Williams Lake Tribune, January 06, 2016

Williams Lake is dealing with the first major crime of 2016 just two days into the new year.

Two men were taken to hos-pital Saturday evening suffering from gunshot wounds following a targeted shooting that took

place on city streets. Glendale residents reported

hearing what sounded like fire-crackers going off before see-ing vehicles flee the scene in the 3000 block of Mackenzie Av-enue near Maple Street.

“The scene occurred outside — there was an altercation and two males were shot,” said In-

spector Milo MacDonald of the Williams Lake RCMP de-tachment Monday.

Police responded to the call of gunshots being fired at about 4:57 p.m. Jan. 2 and found the men, one possibly suffering life threatening injuries and the other with minor injuries.

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It states the victim is cur-rently stable after one surgery but has been transferred out of the lakecity for further medical care.

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Angie Mindus photoWilliams Lake RCMP offi cers secure a crime scene in the Glendale neighbourhood on a cold - 23C Saturday night where at about 5 p.m. two men were shot during an altercation out in the streets. One man suffered potentially life threatening injuries and required surgery while the other suffered minor injuries. Police are requesting help from the public in identifying suspects.

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Mayor Walt Cobb is hoping the city’s latest shooting inci-dent will emphasize the city’s need for outside help.

“When we were at UBCM in Sep-tember we told the Attorney General’s office we need a three-person SWAT team or something here to basically deal with prolific of-fenders,” Cobb said.

“Whether they are undercover or how-ever it works, we

have to get to the bottom of it and make it less lucrative

for these guys.”Some time in Jan-

uary staff from the

Ministry of Justice are scheduled to come back to the

lakecity for a follow-up meeting to the one that was held here at the end of November where it was determined that agencies, whether mental health, so-cial services, Crown Counsel or RCMP need to work togeth-er to deal with pro-lific offender man-agement.

Cobb said he also plans to meet with the RCMP this week to see what kind of pressures he can put

on the powers that be to help the com-munity.

“I think it’s a power struggle with a few thugs trying to get a foothold so hopefully if we get some kind of assis-tance here so we can get to the bottom of it.”

Cobb said on a personal level he was disappointed and disgusted about the shootings.

“What a way to start out 2016.”

On the site, his wife is asking everyone to send their posi-tive thoughts and to “please stop the vio-lence.”

M a c D o n a l d stopped short of call-ing this latest incident gang violence, howev-er, he did acknowledge the growing number of crimes that appear to be retaliatory in na-ture.

“I think there is a pattern of violence (here) between per-sons who know one another,” MacDonald said.

In May of 2014 Corey Huu Le, also known as Corey Por-ter, was shot and killed outside his home on the corner of 11th Av-enue and 12th Avenue. His murder remains unsolved.

In June of 2015 one person was shot and sustained critical inju-ries in a car chase and shooting that took place along Western Avenue. No one has

been charged in the crime.

On Jan. 2 of 2015 the body of Jesse (Delmer) Frank, 22, was discovered on the ice below the Rudy Johnson Bridge. No one has been charged in the murder of

Frank. A one-year an-niversary memorial service was scheduled to take place this week.

MacDonald said he believes the key to reducing these types of violent crimes is through the prolific of-fender program, which

targets repeat offend-ers with extra policing and resources.

By identifying the small number of of-fenders in the commu-nity who are capable of such violent acts, MacDonald said of-ficers can focus their

efforts on tracking and investigating those in-dividuals when they are out in the commu-nity.

“We are going to do everything we can to bring the perpetrator of this violent crime to justice and continue to

focus on investigating our prolific offenders.”

MacDonald is also urging the public to come forward with any information they may have on this incident, including businesses in the area equipped with surveillance cameras

that point onto the street in the 3000 block of Mackenzie Avenue.

Anyone with in-formation is asked to please contact the Williams Lake RCMP at 250-392-6211 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Whether they are undercover or however it works, we have to get to the bottom of it and make it less lucrative for these guys.”

- Walt Cobb, Mayor of Williams Lake

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Angie Mindus photoRCMP block off Mackenzie Avenue during a crime scene investigation which kept a portion of the street closed for more than 48 hours.

Mayor searches for answers after shooting violence

Mayor Walt Cobb

Property owners can expect to receive their assessments in the mail during the next few days, said deputy assessor Da-vid Keough.

“On average in Williams Lake there will be little change,” Keough said, refer-

ring to a chart show-ing a zero per cent change for the lakec-ity’s property assess-ments.

“There may be some properties in Williams Lake that will see a decrease or an increase within that but the average is showing no change.”

If people haven’t received their assess-

ments yet they can go to www.bcassess-ment.ca and click on the e-valueBC link to look at assessments and compare them to assessments of neigh-bouring properties or properties that have recently sold.

Keough said people who feel their prop-erty assessment does not reflect true mar-

ket value as of 2015 or see incorrect in-formation on their notice should contact BC Assessment as soon as possible in January.

“If a property own-er is still concerned about their assess-ment after speaking to one of our apprais-ers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint

(Appeal) by Feb. 1, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel,” adds Keough.

The office is lo-cated at 202-350 Barnard Street in Williams Lake, open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Property owners can also call toll free at 1-866-825-8322 or bcassessment.ca.


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An attempted break and enter was thwart-ed by staff at the Oli-ver Street Bar and Grill Christmas Eve.

Staff Sgt. Del By-ron said the pub was closed for the night and a staff member was inside cleaning up when two males smashed a window and attempted to gain entry by crawling through it.

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ployee managed to scare off the burglars, who were wearing masks and hoodies.

Police are asking anyone with infor-mation to contact the detachment or CrimeStoppers.

Overall Byron said Christmas was quiet, however, they did at-tend a number of do-mestic incidents as well as serious high-way accidents.

Operation Red Nose gets public home safely

Operation Red Nose had another successful year in Williams Lake, said community safety co-ordinator Dave Dick-son.

“We had 198 volun-teers give 342 rides and travel a total of 6,281 kilometres,” Dickson said. “We took a total of 711 people safely to their homes.”

The furthest destina-tion for a ride was Felker Lake, he added.

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Tanya Williams is the proud mother of the city’s New Year’s baby born Sunday, Jan. 3 at 9:25 a.m.

New Year’s baby for lakecity

Williams Lake’s New Year’s baby was born on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 9:25 a.m. at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.

He is number six for his 31-year-old mother Tanya Wil-liams.

“He has two sisters and three brothers,” Williams said Mon-day afternoon at the hospital, adding she

doesn’t have a name chosen for her new baby yet because she likes to give her chil-dren unique names.

“His siblings are going to be so ex-cited to tell their classmates at school that their new baby brother is the New Year’s baby,” she smiled.

Williams said she arrived at the hospi-tal at midnight and delivered him the following morning.

He weighed nine pounds and mea-sured 52 centimetres in length.

“He’s very healthy and loves when I hold him in this po-sition,” she said as she settled comfort-ably in a chair with him sitting upright in her arms.

Instantly her baby raised his little fisted hands and opened his eyes as if to say he was ready for the world.

Williams is origi-nally from Xeni Gwet’in (Nemiah Valley) where she grew up in a family of five girls.

She moved into Williams Lake when she was 13 years old to go to secondary school and has lived here ever since.

High hopes for new year

We’re having an old fashioned win-ter at the moment. Will we have an old fashioned spring, sum-

mer and fall too?I wouldn’t count on it, but one thing for

certain there will be a new President for the U.S. come fall. Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once said: ”Living next to the USA is like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”

If Donald Trump becomes president we can expect some hefty twitches and grunts.

Another sure thing. Our cost of living will go up. The price of imported fruits and veg-

gies (80 per cent overall) will soar because of the low loonie and we’ll pay more for hydro, ICBC and medical service premiums.

We all have hopes for the new year. Here are some of mine.

On the local scene:• That the city and regional district politi-

cians forget their turf wars and try to be good neighbours for the benefit of all their constit-uents. Maybe it’s time for another try some kind of amalgamation between the two. It must be at least 20 years since the last one.

On the provincial scene:• I hope the Clark government will take

some time off wooing LNG companies to take care of stuff at home, like telling the public why e-mails recording government business were erased, and giving us the low-down on who was responsible for the wrong-ful dismissal of those eight Health Ministry staff. Premier Clark might also scare up ad-equate funds so the Ministry of Children and Family Development can function properly. As for Child Advocate Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, will she be punished for doing her job and doing it well?

On the federal scene:• Our new prime minister will have his

hands full keeping his promises, but he must have a second look at the noxious Bill C51, and a really, really hard look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Then there is the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Busy times.

Diana French is a freelance columnist for the Tribune. She is a former Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.

Butt out in 2016

The first days of the new year are upon us and perhaps you are one of the many who have been

thinking about becoming tobacco free in 2016. What an amazing gift to give to yourself, your family and friends!

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Making a plan to quit can increase your chances of success.

Make sure your plan includes a quit date to help you get started on your to-bacco free journey and be sure to tell the supportive people in your life when that day is.

If you have tried to quit before, think about what worked, what did not work and how you might use that information to make your next quit attempt your last one.

Past attempts are real learning oppor-tunities so stay positive and plan one step at a time.

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The B.C. Smoking Cessation Program offers British Columbians access to nico-tine replacement therapy in the form of patches or gum to help reduce withdrawal symptoms. Joining the program is easy simply visit any community pharmacy in the province and ask to join B.C Smoking Cessation Program.

Don’t forget your health care provider can also be a great support so be sure to tell them your plans to become smoke free and ask how they can support you.

In addition to many health benefits, quitting can save a person $3,500 in the first year if they have smoked a pack a day. Remember to be kind to yourself and reward yourself for being tobacco free.

For more information on the BC Smok-ing Cessation Program: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2015HLTH0101-002122.

Cheryl Sidenberg is a tobacco reduction co-ordinator with Interior Health.

Our Viewpoint

New year brings new feesNew Year’s Day of course heralds a

fresh step forward.But increasingly, Jan. 1 has also come

to mark the day when yet more rate hikes take effect.

Like the march of time, ever forward, tax and fee increases never seem to relax on New Year’s Day but continue ever for-ward, ever higher, ever widening the gap between what we earn and what they take from us.

On Jan. 1, 2016 Medical Service Premi-ums rose from $3 per month for a single person earning more than $30,000 per year — hardly a living wage. A family of two, in that same category, will pay $5.50 more per month and a family of three or more, again earning more than $30,000 per year, will pay $6 more each month.

That’s $36, $66 and $72 more per year, respectively.

A few bucks might not seem like a lot, but a few bucks here and there, there and

here, certainly does add up.This year, expect to pay more in ICBC

basic rates, hydro, rent, cable, telephone and internet services and other stuff as every level of government, Crown cor-poration and business that can get away with charging you more, will charge you more.

And while our dollar plummets, and groceries are increasingly expensive, the gouging continues.

Jan. 1 was a brave new day. When the clock struck midnight, many of us made New Year’s resolutions.

None, we’re sure, will resolve to volun-tarily pay more in taxes and fees.

If only government and Crown corpo-rations would resolve to manage taxpay-ers’ hard-earned and increasingly scarce money competently, it would indeed be a happy new year.

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Angie Mindus photoThe annual New Year’s Turkey Shoot was another great success Friday as more than 36 shooters from Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House competed for meat prizes in the friendly competition held at the gun range on Bond Lake Road. The event was hosted by the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association.

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Last week’s question: Will you be attending any New Year’s parties?

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This week’s online question: Do you believe in making New Year’s

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What is your New Year’s resolution?

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To get my health back.

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To exercise more and eat right.

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Live another year.

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I don’t make them because I usually break them.

Greta Bowser A happy, healthy new year for everyone.

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Living among you are the nearly 700 men and women who work at the Gibraltar Mine.

Let me tell you something about them.

For more than two years now they have worked around the clock, 365 days a year, and not one of them has lost any time at work due to an on-the-job injury.

Rarely, over my 35-year ca-reer in mining have I heard of such a lengthy period of safety success at a large mining opera-tion in Canada.

Their accomplishment is a

tribute to their adherence to safe work practices and to the high regard they have for each other.

The Gibraltar Mine is one of the lowest grade copper mines in the world, which means it has one of the most difficult ore bodies to mine at a profit.

For five years world copper prices have been steadily de-clining to the point where every day now is a financial chal-lenge.

Yet the men and women working at Gibraltar, particu-larly during this past two-year period, have set new produc-tion records while at the same

time lowering costs and main-taining the financial viability of the operation.

And they have done so with-out cutting any corners, with-out any compromise to their safety or the safety of others.

It is my pleasure to pay trib-ute to these exceptional people and to let all Cariboo residents know of the special talent and dedication of their fellow citi-zens who work at Gibraltar.

You should be proud of them, I am.

Russell Hallbauer President and CEO

Taseko Mines Limited

CMH staff went above and beyond during recent hospital stay

Editor:

It is not often that we hear pos-itive remarks about our medical system but I find it important to speak about the Cariboo Memo-rial Hospital in Williams Lake, B.C.

I was sent to the emergency room on Dec. 8, 2015 via my general practitioner in 100 Mile House.

Upon arrival I mentioned who I was and was told we have been expecting you.

The male nurse registered me and sent my husband off to com-plete forms.

From the start of my journey in the ER late in the afternoon to surgery early the next day (rushed in) and then to ICU, I was treated with the utmost com-passion and care from each and every member of the staff I met.

The team in each department went above and beyond what we’re used to from hospital staff, and I have been in many over the years.

My husband stayed with me during my stay in the ICU and he was treated the same way as I was.

If I ever have to be in a hos-pital again I will go to Cariboo Memorial Hospital if possible.

My husband and I would like to give a very grateful thank you to each and every one of the staff who helped me through my en-tire stay.

Gwen and Al Gage

100 Mile House

Apologies for stealing from local business

Editor:

I was caught shoplifting at Canadian Tire in Williams Lake last September.

Since then I have found out that the owners actually own or have a mortgage on the store and all its contents.

The kids that work there make approximately $10.25 an hour and at the end of the year they get a bonus from the profit of sales.

Every time that the store

loses money from shoplifting, the bonus becomes less and sometimes there won’t be a bonus.

The kids who work there don’t deserve that, as most of them are still in school.

I would like to apologize to the staff and to the managers of Canadian Tire.

- Name withheld as part of an agreement between The Williams Lake Tribune/Week-end Advisor and the restor-ative justice program.

City’s snow removal policy needs change after plows leave mess behindEditor:

On Dec. 31 the city cleared, or should I say made a mess, of clear-ing 11th Avenue.

In moving the snow from the sidewalk to the other side of the road they left up to 18 inches of snow on the sidewalk for the full length of 11th Avenue from the junction of 12th Avenue to Pigeon Avenue.

After contacting the city and having a supervisor come to inspect

the situation the city sent out their sidewalk plow to clear the sidewalk.

All the snow that was on the sidewalk is now back on the street, looking like there had just been a major snowfall.

The city deserves the Grinch of 2015 award for their snow removal and city walk clearing policies.

We were told that the staff has been advised to stay one foot away from the curb to prevent damage to the curbs.

In doing so they are depositing

snow on the sidewalks.The city politicians need to

quickly reassess their plowing poli-cies and revert to methods used in the past.

We also learned when staff ad-vised the manager that the new plowing policy would put snow on the sidewalks they were advised that would be the landowners’ problem.

Roy SlavensWilliams Lake


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The Cariboo Chilco-tin Film Fest will open the second part of the Williams Lake Film Club season this Fri-day, Jan. 8.

Four local films will be screened at the Gi-braltar Room start-ing at 7 p.m. All four films were written and directed by local film-makers.

We have incredible talent in our area and we are very proud to be able to show some of their work.

The film club events are normally on Tues-days but for this time only we will screen the films on a Friday so that as many people as possible from out of town will be able to at-tend the event.

After greetings from Mayor Walt Cobb and Yunesit’in Chief Rus-sell Myers-Ross we will begin the screening with a short film writ-ten, directed, and acted by Oliver Berger and Morgan Day of Wil-liams Lake.

Mt. Timothy (12 minutes) is part of

their project, Shred the Nar, to showcase lesser known B.C. and Alberta ski resorts. They do their work for their love of skiing and snow boarding, and not for profit.

Clouds of Autumn, (15 minutes) was filmed at the Tl’etinqox-t’in (Anaham) Reserve.

This is the Imagin-eNATIVE Award-win-ning new short film by Trevor Mack and he will be present to intro-duce his film.

This is the much awaited first showing of Trevor’s new film in Williams Lake.

His films have been shown to much ac-

claim in Canada and the U.S.

Portage the Legend was filmed on and around Quesnel Lake. This 22-minute film was written and di-rected by Colin Labelle and Wesley Gregg of Quesnel.

Colin lives in Wil-liams Lake, is very in-volved in the canoeing scene, and he will be present to introduce their film.

My Legacy (festival version) was written and directed by Helen Haig-Brown. This 60-minute film will be the first time that the festival version will be shown in Williams Lake.

Helen also won an ImagineNATIVE Film Festival Award for her film. This will be the first time that

two Tsilhqot’in films, Clouds of Autumn and My Legacy, both win-ning ImagineNATIVE Film Festival Awards, will be screened the same evening in a Ca-nadian city.

Helen’s films have also been shown at the Berlin International Film Festival, at Sun-dance, and recently she had been invited by the Smithsonian Institute in New Mexico.

Maria Myers, Helen Haig-Brown’s mother and a major actor in her film, will be pres-ent to introduce My Legacy.

Refreshments will be served following the screening. At that time you will be able to talk to the filmmak-ers, ask your questions, and maybe even take a

photo of them or have one taken with them.

Like all evenings from the Williams Lake Film Club, this is another fundraiser.

Our funds are used to support the Wil-liams Lake Chapter of the LDA, the Associa-tion for Students with Learning Disabilities for one-on-one tutor-ing.

There is a great need for this and with your help we are able to al-leviate some of this need. Thank you!

Doors to the Gibral-tar Room open at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is $10, $8 for film club members (please have your cards ready) and $6 for se-niors/elders (65+) and for students, TRU and secondary school.

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High Society kicks off Safety Meeting concert seriesVancouver’s High

Society will kick off the 2016 Safety Meet-ing concert series at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre this Fri-day evening, Jan. 8.

“High Society is an

East Van rock n roll/soul/punk/blues outfit, eager to fill your eyes and ears with eupho-ria, excitement, and inspiration,” says event organizer Brandon Hoffman.

Singers Chelsea DE Johnson and Adam Farnsworth have a knack for feeding off the crowd’s energy, which make them an exciting group to open the concert series, he

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played festivals at Arts Wells, Kispiox, Mu-sic on the Mountain, Robson Valley, Sweet Water 905, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Quadra-palooza, South Coun-try Fair, Hootstock, Fern Fest, Victoria’s Ska and Reggae Fest, and Arts on the Fly to name a few.

Joining High Society on the bill for Friday evening will be The Al-chemist (Jay Afbreken) of the psychedelic folk duo Shadows Cast.

“We are quite ex-cited to see what this character has up his sleeve for us,” Hoff-man says.

Advance tickets for High Society and The Alchemist are avail-able at Red Shreds Bike and Board Shed for $15. Safety Meet-ing concerts are set for Friday evenings about twice a month and will run until April 1.

Jodie Ponto photoVancouver’s High Society kicks off the 2016 Safety Meeting concert series at the arts centre Friday evening.

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Friday, Jan. 8Art opening at Gecko Tree

The public is invited to the Gecko Tree restaurant this Friday, Jan. 8 for the opening of an art show by members of the Cariboo Art Society. Artists will be in attendance for the opening and will talk about their work and answer questions during the opening which takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. The show, titled Deep Midwinter, will run at the restaurant until Jan. 30. “Refreshments will be served and all are welcome,” says artist Cat Prevette.

Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31Winter Carnival

Organizers of the second annual Williams Lake Winter Carnival are looking for volunteers to assist with all aspects of the free, family-oriented event that is coming up Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. From horse-drawn sleigh rides, to snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snow art contest, sledding, igloo building, ice skating, to First Nations cultural events taking place in a tee pee, a Kiddie Corral Playpen, and mini animal exhibit there are numerous opportunities for some fun volunteer activities.For those who like to cook there will be a chili cook-off scheduled for the event with entry forms for both professional and home cooking categories available at CJ’s Restaurant. To sign up as a volunteer call the Winter Carnival president Darrick Boyes at 250-305-8119.

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Spinners and weavers a close-knit group

The advantage of belonging to a craft guild is that you don’t have to put out a lot of money to get started in learning a skill and you have the support and friendship of its members.

The Williams Lake Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Guild is just such a welcoming group in the lakecity.

The guild, which today has about 16 active members, main-tains a studio in the Central Cari-boo Arts Centre next to city hall.

Their collective resources in-clude several large and small looms, spinning wheels and other equipment needed to prepare wool and other fibres for spin-ning and weaving.

The members hold workshops with local and visiting experts, and share their skills with each other.

Some of the artistic fibre art skills that the public doesn’t of-ten see were on display during the guild’s Christmas Exhibition and Sale, held at the arts centre in De-cember.

“Some of the pieces we make take so many hours to create that people would not be willing to pay the price they are worth,” says Linda Purjue, one of the members who exhibited some of the creations she makes for fam-ily and friends.

One of the pieces is a coverlet woven in a pale green, overshot pattern on a four-shaft, 100-inch loom that takes two people to op-erate.

Before starting her own project Purjue helped Dot Unrau weave a coverlet on the large loom, then Unrau helped Purjue warp the big loom for her coverlet project.

“Lesley Johnson helped me with the weaving,” Purjue says.

In weaving, the warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal threads on a loom, through which the cross threads, or weft, are woven to create the fabric.

Purjue and her helpers started the project last January, working on and off during the spring and summer, finishing it in about Sep-tember.

Purjue is now in the process of making a knitted lace border for her coverlet which she estimates will involve 100 hours of work.

Purjue also had two examples of needle-felting in the show, both designs of her own creation.

Creating felt fabric or wall hangings usually involves water and heat to shrink raw wool fibres together, but in needle-felting, the wool is worked in a dry state us-ing a barbed needle to “paint” the wool onto a backing, or to sculpt with it.

“It is absolutely amazing the detail you can do with needle-felting,” Purjue says. “There are incredible examples of needle-felting that go back 200 years or more.”

One of her needle-felted pieces on exhibition was a picture of a Mother Earth figure with four children behind her. Purjue dyed the wool for the piece in the co-lours of yellow, black, white and red to represent the four races of the world, and brown to repre-sent the oneness of humanity.

“It’s commenting on the actual unity of the human race,” Linda says. “We all belong together.”

Another interesting piece of felting was a doll she calls Ch-antelle, because it is holding a Christmas carol book and ap-pears to be singing, which she made as a Christmas tree topper.

Purjue had two other inter-esting woven pieces in the show which she termed “musical weav-

ing.”For these pieces, she began

by writing a song about weav-ing, which she titled simply The Weaving Song. For a black and white scarf, she translated the musical score of the song into an eight-shaft weaving pattern by assigning a note to each of the shafts. For the second item, a multi-coloured jacket, she as-signed a different colour to each note, then wove the same order of colours in a plain weave.

“It turned out to be a rather complex and colourful tartan,” Purjue says.

Unrau also had several pieces in the show which demonstrated some of the complexities that can be achieved in weaving fabric to make blankets and clothing.

For one blanket that fades from one colour to the other, she measured and set out the warp threads on a special holder where she could paint on dye of differ-

ent colours along the length of them before warping the loom.

She also had several garments on display which she made from fabric which she wove.

She explained that one brown jacket, and one purple jacket, both with black undertones were woven on the same black warp, but look completely different because the weft threads were woven in different patterns and colours.

The Williams Lake Spinners, Weavers, and Fibre Artists Guild gathers together in the guild room at the Arts Centre twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to about noon). They are open to new members and are happy to teach newcomers their ancient crafts.

Throughout the year, the guild hosts a Spin In on the first Sat-urday of May, and frequently has workshops in spinning or weav-ing skills that are open to the public.

They often do demonstrations of spinning and weaving at such venues as Canada Day in Boi-tanio Park, and the Williams Lake Harvest Fair.

Gaeil Farrar photosLinda Purjue with her examples of framed and sculptural needle felting and the knitted lace she is working on to put around the edges of the coverlet which was made on a large loom that takes two people to operate.

Linda Purjue points to the jacket she created using music patterns from a song she wrote to set the loom.

Dot Unrau holds up a blanket created by painting different dye colours on the warp threads before starting to weave with the same colour of weft threads to produce a soft variegated effect.

Gaeil FarrarStaff Writer


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Sandy Proulx photo This pair of Pine Grosbeak were captured by the camera feeding at Scout Island on count day December 20, 2015.

The annual Williams Lake Field Naturalists Christmas bird count was held on Dec. 20, 2015 under variable weather conditions.

The 30 participants in the field as well as over a dozen feeder watchers ended the day with a total spe-cies list of 59 with two birds seen during the count week; a Harris’s Sparrow which showed up at a Borland Road feeder the next day, and an American Three-toed Woodpecker re-ported from Hodgson Road the day before.

This was the second best count in our 48-year history with the highest count of 62 species happening in 2008 under more fa-vourable conditions when several ducks, grebes and even a loon were counted on the mostly open Williams Lake.

A snow squall which came across the area in the morning made bird counting close to impossible for a short time.

After it cleared the remainder of the day was fairly pleasant but gave no indication we would end up with a record total count of 5,251 birds.

Keeping in mind that

one third of this num-ber consisted of Bohe-mian Waxwings, this was still an impressive total.

Impressive was also the word used by sev-eral parties to describe the spectacle of a swirl-ing flock of well over 1,000 waxwings which appeared over town shortly after the snow cleared and which split and joined as they crisscrossed the city.

The final total was estimated at a conser-vative 1,751 birds.

The previous high total for the count was 4,908 in 2006, another good waxwing year. The average for the last 10 years stands at 4,153.

Despite the high numbers there were no new species for the count and less than usual high species

counts.Not even the wax-

wings were a count high.

Making the list this year were 18 Eurasian Collared-Doves which were not recorded on the count until 2011 and had a previous high of 6. Spotted To-whee (5), White-throat-ed Sparrow (4) and American Goldfinch (102) all exceeded their previous highs by one.

The only truly unex-pected bird was a Yel-low-headed Blackbird on South Mackenzie which had only previ-ously appeared on the count in 1969.

Three species of owl is always good to find in daylight and we had a good selection of raptors.

White-winged Cross-bills have recently re-turned after a lengthy

absence from the lo-cal area and Gray-crowned Rosy Finches made the their first appearance since 1995. Pine Grosbeaks also made an impressive showing.

Results of this and over 2,000 other counts

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59 bird speciesin the countA total of 5,251 birds in 59 species were recorded during the Williams Lake Christmas Bird Count as follows: • Mallard 66 • Northern Pintail 1 • Green-winged Teal 1 • Common Goldeneye 2 • Ruffed Grouse 1 • Bald Eagle 19 • Northern Harrier 1• Sharp-shinned Hawk 2• Northern Goshawk 1 • Red-tailed Hawk 3• Golden Eagle 2 • Killdeer 3• Wilson’s Snipe 1 • Rock Pigeon 410• Eurasian Collared• Dove 18• Mourning Dove 2• Northern Pygmy-Owl 4• Great Gray Owl 1• Short-eared Owl 1• Downy Woodpecker 28• Hairy Woodpecker 28• American Three-toed Woodpecker (during count week)• Black-backed Wood-pecker 1• Northern Flicker 47• Pileated Woodpecker 10• Merlin 3 • Northern Shrike 7 • Gray Jay 12• Black-billed Magpie 15• American Crow 342• Common Raven 379• Black-capped Chickadee 265

• Mountain Chickadee 163• Red-breasted Nuthatch 64• Brown Creeper 4• American Dipper 21• Golden-crowned Kinglet 1• Townsend’s Solitaire 28• American Robin 12• Varied Thrush 1• European Starling 201• Bohemian Waxwing 1,751• Spotted Towhee 5• American Tree Spar-row 3• Song Sparrow 36 • White-throated Spar-row 4• Harris’s Sparrow (during count week)• White-crowned Spar-row 4• Dark-eyed Junco 107• Red-winged Blackbird 3• Yellow-headed Black-bird 1• Brewer’s Blackbird 5• Gray-crowned Rosy • Finch 10• Pine Grosbeak 308• House Finch 282• White-winged Crossbill 35• Common Redpoll 131• Pine Siskin 5• American Goldfinch 102• Evening Grosbeak 9• House Sparrow 279• Total Birds 5,251• Total Species 59

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Dec. 15, 2015.Each of the quilt

club members con-tributed a square for the quilt which was assembled by Elaine Watt and Diane Mousseau.

After the quilt won first place in the Wil-liams Lake Harvest Fair last fall the quilt club donated it to the Hough Memorial Cancer Society for a

fundraiser.Rather than run-

ning a traditional raffle for the quilt the Hough Memorial Cancer Society mem-bers and volunteers manned donation ta-bles that were set up twice a week at vari-ous businesses and community events around the commu-nity between Oct. 15 and Dec. 15.

People making donations had their names put in a draw for the quilt that was won by Kimberly Hamilton of Burna-by.

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Recently the society was able to purchase a new microscope valued at $8,000 for the hospital’s lab and

a new laparoscope for the operating room valued at $5,000.

Since 1972 the Hough Memorial Cancer Society has raised nearly $3 mil-lion for cancer detec-tion equipment used at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.

People who would like to contribute to the fund are asked to contact society presi-dent Bob McIntosh at 250-305-1041.

All money raised stays with Cariboo Memorial Hospital.

Photo submittedHough Memorial Cancer Society vice-president Jim Fraser (left) and treasurer Audrey Hyde, show the winning quilt with Cariboo Piecemakers Quilt Club member Elaine Watt (right). The quilters collectively made and donated the quilt as a fundraiser for the society.

Monitoring for pol-lutants such as sul-phur dioxide (SO2) will be necessary for several years if At-lantic Power gets per-mission to burn more rail ties in its biomass- fired generating plant in Williams Lake.

“Currently there is no SO2 monitoring in the airshed because we don’t monitor SO2 in an airshed unless we have sources,” said Ralph Adams, air quality meteorologist with the Ministry of Environment, not-ing sources of SO2 normally are oil re-fineries, pulp mills or smelters.

While sulphur isn’t in the creosote itself, the oil used to carry creosote into the rail ties is based on diesel, which does have some sulphur in it, Adams said.

Presently Atlantic Power has permis-sion to burn five per cent rail ties in its fuel mass, but has chosen not to burn any since 2010.

Five years later the company is requesting to burn more rail ties because it anticipates a decrease in availabil-ity of biomass due to the annual allowable cut for the Williams Lake timber supply area being reduced from 5.7 million cubic metres to three mil-lion cubic metres.

During a recent tour of Atlantic Pow-er’s plant in Williams Lake, manager Mark Blezard said if the permit amendment is

approved, the plan is to burn 800,000 rail ties annually.

“We would be us-ing 75 per cent regu-lar biomass fuel and 25 per cent rail ties,” Blezard said.

For storage of the ties before they are shredded, two scenar-ios for the same loca-tion are being consid-ered by the company.

One option is to dig out an area, insert bal-last rock to support the ties, add a layer of biomass fuel and then

stack the ties on top. The second option

would see covered storage of the ties in two or three smaller buildings where the ties would be stacked on asphalt.

“Right now we’ve done a model storing 300,000 ties in here at once if we had to, but that might be imprac-tical,” Blezard said.

Once the ties are shredded, they will go by conveyor belt into a covered bin where a two-day supply will be

stored and kept sepa-rate from the other biomass.

Mixing of the rail ties and the biomass fuel will only happen once the fuel is enter-ing the plant where the nine-storey boiler is housed.

The company is considering a manu-factured slow speed shredder built in Or-egon because it cre-ates less dust and par-ticulate, and can work with metal, said Terry Shannon, Atlantic

Power’s environmen-tal manager of west-ern operations.

Responding to pub-lic concerns about emissions from burn-ing rail ties, the com-pany has said repeat-edly that during a 100-per cent rail tie burn test in 2001, re-sults showed most pollutants were ei-ther destroyed at the boiler’s high tempera-tures of 1,371C to 1,648C or removed using the plant’s envi-ronmental controls.

When asked how the public can be as-sured the high boiler temperatures will be maintained, Shannon said the system does not operate prop-erly unless those high temperatures are sus-tained at all times.

So far 50 people or groups have submit-ted comments about the permit amend-ment.

Each comment will be addressed and compiled in a report, Shannon said.

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Exploring Atlantic Power’s bid to burn rail tiesMonitoring for pollutants in airshed will increase if company gets approval

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An aerial view from the rooftop of the power plant looking down on the water cooling system.

Atlantic Power plant manager Mark Blezard stands next to the boiler inside the Williams Lake power plant. The boiler burns consistently at a high temperature ranging between 1,371C to 1,648C.

A view from the rooftop of the power plant shows where biomass fuel is stored on site, before being brought by conveyor belt into the power plant at Atlantic Power’s facility in Williams Lake.


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Many people in the Cariboo have heard of Yank’s Peak, the 6,200-foot mountain to the north of Keithly Creek.

Some have even hiked, four wheeled, or biked over that area to Barkerville.

Late in 1860, by far the richest gold depos-its of the Cariboo Gold Rush were discovered just a few miles further north at Antler Creek.

In 1861 and 1862, thousands of goldseek-ers travelled by way of Keithly Creek, Snowshoe Creek and up over the S n o w s h o e Plateau to Antler Creek and its tributaries.

Lying in the shadow of Yank’s Peak is Luce Creek, one of the small streams that feed into Snowshoe Creek.

Both the mountain and the creek are named after William “the Live Yank” Luce.

He was a native of Bangor, Maine, who arrived in the Cariboo in the early 1860s after hav-ing participated in the California gold rush.

Early in 1863 he staked a claim on Little Snowshoe Creek, where he prospected for signs of gold, did some placer mining and built a cabin beside the trail to Antler

Creek.It was a fairly good-

sized cabin, about 16 by 20 feet.

Many travellers and packers on their way north would stop by this cabin and ask if they could stay the night and the place soon became known as the Live Yank’s Hotel.

Gradually, add-ons and lean-tos were con-structed until the whole structure grew to be about 20 by 40 feet in size.

Luce was not a dull-ard, and he soon real-ized the potential of his “hotel,” ensuring that he had stabling and feed for the horses, food and supplies for the travellers, and plenty of booze to drink.

The nickname “Live Yank” was given to Luce by a reporter from the Cariboo Sentinel, who more than once wrote about Luce’s progress in mining, as well as his hunting exploits.

On Aug. 9, 1866, he reported “The Live Yankee has every faith

in his old quartz lead on Snowshoe and intends to resume work on it as soon as he makes a little money.”

Luce likely made that “little money” catering to the many travellers at his cabin in the shadow of his mountain.

However, Luce could best be described as a reluctant host.

He would far rather be out hunting or look-ing for gold than serving those who stopped at his place.

At first he charged the standard 50 cents for a place to bed down (on the floor) for the night, and 50 cents for dinner and breakfast.

Then, after he had received the money, he would inform the travel-ler that he was respon-sible for cooking his own meals (by all accounts

Luce was a terrible cook).Later, he hired a

Chinese helper to do the cooking and to look after the place.

Luce had some inter-esting hunting experienc-es. On one occasion, he was after Franklin grouse and was shooting into a flock of them when his shotgun exploded into seven pieces, leaving only the stock in his hands.

Amazingly, he was not injured, but five birds were killed.

He loved to hunt griz-zly bears and had several skins to prove his ability.

Often in the evenings, beside the fireplace in the “hotel,” he would sit and spin many an exciting yarn about his bear-hunting escapades.

Back in those early days, the men travelling to and from the gold-fields would eat virtually anything.

Wild game and fish were the main source of protein but any kind of meat would do.

On one warm day in September of 1863, a pack train left Antler Creek heading south to Keithly Creek.

A short time into the trip the clouds blew in, the wind grew cold and the temperature dropped dramatically.

Over the Showshoe Plateau a blizzard came on with snow so thick and heavy that progress became impossible.

The packers, con-cerned about their very survival, shot the fear-crazed mules as they floundered around in the deep drifts.

They managed to descend from the plateau on makeshift snowshoes and they arrived at Luce’s cabin exhausted and half dead.

When the Live Yank heard about the amount

of edible meat left up on the plateau he solicited the help of several of his guests, and after many trips with hand sleighs, most of the meat from the 30 mule carcasses was saved to be used at the “hotel” or sold to other miners in the area.

One interesting sport-ing activity attributed to the Live Yank’s Hotel was louse racing.

Lice and bedbugs were the curse of most roadhouses, but the miners and goldseekers at Luce’s establishment would place lice or bed-bugs, whichever were handiest, on plates and bet on which would be the first insect to cross from one side of the plate to the other.

Sometimes the plates would be heated up to speed up the race or to allow a greater number of races to be run in an evening.

Betting was often heavy, alcohol consump-tion was a major part of the night’s activities, much gold changed hands and the house made money all around.

By the late 1860s new gold fields in the Omineca and Cassiar regions of Northern B.C. drew most of the placer miners away from the Cariboo, but at Snowshoe Creek, Luce remained.

He was still staking claims and making a liv-ing well into the 1870s.

New routes to the goldfields were estab-lished and the packers and miners no longer used the Yank’s Peak trail, so the “hotel” received very few visitors.

In the late spring of 1881, William Luce died in his cabin.

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If the Sam Ketcham Memorial Pool is open it's a safe bet Stuart Westie will be there at some point during the course of a day.

Last month the 68-year-old Williams Lake resident achieved a daunting goal he set at the beginning of 2015 to swim 1,000 kilometres — 40,000 lengths of the 25-metre pool — over the course of the year.

"I got this crazy idea 1,000 was a big number — a million metres," Westie said after completing the

milestone. "I actually started swimming three kilometres a day last August a year ago. I've done almost 17 months of this nonsense but I'm cutting back now. I'm going to go back to two kilometres [a day]."

In total, Westie swam 1,037 km in 2015 spread over 351 days, only missing 14 days of the year — 12 of those accounting for pool maintenance clo-sures.

Westie, a retired school teacher who has always been passionate about playing sports, said as he got older he started running out of reliable options to stay

fit."I started to do

things like bike, swim, pole walk and bor-ing stuff like that," he joked. "People think I like swimming because I swim all the time but it's really not the case."

Westie started regu-larly swimming laps in 1985, not long after the Sam Ketcham Memorial Pool was constructed. He said he'd encourage anyone looking to stay fit to utilize the facility.

"Any swimming is good," he said. "There's a lot of people in there doing 10 lengths a day. It's a good facility peo-ple should use, I figure.

It's anti-gravity. You're not hurting any of your joints or any of that sort of stuff. I've never injured myself swim-ming and it's a year-round sport."

During pool clo-sures Westie continued his fitness regiment by travelling to Kelowna for his three kilome-tres a day while visiting family.

"I hope I can keep doing this until I'm 90 or 100," he said.

"I've never been trained in any swim les-sons. I'm not any mas-ter swimmer. The way I see it the more inef-ficient I am the better workout I get."

He was 60 years of age.

He was buried a

little ways from his home by his mining friends.

A wooden head-board was ordered for his grave, but it wasn’t delivered until 1939, and therein lies the story for my next column.

T h e L i t t l e Snowshoe Creek Cemetery, where Luce is buried, is still kept up by the Likely Cemetery Society

and the Yank’s Peak trail from Keithly Creek to the gold-fields and Barkerville is currently being restored as a hiking trail.

Barry Sale is a free-lance columnist with the Tribune/Weekend Advisor.

Editor’s note: Barry Sale depended heav-ily on the writings of Branwen Patenaude for this article.

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Greenhouse Gardening in the CaribooBegins Thurs. April 4th, 10:00 am – 12 noonCourse Description: This course is a must for those who have built, or who are contemplat-ing building their own greenhouse. The topics to be covered include: basic greenhouse design and various design options to produce optimum growing conditions; basic propagating techniques and plant-ing cycles; various soil types and how to maximize soil nutrition; cultivation and harvest dates for vari-ous types of greenhouse plants; and developing a year round planning regime for your greenhouse. Whether you are just starting out, or are a seasoned gardening enthusiast, this course will provide you with practical, useful tips on the botanical secrets of the greenhouse.

A Day on the Williams Lake River

Valley Trail

Begins May 24th & 25th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pmCourse Description: Join local field naturalists Anna Roberts and Ordell Steen on a day’s hike through the mid and lower Williams Lake River Val-ley. The trek will begin at the mid-valley parking lot (below the W.L. landfill area in Glendale). The group will explore the ponds, look at the geology of the val-ley, do some bird watching, identify tree and plant species, and generally enjoy a nice guided spring walk for about 5 km. down to the Fraser River. You will need to be able to walk at a reasonable pace to enjoy this hike, and it would be advantageous if you have purchased a copy of Ordell and Anna’s guide to the trail entitled “Stepping Into Nature” Bring your own lunch and hydration fluids, and dress for the weather.

Intermediate or Beginners BridgeBegins Monday April 15, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pmINTERMEDIATE GROUP – This course is for those continuing on from Don’s group from the spring of 2012. It is also open to players wishing to review the content in the lessons below. Five lessons will cover the following topics:Les son 1 - Review all opening one bids and Plan-

ning the Play. Competitive bidding “opening doubles” and responses.

Les son 2 - The Strong 2 Club opening bid and re-sponses. Blackwood convention.

Les son 3 - Opening Weak 2 bids and responsesLesson 4 - Preemptive bidding and responsesLes son 5 - Putting it all together-a mini tournament

covering all course content.

BEGINNERS GROUP: This course is for those con-tinuing on from Linda’s group from the spring of 2012. It is also open to new players with minimal bridge playing background.Five lessons will cover the following topics:Les son 1 - Review of opening bids in a major and

responsesLes son 2 - Opening bids in a minor and responsesLes son 3 - Opening One No Trump and responsesLes son 4 - The Staymen Convention over a 1NT

opening bidLes son 5-Defensive leads against a suit contract

and against a No Trump contact.

Introduction to ComputersBegins Monday March 11th, 10 am – 12 noonCourse Description: We all have to start somewhere. This course is designed for those who are brand new to the computer, or who have no computer ex-perience. It will help you to understand how a com-puter works, and provide you with a good beginning. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions, and you will be shown all the basic skills you will need to improve your computer proficiency. A laptop computer will be provided for you to work on.

Computers - The Next StepBegins Thursday March 7, 9:30 am – 12 noonCourse Description: This is not an introductory course for computer users. Rather, it is intended to expand your computer knowledge in a number of general areas:•e-mails and attachments•word processing•working with files and folders•safely downloading programs and software•setting up various program features•computer security•fine tuning your computer using shortcuts to vari-ous programs•burning all types of images/data to CD’s and DVD’s•using portable hard drives•troubleshooting common computer problemsThis is a hands on course for those who are already comfortable with the Windows 7 operating system. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own laptop computers to use during the sessions, or if you prefer, a laptop will be provided for you.

Furniture ReupholsteryBegins Tuesday March 5, 9:30 am – 11:30 amCourse Description: This course will teach the par-ticipants the basic steps involved in reupholstering a small piece of furniture (e.g. small armless chairs, footstools, dining chairs and some automotive seats etc.) Each participant will be expected to bring along a small item to work on, and to provide his/her own tools. The instructor will demonstrate the techniques involved in laying out and measuring fabric, cutting to size, and recovering the piece of furniture. This course is not designed for those who wish to take on a large reupholstery project. A list of required tools you need to bring will be supplied on sign-up.

Beginners’ SpanishBegins Wednesday March 13. 1pm – 3pmCourse Description: This is a basic Spanish course designed for people who have little or no prior knowledge of the language, but who would like to learn. Students will work in a relaxed atmosphere, with a focus on learning simple terms and how to use them in a conversation. The instructor uses many methods, including hand outs, flash cards, music, videos, and repetition to provide you with a basic understanding of the language and how to make yourself understood.

Ken’s Country CookingBegins Wednesday April 10, 10am – 12 noonCourse Description: Come and join Ken Wilson of Ken’s Country Cooking fame for 3 sessions of tips, recipes and demonstration as he prepares some interesting and unique dishes. The focus will be on Oriental and East Asian cuisine. Ken’s knowledge and enthusiasm will give you some great pointers for trying out some new ideas at home.

CARIBOO ChILCOTIN ELDER COLLEGEThompson Rivers University 1250 Western Ave., WL Telephone: 250-392-8180

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CONTACT US: Telephone: 250-296-3315 (Barry) or 250-392-2517 (Carly)Email: [email protected] or [email protected] (secretary)Website: www.wleldercollege.com

OUR MISSION:The Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College is a volunteer organization committed to meeting the learning needs and educational interests of older adults in Williams Lake and surrounding areas.Elder College will provide a relaxed learning environment without grades or exams, based on a curriculum of particular interest to members. Elder College seeks to meet its mission by recognizing the unique experiences and capabilities of its members. Elder College is af� liated with Thompson Rivers University and operates in accordance with the policies and procedures of TRU under the guidance of the Elder College Executive Board.

MEMBERShIP:Membership is open to anyone 50 years of age or older. The membership fee is $10.00.Membership offers:An opportunity to participate in all Elder College courses, lectures and special events.Privileges of Thompson Rivers University, including conditional use of its library and bookstore, and participation in many of the University sponsored events.The opportunity to volunteer in a number of areas.The opportunity to participate in the governing of Elder College.

COURSES:A range of courses is offered in the spring and in the fall of each year. Registration for these classes is held at the beginning of each semester. Check our website or our newsletter for course offerings for the current semester and for registration dates and times.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF ELDER COLLEGE:Registration: If the course is full and

your name is placed on a wait list, this is an expression of interest only – it is not a registration. The wait list allows us to � ll a vacancy and to determine whether the course should be offered in a subsequent semester.Members should register for themselves whenever possible. Should a member have to be away on registration day the member can ask another member to register for them. Only one proxy per member will be allowed. Mail course registrations will not be accepted.Payment for courses must be by cash or cheque. Most course fees are $30. Computer courses, regardless of the number of sessions, are $35. Community Service Courses are free of charge. Exceptions to this fee structure may apply. Fees have been established by the Executive Board, in consultation with the Finance and Curriculum Committees. A cancellation fee of 10% of the course fee may be levied to cover administrative costs if notice to cancel is given at least seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the course.Refund – If notice of cancellation is less than seven (7) days, course fees will not be refunded.

Scent Free – The Board of Directors of Elder College has passed a motion that, as much as possible, all of our meetings and classes should be scent free. Please do what you can to respect the needs of those members that have allergies to various scents.

Financial Assistance – If you need � nancial assistance with a course fee, contact Bernie Kromhout, Elder College Treasurer, at 250-392-7880, for further information.

ThOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITYThe Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College is af� liated with Thompson Rivers University. Be sure to check with TRU Continuing Studies for courses which may be of interest to elders. At our Elder College registration day, TRU brochures are available at the TRU information table. TRU can be contacted at 250-392-8000 or at [email protected].

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Now that December and all its hype is behind us, we can look forward to the future.

It’s like opening the first page of a new book and in anticipa-tion of the 12 months ahead.

We have a hand-some and charismatic prime minister with a fairly new cabinet, promising good-ies to the underdog. Across the border we have Donald Trump with his Mexican and

Muslim phobia and if he is elected president we might have refu-gees from the U.S. let alone Syria.

In the Middle East they have been fight-ing since Biblical times and are still at each other’s throats.

If you are reli-giously inclined, I will say pray for peace on earth.

January is a time when most of us are thinking of going on a diet and exercise off all those big meals.

At the Seniors' Centre all the activities

are back to normal. Gentle Fit exercise on Monday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., cribbage 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. There is Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, painting on Wednesday morning and poker Wednesday afternoon, etc.

There will be a pot-luck supper followed by card games and crib, Friday. Jan. 8.

Also the Senior

Carollers are starting up practice and if you like singing, you are invited to join.

Choir practice is on Fridays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. And at 7 p.m. there is the evening cribbage.

Bingo resumes Saturday, Jan. 9 at 12 noon.

The next Old Age Pensioners Organization (OAPO)

meeting is coming up on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. This is the meeting when the annual events are planned. All members are invited to attend; your input would be

appreciated. A gentle reminder,

if you haven’t done so, it’s time to renew your membership.

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Angie Mindus photoButch Rife, his son Mike and grandson Ryan compete at the New Year's Turkey Shoot Friday at the gun range at Bond Lake Road hosted by the Williams Lake Sportsmen's Association. Butch has been shooting at the range for at least 50 years now, taking Mike to compete when he was just a little boy — the same age his son is now.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski photosLake City secondary Grade 12 student and rugby player Vince Austin (second from right) leaps into Williams Lake as Roy Argue looks on (right) during the 16th annual Polar Bear Swim.

Chilly Polar Bear Swim rings in 2016With temperatures dipping

to almost -20C, participants in this year’s 16th annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim actually warmed up after tak-ing the icy plunge into Williams Lake.

Organized by the Williams Lake Rustlers Rugby Football Club as a fundraiser for youth rugby in the community, rough-ly 45 swimmers braved the frig-id weather at Scout Island.

Lake City secondary rugby coach and WLRRFC mem-ber Jason Ryll said this year’s swim — where participants were asked to collect pledges — raised roughly $3,500 for the club’s junior development pro-gram.

“This money helps out play-ers by covering the costs of equipment, tours and tourna-ments,” Ryll said.

“A great start to 2016.”

Leslie Rowse, Dawson Rowse, Olivia Rowse and Jaimie Rowse made this year’s Polar Bear Swim a family affair by taking the leap together.

Williams Lake Pipe Band members Aubrey Jackson (from left), Brian Underwood, John Visentin and Jeanne-Anne Bentham pipe in the polar bear swimmers to start the festivities.

Lake City secondary Grade 9 student and rugby player Nathan Ives escapes Williams Lake after taking the plunge during this year’s Polar Bear Swim at Scout Island.

Sunday, Jan. 10Family Fun Day

The Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club hosts its annual Family Fun Day on the trails at Bull Mountain Jan. 10. Family Fun Day is a great opportunity for the whole family or adult individuals to try cross-country skiing, especially if you have never skied before. The use of the trails is free to the public on this day. Skis, boots and poles will be available to borrow at no charge and instructors will be available. For further information contact Kirsty Gartshore at 250-398-5538. For more details visit page A23.

Friday, Jan. 15Stampeders host Kangaroos

The Williams Lake Stampeders wrap up their regular season when they host the Quesnel Kangaroos Friday, Jan. 15 at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex.Currently leading the Central Interior Hockey League standings, the Stampeders will be looking to finish the season on a high note.Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 to Thursday, June 23Williams Lake Climbing Association climbing program

The Williams Lake Climbing Association is gearing up for its first ever climbing program.With access to a multi-route bouldering cave, guidance from local climbers and weight training equipment, the program is perfect for any age and ability.Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 19 to June 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lake City Secondary School Williams Lake Campus gymnasium. Cost is $80. Ages 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult.Registration is available online or by calling the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex at 250-398-7665.

The Williams Lake Bantam Tim-berwolves waded through 20 teams during the weekend to win a bronze medal in the Founders Divi-sion at the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tourna-ment.

Grady Thomas scored twice and Tristan Takats and Lane Paddison added singles to propel Wil-

liams Lake to a 4-3 victory over Camp-bell River in the bronze-medal match.

Williams Lake trailed 3-0 up until 2:38 of the second period before rally-ing for four goals to notch the victory.

The Timberwolves were seeded eighth after the round robin (five pools of four teams each) beating North Delta and Fre-

mont, but losing to Vernon.

Taking on the No. 1 seed in the playoff quarterfinals Wil-liams Lake battled to a 5-3 win over Salm-on Arm.

Jake Jackson, Cade Enns, Thomas and Brendan Pigeon (2) tallied in the win.

They then lost an intense shootout to South Anchorage, 4-3, before the bronze

medal game.In the tournament

— featuring roughly 300 players — Pigeon (fourth), Thomas (eighth), Paddison (18th) and Jackson (26th) all cracked the top 30 in overall scor-ing.

MVPs for the T-wolves included Jack-son, Thomas, Brody Conroy, Pigeon, Ryan Balbirnie and Wyatt Jacobson.


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Cariboo Canucks All-Native Hockey Tournament Awards

Youth Division (6-8 yrs old)

Best goalie: Cloe Rupert (Kamloops)Best defence: Danic Soloman (Lil Hawk) and Luca Gapello (Kam-loops)Best forward: Nathan Johnson (Lil Hawk), Seth Holt (Kamloops) and Seth Cahoose

Elders

Best goalie: Jamie MoeBest defence: Brent Kelso (W.F.) and Randy Johnson (Ath)Best forward: Darrell Sellar (Ath), Anthony Chelsea (Alkali) and Bruce Anderson (W.F.)

Masters/Rec

Best goalie: Tanner NickelBest defence: Derrick Stump (Longhorn) and Todd IsnardyBest forward: Earl Call (L.G.), Lucas Quilt (G.N.) and Sherman Mack (L.G.)

Women

Best goalie: Joanna-Rae AlphonseBest defence: Kacey Seymour (C.S.) and Allie Waterhouse (C.S.)Best forward: Tessa Hare (WL), Isabelle Call (CS) and Jordan Evans (WL)

Competitive

Best goalie: Christian StumpBest defence: Vince Kozuki (CC) and Andrew Morrison (H.B.)Best forward: Duane Alphonse (CC), Francis Johnson (Alkali) and Curtis Cardinal (Alkali)

Monday Night Bowling (Dec. 21)

Pinheads - 36 Hit & Miss - 25Spare Parts - 34 The Five Pickles - 25Class Acts - 31 Just for Kicks - 24Loonies - 31 Missing Link - 6The Pirates - 31

Williams Lake Recreational Hockey League (as of Jan. 5)

Team W L T PTSGrey Fox 10 0 0 20O-Netrix 7 1 2 16Pioneer 6 1 3 15Deep Creek Falcons 5 4 1 11Firemen 4 6 0 8Dog Creek 4 6 0 8James Western Star 3 6 1 7Alkali Renegades 3 6 1 7Sight & Sound 3 7 0 6Buffalo Creek 1 9 0 2

Top Five Scoring

Player G A PTSShane Vermeulen (Grey Fox) 32 15 47Bill McGinnis (Grey Fox) 18 22 40Duane Alphonse (DCF) 16 18 34Lee Williston (O-Netrxi) 12 16 28Kyle Cromp (DCF) 16 12 28

Top Five Goalies

Player GA GAA SODuncan Peeman (Grey Fox) 12 2 1Vern Sellars (Pioneer) 10 3 0Ken Campbell (O-Netrix) 29 4 1Mike Taylor (Firemen) 74 6 0Darryl Fitzpatrick (Firemen) 52 6 0

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Bantam T-wolves take bronze at KIBIHT

Photo submittedThe Williams Lake Bantam Timberwolves team of coach Brad Thomas (back from left), assistant coach Steve Pigeon, Tyson Conroy, Cade Enns, Tristan Takats, Sebastien Gracia, Cass Carnes, Raeyden Beauchamp, Brendan Pigeon, Brody Conroy, Justin Swan, Tanner Hooper, Jax Passeri, assistant coach Owen Thomas, Jake Jackson, Hockey Canada Safety Program volunteer JJ Jackson, Grady Thomas (front from left), Jaedyn Shortreed, Wyatt Jacobson, Andy Berkelaar, Kolby Hayes (holding trophy), Lane Paddison, Ryan Balbirnie and Sam Powers scooped up a bronze medal during the weekend at the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament.

The Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club is holding its an-nual Family Fun Day this year on Sunday, Jan. 10 from 12 to 3 p.m. at Bull Mountain.

Skiers of all abilities are invited to try free cross-country ski les-sons with volunteer in-structors from the club.

This is your chance to learn how to stride and glide and how to safely get up and down the hills.

There is no charge to use the trails on Fam-ily Fun Day, just come to the warming hut to sign in.

This event is being sponsored by Caribou Ski Source for Sports and Barking Spider Bike Shop.

Caribou Ski will be providing free demo no-wax skis, poles and boots.

Skiers who have their own gear are encour-aged to use their own skis.

Remember to dress

in warm layers so that both cold weather and overheating can be ac-commodated.

To get there:The Bull Mountain

facility is located about 16 kilometres north of Williams Lake on Highway 97.

Watch for the Bull Mountain Ski Area signs on Highway 97 right at the turnoff to the ski hill.

The turnoff is ap-proximately 4.5 kilo-metres north of the Wildwood gas station and 4.5 kilometres

south of the Deep Creek gas station.

At the signs, turn west off Highway 97 onto Bull Mountain Road.

Main parking lot is 1.1 kilometres from the highway.

Bull Mountain Road is well maintained by our hired road mainte-nance contractor, but be prepared for winter driving conditions with packed snow on mod-erate grades.

To discover more about this wonderful facility, please check

out the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club at www.bull-mountain.ca. Do a little snow dance and come join the WLCC-SC at Family Fun Day at Bull Mountain on

Jan. 10.Kirsty Gartshore is

an organizer for Fam-ily Fun Day and the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club’s communications direc-tor.

BULL’S-EYE FOR JUNIOR ARCHERS

Photo submittedArchers in the Junior Olympic Archery Program — Kai Hilton (front from left), Gavin McGuire, Ryley St. Onge, Emersyn Sanford, Maxx Hilton, Aidan Fraser, Ethan Ransome (middle from left), Jenna Morey, Ty Thurow, Kyle Hubner, Jenna Miranda, Jaimee Martin, Evanee Deerson — were recognized recently for their progress in the BC Archery Association program by coaches Lorne Baron (back from left), Dave Corless, Ed Oliver and Al Campsall.

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The Yorston Medical Clinic regrets to announce the departure of Dr. Josef Owega, from Family Practice effective December 31, 2015. Also, Dr. Josua Roux will be leaving the Clinic as of January 31, 2016.

At the present time there are no replacements and the Clinic is unable to provide ongoing care of their patients.

The Clinic will be able to provide assistance to their patients by arranging medical record transfers to their newly chosen physician.

The Clinic is presently trying to recruit two new physicians.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Yorston Medical Clinic201-143 S 4th Ave. 250-398-8242

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The Yorston Medical Clinic is pleased to announce Dr. Bernard Ruane & Dr. Ellen Ruane

are relocating their practices to the Yorston Medical Clinic from the Cariboo

Clinic effective January 4th & 14th, 2016.They are bringing their established

patient’s with them from the Cariboo Clinic.

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Obituaries

CRAIGE, Harry Passed away suddenly in Kelowna, BC on Monday,

December 28, 2015at the age of 81.

Survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Elaine; son Dale Craige and his

daughters Natasha and Niki; daughter Betty Engemoen and her daughter Jenny

(Ryan) Schmalz and great grandchildren Carson and Mia.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, January 8th at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road,

Kelowna, BC.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to

the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, 2268 Pandosy

Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1T2. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.

springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

LaPrairie’s FuneralServices entrusted

with arrangements.250-398-9100

Reid,William “Bill”

Richard1930-2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden

passing of Bill Reid, lifetime resident of Horsefl y and

Williams Lake, on December 30, 2015, in Campbell River

at the age of 85.

A Celebration of Life for Bill will take place in Horsefl y

in the Spring of 2016. Date and time to announced.

Donations can be made to the SPCA in memory of Bill.

Sanders,Richard John

1947-2016

It is with sadness that the family of Richard Sanders announces his passing on January 5, 2016 after a short battle with cancer.

He leaves behind his wife Gay of 36 years and his son John, family in Australia, USA and England, as well as many friends.

At Richard’s request there will be no service. A donation in his name can be made to the SPCA or a charity of your choice.



Alan Kilby passed away suddenly on December 27, 2015. He was a very proud Dad and Granddad. He will be missed by all of his family and friends. There will be a Celebration of Life held in March.

Kilby, AlanMar 12, 1950 - Dec 27, 2015

Bontron,Keith Leonard

1943-2015



With sadness, the family of Keith Leonard Bontron, of Williams Lake, announces his passing December 26, 2015 in Kamloops at the

age of 72.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Jan 9, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Pioneer

Complex, 351 Hodgson Road. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s

Society or the Williams Lake Seniors Centre.

The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the nurses, doctors and staff at Ridgeview Lodge in

Kamloops.

Gibson,Barbara “Barb”

Helen1921-2015

It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Barb Gibson announces her

passing on December 21, 2015 in Williams Lake at

the age of 93.Mum is remembered with love by Robin (Norman),

Penny (Bob), Guy (Shirley) and Ian (Julie) as well

as 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.Rest in Peace Mum.

With respect for Barb’s wishes, there will be no

service.Donations can be made to the Williams Lake Salvation Army in memory of Barb.



ObituariesObituaries Obituaries

On December, 24th Mrs. Veronica ‘Mary’ Rhodes passed away peacefully at the age of 91 at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. Mary, as she was known to most, will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends.

Originally born in England, Mary came to Canada where she worked tirelessly as a nurse. It was here in Canada where she met her loving husband Thomas Rhodes. Together they raised their son John and made a life for themselves in Williams Lake.

Mary’s family offers their sincere thanks to all of Mary’s neighbours and friends for their tireless love and care shown to her over the years.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday January 23, 2016 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church.

In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to the United Way funded seniors organization “Better at Home”. These wonderful volunteers brought much joy and laughter to Mary.

Rhodes, Veronica

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HEAD START COORDINATORThe Head Start Coordinator is responsible for coordinating a the Head Start program which supports “early child development strategies designed and controlled by Aboriginal people…..to provide opportunities for Aboriginal preschool children to develop a positive sense of themselves and a desire for learning, as well as give them opportunities to develop fully and successfully throughout their lives.” The Head Start Coordinator is an advocate for children and families in the community, and is responsible for the planning, organizing and delivery of the program, including supervising program staff and facilities and encouraging parental involvement.

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Early Childhood Education DiplomaSpecial needs and Infants and Toddlers certificate - an assetMust have Pediatric First Aid CertificateFood Safe Certificate (Head Start Assistant only)

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The Tl’etinqox Health Services Department, located in Tl’etinqox is seeking a Full Time Early Childhood Educator to join their Tl’etinqox School team. ECE works under the direction of the Director of Health and Tle’tinqox Principal in cooperation with Tl’etinqox School quality inclusive child care and family support services.

OVERVIEW OF COORDINATION RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPETENCIESManagement of all aspects of the Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) programTracks and manages budgets, complete reports to fundersLiaise with Health Director, funders re: Head Start Budget Ensures that AHS Preschool provides an accessible, nurturing, culturally sensitive care and education program for young children, consistent with the philosophy and guidelines stated in our policy and procedures manual and follows the Tl’etinqox School PolicyEnsures that AHS Preschool is family-friendly and supportive

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLSEarly Childhood Educator Certificate to PracticeWorks independently, demonstrating initiative, with limited supervisionPlan, carry out, and assess emergency curriculum activities and experiences in harmony with the Tl’etinqox CommunityWillingness to participate in work-related courses, seminars and training as requiredStrong leadership skills that promote collaboration and learningKnowledge and respect of Chilcotin First Nations Language and cultureAbility to effectively use computer programs, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.Ability to track, monitor and develop budgetsExperience in writing proposals and reporting to funders meeting deadlinesA valid childcare First Aid certificateA clear criminal record check for vulnerable persons

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Job Title: Assistant to the Board Responsibilities:

Assist the board of directors with maintaining the credibility and integrity of the Williams Lake Stampede Association (WLSA) for service it provides to the community of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District for the support of tourism and the heritage of rodeo.On a part time basis (approx. 4 hours/day), provide assistance to WLSA board members to maintain consistency of files and documents for service contracts, rental agreements and building projects.

Duties: • Prepare and maintain rental agreement files for all grounds and facilities.• Assist with the preparation of files of service contracts for all required labour and

external services.• Pursue opportunities for increasing revenues through the utilization of the WLSA

grounds, facilities, sponsorship and grants.• Direct incoming e-mails and phone calls and follow-up when required or forward to

appropriate director. Electronic filling of all correspondence and documents.• Update WLSA website as directed by the board.• Ensure maintenance of all office equipment and supplies.• Assist sponsorship and advertising committee chairs.

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Please submit resume’s toWilliams Lake Stampede AssociationAttention: Tim Rolph, PresidentPO Box 4076Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V2Email: [email protected]

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are looking for a full time Certifi ed Dental Assistant to begin immediately. Our practice offers a complete range of services including implants and orthodontics. We are looking for someone who is looking for a new challenge. You must be excited and interested to be involved in cutting edge dentistry. Ortho module would be an asset, but not a necessity. We offer an innovative wage and benefi ts package that has been carefully designed to reward individual and team contributions. Please apply in person to 249 Barnard Street.individual and team contributions. Please apply in person to 249 Barnard Street.

We are looking for a part time Certified Dental Assistant to begin immediately. Applicant must understand the importance of customer service. We are looking for a caring, cheerful individual that will compliment our team.

Our practice offers a complete range of services including implants and orthodontics. We are looking for someone who is looking for a new challenge. You must be excited to be involved in cutting edge dentistry. Ortho module would be an asset, but not a necessity.

We offer 10 weeks holidays a year, as well as an innovative wage and benefit package that has been carefully designed to reward individual and team contributions. CE credit, and uniforms will be provided for.

Interested individuals can contact us directly for more information in person, via email or mail.Email:[email protected]. Rudy Wassenaar249 Barnard Street

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Employment Employment

Parallel Wood Products Ltd. has added an

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Certifi ed Millwrights

Individual must have demonstrated the ability to

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atmosphere. Must be willing and able to work all shifts. Experience in

lumber / fi nger joint manufacturing would be

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apprentices would also receive consideration.

Resumes may be faxed to Casey Elgert at

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Employment EmploymentEmployment

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Preference will be given to individuals with

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Real Estate

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Homes WantedLAND stewardship opportunity for your unused acreage: look-ing for 10+ acres to lease around Williams Lake or Quesnel. Prefer along either the east or west side of the Fraser River, but willing to consider others. This MUST be a long term lease (20 yrs+), have reasonable access to water, and be relatively level. Lease payment to be dis-cussed upon appraisal. Call 778.961.0600 or [email protected].

BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS1 & 2 bedroom suites.

Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet. Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes

with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove

and dishwasher. Laundry facility on site, no pets.

250-392-64502&3 bdrm apartments, South Lakeside area, n/p 250-392-5074.

2bdrm apt, 1144 N. MacKen-zie Ave, n/s n/p $600/mo. plus utilities. (250)303-2233

Bachelor units avail $450/mnth, utilities included in quiet adult bldg, coin laundry, n/p, r/r 250-392-6876 leave a message.

Newly renovated, beautiful 3 bdrm 1 bath, right in town of Williams Lake $1100/mnth incl utilities. w/d d/w A/C R/R Avail. now. 1-250-395-3906

Duplex / 4 Plex2bdrm suite in 4-plex, refer-ences required. $675/mnth (heat included) (250)302-1203

3bdrm duplex, utilities includ-ed, shared washer & dryer. Pets negotiable. $900. Phone (250)305-8358

Misc for Rent

1 & 2 BEDROOM SUITES

Great downtown location!Walking distance for work

or shopping, on site laundry, references required,

immediate availability.Please call 250-305-4972 or

250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE


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3bdrm mobile at 150 Mile. Close to shopping center and school. n/p (250)392-7617

3 bdrm mobile homes fridge, stove, close to casino. no pets. (250)392-7617

Homes for Rent2 bdrm house. f/s, natural gas heat. 250-392-7617.

Suites, Lower1&2bdrm ground level bsmt suite $600 & $800 Utilities in-cluded. Close to schools & bus stop, No pets Avail. immed. (250)305-1213

2bdrm bsmt suite, Pigeon Ave. yard, w/d, excellent con-dition. $735/mnth utilities incl. Phone. (250)267-1087

Suites, Upper

1&2 BEDROOM SUITESFOR RENT

1 and 2 bedrooms suites, close to schools, on bus route, pet friendly, includes storage, assigned parking,

clean, secure building, rent negotiable for long term tenancies, suit working professionals, references required, available to view anytime including

evenings and weekends,immediate availability.

Please call 250-305-4598 or 250-302-9108

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITEwww.williamslakeliving.com

3bedroom upper suite close to TRU, Nesika. & Columneet-za (250)392-1586 or (250)305-4698

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1 and 2 bedroom suites, very clean, quiet, secure building, has in suite storage, onsite laundry on each

floor, close to schools and bus route, immediate availability.

Please call 250-392-2997 or 250-302-9108

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITEwww.williamslakeliving.com

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2003 Chev ImpalaFour door, silver, FWD, winter tires.

Excellent fuel mileage. 174,000 kms.

Good condition. $3,850.

1-250-297-6569 McLeese Lake

2013 Polaris Sno Pro800ES, 163”

Decal kit, skis, front bumper, jerry can, seat

bag, tunnel bag, exhaust can and cover. 900 miles. Mint shape.

$6500 fi rm.250-303-0450

Legal

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

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