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The new Search and Rescue (S&R) hall is now open for business on Barriere Town Road. Pictured are Search and Rescue members (l-r) Tim Hoffman, Susan Black, Todd English, Donna Richardson and Ken Harris with the S&R truck now parked in the building for the first time last Thursday.
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Search and Rescue moves in By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal After two years of fundraising and hard work Barriere Search and Rescue are finally home in a brand new building on Barriere Town Road. For many years the group have leased a meeting hall on Fouquet Road. When the rescue truck was purchased it was stored in a number of places; a few years ago they no longer had access to a secure garage, and the result was vandalization and theft from the vehicle, which in itself is valued at approximately $120,000 for the truck and equipment that it carries. The Barriere Fire Department then made room to store the vehicle temporarily in their hall until a secure garage could be found or constructed. Search and Rescue (S&R) director Tim Hoffman says, “It was pretty much a two year process for us to get funding in place for a building. Then we had to come up with a design, a contractor, and we finally got started on construction in October of 2015.” He says that nothing would have got started if the District of Barriere hadn’t provided the lot, which was the boost they needed to proceed. Total cost of the building comes in at around $120,000, with $55,000 provided from the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society, $15,000 of generous in-kind donations and the balance from fundraising efforts by the S&R members. He notes that the group were especially touched by the folks over at Barriere House who decorated their facility for Christmas and won an Interior Savings prize of $100 for their efforts, which they then donated to the S&R building fund.
Hoffman says the assistance they received from the construction company Tyand Builders and Dave Ewert was exceptional. He also thanks other supporters of the project; Rona Building Supplies, Quality Contractors, Convoy Building Supply, Action Concrete Pumping, Barriere Timber Mart, Thompson Valley Awards, Anchor Door & Window, Kamloops Truss, KB Energy Alternatives Ltd, Warner Rental, Mike Graves, OK Ready Mix, W777 Holdings Ltd., DJ’s Plumbing, and Mitchell Ranches. And he thanks the volunteers who did the painting and landscaping. “We are all done now,” Hoffman said last Thursday when the truck was moved in to its new home. “All we have left to do is get the phone lines and radio system in, set up some signage on the building and move all of our gear over from the old hall.” The new two-bay building is 1500 sq. ft. with a washroom and shower area that is handicap friendly, a small office and an electrical maintenance room. The hall is currently heated with electricity, but Hoffman notes that once the Wastewater Treatment Plant that sits behind the S&R building is up and running it will provide radiant heating to the floors and will provide a large savings on heat. Even with the rescue truck and equipment trailer parked inside their is still plenty of room for tables and chairs where meetings, training sessions, and more can take place. Currently Barriere Search and Rescue have 25 members with approximately 10-15 that are really active. Hoffman says they would like to see the membership rise to at least 40 for the size of the area they
serve, and the group is currently holding a membership drive. Members must be at least 16 years of age, and must be 19 years of age to participate in highway rescue calls. However, Hoffman is quick to point out that members can do both tracking searches and highway rescue, or just tracking, or just highway rescue; while others are needed for communications, training and managing searches. “We especially need someone to take on the position of search manager,” adds S&R director Ken Harris, “This person stays at the base station during a search and we are more than willing to train someone who is interested in taking this on.” Barriere S&R averages 55 highway call outs a year and approximately 10 search call outs. But, due to a lack of available trained searchers they sometimes have to pass the call over to Clearwater or Kamloops. Harris tells that the group has a number of training sessions planned for the upcoming months; right now there is ground search training that can be started online, and there is an auto extrication course planned for the spring. Hoffman notes Barriere Search and Rescue will be holding an open house in March to thank the community and all who helped construct the building. “We want to invite all of our supporters so we can say thank you.” If you would like more information on Barriere Search and Rescue or how you can become a member contact Tim Hoffman at 250-672-9972 or Ken Harris at 250-672-9705.
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Feds tack on more pipeline consultations Shift adds weight to aboriginal, climate concerns By Jeff Nagel Black Press The federal government is ordering extra consultations with first nations and other communities separate from the work of the National Energy Board as part of its prescription to rebuild public confidence in the pipeline approval process. It doesn’t halt the NEB hearings underway on Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline twinning, nor does it delay the NEB’s deadline to deliver a recommendation to cabinet by May. But the federal government has given itself seven months instead of the legislated deadline of three to make a final decision on Trans Mountain – that must now happen by December instead of August. The government had previously said it wouldn’t force proponents like Kinder Morgan to restart the approval process all over again. A separate ministerial representative will be appointed to directly consult communities, including first nations, during the extension period and report back to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr. Funding will be provided for first nations to participate. Direct and upstream greenhouse gas emissions linked to the projects will now be assessed, but not the downstream emissions when fossil fuels are burned in destination countries. The climate change analysis for each project, to be conducted by the federal environment department, will be made public. The changes effectively add an extra layer of review to plug what the government says were major gaps in the flawed NEB review process left by the Harper Conservatives.
Garibaldi ski resort gets B.C. approval The B.C. government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for Garibaldi at Squamish mountain resort, proposed as a major competitor for North Shore ski hills and Whistler-Blackcomb resort. The project has faced strong commercial and environmental opposition over 15 years, and the approval comes with 40 conditions and cautions about its impacts to the area. BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang 2/26/07 3:44 PM Page 1 The Squamish Nation is a partner in the Garibaldi project, which proposes expansion over 25 years to a 22,000-bed year-round resort village on Brohm Ridge near Squamish. includes ski lifts BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang 2/26/07 It 3:44 PM 23Page 1 and 124 developed ski trails, scaled down from the original plan that included two golf courses and more housing.
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BC Family Day on Monday, Feb. 8, offers British Columbians a holiday weekend to spend with their loved ones, enjoying fun and engaging events throughout the province. Now in its fourth year, BC Family Day is a time to celebrate what we value - our family, friends and communities. The B.C. government is once again providing funding to the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) and the Royal BC Museum to help provide free Family Day activities. Family Day events supported by the BCRPA include a range of family-friendly activities, such as ice skating, face-painting, photo booths, scavenger hunts, Aboriginal engage-
ment and crafts, a pancake breakfast and much more. The District of Barriere will be celebrating Family Day with a Family Fun Night and PJ Party held at the Ridge (Municipal Hall) on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be a full contingent of fun things for both kids and adults to do, a concession, silent auction, free movie, games, crafts, Uncle Chris The Clown, booths and even a room called Parents Retreat. Everyone is encouraged to come on out with your family. For more information about BC Family Day and to discover what’s happening in your area, visit: http://blog. gov.bc.ca/bcfamilyday/
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Help offered to struggling mining industry By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government has released the first phase of its aerial survey of mineral deposits in a largely unexplored region of northwest B.C. GeoscienceBC, a non-profit established by the province a decade ago to stimulate mining activity in areas affected by the mountain pine beetle epidemic, released data from an area from Smithers south to Kitimat and east to Houston. Maps of geological formations are constructed from magnetic surveys done by helicopter. The results were released Tuesday at the Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. Roundup conference
in Vancouver. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the project is assembling the largest geoscience database in B.C. history, with much more precision than an earlier survey in the 1960s. The next phase will be be to the east, from Houston to the Vanderhoof area. The region has had little surface prospecting because it is covered with glacial deposits from the last ice age. “There are Highland Valley copper deposits out there,” Bennett said. “There are Brucejack gold deposits out there. There are huge zinc, silver, lead deposits out there. They’ve been found before in B.C.” With mining investment stalled by low
commodity prices and some existing operations shut down, Premier Christy Clark opened the conference by announcing a plan to let mining companies defer their BC Hydro bills to keep operating. The bills would have to be paid later with interest, when metal and coal prices recover. The association released its own study before the conference, detailing that more than half of the province is either off limits to mineral exploration or restricted. Some of that is from parks or protected areas, while other areas are subject to land use plans the association described as “overlapping and sometimes ambiguous.” Bennett said he appreciates the reminder
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Coastal rainforest pact to be made law By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government is preparing legislation to formalize its 10-year project to protect and share logging management on a vast area of the B.C. coast with forest companies and 26 coastal First Nations. The agreement puts 85 per cent of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest off limits to logging, and also makes permanent a ban on commercial grizzly bear hunting that was announced for much of the central and north coast region in 2009. Including Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest agreement covers 6.4 million hectares on B.C.’s central and north coast, an area about twice the size of Vancouver Island. The final version of the long-sought agreement increases the amount of protected old-growth forest from 50 to 70 per cent, in addition to large areas of second growth. It adds eight new special forest management areas covering 295,000 hectares where logging is not permitted. “Ecosystem-based management is the modern term to describe what we have always done,” said Chief Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations, which includes the Haida Nation, Gitga’at, Metlakatla, Heiltsuk and other communities on the north coast. Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Tribal Council representing central coast communities, praised the co-operation of industry and government for the forest land use and a companion marine protection agreement that still requires federal approval. “I stand here today proud, happy, but still a little bit upset that it’s taken this long,” Smith said. Rick Jeffery, representing the industry group of Interfor, Catalyst, Western Forest Products and the provincial agency B.C. Timber Sales, said the agreement means an end to conflict and protest, with stable access to 550,000 hectares of forest harvest land. “We know now where we can operate and what the running rules are,” Jeffrey said. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the B.C. government will provide $15 million over five years to help aboriginal communities start their own forest companies. The deal also turns over forest car-
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Mosquito-borne virus threatens newborns Women who are pregnant are being advised not to travel to tropical countries in the Americas as the World Health Organization (WHO) holds emergency meetings to try to find ways to stop the transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The virus, which only came to the attention of the WHO last year, is “spreading explosively” across the South and Central Americas and has recently been linked to significant birth defects in babies whose mothers were bitten by mosquitos carrying the virus during pregnancy. “The level of alarm is extremely high, as is the level of uncertainty. Questions abound. We need to get some answers quickly,” said Margaret Chan, director general of the WHO. Public health officials suspect there is a link between the virus and a rare brain defect called microcephaly in infants, as well as a nervous system syndrome known as Guillain-Barré that can lead to paralysis. The WHO said the pathogen is spreading so fast it could infect as many as three to four million people within 12 months. Those numbers, coupled with the severity of possible health outcomes — from brain defects in children to paralysis in adults — make the situation urgent. Brazil, which is preparing to host the world for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games in six short months, is the epicentre of the crisis, where the country is dealing with more than 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly in newborns linked to the Zika virus. In a press release issued last Thursday by SFU, Carl Lowenberger, a professor of entomology and parasitology and expert in mosquitoborne diseases, cautions that the Zika virus is a significant threat and impossible to completely avoid if travelling to Mexico, the Caribbean and South and Central America. As a precaution, travel agencies are strongly recommending that women not travel to these affected areas while pregnant as the risk is just too great. Black Press
The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal Office, fax it to 250-672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., VOE 1EO, or email to news@starjournal.net.
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To the editor; It’s that time of year again! This year’s Family Fun Night and PJ Party is being held this Sunday night prior to the Statutory Holiday “Family Day”. Mark down the date: Sunday, Feb. 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the Barriere Ridge (Municipal Hall). Wear your pajamas (not required but why wouldn’t you?) and come wear out your kids for the evening. This well attended event is made possible by Success by 6 Barriere, the District of Barriere and 911 Youth Golf Tournament as well as many incredible volunteers. Speaking of volunteers…… I’m always looking for a few hands to help set up prior to the event. I can always use help moving chairs around, setting up tables, putting out posters in the halls, blowing up helium balloons, etc. As well, I REALLY need some extra hands the day after for clean up. A couple of us come back on Monday mid-morning (around 10:30 a.m.) to clean up. If anyone is up for a little easy exercise, it would be AWESOME if you could help. Hope to see you and your family there! Tasha Buchanan, District of Barriere The North Thompson Star/Journal is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Winter road maintenance; is it important to you? To the editor; Recently I asked that the residents of Barriere take some time to provide their views to council on what was important to them. Apparently Mayor Smith took this as an attempt to stir the pot rather than an honest desire to have council get some public direction on how to proceed during their budget deliberations and decisions. It seems that the Mayor believes that input from the taxpaying public is not needed for budget decisions and it would be best for the community to change the way our winter roads maintenance is handled as soon as legally possible. The Mayor says this needs to be done because the winter roads maintenance service is expensive. If expense is the only criteria for determining the worth of a service then we must ask if the Mayor has put some thought into how expensive other budget items are. For example the combined cost to the public for the services of the two highest paid district employees exceeds the cost of the winter roads contract. In fact the combined salaries of the district office staff alone are more than the cost of the
winter roads contract. Add in employer contributions, training allowances, mileage and a host of other expenses and the total is quite staggering for such a small community. Remember, this is just the office staff. By doing a cost comparison based on a number of factors such as price per kilometer, level of service satisfaction and the number of related motor vehicle accidents during the winter season the cost of our current winter roads maintenance contract is in line with or lower than what other communities pay for this service. Public safety is, or at least should be, the most important issue council deals with. With regards to winter roads I have been told that since the district took over this service a great percentage of people in Barriere like the way this service has been handled. It is a very comforting feeling to know that if you have to leave for work at 5 a.m. the hills and intersections in the district will be safe to travel. It costs money to run a community. Your tax dollars are precious. Take the time to let council know what is important to you. Bill Humphreys Barriere, B.C.
This is your province on weed With unlicensed marijuana dispensaries popping up in urban areas and thousands of unregulated medical licences for home growing still in legal limbo, the Trudeau government is starting work on its promise to legalize recreational use. Marijuana was a media darling in the recent election, but meeting in Vancouver with provincial ministers last week, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott found herself preoccupied with issues deemed more urgent. These include shifting our post-war acute hospital model to community primary care, tackling aboriginal health care needs, pooling pharmaceutical purchases to slow rising costs, and meeting an urgent Supreme Court of Canada directive to legalize assisted dying. At the closing news conference in Vancouver, Philpott was asked how recreational marijuana should be sold. Licensed medical growers want exclusive rights do it by mail as permitted by the Harper government, another measure forced by our high court. That would shut out the rash of supposedly medical storefronts, which city
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Tom Fletcher halls in Vancouver and elsewhere imagine they can regulate. Philpott said the question is “premature” and federal-provincial justice ministers were dealing with it at their meeting. Ottawa will have a “task force” too. Vancouver descended into a pot store free-for-all due to benign neglect from council and police, and Victoria isn’t far behind. Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang, a rare voice of reason in the Big Smoke, has protested dispensaries using street hawkers to attract young buyers, and pot stores setting up near schools. Other communities, more aware of their limitations, have resisted issuing business licences. One recent proposal in the Victoria suburb of View Royal came from a fellow who insisted marijuana extract had cured his cancer. This is typi-
cal of claims that proliferate on the Internet, and is one of many warning signs about dispensaries that put up red cross signs to sell pot products with exotic names. B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake was more forthcoming a few days earlier, responding to a Vancouver reporter who judged marijuana more interesting than his just-announced plan to hire 1,600 more nurses by the end of March. Lake noted that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is keen to sell marijuana through the province’s monopoly liquor stores. B.C.’s government liquor store union has also endorsed this idea, forming an unlikely alliance with non-union private stores to get in on the action. “There are public health officials that I’ve talked to who say that the co-location of marijuana and liquor sales is not advisable from a public health perspective,” Lake said. “I think whatever we do it has to be highly regulated, quality control has to be excellent and above all we must protect young people.” Yes, liquor stores check ID. But the notion that marijuana
might be sold next to beer and vodka in government stores deserves sober second thought, and serious scientific work of the kind that has shown damage to developing brains from teenage marijuana use. Of course all of this urban hand-wringing over pot stores ignores the de facto legalization that has existed across B.C. for decades. The Nelson Star had a funny story last week about a local woman’s discovery on Google Earth. Zooming in on area mountains, one finds not only the Purcell landmark Loki Peak, but also Weed Peak, Grow Op Peak, Cannabis Peak and Hydroponic Peak. Whatever the source of this cyber-prank, it could also be applied to other regions of B.C. For the record, I’ll restate my longstanding position that legalization is the only logical answer. I’ll say the same about other drugs that drive most B.C. crime, but that’s a subject for another day. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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Indoor winter project Uli Migl of Amarok Timber & Log Constructions is building a new structure in his workshop for the North Thompson fall fairgrounds. The structure will replace the old information booth beside the heavy horse barn and is being constructed indoors while winter takes place outside. In the spring the building will be transported in sections, then joined together and be ready to go. The project is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Stamer Logging, Amarok Timber & Log Constructions, and hard working volunteers such as Migl.
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Should O Canada Newest report on what drop “thy sons”? affects seniors now out By Andrea Klassen Kamloops This Week Should Canada’s national anthem become more gender-neutral? Kamloops’ MP hasn’t made up her mind. For the third time in recent years, MPs will vote on whether to change words in O Canada from “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command,” via to a private members’ bill from Ottawa-Vanier Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger. Belanger introduced the same bill during the last parliamentary session, where last year it was narrowly defeated by the majority Conservative government. While all opposition Liberal and New Democrat MPs and seven Conservative MPs supported the proposed wording change, KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod voted against it. This time, however, McLeod said she is still deciding whether to support the new wording. “I can actually see both sides of the issue,” she told KTW. “Some people like the tradition, but other people feel in this day and age that genderneutral language would be more appropriate.” A new poll on her website, cathymcleod.ca, asks constituents whether they feel the anthem should or should not be changed McLeod said she is also interested in hearing from people with opinions on the matter by phone or in person at her office at 6-275 Seymour St. She’s hoping for a sizeable number of responses to her question. “If I have a strong response, I’ll certainly let that guide my vote,” McLeod said. The Conservatives did support a more gender-neutral version of O Canada in 2010, when it was included in the Stephen Harper government’s throne speech. At the time, it recommended replacing “in all thy sons command” with “thou dost in us command,” the wording when the lyrics were first penned in 1908. Author Robert Stanley Weir revised the work a few years later, giving us the line in use today. While the start of the First World War and the accompanying swell of patriotism is often given as a reason for the change, the Canadian Encyclopedia notes the campaign for women’s suffrage was “at its most militant and controversial” at the time Weir reworked the line. “There was significant disagreement with it, so we walked away from it at the time,” McLeod said of the 2010 Conservative effort. In 2002, Liberal senator Vivienne Poy introduced her own unsuccessful private member’s bill on the matter, using the same phrasing later preferred by the Conservative party. Stay in tune with your community. The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL – keeping you connected!
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B.C. Seniors Advocate Releases first comprehensive report Monitoring Seniors’ Services and announces systemic review of resident on resident aggression in licensed care
Victoria – The Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) released its first Monitoring Seniors’ Services report today. The report marks the beginning of what will become a yearly update from the OSA on the status of key seniors’ services in the province, highlighting where seniors’ needs are being met, and where improvements are most needed. “Our goal with this process is to provide the public and policy makers with a single source of data where they can compare year over year how we are doing in this province in delivering services that are critical to seniors,” said Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. “When we examined the data across all areas, we found a number of interesting stories that are starting to emerge, some are positive, some are cautionary, and some indicate the need for immediate improvements.” Among areas that affect seniors positively, the report notes that 96 per cent of seniors report they have a regular GP. Data also highlights that four out of five seniors over the age of 85 have no diagnosis of dementia. “While the risk of dementia clearly increases with age it is very important to get the message out to seniors that they have greater likelihood of living a full life without developing dementia,” stated Mackenzie. The report also outlines a number of areas of concern, most notably the number of incidents of resident on resident aggression in residential care facilities. Data presented in the report confirm there were between 425 and 550 incidents of resident on resident aggression that resulted in harm in residential care reported in 2014/15. Based on these findings, the Advocate will conduct a systemic review of resident on resident aggression this year. “While we have to remember this is still a small number when you consider there are more than 27,000 individuals in residential care at any given time in this province, the numbers are still substantial enough to warrant our office taking a closer look at this
Isobel Mackenzie B.C. Seniors Advocate issue,” said Mackenzie. “We are beginning in-depth research to see if there are particular patterns or systemic issues that contribute to an increased likelihood of resident on resident aggression,” continued Mackenzie. The 60-page Monitoring Seniors’ Services report focuses on 2014/15 data highlighting key services in the Advocate’s legislated seniors’ services which include transportation, health care, housing, income support and personal care. Further highlights from the report include: • Home support hours decreased in three out of five health authorities, while the number of clients increased in four out of five • There are 943 individuals on the waitlist for a total of 4,430 subsidized assisted living units. There has been less than a 1 per cent increase in the number of subsidized assisted living units since 2012 • The number of residential care beds in the province has increased by 3.5 per cent since 2012, but the population over 75 has increased 10 per cent during that time and the number of seniors placed within the 30-day target window has decreased from 67 per cent to 63 per cent in the past year • 18 per cent of licensed residential care facilities did not have an annual inspection within the last year • Since 2005, the Shelter Aid for Elder Renters (SAFER) maximum rent that qualifies for a subsidy increased 9 per cent while rents increased by 34 per cent • The number of new Han-
dyDART users is decreasing – down 15% since 2011. 51, 926 (1.9 per cent) of regular HandyDART ride requests went unfulfilled in 2014 • Income supports for seniors such as the Old Age Supplement and Guaranteed Income Supplement increased by 1 per cent. The BC Seniors’ Supplement, available to low-income seniors, has not increased in over 25 years • The number of people aged 65 plus accessing the BC Bus Pass Program (offers subsidized passes to low-income seniors and individuals receiving disability assistance from the province) has increased by 21 per cent since 2010 • In 2014, 33 per cent, or 48,840 of all drivers evaluated under the Driver Medical Examination Report (DMER), an evaluation for fitness to drive, were aged 80 or over. Only 1 per cent of people of all ages or less than 3 per cent of seniors evaluated through a DMER were referred to DriveAble for cognitive assessment • The Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL) received 1,286 calls related to elder abuse in 2014 and 15 per cent of these calls reported the abuse had been going on for five or more years The Seniors Advocate will use data contained in this report for upcoming reviews in 2016. In addition to a systemic review of resident on resident aggression, the Office of the Seniors Advocate will be conducting reviews of home support, supplemental benefits for seniors, transportation, residential care and hospital discharge experiences in 2016. Additional services monitored by the Advocate will be added as data becomes available. The Office of the Seniors Advocate is an independent office of the provincial government with a mandate of monitoring seniors’ services, issuing public reports focusing on systemic issues and providing information and referral to seniors and their families.
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Nominations received for 2015 Citizen of the Year The 2015 Barriere Citizen of the Year has garnered three nominations with the names of five area residents deemed more than worthy of this recognition. These nominations will now be turned over to five area service organizations to be voted on by their directors or membership. The results of that vote will be announced in our Feb. 18, issue. The North Thompson Star/Journal annually sponsors the Barriere Citizen of the Year Award and we are honoured to introduce to our readers the nominees for 2015.
The Feller Family (D’Arcy, Glenda, Hannah)
The nomination received for the Feller Family was signed “School, Community, 4-H Members, and Friends” with 18 signatures. They wrote, “It is with appreciation and gratitude that we are able to write this letter to nominate the Feller Family for Barriere’s Citizen of the Year. Over the past 13 years, we have worked with D’Arcy, Glenda and Hannah in a variety of clubs, activities and school events and their dedication to the youth of our town have been integral in all aspects. Below are only some of the events, activities and teams that this family has taken on over the years. D’Arcy – * Coached minor ball * Parent volunteer for over eight years in 4-H * Went to Provincial Winter Fair committee meetings * Countless hours of organizing and working at the Agriplex … carpentry, plumbing * Fall Fair volunteer * Housed swim lessons in Barriere * Drove many kids to baseball, basketball, volleyball, and 4-H events for over 10 years * Opened their house up to numerous 4H events over the years * Opened their house to a whole senior girls basketball team from Northern B.C. so they could afford to come to Barriere for a basketball tourney Glenda – * Coached minor ball for several years * Yellowhead 4-H Sheep Leader for several years * Yellowhead 4-H A-leader * Barriere Elementary PAC for eight years * Fundraiser organizer (magazine drives, Purdy’s, flowers, plants, bottle drives, bake sales, concessions, weddings and banquet caterer, car washes, flea markets, etc!) * Family Fund Nights – Head organizer for Elementary school * Fun Days at the elementary school year end * Barriere High school PAC for five years * Grad Committee President 2016 * Driver and chaperone at countless games and tournaments in various sports over the past 10 years Hannah – * 4-H member (endless hours of service to our community) * Community firewood gathering for Lions Club for seniors * Volunteer for set up at Fall Fair and PWF every year for the past five years * Big Buddy Volunteer at Barriere Elementary * Volunteered BES track meets * Volunteered at BES Fun Day * Fundraiser extraordinaire ( see Glenda’s extended list) * School Leadership * Referee at volleyball and basketball games at Barriere Elementary * Score keeper at high school events * Recognized by Rotary for outstanding citizenship in her community
“Over the past decade, the Feller family has gone above and beyond to help the youth in our community and have worked together to make Barriere a better place to live. They are humble, and in the past have not wanted any acknowledgment for their dedication and generosity of their time. Many youths from our community have benefited from all the time that this family has devoted and their efforts should not go unnoted. We are certain their worthiness of this recognition is incontestable.”
Doreen Landry
Marnie Pfeifer sent in this nomination. She wrote, “I would like to nominate my friend Doreen Landry as Citizen of the Year. Not only is she a fabulous friend who would do anything for you, she has quietly been very generous to her community. “Doreen works at Sam’s Pizza and Rib House five days per week. She then has to grocery shop for Sam’s, leaving her only one day off per week. With that one day off, she has raised significant amounts of money for the Fall Fair and Rodeo, the Barriere Food Bank and the Barriere Lions Club. She sends home soup to some of her customers when she knows that they are feeling under the weather. She has supplied food at no charge to the school for their free lunch program. As well, Doreen is the Sunshine Lady for the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association. She donates to help local animals in distress or to rescues. I cannot say enough about what a kind and generous spirit Doreen is. Always a smile – she only swears when golfing!”
Deb Young
Al Kirkwood and Darrin Underhill submitted this nomination. They wrote, “Deb Young makes our community better. “She is instrumental in raising funds for the youth in Barriere, and has been a huge part of the 911 Golf Tournament. Deb is one of our local BC Ambulance paramedics. She also volunteers with the Barriere Grad Committee and the annual Barriere Youth Bike Rodeo. Deb has been instrumental in making Barriere a safe and stable place for our youth to be raised in.”
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Small town socializing The friendly atmosphere of a small rural town includes socializing and chatting with friends while running errands or shopping. One such place with plenty to offer is the Annex Thrift Shop in Barriere across the road from Sweetnam’s. Pictured (l-r) are shoppers Gladys Gilfillan and Sylvia Chivers enjoying tea and cookies last week while chatting with store proprietor Shelly Cooper.
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Barriere Elementary now offering two hot lunch days a month
North Thompson Star/Journal After much planning and preparation Barriere Elementary School PAC was excited to prepare and serve its first hot lunch of over 130 bowls of homemade chicken noodle soup on Monday, Feb. 1. This program is run on a by donation basis; therefore all students who would like to participate are able to – regardless of their financial situation. The PAC say they are very grateful for the fantastic community support they have received with this program. They obtained a $500 grant from Interior Savings Credit Union, $400 from Success by Six, and $290 from the Barriere Legion to use towards the purchase of reusable bowls. Aladin also donated 100 bowls. In addition to this, Mitchell’s Mountain Beef have offered to donate the beef needed for the hot lunch days. The start up goal is to have two hot lunch days a month for the remainder of this school year, with the hopes to increase it to a weekly service in the 2016/2017 school year. The PAC is still looking for donations to help towards the cost of food, small kitchen supplies (such as crock pots, food processor, utensils, etc). They are also looking for community volunteers to help prepare the hot lunches. Please contact the Barriere
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(Above) Dylan Matthews enjoys a bowl of hot chicken noodle soup
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No building boom in the TNRD By Adam Williams Kamloops This Week Despite a $17-million drop in building-permit value compared to the previous year, Ron Popoff said construction in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District fared well in 2015. “When you’re looking at our neighbouring jurisdictions, we’re holding fairly close to the same trends that they’re having — we’re not seeing a really sharp downward trend, which is a good thing,” the director of building inspection services said. “It’s like I’m really looking at more of a flat line over the last five to six years and that’s fairly good news for now.” Construction values in 2015 came in at $33.2 million, down from $50 million the previous year. But, Popoff said, a large part of the difference was a $7-million permit issued in 2014 for the Clearwater Shopping Centre. Commercial construction was down in 2015 — only 15 permits were issued compared to 32 the year before. However, residential projects held close to steady, with 97 units — down from 112 in 2014 — created last year. Popoff said it is all part of the ebb and flow of construction in the region. “You get these little anomalies and blips over time, but when you look at a five-year average, it’s fairly constant,” he said. “Nothing extraordinary, a little bit lower than where we would like to see it. “For this year, hoping for somewhere in the $40 million range and we’ll call that fairly average.” Institutional and industrial permits both doubled in 2015 and projects in the “other” category saw a slight bump, increasing to 139 last year from 135 permits in 2014.
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Bullarama cheque for Farm Kids Fund North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association (NTFFRA) representatives, Barb Denton and Laura Mairs (r), hand a cheque for just under $1,000 to Farm Kids Fund president Steven Puhallo on Jan. 17. The money was a percentage of the profit from the New Year’s Eve Bullarama event held at the North Thompson Agriplex. Puhallo started the event as a fundraiser to create the Farm Kids Scholarship Fund four years ago. In 2015 the event was turned over to the NTFFRA, who continue to support the fund which annually offers two bursaries for rural youth.
RFP for Barriere Winter Road Maintenance Contract posted Notes from Jan. 25/16 District of Barriere Council Meeting North Thompson Star/Journal North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association (NTFFRA) president Jill Hayward made a presentation to mayor and council on Jan. 25, to inform them that the NTFFRA will be hosting a grand celebration at the fairgrounds in Barriere on July 1, 2017, in recognition of Canada’s 150th birthday. Hayward stated the event is still in the early planning stages, and noted the organization has submitted a grant application to the federal government to assist in the cost. She asked that the district support and join in the event and noted that as plans take shape the NTFFRA will be asking any group or organization within the area interested in participating to contact them. The day’s events will be focused on celebrating the heritage of the country while providing entertainment, concessions, games, educational venues and a Regional Loggers competition. There will be no admission charged to the event. Council welcomed the event and approved a motion made by Councilor Ward Stamer to cover the cost of garbage removal for the event. Tour of Solar Aquatics Building A tour of the Solar Aquatics Wastewater Reclamation Centre was given on Wednesday January 13th for members of SD#73 and TRU. The tour was organized by our local School Trustee, Rhonda Kershaw and attended by the TRU Assistant Dean of Science Dennis Acreman, BSS principal Ken Rife, BSS senior science teacher Corina Waage, Assistant Superintendent Alison Sidow, District Principal Sheryl Lindquist, SD#73 Clearwater area Trustee Shelley Sim, and SD#73 Trades & Technology Coordinator Ron Collins. They were welcomed to Barriere by Mayor Virginia Smith and Councillor Al Fortin. Attendees were very enthusiastic about the facility and how the school curriculum could incorporate some of the potential learning opportuni-
ties the plant could provide. Mayor Swears in Chamber Executive On Jan. 1 Mayor Smith was invited to swear in the new Chamber Executive. The Chamber has announced it is providing two scholarships in the amount of $350 each to the high school for students who are interested in business programs or the trades. TNRD Committee Appointments Voting, where required, was carried out for the Board Committee Appointments at the TNRD Board Meeting held on Jan. 21. Mayor Smith remains seated on the Emergency Management and Policy Review Committees. Request For Proposals (RFP) Winter Road Maintenance: The three year term for the existing winter road maintenance contract is up in 2016. The option to renew for an additional two year term has been decided against due to the fact there was only one bid during the initial call for proposals which was higher than anticipated. Council directed staff in a closed session on Jan. 11 to issue a new Request For Proposal (RFP) the next three to five-year term as early as legally possible in order to have the results prior to final budget deliberations. This RFP has been posted on the District’s website (www.barriere.ca) and on BCBid with a closing date of Feb. 15. Family Fun Night Reminder: The Family Fun Night in Barriere runs from 5:30 – 9:00 pm, Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Ridge. There will be a bouncy castle, DJ hosted dance, Uncle Chris the Clown, movie, concession, cake contest, baby/tot room, arts and crafts, parent retreat room and silent auction. Entry is by donation but not required. Everyone is welcome. Upcoming District of Barriere Budget Meetings that are open to the public will take place on Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m., and Feb. 22, at 4 p.m., at the Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Road.
The Little Fort Social Committee invites the valley to join them The Little Fort Recreation Society is hosting a “Family Valentines’ Day Dance” Feb. 13, at the Little Fort Community Hall. The “James Gang Band” from Lac De Roche will be providing the music. The Little Fort Recreation Society is a nonprofit group who are responsible for the day to day operations of the Little Fort Hall. There is a very active Board of Director as well as Little Fort community members who are responsible for looking after the operations of the hall such as renting, cleaning, identifying needed repairs, a safe playground for children, a ball diamond, and a whole array of small detailed things required to keep the hall in good repair and running smoothly. Several years ago the Recreation Society took on major renovations of the kitchens and bathrooms with funds they had either saved or requested partnership grants for. The kitchens were brought up to Interior Health standards and equipped with modern energy efficient appliances. The down stairs kitchen has been well used for weddings, family reunions, Christmas dinners and other community cooking functions. Large stainless work tables, a large 2 door cooler, 2 stoves
and a dish washer make it so easy when cooking with a large group. However, it is not all work and no play. There is a Social Committee whose job it is to find activities to offer to the community that are either free or have a small cost attached. Examples of the activities we have held in the past year include: Christmas Wreath Making, Christmas Baking, and Sushi Making, slide show, Halloween party for the young and old, and a Seniors Christmas Dinner just to name a few. There are currently four active fitness groups: The well-known carpet bowlers,” Young at Hearts” call Little Fort Hall home. They are a very active group of retired men and women who bowl three times per week. The bowlers enjoy traveling to play with other clubs as well as hosting fun tournaments or competitive tournaments here in Little Fort. They compete at the provincial level in the Provincial Carpet Bowlers Assoc. as well as the seniors’ games. Many times
they have come back with trophies and metals. There is also a badminton group which play twice a week, an exercise to music group twice a week as well as a yoga group with an instructor coming from Clearwater once a week. As you can see the community hall in Little Fort is very well used throughout the winter months. From time to time the Social Committee organize a dance and this year it is going to be the Valentines’ Day Family Dance on February 13, at the Little Fort Hall. As noted above there will be a live band. This dance is open to all ages and we hope the whole family will come out and enjoy the evening. There will be a concession with beverages and snacks. The cost is Adults $10.00, students $5.00 and children 12 and under free. Tickets are available at the High 5 Diner, the Jim’s Store, or contact Kim at 250677-4405, or Georgina at 250-677-4243. They may also be purchased at the door if not sold out. We hope to see you there.
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Guest Shot: Banning chants at high-school games idiotic
By Marty Hastings Kamloops This Week
They’ve thrown up a brick in the Badger State. Let’s hope pieces don’t land closer to home. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) should be taken to Kangaroo Hardcourt for its decision to ban oh-sohurtful chants such as “Air-ball! Air-ball” at high-school basketball games. Are you kidding me? The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) should be taken to Kangaroo Hardcourt for its decision to ban oh-sohurtful chants such as “Air-ball! Air-ball” at basketball games. Are you kidding me? I’m not going to censor what comedian George Carlin said
when he used the word “pussification” to describe situations such as this because that’s what I’m railing against here — suppressing in order not to offend. Other phrases on the WIAA do-not-chant list are “scoreboard,” “you can’t do that,” “fundamentals,” “there’s a net there,” “sieve,” “we can’t hear you” and “season’s over.” They’re not racist. They’re not homophobic. They’re not crude. These are the type of chants that help create electric high-school environments and, contrary to the assertion of the WIAA, they don’t represent “unsporting behaviour.” Yes, it’s taunting and, sure, it’s a form of disrespect, but these repetitive, rhythmic shouts exist outside of the normal world, in a
sporting bubble. They have two functions — they’re fun for home spectators and they’re meant to put the visitors off their game. That’s called homecourt advantage, isn’t it? (We saw something similar to this close to home in the summer when the Vernon Tigers banned noisemakers from Kal Tire Place, a policy aimed directly at silencing visiting Kamloops Venom supporters. That, too, was ridiculous.) Mental toughness is a quality every athlete should be striving for and what better way to test that trait than by jacking up a three ball, missing the rim entirely and hearing it from hostile fans? Are you going to shrivel up and refuse to shoot again? If you do, ...continued below
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Gr. 3s hit the snow trails The Barriere Forks Trails provided a perfect site on Jan. 28 for Barriere Elementary grade 3 students to learn about crosscountry skiing and snow shoeing. All thanks to a partnership with North Thompson Recreation Society and the school. Pictured are Rec Society coaches working with the students in skis and snow shoes.
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Continued from top left... Banning chants at high-school... that’s a coaching moment. Hit the gym, blast loud speakers to simulate crowd noise and shoot 100 times from beyond the arc. Try to learn how to handle the heat. Next time out, don’t let them get to you. Or, on the next possession, are you going to dribble upcourt and drain a shot to silence the crowd?
“Air-ball! Air-ba . . . (swish) ohhhhhh.” What’s that? I can’t hear you . . . I can only imagine how tough it would be as a parent to hear 500 students get on your kid’s case after a mistake, but how rewarding would it be to watch your son or daughter redeem themselves — or at least show the courage to try again — the
next time they have a chance? Coddling young athletes does them no good. You learn valuable life lessons by dealing with haters and overcoming adversity. Get up, dust yourself off, can a trey and rub it in their face. Then, pick up that brick and alley-oop it all the way back to Madison.
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Seeking the big fish Barriere resident Mike Mueller holds one of two fish he caught during Clearwater Rotary Club’s annual Ice Man fishing derby on Dutch Lake on Sunday, Jan. 31. At 42 cm, the fish was enough to give Mueller fourth spot in the derby. Despite good conditions, there were only 39 anglers entered, down somewhat from previous years. Close to 100 people were on the ice for the event. THE TIMES photo: Keith McNeill
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SPORTS February report from BSS athletic department It has been an incredibly exciting season so far for Barriere Basketball. All four basketball teams are finishing up with their exhibition and league schedules heading into playoffs. Both the senior teams are making noise across the provincials. The Senior Boys have been given an honourable mention for three weeks now in the province’s Top Ten Rankings, but have yet to put a full weekend together to justify making a move up into the top ten. However, our Senior Girls basketball team after two very strong weekend showings at cross zone ranking tournaments (Mulgrave in Vancouver and their own Cougar Classic which hosted many of the top teams in the province) have earned themselves a #9 place ranking provincially. Both teams are looking forward to playing their zone rival St. Ann’s
to claim the title of West Zone Champions and moving forward to the Okanagan Valley Championships. Our Barriere junior teams are also doing very well in league action and are gearing up for playoffs. The boys look to finish in third place and to get some revenge against top ranked teams Chase and Ashcroft in the playoffs to reclaim their West Zone title for a third straight year. The Junior girls team will finish in second place in league but the West Zone final is shaping up to be an excellent rematch between the two top teams, Brock Middle and our Barriere squad. In their first meeting it was a single hoop that separated these two teams. We wish all of our Barriere Basketball Squads to have some lucky bounces in the right directions over the next few weeks. Reprinted from Barriere Secondary’s February newsletter.
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Mountain Resort Municipality had plans to begin construction of an outdoor hockey rink in July, with eyes to opening the new facility for the fall of 2015. But, the sheet has yet to surface. The opening date was pushed back later that year, when concerns were expressed about the proposed site for the new facility. “In speaking with a variety of people, and certainly the knowledge of the mayor and council, they just thought from a walkability standpoint and location, that it just was a little too far out of town,” said Rob Bremner, chief administrative officer of the municipality. “Once we have a new location, it will get built there. We’re just in the process of working through that right now.” The new ice rink will take the place of the current sheet at Sun Peaks, a worn-out venue which measures 50 feet by 100 feet and sits a short walk from either the base of the Morrisey Express chairlift or the resort’s village. The new surface is expected to measure
85 feet wide and 200 feet long — the size of an NHL rink — and will be refrigerated by an ice plant purchased from a disassembled rink in Indiana. The boards surrounding the surface are from Portland’s Moda Center — formerly known as the Rose Garden — the primary home of the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. Both the boards and the refrigeration system are already on the mountain. Originally, the municipality had planned to build the facility on acquired Crown land, which Bremner said sat around “the next bend” from the old rink. A new site hasn’t yet been finalized, but the CAO said the municipality hopes to have a new plan nailed down in the next four to six weeks, with hopes of summer construction and a fall 2016 opening. “There’s a couple sites that are being talked about that are both closer to the village,” he said, without formally identifying the prospective locations. Aside from a change in placement, the origi-
nal plan for the outdoor rink remains in place. It is estimated to come with a price tag of between $400,000 and $500,000, on top of the $100,000 the municipality has already invested in the boards and ice plant. Though Sun Peaks hasn’t yet received confirmation, it hopes between 90 and 95 per cent of the price tag will be covered by provincial and federal government funding, including gas tax monies. The remaining expenses will be covered by resort municipality initiative funds. The rink isn’t pegged as a revenue-generating initiative, but Bremner hopes a more consistent surface — maintained by a refrigeration plant, rather than Mother Nature — will bring the facility to a break-even point, with skating fees and rentals covering the cost of operations. “The idea is just to upgrade the current facility,” Bremner told KTW last year. “There’s a lot of times throughout the year, when the sun starts beating down, that it melts. This allows it to be consistent and available when we say it’s available.”
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Calling all unpublished BC senior writers: Year Two of the Cedric Awards started Feb. 1st VICTORIA (Jan. 27 , 2016) – Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Cedric Literary Awards, B.C. writers of a certain age are once again being encouraged to submit their unpublished works of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry to this year’s competition. Cedrics Executive Director Veronica Osborn says: “Unpublished BC writers aged 50 and better can submit their work between Feb. 1st and May 1st when the call for submissions will close. If last year’s competition is anything to go by, we know this year’s competition will attract a high level of interest in this first-in-Canada writing program.” In its first year, The Cedric Literary Awards received 168 submissions from writers from Pink Mountain to Langley and from Fort St. James to Victoria; each vying for one of the $3,000 prizes awarded in four categories. In addition to English-speaking writers, the awards program recognizes there are many writers who are writing in French, and wants to en-
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courage more of them to consider entering their work in this year’s competition. Similarly, the Cedrics received a number of manuscripts from First Nations writers last year; more will be welcome in 2016. Cedrics founder Peter Dale says: “We are changing the landscape of literary awards programs in Canada by providing a unique platform to recognize and reward unpublished English and French-speaking authors of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, and First Nations writers, age 50 and better.” Authors interested in taking part in the 2016 Cedric Literary Awards should log on to the website at: www.thecedrics.ca or email Veronica at vosborn@thecedrics.ca.
Library has interesting website and also hosting contest for Freedom To Read Week By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal Have you ever visited the Library’s website? If you go to www.tnrdlib. ca, there are lots of interesting and useful resources available on the site. They have a listing of the newest books, recommended reading for all ages, as well as a listing of different events happening in Libraries throughout the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD). Did you know that the Kamloops Library holds Scrapbooking Sundays? Then there are the online resources - links to audio
books and e-books; streaming videos, language courses and much more. They even have links to a wide variety of digital magazines, including National Geographic, Good Housekeeping and Golf Digest - and access to these magazines is free (just have your library card number handy). If you can’t make it in to the Barriere Library, but have internet access at home, go online and see what you can find. Library Contest Marks Freedom To Read Week The TNRD Library System is celebrating Freedom to Read Week with a draw for the
chance to win a Chapters gift card. The contest is open to all TNRD library members. Freedom To Read Week, which runs from February 21 to 27, is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. To enter the contest, drop by your local branch any time during the month of February to fill out a ballot with the title of a challenged book you have read or would like to read. Entries are limited to one per person.
Genealogy 101: Celebrating significant family dates By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal As your family tree starts to grow, not just with more names, but with more information about those who are related to you, you may discover that a not too distant relative is about to celebrate a significant milestone. Perhaps a wedding anniversary or a birthday. So, how to mark the occasion? If they are Canadian, why not get them a certificate
from the Premier, or the Queen? You can find a list of links for a whole bunch of such certificates at the website: https://extranet. gov.bc.ca/forms/congratulatorymessages/ - a page which is specific to B.C. residents. Following is a list of what you can receive. Request a birthday/ anniversary message from: • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II • Governor General of Canada • The Prime Minister
of Canada •Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia • Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia • Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) If your relative is a U.S. citizen, how about a letter from the White House? For that, go to: https://www.whitehouse. gov/contact/presidentialgreetings-request - and follow the instructions on that page. And don’t forget that
if they live right here in Barriere, the District of Barriere also will do up a certificate. Go to their website: http://barriere. ca/siteengine/activepage. asp?PageID=80 - this is a great page to bookmark, as you can request a certificate for all sorts of significant events, not just birthdays and anniversaries. For more information about this or any other genealogy topic, contact Margaret Houben at 250-672-9330, or attend the next Genealogy Group meeting.
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Katelind with her son Avahaen interacting at the Parent Child Mother Goose session last Friday in the multipurpose room at the Barriere Ridge. The program is drop-in, 11 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Barriere Ridge in the multi-purpose room. This program is free for children 0-6 years attending with parents and caregivers. The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children. The program introduces adults and children to the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together. Parents gain skills and confidence which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their children’s crucial early years. Children benefit from enjoyable, healthy early experiences with language and communication. For more information about the Parent Child Mother Goose Program call 250-672-9773.
(L-r) Mother Goose facilitator and Early Childhood Educator, Miette Koeneman, with mom Robin and daughter Lily, Melissa and son Logan, and Katelind with Avahaen.
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High quality photograph copying This week I noticed some pictures that were posted on a Facebook page. They were old, family pictures that were low quality, which I thought were more from the poor copying techniques of the person who posted the photos than a problem with Facebook, and I am sure the person that added them to her FB page in spite of the shoddy reproductions thought she couldn’t do better. Seeing those poor quality images reminded me of an article that I wrote about copying old photos some time ago, and wanted to remind readers how to do this. In the article, I had been asked if I could make quality copies of old photographs that a family wanted to use for a book of genealogy they planned on publishing. They required image files with enough quality for good enlargements, and reproduction, and had
tried to copy several images using inexpensive home scanners meant for documents (not photographs), and thus far were only able to produce pictures that lacked detail. I recall they told me they also tried copying the photographs with their little digicams, but that exercise resulted in bright, white reflection spots from it’s flash that obscured features giving them unacceptable results. A camera with an oncamera flash will produce glare on reflective surfaces, and inexpensive document scanners rarely produce good facial identification of old family photos that have languished in boxes for years. The result was much the same as those old, family photos I saw on Facebook. When I copy photographs I lay the photographs flat and mount my camera on a copy stand that I have had for years, (a sturdy tripod
file needs to be reasonably large. I prefer a DSLR, but for a small website image, a digicam that will accept an off-camera flash will do just fine. If there isn’t access to an off-camera flash then wait for the allows a photographer opportunity to photo quickly review the im- tograph the picture age and retake it if need- on a “flat” overcast or ed. I also recommend cloudy day. taking several shots The final step for me at different apertures. is PhotoShop, (there And, of course using are several other prothe camera’s Manual grams that will also Mode. I prefer working work) which I use to with slightly under ex- colour balance (and posed image files. That change a sometimes way I can bring the de- faded old photograph), tail up in postproduc- and then go on to use tion without loosing the for cropping, increasing highlights in the original contrast, and sharpenphotographs. ing. If the next question One could purchase readers ask is, “What an expensive scanner kind of camera?” my that takes up more answer will be that it room. But photogradepends on what is the phers that have already desired outcome. If the invested in their camera final image is going to and have lenses that be a print, or something work perfectly well, that is to be big enough (which I think are faster to identify a person in to use than a scanner) the background, the are perfectly capable
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Real Estate Business for Sale M&M Meat Shops Franchise for sale in Cranbrook, BC. Owners retiring. Busy main street location. Call Kathy Hosseini @ 1-519-895-2580 ext. 448 kathy@mmms.ca
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For Sale or Rent: 225 Murtle Cres, 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, dbl heated garage w/toilet & shower, rent $1,150/mo + util. For Sale: 208 Dutch Lk. Rd, 3 bdrm, 1/2 duplex, 2 full bath, $125,000.00. Offers. Pls lvg msg at 250-674-3668
Rentals Commercial/ Industrial Commercial space avail for rent in the Interior Whitewater Bldg. starting Jan. 1/2016. Spacious, bright, clean, like new. Close to amenities. 675 sqft, $500/mo. 73 Old North Thompson Hwy, Clearwater. Ph 250-674-3727
Duplex / 4 Plex Clearwater: 3 bdrm duplex in Miller sub. F/S. Avail Jan. 1 Call Julie 250-674-0188
Mobile Homes & Pads Vavenby: 2 bdrm covered mobile w/addition on priv lot. W/d, f/s. Ref req. $675/mo + dd. Pets neg. Call 250-676-9210 Vavenby: 3 bdrm MH on own property, 1.5 bath, w/d, f/s, covered deck. Fenced yard - 1 dog allowed. $800/mo. Now avail. Call Julie 250-674-0188
Rooms for Rent Clearwater: Room for rent in Weyerhaeuser sub. Wi-Fi, Sat TV. Nice clean place. NS, NP. $500/mo, incl laundry and util. Call 250-674-1768
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Barriere: 2 bdrm basement suite, all util, all appl. NS/NP, no parties. Separate entrance /parking. $750/mo. 250-6725643
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Moving & Storage • Indoor Storage Units • Office space with equipment storage available. Hwy access for convenience & exposure 250-674-0145 info@oncallservices.ca 851 Yellowhead Hwy 5
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School District No. 73 KAMLOOPS/THOMPSON School Bus Drivers, Barriere BC School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for Relief School Bus Drivers for the Barriere area. The successful applicant must possess a valid Class 2 Drivers license with an air brake endorsement and have three years proven previous driving experience. Applicants must be able to successfully complete the School District’s road test. Those individuals who have submitted an application in the last six (6) months will be considered and need not reapply. Applications should include, but are not limited to, the following information: • Work history • Indication of a valid Class 2 driver’s license • An Air Brake Endorsement • A recent driver’s abstract If you have the above qualifications, please submit written applications by 4:00 pm. on Friday, February 12, 2016 to: Dave Mell, Manager of Transportation School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 710 McGill Rd Kamloops BC V2C 2A0 E-mail to Dmell@SD73.bc.ca or fax: (250) 371-3170
Barriere Employment Services YOUR GATEWAY TO LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION LABOURER (Casual) – BC0757 – Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. CARE AIDE (Part Time) – BC0746 LOGGING TRUCK DRIVER – West Pine Logging BC0726 CASHIER/STOCK (Part Time Students) – Petro Canada BC0673
WAITRESS – Station House Restaurant BC0729 CASHIER – A&W BC0630 COOK – A&W BC0685 DRIVER-Hy’s North Transportation BC0453
Mike Wiegele - http://www.wiegele.com/employment.htm Sun Peaks - http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/corporate/work-and-play/opportunities FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE JOBS PLEASE GO TO
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Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information. Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free info on many services The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
OBITUARY In Loving Memory
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL
4464 Barriere Town Road
Worship Sunday 11:00 A worshipping community of Anglicans, United & Lutherans
All Are Welcome
the Rev. Brian Krushel
Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) Bible perspectives Sunday 7am on 93.1 Radio 10:30am - Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor 250-672-0111 www.clabarriere.org
THE OPEN DOOR FELLOWSHIP 11:00 am Sundays at the Ridge Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR TODD ENGLISH Join us for refreshments after the Service.
Phone 250-672-1864 anytime. Affiliated with North American Baptist Association. “Believe in the Lord Jesus - and you will be saved.” (Acts 16:31)
Seventh-day Adventists
Meet in the Church of Saint Paul on Saturday Mornings Bible Study - 9:30am Worship Service - 11am Fellowship Meal - 12:30pm Everyone Welcome 318-0545
Margaret Alice Bradford (nee French) December 15, 1939 – January 8, 2016
Margaret Alice Bradford (nee French) of Barriere, British Columbia, passed away on January 8, 2016, in Kamloops, B.C., at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, at the age of 76 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Margaret was born on December 15, 1939, in Manville, Alberta. She is survived by her loving husband Stan, sons Rick (Julie), and Randy, daughter Sam, grandsons Kevin and Dayton, granddaughters Miranda and Alisha, stepdaughter Mona, stepson Darcy
(Jana), and of course her unofficial adopted son Geno Loewen. Margaret was predeceased by her mother Margaret, father Edward and half sister Marie. Margaret achieved her grade 12 in Manville, AB. She had many interests and jobs over the years. She was
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you liked it or not. There will be a gathering to celebrate the life of Margaret Alice Bradford at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere, B.C., on February 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Donations in memory of Margaret may be made to the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association, #4 – 10145 Dallas Drive, Kamloops, B.C., V2C 6T4. Arrangements are entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Barriere, BC, telephone 250- 6721999. On-line condolences may be sent to the family at WWW. NTFuneral.com
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a scorekeeper for Barriere Minor Ball, an ambulance attendant, a cashier at the Red & White grocery store, she held numerous waitressing jobs and she also found time to look after the Barriere Legion Branch #242. Mom had a huge love for the farm and her cows. She loved gardening and being outdoors, she loved rodeos and especially the chuck wagon races. She also liked attending auction sales. Mom loved her kids and especially her #1 grandson Kevin. Mom was known for her straight forwardness whether
The SPCA and Humane Society is hoping for a sweet gesture in February. The annual National Cupcake Day returns on Feb. 29, when participants are tasked with planning a cupcake party at work, home or school to help raise funds for animals in need. Cupcakes are served in exchange for donations to the participants preferred charity.
* * * Quotes To Live By * * * If you want good, be with good people. If you cannot find good people to be with, then be the better person. Do more things in love and for love. Walk away from hate – don’t give it power. Send thoughts of love and understanding to all, for all ... To change the world, everything starts with me and my attitude. I have an attitude of gratitude. Sending blessings to all...May the joy of love grow in you and I .
A quote by Visionary Bryan Smith
Last year, the event raised about $150,000 in B.C. Those who registered before Jan. 31 and raised $50 are now entered in a draw to win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. For more information or to register, go online to nationalcupcakeday.ca. “It’s so wonderful to see this initiative grow each year, with so many British Columbians committing to ‘bake a difference’ for animals in need,” said BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell.
North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services
ASK DRAKE Q. It’s illegal to scatter ashes, isn’t it? A. I get this question often. In a word...no. Now, you have to respect private property laws, municipal and other laws around “disposing” anything. But before you scatter, call us or drop by to discuss this. There are things you need to know before you scatter; afterwards, it’s too late. ~~~~~ Drake Smith, MSW, is the Owner and Funeral Director of North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services. With locations in downtown Kamloops (phone 250-377-8225), Clearwater (phone 250-674-3030), and Barriere (MaryAnn Shewchuk, Manager, phone 250-672-1999), his dedicated team has served people in the Kamloops area and the entire North Thompson Valley since 2005.
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Lazy at laundry By Lori Welbourne
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Winter Market welcomes vendors The Barriere Winter Farmer’s Market welcomed 13 vendors to the Senior’s Hall on Jan. 30. Fresh produce, meats, baking, jams and jellies, sweets, fiber arts, crafts, woodworking and a wonderful array of gifts for Valentine’s Day were offered for sale. Numerous customers took advantage of the market, filling their shopping bags while visiting with vendors and other shoppers. The next Winter Farmer’s Market at the hall will be Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – just in time for Valentine’s Day. If you would like to rent a table for the market please call 250-672- 5159.
Romantics sweet on postmarks from four unique post offices Canada Post For thousands of romantics around the world, a post office by any other name would never be as sweet. And it’s because of them that postmasters at four Canadian outlets are doing double time in these weeks before Valentine’s Day. Lovelorn letter writers covet postal markings that bear the names of Love, SaintValentin, Cupids, and Heart’s Content – all Canadian places with post offices that use the community name to cancel stamps. A cancellation is a postal marking applied on a stamp to prevent its reuse. Love letters and cards from across Canada and all corners of the world are already arriving. Love (Sask.): The Love post office has been serving the community since 1935 and making a romantic statement since 1984 when the first cancel
was created. The village is home to fewer than 100 people, and local postmaster Connie Black-Sturby takes great pride in her work, especially at this time of year. Tell your love to someone by sending a card through Love, Saskatchewan. S a i n t - Va l e n t i n (Que.): Canada Post’s love story with the municipality of SaintValentin started in February 1994 when its special cancel was created. Each year, this little post office, which serves about 500 residents, sees thousands of mail items coming through for local, provincial, national and international destinations. Postmaster Liliane Baribeau handles all mail with great care. This is a great option for those who don’t have a Valentine, but want to remind their loved ones how special they are. Cupids (N.L.): As Valentine’s Day approaches, many who have been struck by
cupid’s arrow send letters to the Cupids post office, which serves about 800 people daily. Since 2010, postmaster Donna Gibson has seen many romantic gestures from across the country. Show your sweetheart that you have fallen for him or her with the Cupids cancel. Heart’s Content (N.L.): Another popular post office at this time of year is the one in Heart’s Content, which serves about 700 people. The post office’s cancel was created in 2003. Since then, thousands of people send letters to Heart’s Content to show their lifelong sweetheart how much they care. Postmaster Joy Parrott is ready for the rush and looks forward to affixing the Heart’s Content cancel on letters this year. To obtain the special cancel on time for Valentine’s Day, send your addressed card and affix postage. Place it in a larger envelope
(with proper postage) and send to the post office of your choice (see addresses below): • Connie Black-Sturby, postmaster, Canada Post, Love, 305 Main St., Love SK S0J 1P0 • Lilianne Baribeau, postmaster, Canada Post, Saint-Valentin, 790 chemin 4e ligne, Saint-Valentin QC J0J 2E0 • Donna Gibson, postmaster, Canada Post, Cupids, Cupids NL A0A 2B0 • Joy Parrott, postmaster, Canada Post, Heart’s Content, 218 Main Road, Heart’s Content NL A0B 1Z0 The postmark will be affixed and your greeting card sent to your Valentine. For a destination within the province, allow at least six working days for your card to reach the post office, be cancelled with the special postmark and reach your loved one. Allow more time for other destinations within or outside Canada.
My 12-year-old daughter had an assignment for her home economics class that required her to do two loads of laundry from start to finish, and have a parent rate each step on a scale from one to five. Overseeing Daisy’s eight steps of homework made me realize I’m lazy at laundry, and I’ve been doing it all wrong. First on the list was sorting piles, checking labels, emptying pockets and choosing which loads to wash first. Normally I do none of that. My idea of sorting is dumping all the towels on the ground and throwing the rest in the washing machine until it’s full, but not so full it will break. Second entailed going through the clothes to look for stains, and pretreat or soak wherever needed. Pretreat and soak with what I wondered? There used to be a bottle of Spray ’N Wash on the shelf, but someone must have used it because it hasn’t been there for ages. Third was selecting the water temperature and level, and adjusting the size setting so no water would be wasted on a small load of wash. I can’t even fathom a small load of wash. Not since I had children, anyway. Also mentioned was the task of separating darks from lights. I do remember doing that once upon a time. I’m not sure why or when that stopped, but I don’t recall noticing a difference in the results. Fourth was instructions about measuring detergent. That reminded me of the time when I was a kid and I put in way too much powder and the laundry soap started overflowing out the top and sides of the machine and all over the floor, filling up the room so high I had bubbles up to my neck. Or that might have been an episode of Brady Bunch. It’s all a blur. Fifth was about loading clothes with the right side out, unless Daisy was wanting to protect a print design. Normally I do not give this any thought whatsoever. I scoop out the contents of the hamper, throw it into the machine, put in the Tide gel pod, turn it on at the largest load setting
and leave. At some point I will remember to take the wet clothes out - hopefully before it smells weird. Sixth was adding fabric softener either to the wash or dryer. I’ve never used the liquid kind, but I often use a fabric softener sheet. I ran out a couple months ago and miss them enough to think about adding them to the shopping list, but not enough to actually write it down so they’re remembered once I get to the store. Seventh said to dry the laundry as soon as the wash was finished, and to shake the clothes out before putting them in the dryer. Apparently that makes them dry faster with fewer wrinkles. If only I could do that to my face. Eighth was the last on the list and instructed Daisy to fold or hang the clothes as soon as they’re dry to avoid wrinkling. My strategy has always been to throw the entire load into an empty hamper and wait until a few more hampers are full of clean clothes that everyone can rummage around in for days looking for whatever specific item they’re wanting. I recognize that immediately folding, hanging and putting the clothes where they belong is another way to go. I gave Daisy an outstanding grade because she’s far better at this laundry thing than I am. She even remembered to empty the lint collector before using the dryer. I think it’s time to pass the torch from the lazy laundress to the livelier one, and I look forward to her next home economics assignment. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacts at LoriWelbourne.com
FREE PROGRAM FOR PARENTS & KIDS, 0 - 6 YEARS Parent-Child Mother Goose
in Barriere, starts Friday, Jan. 29, 11-noon at the Barriere Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Road. A weekly program sponsored by Barriere & Area Literacy Outreach.
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Winter playground for kids Winter in the North Thompson Valley can be cold, snowy and discouraging for those who like to spend time in the great outdoors only when the temperature is above freezing. However, area youngsters find winter a great time for exploring, being “king of the castle” and making new friends. These children were photographed enjoying the snow while in the playground at Barriere Elementary one afternoon last week.
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Canada Post stamp honours Black Canadian unit in First World War for Black History Month Battalion’s men volunteered and served in face of prejudice during World War 1 Canada Post With their country going to war in 1914, Black Canadians stepped forward to join the fight but many were turned away because of racial prejudice. By persevering, they finally won the right to serve overseas, with hundreds of them joining a new, predominantly black unit. Today, 100 years after the No. 2 Construction Battalion was formed, Canada Post is honouring its determined soldiers on a new stamp that marks Black History Month. The stamp uses archival photographs in the foreground to depict the faces of some members of the unit, who represent their comrades. Below, against a backdrop of tall conifers, members of a forestry crew move in silhouette, their tools on their shoulders. The men felled trees in a mountainous region of France, then milled the timbers into lumber that supported the walls of trenches, built encampments and repaired the railway lines and roads that supplied the front. They worked 10 hours a day, six days a week, using hand tools. Living and working conditions were harsh. They endured some segregation: their sleeping quarters were separate from those of white soldiers, as was the hospital wing where they received medical treatment,
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Image of stamp honouring Black Canadian unit in First World War but they ate meals with white comrades. While most never saw combat, some died from pneumonia or other diseases. “The Battalion’s creation is a story of persistence in the face of adversity,” says The Honourable Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurements, responsible for Canada Post Corporation. “They helped to pave the way for later generations of Black men and women to enjoy equal status in our army, navy and air force.” “Their determination to serve and their contribution to the war effort were an important step on the journey to racial equality in this country,” says Deepak Chopra, President and CEO, Canada Post. “We are proud to highlight this little-known aspect of Canadians’ participation in that epic conflict.”
When the First World War broke out in August 1914, military recruiting offices were flooded with men eager to serve in a war that many thought would be over by Christmas. But Black Canadians who tried to enlist needed permission from the local regiment’s commanding officer. It was rarely granted. By 1916, Canada had been at war for two years and began to face a growing manpower shortage. Black Canadians had continued to pressure the government to allow them to serve. In response, the No. 2 Construction Battalion was formed to recruit Black Canadians from across the country. Hundreds joined up, primarily from Nova Scotia, but also many others from Ontario, New Brunswick, Western Canada, and Quebec, as well as more than 160 recruits from the United States. They sailed overseas in the spring of 1917. All of its officers, including the colonel who commanded the unit, were white – except one. The Reverend William White, the son of former slaves from Virginia, was a distinguished graduate of Acadia University and an influential pastor who spoke out against segregation in Nova Scotia. As the unit’s chaplain, he was given the rank of Honorary Captain, becoming one of the Army’s very few Black officers. About the stamp The No. 2 Construction Battalion stamp measures 32 mm x 32 mm and uses lithography in six colours. LoweMartin has printed the stamps, which are available in booklets of 10. The booklet’s cover and a first day of issue special envelope feature the unit’s badge. The stamps were illustrated by Dennis Budgen, use a photograph from the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and were designed by Lara Minja (Lime Design of Victoria). The Official First Day Cover will be cancelled in Pictou, N.S., site of the Battalion’s first headquarters. To purchase philatelic products, please visit canadapost.ca/shop. To create personalized stamps, please visit www.PicturePostage.ca.
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