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Site C job fair draws big crowd in Quesnel AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter
Close to 500 people hit up the Site C job fair this week, looking to land one of the coveted openings. Quesnel was host to the sixth job fair featuring major contractor Peace River Hydro Partners.
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1,500 attendees. At the week’s end, Gammer predicted more than 5,000 will have attended the job fairs vying for the approximate 1,500 jobs with Peace River Hydro Partners, with additional hires by smaller contractors. “And that doesn’t include our online applica-
tions,” he said. Some of the main occupations being sought include: • carpenters • welders • heavy equipment operators • electricians • general labourers • drillers • blasters
Gammer noted the high level of competition but said that’s why the fairs were so important. “This is why we’re here,” he said. “To ensure local people have a chance at these jobs.” Site C will be a third dam and generating station on the Peace River in
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northeast B.C. The project will provide 1,100 megawatts of capacity and about 5,100 gigawatt hours of energy each year to the province’s integrated electricity system. Construction of the project started in summer 2015 and will be completed in 2024.
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LOAD RESTRICTIONS As per City Bylaw, Load Restrictions are in place effective midnight Friday February 19, 2016 until further notice. All roads and streets in City Limits are restricted to 70% of legal axle loading except the attached list of roads which remain at 100% legal axle loading. • • • • • • • •
The following is a list of the roads which would not have weight restrictions imposed on them: • Anderson Drive • Northstar Road (north of Rome Avenue • West Fraser Road Highway 97 south) Mcleod Avenue • Johnston Bridge Loop • Sword Avenue Commons Avenue • Johnston Avenue (west • Carson Pit Road Brownmiller Road of traffic circle to City • Elliott Street Pinecrest Road boundary) • North Fraser Drive Quesnel Hixon Road • Moffat Drive Approach Carradice Road • Marsh Drive Campbell Crescent
The public and trucking and transportation companies are asked to govern themselves accordingly. For questions, please contact the City’s Public Works Department at 250-992-6330.
FOR SALE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT The playground equipment at the Quesnel and District Arts and Recreation Centre, 500 North Star Road is for sale. Equipment is as is, where is and is considered scrap metal. Successful submission will be required to remove the equipment in April 2016. Highest bid will be accepted. Written quotations should be submitted 2 p.m. on March 2, 2016 to Teann Ingram City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street Quesnel V2J 7J5 For more details call Diane Rogers at ; 250-992-4010. City Hall - 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, V2J 7J5 T - 250-992-2111 W - www.quesnel.ca Hours of operation are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays)
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Bouchie Lake Hall entrance complete Wendy Donald (current Commissioner) and Angela Mezzatesta (past Commissioner) cut the ribbon on the recently completed Bouchie Lake Community Hall entrance. CRD Area B Director Jerry Bruce shared with guests and community members that “this project is an example of the value of being part of the Cariboo Regional District and City of Quesnel partnership in the Sub-Regional Recreation system. Tax dollars along with grant money from the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) Community Hall and Recreational Facilities program made this hall
extension project possible. By working together and planning for the future, we hope to maximize the use of the facilities we already have and plan the need for the future. “ Donors and Funders that contributed to the Front Entrance
project were recognized, the ribbon was cut and the Hall sign (newly mounted) was revealed. The beautiful, sunny weather made it a wonderful afternoon! Thanks goes to all the volunteers that worked to secure funding, and to everyone who came
out to be part of the ceremony... we look forward to having you and many others walk through the doors of our new Entrance in the coming year. ~ Bouchie Lake Recreation Commission
It is with great sadness that the family of
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A Prayer Service will be held on Friday, February 26th at 7:00 pm at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 27th at 11:00 am at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with interment to follow at the Quesnel Cemetery. A Reception luncheon will follow at St. Ann’s Hall. Rosa and Family appreciate all of your continued support during this difficult time. Clayton’s Funeral Directors entrusted with arrangements.
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Court backs home marijuana growers TOM FLETCHER Black Press The Federal Court of Canada has struck down regulations requiring licensed medical marijuana users to buy from Ottawa-approved growers, giving people the green light to continue growing at home. The ruling is suspended for six months, but the four B.C. residents who launched the court challenge had their growing licences protected under an
earlier interim order. Thousands of people in B.C. and across Canada received licences to either grow pot themselves or designate someone else to do it, before the Conservative government attempted to restrict production to large commercial growers who sent it by mail. With the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intent on legalizing recreational marijuana use, Kirk Tousaw, a lawyer for the four, says the latest ruling should
“once and for all end the stigmatization and criminalization” for medical users and their providers. “And in addition, all pending criminal cases against medical cannabis producers, patients, growers and dispensaries should be immediately terminated,” Tousaw told CTV Wednesday. “There is absolutely no reason in this day and age to continue to prosecute people for helping people improve their quality
of life with medical cannabis.” Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan ruled that preventing people from growing marijuana for medical purposes violates section seven of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees “the right to life, liberty and security of the person.” The court challenge was brought by: • Neil Allard, 61, of Nanaimo, a former counsellor
for Veterans Affairs Canada until he was granted medical retirement in 1999 due to “chronic fatigue syndrome.” He started growing his own marijuana after finding he was “sensitive to pharmaceutical medication,” according to court documents. • Tanya Beemish and David Hebert, a
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e hope you all wore a pink shirt Wednesday to show your support for the antibullying campaign. But we hope that support will extend past the confines of just one day and find its way into your daily life. In today’s society it is more important than ever to stand up to bullying in our schools, workplaces, homes and over the internet. Some of the behaviour taking over playgrounds is a far cry from kids just being kids, but it’s important to realize that behaviour doesn’t always stop when children outgrow the monkey bars. Sometimes we forget the impact our words have on others. And in this day and age where, unfortunately, a large amount of interactions take place through devices instead of face to face, it’s sometimes hard to remember there is another human being on the receiving end of that comment. It is so easy to descend into the cesspool of anonymity that creates devastating situations and in several prominent cases has even led to the death of the targeted individual. The facade of false courage created by social media seems to chip away at the everyday filters we use to interact with each other in a respectful manner. While most would not say half the things they type to one another, sitting in front of a computer screen somehow removes a layer of humanity from our society. Sometimes we think we can type or say whatever we want while on the internet, because, let’s be honest, the chances are pretty slim that the person on the receiving end will ever find out who we are. And even if they do, what are they going to do about it? What can they do about it? More than ever it is important that we remember that the person on the receiving end of our vile comments, unedited rants and tasteless remarks is a person with feelings, not just another computer. So today we hope you are wearing a pink shirt: not just to stand up to playground bullies, but to all bullies of all ages. And tomorrow, we hope you maybe think twice about sending that hurtful email or posting that hateful remark before it goes out into the world and can’t be taken back. –BP
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omen of all ages spend lavishly on each new beauty enhancement trotted out from hair dyes to wigs to contact lenses to alter eye colour and major plastic surgery. Women shave or wax every hair from their bodies then glue extensions to their eyelashes, or one hair at a time directly on to their skin where once they grew eyebrows. But last week Ghomeshi’s lawyer asked a question I expect had never been asked in court before. The lawyer asked the complainant who alleged Ghomeshi had yanked her hair hard, “At the time of the alleged assault, did you have hair extensions?” A valid question, given that today so much of a woman can be fake. Oldtimers recall this song about an elderly man’s wedding night: We got married last Friday, my girl was right there beside me, Our friends were all gone, We were alone side by side. We were so happily wed
when, She got ready for bed then Her teeth and her hair, She placed in a chair side by side. One glass eye so tiny, One hearing aid so small Then she took one leg off And placed on a chair by the wall. I stood there broken hearted, Most of my girl had departed I slept on the chair. There was more of her there side by side. We’ve become accustomed to dyed hair, eye shadow, wigs worn even by those untreated for cancer. The newest fad is fake freckles. For $28 you can order online a faux freckle kit, Freck Yourself. The kit comes with 72 self-adhesive stencils and a rollerball formula similar to sunless tanner and allows users to apply several layers of faded freckles on to the skin. The natural pattern doesn’t smudge and lasts two days. Applied every morning, though, the pattern can last from four to six weeks. Natural redheads are
Visitors felt free to stroke his hair much as strangers pat a pregnant woman’s belly. Being the centre of attention pained him so much that as an adult observing little kids cringe as they are singled out by relatives or strangers brings him to tears; he knows how exposed and ridiculed the tots no doubt feel. As part of his documentary he attended an annual Redhead Fest in Breda, Netherlands where in 2013 a record 5,000 redheads from 80 countries gathered for a week of music and story-swapping. For once he felt accepted, an average person drawing no special attention. And though he had never before felt any affinity to another ginger, he met a young woman from Boston. They shared a mutual attraction. If his school yard bullying is typical for redheads, why would fake freckles be so trendy? Claudette Sandecki is a reporter with the Terrace Standard News.
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noted for freckles. I’ve always considered freckles attractive. But comments on the Freck Yourself article report red hair and freckles leading to years of painful bullying. One 30-year-old American studying filmmaking produced a Netflix documentary titled “Being Ginger” about his tribulations growing up a redhead. A classroom teacher delighted in threatening to hang the filmmaker, when he was 7, upside down like a pinata for the other kids to beat. Interviewed by the filmmaker the teacher showed no empathy for the misery he had caused the boy. When he was 12 and 13 he was so ostracized from the school cafeteria by one girl who sat at a table with his two best friends his principal armed him with a laminated permission slip to eat lunch alone sitting on the floor near the gym. Any and all attention paid to him as a youngster came because of his red hair. Relatives fawned over him.
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Please stop with the lip service Editor: Open letter to Mla Simon Gibson and BC liberals, re: loss of a further 100 moose. Good afternoon Simon, I’m writing today to inform you that I’ve lost another 100 moose authorizations this year. Not that I would get the 100, but the chance at one, two, or maybe three of the 100 authorizations that were taken from resident hunters like my family were given to another user group. What is this governments reason for doing this? I lost many opportunities last year to get the draws, and the ministry sees fit to take even more away from me this year.
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I went through your Hansard again yesterday, and did not once see where you’ve represented our concerns on wildlife management. I know you’ve stated in past emails that you would forward my concerns, and one time only have I received a response from ministry of lands and natural resources. Simon, I’ve been courteous and followed the “protocol”, but I’m really feeling like you truly don’t care about my concerns. If I do get a response from you, it’s usually not in a timely manner. Is this to draw the process out so that the governments agenda may
be achieved? Or in hopes we give up? The recent deal is another slap in my face. What about the land deals your government is working on and dealing with First Nations in the caribou chilcoltin area as well as with the Kamloops area band? Not too much publicity on that is there. Nor was there any openness or consultation with other stakeholders on this latest reallocation of moose authorizations. Your leader boasts continually about being transparent, when in fact, this only occurs after her agenda is secured. Simon, we need immediate change in land and water protection, as well as wildlife
conservation. Politics has no place in these sectors. They are not pawns to be used to benefit this governments agenda. They are pawns to be used to pit First Nations against non- First Nations or the other way. This is exactly what your leader is doing. In the day and age when she preaches acceptance and tolerance, she sends her workers out to drive a wedge of hate, and intolerance even deeper. United we stand, decided we fall. Isn’t that the motto? Well, Simon, I can’t allow that to happen. Can you? In your core, your moral core, can you allow it to happen? Saying nothing when we know something’s
wrong makes us just as guilty does it not? Can we continue to pretend that it’s not true? I know you can’t, nor can I. Our faith in Christ doesn’t allow for that. So, I’m calling on you, as a fellow believer to stand up for proper governance, here in B.C. I’m calling on you as my elected official, to step up your representation of my requests. And it needs to start with denouncing unethical, immoral behind closed door deals by this liberal government with regards to the privatization of this provinces natural resources as a whole, and to take proactive steps to enhance British Columbia’s biodiversity.
I’ve not been just a complainer when we’ve talked. I’ve given you lots of suggestions and possible resolutions. Will you finally work with us, and not just provide the “lip service” so many people are so good at these days? I look forward to that. That will be a wonderful day for B.C., and its inhabitants. I know you do good work on a lot of other activities in your riding. But it’s time to spread your wings. Your constituent has brought a very real, and serious situation before you. Sincerely and in conservation, Ken Grant, resident hunter Mission
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Gourmet Ski Tour a huge success
The Wells International Gourmet Ski ran in perfect winter weather in Wells last weekend. Sunshine and warm temperatures combined with crisp trails and excellent cooking. Almost 90 participants enrolled in this years event from 12 cities, and travelled from as far as Cranbook, Vancouver and Taylor to participate. Prince George, Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House all were well represented. This Annual limited-entry event includes skiing across the meadows and Cornish Mountain trail network in
Wells, while visiting food stations serving international cuisine. In addition, there was an opportunity to ski to additional ‘booty baskets’ for the adventurist skier. Participants of all ages came from the age of one to 71. The Gourmet ski started behind the Bear’s Paw Cafe in Wells, and ended at the Jack O Clubs General Store, where skiers were rewarded with prizes for best costume as groups and individuals and for a variety of other fun categories. After the Gourmet ski, participants had an opportunity to book a congratulatory din-
ner at the Bear’s Paw before heading to the Sunset Theatre for a Mountain Film Festival consisting of a variety of short films with outdoor adventure and mountain culture themes. The Wells International Gourmet ski is held the third weekend of February annually. The event is run completely by volunteers and raises money for maintenance of the Wells and Area trail system. Registration at www.wellsbarkervilletrails.com begins each December. For more information contact the Wells and Area Trails Society at wellstrails@gmail.com or call 1-866-994-2345.
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Community Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS ETC... MONDAY NORTH CARIBOO GYMKHANA SOCIETY is offering free introductory horse care and riding lessons to five children under 15 years of age. Preference will be given to children with aboriginal roots or are visible minorities. Interested parties should send their contact information to dmverge@ msn.com or phone Lindsay Brunt-Strang at 250-747-2778.
THURSDAY QUESNEL FILM CLUB PRESENTS THE LADY IN THE VAN March 3, 6:30 p.m. Carib Theatre.
FRIDAY QUESNEL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SELF-HELP GROUP
meeting March 4, CD Hoy at City Hall, 12:30 – 2 p.m. Mayor Bob Simpson is the guest speaker. For information call Donna, 250-9923369. QUESNEL ART GALLERY PRESENTS ART FROM THE HEART – WILD HEART for the February show. For information call 250-991-4014.
SATURDAY QUESNEL LIONS GARAGE SALE, the last Saturday of every month at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.. Hot dogs and coffee available. LEGION PRESENTS AN EVENING OF NOSTALGIA Feb. 27, doors open
at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p .m. and show, with After Eight, at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the music of the 40s – 50s. Tickets are $30 each available at the Legion lounge with only 100 being sold. NAZKO AND FRIENDS ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Feb. 27, beginning with Visual Arts 2 – 6 p.m.; Food and Friends, 2 – 7 p.m.; Performing Arts 7 – 9:30 p.m. Admission is free but making crafts, buying art and enjoying the warm food is for purchase. Jointly sponsored by Nazko Valley Community Centre and the Cariboo Presbyterian Church. For information call 250-249-9669.
QUESNEL FIDDLERS regular monthly dance at the Legion Hall, March 12, 8 p.m. Admission $10, includes lunch. All proceeds in support of the Lions Senior Housing Projects. For details contact Jean 250992-5081.
SUNDAY QUESNEL GOLD PAN GRANNIES 6TH ANNUAL SCRABBLE FUN DAY Feb. 28, doors open at 1:15 p.m., games start at 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s community hall; $20 for the afternoon, $30 for both you if you bring a friend. Door prizes, light snacks. For details call Joan 250-9927485. Gold Pan Grannies raises
funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation in support of Grandmothers in Africa raising the children orphaned by HIV/ AIDS. BBBSQ BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE, April 24, theme this years is anything Canadian. Gather 4 or 5 friends on a team (family, coworkers, friends) and help raise the goal of $15,000 for 2016. For information call 250-992-7257. Register online, bigbrothersbigsistersofquesnel.ca All proceeds help support Quesnel kids.
ONGOING EVENTS 768 JET RANGER AIR CADETS – looking for fun and adventure, youth 12
– 18, come join the air cadets. Meets at Helen Dixon Centre, Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. KEENAGERS SENIORS 50+ DROPIN FITNESS CLASSES at the Legion Tuesday, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., Thursday, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Instructor Cindy Paul. No classes if school busses aren’t running. RED CROSS LOAN CUPBOARD, south entrance G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital, follow the signs. Open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Call 250-991-7565 or drop in. Offers loans of mobility aids and personal assistance equipment for free 3 – 6 month period.
QUESNEL HEALING ROOMS, We are a group of interdenominational Christians who pray for the sick and discouraged. Open Monday’s 7 – 9 p.m., 143 Coach Road., Bethel Church. Free. Confidential. Effective. Drop in, no appointment necessary. Contact Angela, 250-983-8491, visit quesnelhealingrooms. com or email: Quesnelhealingrooms@hotmail.com.
Meetings and Special Events, Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only print newly submitted material.
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Relay for Life wants you
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Time to sign up a team for a fun-filled Friday evening ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter Relay for Life has a new lease on life. With almost an entirely new organizing team, new venue and new events and activities planned for the 2016 Relay for Life, this seasoned team of dedicated volunteers are looking to make this year’s Canadian Cancer Society fundraising event the best ever. Heading up the recruitment team, Darlene Osborne is brimming with enthusiasm. “We’re looking to recruit proven winners (past teams) and eager new teams to our family-friendly, fun Relay for Life,” she said. “We want to encourage people who have never been involved to come out this year.” The venue has changed to Baker Creek Park, the day has changed to Friday,
May 27 and the time has changed from 5 – 11 p.m. Osborne went on to say they will accept teams of any size (hoping for a minimum of four on a team and a maximum of 10-ish) and will accept whatever the team is able to raise. “The optimal goal is $150/team member but participation and involvement are crucial,” she said. “We want teams of any age, any configuration, families, co-workers, club members, sports teams, we want them all.” Relay for Life is about focusing on beating cancer. This year’s theme is healthy living and to that end several onsite activities including the by-donation community dinner (everyone from the community is invited regardless if your on a team or not, and by the
way bring your family) and several healthy activities, e.g. yoga and zumba. In this day and age, registering online at relayforLife.ca/quesnel, is the easiest way and it also allows team members to challenge their friends and family and the community at large to donate online. Donors get their tax receipts electronically and almost immediately after making their donation. “Team fundraising can also be tracked online so teams can challenge other teams,” Osborne said. “Funds raised are primarily for research but families in the Quesnel area need to know, in their time of need when someone is battling cancer, services and information can be accessed through the local office and financial support is available because of fundraisers
like Relay for Life.” New to town or don’t know of anyone forming a team, no problem, register on line and participate as an individual, its a great way to meet new people and have fun as well. “And if you want to be part of a team, we’ll find a team to slot you into,” Osborne said. “Let’s get past teams, new teams, blended teams, smaller teams and individuals involved. Even if you’re not participating on a team, drop by Baker Creek Park and join the fun, there’s something for everyone on Relay day.” For Osborne and her team of volunteers this is a celebration of life and they ask anyone who wants to be part of this fabulous Relay for Life to call Deb Burton at 250-255-8225. May 27, Baker Creek is the place to be.
Lifestyles Editor
Roddie Creek Ranch, a dream come true
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Fun costumes are encouraged and each year teams embrace spectacular outfits as these Pink Ladies of Hope demonstrate.
Annie Gallant
oddie Creek Ranch, situated just south of Quesnel, is a good example of how three families with experience, knowledge, hard work and a collective love for the land can fulfill their dreams. It all began when three couples and cousins, Dwayne and Sheri Schweb and Mark and Lory Schweb, as well as Ruth Scoullar their friends This and That Jeremy and Joyce Farmer who shared their mutual desire to own and operate a large ranch. They all owned hobby farms in the Okanagan, but to support their families they worked full time jobs. They enjoyed many hours talking and dreaming about their vision of a dream ranch. Dwayne found the property while on a business trip to Quesnel. After a visit by the families they decided that this was the ideal ranch. They sold their farms in the Okanagan and moved to the Quesnel area in July 2013 followed by the Farmers in 2014. Each of the families contributes their share of the workload. They run a 350 head Angus-based cow/calf herd and a 280 head Dorper X sheep flock. All the sheep have hair instead of wool, hence eliminating the necessity to shear. Guard dogs keep the animals safe from predators and so far they have not experienced any losses. As a hobby, they own and raise purebred Texas longhorns. In addition to the cattle and sheep, they operate a feed grain business, a butcher shop, sell hay and are an electric fence distributor for Speedrite. On 1,700 acres, there is much to do for all the adults and their children including looking after the animals, crops, farm sales and maintaining all of the machinery, buildings and fences. Since purchasing the ranch, they have implemented many changes and are always researching and trying new ideas. The ranch is thriving and expanding. Teamwork, cooperation, and hard work are paying off in the successful operation of Roddie Creek Ranch and in the realization of a dream for its owners. For more information or to contact the ranch you can find them on Facebook or call 250-991-OATS (6287.) Ruth Scoullar is a seniors advocate, a student of human nature and regular Observer contributor.
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Cariboo artist set for solo show at Two Rivers Gallery Inspiration for Possibilities exhibit draws from nature ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter
acknowledge the diversity of life and landscape; its beauty and its challenges.” Judith also hopes all who view her work will surely consider participation An accomplished impressionistic in world-wide actions to ensure the artist, Judith DesBrisay’s most recent immediate changes necessary to reseries Possibililties is featured in a solo establish and sustain Earth’s joyous yet art exhibit in the Rustad Galleria at delicate balance of life. the Prince George Two Rivers Gallery In addition to the exhibit in the Two beginning with an opening gala March Rivers Gallery which hangs until April 4. 10, Judith will also have a solo show at Judith was raised in the Kootenay the Station House Gallery in Williams region of B.C.; remote, rural and Lake in September. urban experiences influence her ideas As well, she is participating in five and activities. Her art career gained group shows this year, one of which momentum as her role as a community currently hangs until April 17 in the health nurse/educator drew to a close. Two Rivers Gallery titled Voice. Diploma studies at the Emily Carr “It’s a pleasure to contribute to the Institute of Art and Design served Voices of diverse artists,” she said. to focus and further Judith’s artistic Judith’s exhibition history spans 25 explorations as did her extensive years with a total of 22 solo exhibits travels from the Arctic to Antarctic and and participation in more than 80 living and working with her spouse in group exhibits to date. Chile, where she visited several regions Her works are included in permanent of South America. “The lives of others, across time and Impressionistic artist Judith DesBrisay at work in her studio. She drew inspiration from her remote, collections in Canada and Chile. distance, influence the creative process rural home garden as well as the world at large. She’s traveled extensively and sees the beauty in the “I believe, as do others, that person fragility in nature and the people who interact with nature. and place are inextricably interwoven in my art studio. Contributed photo entities. “My works emerge from a central British Columbia as well as the the delight I experience when immersed “I hope my art works will heighten fascination with the Earth in all its many observations recorded while living in nature, a joy made more intense by awareness of the beauty and imminent forms, they reference the vital interplay working and traveling in North and the imminent threats to its beauty,” perils in the fragile web of life while of person and place,” she said. South America. Judith said. underscoring our collective need to take Her latest series Possibilities reflect her “The Possibilities series evolved from “The paintings are a celebration of life. thoughtful, world preserving action, captivation with the flourishing growth I hope the works will prompt others to wherever we are.” of her remote wilderness home garden in recent garden sketches which illustrate
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Lady in the Van
Time to go to the movies. Quesnel Film Club presents The Lady in the Van, March 3, 6:30 p.m. at the Carib Theatre. Based on Alan Bennett’s memoir and hit West End play, this brilliantly witty, “mostly true” story chronicles an unlikely friendship between a writer and an elderly eccentric. The Lady in the Van is a story about the self who, however reluctantly, does things – in Bennett’s case, opening his door (or at least his driveway) to Miss Mary Shepherd (Dame Maggie Smith), an ornery, impolite and bullying homeless woman who claims to take advice from the Virgin Mary. Despite his private nature, Bennett takes pity on the elderly woman and agrees to let her park her rundown van on his property for three months. It’s likely, however, that curiosity has as much to do with Bennett’s decision as does charity. Where did Miss Shepherd find this van? Where did she learn French? And who is the strange man who keeps coming around in the middle of the night? While the questions are many, Bennett has plenty of time to discover the answers to them, as Miss Shepherd tests the limits of his hospitality by stretching the original three-month stay into 15 years. Directed by veteran Nicholas Hytner, The Lady in the Van is a playful, inventive and relentlessly funny film that reminds us of the value of taking a chance on strangers – and of the long road that gradually turns strangers into friends. Tickets for The Lady in the Van are $9 (adults) and $7 (seniors). For information call 250-747-7422 or 250-747-3979, join the Facebook page Quesnel Film Club or visit www. quesnelfilmclub.ca.
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value of one
eremiah 5:1-2 Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, then I will pardon her. (NAS95) The first thing that struck me when I read this verse was the value of one. God challenged Jeremiah to find one man and if he could,
Rawlin Falk Maple Park Alliance Church
the whole city would be pardoned on that one
man’s behalf. We are sometimes tempted to let our standard slip simply because it seems that everyone is “doing it.” It could be that God is withholding judgment because of the one. It may be that our commitment to telling truth and walking in justice and mercy is having more of an effect than it appears to. The second thing that
stood out is that it is in the streets and open squares that He is looking for that truth and justice. Not only in the church or our dealings with Christians, but in our everyday travel and business dealings. It is the everyday situations that show the true character of a man or woman. How a Christian responds in traffic (roam through the streets) and
other typically frustrating circumstances will be a powerful witness to those around. The third important thing to note is that God was looking for a reason, however small, to pardon rather than condemn. We ought to be of the same spirit and be looking for reasons to forgive. Rawlin Falk is paster with Maple Park Alliance Church.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
New Victory Way Church
1518 Maple Drive 250-747-1357
Saturday Services Bible Study 9:30 am Worship Service 11:00 am
“Continuing the Ministry of Jesus peacefully, simply, together.”
A Place To Call HOME
382 Anderson Drive Pastor Andrew Baduria 250-983-9700 Service Times Sunday Morning Worship 11am • Sunday Afternoon worship 2 pm Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study • 7pm
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Romans 3:28
St. John’s Anglican Church 465 Kinchant Street • 250.992.6152 Visit our website : www.stjohnsquesnel.com email : stjohnsquesnel@shaw.ca Sunday : 10 am - Family Communion 4th Sunday : 10 am - Morning Prayer Tuesday : 2 pm - Holy Communion Hall Rentals: Honey Affleck 250.992.5875 Secretary: Honey Affleck 250.992.6152 Minister: Len Fraser Deacon: Margot Rose
Lay Ministers Worship Service and Reserved Sacrament.
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Worship ........... Sunday 11:30 am Kids City ................. Sunday 10:00 am Life Group ............... Tuesday 7:00 pm | www.lpcbc.ca Pastor Brent Cletheroe | Like us on Facebook
Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. Glorify God in your body. l Corinthians 6:20
Sunday Service - 11:00 am Tuesday Bible Study - 2:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
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The Salvation Army 246 St. Laurent Ave. 250-992-8784 Lieutenants Stefan & Laura Van Schaick Sunday service 11:00 am “Whosoever will may come” Messy Church fun for the whole family! Breakfast/crafts/ games/science fun/music. The last Saturday of each month 9 am at The Warrior’s Song Café. All are welcome. No cost - donations for breakfast gladly accepted. We hope to see you there!
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The Cariboo Ski Touring Club held the 34th annual Elementary ski races Feb. 20 at Hallis Lake with skiers from elementary schools in Quesnel, as well as the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club competing. The top three teams were Ecole Baker who came first, Dragon Lake second and Carson third.
Students at the ski races last weekend go through opening ceremonies before the beginning of the races. Ryan Graham photos
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Heading to BC Winter Games Jessica Higgins, Haley Lattman and Issac Woollends will be representing Quesnel in the BC Winter Games in gymnastics, held in Penticton. Ryan Graham photo
Blue Jays hit the field as Spring Training begins RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter
Although, they Anthopoulos turned ished with an ERA of with a .297 average, are bringing back a down a contract ex3.13. His post-season 41 home runs and a good portion of their tension with the club, was even better as he league leading 123 runs batted in. The boys of summer players from last year who then named Ross had two wins, one they did lose one key Atkins as their new loss and a 2.33 ERA, Toronto will begin have hit the field as component. General Manager. which was the lowest their journey to get baseball is about to Pitcher, David Price On the field, Toronamong all starting back to the playoffs begin. who became a free to re-signed pitcher pitchers in the playwith their season Major League agent at the end of Marco Estrada to a offs. They also locked opener on April 3rd Baseball teams began the year signed a two year deal worth up the reigning Most against the Tampa their Spring Training seven year deal worth $26 million. Valuable Player in Bay Rays in Tampa camps this week with $217 million with the Estrada was stelJosh Donaldson, who Bay and will host all 30 teams includJays AL east rival the lar for the Jays as he signed a two year their home opener ing Canada’s team recorded 13 wins, deal worth $26.65 April 8 when they the Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox. Price, who was eight losses and finmillion. He finished play the Red Sox. getting back into the acquired at the trade swing of things. SPRING SOCCER SPRING YOUTH SOCCER deadline from the Toronto, whoYOUTH finished last year making Detroit Tigers was an integral part of it to the American Toronto REGISTRATION ON NOW!!making the REGISTRATION ON NOW!! League Championplayoffs, as he recordship Series, only to ed nine wins, one loss lose out against the and a 2.30 ERA with eventual World Series champions the Kansas the Jays. With the loss of Price the Jays City Royals have were forced to make begun their camp in Dunedin, Florida. The changes, which also included the structure Jays look to build off U5-U18 of their U5-U18 front office. their success from (1998-2011) (1998-2011) Former President, last season to prove Paul Beeston retired to their fans and the and was replaced by PER WEEK, RUNNING MAY TWO 2-JUNE GAMES 25PER WEEK, RUNNING MAY 2-JUNE 25 baseballTWO worldGAMES that Mark Shapiro Discount and last years success was Family Family Discount General Manger Alex not a fluke.
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Current Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year 2014 - Florence White
Past Quesnel Volunteer Citizens of the Year 2013 - Liane Kimmie 2012 - Jean Stimpson 2011 - Liz Miller 2010 - Dianne Greenwood 2009 - Lynne Wright 2008 - Carol Weremy 2007 - Marion Gordon 2006 - Grant and Gerry Knauf 2005 - Gus Cameron 2004 - Marie Skinner 2003 - Bob Zimmerman 2002 - Ron Silver 2001 - Helen Flynn 2000 - Stan Phillips 1999 - Doreen O’Brien 1998 - Vera Peever 1997 - Jack Nelson 1996 - Gloria Lazzarin 1995 - John Pritchard 1994 - Betty Motherwell 1993 - John McKelvie 1992 - Mel Dunleavey 1991 - Susan Maile 1990 - Helen Kuhn 1989 - Grace Steele 1988 - June Wall 1987 - Ruth Scoullar 1986 - Frank Hennessey 1985 - Joan Huxley 1984 - Cathy Walsh 1983 - Marie Weldon 1982 - Margot Rose 1981 - Mac Grady 1980 - Rev. Gary Landers
Lifetime Achievement Awards 2013 - Francine Gaetz [Posthumous] 2012 - Ron Paull 2011 - Peter Couldwell 2010 - Janice Butler - Cathy Heinzelman - Bev Pontius 2009 - Mary Glassford
Silent Hero Awards 2014 - Dave Sutton - The Kopetski Family 2013 - Marjorie Hessels - Norma Malic 2012 - Jean Gelinas - Jean Muir - Gene Pascuzzo
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Who do you think should be Quesnel’s
2015
Volunteer Citizen of the Year? Deadline March 17, 2016
2014 Volunte er Citizen of the Year Florence W hite
Do you know an outstanding volunteer, someone who works tirelessly to make our community a special place and who deserves recognition? If so, submit your nomination today! Deadline to submit: March 17, 2016
The Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award recognizes outstanding area residents who volunteer their time to the betterment of our community and thanks them for their dedication and service. Nominees for the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the year will: • Have contributed to the betterment of the community in a fashion that you feel is desirable and beneficial to all. • Have contributed in a positive manner in the areas of business, government, social improvement, community service, cultural arts, religion, youth work or any other area of activity that you feel contributes to a better community. • Have lived in Quesnel, or area, for at least the past calendar year. • Have signed the Nomination form in agreement to let his/her name stand, as there is a time commitment for the award winner,including committee meetings and various community events. Submitting a nomination: • Any person, group or corporation, except the City of Quesnel and the Quesnel Cariboo Observer, and the Volunteer Citizen of the Year Committee, may make a nomination. • Complete an official nomination form. • Judges may not be aware of the nominee’s past voluntary work; therefore, nominations should include a nomination form with a brief statement outlining the reasons the individual is considered worthy of receiving the Award. • Letters of support should include other accomplishments and relevant information that may be helpful in evaluating the nominee. Please limit each letter of support to one page. No other supporting material will be accepted. • Nominations packages must be received no later than 4:00p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016: In person: Attn: R.Hartley; Front Desk; City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 7J5 Attn: T.Roberts; Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 2A8 Via Mail: Attn: R.Hartley; City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 7J5 Via Fax: 250-991-7496 Via Email: rhartley@quesnel.ca
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2016 Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Banquet & Award Ceremony [Selecting the 2015 Citizen of the Year]
DATE: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tickets: $25 per person available at Quesnel City Hall TIME: 5:30 pm – Doors open; 6:00 pm – Dinner service starts; 6:30 pm – Ceremony LOCATION: Billy Barker Casino Showroom, 308 McLean St, Quesnel TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT CITY HALL IN EARLY MARCH Sponsors:
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