Barriere Star Journal, January 28, 2016

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together during Family Literacy

Week..... page 6

Congratulations to Barriere Secondary’s Junior Basketball teams who cleaned up in Chase last weekend.

The BSS boys brought home the top spot in the Chase Junior Boys Bas-ketball Tournament. The team played very well and defeated Ashcroft, Princeton, and Chase to clinch � rst place.

Barriere Secondary’s Junior Girls also climbed to the top by playing what was reported to be “an amazing tournament”.

The girls team won all three of their games against Chase, Ashcroft and Valleyview.

They had great improvement throughout the entire weekend, withTaylynn Eustache, Pamela LeFeuvre being named Game All Stars, and Brooke Hart-man, Kaylee Nelson and Taylynn Eustache receiving Best Defence.

North Thompson Star/Journal

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors approved expan-sion of the Dangerous Dog Control Bylaw to include Electoral Areas “J” (Copper Desert Country) and “O” (Lower North Thompson) at a meeting on Jan. 21.

The Dangerous Dog Control Bylaw is not breed-speci� c and does not discriminate against

certain breeds. The bylaw does not apply to unli-censed dogs, dogs at large, or aggressive dogs. It is currently enforced in Electoral Areas “I” (Blue Sky Country), “M” (Beautiful Nicola Valley — North), “N” (Beautiful Nicola Valley — South), and “P” (Rivers and the Peaks).

According to the bylaw, a Dangerous Dog means any dog that:

(a) has killed or seriously injured a person,(b) has killed or seriously injured a domestic

animal in a public place or while on private prop-erty, other than property owned or occupied by the person responsible for the dog, or

(c) an Animal Control Of� cer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously in-jure a person.

The Animal Control Service has been con-tracted out to K-9 Services, which will be respon-sible for enforcement of the bylaw in all six Elec-toral Areas that are participating in the service.

Barriere Secondary’s Junior Girls Basketball Team (l-r): Back row: Payden Irving, Sara Sabyan, Emma Hamblin, Kaylee Nelson, Katie McInnes, Lauren Ficke, Desiree Anderson and Brooke Hartman. Front row: Pamela LeFeuvre, and Taylynn Eustache. Missing from photo are coaches Tiffany and Rachel Bowser.

Barriere’s junior teams clean up on weekend

Dangerous Dog Bylaw adopted

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District

TNRD Electoral Area “O” (Lower North Thompson) will be participating

Submitted photos:

(Above) Barriere Secondary’s Junior Boys Basketball Team: Front (l-r) Kash Siquoin, Cameron Kerslake and Tyson Schilling. Rear (l-r) team manager Chale Boyce, Aaron VanSickle, Andre Parent, Lane Robinson, Sheldon VanSickle, Bryce Welz, Sakwuwa Dunstan-Stanyer, and coach Cory Carmichael.

Police seek two suspects..... page 3

Over $500,000 in bursaries for

local students remain unclaimed

..... page 6

Community Forest awards grants to

11 non-pro� ts..... page 11

2015 Year In Review..... page 12

Courts asked to rule on B.C.’s

wolf cull..... page 20

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

BC Hydro’s wire-less grid system was of� cially complete at the end of 2015, with a total cost the Crown utility now projects to be $777 million.

That’s $153 mil-lion below the origi-nal budget, said Greg Reimer, executive vice president, transmis-sion, distribution and customer service for BC Hydro. It includes all the elements re-quired by the B.C. government when it ordered the installa-tion of the smart me-ter system as part of its Clean Energy Act in 2010.

Reimer said in an interview the system has also exceeded the $70 million in savings projected for the � rst three years of opera-tion.

“We’ve realized about $100 million in

bene� ts during that time, particularly from operational sav-ings,” Reimer said. “Customers are get-ting more accurate bills. We’ve reduced our manual meter reading reads and our bill estimates. Meter reading and billing is automated through the system.”

The smart grid had its severest test at the end of August 2015 when a windstorm brought down thou-sands of drought-weakened trees, leav-ing 700,000 customers on southern Van-couver Island and the Lower Mainland without electricity.

Power was re-stored to all areas in � ve days, which was half the time it took to recover from the December 2006 wind-storm that � attened trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, Reimer said. The 2006 storm

blacked out only half the number of homes of the 2015 event.

Reimer said the ability to test an en-tire power line after one break is repaired means the crew doesn’t have to drive the rest of the line, and can move to the next con� rmed prob-lem when repairing storm damage.

BC Hydro has de-fended its power theft savings after NDP en-ergy critic Adrian Dix questioned them. In a recent letter to BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald, Dix said the company’s esti-mate of power theft by marijuana growers was “magically” in-� ated by then-energy minister Rich Cole-man in 2006, then in-creased again in the utility’s 2011 business case for the wireless system.

Reimer said the business case pro-

jected a 75 per cent reduction in power theft, and the reduc-tion for this � scal year is projected at 80 per cent, as the smart grid detects actual power consumption and compares it to billed amounts.

While it’s of� cially

complete, the smart grid requires ongo-ing maintenance and annual testing of me-ters to meet federal accuracy regulations. BC Hydro also plans to install more than 4,000 meters that use commercial cellular phone networks to

send in readings.Those are for lo-

cations with con-crete basement meter rooms that can’t reach the grid, or rural areas where it is too expen-sive to extend the BC Hydro wireless grid, Reimer said.

There are still

13,320 BC Hydro customers who have refused to accept smart meters, opt-ing to pay a monthly fee for manual meter reading of a mechani-cal meter or a wireless meter with the radio transmitter turned off.

Smart meter system � nishes under budget

BC Hydro’s wire-

BC Hydro

Wireless meters in test lab. BC Hydro is required to test meters annually to make sure they are accu-rately measuring electricity use.

Black Press

Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introducing their kids to computer programming as early as Kindergarten to grade three.

Premier Christy Clark told a technology conference in Vancouver Monday an introduc-tion to coding option will be available in some schools starting next September. It is expected to be available across the province within three years, and Clark said her goal is to make it man-datory for all students entering school.

Post-secondary technology programs already include co-op job placements for 80 per cent of students, but any new programs will have to be 100 per cent co-op, Clark said.

The province and federal governments also announced new funding to technology employ-ers to help current and future workers upgrade

their skills. Grants cover two thirds of training cost up to $10,000 per employee, and applica-tions can be made at www.workbc.ca/canadab-cjobgrantInmates get trades training

A pilot program in Kamloops has graduated six provincial prison inmates, qualifying them to work as construction labourers when they are re-leased.

Students learn skills such as operating and maintaining small tools, scaffolding, reading blueprints, surveying, operating a mini-excavator and traf� c control. They also receive level one � rst aid and construction safety training certi� -cation during a six-week course.

The program is offered by Thompson Rivers University for inmates at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. Inmates built a concrete foundation pad with drainage and roof that will house a portable sawmill.

The level one apprenticeship credential and 4,000 work hours in a trade make them eligible for level two, when students can enrol in a Red Seal trade program such as carpentry or plumbing.Surge in urban housing starts

Housing starts in B.C.’s urban municipalities of more than 10,000 people ended 2015 with a jump of 26 per cent in December, according to the latest Statistics Canada � gures.

B.C.’s increase was mostly in multi-family de-velopments. Single detached housing starts were up only 3.5 per cent.

B.C.’s housing surge went against the national trend, with housing starts down in seven prov-inces. Only B.C., Quebec and Manitoba saw growth in December, compared to a year earlier.

Housing starts dropped 39 per cent in Ontar-io and 41 per cent in Alberta, where the oil price slump has hit the economy hard.

Coding to start in Kindergarten

Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the


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The B.C. government is planning to catch up on its long-standing nursing shortage by hiring 1,643 full-time Registered Nurses by the end of March.

Health Minister Terry Lake and B.C. Nurses’ Union president Gayle Duteil announced Tues-day they have reached a staff increase agreement that has been the main obstacle to signing a new contract. The previous deal expired nearly two years ago, and the dispute over staf� ng was headed for arbitration.

Duteil said the last BCNU contract in 2012 contained a commitment to � ll these positions, but more than 1,600 have not been.

“To the nurses working 16-hour shifts today, to the nurses working short in the emergency de-partment and operating rooms across B.C., to community nurses with overwhelming caseloads, this agreement means relief is on the way,” Du-teil said.

Lake said the � rst priority is to offer full-time positions to some of the 7,000 casual nurses working in B.C. Nurses from other provinces would be the next choice, and international re-cruiting would take place after that.

“I think there will be a pool of nurses who may be moving back with their families to Brit-ish Columbia, given the economic downturn in

Alberta,” Lake said.By region, the plan targets recruiting of 400

nurses for Fraser Health, 300 for Interior Health, 290 for Island Health, 100 for Northern Health, 235 for Vancouver Coastal Health, 238 for the Provincial Health Authority and 80 for Provi-dence Health Care, which runs St. Paul’s Hospi-tal in Vancouver.

Fraser Health CEO Michael Marchbank said each nursing position costs the health authority about $100,000 a year, and the new positions can be accommodated from existing budgets.

NDP health critic Judy Darcy questioned whether that many nurses can be hired in little more than two months, after the original 2012 promise to hire more than 2,000 nurses has only resulted in about 500 up to now.

“We know that the long waits for hip replace-ment, knee replacement, you name it, has been due to shortages, including nursing shortages,” Darcy said. “We’ve been paying incredible over-time. Huge burnout, high injury rates, wait lists, hallway medicine, all of those things are a conse-quence not having met this promise.”

Duteil said 16-hour shifts have become “the new normal” for many RNs, and the agreement is a relief. She urged casual nurses in B.C. to contact the union by email immediately at [email protected] to express interest in the new positions.

Province aims to hire 1,600 more nurses

The B.C. government is planning to catch up on

By Jeff NagelBlack Press

B.C.’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy clip of three per cent this year de-spite growing global � nancial uncertainty that has seen stock markets plunge and the Canadian dollar swoon in tandem with the dive in oil prices.

That prediction comes from Central 1 Credit Union senior economist Bryan Yu, who says the province will lead Canada in growth and should weather the global economic turmoil well, thanks to im-proved exports and tourism due to the weak loonie.

“B.C. will continue to bene� t from low in-terest rates and a low-er currency, despite challenges presented by a weak commod-ity sector,” Yu said. “Lifted by household

demand and housing investment, econom-ic growth will ease slightly from 2015 but remain moderate.”

Yu also expects economic growth to average three per cent from 2017 on, with steady consumer ac-tivity and higher busi-ness investment tied to major project con-struction.

His forecast as-sumes one large liq-ue� ed natural gas ter-minal will be built in B.C. and Yu cautioned growth would be slow-er at about 2.5 per cent and unemployment higher by 0.5 per cent if a new LNG plant fails to materialize.

He predicts unem-ployment will edge up slightly in 2016 to 6.3 per cent before de-clining in subsequent years.

The forecast is in contrast to a new In-sights West poll that shows B.C. residents

have become consider-ably more pessimistic about the economy and many are adopt-ing a frugal mindset as they hunker down for � nancial trouble.

Two-in-� ve of those surveyed expect B.C.’s economy to de-cline and at least 40 per cent said they plan to slash spending on entertainment, new clothes or dining out

to prepare for tougher times.

The poll found 93 per cent expect to pay more for grocer-ies over the next six months and 71 per cent expect higher real estate prices.

Nearly half of re-spondents said they’ve worried frequently or occasionally about the value of their invest-ments.

B.C. economy to grow in face of global turmoilPoll � nds pessimistic residents hunkering down

B.C.’s economy is

RCMP South-East District released a wanted poster show-ing these two individuals on Monday.

The two subjects are described as proli� c offenders and may be in the Barriere to Valemount area.

“We have had a number of thefts recently,” noted Sgt. Kevin Podbisky of Clearwater RCMP.

Waylon Michael Faulhafer is de-scribed as 168 cm (� ve feet six inch-es) tall, weighing 54 kg (119 lb.) with hazel eyes and brown hair. His date of birth was April 21, 1993.

He is wanted under an outstand-ing warrant from Chase RCMP (� le 2015-3164) for theft of motor vehicle

and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Bree-Anne Alicia Buhler is de-scribed as 165 cm (� ve feet � ve inch-es) tall, weighing 54 kg (119 lb.), with brown eyes and brown hair (dyed blonde). Her date of birth was April 30, 1994.

She is wanted under an outstand-ing warrant from Chase RCMP (� le 2015-3164) for theft under $5,000, breach of probation (times two) and breach of bail/undertaking.

If you have information on the whereabouts of Bree-Anne Buhler or Waylon Faulhafer, or encounter them, please call 911 and report the information to the police.

Police seek two suspects

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BC Hydro’s wire-less grid system was of� cially complete at the end of 2015, with a total cost the Crown utility now projects to be $777 million.

That’s $153 mil-lion below the origi-nal budget, said Greg Reimer, executive vice president, transmis-sion, distribution and customer service for BC Hydro. It includes all the elements re-quired by the B.C. government when it ordered the installa-tion of the smart me-ter system as part of its Clean Energy Act in 2010.

Reimer said in an interview the system has also exceeded the $70 million in savings projected for the � rst three years of opera-tion.

“We’ve realized about $100 million in

bene� ts during that time, particularly from operational sav-ings,” Reimer said. “Customers are get-ting more accurate bills. We’ve reduced our manual meter reading reads and our bill estimates. Meter reading and billing is automated through the system.”

The smart grid had its severest test at the end of August 2015 when a windstorm brought down thou-sands of drought-weakened trees, leav-ing 700,000 customers on southern Van-couver Island and the Lower Mainland without electricity.

Power was re-stored to all areas in � ve days, which was half the time it took to recover from the December 2006 wind-storm that � attened trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, Reimer said. The 2006 storm

blacked out only half the number of homes of the 2015 event.

Reimer said the ability to test an en-tire power line after one break is repaired means the crew doesn’t have to drive the rest of the line, and can move to the next con� rmed prob-lem when repairing storm damage.

BC Hydro has de-fended its power theft savings after NDP en-ergy critic Adrian Dix questioned them. In a recent letter to BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald, Dix said the company’s esti-mate of power theft by marijuana growers was “magically” in-� ated by then-energy minister Rich Cole-man in 2006, then in-creased again in the utility’s 2011 business case for the wireless system.

Reimer said the business case pro-

jected a 75 per cent reduction in power theft, and the reduc-tion for this � scal year is projected at 80 per cent, as the smart grid detects actual power consumption and compares it to billed amounts.

While it’s of� cially

complete, the smart grid requires ongo-ing maintenance and annual testing of me-ters to meet federal accuracy regulations. BC Hydro also plans to install more than 4,000 meters that use commercial cellular phone networks to

send in readings.Those are for lo-

cations with con-crete basement meter rooms that can’t reach the grid, or rural areas where it is too expen-sive to extend the BC Hydro wireless grid, Reimer said.

There are still

13,320 BC Hydro customers who have refused to accept smart meters, opt-ing to pay a monthly fee for manual meter reading of a mechani-cal meter or a wireless meter with the radio transmitter turned off.

Smart meter system � nishes under budget

BC Hydro’s wire-

BC Hydro

Wireless meters in test lab. BC Hydro is required to test meters annually to make sure they are accu-rately measuring electricity use.

Black Press

Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introducing their kids to computer programming as early as Kindergarten to grade three.

Premier Christy Clark told a technology conference in Vancouver Monday an introduc-tion to coding option will be available in some schools starting next September. It is expected to be available across the province within three years, and Clark said her goal is to make it man-datory for all students entering school.

Post-secondary technology programs already include co-op job placements for 80 per cent of students, but any new programs will have to be 100 per cent co-op, Clark said.

The province and federal governments also announced new funding to technology employ-ers to help current and future workers upgrade

their skills. Grants cover two thirds of training cost up to $10,000 per employee, and applica-tions can be made at www.workbc.ca/canadab-cjobgrantInmates get trades training

A pilot program in Kamloops has graduated six provincial prison inmates, qualifying them to work as construction labourers when they are re-leased.

Students learn skills such as operating and maintaining small tools, scaffolding, reading blueprints, surveying, operating a mini-excavator and traf� c control. They also receive level one � rst aid and construction safety training certi� -cation during a six-week course.

The program is offered by Thompson Rivers University for inmates at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. Inmates built a concrete foundation pad with drainage and roof that will house a portable sawmill.

The level one apprenticeship credential and 4,000 work hours in a trade make them eligible for level two, when students can enrol in a Red Seal trade program such as carpentry or plumbing.Surge in urban housing starts

Housing starts in B.C.’s urban municipalities of more than 10,000 people ended 2015 with a jump of 26 per cent in December, according to the latest Statistics Canada � gures.

B.C.’s increase was mostly in multi-family de-velopments. Single detached housing starts were up only 3.5 per cent.

B.C.’s housing surge went against the national trend, with housing starts down in seven prov-inces. Only B.C., Quebec and Manitoba saw growth in December, compared to a year earlier.

Housing starts dropped 39 per cent in Ontar-io and 41 per cent in Alberta, where the oil price slump has hit the economy hard.


Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the


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OPINIONGuest Edi tor ia l ; by Aaron Wudrick

An uncontroversial principle of governance is treating public dollars with respect: whatever a government’s spending priorities, it should always seek to get the best value on behalf of all taxpayers.

This process can take time, since assessing the value of a proposed pro-gram or project is rarely doable overnight. Canadians should therefore be concerned that ‘how fast can we get money out the door?’ appears to be the biggest question currently vexing the new Trudeau government in Ottawa.

Recent headlines have even suggested that Finance Minister Bill Morneau is under “pressure” to skip the usual parliamentary pre-budget hearings in the run-up to the government’s � rst budget, expected sometime in March. (A closer look reveals this “pressure” amounts to ‘questions from reporters’ together with self-interested experts urging more spending as quickly as pos-sible. The minister may as well ask a panel of dogs if more bones should be handed out.)

But the hurry to spend is only half the problem: also buried in this rush to turn on the taps has been a subtle, but major shift in the objective of the Liberals’ infrastructure plans. All of a sudden the talk is about “stimulus” – a word which appears nowhere in the Liberal platform, and was never intended to be the objective of the Liberals’ de� cit-� nanced infrastructure spending.

Indeed, the Minister himself has repeatedly stated that long-term growth is the government’s main priority.

So why is this a problem? Why not kill two birds with one stone? After all, if we have to build a bridge next year, why not just build it right now?

The answer is that there’s no guarantee that the “right” projects to invest in are also ones that are “shovel-ready.” It’s entirely possible that months (if not years) will be necessary to properly identify infrastructure that is truly the most important for the long-run.

These considerations con� ict with the very different objective of getting money out the door as soon as possible – and it would seem rather obvious that one of the surest ways for a government to waste taxpayer dollars is to hurry to spend it.

The reality is there is no burning urgency. The government would have us believe that spending a few billion dollars a few months sooner will some-how dramatically improve Canada’s economic prospects. Does anyone really believe this?

The Harper government made a similar claim following its own plunge into de� cit in 2009, yet the Fraser Institute’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s data shows that the Conservatives’ “Economic Action Plan” had next to no impact on the economy, with the turnaround in the economy overwhelm-ingly due to increased private sector investment and increased exports. The price of this ill-advised misadventure was six years climbing out a deep de� -cit hole, and more than $150 billion added to our federal debt.

The Trudeau government can reasonably claim it was elected to imple-ment different policies than their predecessors. So it is utterly strange that their plan now appears to be to essentially cut and paste the Harper govern-ment’s approach – one which they (rightly) criticized while in opposition.

Infrastructure investments need to be considered carefully, prioritized and selected for the long-term bene� ts they bring. Con� ating this goal with “stimulating” the economy is asking for trouble, and a recipe for pork-barrelling and waste. The Trudeau government should resist calls to spend faster, and focus on spending wisely.

Aaron Wudrick is Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation(This column originally appeared in the Toronto Sun on January 25, 2016)

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Don’t rush federalinfrastructure spending

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To the editor;Province seeks out-

standing British Co-lumbians for highest honour

Nominations for the Province’s highest form of recognition – the Order of British Co-lumbia – are now being accepted for individu-als demonstrating out-standing achievement, excellence and distinc-tion in their � elds of endeavour.

This is your oppor-tunity to help show-case the dedication and hard work of the exceptional British

Columbians in your community by urging your readers to nomi-nate exemplary citizens from their own back-yard.

Since 1989, 386 British Columbians have received the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest award. Previous recipi-ents vary across sec-tors and postal codes, but some inductees are easy to recognize, in-cluding:

Baljit Sethi, advo-cate for immigrants and for equality (2011)

Dr. Robert Thirsk,

astronaut, mechanical engineer and physician (2012)

George Bowering, First Poet Laureate of Canada and historian (2004)

Ellen White, social activist and medicine woman (2011)

Diana Krall, jazz vocalist and pianist (2000)

Trevor Linden, NHL hockey player and humanitarian (2003)

Nomination form and submission infor-mation are available from the Honours and

Awards Secretariat in Victoria via the website at www.orderofbc.gov.bc.ca

Completed nomina-tions must be received by the Secretariat no later than March 4, 2016, to be considered this year.

This is your op-portunity to recognize the talents, efforts and sacri� ces of deserving British Columbians in your community. The process begins with a nomination.MLA Terry LakeKamloops – North Thompson

The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal Offi ce, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to [email protected].


“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too of-ten for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.”

– Patrick Young, American author

Folks, a ‘cold front’ isn’t just a between-the-sheets phenome-non, and thermocline isn’t just another fun word to spell with Al-phagetti. And even the TV ‘Jeopardy’ ge-niuses would be wise to steer well clear of the Adiabatic Process category. But overly academic as they may seem, these brain teas-ers actually do serve a purpose. Pig-Latin as it is for the major-ity, for meteorolo-gists, mastering this jargon is par for the course. And just as many of those in the medical profession are prone to weaving seven-syllable words into conversation, so too are forecasters likely to do the same with their unworldly lingo. To them, a ‘hook echo’ isn’t the name of an obscure board game. It’s ... what else? ... a radar re� ectivity pattern observed in a thunder clapper. Duh!

And that, in a nutshell, is a large part why profes-sional weather fore-casters hang in such rare� ed air, revered and idolized by the masses. They actu-ally know what this stuff means. This is their calculus. These p r o g n o s t i c a t i o n s are waited on with bated breath, their slick wizardry be-comes unquestioned. Our leisure lives are crammed around their fancy maps and sophisticated com-puterized Doppler weather radar mod-els. Umbrellas are lugged around on clear days on orders from these luminaries that leaking clouds were spotted some � fty miles northeast ten minutes earlier. And we believe them

– wholeheartedly. Why shouldn’t we? They’re well-respect-ed weather peeps.

There’s just one thing, though, that doesn’t sit well with this environmental science. And you have to look real close to notice. But it’s there. In front of our noses but behind our backs, it’s there. The soothing voices of these sharply-attired, quick-witted, hand-a-waving prophets aside, there is some-thing fundamentally � awed about this hyp-notic profession.

The 6-7 day fore-cast.

Funny thing is, we – the ever-gullible junkies we are – actu-ally demand to keep the drip � owing on this insidious meteo-rological racket. Our picnics hinge in the balance, as do land-scaping chores and a veritable host of oth-er alfresco dalliances. Information, please. Give us our meds!

It’s a subtle taunt, dangling just so at the windup of every care-fully choreographed segment.

The next � ve days or so will bring show-ers and lower temps, but the weekend looks beautiful. I re-peat: Beaut-i-ful! Maybe ... maybe not. It’s a well-known se-cret that these extend-ed outlooks are laden with variables. Sure, computer models do provide the oomph for future predictions. But is this conjectural evidence, signi� cant in its power to make or break backyard barbeque plans be-fore they even get off the ground, compel-

ling enough to make public?

Granted, � re whirls are serious business for anyone who studies them for a living, but for every-one else, just a plain old accurate short-term forecast usually suf� ces. Tonight, to-morrow. The next day. Three days max. Any-thing beyond that is a calculated guess. Not quite a par-� ve from the truth, but still, murky enough to omit from the equation.

The problem is, people have short memories. Four days from now, the two- to three-day forecast would be more or less accurate. But, add in those four days, and the extended fore-cast would be, for the sixth and seventh days, a virtual Etch-a-Sketch. Winds may shift direction, or wither out entirely. But we wouldn’t no-tice. Instead, we’d notice that the short-term outlook would be accurate. And why wouldn’t it? It usual-ly is. It’s less variable. Weather forecasters, those who had raised their hands in science class, come to realize this fault and learn to exploit it through the camou� age of “� fty percent chance of showers late Tues-day afternoon” or “a groundhog some-

where saw his shadow today, so I see a 58% probability for a bliz-zard late next week.” Well, of course.

It’s a practice in-vestors refer to as hedging their bets. Technically, they’re never wrong.

If news reporters were allowed the same professional latitude, many would be cited for contempt. Imagine a six o’clock news an-chor working herself into a lather, “Well, Charles, the suspect sure as heck looks guilty. Look at him, I mean, look at that smirk. Betcha didn’t know, my ex-husband wore that same look of indignation that night he staggered home late reeking of (explicit) Sophia Loren. Yeah, Chucky, the guy’s guilty, all right. Guilty as sin.”

Imagine. Circumstantial ev-

idence devoid of the graphical pageantry of an extended fore-cast. Perhaps Harris K. Telemacher, Steve Martins’ zany weath-er character in L.A. Story, summed up his role best; “It’s sunny out right now, back to you.”

Guest Shot: By Jonathan Pollard

The future of weather

To the editor;North Thompson Women in Busi-

ness (NTWIB) was established in 2013 as a not-for-pro� t organization cre-ated in order to give a voice to Clear-water and District businesswomen, whether they be professionals, run their own businesses, thinking about starting a business or work for others.

Our aim is to offer as many net-

working opportunities as possible to all women and to promote one an-other’s businesses. We hold interest-ing and enjoyable social events where both members and the general public are welcome to attend.

We meet once a month ( last Mon-day) in January, February, March, April, May, September, October, and November. We meet at the Wells

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To the editor;

ness (NTWIB) was established in 2013 as a not-for-pro� t organization cre-ated in order to give a voice to Clear-water and District businesswomen, whether they be professionals, run their own businesses, thinking about starting a business or work for others.

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Humphreys questions if District should be involved

in splash pad projectTo the editor;

First off I would like to thank those residents of Barriere and the sur-rounding area that took the time to provide me with your views on what should happen here in our community.

I would also like to clear up what seems to be a misunderstanding around my views on the proposed splash pad.

I am not against a splash pad here in Barriere. What I am against is the District being involved in the design, construction and maintenance of the project.

The District has what could only be described as an abysmal record around trying to complete projects on time and on budget. Those of us that live in the downtown core and have suffered through what seemed to be the never ending sewer collection project can attest to this.

There are a number of companies that manufacture splash pads. These companies can build the facility for a given price and provide a guarantee which is something that would be missing with the current custom design proposals.

How should this be done? This project could be done in the same man-ner as the Agriplex. By using the more than successful Fall Fair and Rodeo Association model the burden is removed from the taxpaying public.

A community association would be better able to not only build the facility with fewer costs but also provide proper lower cost maintenance of the facility as well as the creation of a viable revenue stream that will enable the splash pad to be properly serviced without being a continuing burden on the tax base of our community.

My concern is not the splash pad itself but that those residents that are having a � nancial struggle hardly need to have their taxes raised to cover what is not an essential service. Bill HumphreysBarriere, B.C.

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OPINIONGuest Edi tor ia l ; by Aaron Wudrick

An uncontroversial principle of governance is treating public dollars with respect: whatever a government’s spending priorities, it should always seek to get the best value on behalf of all taxpayers.

This process can take time, since assessing the value of a proposed pro-gram or project is rarely doable overnight. Canadians should therefore be concerned that ‘how fast can we get money out the door?’ appears to be the biggest question currently vexing the new Trudeau government in Ottawa.

Recent headlines have even suggested that Finance Minister Bill Morneau is under “pressure” to skip the usual parliamentary pre-budget hearings in the run-up to the government’s � rst budget, expected sometime in March. (A closer look reveals this “pressure” amounts to ‘questions from reporters’ together with self-interested experts urging more spending as quickly as pos-sible. The minister may as well ask a panel of dogs if more bones should be handed out.)

But the hurry to spend is only half the problem: also buried in this rush to turn on the taps has been a subtle, but major shift in the objective of the Liberals’ infrastructure plans. All of a sudden the talk is about “stimulus” – a word which appears nowhere in the Liberal platform, and was never intended to be the objective of the Liberals’ de� cit-� nanced infrastructure spending.

Indeed, the Minister himself has repeatedly stated that long-term growth is the government’s main priority.

So why is this a problem? Why not kill two birds with one stone? After all, if we have to build a bridge next year, why not just build it right now?

The answer is that there’s no guarantee that the “right” projects to invest in are also ones that are “shovel-ready.” It’s entirely possible that months (if not years) will be necessary to properly identify infrastructure that is truly the most important for the long-run.

These considerations con� ict with the very different objective of getting money out the door as soon as possible – and it would seem rather obvious that one of the surest ways for a government to waste taxpayer dollars is to hurry to spend it.

The reality is there is no burning urgency. The government would have us believe that spending a few billion dollars a few months sooner will some-how dramatically improve Canada’s economic prospects. Does anyone really believe this?

The Harper government made a similar claim following its own plunge into de� cit in 2009, yet the Fraser Institute’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s data shows that the Conservatives’ “Economic Action Plan” had next to no impact on the economy, with the turnaround in the economy overwhelm-ingly due to increased private sector investment and increased exports. The price of this ill-advised misadventure was six years climbing out a deep de� -cit hole, and more than $150 billion added to our federal debt.

The Trudeau government can reasonably claim it was elected to imple-ment different policies than their predecessors. So it is utterly strange that their plan now appears to be to essentially cut and paste the Harper govern-ment’s approach – one which they (rightly) criticized while in opposition.

Infrastructure investments need to be considered carefully, prioritized and selected for the long-term bene� ts they bring. Con� ating this goal with “stimulating” the economy is asking for trouble, and a recipe for pork-barrelling and waste. The Trudeau government should resist calls to spend faster, and focus on spending wisely.

Aaron Wudrick is Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation(This column originally appeared in the Toronto Sun on January 25, 2016)

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To the editor;Province seeks out-

standing British Co-lumbians for highest honour

Nominations for the Province’s highest form of recognition – the Order of British Co-lumbia – are now being accepted for individu-als demonstrating out-standing achievement, excellence and distinc-tion in their � elds of endeavour.

This is your oppor-tunity to help show-case the dedication and hard work of the exceptional British

Columbians in your community by urging your readers to nomi-nate exemplary citizens from their own back-yard.

Since 1989, 386 British Columbians have received the Order of British Columbia, the Province’s highest award. Previous recipi-ents vary across sec-tors and postal codes, but some inductees are easy to recognize, in-cluding:

Baljit Sethi, advo-cate for immigrants and for equality (2011)

Dr. Robert Thirsk,

astronaut, mechanical engineer and physician (2012)

George Bowering, First Poet Laureate of Canada and historian (2004)

Ellen White, social activist and medicine woman (2011)

Diana Krall, jazz vocalist and pianist (2000)

Trevor Linden, NHL hockey player and humanitarian (2003)

Nomination form and submission infor-mation are available from the Honours and

Awards Secretariat in Victoria via the website at www.orderofbc.gov.bc.ca

Completed nomina-tions must be received by the Secretariat no later than March 4, 2016, to be considered this year.

This is your op-portunity to recognize the talents, efforts and sacri� ces of deserving British Columbians in your community. The process begins with a nomination.MLA Terry LakeKamloops – North Thompson

The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal Offi ce, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to [email protected].


For the third year in a row, Interior Savings is proudly continuing its commitment to award up to one million dollars in bursaries annually. That’s one thousand $1000 bursaries in 2016!

The goal of the Million Dol-lar Bursary program is to sup-port young people in realizing their full potential. And with over $500,000 still available for students to access, Interior Sav-ings wants to ensure this fund-ing doesn’t go untapped.

The program is a bene� t of-fered to Interior Savings’ mem-bers.

According to Kathy Con-way, Interior Savings’ CEO, “there’s still time for students to become an Interior Savings member to qualify for a $1000 bursary and for all the bene� ts

membership offers, including our top-rated service and easy to use mobile app.”

To be eligible for a bursary this year, students have until February 1st to become an In-terior Savings member. With that deadline just over a week away, Interior Savings is mak-ing one � nal push to get the word out to local students who may need a little help with their

tuition. The bursary program is in-

tended for students between the ages of 17 and 24, who are entering or returning to full-time study towards a degree, diploma or trade certi� cation program at a designated post-secondary institution, with classes starting between Sep-tember 2016 and August 2017. The deadline for members to submit a bursary application is May 1.

In the past two years, all those who applied and met eli-gibility criteria received a $1000 bursary. That’s great news for students, and very bankable odds!

Visit milliondollarbursary.com for more information or to submit your bursary appli-cation.

Over $500,000 in bursaries forlocal students remain unclaimed


Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach is joining Decoda Literacy Solutions, B.C.’s provincial liter-acy organization, to raise awareness of the impor-tance of engaging in literacy activities as a family.

Family Literacy Week is being celebrated Jan. 24 – 30 with “Unplug and Play” week. The pur-pose of “Unplug and Play” week is to encourage families and individuals to reduce their screen time and interact just a little more with each other and friends. Literacy skills are important to all British Columbians.

Families that engage in play-based literacy activi-ties from an early age see positive effects on both chil-dren and parents/caregivers. Parents and caregivers are their children’s � rst and most important teach-ers. Recent studies show that engaging in informal family learning in the home and in the community has a direct positive impact on children and parents. These activities help create healthy relationships and help prepare children to enter school.

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach has launched their 2016 Parent Child Mother Goose Program to coincide with Family Literacy Week. The program is drop-in, 11 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Barriere Ridge in the multi-purpose room. This program is free for children 0-6 years attend-ing with parents and caregivers. The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children. The program introduces adults and children to the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together – “Unplug and Play”! Parents gain skills and con� dence which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their chil-dren’s crucial early years. Children bene� t from enjoyable, healthy early experiences with language and communication.

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach is also encouraging families to help celebrate the week by reducing their screen time and interacting just a little more with each other and friends. To cel-

ebrate the week they are encouraging families, parents and children to take a photo of one activ-ity you have done together during Family Literacy Week. Photographs will be posted in the North Thompson Star/Journal showing how Barriere and area have celebrated Family Literacy Week. Submit these photos to this newspaper by email-ing to: [email protected] and write Family Literacy Week in the subject line. Please also in-clude the names of the people in the photograph and the activity they are doing.

Here are some ideas for activities with young children:

• Freeze! Dance or move to music, but when the music stops, ‘freeze’ until the music starts again (3-4 seconds).Try different types of music and different types of movement.

• Play “Simon Says”. Players only follow the leader’s instructions if the leader says “Simon says” � rst.

• Create an obstacle course together. Indoors, use cushions, chairs, boxes and towels. For young children, make the course visible at a glance and the challenges age appropriate. Talk about how to move through the course. Children may want to draw a map of the course.

• Toss bean bags. Bean bags are lightweight and easy to catch. They can be used for a game of catch or for tossing the bag at a target such as a box or a towel on the � oor. Make sure there’s nothing breakable where you’re playing!

• Play outside when the weather cooperates. Making tracks in the snow, visiting a playground, and blowing and chasing bubbles are examples of outdoor fun.

Whatever your activity don’t forget to take your camera along and snap that photo to send along to the Star/Journal!

Let’s Play Together!For more information about the Parent Child

Mother Goose or Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach call 250-672-9773 or Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023.

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For the third year in a row, Interior Savings is proudly continuing its commitment to award up to one million dollars in bursaries annually. That’s one thousand $1000 bursaries in 2016!

The goal of the Million Dol-lar Bursary program is to sup-port young people in realizing their full potential. And with over $500,000 still available for students to access, Interior Sav-ings wants to ensure this fund-ing doesn’t go untapped.

The program is a bene� t of-fered to Interior Savings’ mem-bers.

According to Kathy Con-way, Interior Savings’ CEO, “there’s still time for students to become an Interior Savings member to qualify for a $1000 bursary and for all the bene� ts

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In the past two years, all those who applied and met eli-gibility criteria received a $1000 bursary. That’s great news for students, and very bankable odds!

Visit milliondollarbursary.com for more information or to submit your bursary appli-cation.

Over $500,000 in bursaries forlocal students remain unclaimed


Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach is joining Decoda Literacy Solutions, B.C.’s provincial liter-acy organization, to raise awareness of the impor-tance of engaging in literacy activities as a family.

Family Literacy Week is being celebrated Jan. 24 – 30 with “Unplug and Play” week. The pur-pose of “Unplug and Play” week is to encourage families and individuals to reduce their screen time and interact just a little more with each other and friends. Literacy skills are important to all British Columbians.

Families that engage in play-based literacy activi-ties from an early age see positive effects on both chil-dren and parents/caregivers. Parents and caregivers are their children’s � rst and most important teach-ers. Recent studies show that engaging in informal family learning in the home and in the community has a direct positive impact on children and parents. These activities help create healthy relationships and help prepare children to enter school.

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach has launched their 2016 Parent Child Mother Goose Program to coincide with Family Literacy Week. The program is drop-in, 11 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Barriere Ridge in the multi-purpose room. This program is free for children 0-6 years attend-ing with parents and caregivers. The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children. The program introduces adults and children to the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together – “Unplug and Play”! Parents gain skills and con� dence which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their chil-dren’s crucial early years. Children bene� t from enjoyable, healthy early experiences with language and communication.

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach is also encouraging families to help celebrate the week by reducing their screen time and interacting just a little more with each other and friends. To cel-

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Here are some ideas for activities with young children:

• Freeze! Dance or move to music, but when the music stops, ‘freeze’ until the music starts again (3-4 seconds).Try different types of music and different types of movement.

• Play “Simon Says”. Players only follow the leader’s instructions if the leader says “Simon says” � rst.

• Create an obstacle course together. Indoors, use cushions, chairs, boxes and towels. For young children, make the course visible at a glance and the challenges age appropriate. Talk about how to move through the course. Children may want to draw a map of the course.

• Toss bean bags. Bean bags are lightweight and easy to catch. They can be used for a game of catch or for tossing the bag at a target such as a box or a towel on the � oor. Make sure there’s nothing breakable where you’re playing!

• Play outside when the weather cooperates. Making tracks in the snow, visiting a playground, and blowing and chasing bubbles are examples of outdoor fun.

Whatever your activity don’t forget to take your camera along and snap that photo to send along to the Star/Journal!

Let’s Play Together!For more information about the Parent Child

Mother Goose or Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach call 250-672-9773 or Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023.

Families encouraged to ‘Unplug and Play’ together during Family Literacy Week

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach is joining parents and children to take a photo of one activ-

Send this newspaper a photo of you celebrating Family Literacy Week

FREE PROGRAM FOR PARENTS & KIDS, 0 - 6 YEARS

Parent-Child Mother Goose in Barriere, starts Friday, Jan. 29, 11-noon at the

Barriere Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Road.A weekly program sponsored by Barriere & Area Literacy Outreach.

For info call: 250-672-9773This ad sponsored by: North Thompson Star/Journal

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By Dale BassKamloops This Week

The completion and graduation rate report presented to trustees Monday is full of good news from the viewpoint of Alison Sidow.

The assistant super-intendent with School District 73 said rates overall are good and show the district is moving in the right di-rection.

Highlights of the report include rates for male students.

From 2010 to the 2014-2015 school year, completion rates in-creased to 82.3 per cent from 71 per cent. The growth has also seen the district im-prove beyond the pro-vincial rate, which in 2010 was 78.7 per cent and which last year was 81.9 per cent.

The graduation rate for boys also improved in the past four school years, from 93 per cent to 95 per cent, mar-ginally better than the provincial rates.

The district’s � rst-time graduation rate for boys grew to 87 per cent from 80 per cent in that time frame. Provincially, it went from 78 per cent up to

a high of 81 per cent in 2012. At the end of the last school year, it was 79 per cent.

First-time gradua-tion is a measurement of students being in Grade 12 for the � rst time and graduating the same year.

Sidow said one rea-sons boys are doing better in high school is the education sys-tem has become more aware of what they need to learn, offering more hands-on and project-based lessons.

Expanding trades education with the new centre at NorKam senior secondary has also had a ‘huge im-pact,” Sidow said.

Completion and graduation rates for girls has remained fairly consistent at 81 per cent. In 2012, it was 81.1 per cent, compared to a provin-cial rate of 83.4 per cent. In the last school year, it was 81.8 per cent compared to 86 per cent provincially.

Graduation rates are higher at 95 per cent (94 per cent pro-vincially) and 87 per cent (79 per cent) for � rst-time graduations.

Sidow said another highlight can be found in the rates for aborigi-

nal students, which show completion go-ing to 73 per cent last year from 64.4 per cent in 2010, well above the provincial rates of 63 per cent, up from 53.7 per cent in 2010.

Ninety per cent eli-gible to graduate did so, slightly below the provincial average of 91 per cent, but an improvement from the 2010 rate of 89 per cent and 2011 rate of 81 per cent. First-time graduation rates for aboriginal students was 77 per cent, the same as the 2013-2014 school year, but up from the 2010 rate of 68 per cent. Provin-cially, the rate was 63 per cent, up from 60 per cent.

Sidow said the improvement is again likely a result of changing teach-ing styles, with more awareness of how ab-original children learn and the role culture plays in their learning.

She said boys’ and girls’ groups created for the students specif-ically have also helped, providing them with safe spaces to talk about school, fam-ily and any issues they might be facing.

While noting the

district still wants to improve, the rates for special-needs students also stand out for Sid-ow.

In 2010, the com-pletion rate was 46.6 per cent (52.7 per cent provincially). Last year, it had risen to 71.7 per cent (65.9 per cent provincially).

Grade 12 rates were 93 per cent for gradu-ation (91 per cent pro-vincially) and 77 per cent � rst-time gradua-tion (68 per cent pro-vincially).

Sidow said the edu-cation system has a better understanding of how special-needs students learn, adding the district has worked hard in that area.

“We’re seeing stu-dents in a way we didn’t see them 20 years ago,” Sidow said. “We embrace diver-sity, but we still have a way to go.”

Overall percentage rates for the district, with 2010 rates in brackets, are:

• Completion: 82, up from 75.9 (83.9, up from 81);

• Graduation: 95, up from 93 (95, up from 94);

• First-time gradu-ation: 87, up from 81 (81, up from 78).

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Please forward nomination forms to:The North Thompson Star/JournalBox 1020, Barriere, BC, V0E 1E0For further information call 250-672-5611

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By Nadine Baerg Public Health Dietitian with Interior Health

It is becoming more dif� cult all the time for Canadian families to put healthy and satisfying meals on the table. We’ve experienced rising food costs over the past year and this is forecasted to continue throughout 2016. According to the Guelph Food Institute the highest price increases will be fruit, vegetables and meat. Knowing this how do you maximize your food dollars?

Grocery stores want shoppers to buy products on impulse and therefore spend more. Plan ahead by checking prices and making a grocery list in or-der to avoid spending money unnecessarily. It is also a great idea to prepare larger meals, this way you can buy in bulk to save money and then freeze leftovers for lunches and dinners.

To cut costs and boost your nutrition intake remember to use fruits and vegetables that are in season. Try to buy in bulk when prices are low and freeze or preserve to have on hand year round. At certain times of the year frozen or canned fruits and vegetables may be cheaper than their fresh counterparts. Freezing is an especially good method for preserving nutritional value and remember to choose canned products with little or no added salt and sugar. Cook with root vegetables – such as turnips, pars-nips, potatoes and carrots – by boiling, baking or microwaving.

Using protein alternatives at least 2-3 times per week is also a great idea as meat is often the most expensive part of a meal. Pulses are a great source of nutrients and � bre and they provide good quality protein to keep you full for longer. You can either soak and cook dry beans, which is the cheapest option, or buy canned beans if time and convenience are a factor. If you are using meat, buy tougher pieces such as a chuck roast and use in roasts or stews.

Finally, use the Interior Health Store It Guide to prevent food wastage by helping your produce stay fresh longer. If you search ‘Store it’ on inte-riorhealth.ca you’ll � nd the very practical pdf which includes a great chart to post on your fridge. Who knew that onions could wear pantyhose!

It is becoming more dif� cult all the time for Canadian families to put

Maximizing your grocery dollars

Keeping � tSome of the TRU Fitness class participants last Monday evening in the gymnasium at the Ridge in Barriere. Classes are every Monday and Wednesday evening. For more information call TRU in Barriere at 250-672-9875, or the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre at 250-672-0033.

Submitted

January is fast on it’s way out al-ready! We had a very busy and successful 2014-2015 year, and hope that 2015 - 2016 will be the same. Starting off with the All-Candidates Fo-rum, our 2014-2015 AGM, 3rd Annual Passport to Holiday Shopping, Chamber Christmas Social and hosted a luncheon with the mayor, and another with Commu-nity Futures. We host-ed a Discover China Tour and had several information sessions. Our manager went to China in April, sent by the tour company on an inspection trip.

We had a “Call to Artists” competi-tion for our Passport to Shopping promo-tional material. Spon-sored and managed the tourist informa-tion booth, oversee the operations of Barriere Employment Services, partnered for the � rst annual Business Walk, saw our tour off to their trip to China in October, and ended

the season with the Magic Show and Busi-ness of the Year Ban-quet.

This year our Busi-ness of the Year Ban-quet will be in mid-Oc-tober coinciding with small business week - stay tuned on what our entertainment will be this year.

We will be hosting a few workshops and classes this year and hope you will be able to take the time to at-tend these very infor-mative sessions. One will be about websites and the other is social media - how to make good use of your ac-counts.

We are going to of-fer another trip and are in the process of researching differ-ent places and prices at this point, and are looking forward to a busy and successful

year for everyone! Get Youth Working!

Program funding is still available for em-ployers in our region This program, funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Co-lumbia Job Fund, of-fers employers in our region of B.C. a $2,800 hiring incentive to hire eligible youth 15 to 29 years of age. Addition-ally, employers may re-quest up to $1,000 to purchase training for the newly hired youth. Check it out at: www.getyouthworking.ca Canada Summer Jobs 2016 student funding for non-pro� t organi-zations

Applications are now being accepted until Feb. 26, 2016. The application form as well as the appli-cant guide are cur-rently available on the Service Canada website. You can sub-mit your application online, by mail or in person at any Service Canada Centre, or go to: http://www.servi-cecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml

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Teens learn winter sportsBarriere Secondary grade 8 students participating in a ski and snowshoe program are shown along the trail and a rest stop with a snowman. North Thompson Recreation Society coach Mary MacLennan says the seasonal program is now well underway for the teens.

Submitted photos: Mary MacLennan

BC Games Society

The Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games kick off in exactly one month and 1738 of BC’s best emerg-ing high performance talents have registered and are ready to be part of this celebration of sport and commu-nity which runs Feb. 25-28.

The 1225 athletes are from every corner of the province and have trained to earn a place to represent their zone at the Games. Competing in 17 dif-ferent sports, the ath-letes are an average of 14 years old and for most, this will be their � rst experience at a multi-sport Games. Special Olympians will compete in basketball and � gure skating and athletes with a dis-ability will compete in wheelchair basketball and para cross country skiing.

These athletes will

be supported by 333 coaches and 180 of� -cials who have earned their certi� cation in or-der to provide the best knowledge and exper-tise to the athletes and the competition.

Volunteers in Pent-icton have been pre-paring for the past 18 months to host the Games – the fourth time this community has done so. There will be over 1800 vol-unteers working to ensure the participants have exceptional com-petition and a � rst-rate experience with Opening and Closing Ceremonies, special events, and wonderful hospitality.

“Penticton is where the BC Games began in 1978, and we are so pleased to be back and bene� ting from the his-tory of sport and event hosting in this com-munity,” said Kelly Mann, President and CEO of the BC Games Society. “The athletes,

coaches, and of� cials coming to these BC Winter Games are tak-ing their � rst step to-wards future national and international level competitions and the expertise of the volun-teers will make a mark on their journey.”

The BC Winter Games has been the starting point for many athletes who have gone on to higher levels of sport. Over 50% of Team BC athletes at the 2015 Canada Winter Games were BC Games alumni. 18 alumni were part of Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games including Kelowna’s Kelsey Serwa (Ski Cross), Summer-land’s Justin Kripps (Bobsleigh), and Josh Dueck of Vernon in Para Alpine.

For more informa-tion about the BC Winter Games please visit BCGAMES.ORG.

Over 1700 participants ready for the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games

The Penticton 2016


By Nadine Baerg Public Health Dietitian with Interior Health

It is becoming more dif� cult all the time for Canadian families to put healthy and satisfying meals on the table. We’ve experienced rising food costs over the past year and this is forecasted to continue throughout 2016. According to the Guelph Food Institute the highest price increases will be fruit, vegetables and meat. Knowing this how do you maximize your food dollars?

Grocery stores want shoppers to buy products on impulse and therefore spend more. Plan ahead by checking prices and making a grocery list in or-der to avoid spending money unnecessarily. It is also a great idea to prepare larger meals, this way you can buy in bulk to save money and then freeze leftovers for lunches and dinners.

To cut costs and boost your nutrition intake remember to use fruits and vegetables that are in season. Try to buy in bulk when prices are low and freeze or preserve to have on hand year round. At certain times of the year frozen or canned fruits and vegetables may be cheaper than their fresh counterparts. Freezing is an especially good method for preserving nutritional value and remember to choose canned products with little or no added salt and sugar. Cook with root vegetables – such as turnips, pars-nips, potatoes and carrots – by boiling, baking or microwaving.

Using protein alternatives at least 2-3 times per week is also a great idea as meat is often the most expensive part of a meal. Pulses are a great source of nutrients and � bre and they provide good quality protein to keep you full for longer. You can either soak and cook dry beans, which is the cheapest option, or buy canned beans if time and convenience are a factor. If you are using meat, buy tougher pieces such as a chuck roast and use in roasts or stews.

Finally, use the Interior Health Store It Guide to prevent food wastage by helping your produce stay fresh longer. If you search ‘Store it’ on inte-riorhealth.ca you’ll � nd the very practical pdf which includes a great chart to post on your fridge. Who knew that onions could wear pantyhose!

It is becoming more dif� cult all the time for Canadian families to put

Maximizing your grocery dollars

Keeping � tSome of the TRU Fitness class participants last Monday evening in the gymnasium at the Ridge in Barriere. Classes are every Monday and Wednesday evening. For more information call TRU in Barriere at 250-672-9875, or the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre at 250-672-0033.

Submitted

January is fast on it’s way out al-ready! We had a very busy and successful 2014-2015 year, and hope that 2015 - 2016 will be the same. Starting off with the All-Candidates Fo-rum, our 2014-2015 AGM, 3rd Annual Passport to Holiday Shopping, Chamber Christmas Social and hosted a luncheon with the mayor, and another with Commu-nity Futures. We host-ed a Discover China Tour and had several information sessions. Our manager went to China in April, sent by the tour company on an inspection trip.

We had a “Call to Artists” competi-tion for our Passport to Shopping promo-tional material. Spon-sored and managed the tourist informa-tion booth, oversee the operations of Barriere Employment Services, partnered for the � rst annual Business Walk, saw our tour off to their trip to China in October, and ended

the season with the Magic Show and Busi-ness of the Year Ban-quet.

This year our Busi-ness of the Year Ban-quet will be in mid-Oc-tober coinciding with small business week - stay tuned on what our entertainment will be this year.

We will be hosting a few workshops and classes this year and hope you will be able to take the time to at-tend these very infor-mative sessions. One will be about websites and the other is social media - how to make good use of your ac-counts.

We are going to of-fer another trip and are in the process of researching differ-ent places and prices at this point, and are looking forward to a busy and successful

year for everyone! Get Youth Working!

Program funding is still available for em-ployers in our region This program, funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Co-lumbia Job Fund, of-fers employers in our region of B.C. a $2,800 hiring incentive to hire eligible youth 15 to 29 years of age. Addition-ally, employers may re-quest up to $1,000 to purchase training for the newly hired youth. Check it out at: www.getyouthworking.ca Canada Summer Jobs 2016 student funding for non-pro� t organi-zations

Applications are now being accepted until Feb. 26, 2016. The application form as well as the appli-cant guide are cur-rently available on the Service Canada website. You can sub-mit your application online, by mail or in person at any Service Canada Centre, or go to: http://www.servi-cecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml


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Mar. 4 Figure Skating Carnival

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SPORTSBy Marty HastingsKamloops This Week

Records may be bro-ken this winter at Sun Peaks Resort.

After what most lo-cals considered a poor 2014-2015 for skiing atop Tod Mountain Road, Tourism Sun Peaks president Christo-pher Nicolson could not have asked for a better bounce-back season.

“I would say the year, right now, has very good potential to be a record year,” Nicolson said.

“There are a whole variety of factors that are helping us.”

Leading the list of reasons for the rebound is snowfall, with an al-pine snow depth of 143 centimetres — 20 per cent more than this time last year — and often great weather conditions attracting visitors from near and far.

The main statistic used to measure how

well the mountain is doing is room nights, the number of hotel and condominium units booked at the resort.

“This year to date we’re at an all-time high of over 18,000, which represents about an 11 per cent increase over last year,” Nicolson said, noting December 2015 numbers were up about six per cent from 2014.

“What all the snow has done is stimulate the marketplace. Most resorts within West-ern Canada have had a very good Christmas. It’s fantastic to see the North Shore mountains doing so well, as well as the Seattle mountains. It has a stimulating im-pact. It piques interest in going further away, per-haps for a week, at re-sorts such as Sun Peaks. There’s a direct correla-tion.”

Nicolson pointed to 2007-2008 as a bench-mark season, with a � -

nal total of about 70,000 room nights being the high-water mark at Sun Peaks.

The start of the 2005 season was also among the best in resort history.

“In both cases, we’re pacing ahead,” Nicolson said. “If all things go equal and given aver-age snow conditions, I would say we would ex-ceed that.”

Registering about 50,000 room nights to break the record might seem like a tall task to reach between now and the end of the season, but it’s set to get busier in the next few months.

Aussies � ock to Sun Peaks during their January summer break, along with a few Kiwis; in February, President’s Day in the U.S. means visitors galore from down south, many of whom turn the holiday into a week away at Sun Peaks; Family Day (Feb. 15) long weekend

in B.C. is still to come; and young skiers and their families comman-deer the slopes during the Hub International Nancy Greene Festival, which runs on March 19 and March 20.

The abysmal state of the Canadian dollar is a boon for Sun Peaks.

“The U.S. market has been rebuilding over the last two to three years and, not only does our low dollar attract U.S. skiers north, it keeps Canadians at home,” Nicolson said. “We saw record numbers of peo-

ple from Ontario staying in Canada and coming to Sun Peaks for both ski-team visits, as well as leisure. And, instead of going south for sun holidays, some decisions are made to stay in Can-ada.”

Nicolson said last winter’s down season on the Coast and in Washington state is con-tributing to the success the resort has had since opening on Nov. 22.

“With the dif� cult conditions on the Coast and in Seattle last year, we attracted more � rst-

time skiers,” Nicolson said. “And, while local skiers may have found the conditions less than average, for a lot of people coming in from around the world, they had a marvellous experi-ence. Once people come once, generally speak-ing, they will return be-cause the experience is very strong.”

Brandi Schier, an avid snowboarder and publisher of Sun Peaks Independent News, said Nicolson is not just blowing smoke.

Conditions have

been great, she said, and they seem even better coming off a 2014-2015 to forget.

“It’s above average and people are more enthusiastic because of how last season went,” Schier said.

No. 1 on Nicolson’s wish-list in the months to come is more of the white stuff.

“We are like farm-ers,” he said. “We are very dependent on the conditions. It’s not the only thing, though. Momentum in the mar-ketplace has been very good, interest in skiing in general.”

He knows mountain bikers might not feel the same, but Nicolson would like to see a cold, wet, cloudy spring in Kamloops.

“That perpetuates winter in the mind of the market,” he said. “If spring in the valley comes early and it gets warm and people are mountain biking, that ends winter, regardless of what’s happening on the mountain.”

It is an El Nino year and some forecasters, including Environment Canada, said that might mean a milder, shorter winter. That could dash hopes for a record-set-ting year, but the weath-er system hasn’t seemed to hinder conditions at Sun Peaks so far.

“The snow has been fantastic,” Nicolson said. “January, February and March are big months for destination guests and we ski into April.”

Banner winter in store at Sun Peaks Resort?

Sam Egan photo

Bryn Fell is pictured enjoying bluebird-day conditions at Sun Peaks Resort in December. Tourism Sun Peaks president Christopher Nicolson said all signs are pointing toward a winter to remember up Tod Mountain Road.

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The Barriere Legion Branch 242 gave back to the community once again on Jan. 19 when they handed out their annual grants in aid. Receiving cheques of $1500 each were Barriere Search and Rescue, North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre, Barriere Hos-pice, Barriere and District Food Bank, Barriere Soccer and Barriere First Responders.

The Barriere Legion Branch 242 held their installations on Jan. 16. Legion of� cers: President Glenn Reid, � rst vice-president Carol

Clark, second vice-president Glen Clark, secretary Eileen Miers, trea-surer Merle Cochran, past president Al Fortin, directors; Emil Gam-mel, Lisa Quiding and Vern Buker.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary: President Kelly Searle, vice-president Dorothy Carby, secretary/treasurer Eileen Miers, directors; Pam Cas-selman and Carol Clark.

Legion installs new execs

Members of the Barriere Legion gathered together Jan. 16 for their installation of of� cers for 2016: Pictured (l-r) are Glenn Reid (at the podium), Eileen Miers, Carol Clark, Pastor Todd English, Pam Casselman, Kelly Searle and Dorothy Carby.

Grants in aid from Legion

Pictured being presented with Legion grants by Vern Buker are: (l-r) Cathy Matthews Barriere soccer, Antoon Houben Barriere Food Bank, Chris Shook Barriere Hospice, Bernice Randrup North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre, and Tim Hoffman Barriere Search and Rescue.


The Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society (LNTCFS ) reported last week that they received a total of 15 grant applica-tions in 2015 for requested funding of $66,750, which well exceeded their planned amount for disbursement.

After reviewing all of the applications re-ceived, 11 recipients were chosen to receive grants from the organization totalling $25,375.

“We wish them the best of luck in completion of their projects,” said LNTCFS manager Mike Francis, RPF.

Local non-pro� t organizations receiving 2015 LNTCFS grants are:

• Barriere & District Heritage Society con-tinuation/completion of the Heritage Garden project including repairs to side walk, gazebo, soil amendment, and labour $1,400

• Barriere Elementary School support of the community garden program $1,000

• Barriere Recreation Society (Curling Club) keeping youth fees low, bringing in several curl-ing programs, and completing building repairs $2,000

• McLure Fire� ghters & Recreation Associa-tion support in meeting increased training and equipment requirements under new Playbook $6,225

• Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society win-dow replacements, heating upgrades and air con-ditioning for seniors housing units $3,500

• Little Fort Recreation Society purchase of a new stage for the Little Fort Community Hall $2,500

• District of Barriere establishment of a com-memorative plaque for workers injured or killed in the logging and forest industry $1,000

• Pentacostal Christian Life Assembly re-placement of broken tables $1,000

• Barriere Secondary School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) providing student assistance with various funding $2,000

• North Thompson Volunteer & Information Center carpet replacement in the Volunteer Cen-ter and upgrading educational games and sup-plies $4,000

• North Thompson Communities Foundation a one day Not For Pro� t capacity building event $750

Community Forest awards grants to 11 local non-pro� ts

The Lower North Thompson Community

Upon request from Mr. Daryl Cloran, Artistic Director for Western Canada The-atre (WCT), the Elec-toral Area Directors each contributed $320 of their discretionary funds, for a total of $3,200, towards the 2016-17 Western Cana-da Theatre season.

The Board received presentations from Mr. Shane McGrath (representative of con-cerned residents from Upper Clearwater) and Mr. Nick Frost (repre-sentative of the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute) about the management and use of the Upper Clear-water Hall. Follow-ing the presentations, the Board decided to distribute a survey to property owners with-in the Upper Clear-water Community Hall grant-in-aid ser-vice area. The survey will determine if the

TNRD should conduct a public assent process to eliminate the service.

Community Works Funds allocated to Electoral Area “B” (Thompson Headwa-ters) was approved to fund additional project costs for the Blue River Community Water Sys-tem upgrade project.

The Board made appointments to the following committees:

• Film Commission• Invasive Plant• Municipal Finance Authority• Municipal Insurance Association• Shuswap Watershed Council• Southern Interior Beetle Action Coali-tionThe Chair made ap-pointments to the fol-lowing committees:• Air Quality

Stakeholder• Audit• Economic Develop-ment, Tourism andRegional Parks• Utility Systems• Regional Solid Waste Management• Emergency Manage-ment and Protective Services• Policy Review

The next Regular Board Meeting will be Feb. 18, at 1:15 p.m.

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JUNE 2015Continued from last

issue...Key recommenda-

tions of a consultants’ report presented to North Thompson Val-ley Hospice House Soci-ety and other interested parties at a meeting held in the Little Fort Hall were that the North Thompson Valley like-ly does not have the population to sustain a stand-alone hospice house facility. However, an enhanced acute/resi-dential room, probably in Clearwater, would be favored over the status quo. According to the report, with a popula-tion of only 7,300, the North Thompson Val-ley would require be-tween 0.65 and 1.2 beds for hospice/palliative/end of life care, statisti-cally speaking.

JULY 2015Thirteen-year-old

Kash Siqouin of Barri-ere was the recipient of a big cheque this month after winning the Team Penning Competition Class #7 Champion-ship at the Calgary Stampede. He and low-er mainland teammates Trish Esworthy and Brent Shaw competed against 214 teams in their penning division, with Kash’s team tak-ing home a cool $30,195 for the win. Kash also rode on another team in the same class and this team secured the third place award.

After a number of days when the smoke was overpowering for many the smoky-skies advisory was finally lifted. The advisory was issued on July 7 due to smoke in the skies from a number of forest fires outside of the region. As of Monday, the Min-istry of Environment, in collaboration with the Interior Health Author-ity, announced they had ended the advisory for the entire Thompson, Fraser Canyon, Nicola and Shuswap areas.

The District of Bar-

riere and the Thompson Nicola Regional Dis-trict (TNRD) Area ‘O’ joined with the McLure Wildfire Monument So-ciety in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The MOA was created to set up a long term plan for the upkeep and ongoing maintenance of the Wildfire Dragon Monument site located in the Louis Creek In-dustrial Park within the District of Barriere.

The Thompson Val-ley Players’ Learning and Literacy Summer Camp at NTVIC saw 18 students taking part in this annual summer program. The students wrote, directed, and choreographed an hour long production that they then performed at the Communities in Bloom barbecue at the Barriere Bandshell in Fadear Park. The free welcome barbecue for the Communities in Bloom judges went through 150 hamburg-ers, 200 cans of pop and 100 bottles of water.

The 3rd Annual Ca-nadian Blue Moon El-vis Festival was held for the first time in Barriere the weekend of July 17-19 at the North Thomp-son fall fairgrounds with a full contingent of entertainers, including 10 Elvis tribute artists. The event was a grand success; so much so that organizers immediately booked their next an-nual event to return to Barriere in July of 2016.

A small fish kill due to warm water and low flows was reported in a tributary of the Barriere River as drought condi-tions continued to wors-en throughout B.C. Le-onie Creek, a tributary of the Barriere River, also saw a small fish kill from high temperatures and low flows.

The Clearwater Crushers won gold in the U18 provincial softball championships with a number of team members hailing from Barriere; Matthew Lee,

Richard Celesta, Jor-dan Le Feuvre, Nick McInnes, and Keaton Noble.

The 60th Annual Squam Bay Fish Derby was held July 12, 2015, with 174 entries. Spe-cial recognition awards were given to two fish-ermen that had entered every derby since the beginning in 1955; Ken Van Sickle of Squam Bay, and Wayne Keller of Barriere. The winner of the 2015 Derby was 10-year-old Cody Hei-mann from Ponoka, Al-berta, with a 14 lb. lake trout.

The 2015 Perseid meteor shower peaked on Aug. 11 - 13, with a new moon on Aug. 14 creating perfect condi-tions for watching the meteor shower visible in the skies over the North Thompson area.

After less than two months in office, Fred Fortier Kukpi7, who was sworn in as the new chief of Simpcw First Nation on June 1, re-signed his position on July 21 due to the code of ethics that the chief and council sign when they take office. Fortier stated in his letter of res-ignation, “I apologize to the Simpcw mem-bership for this lack of judgement on my part and wish the best for the Simpcw people in the future.”

A new NCO at the Barriere RCMP De-tachment was intro-duced to the commu-nity when Cpl. Steve Mancini officially took over from Cpl. Darin Underhill.

Cool and wet weath-er near the end of the month helped to knock back three fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre area that had threatened structures, including the Adams Lake West fire cent contained which at that time became 100 per cent contained.

The annual Quilt Show at the North Thompson Museum in Barriere provided

an amazing display of workmanship and co-lour for summer visitors with some 70 plus quilts on display.

The North Thomp-son Recreation Society reported 101 children took part in Red Cross swimming lessons and water safety offered over a two week period. Par-ticipants ranged in age from eight months to 13 years.

AUGUST 2015With weather con-

ditions expected to re-main warm and dry, water users in the North Thompson region were urged to reduce water consumption with the Government of B.C. announcing a Level 3 drought rating for the area. By Aug. 20, 2015, due to the continuing dry conditions, the level increased to a Level 4 drought rating for the North Thompson Re-gion due to the ongoing low stream flows.

Four candidates seeking the opportu-nity to represent the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo (KTC) Riding in Ottawa were on the campagn trail; Cathy McLeod, Bill Sundhu, Steve Powrie and Matt Greenwood.

The District of Bar-riere requested EcoTek, the company that de-signed and was building the new solar aquatics wastewater plant behind the fire hall, to rework the company’s expected completion date due to council’s frustration over the length of time the project was taking.

A forest fire was spotted Aug. 16, 2015, North of Barriere in the Darfield area, at approximately 7 km up the Darlington Forest Service Road, burn-ing in a heavily treed area. Response teams were quick on the scene with air support and a Boulder Mountain Contracting firefighter ground crew who just happened to be in the Barriere area. Thanks

Elvis Presley tribute artist Bret Wiggins made the trip to Barriere from Seattle, Washington, to perform at the Canadian Blue Moon Elvis Festival held at the North Thompson fall fairgrounds in Barriere, July 17-19, 2015. In total their were 12 Elvis tribute artists performing over the weekend.


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The 55+ BC Games held in North Vancou-ver in August had two Barriere participants on the Zone 8 swimming team. Zelda Copley and Barb Smith received medals in the freestyle and back stroke events. However, the highlight was swimming in the Freestyle 4 x 25M relay where the participants’ ages had to total over 300. Out of four wom-en’s teams they were happy to win the Gold Medal!

Heavy smoke filled the valley from Wash-ington wildfires, which prompted a health advisory from Inte-rior Health Aug. 22 for the North and South Thompson Regions. The smoke finally dis-sipated a few days later.

Sixty-four golfers turned out at Chinook Cove Golf for the Bar-riere Legion Golf Tour-nament held August 22.

August 28 marked the final Friday Night at the Barriere Bandshell for the season.

Valley carpet bowl-ers came home victori-ous once again from the Senior’s Games in B.C. Three teams attended from the area and fin-ished in the medals in each event.

Through many gen-erous donations the Yel-lowhead 4-H club was able to construct a new electronic weigh scale at the North Thomp-son Agriplex for use at monthly 4-Hweigh days, the North Thomp-son Fall Fair and Rodeo and the Provincial Win-ter Fair.

SEPTEMBER 2015

Little Stars Child Care opened a much awaited newly licensed child care program at Yellowhead Commu-nity Services in Barriere Sept. 1, 2015

The 66th Annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo was

held under sunny skies with visitors filling the grounds on all three days of the event.

The Heavy Horse competitions at the an-nual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo kept the grandstands in the rodeo arena packed as teamsters paired their gentle giants off against the competi-tion. The challenge was to see who’s team could pull the most weight; and as each 300 lb. weight was added to the sled, the teams strained into the traces and the crowd cheered. The footing had been well-worked and was moist, which meant the pull was tougher than if it had been packed and hard. Each team pulled the added weight one at a time, and as the suspense rose for the crowd it also rose for the teamsters. The fi-nal pull to win the silver belt buckle was for 9600 lbs.; when teamster Cal-vin Buchta asked his horses to pull, they did so famously – taking the win with them back to Prince George.

Preparations for construction began for the Barriere Search and Rescue (BSAR) build-ing to be situated next to the fire hall on Bar-riere Town Road. The two bay 30’ x 50’ build-ing is to house the high-way rescue truck and BSAR communications trailer.

Hydroseeding took place in Barriere as ground disruption due to the new sewer project came to an end bringing life back to areas that had been under con-struction for at least two years.

Marking 35 years of success, Barriere participated in the an-nual Terry Fox run on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The community raised $10,879 for the fight against cancer.

Despite some poor weather in the Barriere area, the rodeo arena at

the North Thompson fall fairgrounds was full of young participants for the Little Britches Rodeo.

Simpcw First Nation announced thatNathan Matthew was elected by acclamation to once again be chief of Simp-cw.

The Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach Program, administered through Yellowhead Community Services, hosted Raise a Reader Day, in the community on Tuesday, Sept. 22, bringing in over $4,500 for youth literacy pro-grams in the area.

Barriere Elementary celebrated 50 years of providing education in the North Thompson. To help in this celebra-tion the Barriere Lions Club cooked up a huge meal for the students, staff and special guests as they arrived at the school that morning.

The annual 911 Emergency Services Golf Tournament saw 72 players take on the Chinook Cove Golf Course with their teams. The winning team for 2015 was the local squad of Deb, Cory, Theresa and Jeff with a five under 31.

A total of 65 riders took part in the ninth annual Thunder Alley Toy Run on Saturday, Sept. 26. Once again, it was a roaring success in support of the Bar-riere and District Food Bank. The weather did not look very promising when people, spectators and riders began to as-semble. But before the run started, there was blazing sunshine, which showed off the amaz-ingly polished bikes amazingly well in the Barriere IDA parking lot before starting the run.

The McLure Ferry, which normally runs daily from 7 a.m. to 6:20 p.m., went out of ser-vice on Sept. 28 due to scheduled maintenance. It was expected to be

out of service until the end of November.

Yellowhead 4-H members reported a great time at the Provin-cial Winter Fair held in Barriere the end of Sep-tember. Members com-peted in many of the different competitions over the five day event bringing home many ribbons and awards.

From Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, Interior Savings marked the close of its 75th year by saying thanks to its members and communities in a rather unusual way. In-terior Savings paired up with Kelowna-based magician, Leif David, to surprise and delight its communities with magic, mystery …and money. The magician appeared in 14 Interior B.C. communities over the course of five days and was in Barriere out-side the IDA Pharmacy on Thursday, Oct. 1. Interior Savings’ mem-bers were encouraged to bring their Member Card or Credit Card along as, on this day, these cards had ‘magi-cal powers’. The magi-cian was performing for community members for about an hour giving away a total of $1400 to those who assisted Leif with his magic.OCTOBER 2015

While water temper-atures had declined in Southern Interior rivers, returning salmon still faced record-low stream levels. In small tributar-ies such as Louis Creek, a tributary of the North Thompson, fish did not have enough volume to enter. The federal De-partment of Fisheries and Oceans’ sockeye report in early Octo-ber showed stream and river temperatures well below the danger levels of 19°C or 20°C seen earlier in the year.

Communities in Bloom committee members attended a luncheon and awards ceremony on Oct. 3 to find out that Barriere

has been awarded the highest Five Bloom rat-ing. Each year the com-munity has increased its marks and still has more room for improve-ment based on the visit-ing judges’ comments.

The ‘Vitals Tools for Success’ seminar held at the Ridge on Saturday, Oct. 3, had a full con-tingent of participants in attendance. The seminar was hosted by the North Thompson Communities Founda-tion (NTCF), the Low-er North Thompson Community Forest So-ciety (LNTCFS), and the North Thompson Volunteer and Informa-tion Centre (NTVIC). Speakers for the day were North Thompson Star/Journal editor Jill Hayward, District of Barriere Council-lor Donna Kibble, and

representing the BC Association for Chari-table Gaming - David Sheach.

District of Barriere reported the new waste-water plant for Clary Estates on Siska Dr. is operational and is ready to receive household wastewater in anticipa-tion of two or three new residential properties that will be occupied in the near future.

A big thank you went out to the talented volunteers who made 333 apple pies that were sold at $10/pie with the funds being placed in the Barriere Splash Pad reserve account.

The North Thomp-son Fish and Game So-ciety reported their new firing-line building at the gun range on Gor-man Lake Road was in its final stages of con-

struction. The only ex-ception is the concrete floors, which will be poured after the snow melts in 2016.

Barriere Elementary School held their Terry Fox Run on Friday Oct. 9.

The North Thomp-son Communities Foundation presented Barriere and Area Lit-eracy Outreach with a grant to assist in provid-ing literacy and learn-ing opportunities for young people within the McLure to Little Fort area through the Out-reach’s summer camp program.

On Oct. 15, the Min-istry of Transportation and Infrastructure in-vited the public to at-tend an information session at the Barriere Lion’s Hall regarding

Star/Journal file photo:

North Thompson Fall Fair exhibit hall convener, Sylvia Chivers (l), presents the L. Larson Family Award for the Hall Grand Aggregate (top hall exhibitor) to winner Heather Wiebe at the 66th Annual North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo held in Barriere on the 2015 Labour Day Weekend.

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Winter is here and there is enough snow for me to put on my snowshoes and make my first winter hike to the high meadow above my home. Last January my walk up into that meadow’s deep snow was on a cold, minus -3°C day, under a bright, almost-cloudless, blue sky, and I remember I was shooting with a light-weight, 18-105mm lens on my cropped-frame camera.

Yesterday I had chosen to mount a lightweight 24-85mm on my full-frame cam-era. Both this year and last I incorporated a polarizer to darken the skies, increase the contrast in the scene, and suppress glare from the surface of the bright white snow, on the partly cloudy plus 1°C day that had me wishing I didn’t wear an extra undershirt.

I trekked up the hill, and as I had so many times before, I

photographed every-thing. There are rarely any animals in sight in that long meadow. If so they can hear my snowshoes crunching through the snow on the long hill and stay hidden just out of sight.

As there usually is when I begin to cross the meadow, a crow cries out a warning to the silent watchers. Then it got quiet with only the sounds from my snowshoes and camera’s shutter as I tramped around pho-tographing the hilltop meadow above the Thompson River Val-ley.

As I have done so in the past, and too many times to count, I wandered around the snow-covered grass-land photographing the two remaining structures from an old homestead under the looming Martin Mountain. I don’t know how long ago that area was farmed,

or how old the build-ings are, but there is what’s left of an old car that appears to have been wrecked and left behind some time in the 1930s or 1940s. There is an abandoned cellar, a barn, a shed, a fruit tree, a garbage dump, the detritus of a family’s life, a family who shut down their farm and left.

I like the solitary walk. I closed the front gate to our yard and started out on the road following tracks a lonely coyote made during the early morn-ing hours. The tracks led up the road to a lower field and headed uphill following snow-shoe tracks that one of my other neighbor’s

must have made. I always expect to

be the only human making tracks up there. However, this time I followed some-one that took much shorter strides than me, eventually cross-ing the creek at the far end of the meadow and then kept going out of sight through the trees without re-turning.

I like snowshoe-ing. When I was a youngster snowshoes were the perfect win-ter accessory. We’d snowshoe up the hill, change to our skis that had been strapped to our backs and ski back down. I remember a trip with my younger brother Rodger, and

a friend named Alan. We traveled for three days sleeping in snow caves we made by dig-ging into snowdrifts. Snowshoes got us up hills and skis got us down.

All these years later I am still wandering the winter backwoods, only now I always car-ry my camera. Snow-shoes are perfect for the winter photogra-pher.

I have also skied with a camera, but there is always the chance of falling and covering the camera with wet snow.

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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.

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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.

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Aries, it’s a good time to be thinking about family. Con-sider delving more deeply into your genealogy. Research your roots, and you may be surprised at what you discover.

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Aquarius, the hectic pace you have been keeping may be catching up with you. It will be diffi-cult to keep this up for much longer, so start to pare down your responsibilities.

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Crib: 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. Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm Pentecostal Church 818

Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-672-9934Barriere 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: 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 7pmLNT 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. 672-1070NT 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-

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Linguini with Linguini with Linguini with Broccoli and Red Broccoli and Red Broccoli and Red PeppersPeppersPeppersIngredientsIngredients1 pound linguini pasta1 pound linguini pasta1 pound linguini pasta1 pound fresh broccoli, chopped3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 tablespoon butter1 tablespoon butter1 tablespoon butter3 cloves garlic, minced3 cloves garlic, minced3 cloves garlic, minced1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced1 pinch garlic salt1 pinch garlic salt1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.n Steam broccoli with 2 tablespoons water in broccoli with 2 tablespoons water in broccoli with 2 tablespoons water in microwave for 6-7 minutes. In 10-inch microwave for 6-7 minutes. In 10-inch microwave for 6-7 minutes. In 10-inch skillet, heat olive oil and butter over low

heat. Stir in garlic (more or less to suit heat. Stir in garlic (more or less to suit your tastes) and red pepper slices; saute your tastes) and red pepper slices; saute your tastes) and red pepper slices; saute gently. Drain broccoli and add to skillet. Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt and saute broccoli and peppers until soft. saute broccoli and peppers until soft. saute broccoli and peppers until soft. Toss vegetable mixture with hot pasta. Toss vegetable mixture with hot pasta. Toss vegetable mixture with hot pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Sopapilla Sopapilla Sopapilla Sopapilla Cheesecake PieCheesecake PieCheesecake PieIngredientsIngredientsIngredients2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softenedsoftened1 cup white sugar1 cup white sugar1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rollsrolls3/4 cup white sugar3/4 cup white sugar3/4 cup white sugar1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 cup butter, room temperature1/2 cup butter, room temperature1/2 cup butter, room temperature1/4 cup honey1/4 cup honey1/4 cup honey1/4 cup honey

Directions: Directions: Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until and the vanilla extract in a bowl until and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape dough, and use a rolling pin to shape each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the the cream cheese mixture into the the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the baking dish, then cover with the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough. Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Dot the mixture over the and butter. Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake. Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has pu� ed and turned golden dough has pu� ed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove brown, about 30 minutes. Remove brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan before Cool completely in the pan before Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.cutting into 12 squares.cutting into 12 squares.cutting into 12 squares.

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Mt. View 1966 - 50th Reunion - grads send contact info to [email protected] or call Dave Hutchings 250-477-4505

Jan. 28 - Barriere and District Hospice Society AGM 7pm at Jan. 28 - Barriere and District Hospice Society AGM 7pm at Jan. 28the Volunteer Centre 250-672-9391

Jan. 29 - PJ Karaoke Party, 8:30 Barriere Legion. No minorsJan. 29 - Parent-Child Mother Goose every Friday, 11-noon at Jan. 29 - Parent-Child Mother Goose every Friday, 11-noon at Jan. 29

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 - Craft Swap 10-12 at the Volunteer Centre Jan. 30Jan. 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

Feb. 7 - Family Fun Nights at the Barriere Ridge 5:30-9pmFeb. 7 - Family Fun Nights at the Barriere Ridge 5:30-9pmFeb. 7Feb. 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.Feb. 27 - Splash Pad fundraiser at the Barriere Legion music Feb. 27 - Splash Pad fundraiser at the Barriere Legion music Feb. 27

by Suddenly Able. 7pm, no minors.by Suddenly Able. 7pm, no minors.

Mar 19-21 - Kamloops Cowboy FestivalMay 1 - Investors Group Walk For Alzheimer’s, 10am at the

Senior’s Hall. Info: 250-672-9337 or 9330.Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18. New Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18. New Army Cadets

Recruits Welcome. Hethar McIntosh 250-587-0027.Adult Day Program: 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:Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890

Crib: 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. Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm Pentecostal Church 818

Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-672-9934Barriere 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 InjuriesSurvivors 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: 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 7pmLNT 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. 672-1070NT 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 new year of-ten � nds me re� ecting on the big picture and where I � t in.

Most, if not all, faith traditions and spiritual practices are about following, — following the lead of another and listening to and abiding by the wisdom of another. Within the Christian tradition the one we follow, of course, is Jesus Christ. Our faith and spiritual practices are based on the Bibli-cal stories of Jesus and his disciples.

But putting that kind of stock in the words and wisdom of another means, in part, giving up control. It is to admit that we do

not have all the answers and need to seek the wisdom of some other authority. In a culture that seems to value the individual and encour-age individual rights and freedoms, taking counsel from another can � y in the face of our need to be in con-trol.

This is not news to anyone who has ever engaged in a twelve-step program. The � rst step in that process is always to admit that one is powerless over a particular substance or behaviour and the second step is to ac-knowledge that there is a power greater than ourselves that can help us gain control over that substance or be-haviour and restore our lives.

There can be tre-mendous freedom in admitting that we do not have all the answers and that at times, we all need help or guidance. Sometimes the wisest people are not the ones

who have all the an-swers but merely know where to � nd them.

We don’t need to know it all, we don’t need to come up with the answers all on our own, we don’t need to be totally original all the time. Many times it is not only easier but better to learn from a trusted individual. But that means subvert-ing our ego and being open to the wisdom of others, a hard thing to do for those of us who like to think we are the masters of our destiny.

The Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated every Jan. 6, recalls the story of the three magi visiting Mary, Joseph and the child Jesus. These three represent the wisdom traditions of the Ancient Near East, philosophers and scholars and most learned of their time. Their journey to see Je-sus and offer him their worship indicates that even they, the brightest and best of their gen-eration, recognize that there is more to life in this universe than even they can know.

At the beginning of St. John’s gospel, we hear how Jesus is that divine wisdom come in human form, how Jesus is the cosmic

Christ, the Word be-come � esh (John 1:1-18). He “was in the be-ginning, he “was with God and was God” and “all things came into being through him.” Or put another way, Jesus is “the true light, which enlight-ens everyone coming into the world.” For Christians, Jesus is that higher authority, our teacher and our guide, our wisdom and our enlightenment. Each faith tradition has its own that it looks to for the same guidance.

The magi remind us that we are not the light, that the light does not originate from within us and we are not the source of the light. They help to remind us who is ulti-mately in control and where we � t into the big picture. Like those who have gone before us, who have been drawn by the light, guided by that light and have in-spired us to follow, we give our lives into the command and keeping of the God who was there in the beginning and will be there at our end. Now that’s “grace upon grace”!

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upcoming passing lane projects on Highway 5 through the commu-nities of Darfield and Vinsulla at some time in the future

Lords and ladies from the Shire of Ramsgaard gathered at the North Thompson Agriplex in Barriere to celebrate fall with revel-ry and good sportsman-ship. The event featured tournaments in archery, rapier, and weapons. Attendees dressed in pe-riod clothing through-out the event, which also included royal courts, feasts, danc-ing, various classes and workshops.

Effective as of Oct. 15, 2015, the open burn-ing ban was completely rescinded within the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction after a sum-mer of drought condi-tions and wildfires.

Kamloops-Thomp-son-Caroboo proved itself to not be a bell-wether riding in the Oct. 19, 2015, federal elec-tion, returning Conser-vative Cathy McLeod to office while the Liber-als stunned a nation by sweeping to a majority. Justin Trudeau’s Liber-als won 184 of 338 seats — 14 more than is need-ed to form a majority government. McLeod held onto her seat with 24,444 votes (35.2 per cent of the vote). New Democrat Bill Sundhu finished second with 21,400 votes (30.8 per cent of the vote).

Yellowhead Min-ing Inc. announced that it was deferring work on its proposed Harper Creek mine southwest of Vavenby. Yellowhead’s board of directors stated they concluded that it is in the best interest of all shareholders to defer any additional expen-ditures on the Harper Creek project until such time as more favorable commodity and capital

markets present them-selves.

Two classes from Bert Edwards elemen-tary school in Kam-loops plus the primary students from Neqwey-qwelsten School in Chu Chua took part in the 20th annual Coho Day put on by Simpcw First Nation at the Dunn Creek hatchery on Thursday, Oct. 29.NOVEMBER 2015

In an interview with District of Barriere Mayor Smith this news-paper asked how could the wastewater project still be on budget as a result of delays, shut-downs, etc.? Smith am-swered, “The shut down for over three months due to the finding of a lithic chip in one of the areas being excavated created standby charges of $140,000 from LNB. As of today the money we have spent over the $6.7 million grant is $120,511.39 which is due to having to pay the $140,000 to LNB because of the lithic chip shutdown for over three months. With-out that cost we would actually be under the grant budget. To cover the extra, we pulled out a few projects and paid the overrun from Roads and Water. In addition, but not included in the $6.7 million grant was an extra $130,000 of additional costs because of the lithic chip, but this was not related to the grant. For instance, it cost $60,000 for an ar-cheologist to be on site, then digging, etc. We paid the $130,000 out of the district Gas Tax account.”

AccuWeather re-ported the winter of 2015-2016 could end up as one of the warmest winters on record for Canada as a whole, due to a strong El Niño per-sisting into the upcom-ing season.

Fast Eddy was at Barriere Elementary the morning of Nov. 4, his second visit to the

school. The first time he visited was spring 2015 as he started his run across the country. The stu-dents welcomed him like a member of their fam-ily, having followed his struggles, trials and vic-tories via Facebook as he ran across Canada.

The North Thomp-son Fall Fair and Rodeo Association received a grant of $25,000 from Farm Credit Canada through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund towards the North Thompson Agriplex construction project.

Val and Derrick Stamer, representing Stamer Logging award-ed the 2015 Barriere Business of the Year award at the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Banquet and Evening of Magic in the fall fair hall.

On Nov. 10, the students and staff at Barriere Secondary welcomed the students and staff from Barriere Elementary into their school for Remem-brance Day ceremo-nies in the gymnasium. A number of Legion members were in atten-dance, as well as District of Barriere Mayor Vir-ginia Smith and School District 73 Trustee Rhonda Kershaw.

The rain let off just long enough on Nov. 11 for the Remembrance Day Parade to march to the Barriere Legion without getting wet for annual Remembrance Day ceremonies inside the hall.

After an impressive finish at the zone finals in Clearwater Nov. 14, the Barriere Secondary Senior Girls Volleyball team competed in the Okanagan Valley Re-gional Playoffs. The tournament included eight zone finalist teams from around the Okan-agan. Barriere girls won four of their six games, earning them a third place finish.

Barriere Secondary staff and students came together with grade

6 and 7 teachers and students from Barriere Elementary along with members of the Simpcw First Nation on Nov. 18 in support of ‘Addic-tions Awareness Week’. The group were led on a walk through the com-munity by local RCMP, and on completion of the walk participants enjoyed hotdogs and hot chocolate served up by Simpcw representa-tives.

The first big dump of snow arrived in the area on Nov. 22.

Despite the snowy weather, the Barriere Lion’s Club reported a great turn out and lots of fun at their spa-ghetti dinner and des-sert auction fundraiser, with thanks to Doreen Landry and Sam’s Piz-za and Rib House for cooking the meal.

Yellowhead Mining Inc. stated it was investi-gating additional sourc-es of financing, accord-ing to the company’s third quarter report. The money would be used to move forward with the environmental assessment review for its proposed Harper Creek mine project in order to obtain an en-vironmental assessment certificate for the project in 2016.

The annual No Host Bazaar at the Fall Fair Hall was organized in 2015 by the Barriere Food Bank.

The annual Lions Club book fair in Bar-riere filled the Lions Hall from one corner to another with all manner of literary works with nothing costing more than $1, and funds raised donated to Bar-riere and Area Literacy Outreach.

This new ‘Resusci-tation Cart’ was pur-chased by the Barriere Health Centre with funds donated from community members and other supporters.

District of Barri-ere reported that the Septage Receiving Sta-

tion project will be $74,572.77 over the 2010 estimated budget. The Sewer Collection portion of the project will be over budget by $40,709.13.

The Yellowhead 4-H Club held their year end awards ban-quet on Nov. 27, in the North Thompson Agriplex banquet hall. The potluck supper had far more food than required, and the num-ber of awards and cer-tificates handed out was impressive.DECEMBER 2015

Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd (GSFP) celebrated their annual Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 5, along with their anniversary of 60 years in business.

Barb and Car-man Smith of Barriere stepped forward once again to lend their sup-port to the fundraising efforts of the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Associa-tion with a donation of $20,000 earmarked for electrical upgrades to the North Thompson Agriplex.

The Barriere and District Food Bank Society was awarded a grant of $6,500 from the province’s Commu-nity Gaming Grants program.

Christmas lunches

were served up at the Secondary School, the Seniors Hall and the Christian Life Assem-bly Church.

The Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce Passport To Shopping promo-tion included late night shopping on Dec. 11, with local stores open until 8 p.m.

The annual Success By Six Breakfast With Santa was once again packed with families who turned out to enjoy the Barriere Lions Club sponsored breakfast and of course a visit with Santa. There was also a huge craft table for the kids, reindeer food to purchase, and an impromptu kids car-ol sing. Breakfast was by donation, as was the photos with Santa, with all of the funds raised this year going to the Barriere Food Bank.

District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith and Chief Nathan Mat-thew signed a Barriere/Simpcw Mutual Aid Agreement for Fire Pro-tection between the two communities on Dec. 14 in Chu Chua.

After 40 years of teaching the children of Barriere and area, Hel-en Fraser retired, with her last day at Barriere Elementary School tak-ing place on Tuesday,

Dec. 15.Barriere Elemen-

tary held a Winter Fun Night on Dec. 17.

No Christmas Pa-rade was held this year, but close to 200 people gathered at the Barri-ere Bandshell in Fadear Park for the Christmas Tree light up event on Friday, Dec. 18.

Fire totally destroyed a trailer in Barriere at the Riverland Trailer Park on Sunday after-noon, Dec. 20. Gille Seguin was not home at the time of the fire (reportedly caused by a wood stove), which not only took his trailer but all the tools of his trade as well. Se-guin had no insurance, but friends immediately rallied around him to help out, and also made plans to host a fundrais-er in February 2016.

The New Year’s Eve Bullarama and Dance held in the North Thompson Agriplex in Barriere provided a fun evening for all ages and a great way to wel-come in the new year. This was the first time the event was hosted by the North Thomp-son Fall Fair and Ro-deo Association, who will continue to give a portion of the profits to support the Farm Kids bursary fund for rural youth.

Star/Journal photo: Jill Hayward

MP Cathy McLeod (r) presenting Val and Derrick Stamer with a commemora-tive certificate for them being awarded the 2015 Barriere Business of the Year Award for Stamer Logging.

October 2015, contin-ued from page 13...


By Michaela Montaner

January 20, 2016 [Victoria, B.C.] – Paci� c Wild and Valhalla Wilderness Society are challenging the legality of the government of British Columbia’s controversial wolf cull program.

In January 2015, despite considerable opposition, the B.C. government launched a multi-year wolf kill program in the South Peace and South Selkirk regions. Govern-ment contractors are paid to radio-collar wolves in the spring so snipers in helicopters can track and kill entire packs throughout the winter.

Ministry of� cials estimate the program will kill nearly 500 wolves and cost taxpayers approximately $2.2 mil-lion. They have admitted they are skeptical it will save the endangered mountain caribou the cull purports to be recovering. [1] Ministry of Environment brie� ng notes (brought to light last fall by a freedom of information request � led by Wilderness Committee) suggest the gov-ernment was prompted by a forest industry opposed to giving up more land to habitat protection efforts. [2]

“To date, the province has neglected to protect and re-store suf� cient habitat for endangered caribou,” said Ian McAllister, executive director of Paci� c Wild, “We are asking the court to review whether, in the absence of suf-� cient, enforced habitat protection, culling wolves consti-

tutes ‘proper wildlife management’.”Anticipating that a new permit for the cull in the South

Selkirk region will be issued in the coming weeks, Paci� c Wild and Valhalla Wilderness Society have � led an appli-cation for a judicial review to determine whether the pro-vincial government’s decision to cull wolves reasonably constitutes proper management of wolves if what they are actually doing is killing wolves to avoid protecting critical mountain caribou habitat necessary for their sur-

vival and recovery so industry can continue un-checked. The two groups are pursing the action with the back-

ing of several conservation groups including the Asso-ciation for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, the Wilderness Committee, Humane Society International/Canada, and various others who have been advocating for effective caribou habitat protections and, likewise, opposing the wolf cull as unreasonable, unnecessary and scienti� cally unfounded.

“The B.C. government is pandering to industrial in-terests, endangering the few remaining mountain cari-bou, and sacri� cing wolves in the process,” said Gabriel Wildgen, campaign manager at Humane Society Interna-tional/Canada. “We hope the court will rule in favour of B.C.’s wildlife and, in doing so, encourage the province to enact and enforce the habitat protections the caribou really need.”

The initial phase of this legal action has been funded by a grant from West Coast Environmental Law’s Envi-ronmental Dispute Resolution Fund and funds from a crowd-funding campaign Paci� c Wild led in early 2015.

Michaela Montaner has spent the last ten years work-ing and consulting with volunteer-run NGOs, the United Nations, and everything in between, focusing primarily on stakeholder engagement and public education. In 2015, she joined Paci� c Wild as Director of Communications.

Local and international groups rally in support as courts asked to rule on B.C.’s controversial wolf cull

January 20, 2016 [Victoria, B.C.] – Paci� c Wild and

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