Barriere Star Journal, January 21, 2016

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

When people retire to B.C. from Alberta and other provinces, they bring the majority of their health care needs with them, but some of the federal health care money stays behind.

That’s the message B.C. Health Minister Ter-ry Lake is taking to the � rst meeting between provincial ministers and the new Liberal govern-ment in Vancouver next week.

Lake said B.C.’s objection to the health care funding formula adopted by the former Conser-vative government in 2011 was that it was based on population, with no age component.

“As you age your health care costs become higher and higher,” Lake said. “So to have a pure per-capita transfer actually was a disadvantage for populations that were older, such as British Columbia, and much more of an advantage to populations like Alberta that are younger.”

Lake and Premier Christy Clark noted that B.C. is on track to double the number of hospice beds for terminally ill patients, to help keep up with the aging baby boom population and those who are moving west to retire.

“We talk about palliative care, we talk about care for people with dementia, we talk about hospice care,” Clark said. “That’s expensive, and

British Columbia seeking relief for aging population costs

When people retire to B.C. from Alberta and

Health Minister Terry Lake ...continued on page 2

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Barriere Search and Rescue is one of two non-profit organizations dedicated to pro-tecting the public who are now receiving a combined $27,000 from the province’s Com-munity Gaming Grant program.

“People from all over the world enjoy our region’s many outdoor recreation opportuni-ties and it is a comfort to know we have top-notch search-and-rescue crews when they’re needed,” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake said.

The Barriere group will be receiving $15,000, and Kamloops Search and Rescue Society will receive $12,000.

“Our search-and-rescue personnel are a lifeline for people who become lost or are in distress and I am proud that our government is continuing to support their vital work,” Ka-mloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone said.

Barriere Search and Rescue President Drew McMartin commented how the funds will be utilized.

“This grant will be used on training. For example, a ground search and rescue course that we are putting our new members through as well as other training such as first aid courses, helicopter training, rope rescue train-ing, etc,” said McMartin. “We are also using the money for search and rescue operational

Barriere Search and Rescue receives

$15K gaming grant

Barriere Search and Rescue is one of two

Cold weather shopping at the Winter Farmer’s MarketRon Dick (centre) greats two new customers at his mobile Sausage Company venue setup outside the Barriere Senior’s Hall last Saturday for the Winter Farmer’s Market. Dick says he travelled from 100 Mile House to attend the market which is one of several destinations for his mobile shop. The Winter Farmer’s Market happens every two weeks in the community and will be back on Jan. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with vendors both inside and out.

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Chamber of Commerce hit by

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Educators tour wastewater facil-

ity in Barriere; eye on future teaching

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BSS Senior Girls play a nail biter

final game in Cougar Classic

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Time to nominate Barriere’s Citizen

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The 2015 Year in Review

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that’s why the old funding formula needs to be restored.”

The previous formula was introduced by for-mer Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who in 2004 agreed to six per cent annual increases to provincial health transfers in what he called “a � x for a generation.”

After the Conservative majority government was elected in 2011, then-� nance minister Jim Flaherty tied health care increases to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017.

In a campaign stop in B.C. last fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to add anoth-er $3 billion to the health care budget to start, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate the formula.

That meeting is set for Jan. 20 and 21 in Van-couver, chaired by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.

Studies by the Canadian Institute for Health Information con� rm the steep increase in health care costs for people as they enter their senior years, much of it for end-of-life care.

Health care expenditures per person by age in Canada, based on 2012 expenditures.

Graph: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Province seeking relief...Continued from page 1...

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. govern-ment’s 14-year legal battle with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation over staf� ng levels will go one last round at the Supreme Court of Canada.

The top court an-nounced Thursday it will hear the union’s appeal of last year’s decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal that the province didn’t vio-late bargaining rights with its 2002 legislation setting class size and special needs support.

Education Minister Mike Bernier said the long-running dispute won’t disrupt efforts to continue coopera-tion with teachers, and the latest � ve-year ne-gotiated settlement shows “government’s relationship with the BCTF has never been better.”

The agreement came in 2014, after a long, bitter strike that saw the government send out $40-a-day child care payments to 230,000 families for 13 school days lost due to

strike action in the fall.BCTF president Jim

Iker said the latest ap-peal offers a chance to restore the 2002 class size limits and spe-cialty teacher ratios, but the union won’t wait for another court proceeding to press its demands.

“A month from now, the B.C. Liberal government will de-liver its 2016 budget,” Iker said. “Enrolment is starting to increase after years of decline and we know that there are more students with

special needs, refugee students and others with unique needs en-tering the system.”

Bernier declined to comment on the details of the case, with anoth-er court action on the horizon.

“B.C. students rank � rst amongst all Eng-lish-speaking countries in reading, science and math in international testing,” Bernier said. “We will keep working with the BCTF so stu-dents bene� t from mak-ing our great education system even better.”

BC Teacher’s Federation

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A striking teacher joins a rally at the B.C. legis-lature during the lengthy dispute that disrupted graduation in 2013 and closed schools in the fall of 2014.

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Cross-country skiing for kids(L-r) Grade 3 students Curtis Farrow, Chloe Smith and Jeremy Salle en-joying laps around the Terry Fox Trail which has been transformed for the winter into a cross-country ski trail for the students at Barriere Elemen-tary. Grade 3 students enjoy getting out of the classroom one afternoon a week to learn cross-country skiing facilitated by the North Thompson Recreation Society.

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By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The Barriere and District Chamber of Com-merce had a shock early last week when their web-site was compromised by cybersquatters grabbing the sites original domain name as it came up for renewal.

A domain name is like an international phone number, the domain name system provides an easy-to-spell address for those sur� ng the web and is pur-chased for a nominal cost on an annual basis from a reputable provider.

Domain squatting (often called cybersquatting) has existed since at least 1995 as a money-making strategy involving the domain names of large com-panies, politicians, entertainers, trademarks; anyone can experience cybersquatting.

Thousands of people have missed out on reg-istering their perfect domain name because it’s al-ready been taken by a squatter. Thousands more have lost domains they have previously purchased because they miss a renewal deadline.

This was the case in regards to the local Chamber of Commerce. Chamber manager Marie Downing says they had requested their site be renewed auto-matically, but unfortunately this was not the case, and as a result their domain name was immediately scooped and quickly became a very graphic and dis-gusting porn site which caused the Chamber to im-mediately go into damage control.

However, when the Chamber contacted the com-pany who had purchased the domain name they were told it would cost close to $10,000 to buy the name back.

Some people felt the site should be purchased back, while others were adamant it should not.

“The word “extortion” de� nitely comes to mind,” commented a local business owner and Chamber member (who asked not to be named) when she heard this had happened, “You would have to be out of your mind to pay anything to those people to get that web address back, you are enabling criminal activity.”

It didn’t take long for the decision to be made, and by last Friday the Chamber had noti� ed all of their members, the municipality and their associates that the organization’s new website address is now: www.barrierechamberofcommerce.com.

The Barriere Chamber’s website was actually only out of commission for just over a day, and Downing says it is now back to business as usual, noting, “In order for this new address to be at the top of the Google Search Engines it takes up to 90 days to propagate and the more times people type it in the navigation bar the quicker it will take effect,” said Downing, “Do not use the Search Engine bar to � nd the website as this will take you to the old site. Please make sure to change any links you may have on your websites linking to our previous Chamber

site which was www.barrierechamber.com.”If there is a message here for others with websites

of their own it is to double check and triple check that you make sure your domain name cannot be compromised.

Wikipedia notes, “Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, traf� cking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to pro� t from the goodwill of a trademark be-longing to someone else.

“The cybersquatter then offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark contained within the name at an in� ated price. The term is derived from “squatting”, which is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent, or otherwise have permission to use.”

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- the domain name has been registered and is be-ing used in bad faith.

All of these elements must be established in or-der for the complainant to prevail. If the complain-ant prevails, the domain name will be canceled or transferred to the complainant. However, � nancial remedies are not available under the UDNDRP. In-formation about initiating a complaint can be found on at: https://www.icann.org/

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OPINIONEditor ia l ; by Tom Fletcher

In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship re� ts to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.

Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.

Health care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis at-mosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ negotiations over the fund-ing formula, taking place this week in Vancouver.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week that the province is increas-ing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year.

The B.C. Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s Genome Sci-ence Centre, described a world-leading centre of research that is reaching out to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting international funding and talent for ground-breaking research.

Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to � nd. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected.

The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C.

Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good.

Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is plan-ning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives.

Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Paci� c Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016.

We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse.Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email:

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A few spankings will not bring ruin

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To the editor:Re: (Are you aware of possible change to

spanking law?):It is kind to teach a child obedience.The foundation is love, kindness and doing

things together.All children are not equal and some require

a � rmer hand than others.When I spanked my children, which was

rare, it was for de� ance or lying, which was also rare because they knew it was safer to be honest.

A valued trophy in my life is a letter I re-ceived from my son.

He was in university at the time and, on Fa-ther’s Day, he wrote: “Dad, one of the mea-sures of the success of a father is if his children are still friends with him when they are teens. I am 19 and you are my best friend! Thanks, dad!”

A few spankings didn’t ruin him or our re-lationship.Eric McCooeyeKamloops, B.C.

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To the editor;A belated happy New Year to you all.By now everyone should have received their

2016 Property Assessment Notice. From what BC Assessment has said the ma-

jority of properties here in Barriere have seen a decrease in value. The estimates say the aver-age of this decline in assessment is in the range of 10 per cent to 12 per cent.

The dark side to declining property values is that the District loses revenue. The loss of revenue corresponds to what the decline in property assessment is. If the average of the decline is 10 per cent, then the revenue the council has to run the District is reduced by 10 per cent as well.

The current mayor and council have stated that their collective view is that they would strive to keep costs in line with what was need-ed to provide the services that the residents of Barriere have deemed to be essential.

Mayor Smith assured everyone that she would go through the budget “line by line” to seek out ways to cut costs to provide these services.

Now that there is a potential 10 per cent to 12 per cent revenue shortfall this promise of no huge tax increases may be hard to stick by.

This year council must also deal such prob-lems as the roads budget which has been sub-sidized by money that had been put aside to temporarily cover the cost of this new to the District service.

Unfortunately, this reserve of money has run out and has not been replaced. It would seem that any money that might have been put towards paying for future road maintenance costs was directed to paying for costs to do with the sewer system project overruns plus additions to roadwork that council were as-sured to be necessary.

Indeed, there are quite a number of press-

ing matters that will require a review during the budget process if there is any hope of not having large tax increases.

Generally the only way to reduce costs in lo-cal government is to reduce service levels.

Do we need services like a building inspec-tor at the level we have now?

If we have staff over the winter should they be cleaning the park walkways?

Should we be taking on new nice to do proj-ects like a splash pad when the water reclama-tion plant is not � nished?

Council must look closely at what residents want and make their decisions based on the in-put that they receive.

I am sure those of you that are interested have taken a good look at the proposed budget and information that staff have gathered over the past while.

It does take some time to formulate your thoughts so that you can speak to council and let them know what your wishes are.

That last bit was a bit tongue in cheek. The proposed budget most likely will not be given out until the Friday before the public budget meeting on Feb. 9.

Two days over the weekend is lots of time for both the council and the public to digest the information, right?

Then again maybe council will be given the proposed budget at the Jan. 25 meeting. One can always hope.

I urge everyone to at least call your favou-rite council member and let them know your views.

Better yet get a group together and attend the budget meeting.

The council has dif� cult decisions to make and need all the input that you can give. Bill HumphreysBarriere, B.C.

Past mayor encourages citizens to review district budget

3x8 RonaMoved to pg 5

It’s of� cially the middle of January and all those good intentions and resolutions set out at the beginning of the month are likely already in jeopardy.

Whether it was to get in-volved more in the communi-ty, get in better shape or just simply try to make an effort to be a better person, all those noble and upstanding convic-tions can start to wane in what can often seem like the longest month of the year (and it’s already 31 days as it is, which technically quali� es it for a tie in that department already).

So even though it’s likely grey outside and the rush and

spirits of the holiday season may be beginning to fade, or even worse, give way to feel-ings of fatigue, this is exactly when perseverance and free will need to be utilized to ensure the goodwill carries through to positive action.

In other words it may take a little push or encouragement to get out there on a grey, drea-ry Sunday afternoon and get some fresh air and exercise, es-pecially (for some of us) when there’s the enticement of NFL playoff action on the tube, in-cluding the Seattle Seahawks.

However, no one said reso-lutions to better ourselves and our communities were going

to be easy, that’s why there’s such a huge failure rate when it comes to resolutions.

The excuses of weather, and distractions of any kind, are always a factor, so these are the things that have to be over-come to make a longterm and meaningful difference in your life and the life of your com-munity.

So get out there and do it, exercise in the great outdoors, or make that call to join that group that needs your talents, and you’ll feel good about it and be on your way to bigger and better things in 2016.

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It’s time to make it happenSpanking and anarchyTo the editor;

Re: (Are you aware of possible change to spanking law?):

OK, so the government, which uses force and threats of violence (do what you are told or bad things will happen to you, which is bullying) to control people wants to force people to stop using force and threats to con-trol their children.

Wait, what?The research is unambiguous —

hitting children is bad.Government and hitting children

are both a violation of the non-ag-gression principle and so are immoral.

I know it is a dif� cult topic for people to process, but I believe future

generations will look back on the con-cept of the state with the same horror and disbelief we have for the days of slavery.

The conversation has begun and, in the end, the moral argument will win the day.

I think this process is accelerating as more parents practice peaceful par-enting.

A child who grows up without be-ing neglected, punished, threatened or hit by their caregivers is likely to be less comfortable with the idea that we need to point a gun at everyone to get things done.David LangevinKamloops, B.C.

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The Lower North Thomp-son Community Forest Society (LNTCFS) is currently inviting interested parties from McLure, Squam Bay, Little Fort, Chu Chua and Barriere to attend the LNTCFS 2016 Accountability Meetings and Dinners starting Feb. 4 - Mar. 3.

The meetings are to help educate area residents within these communities about the LNTCFS, community forestry,

and what the society has been up to, including; accountability regarding the LNTCFS Strate-gic Plan; performance in rela-tion to Provincial Community Forest objectives; and econom-ic development. Here are the community halls and dates:• McLure Community Fire Hall: Thursday, Feb. 4• Squam Bay Community Hall: Thursday, Feb. 11• Little Fort Community Hall: Thursday, Feb. 18• Chu Chua Community Hall:

Tuesday, Feb. 23• Barriere Lions Hall: Thurs-day, Mar. 3

All dinners to begin at 5:30 p.m., with community meetings to follow at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP for dinner with loca-tion by Jan. 31, (by Feb. 18 for Barriere) to 250-672-1941 or [email protected]

Come out and learn about your community forest and share your ideas about the Lower North Thompson’s fu-ture.

By Jeff NagelBlack Press

A new report shows 117 children and youth in care in B.C. were placed in hotels in a re-cent 12-month period despite government claims the practice was rare and repeated or-ders that it happen only in extreme situations.

The joint review of hotel placements by Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and the Min-istry of Children and Family Development came in response to a high-pro� le death last September.

Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old in care, fell or jumped to his death from the fourth � oor of an Abbotsford Su-per 8 hotel, where he had been housed by the ministry after his group home was shut down due to poor conditions.

At that time, Children and Fam-ily Minister Stephanie Cadieux suggested just one or two youths were thought to be in hotel placements.

Turpel-Lafond sus-pected the number was closer to 50 and said the count of 117 chil-dren from November 2014 to October 2014 – more than double her estimate – shows how pervasive the problem remains.

Some of those chil-dren were placed in ho-tels multiple times dur-ing the year, as a total of 131 placements were recorded.

Most hotel stays are short – just a day or two – and Cadieux said it’s usually because of the need to urgently relo-cate youth until a con-ventional placement can be found, often on evenings or weekends.

But Gervais was an extreme case.

He spent 49 con-secutive days in the Ab-botsford hotel prior to his Sept. 18 death, the most recent of multiple hotel stays.

“The best guess we have is that Mr. Gervais spent close to 100 days in hotels over the peri-od of his time in care,” Turpel-Lafond said.

A further review of his case is underway and the ministry is re-quired to report by

March 31 or consent to an investigation by Turpel-Lafond’s of� ce.

“His death is a trag-edy,” Cadieux said. “It’s a young life lost well too soon.”

The South Fraser and North Fraser re-gions of the Lower Mainland recorded the highest use of hotels – 32 and 27 placements respectively – followed by 14 in Vancouver/Richmond and 12 by the Fraser Valley Ab-original Children and Family Services Soci-ety.

The hotel place-ments make up two per cent of B.C. children in care, but that rose to six per cent in the North Fraser area.

Turpel-Lafond char-acterized the recurring use of hotels in those areas as “a stop-gap in lieu of having adequate placements.”

But Cadieux said she believes better co-ordination of the place-ment options that exist could go far to reduc-ing hotel use.

Cadieux said hotel stays remain an op-tion of last resort and while she doesn’t be-lieve it’s good practice she would set no target date for ending it.

Manitoba has banned all use of ho-tels but Cadieux said that comparison isn’t appropriate because that province was using

them systemically.Turpel-Lafond said

she would like to see a complete ban because of the harm hotel stays do but agreed it is not realistic.

“The pressures on the staff are such that they are not able to � nd alternative placements to hotels at this time.”

Ministry staff must now report to the rep-resentative’s of� ce when any child is kept in a hotel longer than three days.

Social workers must get approval for hotel placements, which has been granted in all re-cent requests. Reports on hotel placements are to be made public every six months.

Cadieux said she also intends to bring a budget request to cabi-net to provide more residential resources for emergency placements, particularly in the Fra-ser areas.

She indicated she may also propose in-creased remuneration or incentives to recruit or retain foster families.

“We want to elimi-nate hotel placements entirely,” Cadieux said. “But government can’t achieve that alone. We need more people to step up, get trained and work with us to provide kids in care with the stable homes that they need and that they de-serve.”

More than 100 children housed in hotels

Report follows tragic death in Abbotsford

A new report shows

Representative for Chil-dren and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

A collision on Highway 5 just south of McLure on Sunday, Jan. 17, resulted in a fatality.


A collision that happened just south of McLure on Sunday, Jan. 17, at approximately 1 p.m. resulted in a Clearwater man losing his life.

Police report the vehicle, a southbound Chevy Lumina apparently lost control on the wet and slushy highway which resulted in crossing over into the path of a northbound commercial tractor trailer unit. Highway 5 was closed until approximately 7 p.m. while RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service investigated the scene.

The driver, 48 year old Antonino Cuthbert of Clearwater was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

“This is a tragic incident that reminds everyone how people’s and families lives can change in an instant as the result of a motor-vehicle collision,” said Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Mike Pears. “The RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down on winter roads, make sure you have good winter tires and be prepared for anything as you travel.”

Clearwater man loses life on highway south of McLure

A collision that happened just south of McLure on Sunday,

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(Above) Representatives from SD73 and Thompson Rivers University toured the Wastewater Plant on Jan. 13. Pictured (l-r) are: Ron Collins SD73, Shelley Sims Trustee SD73, Kim Rink Ecotek rep, Alison Sidow SD73, Sheryl Lindquist SD73, Ken Rife SD73, Rhonda Kershaw Trustee SD73, Dennis Acreman Thompson Rivers University, Bill Kershaw Thompson Nicola Re-gional District Area ‘O’ Director, and District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith. Also attending but not pictured were District of Barriere Councillor Al Fortin and CAO Colleen Hannigan. (Top left) Ecotek representative Kim Rink explains the treatment process within the plant.(Bottom left) Inside the greenhouse section of the plant .


Representatives from School District 73 and Thompson Rivers University toured Barriere’s Sustainable Waste Management Plant on Wednesday, Jan. 13, accompanied by Mayor Virginia Smith, Councillor Al Fortin and District CAO Colleen Hanni-gan.

Area School District trustee Rhonda Ker-shaw says, “The group toured the facility to become familiar with the innovative practic-es and design being developed here in Barri-ere. The tour was incredibly successful and the educational opportunities that the proj-ect represents are numerous.”

She noted a goal of the school district will be to ensure that the unique Barriere facility is highly utilized by students in the future; for teaching sustainable practices and high-lighting water reclamation rather than the usual methods of waste disposal.

“With the new B.C. curriculum changing to include more flexibility and real world project based study, this facility will provide educational experiences for students of all ages unavailable anywhere else in the prov-ince, and in fact in most of the world,” said Kershaw.

She also commented that next steps on the educational side are to be discussed over the next few weeks, but in the short term will include brief lectures in high school science classes discussing what is happening and some of the more innovative practices.

“Our team is excited about the possibili-ties for learning at both the elementary and secondary levels. It is heartening to see how

Barriere is leading the way in sustainable waste management,” commented Alison Sid-ow, Assistant Superintendent SD73, “I look forward to talking further about next steps.

Educators tour wastewater facility in Barriere with eye on future teaching possibilities


In honour of Janu-ary as Alzheimer’s month The Medical Arts Health Research Group is pleased to announce a Thomp-son region “Honour the Caregiver” Award

for caregivers who go above and beyond.

Today, more than 500,000 Canadians have been diagnosed with Dementia and over 1 million Cana-dians are caregivers for these family mem-bers.

The Honour the

Caregiver Award rec-ognizes one incred-ible caregiver in the Thompson region who sel� essly loves to help others.

The award winner will receive more than a heartfelt “Thank You”; there is a spe-cial gift awaiting this

deserving caregiver. We think it’s the least we can do for all they do.

For details on how to share your favourite caregiver story please go to HealthResearch-ca.org.

Deadline for story entries is Feb. 7, 2016.

Thompson Region Honour the Caregiver Award deadline Feb. 7

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The Lower North Thomp-son Community Forest Society (LNTCFS) is currently inviting interested parties from McLure, Squam Bay, Little Fort, Chu Chua and Barriere to attend the LNTCFS 2016 Accountability Meetings and Dinners starting Feb. 4 - Mar. 3.

The meetings are to help educate area residents within these communities about the LNTCFS, community forestry,

and what the society has been up to, including; accountability regarding the LNTCFS Strate-gic Plan; performance in rela-tion to Provincial Community Forest objectives; and econom-ic development. Here are the community halls and dates:• McLure Community Fire Hall: Thursday, Feb. 4• Squam Bay Community Hall: Thursday, Feb. 11• Little Fort Community Hall: Thursday, Feb. 18• Chu Chua Community Hall:

Tuesday, Feb. 23• Barriere Lions Hall: Thurs-day, Mar. 3

All dinners to begin at 5:30 p.m., with community meetings to follow at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP for dinner with loca-tion by Jan. 31, (by Feb. 18 for Barriere) to 250-672-1941 or [email protected]

Come out and learn about your community forest and share your ideas about the Lower North Thompson’s fu-ture.

By Jeff NagelBlack Press

A new report shows 117 children and youth in care in B.C. were placed in hotels in a re-cent 12-month period despite government claims the practice was rare and repeated or-ders that it happen only in extreme situations.

The joint review of hotel placements by Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and the Min-istry of Children and Family Development came in response to a high-pro� le death last September.

Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old in care, fell or jumped to his death from the fourth � oor of an Abbotsford Su-per 8 hotel, where he had been housed by the ministry after his group home was shut down due to poor conditions.

At that time, Children and Fam-ily Minister Stephanie Cadieux suggested just one or two youths were thought to be in hotel placements.

Turpel-Lafond sus-pected the number was closer to 50 and said the count of 117 chil-dren from November 2014 to October 2014 – more than double her estimate – shows how pervasive the problem remains.

Some of those chil-dren were placed in ho-tels multiple times dur-ing the year, as a total of 131 placements were recorded.

Most hotel stays are short – just a day or two – and Cadieux said it’s usually because of the need to urgently relo-cate youth until a con-ventional placement can be found, often on evenings or weekends.

But Gervais was an extreme case.

He spent 49 con-secutive days in the Ab-botsford hotel prior to his Sept. 18 death, the most recent of multiple hotel stays.

“The best guess we have is that Mr. Gervais spent close to 100 days in hotels over the peri-od of his time in care,” Turpel-Lafond said.

A further review of his case is underway and the ministry is re-quired to report by

March 31 or consent to an investigation by Turpel-Lafond’s of� ce.

“His death is a trag-edy,” Cadieux said. “It’s a young life lost well too soon.”

The South Fraser and North Fraser re-gions of the Lower Mainland recorded the highest use of hotels – 32 and 27 placements respectively – followed by 14 in Vancouver/Richmond and 12 by the Fraser Valley Ab-original Children and Family Services Soci-ety.

The hotel place-ments make up two per cent of B.C. children in care, but that rose to six per cent in the North Fraser area.

Turpel-Lafond char-acterized the recurring use of hotels in those areas as “a stop-gap in lieu of having adequate placements.”

But Cadieux said she believes better co-ordination of the place-ment options that exist could go far to reduc-ing hotel use.

Cadieux said hotel stays remain an op-tion of last resort and while she doesn’t be-lieve it’s good practice she would set no target date for ending it.

Manitoba has banned all use of ho-tels but Cadieux said that comparison isn’t appropriate because that province was using

them systemically.Turpel-Lafond said

she would like to see a complete ban because of the harm hotel stays do but agreed it is not realistic.

“The pressures on the staff are such that they are not able to � nd alternative placements to hotels at this time.”

Ministry staff must now report to the rep-resentative’s of� ce when any child is kept in a hotel longer than three days.

Social workers must get approval for hotel placements, which has been granted in all re-cent requests. Reports on hotel placements are to be made public every six months.

Cadieux said she also intends to bring a budget request to cabi-net to provide more residential resources for emergency placements, particularly in the Fra-ser areas.

She indicated she may also propose in-creased remuneration or incentives to recruit or retain foster families.

“We want to elimi-nate hotel placements entirely,” Cadieux said. “But government can’t achieve that alone. We need more people to step up, get trained and work with us to provide kids in care with the stable homes that they need and that they de-serve.”

More than 100 children housed in hotels

Report follows tragic death in Abbotsford

A new report shows

Representative for Chil-dren and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

A collision on Highway 5 just south of McLure on Sunday, Jan. 17, resulted in a fatality.


A collision that happened just south of McLure on Sunday, Jan. 17, at approximately 1 p.m. resulted in a Clearwater man losing his life.

Police report the vehicle, a southbound Chevy Lumina apparently lost control on the wet and slushy highway which resulted in crossing over into the path of a northbound commercial tractor trailer unit. Highway 5 was closed until approximately 7 p.m. while RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service investigated the scene.

The driver, 48 year old Antonino Cuthbert of Clearwater was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

“This is a tragic incident that reminds everyone how people’s and families lives can change in an instant as the result of a motor-vehicle collision,” said Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Mike Pears. “The RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down on winter roads, make sure you have good winter tires and be prepared for anything as you travel.”

Clearwater man loses life on highway south of McLure

A collision that happened just south of McLure on Sunday,

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New librarian for Barriere ElementaryThe new librarian at Barriere Elementary School, Sunjum Jhaj, is shown working with some of her students last week. Jhaj joined the faculty when librarian Helen Fraser retired last month.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

District of Barriere

Family Fun Night: To be held at the Ridge, 4936 Barriere

Town Road, Feb. 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is by donation but not required. PJ’s are encouraged and some of the events planned are: silent auction, baby/tot room, movie, arts and crafts, bouncy castle, danc-ing, Uncle Chris the Clown, parent retreat room, concession, local vendors, cake contest and more.

This is a joint function between the Dis-trict and Success By 6 Barriere. This year they also received a small grant from the 911 Golf Tournament. The funds raised are di-vided between the “Splash in the Past” and Success by 6. Fire Department:

In December there was a structure fire in the District. A big thank you to our volun-teers as well as the Chu Chua Fire Depart-ment who attended with two trucks under our Mutual Aid agreement.Asset Management Planning:

A new legislative requirement is that local governments must start asset management planning. For example, what is the value of the pipes in the ground? The District has been fortunate to obtain a $5000 grant from Local Government Program Services of UBCM to start the first step of the program. This $5000 will be matched by the District. Quotes for this program have ranged from$15,000 to $20,000 but since District staff will be doing a fair amount of this work themselves we have managed to keep the cost to $10,000.School District Visit:

Representatives from SD 73 and Thomp-son Rivers University toured the Wastewater Plant on Jan. 13. They were extremely im-pressed and are working on ways to incorpo-rate this facility into their learning objectives. You will be hearing more about this as time goes on.

Strategic Planning: Each year council plans for current and fu-

ture projects. Some of the 2015 items that were planned and have been completed are: purchasing the new water truck for the fire department, the mutual aid agreement with Simpcw, the incorporation of the Wildfire Monument park into existing duties, replac-ing the aging Toro gang mower with a Tool-Cat, exploring funding for an Asset Manage-ment Plan, completing the trail that was part of the cycling grant project along the river, and hosting a community round table discus-sion regarding road issues.B.C. Labour Heritage Plaque:

Barriere, through the District, is pursuing a grant for two-thirds of the approximately $3,000 - $5,000 cost to have a commemorative plaque made and mounted on the east wing at the back of the bandshell adjacent to the ex-isting 100th Anniversary Legacy Plaque. It is planned to have the plaque made and mount-ed in time for April 28, the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job. The theme for the plaque project is “Remember-ing Working People”. Discussions within council have been to honour those killed or seriously injured in the forest industry.Budget:

It is that time of the year again when coun-cil begins budget deliberations. The first bud-get meeting will be Feb. 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the council chambers. This is open to the public.Communities In Bloom (CiB):

Staff are currently investigating the cost of a banner that showcases Barriere as a 5 Bloom Community.

Since Barriere has won its five blooms from CiB where do we go from here?

Do we form a committee and do our own version of Communities in Bloom as a com-munity effort, such as ‘Barriere Blooms’? Do we have an organization sponsor the best street? What do you think? Email: [email protected] .

District and SB6 planning Family Fun Night for Feb. 7Barriere Council and Committee of the Whole Jan. 11, 2016, highlights

Family Fun Night:

costs, and purchasing essential equipment we need throughout the year.”

McMartin also provided an update regard-ing the new Search and Rescue building cur-rently being constructed next to the fire hall

on Barriere Town Road.“The building is almost complete, our

main holdup now is waiting for BC Hydro to connect us to power. We are also waiting on Telus to hook up the phone lines,” said McMartin, “The inside walls have all been painted, the lighting is up, and we just need to paint the floor and the doors. The electrical is 90 per cent done, and there is some light-ing still needing be installed on the outside, which will be completed shortly. Once that is all done we should be able to start moving our stuff into the building.”

Barriere Search and Rescue receives $15K gaming grant

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Submitted Plenty of pet guardians are used to checking

their companion animals for ticks in the summer-time, particularly after camping or hiking in British Columbia’s beautiful outdoors. But it’s just as im-portant to check them in the winter months, says BC SPCA Kamloops and District Branch animal care attendant Valerie Wilson, a fact highlighted by a cat who came into the Kamloops shelter as a stray – along with nine live ticks.

“It’s not just dogs who are susceptible, and it’s not just in the summer,” Wilson says. “We discov-ered and removed nine living ticks from the cat, who earned the name Ticker, during his initial exam. We believe he was living in a chicken coop, and I guess it just hasn’t been cold enough to kill them off.”

Ticks are external parasites that feed off the blood of hosts, including humans, dogs and cats. Tick bites and tickborne diseases, such as Lyme disease, can be hard to detect, and signs of tickborne disease may not appear for seven to 21 days or longer after a tick bite, notes veterinarian and BC SPCA senior man-ager of animal health Dr. Emilia Gordon.

“Watch your pet closely for changes in behaviour or appetite or for any unusual illness such as fever, lameness, lethargy, bruising or bleeding if you sus-pect he’s been bitten by a tick,” Gordon says. “It’s also important to properly remove the tick, or to have it properly removed, to help prevent any dis-ease or infection.”

• Check your pets daily for ticks, especially if they spend time outdoors

• If you � nd a tick on your pet, remove it or have it removed by your veterinarian right away

• Ask your vet to do a tick check at each exam• Talk to your vet about tickborne diseases in

your area• Reduce tick habitat in your yard• Talk with your veterinarian about using tick

preventatives on your petTicker, who is on a course of antibiotics as a pre-

ventative measure and awaiting neuter surgery, is available for adoption in Kamloops and is now, of course, tick-free.

Other parasites, such as � eas and lice, can also be problematic for pets and humans if not properly addressed, Wilson adds.

“Unlike lice, which are species-speci� c, � eas and ticks don’t discriminate – they’ll latch onto anything with a heartbeat.”

BC SPCA encourages pet guardiansto check animals for ticks year-round

Plenty of pet guardians are used to checking

BC SPCA photo:

This stray cat, now called Ticker, had been living in a chicken coop, had nine living ticks removed from him when he recently came into the care of the Kamloops BC SPCA.

Fresh veggies and more at Winter Farmer’s Market in Barriere

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

Jared Brown of Watersmeet Farm offers a large selection of root vegetables from his local farm during the Winter Farmers Market held in the Barriere Seniors Hall on Saturday, Jan. 16. The next market is Jan. 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Kayla Holowaychuck brought a wide selection of her Kayla’s Krafts jewellry and other interesting offerings to the market. Winter Framer’s Markets are held every two weeks at the hall.

Time to nominate Barriere’s Citizen of The Year for 2015


February 1, 2016, is the deadline for nominations for this year’s Citizen of the Year. Now is the time to send in your nomination for the person you think truly makes a difference.

Who works tirelessly for the community?

Who sticks by their convic-tions and works to improve the quality of life experienced in this area; who shines as an outstanding volunteer with a cheerful personality and the ability to get things done?

This is your chance to sub-mit a nomination and recognize one of the many unsung heroes we have in the community.

We encourage everyone within the Barriere area to take the opportunity to submit your nominee names.

A nomination form can be found inside this issue of the Star/Journal.

Cut it out, � ll it in, and drop it off at the Star/Journal of� ce. You can also fax it to 250-672-0055, or email to [email protected].

Deadline for nominations is Feb. 1.

All nominee submissions will be voted on by � ve area organizations and the name of their chosen winner will be published in the Thursday, Feb. 18 issue.

The Citizen of the Year Award is sponsored annually by the North Thompson Star/Journal.

Previous recipients of this award are:1988 - Geordie & Manne Salle1989 - Anne Genier1990 - Fanny Bradford

1991 - Sylvia Chivers1992 - Bill & Bernie Kershaw1993 - Harley Wright1994 - Arlene Powell1995 - Jack Wilson1996 - Karl & Debbie Rainer1997 - Leslie Stirling1998 - Judy Vosper1999 - Beverly Murphy2000 - Donna Kibble2001 - Jeff Swann2002 - Kathy Cooper2003 - Ed & Cheryl Ann Tenzer2004 - Dick Ross2005 - Fiona Clare2006 - Elli Kohnert2007 - Jane Milburn2008 - Jill Hayward2009 - Tina Donald2010 - Barb & Carman Smith2011 - Carol Patton2012 - Keith Moore2013 - Al Fortin2014 - Audrey Rilcoe

February 1, 2016, is the

Deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, Feb. 1, 2016


New librarian for Barriere ElementaryThe new librarian at Barriere Elementary School, Sunjum Jhaj, is shown working with some of her students last week. Jhaj joined the faculty when librarian Helen Fraser retired last month.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

District of Barriere

Family Fun Night: To be held at the Ridge, 4936 Barriere

Town Road, Feb. 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is by donation but not required. PJ’s are encouraged and some of the events planned are: silent auction, baby/tot room, movie, arts and crafts, bouncy castle, danc-ing, Uncle Chris the Clown, parent retreat room, concession, local vendors, cake contest and more.

This is a joint function between the Dis-trict and Success By 6 Barriere. This year they also received a small grant from the 911 Golf Tournament. The funds raised are di-vided between the “Splash in the Past” and Success by 6. Fire Department:

In December there was a structure fire in the District. A big thank you to our volun-teers as well as the Chu Chua Fire Depart-ment who attended with two trucks under our Mutual Aid agreement.Asset Management Planning:

A new legislative requirement is that local governments must start asset management planning. For example, what is the value of the pipes in the ground? The District has been fortunate to obtain a $5000 grant from Local Government Program Services of UBCM to start the first step of the program. This $5000 will be matched by the District. Quotes for this program have ranged from$15,000 to $20,000 but since District staff will be doing a fair amount of this work themselves we have managed to keep the cost to $10,000.School District Visit:

Representatives from SD 73 and Thomp-son Rivers University toured the Wastewater Plant on Jan. 13. They were extremely im-pressed and are working on ways to incorpo-rate this facility into their learning objectives. You will be hearing more about this as time goes on.

Strategic Planning: Each year council plans for current and fu-

ture projects. Some of the 2015 items that were planned and have been completed are: purchasing the new water truck for the fire department, the mutual aid agreement with Simpcw, the incorporation of the Wildfire Monument park into existing duties, replac-ing the aging Toro gang mower with a Tool-Cat, exploring funding for an Asset Manage-ment Plan, completing the trail that was part of the cycling grant project along the river, and hosting a community round table discus-sion regarding road issues.B.C. Labour Heritage Plaque:

Barriere, through the District, is pursuing a grant for two-thirds of the approximately $3,000 - $5,000 cost to have a commemorative plaque made and mounted on the east wing at the back of the bandshell adjacent to the ex-isting 100th Anniversary Legacy Plaque. It is planned to have the plaque made and mount-ed in time for April 28, the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job. The theme for the plaque project is “Remember-ing Working People”. Discussions within council have been to honour those killed or seriously injured in the forest industry.Budget:

It is that time of the year again when coun-cil begins budget deliberations. The first bud-get meeting will be Feb. 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the council chambers. This is open to the public.Communities In Bloom (CiB):

Staff are currently investigating the cost of a banner that showcases Barriere as a 5 Bloom Community.

Since Barriere has won its five blooms from CiB where do we go from here?

Do we form a committee and do our own version of Communities in Bloom as a com-munity effort, such as ‘Barriere Blooms’? Do we have an organization sponsor the best street? What do you think? Email: [email protected] .

District and SB6 planning Family Fun Night for Feb. 7Barriere Council and Committee of the Whole Jan. 11, 2016, highlights

Family Fun Night:

costs, and purchasing essential equipment we need throughout the year.”

McMartin also provided an update regard-ing the new Search and Rescue building cur-rently being constructed next to the fire hall

on Barriere Town Road.“The building is almost complete, our

main holdup now is waiting for BC Hydro to connect us to power. We are also waiting on Telus to hook up the phone lines,” said McMartin, “The inside walls have all been painted, the lighting is up, and we just need to paint the floor and the doors. The electrical is 90 per cent done, and there is some light-ing still needing be installed on the outside, which will be completed shortly. Once that is all done we should be able to start moving our stuff into the building.”

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It’s good to be aware of any changes in the appearance of any part of your body. This applies to moles and other skin blemishes, feet (especially important for diabetics) and breasts. In the case of breast changes, watch for lumps, size and shape changes of the breast or nipples as well as any abnormal discharges. Share any body changes with your doctor.

The mid-day nap is a common cultural phenomenon in countries like Spain and Mexico. But daytime nap can be good for you, too. It can help lower your blood pressure which in turn can reduce your risk of heart attack. Not everyone can insert a daily siesta into their life but if you can, give it a try.

The World Health Organization announced that we are a step closer to the total eradication of polio. The WHO has removed Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is still a threat. It has been a year without any cases of polio. When the country goes for three years, it can be declared polio free.

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The McLure Truck Stop Cafe was destroyed by fire the evening of Apr. 4, 2015. Seventeen volunteer firefighters from the McLure Fire Department turned out to fight the blaze which also destroyed a small vacant house immediately ad-jacent to the restaurant. The Barriere Fire Department also sent assistance even though there was no mutual aid agreement between the two fire depart-ments. Pictured are three volunteer firefighters from the McLure department in front of the fully engulfed restaurant.

APRIL 2015The Barriere Fire

Department responded to a structure fire in the Glen Grove sub-division, of Barriere, the morning of Apr. 2, 2015, with a crew of 10 firefighters. Upon arriving at the scene they found the house was fully involved and burning. No occupants were home at the time. Cause of the fire was not determined at the time. the house was a total loss, as well as a van that was parked in front of the home.

With a history spanning back some 60 years of serving the community, the McLure restaurant be-came no more on Apr. 4, 2015, when the res-taurant was completely destroyed by fire, as well as a small vacant house immediately ad-jacent to the building. McLure Fire Depart-ment quickly respond-ing with 17 firefighters as did the Barriere Fire Department who sent a pumper and a bush truck, even though there was currently no mutual aid agreement between the two communities.

Chef Maurice Ber-ube, a partner with John Sutherland in the McLure Truck Stop Cafe, says they had only just opened for business in December of 2014.

The Barriere Lions Club held their annual breakfast and Easter egg hunt at the ball fields in Barriere.

Students from the two North Thomp-son secondary schools joined to-gether to form a se-nior boys rugby team - the North Thomp-son Spartans – and they gave the Nor-Kam Saints a 51-3 shellacking during their first game of the season at Barri-ere Secondary (BSS) on April 9.

Barriere Country Feeds opened up on a Sunday specifically for a Poultry and Small Farm Animal Sale/

Swap held at their store. This was the first event of this kind at the business, who opened up especially to accommodate the sellers and buyers, and of course to give those purchasing small ani-mals a chance to buy food and bedding.

April 7, marked the second annual Day of Sucwentwecw in School District 73 and at Barriere Elemen-tary School. All of the students from schools within the Barriere area gathered at the elementary for a large presentation which included drumming, provided by students from Chu Chua.

Yevonnes Flowers and Gifts was broken into sometime dur-ing the early morning hours of Apr. 8. The break in was discov-ered when staff opened the store that morning. Proprietor Yevonne Purcha reported that the culprits had made quite a mess, presum-ably looking for cash, but they were unsuc-cessful in finding any. RCMP attended, and spent considerable time taking fingerprints at the scene.

Barriere Second-ary School’s Apr. 9, Grad Fashion Show under the theme ‘Bar-riere Secondary Tele-vision Network’ was a fun production that brought to life some old television shows such as Family Feud and American Idol.

The grads annual fundraiser event and silent auction pre-sented an enjoyable evening for all who at-tended.

On Apr. 9, at ap-proximately 3:30 p.m. an east bound CN train derailed upright 25 kilometers north of Kamloops as a re-sult of a rock slide which caused two lo-comotives and nine rail cars to leave the tracks. Fortunately,

the cars remained up-right after the derail-ment, and CN was quick to confirm they were not carrying any dangerous goods on board the cars. CN also confirmed there were no injuries and that cleanup crews were already on their way to the site by 4 p.m.

The second annual BCRA True Grit Ro-deo held at the North Thompson Agriplex offered a full slate of rough stock events and more to an almost sell out crowd for the eve-ning of Apr. 11.

School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) Board of Education held their Apr. 13, board meeting at Barriere Elementary School. Before the business of the meet-ing got underway, four students at the school made a special presen-tation on how they use flash cards to improve math skills. The kids were very good as they quizzed each other for the answers. Then they challenged the trustees to participate as well.

Eva Kongerskov stopped of in Barriere during her 6,000km ride across Canada. She spent the night with area residents and then was back on the road the next day.

Sometime late on the evening of Fri-day, Apr. 17, or dur-ing the early hours of Saturday morning, an unauthorized person or persons entered the North Thomp-son Fall Fair grounds and Agriplex building n Barriere. They tore down some posters, searched through a number of other items, and upon finding a can of red spray paint the culprit(s) then spent a considerable amount of time “tagging” the interior of the Agriplex building as well as some of the equipment

and buildings through-out the grounds.

The Kamloops-Thompson school dis-trict said they expected to be down 14 full-time equivalent staff for the 2015-2016 year start. While still in a draft format, the district had a balanced budget that would meet the spend-ing cuts mandated by the provincial govern-ment, continue with existing class sizes and student-teacher ratios, not impact program-ming and continue to implement new pro-gramming ordered by the Ministry of Edu-cation.

The BC & Yukon Community Newspa-pers Association (BCY-CNA), representing 119 community newspapers throughout B.C. and the Yukon, handed out awards in 45 award categories at the 2015 BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspa-per Awards on April 25 at the River Rock Casino Resort in Rich-mond. One of those awards went to Star/Journal editor Jill Hay-ward for Feature Photo Black and White, which was a shot of a young red-tailed hawk sitting on a fence post.

Cindy Wilgosh of North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Aborigi-nal Engagement Suc-cess By 6, and Jack Keough, executive director of Yellow-head Community Ser-vices for the past 20 years, were presented with B.C. Community Achievement Awards following a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on Apr. 24.

Theresa Robinson joined the team at the District of Barriere as the Finance Officer’s primary back up.

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Ernie Yungen Skip, Louis Zijderveld 2nd, Anke Zijderveld lead, and Hector Den-ton 3rd, took the gold medal over seven other teams at the Provincial Carpet Bowling Tournament held in Prince George.

town core. The district’s engineer was to review the video for compli-ance, and once they were satisfied road prep for paving and boulevard restoration would start in those areas. A target date of May 18 was set for paving on Barriere Town, Haig, Salle, Kivi and Barkley Roads.

Thanks to a gen-erous donation from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the North Thompson Fall Fair facility acquired three Automated External Defibrillators (ADE) with 17 people being trained and authorized to use them courtesy of Heart and Stroke.

4-H youngsters at-tending a regional Judging Jamboree hosted at the North Thompson Agriplex judging classes of chickens, goats, beef, sheep and more the weekend of Apr. 18. A large number of participants attended from throughout the region for the two day event.

On April 28, a resi-dence in Little Fort was broken into dur-ing the day while the owner was away. A laptop was stolen and the investigation was reported as ongoing.

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riere reminded resi-dents that water re-strictions within the community came in effect on May 1, 2015.

The annual North Thompson Museum Yarden Sale took place under a bright sunny sky at the museum site in Barriere on May 2.

The BC Coroners Service confirmed the identity of a man who died following a boat-ing incident on Adams Lake near Chase. He was Michael David Treseng, aged 56, from Clearwater. Treseng was reportedly camp-ing with his nephew

near Refuge Bay on Adams Lake, about 30 kilometres north of Chase. In the early morning hours of May 2, they decided to go night-fishing and set out in a 3.5 metre aluminium boat when the wind blew up and the boat capsized. The nephew was able to swim approximately 100 m to shore, but Treseng failed to com-plete the swim. Nei-ther were wearing life jackets.

Barriere Secondary grade 9 students, Sam-my Williams and Lau-ren Ficke, were part of the 15U TRU Junior Wolf Pack Club Vol-leyball team that at-tended the Provincial tournament in Ab-botsford at the Tradex Centre last weekend. The team consisted of only six players for the entire tournament. They played hard in all of their games, and were rewarded for their efforts with a sil-ver medal.

The District of Barriere special council meeting held to make a deci-sion regarding ad-ditional full width paving expenditures on Barkley, Kivi and Conner roads played to a packed house. Approximately 20 area residents turned out for the meeting looking for informa-tion about how the costs involved for additional paving would relate to the tax payer. Council-lor Stamer was not in attendance being away from the com-munity at the time. Dave Underwood, PEng. from TRUE Consulting present-ed information and cost estimates for three options priced at; $60,000, $50,000, or $37,000. Ques-tions from council, and then from the public were fielded by Underwood, af-ter which council

debated the three options at length. Some of the council-lors commented that they wanted more in-formation and more time to review that information before voting.

Councillor Fen-nell made the first motion which was for Option 1, and it was seconded by Councillor Sabyan, but was subsequent-ly defeated. Mayor Smith then brought a motion supported by Councillors Kibble and Paula for Option 3. This resulted in a tie vote, which de-feated the motion due to Councillor Stamer being absent from the meeting, resulting in an even number of votes. Council-lor Fennell then sug-gested a compromise with Option 2 which was supported by the Mayor and Council-lor Kibble. However, this option was also defeated.

This resulted was another special council meeting be-ing then scheduled at which time addition-al road inspections were to have been completed providing more detailed infor-mation before coun-cil was to vote.

The Canadian Bar-rel Racers spring race event for the second year in a row. Well over 100 entries were on site to run the barrels over two-and-a-half days of competitions. However, the barrel racing competitions at the North Thompson Agriplex and Fall fair facility quickly changed when high wind gusts in the area ripped the tack door off the back of a competitors horse trailer – while her trusty mount was tied to the side. Fortunately, the horse was not injured and the door was able to be fixed.

An extensive back-country search was in-

stigated in the McLure area after a family of four did not return home as expected. Kamloops Search and Rescue was deployed, and search manager Alan Hobler reported that the family, which included two children, was believed to have gone offroading in the area on Sunday. They were expected to re-turn home to Kam-loops that afternoon but did not show up. Hobler reported the family was back home on Monday, but pro-vided no details.

Four Barriere Sec-ondary School stu-dents were accepted into the School Dis-trict 73 Heavy Metal Rocks Program this year. Carter Rudd, Jessie Proulx, Darby Myram and Jordan LeFeuvre have been attending First Aid Training, Construc-tion Safety, WHMIS and other preparation courses over the last few months to prepare for the recent four days of hands-on experi-ence at the Tk’emlups Indian Band gravel pit. During the course of those four days the students operated 13 kinds of equipment, such as backhoe, load-er, rock truck, grader and bulldozer. Jes-sie Proulx earned the Perseverance Award, which netted her a $500 cheque. Jessie stated she was “..very surprised, very happy and very proud to earn this award”.

Ernie Yungen Skip, Louis Zijderveld 2nd, Anke Zijderveld lead, and Hector Denton 3rd, took the gold medal over seven other teams at the Provincial Carpet Bowling Tournament held in Prince George.

Fifteen lovely babies were in attendance at the Success By Six Bar-riere Babies of 2014 Birthday Party held on Tuesday, May 12, in the Barriere Seniors Hall.

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The Interior Run-ning Association an-nounced its schedule for the Canadian Road Race Series this week, with nine stops sched-uled for the 2016 cam-paign.

The series opens on Feb. 13, with the Start-ing Block 10-kilome-tre. The series also includes the Spring Run Off 10km (March

6), the Oliver 10km (April 12), the Blos-som 10-miler (May 8), the EK Grills’ 5K (May 22), the Black-well Dairy 15K (May 29), the Fresh Air Mid Summer 8km (July 3), the Kamloops Half Marathon (July 24) and the Hard Knox 12km (Aug 14).

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This past weekend Barriere Secondary’s Senior Girls basketball team hosted their Cougar Classic. The team did an excellent job and won their way to the � nal game beating Mount Currie, Fort St. James and George Elliot. The girls played awesome in the � nal, losing a nail-biter to Pemberton who are ranked seventh in the province.

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Vavenby lost a man of many talents when long time resident Ernest "Ernie" Otto Graffunder passed away at Forestview in Clearwater, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

He was born on Oct. 18, 1926, in Jasper, Alberta, to Margaret Anna Theresa Stutz of Linz, Austria, and to Karl Herman Graffunder of Berlin, Germany. Margaret Stutz went to school with Adolf Hitler!

Ernie was the sixth child to be born into the family with four more to follow. It was a large, loving family of six girls and four boys. One of the boys, Hans, was killed in World War Two. He was buried in Belgium.

When Karl arrived in Canada in 1916 he went to work for the Hudson Bay Company. Then he worked for the Canadian National Railway. Ernie said, "My dad was a busi-ness man and not

meant to be a labour-er." His dad was an accountant.

The family lived in Lucerne at the station house where Karl was section foreman for the railway.

Then, when Ernie was still a baby, they

travelled by train in the boxcar with all their belongings and their milk cow to the station house in Vavenby.

Ernie, his brothers and sisters, and a few others attended the school there. Ernie

stayed in school in Vavenby to Grade 8.

The family moved to the Peavine Ranch, down by the North Thompson River, after Karl passed away. Karl had built it there. It was originally a construction site. It is now owned by Bernie Graffunder, who still calls it the Peavine Ranch.

Ernie had left school early to help support the family. As a teenager and into his early 20's he cut poles for the Clearwater Forest Service. He gave his pay cheques to his mother. He also helped on the family farm doing gardening, haying, raising pigs, cows, etc.

Ernie met his wife Helen Hansen at the Clearwater Timber

Products (CTP) cookhouse. She had moved to the area with her parents from Princeton, B.C. Helen was a waitress at the cookhouse and Ernie would sometimes stop in for a meal.

They married in 1953 when Ernie was 27 years old. He had a family home built on property that he bought on Peavine Road and he devel-oped his own ranch on this land. He also built a mobile home park on this road and there was the family farm that he continued to work on. Helen and Ernie had four chil-dren, three boys and one girl.

Ernie was involved in many occupations and jobs and was always busy. He had

his own woodlot, min-ing claims, traplines, a tour bus company, beekeeping and mak-ing his own honey, an accomplished hunter, and was an excellent mechanic and welder which he needed for keeping his D8 Cats in working order.

For Clearwater Forest Service he was an air observer, had a pack train of horses, was the coordinator for forest fires, etc.

For CTP he was a timber cruiser, lumber buyer, and logger. Eventually he was the bush foreman, which became his full-time job for many years.

When asked what his favourite jobs were he listed packing with his pack train of horses, cruising timber, timber buyer, logging, air observer, and his love of gardening.

Ernie believed education was very important and would have continued if he could have. He taught himself to read and write well. Daughter Sandra said, "As a child Dad was always the one to help me do

my homework – my reading, writing, math, reciting poetry, etc. We didn't have a TV until later years.‚"

Ernie believed that it was important to learn something new every day. He was a school board trustee for nearly 30 years.

In his free time Ernie like to camp and fish. He loved northern B.C. and the Yukon. He stocked McCorvie Lake with trout. He also loved to spend time with his family. When he couldn't get around very well Ernie wrote a book of his memoirs.

Ernie's memorial service, held on Nov. 7, 2015, at the Vavenby Community Hall, was unique.

His cremated remains were brought to the hall on a four-horse pack train. Cups of tea and cookies were handed out to the large number of friends and relatives present. Ernie loved having a cup of tea and cookies.

Roxie Smid gave a beautiful toast. Paul Dohms officiated at the service and read the poem You Must Not Quit. Valerie and John Gerber sang In the Garden and Danny Boy. Roxie Smid read the heart-felt eulogy that Sandra had written. As Sandra wrote, "It will be hard to forget this man that gave us so much to remember.‚"

Ernie's younger sister, Margaret Lestander, laughingly commented, "He was a real brat. And he could be quite wild at times.‚"

Vavenby's Ernie Graffunder lived a multi-faceted life

Members of the Graffunder family line up youngest to oldest at the Vavenby railway station. Their father was the station master there. Photo submitted

Ernie Graffunder leads a train of packhorses - one of his favourite activities.Photo submitted

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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The small settle-ment of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagina-tion, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his prop-erty. Varieties of crea-tures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.

Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfort-able, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.

Ecki says he emi-grated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in

Canada, and eventu-ally came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend them-selves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has trans-formed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-ous ‘Art By Ecki’ cre-ations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings. Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.

“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a proj-ect,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to

carve on it!” He notes that near-

ly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a per-son may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

ist on selling his work through craft fairs.

The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for mar-keting; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many ant-lers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.

(Top left) Ecki’s life partner, Marilyn, looks on on as he passionately describes his art creations to the Star/Journal reporter.

(Bottom left) Some of the beautiful creations that Ecki offers for sale to the public from his Vavenby gallery or at craft fairs.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

Celebration of Art in Barriere June 23, 24By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Everything is in place for the June 23, and 24, Barriere Celebration of The Arts. The venue will be similar to last year’s event and will once again be hosted on property beside Highway 5 in Barriere, now the home of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.

The two day Celebration of Art event is an extravaganza of art and culture, featuring the amazing talent of the North Thompson Valley and British Columbia.

Put on by the North Thomspon Arts Council, and the Yellowhead Artists Cooperative, the venue

continues to be admission free to the public, and encourages youth to attend and participate in the 12 years and under Art Activity Area.

Those involved say they expect a strong turnout of ven-dors this year and that they are looking forward to presenting such a broad range of top qual-ity art for exhibition and/or for sale.

Organizers say booth space is being filled fast by artists and artisans, and they encourage those who have not yet registered to do so now and avoid being disappointed. Service groups and organizations are also wel-come to participate to promote their programs in a booth at the site. Vendors are reminded they

must supply their own canopy or tent, and that power is not available.

If you would like more infor-mation or would like to book a space, or volunteer, please call Jessie at 250-672-9772.

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This month is half over already and I am thinking with all that’s happening in photog-raphy that 2016 is go-ing to rush past like a freight train.

The prospect of all the new opportunities for this year is exciting, and it may be worth jotting down a list of personal photography goals for this year, or a list of resolutions, as a good idea.

Every New Year I am interested in what plans other photogra-phers will make for the year ahead and most respond with a usual list, for example, use a tripod more, turn off Auto mode, shoot RAW, make a photo-a-day challenge, and so forth.

This year, however, I wanted more inspira-tional ideas for the year to come.

I revisited ideas from January 2015

that seemed to say a lot about ways to improve with this exciting me-dium and pulled these out. So for the future, here is my “Lucky Sev-en” for 2016.

1. Pay more atten-tion to creative ideas. “This could be the year to begin evolving cre-atively”.

2. There is too much focus on what is the best camera. When we spend too much time worrying about the camera we forget about the story. “We should be concerned with making images that tell a story”.

3. Take risks photo-graphically and move away from always try-ing to please, to � t in with what everyone else is doing. Make this the year to push beyond the comfort zone without being concerned with other’s opinions, to be pleased � rst for oneself. Maybe this will be the

year to put “me” in the photograph.

4. Learn a new tech-nique. Wonder about how the technique will impact your work and whether you will revert or continue to follow up in that direction. I think it’s as simple as experimenting, and def-initely taking the time to “read up on some-thing and then give it a try”. Photographers should always make the effort to learn new tech-niques. Maybe by tak-ing a class, or at least buying some books, or CDs, written by accom-plished photographic writers.

5. Select new sub-jects to “get out of the

rut of shooting the same thing over and over”. While practic-ing portraiture or land-scapes is good, doing the same thing the same way over and over can result in a lack of inven-tiveness and creativity in our work.

6. Make every shot count and stay away from the spray-and-pray shooting style. “It’s about quality pho-tographs, not about the volume of pictures snapped during ses-sions”.

7. Become viciously ruthless with one’s own photography and what is done in post-produc-tion, to be more critical, to keep “conditioning

oneself to throw out the crap is the only way to keep improving.”

I’ll � nish with a quote by award win-ning English author, Neil Gaiman. “I hope that in this year to come, you make mis-takes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, liv-ing, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done be-fore, and more impor-tantly, you’re doing something.”

These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or [email protected]. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops.

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Photographer’s resolutions for 2016

By Margaret HoubenNorth Thompson Star/Journal

According to the Merriam-Webster diction-ary, the simple de� nition of an “author” is “a person who has written something”.

It is good to note that it doesn’t specify that one has to have written a novel, just “some-thing”. It also doesn’t specify that one has to have been published.

This means that anyone who has ever writ-ten anything can be considered an author. How nice, and how encouraging for those of us who dearly would like to become known as a writer in whatever format gets us excited.

If you’ve written a four page letter to a friend; a poem for your sweetheart; or that recent letter to the editor - then you are an author. And if that letter to the editor was put into the newspa-per - then you are a published writer (and good for you!).

Putting pen (or pencil) to paper can some-times be daunting and every little bit of encour-agement we can get is always very welcome. Are you dabbling in writing? Come out to the next Barriere Writer’s Group meeting, Friday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. at the Barriere Library, where local writ-ers get together to encourage each other and help each other when we get struck by writer’s block.

For more information, contact Margaret Houben at 250-672-9330 or via email: [email protected]. All writers of any ex-perience level are welcome.

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This week is all about give and take, Capricorn. Do for others, and they will do for you. A special event calls for some extra-special gifts.

Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.

The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.

Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.

Cast aside all doubt, Taurus. The offer is genuine and will bring you many rewards. A test of faith begins— be strong. Money woes ease.

Feeling blessed these days, Gemini? Pay it forward. A compromise at home raises everyone’s spirits and fun ensues all weekend long!

A business relationship blossoms with an addition. A larger-than- life personality drops by with an offer you can’t refuse. Oh boy, oh boy, Cancer.

Oops, Leo. You fall behind on a project, raising some eyebrows. Not to worry. You will get back on track sooner than you think, thanks to an innovation.

Spend less, save more and you’ll definitely get more, Virgo. More in your bottom line and more peace of mind. Flowers provide a great pick-me-up.

Lady Luck smiles on you, Libra, and there is nothing beyond your reach. A treasured heirloom resurfaces, bringing back many fond memories.

The tiniest of changes make a vast improvement in a project. A rejection is a blessing in disguise. Be grateful for what you’re given, Scorpio.

News from afar gets the creative juices flowing, and you accomplish more than you have in some time, Sagittarius. A game of wits at the office proves challenging.

Jan. 21, - Jan. 27, 2016

Aries, do not allow distractions to keep you from complet-ing tasks that need to get done. Use your ability to focus to plow through your to-do list and finish in record time.

Cancer, although you have a plan to reach all of your goals, do not put success ahead of others’ feelings. Be considerate of others even if their efforts are not up to par.

Libra, if you’re feel-ing on edge lately, it may be because you haven’t had a chance to relieve stress. Exercise can be a surefire fix to what ails you, so get up and go.

Career obstacles may pop up from time to time, but you have the commitment to see things through for the long haul. Keep up that perse-verance this week.

You can’t always play the peacemaker, Aquarius. Some-times you just have to let others fight their own battles and then offer sup-port to those who need it.

Taurus, this week you may be tempted to take risks you never would have considered before. Just don’t let excite-ment get in the way of common sense.

Leo, proceed with caution in a new friendship or partnership. Test the waters before you devote yourself fully. This approach will ensure you made the right decision.

Scorpio, an op-portunity presents itself in the weeks ahead, and this will be too good to pass up. Embrace the changes that this opportunity offers.

Pisces, there is more going on than meets the eye. You have to pay attention to the subtle undercurrents to figure out fact from fiction.

Something totally unexpected will grab your attention in the next few days, Gemini. Trust your intuition to take things slowly and put out all feelers before you forge ahead.

Virgo, if the poten-tial to be criticized scares you, you may not be inclined to express yourself honestly. Worry less about what others think of you and be confident in yourself.

Sagittarius, your so-cial life is bustling, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all of the things filling your calendar. You may want to take a few days off.

From KitchenMyBy Dee

Cabbage Fat-Burning SoupIngredients5 carrots, chopped3 onions, chopped2 (16 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid1 large head cabbage, chopped1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, drained2 quarts tomato juice2 green bell peppers, diced10 stalks celery, chopped1 (14 ounce) can beef broth

Directions: Place carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, peppers, and celery in a large pot. Add

onion soup mix, tomato juice, beef broth, and enough water to cover vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

Cheddar Baked ChickenIngredients1/4 cup butter, melted1/2 cup all-purpose � our1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper1 teaspoon garlic powder1 egg1 tablespoon milk1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs1 cup crispy rice cereal

3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut in half2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a medium baking dish with 1/4 cup melted butter.In a bowl, mix the � our, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and milk. In a third bowl, mix the cheese, bread crumbs, cereal. Dredge chicken pieces in the � our mixture, dip in the egg mixture, then press in the breadcrumb mixture to coat. Arrange in the prepared baking dish. Drizzle 2 tablespoons butter evenly over chicken. Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until coating is golden brown and chicken juices run clear.

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at the Barriere Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Rd.A free weekly drop-in program for kids 0-6 with parents or

caregivers. For info call: YCS 250-672-9773Jan. 30 - Craft Swap 10-12 at the Volunteer Centre Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb. 27, Mar. 11, Mar. 25 - Barriere

Winter Farmer’s Market 10- 1 pm at Barriere Senior’s HallJan. 31 - Bingo at the Curling Rink, doors open at 12pm,

Bingo starts at 1pmFeb. 6 - Gille Seguin’s fire relief fundraiser. Music, chilli, silent

& pie auction at the Seniors Hall 3pm - 7pm for info or to volunteer call 250-672-5116

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Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.

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LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

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NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070

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Aries, do not allow Aries, do not allow distractions to keep you from complet-ing tasks that need to get done. Use your ability to focus to plow through your to-do list and finish in record time.

Cancer, although Cancer, although you have a plan to reach all of your goals, do not put success ahead of others’ feelings. Be considerate of others even if their efforts are not up to par.

Libra, if you’re feelLibra, if you’re feel-ing on edge lately, it may be because you haven’t had a chance to relieve stress. Exercise can be a surefire fix to what ails you, so get up and go.

Career obstacles may Career obstacles may pop up from time to time, but you have the commitment to see things through for the long haul. Keep up that perse-verance this week.

You can’t always You can’t always play the peacemaker, Aquarius. Some-times you just have to let others fight their own battles and then offer sup-port to those who need it.

Taurus, this week you may be tempted to take risks you never would have considered before. Just don’t let exciteJust don’t let excite-ment get in the way of common sense.

Leo, proceed with Leo, proceed with caution in a new friendship or partnership. Test the waters before you devote yourself fully. This approach will ensure you made the right decision.

Scorpio, an op-portunity presents itself in the weeks ahead, and this will be too good to pass up. Embrace the changes that this opportunity offers.

Pisces, there is more going on than meets the eye. You have to pay attention to the subtle undercurrents to figure out fact from fiction.

Something totally unexpected will grab your attention in the next few days, Gemini. Trust your intuition to take things slowly and put out all feelers put out all feelers before you forge ahead.

Virgo, if the potenVirgo, if the poten-tial to be criticized scares you, you may not be inclined to express yourself honestly. Worry less about what others think of you and be confident in yourself.yourself.

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From KitchenMyFromMyFrom KitchenMyKitchenBy DeeBy Dee

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Bingo starts at 1pmFeb. 6 - Gille Seguin’s fire relief fundraiser. Music, chilli, silent

& pie auction at the Seniors Hall 3pm - 7pm for info or to volunteer call 250-672-5116

Feb. 8 - Family DayFeb. 8 - Family DayFeb. 8Feb. 8 - Catholic Parish Spaghetti Dinner at the Lions Hall

4:30-6:30, pie sale. Adults $10, $5 child, $25 family.Mar 19-21 - Kamloops Cowboy FestivalMay 1 - Investors Group Walk For Alzheimer’s, 10am at the

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Recruits Welcome. Hethar McIntosh 250-587-0027.Adult Day Program:Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music

at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 After School Program: Mon.-Fri. 3-6pm @ Ridge (NTVIC

room). For info call 250-672-0033.Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.Barriere Craft Group: Tues. 6:30-8:30 Barriere EmploymentBarriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm

at NTVIC in winter, at Museum in summer.Barriere & District Seniors Events: Whist - Mon. 7pm,

Carpet Bowling - Tues., Thurs. 9am-12, Fun Cards - Wed. 1:30pm, Breakfast - every 3rd Sun. at 8am (excld December)

Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.)

Barriere Youth Group - Fridays ages 12-18 at the Ridge 7-10pm. Enjoy activities, sports and more.

Riding Club: 3rd Sun., 12 noon at the Station House Restaurant. www.barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Darcey 250-318-9975.

Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May.Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of Sep

to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee. to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee.

Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm Pentecostal Church 818 Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-672-9934

Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916.

Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC from end of Sept to March (except holidays). Nominal fee. All welcome.

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pmBarriere Food Bank: Every Wed. 672-0029Barriere Genealogy: once a mth at the Library, except Jul/

Aug. For dates/times call 250-672-9330.Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip. 250-672-

9391.Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere Food

Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. Training

on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-9943. Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort

Hall. Community Kitchen:Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon., 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.

Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.

Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill 250-319-8023.

Little Fort Recreation: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pm

LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Fire Dept.: Wednesdays, 7pm, Firehall

Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec.

NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070

NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall. 672-5660.

Parent-Child Mother Goose: Fridays, 11-12 at the Barriere Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Rd.

Quilting: 1st Tues, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674-2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

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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

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

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For info contact Wendy 250-587-0026

Do you need help with reading, writing or math?

FREE confi dential adult tutoring available.• Clearwater Literacy

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HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dress-ing? Disability tax credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today for assis-tance: 1-844-453-5372.

Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to

escape for women and their children.

Volunteers always needed. Clearwater 250-674-2135,Barriere 250-672-6444, or

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Con-tact us now to start your train-ing day. www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535. [email protected].

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit today: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career!

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765.

Trades, TechnicalFULL-TIME LICENSED Auto-body Technician required im-mediately by busy Import deal-ership in the sunny Okanagan. Candidate must hold a valid Autobody ticket. This is a full time, permanent position. In-cludes benefi ts and an aggres-sive wage package. Resumes to Bodyshop Manager:[email protected] http://www.hilltopsubaru.com/ employment-opportunities.htm

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INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reas-sessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1-250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: [email protected] C- 250-938-1944 THE CRA now has A DUTY OF CARE and is ACCOUNTABLE to CANADIAN TAX PAYERS.

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Moving & Storage• Indoor Storage Units • Offi ce space with equipment storage available. Hwy access for convenience & [email protected] Yellowhead Hwy 5

PlumbingFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Pets & Livestock

PetsGood Dog Obedience

Classes Starting Jan. 24! * NEW DATES! *

Basic Obedience - A 6 week course in good manners & ca-nine behaviour begins Jan. 24, 11am at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere for all dogs at least 6 months old & up. Cost $110.Novice Class - 6 weeks of fun as we take you & your dog to the next level of obedient behaviour. Participants must have successfully completed a previous Basic Obedience course to qualify. Class starts on Jan. 24, 12pm. Cost $110.To register or for more infor-mation contact Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023

Merchandise for Sale

Estate Sales1200 sq. ft. house. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, .79 acre w/fruit trees, garden area, 600 sq ft shop, & 300 sq ft woodshed. Located on Peavine Rd. $120,000. obo. Ph 1-250-318-7235

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifi cations possible doors, windows, walls etc., as offi ce or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Programmable Cash Register. CASIO PCR-T2000 with manual. 18 new paper rolls incl. $125.00 Ph. 250-674-3040

REFORESTATION NUR-SERY Seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce and pine from $0.99/ tree. Free shipping. Replace-ment guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397. Make money and save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Looking to BuyCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Loose, Sets, etcChad: 1-778-281-0030 Local

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerBarriere: 1232 sq ft, 3bdr, 2bth, lvg rm, dining rm, eat in kitch., 6 acre, corner lot $149,900. 250-672-5518

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

Employment Agencies/Resumes

Employment Agencies/Resumes

Clearwater: 3 bdrm duplex in Miller sub. F/S. Avail Jan. 1 Call Julie 250-674-0188

Mobile Homes & Pads

Vavenby: 2 bdrm covered mo-bile w/addition on priv lot. W/d, f/s. Ref req. $675/mo + dd. Pets neg. Call 250-676-9210

Homes for RentClearwater: 3bdrm, 3bath hm, incl dw, w/d, storage shed. Close to all amenities. Avail Mar. 1. No pets. $1200/mo + dd. Call Julie 250-674-0188

Clearwater: 3 bdrm rancher on Petro Rd. Carport, wood & propane heat. Avail Mar. 1. Newly reno’ed. $1000/mo. Call Julie 250-674-0188

Announcements Employment Services Merchandise for Sale Rentals Rentals

Information Education/Trade Schools

Photography / Video Misc. for Sale Duplex / 4 Plex Rooms for RentClearwater: 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

Suites, LowerBarriere: 1bdrm suite, wouldsuit single/elder person. Near amenities, ample parking, hy-dro/heat & light incl. $650 to the right person newly reno-vated, avail. immed.. 778-220-2148.

Barriere: 2 bdrm basementsuite, all util, all appl. NS/NP, no parties. Separate entrance /parking. $750/mo. 250-672-5643

Legal

Legal NoticesI, Diane Elaine Nicholson (nee Sherwood) am no longer re-sponsible for any debts in-curred by Douglas Bruce Nich-olson as of January 5, 2016.

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Q. Is cremation really cheaper than burying the body?

A. Cremation is generally less expensive, mostly because cemeteries charge more for body burial than for urn burial. The price at our funeral home is about the same for a graveside service as for a cel-ebration of life. We’ll be glad to give details without pressure or obligation. Call us or drop by.

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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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One of the Keys to Success, is loving what you are doing in life and work. If you’re not happy with your work, I say look for something that you love to do, or perhaps start your own business while you’re working for someone else. I � nd and have seen those who love what they do are not thinking of the money, they are doing what they love... and the money follows... that is the Law of Attraction in action.

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MAY 2015 continued from page 11...

The Barriere Hos-pice Society, which ser-vices the community and surrounding area, held it’s annual walk-athon and raised just under $800 towards their loan cupboard.

The North Thomp-son Fall Fair and Ro-deo Association (NT-FFRA)has received $25,000 from the B.C. government’s commu-nity gaming grant pro-gram. The grant was to be used for the as-sociation’s annual fall fair and rodeo held in Barriere on the La-bour Day weekend.

Author Joel Suther-land, from Ontario, made a presentation to Barriere Secondary grade 8 students at the Barriere Library dur-ing the 38th annual TD Children’s Book Week.

A total of $45,278 from 31 individuals, programs or organi-zations was handed out in bursaries and scholarships at the Barriere Secondary School 2015 Gradua-tion Commencement Ceremonies on May

22. The event � lled the Barriere Curl-ing Rink with par-ents, family, friends and well-wishers; all gathered together to see 28 graduating students take a ma-jor step into their fu-tures. The amount of dollars awarded was a strong statement of con� dence from the supporters of the school, the students and the communi-ties that this school serves.

Paving began on Barriere Town Road May 22, 2015, a wel-come sight to area residents. The pav-ing was scheduled to continue until all the roads in the District of Barriere that were torn up for the waste-water/sewer project had been resurfaced again.

After more than 50 years, the Barriere Church of St Paul re-placed all of it’s 25 win-dows.

The North Thomp-son Volunteer and Information Centre (NTVIC) of� cially welcomed Ashley Wohlgemuth as their

new of� ce administra-tor.

The North Thompson Spartans junior rugby team finished the season strong with two more wins to their record.

Interior Health col-laborated with the BC Centre for Disease Control, BC health authorities, BC Min-istry of Agriculture, Public Health Agency of Canada and pro-vincial partners to in-vestigate an outbreak of salmonellosis in Al-berta, British Colum-bia and Saskatchewan. The cases of human illness were related to contact with live baby poultry originating from a hatchery in Al-berta.

Mayor Smith, Councillor Pat Paula, Nora Johnson (Fi-nance Of� cer) and Colleen Hannigan (CAO) attended an Emergency Manage-ment BC seminar for elected of� cials and senior management in Kamloops. The focus of the seminar was the policy role played by elected of� cials dur-ing a disaster and how

local government � ts into the provincial hi-erarchy.

Local RCMP Detachment Com-mander, Corporal Da-rin Underhill, asked council to sign an Acknowledgement of Consultation that con-� rms the RCMP have discussed the priority community issues that were identi� ed around Substance Abuse, Traf� c – Enforcement, and RCMP Commu-nity Interaction and Involvement.

The Mayor and CAO attended a meet-ing with Kinder Mor-gan - Trans Mountain pertaining to a $50,000 education component of the Memorandum of Understanding signed around com-munity bene� ts. The fund is expected to last for 20 years and is to be used for those who have issues access-ing education. The $50,000 outlined in the MOU is to cover from the Barriere area to Little Fort. The Com-munity Bene� ts are contingent on Kinder Morgan proceeding to construction.


Dog Obedience ClassesLearn to teach your dog good manners and

acceptable behaviour in all situations.Next class starts Sunday, Jan. 24 ,

at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere Six week courses for Basic and Novice Obedience

for dogs age 6 months and older. Cost $110Call Jill Hayward 250-319-8023

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An Aboriginal En-gagement Connec-tions Circle Training took place at the Bar-riere Ridge on May 28. A number of ladies attended who work with young children and youth within area communities. The half-day training was facilitated by Brenda Griffiths who led the participants through a number of exercis-es used in the circle, which include Granny and Grampa pup-pets, stuffed animals, drums, rattles, a Talk-ing Stick, and more.

2014 Alexa’s Team members from the southeast district honoured on May 27, 2015, in Kelowna for working to reduce alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths in B.C. Included in the group is Barriere RCMP Cst. Jesse Wilkins who took 32 impaired drivers off the road in 2014.

A well supported Show and Shine was held on the grass in front of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House on May 31.

JUNE 2015Chief and council

of Simpcw First Na-tion were officially sworn in for a three year term in Chu Chua on Monday, June 1, 2015. The ceremo-ny took place in the Simpcw Community Hall and was offici-ated over by Shuswap Nation Tribal Coun-cil, Tribal Director, Bonnie Leonard, who administered the Oaths of Office to the new council. New Chief Fred Fortier was joined by Councillors Christine ‘Tina’ Don-ald, Tom Eustache, George Lampreau, Ron Lampreau Jr., Shelly Loring, and Don Matthew.

Due to the high wildfire rating in the area, those involved in the forest industry as well as stakeholders were reminded by the Kamloops Fire Cen-tre to ensure that they carried their industrial operations in accor-dance with the Wild-

fire Act and Wildfire Regulation.

On June 10, mem-bers of the Church of St Paul congregation gathered to ring in the 90th anniversary of the United Church of Canada by ringing their church bell 90 times.

The United Way T h o m p s o n - N i c o l a Cariboo handed out grants to:

North Thompson Valley recipients from the funding are:

• Barriere Recre-ation Society opera-tional, $2,000

• North Thompson Arts Council opera-tional, $2,500

• Yellowhead Com-munity Services In-teragency Committee, $5,000.

The Health and Wellness Fair at Bar-riere Elementary was a free event hosted by the school, Success By Six, and Ready Set Learn to provide information and sup-port to parents with children ages three and four, but up to age five and under were also made welcome during the two hour event in the gymnasium. Barri-ere and Area Literacy Outreach handed out just under 50 brand new books to young-sters five and under during the event.

On Wednesday, June 3, a small en-closed work/cargo trailer was stolen from where it had been left in the parking lot of Jim’s Market in Little Fort. The trailer had been left there unat-tended and without a hitch lock, or other theft prevention de-vice. Thankfully, the trailer was empty, and was abandoned by the unknown thieves just north of Barriere where it was found by the owner a short time later.

An area resident re-ported that she and her mother had spotted a large cougar crossing the bridge near the high school on Bar-riere Town Road. The sighting was quickly reported to the RCMP and the school was no-

tified, and the public were warned to be cau-tious when out walk-ing, especially along the riverbanks, and to keep small children and pets in sight at all times. The cougar was found hiding under a trailer in the commu-nity. Reportedly Con-servation attended, and the cat was put down by Conserva-tion who noted the cat looked sick.

The Simpcw First Nation received $45,000 from the B.C. government to iden-tify how Aboriginal communities can par-ticipate in the region’s growing mountain bike and tourism in-dustry. In partnership with the Mountain Bike Tourism Associa-tion, the Simpcw First Nation announced they will host trail-building workshops and work with nearby communities to de-velop a strategy to address skills gaps, training needs and op-portunities to promote the region as a moun-tain biking destina-tion.

Kurt Genier, who unexpectedly passed away in May of 2014 as a result of a motorcy-cle accident on High-way 5 was remembered by family and friends with a Memorial Slow Pitch Tournament on his birthday, Friday, June 12 held at the ball parks in Barriere.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ter-ry Lake paid a visit to Barriere last to present a cheque for $40,000 on behalf of the prov-ince toward the cost of the splash park proj-ect in Barriere.

The first Business Walk took place on Thursday, June 11. It was intended to sup-port small businesses, thanks to a partner-ship between the Min-istry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (JTST), the District of Barriere, and the Barriere and District Chamber of Com-merce. It was report-ed to be a positive ex-perience for Barriere’s business owners and

managers.On June 13, 2015,

the French National Order of the Legion of Honour was awarded to Barriere’s Trooper Keith S. Moore of the 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment (British Columbia Reg-iment) Canadian Ar-moured Corps. honour-ing his military service during the liberation of France, June 6 to Aug. 10, 1944. Moore cele-brated his 94th birthday on April 28 of 2015.

Ladies Auxiliary members to Branch 242 of the Royal Ca-nadian Legion joined together to mark their 60th anniversary of service to the commu-nity of Barriere.

The 6th Annual Family Fishing Derby hosted by the North Thompson Fish and Game Society (NTF&G) proved to be the most impressive one yet. The Father’s Day event brought out 88 anglers, plus 23 youth under 15 years of age. The oldest participant clocked in at 91, and the youngest at age three.

Record breaking temperatures through-out the region didn’t stop area residents from turning up for the Legion’s community barbecue at Fadear Park in Barriere. The free barbecue was cour-tesy of the local Royal Canadian Legion – all a part of Legion Week celebrations. The event also partnered with the Barriere RCMP Bike Rodeo which saw 47 youngsters participat-ing.

It was announced that Don Piper had been hired as the new BC Ambulance Sevice Unit Chief for Barriere.

A sustained heat wave provincewide had an impact on electric-ity demand. BC Hydro noted an increase of 15 per cent in a peak hour-ly load during the last Saturday of the month and expected the higher than normal electric-ity demand to continue throughout the week as temperatures in the province climbed.

Leslie Stirling, a member of the Church of St Paul congregation in Barriere is shown getting ready to ring in the 90th anniversary of the United Church of Canada on June 10, 2015, by ringing the bell at St Paul’s 90 times.

Submitted photo:

Starts this Sunday!

...continued next week

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