 2015, thanks to the quick actions of two local residents.

the staff and students from Wildwood Elementary for the remainder of this school year. The school board later made the decision to close the school permanently.

April 29, 2015

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Williams Lake RCMP attend the scene of a rollover along Highway 97 and Toop Road late April involving a crime spree that began with a home invasion in Quesnel earlier that morning.

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Chimney Lake residents Charlie Power (left) and Lee Voth responded quickly during an evening in April, rescuing two men and a dog from the lake after the boat they were in capsized. Charlie Power lives on the north side of the lake and was sitting in his recliner watching the hockey game when he saw a boat leave the shore from his neighbour Lee Voth’s place, two properties down. “I usually have my binoculars beside me and at around five minutes after seven I looked out,” Power told the Tribune. “They were probably half a kilometre out and running the boat too fast.” Before he could say out loud that he thought the boat was going to

capsize, Power saw the bow go up in the air, the boat flip upside down, and he realized the men were in the water. Power grabbed Voth and the two set out to rescue the men, who were both cold but thankful for the assistance.

April 22, 2015

Baptiste receives international award Marilyn Baptiste garnered a trip to the White

House, $175,000 U.S. and world recognition after winning an international environmental award for grassroots activism. The former Xeni Gwet’in (Nemiah Valley) Chief and present band councillor received the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for her leadership in protesting the proposed Prosperity and New Prosperity Mine projects. Baptiste attended the awards ceremony at the Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 24, 2015

Williams Lake gets Hep C clinic Waiting times for people in the Cariboo seeking treatment to cure Hepatitis C will be shorter now that a new clinic has opened in Williams Lake. Every month Dr. Alexandra King and clinical research nurse Shawn Sharma will run the clinic for a few days out of the Atwood Clinic in co-operation with local family doctor Jo-

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April 24, 2015

Mould prompts Wildwood school closure Wildwood Elementary school students were sent home for the week while the district made arrangements to move them elsewhere following the discovery of mould in the rural school Thursday, April 21. Temporary preventative measures were put in place immediately to ensure the safety of 33 students as well as staff when the district became aware of a problem with mould in the crawl space underneath the gymnasium. In an emergency meeting held in Wildwood the following week, the Board of Trustees passed a motion that would move

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After outscoring their opposition 170-17, the Lake City Falcons senior girls seven-a-side rugby team became bronze medalists in April at the BC High School Girls Rugby Sevens Provincials. The 16-team tournament, hosted on Vancouver Island April 17-18, saw the Falcons sink their talons into one of the tournament’s top seeds, the Cowichan Thunderbirds from Duncan, to win 32-10 in the bronze-medal game. The team’s only loss came against the Abbotsford Panthers in a tightly-contested 7-5 semifinal edging — a team they’d hammered 27-0 the day before. To reach the bronzemedal match the Falcons defeated Earl Marriot 53-0, Oak Bay 31-0, Kelowna 22-0 and Abbotsford 27-0. Wilson pointed to the core of Tasha Johnson (37 points), Anna Bracewell (10 points), Skye Forcier, Emma Pfleiderer (20 points), Laura Pfleiderer (51 points), Carleigh Walters (20 points), Emma Feldinger (17 points) and Taylor Sager (five points) in leading the team throughout the tournament.

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YEAR IN REVIEW - MAY

Wheels turning on new trail project May 1, 2015 The gears turned on a new mountain biking trail project in Williams Lake this year. After years of planning, initiated by Williams Lake Indian Band councillor Willie Sellars and local mountain biking advocate Mark Savard, trail work got underway above the Chief WillYum Campsite south of the lakecity in April. The finished project, called the William Trail Network, is expected to wrap up by 2016, and includes a cross country connector built last year from Fox Mountain to Asahal Lake near the campsite. Four members of the WLIB — Ben Michel, Sam Sellars, Curtis Sellars and Billy-Joe Moody — were trained on site by First Journey Trails Project Manager Thomas Schoen. The crew built a climbing line and a downhill trail. The project was funded by the Northern Development Initiative Trust and the WLIB, and included a partnership between the WLIB, the Williams Lake Cycling Club and the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium.

May 1, 2015

B.C. government wins appeal on class size The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the B.C. government on the long-running

dispute with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation over the removal of class size and special needs support formulas from classrooms. In a lengthy judgment released Thursday, April 28, four of five appeal court judges found that the province did not infringe on the constitutional rights of teachers to bargain working conditions. The appeal court pointed out numerous errors in a pair of judgments by B.C. Supreme Court justice Susan Griffin, and overturned her order that the government pay $2 million in damages to the union.

May 15, 2015

Charges laid in Gary Price homicide A Likely resident is facing charges in connection with the death of Gary Price more than two years ago. Guy William Smith, 54, faces one charge of manslaughter and one charge of indignity to human remains. Smith was arrested on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Saskatoon, Sask. after a Canadawide warrant was issued for his arrest the previous day. Smith was remanded into custody while awaiting a trial date. His next bail hearing is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2016.

May 15, 2015

New autism centre opens

After the introductions and a little history on how the project came to be, there was a round of cheers and applause as the ribbon was cut May 13 to officially open the Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre’s new Cariboo Autism Centre. The project expenses for the expansion of the main wing and separate new Cariboo Autism Centre totalled $1,262,972, which has been covered by donations, grants, and loans.

May 20, 2015

DeGagne lawsuit concludes Supreme Court of B.C. Justice Dardi awarded Don DeGagne $65,250 in damages equivalent to six months’ notice following a two-year legal battle with the City of Williams Lake. Dardi announced the long-awaited ruling May 15, compensating DeGagne for six month’s pay, loss of his pension and other benefits for six months, and his relocation cost of $643 as well as one third of his legal costs. She ruled against awarding special or punitive damages to DeGagne. All told, the dismissal cost the city about $200,000, including its own legal fees. Originally DeGagne was hired to begin work as the city’s chief administrative officer on March 1, 2013, but on Feb. 27, prior to be-

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Williams Lake Indian Band Chief Anne Louie (left), CDC board member Cathy Chernoff, CDC founder Aileen Hewett, Mayor Walt Cobb, CDC board vice-president Connie Sauter, Community Futures executive director Karen Eden, Cathy Durfeld, and Dianne McHardy Ministry of Children and Family Development acting community service manager cut the ribbon for the new CDC autism centre. ginning the position, the city terminated him.

May 27, 2015

Minister seeks options to keep forests off farmland Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said reforesting farmland in B.C.’s Interior is contrary to the intent of B.C.’s agricultural land reserve, and he’s looking for a way to put a stop to it. British health and household products manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Inc. has bought up more than 8,000 hectares of farmland from Prince George south to Quesnel, planting the land with trees and vowing to keep the forest on

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Billy-Joe Moody (right) and Sam Sellars work on the construction of the William Trail Network, located south of Williams Lake at the Chief Will-Yum Campsite. Moody and Sellars are part of a crew of four trail builders who were trained by First Journey Trails’ and project manager Thomas Schoen. the land for 100 years or more. Local governments are concerned that long-time farming

and ranching land is being lost, and farming communities will be weakened as a result.

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Railway ties eyed by Atlantic Power Queen Michelle Ball crowned her successor Miss Daybreak Rotary Cheyleigh Sand as the 2015/16 Stampede Queen. Outgoing 2014/15 Princess Matina Durfeld presented Cheyleigh with her banner. Under new rules established by the incoming Stampede Queen Committee only a queen will be crowned if there are three or fewer contestants running, as there were this year, says committee chair Alexis Forseille. Monica Lamb-Yorski/Tribune file photo

Williams Lake resident Debbie Freeman celebrates with a cake from her co-workers at Shopper’s Drug Mart In June after she won $191,154.70 in a Lotto Max draw.

June 5, 2015 Atlantic Power Corporation is hoping to get permission to burn more railway ties at its biomass-fuelled electricity generation station in Williams Lake. Presently the company has a permit to burn five per cent in its mix of fibre at the Williams Lake Power Plant on Mackenzie Avenue North. The company is asking to increase that amount by 10 to 20 per cent on an annual basis, citing a decline in fibre supply due to an annual allowable cut reduction and ongoing impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation as reasons to use rail ties.

June 12, 2015

Mayor vows to protect Kiwanis Park

Misuse of the new gazebo in Kiwanis Park will not be tolerated, Mayor Walt Cobb warned during city council’s regular meeting Tuesday, June 9. The mayor said there have been a number of complaints about Kiwanis Park with drinking and parties in the new gazebo. As a result of the complaints, Cobb has asked the bylaw office staff to check the park more regularly.

June 12, 2015

Woman wins lotto max Debbie Freeman checked the winning numbers several times before accepting the fact she’d won $191,154.70 in a Lotto Max draw June 6, 2015. “When the guy from Lotto Max asked me

over the phone how I felt, I told him I thought I was in shock,” the Williams Lake resident said at Shopper’s Drug Mart where she’s worked for 10 years. It was her first day back to work after travelling to Kamloops to claim her win. Her winning ticket was purchased at SaveOn-Foods where she stops every Friday to buy lunch and a ticket on her way to work. With the winnings, Freeman plans to pay off the remainder of her car loan and invest the rest for retirement. “It was my lucky day. It will make a huge difference in my life.”

June 17, 2015

New Queen crowned In an emotion-filled ceremony June 13, outgoing 2014/15 Stampede

June 17, 2015

Gangs topic of meeting The issue of youth gangs and violence was the topic of discussion at an open meeting Thursday, June 18 in Williams Lake. Pat and Erin Graham, who run Guardian Youth at Risk and Family Services in the lakecity, have organized the meeting. “We hope this second meeting will produce more answers on how to deal with gang problems in Williams Lake.” Through their business, the Grahams work on the rehabilitation of gang members, street kids or foster kids, any children in need of having a life change, Pat said, noting he was drawn to work with youth because of his own background. “I’m an ex gang banger myself,” he said. “I changed my life quite a few years ago and started working and helping with youth around me to make changes in their lives.”

June 26, 2015

Carey Price sweeps NHL awards, named MVP Carey Price cleaned up at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas in June, taking home hardware as the league’s playervoted MVP, its best goalie, and finally capping the hat trick with the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for 2015. (Price actually received a fourth award in Nevada, sharing the William M. Jennings

Trophy [for the league’s fewest goals against] with Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford.) Price, who was born in Vancouver and raised in Anahim Lake, B.C., became the first goalie to win the Hart since Jose Theodore did it, also with the Montreal Canadiens, in 2002. The Habs finished second in the Eastern Conference and Price led the NHL with a 1.96 goalsagainst average and a 0.933 save percentage. He also led the NHL with 44 wins, just ahead of fellow Vezina nominee Pekka Rinne’s 41.

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Outgoing Stampede Queen Michelle Ball crowned her successor, Cheyleigh Sand, at the coronation held in June at the Lake City Secondary School Williams Lake Campus.

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Williams Lake Stampede a smooth ride June 29, 2015

A single seat Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss was recovered from Puntzi Lake in mid July. The plane crashed into the lake while fighting the Puntzi Lake Wildfire.

The 89th annual Williams Lake Stampede went out with a bang, literally. Moments after the final bull ride Monday, a severe thunder and lightning storm swept over the city sending fans running for cover. More than 14,500 rodeo fans took in the four-day event, which saw some of the best cowboys and cowgirls competing from across North America in extreme heat.

July 22, 2015

Avy’s hospital playroom refurbished

July 10, 2015

Mount Polley granted restricted restart Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett and Minister of Environment Mary Polak announced July 9 Mount Polley could restart restricted operations. The amended Mines Act permit authorized the company to operate at roughly half the rate of normal operations. The tailings facility will not be utilized during the operation. Mount Polley Mine will use Springer Pit, an existing open pit on the mine site, to manage the tailings.

July 10, 2015

Puntzi Lake wildfire forces evacuation An aggressive wildfire erupted near the community of Puntzi Lake on July 8, downing power lines and forcing an evacuation of the area. Two permanent homes, a seasonal home and the Woodland Caribou Re-

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Crews battle the Puntzi Lake wildfire in July. Here a White Saddle Air Services Bell 407 helicopter waits on standby as an air tanker comes in to land for a reload at the Puntzi Tanker Base during the early days of the fire. sort were destroyed.

July 10, 2015

Elderly man brutally attacked A 70-year-old Williams Lake man was violently attacked near the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Highway 97 Wednesday night, July 8. Staff Sgt. Del Byron called the incident “brutal” and “alarming.” A suspect was later picked up by police thanks to tips from the public, however, charges were never filed in the case.

July 17, 2015

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July 22, 2015

Sunken plane recovered from Puntzi Lake

Almost 20 years after a playroom was built at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in memory of Avril Chevigny, Pioneer Log Homes has breathed new life into the space. This month the company installed some log accents and log furniture, log colouring desk, and children-sized log benches.

American Games. Canada hammered the U.S. 55-7 in the championship July 12 to win the gold medal. As a team, Moleschi felt it was Canada’s best tournament after finishing second in last year’s World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

July 29, 2015

Studio Theatre seat campaign Studio Theatre set the wheels in motion for a new seat campaign, to fundraise for 98 new seats in its theatre at the former Glendale elementary school.

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July 24, 2015

Medal worth more than gold to Moleschi Williams Lake’s Kayla Moleschi and Canada’s women’s sevens rugby team won gold in Toronto at this year’s Pan

Pool gets funding The Sam Ketcham Pool upgrade at the Cariboo Memorial Complex received $500,000 from the federal government’s Western Economic Diversification Fund.

July 22, 2015

Williams Lake RCMP welcome new inspector Williams Lake’s new RCMP Inspector Milo MacDonald began his first day on the job in July. MacDonald, 45, is no stranger to the lakecity — he was stationed here between 1996 and 2000. Originally from Cal-

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Williams Lake’s Terris Billyboy (second from left) pulls ahead of the pack to ride out a win during the wild cowgirl race Saturday, June 27 during the 89th annual Williams Lake Stampede.

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Rally held in support of Mount Polley Mine Aug. 7, 2015 An estimated 300 people attended a rally in Boitanio Park early August in support of reopening Mount Polley Mine, held on the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 4, 2014 mine breach. The idea for the rally was proposed by Adrian Monks, a laid off equipment operator from the mine.

Aug. 12, 2014

New firefighting facility announced The Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC) will be getting a new $5.88 million firefighting facility at the Williams Lake Airport. The new one-storey, 2,045-square-metre (22,000-square-foot) main building and three upgraded outbuildings will be home to the CFC’s main office, associated support services, and ground crew and air crew facilities.

Aug. 19, 2015

Crash near 150 Mile House claims life A single vehicle crash near 150 Mile House early Aug. 18 claimed the life of a 55-year-old man from Prince George. At around 4:30 a.m. a tractor trailer travelling north on Highway 97 carrying hydrochloric acid attempted to exit onto the Horsefly/Likely Road, but crossed the road and rolled onto its side in the opposite ditch, said Const. Rick Meaver,

of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Traffic Services Tuesday afternoon.

Aug. 19, 2015

Coyote Rock development underway A flurry of activity has begun at the Coyote Rock development south of Williams Lake. For two weeks Lake Excavating has been clearing land for the Williams Lake Indian Band project which will see a new frontage road, 10 commercial lots, 28 residential lots and a new reservoir above the existing golf course.

Aug. 21, 2015

Legal Aid office opens in Williams Lake People needing legal aid in Williams Lake now have access to a local office again. Since November the local legal services office was closed temporarily while a new local agent was being sought.

Aug. 21, 2015

Cariboo Bethel Church celebrates 50 years

Alberta man sentenced in

fatal crash An Alberta man will serve an additional year and four months behind bars for causing the death and serious injury of two young Williams Lake men. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Patrice Abrioux gave Kurtis James Roby, now 23, of Grande Prairie, Alta. a four-and-ahalf year sentence in Williams Lake court after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and failure to stop and render assistance and doing so to avoid criminal and civil liability earlier in the week. Roby was also given a five-year driving prohibition to start upon his release.

Aug. 26, 2015

The Cariboo Bethel Church family celebrated 50 years as a part of the Williams Lake community the weekend of Sept. 25-27.

Aug. 26, 2015

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This multiple exposure shows Conley Pinette, 15, competing in the trick event at the Canadian National Waterski Championships. Conley finished first overall in the open division.

Gibraltar seeks increase in water discharge Gibraltar Mine is seeking permission to increase its permitted discharge of water into the Fraser River by 50 per cent. During a presentation

to the Cariboo Regional District Friday, the mine’s general manager Richard Tremblay told the board the mine submitted an application for the increased discharge to the Ministry of Environment on June 16, 2015. “We are currently sitting with 61 million cubic metres of water in the tailings facility and we only need 25 million to run the process,” Tremblay said.

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Gibraltar Mine general manager Richard Tremblay discusses the mine’s Fraser River discharge permit application with the Cariboo Regional District board.

Aug. 26, 2015

granted Retiring museum Canadian title manager will be shot missed Pat Skoblanuik retired after 20 years as manager of the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin. When Pat took on the job, the museum had been in existence for only a few years and she was the first, and for some time, the only employee. She has been there for all the museum’s growing pains.

Aug. 28, 2015

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A Williams Lake boxer was granted a shot at the Canadian welterweight title. Stuart McLellan, 28, squared off against 26-year-old Steve Claggett Sept. 18 at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino in his hometown of Calgary, Alta., during Teofista Boxing Series 17 for the belt, however, was unsuccessful in the bid but vowed to come back stronger in 2016.

Aug. 28, 2015

Pinettes bring home gold from waterski nationals A Williams Lake family waterskied to gold Aug. 12-16 in Sherbrooke, Que., at the National Water Ski Championships. Parnell Pinette and his two sons, Conley, 15, and Lucas, 9, proved to be some of the best waterskiers in the country at the event, held on Lake Magog. All won medals in their respective divisions. Conley also won the overall title.

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Worker locates injured man at Sugar Cane her legacy at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Salloum grew up in the Cariboo and has twice been a finalist for a BC Book Prize and is the author of three other books.

Sept. 25, 2015

Officer witnesses hit and run Monica Lamb-Yorski/Tribune file photo

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Pictured with the city’s newest mural on the Crosina Realty building are Roy Crosina (left) BIA member Jan Hermiston, artist Dwayne Davis, Mayor Walt Cobb, Shirley Crosina, Anita Crosina, artist Steven Davis, and BIA representatives Kimberly Futcher and Melanie Ablitt.

Sept. 2, 2015 Williams Lake RCMP investigated after an injured man, 34, was discovered early Aug. 31 in a wooded area adjacent to the Williams Lake Indian Band Sugar Cane Reserve by an individual from a work crew. The individual, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg and unable to walk, did not co-operate with police. Police later ruled the incident an accident and no charges were laid.

Sept. 9, 2015

Archers return from world championships Four Cariboo Archers represented Team Canada early September at the World 3D

Archery Championships in Terni, Italy. Nearly one half of the 19-athlete Team Canada finished in the top 16 groups in their respective categories. In total, 23 countries sent their top archers to vie for a world championship. Cariboo Archer Fred Streleoff finished 11th, Dan Mobbs finished 24th, Jessie Mobbs shot to 17th and Al Campsall finished 26th in their divisions.

eral calls about night hunting and people trespassing on private property,” Butler told the Tribune. The COS also investigated the shooting of a caribou in the Itcha Mountains. “It’s legal to hunt caribou if you have a tag, but you have to take the meat out,” Butler said. “(In this case) they only took the antlers and the cape for the head mount.”

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Sept. 11, 2015

Hunting complaints pour in With hunting season in full swing, the complaints cranked up, said Sgt. Len Butler of the Conservation Officer Services. “We have had sev-

Caribou Brain Injury Society closing its doors The Caribou Brain Injury Society (CBIS) dissolved at the end of September after serving the community since 2002.

“Because we had a lack of support in general we are shutting down,” said executive director Courtney Mailhot speaking on behalf of the board. Services will not be cut off to the 30-some local clients. Deborah Preston, regional manager for special populations for Interior Health, said the health authority partnered with the Williams Lake Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association to continue the important service.

Sept. 16, 2015

Riske Creek family loses home to fire A Riske Creek family is picking up the pieces after their home off Stack Valley Road was completely destroyed by fire Sept. 10. Charlene Green said she was at home with their teenagers Matt and Kaitlin when a fire started from a propane barbecue on the back deck of their mobile home at around 7:30 p.m.

Residents in the area of Boundary Street and Midnight Drive were startled from their homes Sept. 24 following a spectacular crash and crime scene that stretched almost a city block. Cpl. J. Burns happened to be driving by when the suspect vehicle was alleged to have travelled through the intersection and hit a vehicle before careening out of control up Midnight Drive, and up a steep 15-foot retained embankment below the home of Lyle and Ann Severns. Criminal charges were not laid in the incident.

Sept. 30, 2015

Mural unveiling wraps up Art Walk

Police Sonia Cornwall investigate featured in new mailbox book tampering

The city’s newest mural on the alley side of Crosina Realty was part of the Art Walk and Sale 2015 wrap up ceremonies Sept. 5. Fittingly, the mural is dedicated to the Crosina family history, one of the founding families of Williams Lake.

The late artist and rancher Sonia Cornwall is the subject of a new book titled Sonia: The Life of Bohemian, Rancher and Artist Sonia Cornwall. Author Sheryl Salloum launched the book with an illustrated talk about Sonia and

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Williams Lake RCMP investigated a string of attacks on area Canada Post mailboxes between Sept. 17 and 27. The incidents occurred on Belleview Drive, Lexington Road and along Highway 97 near the Nenquanyi Wellness Centre.

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Hunters help COS nab poaching suspects Oct. 2, 2015 Conservation Officer Service (COS) Sgt. Len Butler credited the assistance of hunters, guide outfitters and his own staff with helping to bring caribou and moose poachers to justice. The case Butler’s referring to is a successful investigation into the shooting of two cow caribou in the IItcha Ilgachuz mountains the weekend before. Officers flew into the remote area after receiving a report of a cow caribou found shot on a plateau. A second cow was later discovered by officers with a broken leg due to being shot, and had to be put down.

Oct. 7, 2015

Bike symposium delegates impressed Praise for Williams Lake dominated the conversation as riders from the provincial mountain bike symposium gathered for a final group ride to Desous Mountain in October. Six years after he moved away from Williams Lake and his post as president of the Williams Lake Cycling Club, Sal Demare said he was thrilled to see how far the local trail network has developed. “When I left we were in the beginning stages of legalizing the trails,” Demare said as he loaded his bike into a trailer provided for the riders. “The club has taken it and run with it, created a consortium and what

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Thomas Schoen loads bikes for a final group ride to Desous Mountain with delegates from the Mountain Bike Symposium in Williams Lake. Schoen is the president of the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium who helped host the event.

Oct. 16, 2015

Log car speeds toward record Pioneer Log Homes hopes to set a world record while raising funds for veterans groups with the creation of a log car. For two years now, Angie Mindus/Tribune file photo the Williams LakeLakecity resident Mary Forbes enters based company has Chilcotin Road Elementary School Oct. 19 to been planning the projcast her ballot in the federal election. ect, said founder and they’ve done is world- Oct. 14, 2015 owner Bryan Reid Sr. class.” “It’s the first of its Telus fibre kind to our knowledge.” build nears The car’s body is Oct. 9, 2015 made from one giant cecompletion Low copper dar tree harvested near prices force Bella Bella and powered A $14 million fibre by two Buffalo turbines, layoffs at build in Williams Lake made by one of Pioshould be completed neer’s customers in BufGibraltar by the end of the year, falo, New York. Thirty-four unionized said Telus general manworkers received lay- ager Bert Braybrook off notices at Gibraltar during a celebration Oct. 16, 2015 Mine, said Jon Hawkins, held in Williams Lake. Outhouse Speaking to guests makes WHL’s the national rep for Uniand dignitaries gathfor Local 3018. Taseko vice president ered under a tent in Victoria Royals of corporate affairs Boitanio Park, Bray- roster Brian Battison said the brook said fibre oplayoffs reflect the dif- tics will offer access Griffen Outhouse ficult economic condi- to world-class services wants to prove himself tions facing the copper and advanced technol- in the Western Hockey ogy. business. League.

That’s after the 17-year-old goaltender from Likely found out he’d made the WHL’s Victoria Royals’ roster and will be staying for the team’s 2015/16 campaign. “It was exciting to find out I was going to stick there for the year,” Outhouse said. “Now there’s a bigger challenge ahead of me and that’s showing that I can play in this league.” Last January Outhouse helped lead the BC Major Midget League’s Prince Georgebased Cariboo Cougars to a Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament championship. He finished the regular season with 15 wins, five losses and two ties, with a 2.04 goals against average.

Oct. 21, 2015

Liberal sweep stops short of B.C.’s Interior While the Liberals swept most of the country in the federal election, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.’s Interior stayed Conservative, with Cariboo-Prince George Conservative Todd Doherty winning with 19,688 votes. Tracy Calogheros (Liberal) received 16,921 votes, Trent Derrick (NDP) 13,879 votes, Richard Jaques (Green) 1,860 votes, Sheldon Clare (independent) 657 votes, Gordon Campbell (unaffiliated) 402 votes and Adam De Kroon (Christian Heritage) 327 votes.

Oct. 28, 2015

Good Samaritan saves driver Williams Lake RCMP and the city credited the quick actions of a local motorist with saving a man in medical distress. Brady Custaloe was following a vehicle down Mackenzie Avenue on Oct. 24 when he noticed the northbound truck ahead of him veer onto the sidewalk near the Desniqi Service Society. Custaloe quickly parked his car and ran after the truck, reached in the driver’s window and stopped the car. In December Custaloe was honoured by the RCMP and the City as a hero for his efforts.

Oct. 30, 2015

TNG supports project to recover moose A non-First Nations hunter and a Tsilhqot’in chief found common ground in their bid to recover dwindling moose populations. “We’re honoured to be a part of the (Cow Moose Sign Project) initiative and thank all those who have got involved,” Tsilhqot’in National Government Chair and Chief Joe Alphonse said before shaking hands with Dan Simmons, creator of the Cow Moose Sign Project. Simmons, himself a hunter, said the support was good news. “It’s a big step in this project having First Nations involved,” Simmons said.

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Mount Polley Mine to ramp up for the winter Nov. 6, 2015 With winter just around the corner, Mount Polley Mine will have to move to 24/7 operations soon, said Steve Robertson, Imperial Metals vice-president of corporate affairs. “Winter conditions don’t allow us to do one week on, and one week off,” he said. “If we took a full week off and got a cold snap we’d come back to all sorts of problems with stock piles and frozen up conveyor belts.” In December Mount Polley was also granted a short-term permit by the ministry of environment to treat and discharge water from the mine site into Quesnel Lake.

Nov. 6, 2015

New Stampede president It was roughly 40 years ago Tim Rolph watched his first Williams Lake Stampede and he’s been hooked ever since. This year, he’s taken over the reins from longtime Williams Lake Stampede Association president Fred Thomas as the new president of the association.

Nov. 18, 2015

SD 27 lists school properties Six properties in School District 27 deemed surplus by the Board of Education are for sale. Of the six properties listed on the BC Bid website, the former Kwaleen

School on South Lakeside, is the only property within Williams Lake. It is listed for a minimum bid of $270,000. The bid deadline is Jan. 18, 2016. Glendale, which closed as an elementary school two years ago, will not be sold and instead will be renovated to become the new SD27 administration office.

Nov. 18, 2015

CRD director inspired to tackle sexual abuse After witnessing First Nations people give testimony about historical sexual abuses during the Truth and Reconciliation hearings two years ago, Cariboo Regional District (CRD) director Joan Sorley was inspired to speak out about her own experience of being raped. This fall she penned an executive resolution calling for a task force to “determine how to end the rape culture that is pervasive in schools, universities, workplaces and elsewhere across Canada.”

Nov. 18, 2015

Potato House renovations The Potato House announced their renovation plans for the interior and exterior of the house, which will take place over the next year. Thanks to funds from Heritage BC, Northern Development Initiative Trust, the Central Cari-

boo Arts and Culture Society, and the Cariboo Regional District, the Potato House is moving forward with a major restoration project that will fulfill the dream to create a “tiny community hall.”

Nov. 27, 2015

New program to address homelessness A housing project that has helped eradicate homelessness in Medicine Hat, Alta. is being launched in Williams Lake. “Medicine Hat is claiming they essentially ended homelessness in their community and they did it in five years using this approach,” said Anne Burrill who is managing the federally funded Housing First Planning Project. “We wanted people to know it’s happening in our community as well.”

Dec. 16, 2015

Cariboo Gold Rush history on the move A century-old B.C. time capsule like no other is on the brink of being opened for all the world to see as the Patenaude family is working with the City on the possibility of moving the historic 153 Mile Store with all its contents to Williams Lake. “When my mother [Peggy Patenaude] passed, her wishes were to have the store preserved in the name of the Crosina and Patenaude families, and right now we’re finding it very dif-

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Amber Stratton and her son, Bayley, stand outside the historic 153 Mile Store. A third-generation Patenaude, Amber and the entire Patenaude family are working with the City of Williams Lake to preserve the building and its contents by possibly moving it to Williams Lake. ficult to keep the store preserved where it is,” Roger Patenaude said. “It’s actually quite a museum.”

Dec. 18, 2015

No charges recommended against Mount Polley An investigation report by the Chief Inspector of Mines is not recommending charges against Mount Polley Mine for the Aug. 4, 2014 tailings impoundment breach. “During our 15-month investigation into the breach we found no non-compliance with mines act permits or regulations,” said Chief Inspector of Mines Al Hoffman Thursday during a media conference. “Although there were poor practices by the company there were no offences we could find.”

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Williams Lake RCMP make an arrest in relation to a complaint of a break and enter of a storage facility located at Mackenzie Avenue and Murray Drive early November.

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Performances in the Park 2016 puts out call for performers The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society is happy to announce that Performances in the Park, the outdoor free summer concert series, will begin on Thursday, July 7 at 6 p.m. and will continue each Thursday evening at the same time at the Gwen Ringwood Theatre in Williams Lake’s Boitanio Park until August 25th. Once again, with the support of the City of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District, the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society will be presenting this event under the man-

agement of Angela Sommer of Angelkeys Music Studio. The concert series will feature two acts each week; one from 6 to 6:50 p.m. and then another from 7 to 8 p.m. All acts will be family friendly. We are currently looking for performers of every type to fill these performances. Application forms can be downloaded from the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society’s website at http://www.centralc a r i b o o a r t s. c o m / events/perfor mancespark.html. You can also receive an appli-

cation by e-mailing Angela Sommer at performances@centralcaribooarts.com. Submissions can be made by mailing or dropping off completed applications to: Performances in the Park, c/o Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society, 90 Fourth Avenue North, Williams Lake, B.C., V2G 2C6, or by e-mailing completed forms to performances@centralcaribooarts.com by March 3, 2016 at 4 p.m. This well-attended, free event, is fun for the whole family and we look forward

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The East Vancouver-based boogy brass band Carnival Band performs last July during a Performances in the Park. This year’s series of performances begin on Thursday, July 7. to seeing familiar and new faces in the crowd.

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Museum looking for mystery painting clues The executive director and curator at the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin is hoping someone will recognize the subject of a painting the museum recently acquired. “It was given to me by a woman who has lived

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Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin executive director and curator William Adams with a painting the museum recently acquired.

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Help Wanted Child Caregiver - Private Home. $11/hr for 40 hrs/wk in Maria Del Rosario’s home in Williams Lake to care for 3 yr old & 6 yr old boys. Optional accommodation avail at no charge on a live-in basis. This is NOT a condition of employment. Applicant must have experience with child with allergies and possess a 1st aid certificate. Apply via email: maricordungan@ hotmail.com Forest technician required for F/T or P/T work in Williams Lake. Wages DOE. Call (250)392-0515

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Parallel Wood Products Ltd. has added an additional shift to our finger joint plant in Williams Lake, BC and will be accepting resumes for: Certiﬁed Millwrights Individual must have demonstrated the ability to safely troubleshoot equipment in a production atmosphere. Must be willing and able to work all shifts. Experience in lumber / finger joint manufacturing would be an asset but not required. Third and Fourth year apprentices would also receive consideration. Resumes may be faxed to Casey Elgert at Parallel Wood Products Ltd. at 250-392-7584.

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A retail leader in your community is hiring an individual in the field of Loss Prevention. The successful candidate must have (or in the process of attaining) an up to date BC security workers license (including AST), and will receive 3 weeks in house training. Following this you will be responsible to: detect and apprehend criminals, preserve evidence, appearing in a court of law and provide testimony, submit apprehension reports, maintain and utilize CCTV systems, investigate internal theft, monitor physical security measures, assist in the monitoring of JHSC requirements as part of the safety team. Our in store Loss Prevention Associates are mature, responsible, demonstrate a sense of urgency and are able to work unsupervised. If you value respect for individuals, customer service and the pursuit of excellence, launch your career with a “winning team”, one that is rapidly growing, financially strong, sharing profits and providing career development opportunities. Apply with cover letter to Box 721, c/o The Williams Lake Tribune, 188 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8. Candidates must have permanent employment status within Canada and be willing to have a criminal background check done.

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OVERVIEW OF COORDINATION RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPETENCIES t Management of all aspects of the Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) program t Tracks and manages budgets, complete reports to funders t Liaise with Health Director, funders re: Head Start Budget t Ensures that AHS Preschool provides an accessible, nurturing, culturally sensitive care and education program for young children, consistent with the philosophy and guidelines stated in our policy and procedures manual and follows the Tl’etinqox School Policy t Ensures that AHS Preschool is family-friendly and supportive QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS t Early Childhood Educator Certificate to Practice t Works independently, demonstrating initiative, with limited supervision t Plan, carry out, and assess emergency curriculum activities and experiences in harmony with the Tl’etinqox Community t Willingness to participate in work-related courses, seminars and training as required t Strong leadership skills that promote collaboration and learning t Knowledge and respect of Chilcotin First Nations Language and culture t Ability to effectively use computer programs, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. t Ability to track, monitor and develop budgets t Experience in writing proposals and reporting to funders meeting deadlines t A valid childcare First Aid certificate t A clear criminal record check for vulnerable persons Deadline: Open until filled Please submit Resume with Cover Letter and names of Previous Supervisors for reference to: Pamela Alphonse Tl’etinqox Health Services Building – Tl’etinqox Reserve Email - palphonse@tletinqoxtin.ca Tel: 250-394-4240 Fax: 250-394-4234

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLES CLERK Mount Polley Mining Corporation currently has a position available for a permanent, full-time accounts payable clerk at the mine site RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Mine Controller, the Accounts Payable clerk will be responsible for processing daily accounts payable and employee expense transactions. Duties will include but not be limited to the following: Perform all aspects of the accounts payable function by matching purchase orders to invoices, verify approval on all invoices, coding invoices and entering the invoices into accounting software (SAP) according to department policies and deadlines Attention to detail and able to identify possible errors and discrepancies and resolve it before posting Reconcile accounts payable related accounts Process employee T&E expense reports Prioritize invoices according to payment terms and cash management strategies Prepare and send check payable packages for Vancouver office weekly check run Maintains accounts payable files Answer Vendor queries Special projects as assigned With safety as a core value, the Accounts Payable Clerk will also be responsible for other related financial, administrative and clerical services at the mine site accounting department while ensuring accuracy and efficiency of operations. REQUIREMENTS High school graduate with a minimum of 1-2 years of Accounts Payable/Accounting experience Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment Accurate, detail oriented, professional attitude, and reliable Possess strong organization and time management skills Strong problem solving skills, basic accounting principle knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills, and data analysis and multi-tasking skills Proficient in both verbal and written communication Ability to interact with employees and vendors in a professional manner. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Experience with SAP will be considered an asset.

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Qualifed applicants can send their resume and cover letter to: Attn: Human Resources Mount Polley Mining Corporation mail to: humanresources@mountpolley.com humanresources@mountpolley.com fax #250.790.2613

Mount Polley is an open pit copper/gold mine owned by Imperial Metals Corporation, located in central British Columbia, 100km northeast of Williams Lake (approx. one hour drive). Employees are expected to secure their own accommodation within the local area. Daily transportation from Williams Lake to/from the mine site is available.

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LAND stewardship opportunity for your unused acreage: looking for 10+ acres to lease around Williams Lake or Quesnel. Prefer along either the east or west side of the Fraser River, but willing to consider others. This MUST be a long term lease (20 yrs+), have reasonable access to water, and be relatively level. Lease payment to be discussed upon appraisal. Call 778.961.0600 or puddleproduce@gmail.com.

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Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic Williams Lake Plywood, a Division of West Fraser, has an opening for a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic. This is an hourly position with United Steelworkers benefits and wage rates. Our ideal candidate possesses: • Must be Red Seal Certified • Mechanical aptitude; excellent problem solving skills • Commitment to working safely and creating a safe work place • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Ability to work independently with little supervision • Organizational and planning skills • Must be able to work various shifts To explore this opportunity with us, submit your resume before January 8, 2016 to the Human Resources Department, Williams Lake Plywood, A Division of West Fraser, 4200 North Mackenzie Avenue, or Email: wlplywood@westfraser.com We thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Beautiful Executive Home in Westridge subdivision suitable for respectful, quiet, mature adults. Features a large kitchen; living room with 9’ vaulted ceiling, gas fire place with a spectacular view of the city & the lake. 2 full bathrooms; 3 bdrm; large deck; washer/dryer, window coverings & double garage. No smoking. Available immediately - Superior references required. Call (250)392-6011 Rented! 4bdrm family home near Safeway, $1050/mo +util. Carport & storage shed. No pets, N/S inside, ref req’d. To view. (250)392-7880

Shared Accommodation 645 Hodgson Rd. Room for Rent or Shared accommodation. Smokers welcome, small pets okay. $475/mon. 250398-5159

Suites, Lower 1bdrm, bsmt suite n/s, n/p. $650/mnth. utilities incl, working person preferred. 250-3987947 1bdr. suite $550.mnth/1 person $650.mnth/2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045.

Suites, Upper 3bedroom upper suite close to TRU, Nesika. & Columneetza (250)392-1586 or (250)3054698

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Four door, silver, FWD, winter tires. Excellent fuel mileage. 174,000 kms. Good condition. $3,850. 250-297-6569 McLeese Lake.

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1 and 2 bedroom suites, very clean, quiet, secure building, has in suite storage, onsite laundry on each floor, close to schools and bus route, immediate availability.

2 bdrm house. f/s, natural gas heat. 250-392-7617. 3bdrm home, 2 baths, 4-5 min. from downtown. Very big yard, quiet & close to outdoor activities. (250)392-0168

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Apartment & Townhouse Rentals Bachelor, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites, various locations in and around the Williams Lake area. Check out our website. MOVING? We have other rental availability in Kamloops, Quesnel, Prince George and Kitimat. To inquire by phone please call 250-305-0446 or 250-302-9108.

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MINES ACT NOTICE OF PROPOSED SAND & GRAVEL Take notice that Brandy Dickey of United Concrete & Gravel Ltd has filed with the Chief Inspector of Mines pursuant to Section 10(1) of the Mines Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 293, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed pit located at: DL5092 Cariboo District Highway 97 North, 50 km South of Quesnel, BC Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days to make a written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, South Central Region, 2nd Floor 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. A copy of the proposal is available for viewing at 245 Hodgson Rd, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3P7.

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1 and 2 bedrooms suites, close to schools, on bus route, pet friendly, includes storage, assigned parking, clean, secure building, rent negotiable for long term tenancies, suit working professionals, references required, available to view anytime including evenings and weekends, immediate availability. Please call 250-305-4598 or 250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com

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The Board of Education of School District No. 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) has declared multiple properties as surplus and is offering them for sale. Instructions on how to place a bid and further details on each property can be found on the School District website: www.sd27.bc.ca.

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No purchase required. Open to Canadian residents age of majority, 18 years of age or older, who purchase any new 2015/2016 Kia vehicle at a Canadian Kia dealership from December 26 to 31, 2015. Certain dealerships will be closed on December 27. For a chance to win a prize of a $3,000 itravel2000 voucher each day (6 prizes in total) from December 26 to 31. Go to kia.ca for complete details (including no purchase entry). Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from December 26 to 31, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,715, $22 AMVIC, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, PPSA, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees, fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. Φ0% financing for up to 84 months or up to $7,000 discount available on other select 2015 models. Discount is deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Maximum $7,000 discount ($6,000 cash discount and $1,000 ECO-Credit) is offered on 2015 Optima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) only. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Representative Financing Example: Financing offer available on approved credit (OAC), on a new 2016 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551G) with a selling price of $24,832 is based on monthly payments of $284 for 84 months at 0% with a $0 down payment and first monthly payment due at finance inception. Offer also includes $1,000 cash discount. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Cash Purchase Price for the new 2015 Optima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) is $24,752 and includes a cash discount of $7,000 including $6,000 cash discount and $1,000 ECO-Credit. Dealer may sell for less. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Cash discounts vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. † “Don’t Pay For 90 Days” on all models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on all new 2015/2016 models on approved credit. No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Offer ends January 4, 2016. ≠Representative Leasing Example: Lease offer available on approved credit (OAC), on 2016 Forte Sedan LX MT (FO541G)/2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F) with a selling price of $17,552/$26,452 is based on a total number of 130/78 bi-weekly payments of $69/$119 for 60/36 months at 0% with $0 security deposit, $1,300/$2,000 discount (lease credit), $600/$1,950 down payment and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation $8,991/$9,287 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $6,661/$13,215. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). ° No charge AWD applicable on cash purchase of 2016 Sportage LX AT AWD (SP753G)/2016 Sportage EX AT AWD (SP755G)/2016 Sorento LX 2.4L AWD (SR75BG)/2016 Sorento LX + Turbo AWD (SR75DG) with an approx. value of $2,300/$2,400/$3,000 ($2,000 AWD credit and $1,000 in discounts)/$2,000 respectively. Some conditions apply. See dealer for details. ** $500/$750 Boxing Week Bonus amounts are offered on 2016 Forte (Sedan, Koup and 5-door), 2015 Soul, 2016 Soul/2015 Optima, 2016 Sportage models and are deducted from the negotiated cash purchase, finance or lease price before taxes. Offer available from December 26 to 31, 2015 only while supplies last. Certain conditions apply. ‡Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for Optima SX AT Turbo (OP748F)/2016 Forte SX AT (FO748G)/2016 Sportage SX Luxury (SP759F) is $34,895/$26,695/$38,495. The 2015 Optima was awarded the 2015 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for model year 2015. U.S. models tested. Visit www.iihs.org for full details. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation. §

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