Williams Lake Tribune, October 02, 2012

The Initial Options Report re-leased for public consultation by the School District 27 board Sept. 25 includes some background in-formation on reasons the board is proposing to close and reconsoli-date schools in the district.

According to the report the pro-posals were made after extensive review of previous research by the district including the Our Kids Our Future report released in May 2009 that included data collected and reviewed from pubic forums held in the district and other sourc-es of data gathered toward creating an education and operational plan for the district.

The board also developed a new set of guiding principles on which to based their decisions.

The guiding principles include providing excellence in education, choice, and opportunity; clear and transparent communication; sound

and efficient fiscal management; and embracing the district’s unique factors including rural and remote schools, geography and cultural diversity.

In the Williams Lake area the proposal is to close Glendale, Wildwood and Kwaleen elemen-tary schools.

The plan also includes restruc-turing Williams Lake and Colum-neetza secondary schools from their current status as separate grades 8 to 12 secondary schools into one grade 7 to 12 secondary school on two campuses.

The rationale for creating one grades 7 to 12 secondary school instead of going with the junior/senior secondary model is to mini-mize school transitions for stu-dents.

Previous research indicates that the more school transitions stu-dents experience, the more likely they will be to quit school early.

The report notes that Columneet-za and WLSS are currently func-

tioning below capacity as separate Grade 8 to 12 schools but neither school is able to accommodate 100 per cent of secondary students.

Creation of a middle school on one campus may also require some physical changes and would restrict the availability of some specialty programs at the second-ary level.

Several communities in B.C. use a single secondary school with two separate campuses for similar rea-sons.

In efforts to align the secondary program with the goals of B.C.’s Education Plan, which includes more personalized learning op-tions, the school district intends to hire an external facilitator to co-ordinate the restructuring.

Programs would also be de-signed to better respect the Our Kids, Our Future document, hock-ey academy, fine arts program-ming and other currently existing programs.

The model promises to retain

or increase the choices and op-portunities for all students and that resulting operational changes will provide better certainty for students in the availability of de-sired courses and programs; more focused content for teaching staff; and a better range of offerings for all students.

The report states the challenge for grades 7 to 12 school configu-ration is at the administration level, not at the student or teacher level.

It noted that Grade 7 students could be located in one school as a “pod” and could be afforded “ex-plorations” opportunities in spe-cialty spaces.

Raising Grade 7 students in Wil-liams Lake area from elementary to the secondary level will allow the district to create financial effi-ciencies in the system by consoli-dating the nine existing schools in the Williams Lake bowl into six elementary schools.

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Break-ins on weekend

Police responded to approximately 75 calls for service over the weekend, including break ins, mischief, and firearm complaints.

• On Saturday Sept. 29 at 2:15 a.m., police attended a vehicle fire on Pigeon Avenue that fire crews were putting out. Police located a male acting suspiciously nearby who, af-ter further investigation, was taken into custody and suspected for being responsible for the fire. The police in-vestigation is continuing and charges are pending.

• Later, at 7:55 a.m., police re-sponded to complaint of a vehicle that had its drivers side window smashed out overnight. Nothing was reported to be stolen, but a small rock was found inside of the truck, which was likely used to break window.

The vehicle was in a parked garage on Mackenzie Avenue North for me-chanical repairs.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski photoThe Williams Lake Fire Department responded to concerns there might be a gas leak in the Western Wood Heat building on Highway 97 Sunday around 5:30 p.m. Firefighters smashed the front window to gain entrance but, along with Fortis BC staff, were unable to locate any gas leaks. Deputy Fire Chief Des Webster says the fire department also investigated a second call of a gas smell on Western Avenue, but again did not find anything. Fortis received several complaints from people who said they smelled gas. However, nothing materialized.

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• At about 8 a.m. Sat-urday, police responded to a report that a win-dow was broken at Ibeas Quilting and Crafts store located at 30 Third Av-enue North in Williams Lake. The owners of the store were contacted to

secure the premises. No suspects have been iden-tified at this time

• At about 2 p.m. Sat-urday police were dis-patched to a report of a break and enter that oc-curred sometime over-night on Pigeon Avenue. Entry to the residence was gained by breaking the door and a TV, PS3,

and an inactive iPhone were stolen.

• At 7:15 p.m. Satur-day police responded to report that a 1998 black Trans Am was taken from a residence on Sec-ond Avenue North. The matter is still under in-vestigation by police.

• Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday police respond-

ed to report of mischief on Smith Street where a tire on a vehicle was slashed sometime during the pre-vious night. A tip of a broken knife was located next to the damaged tire.

• On Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2:32 p.m. police re-sponded to a complaint of an incident of pointing a firearm on Soda Creek

Road. The incident was the result of a domestic dispute. Firearms were seized and the matter is still under investigation.

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Proposed closures based on study

Choosing Glendale, Wildwood and Kwaleen elementary schools for closure is based on an in-depth study of the capac-ity, current enrollment, catchment area, trends, facility condition, and all other available data.

Operating funds pro-vided by the province for public education is based primarily on stu-dent enrollment, which has resulted in financial

difficulties for the dis-trict over the past few years.

Between 1996/97 and 2011/12 school years stu-dent enrollment dropped from 8,500 students to about 5,500 students and is projected to continue to drop, given current economic factors.

According to the re-port the plan also allows for flexibility in the sys-tem should economic factors such as new min-ing development come into play.

The report states that declines in enrollment have resulted in chal-lenges to providing a well-balanced education to many students and in most schools being un-derutilized.

This has forced more multi-grade classrooms, inefficient pupil-teacher ratios and a strain on both the education and on the operation and maintenance budgets.

Additionally, many of the schools are older and have numerous issues in

terms of energy efficien-cy, air quality, and gen-eral renovation needs.

The board continues to support the provision of kindergarten to Grade 10 schooling in schools west of the Fraser River but recognizes the need to engage with these communities to dis-cuss school enrollment and configurations in 2013/14.

This could include some form of right-sizing of schools either through mothballing or

selective demolition to reduce operating and maintenance costs.

The public is invited to comment on the pro-posals by writing letters, participating in the dis-trict’s on-line dialogue, and by attending public consultation meetings.

The first public con-sultation meeting for the north end of the district will be held at Williams Lake Secondary School gymnasium starting at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Tues-day).

SD 27 publicconsultationmeetingscoming up

Municipalities, re-gional district, provin-cial and community organizations are invit-ed to join the general public in School Dis-trict 27’s consultation dialogue on its Initial Options Report pro-posals for closing and consolidating schools in the district to meet fiscal restraints.

The board asks par-ticipants to consider the report, think long term, think collabora-tion, and address ques-tions such as what are the challenges of the initial options report, what are the benefits, and what could be done differently?

The first public con-sultation meeting for the north end of the district will be held at Williams Lake Sec-ondary School gym-nasium starting at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 2.

An “Out of the Box” think tank will also be held for the public at the Columneetza gymnasium on Oct. 25 starting at 6:30 p.m.

Public consultation meetings will also be held at Oct. 16 at Alexis Creek School at 7 p.m.; Glendale elementary Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m.; Kwaleen elementary Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m.; and Wild-wood elementary Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Public consulta-tion meetings are also scheduled for the 100 Mile House area.

Separate consulta-tion meetings are also scheduled with teach-ing, administrative and support staff and for communities in the south end of the dis-trict.

Written presenta-tions on the Initial Op-tions Report will be accepted by the board at any time throughout the 90-day consulta-tion process, as well as feedback through e-mail using the ThoughtStream pro-cess.

Written submissions can be mailed to:

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27, 350 N. Second Ave.,Williams Lake,

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or visit www.sd27.bc.ca.

City of WL to review on street parking

Some of Williams Lake’s residential streets are prob-lematic when it comes to parking, according to a resi-dent.

Last month Crosina Cres-cent resident Richard Vollo wrote an e-mail to city coun-cillor Surinderpal Rathor outlining his concerns that parking has become a real is-sue over the last year on his street.

“Many homes along Cro-sina have rental suites. I

have nothing against resi-dential suites; however, the issue of parking needs to be addressed,” Vollo said, sug-gesting the city should adopt a Vancouver model where parking directly in front of homes is limited to two hours and if it’s for more than that, vehicles need to display an owner occupied permit.

His letter was discussed during the Sept. 11 committee of the whole meeting and then referred to the Sept. 18 regu-lar council meeting, where council agreed the Planning and Operations Committee

should review on-street park-ing regulations for its 2013 Development Services Busi-ness Plan.

The city also issued a press release on Sept. 18 remind-ing residents to be courteous when it comes to on-street parking.

There are several areas that residents are able to park on streets without restrictions other than vehicles must be parked no longer than 48 hours in a residential area, unless otherwise posted. To maintain this convenience to residents, it is respectful to

neighbours to be courteous when parking. Along with the Traffic Control Bylaws in place, this will be enforced if a violation is noted, the city’s press release state.

On Sept. 27, Vollo told the Tribune there are ex-amples of homeowners on his street that are renting out their entire home to three tenants, and each tenant might have a vehicle.

“Now you’ve got three cars and a driveway that’s most of the time not being used and people are parking on the street so you end up

with a real mess.”Sometimes he can’t put

his garbage cans out, he add-ed.

“We have to come up with something to appropriately regulate the parking. The problem is only going to in-crease.”

Vollo has a driveway and parks in his garage, but his guests cannot find parking.

“It is congested and we do have a problem. I don’t think people are being intentionally obstructive, but there has to be some sort of regulation,” he said.

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On 25 September, at its public meeting, the Board unveiled its Initial Options Report for Public Consultation (available online www.sd27.bc.ca). Stakeholders and public are invited to the following public consultation meetings to hear the Board’s rationale to the Report and to give feedback to the Board:

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CMH topic of conversation at UBCM

Cariboo Memorial Hospital (CMH) is one of the main topics Williams Lake City Council, the Cariboo Regional District and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District CCRHD brought forward this week in discussions with Interior Health and the Minister of Health at the Union of BC Mu-nicipalities Convention in Victoria.

John Massier, CCRHD chair, says the meeting with Interior Health went as good as could be ex-pected.

“We spent the half hour talking about how we could move the Cariboo Memorial Master Plan forward. We laid out our case regarding the under-funding of capital projects in the south and central Cariboo,” Massier told the Tribune.

Massier said he told Dr. Halpenny the people of the region deserved to be given a straight an-swer about IH’s plans and where CMH sits on their priority list.

“I questioned him about how IH’s own July 2012 Service Plan for 2012-2015 can have a list of nearly $900 million of capital projects over $2 million and Cariboo Me-morial is not even men-tioned. I have no idea how

big their list is for capital projects under $2 million but if it is the same size with the current annual funding children born this year at CMH may well be of voting age before we see the improvements.”

Massier has asked IH to go back to its budget for 2013 to try and find the necessary dollars to move the plan along to the next stage, which would be to complete detailed func-tional planning.

“This would give us the information we need to see if there are any possibili-ties of phasing the work in stages that could have a better chance of getting funded in the near future. I suspect we still have a long road ahead of us to get the Cariboo Memorial Hospital Master Plan suc-cessfully completed.”

Before the UBCM, Mayor Kerry Cook said action needs to be taken to ensure the hospital sees capital improvements.

“We met a number of times with Interior Health and the ministers, but we’re hearing that Inte-rior Health is the deci-sion maker that makes the recommendations to the finance committee at the province and we’re say-ing it’s time that Williams Lake gets the necessary dollars to see those capital improvements to our hos-pital.”

At its Sept. 18 meeting,

Williams Lake City Coun-cil unanimously passed a resolution that IH and the Minister of Health be asked to provide their 60 per cent share of the proj-ect funding.

The resolution also endorsed the formation of a lobbying committee comprised of the CCRHD board, Doctor’s Associa-tion, union, seniors and other stakeholders that will communicate to gov-ernment the need for the hospital’s redevelopment.

“We’re going political here,” Cook said.

In a letter to council Massier compared the dollars spent by Interior Health to those spent by Northern Health on the region and identified a big difference in per-capita funding.

Northern Health repre-sents about 23,000 resi-dents, which is just over a third of the people liv-ing in the region. Interior Health is responsible for about 40,000, nearly two thirds.

“Over a 10-year period Interior Health has spent roughly $10,937,000 or $273.42 per resident of the South and Central Cariboo, while Northern Health in the same 10-year period has spent roughly $21,400,000 or $930.50 per resident of the North Cariboo for shared capital improvements with the Regional Hospital Dis-

trict,” Massier said.He also said it doesn’t

look any better when he compares how much mon-ey the hospital district has contributed to projects.

Under Interior Health the CCRHD contrib-uted $9,343,049 toward $20,279,658 in total proj-ect costs. Under North-ern Health it contrib-uted $13,793,114 toward $35,200,389 of total proj-ect costs.

“I want to get the infor-mation out there to show this is all part of the dis-cussion we need to have.”

The CRD has had dis-cussions over the last few months about the possibil-ity of moving entirely into NH; however, Massier said at this point the focus is on talking with IH about how to get the CMH mas-ter plan moving forward.

At the Sept. 18 meet-ing, Williams Lake City Council passed a motion unanimously in favour of Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo remain-ing in IH and does not support any discussions about moving the bound-aries of health authorities at this time.

“We want to accom-plish getting the capital investment we need for our health services and working with regional partners, but the issue of moving boundaries is not a priority at this time,” Cook said.

After growing up feel-ing bitter, angry and that he had no future in some ways, the newly-elected chief of Yunesit’in (Stone Indian Band) is looking toward the future with hope.

“I was lucky to have a brother that was going to university in Victoria so I went there too,” 33-year-old Russell Myers Ross says.

He pursued a sociol-ogy degree, with a minor in philosophy.

He spent 1.5 years in Williams Lake and then returned to the Universi-ty of Victoria to obtain a master’s degree in indig-enous governance.

In high school, Myers Ross felt he didn’t have any role models around to help him learn and to understand his First Na-tions ancestry.

His mom Madeline Myers had lived in Stone, although she was taken away to attend residential school, but he often visit-

ed Stone until he was 10. He also spent time out at Little Sapeye Lake, southwest of Tatla Lake, while he was growing up, going there with his father David Ross.

“My dad grew up in Calgary and Vancouver and came out to the Fish Lake Cultural Education Centre in the late 60s and 70s.”

Myers Ross says it was at a time when all 15 First Nations bands worked as one and the focus was on revitalizing the language, trying to tackle alcohol-ism and offer alternative education.

University helped him understand his life in a broader context.

He did his thesis on an old Tsilhqot’in story called Salmon Boy.

“A boy ends up falling into the river and flows all the way down to the Coast. He turns into a fish and learns how to come back home. That’s kind of the story that I live by because I went to Victoria and then found new eyes and came back

like a fish four years lat-er,” his says with a wide grin.

By 2007, he was living in Williams Lake again, finishing his thesis, and when he graduated in 2010 he was hired as a sessional at Thompson Rivers University’s Wil-liams Lake Campus, to teach political science.

This fall he’ll be teach-ing a First Nations stud-ies course, he says.

Prior to his election as chief, he hadn’t thought about entering politics. Even leading up to the election, he was a bit sidetracked — his first baby Nalina Rose was

born three days before to him and his wife Patricia Weber, a lawyer in Wil-liams Lake.

He credits his uncle and former chief Ivor Myers for encouraging him to consider running.

“He was chief for about 17 years and a few more years on council. He was pushing me, partly be-cause of my education and partly because he felt I was qualified and had enough respect from community members.”

As he begins to tackle his position, he’s moved by a conviction that “land is life,” and that the pres-ervation of home land

and language revitaliza-tion are crucial.

There are also is-sues around housing at Yunesit’in where in some instances 13 to 16 people are living in one home.

Around 400 people are part of the commu-nity, with 200 living on reserve.

Before becoming chief he spent time learning more of the Tsilhqot’in language and songs from elders, and would love to continue; however, he realizes there are more pressing things to worry about.

There’s forestry and its effect on moose habi-tat and proposed mining projects and the chal-lenge to be informed and involved.

“You want to be in a good position where you feel like you’re in a real partnership,” he explains. “You do want to hear companies out, but there is always that concern about justice and that na-tive people in B.C. never had an agreement or a treaty.”


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The only items that are permitted go into the curb side recycling cart are:1. Paper products – office paper, magazines, newspapers.2. Cardboard – corrugated cardboard and regular cardboard such as a cereal box.3. Plastics – must have the recycling symbol on it and the number inside the symbol must be 1 through 7. No Styrofoam allowed.4. Metal food cans – food or beverage containers.

Note: all above mentioned products must be clean.

Other recyclable material, such as glass, lead acid batteries, or propane bottles that cannot be put in the curb side recycling cart can be dropped off at the Central Cariboo Transfer Station. Even more recyclable items can be brought to several locations in Williams Lake that participate in the product stewardship program.

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MLAMusingsDonna Barnett

“Options” for schools

School District 27 trustees dropped a doozy on the community last week when

they released their “Initial Options Report.” Their plans for school closures and dramatic changes in school configuration came as a sur-prise to stakeholders.

Trust-ees say t h e y s p e n t “ m a n y h o u r s “ debating the issue

with “professional expertise” from senior district staff. They began the process last spring “by reviewing public consultation data and reports from the recent past as well as long-term planning information.”

Two comprehensive studies were the Trillium report in 2006 and “Our Kids Our Future” in 2009. Both involved a lot of teacher and community input. “Options” did not, but trustees will now hold “in depth” consultations (sales pitch-es?) with the public.

Most people realize some schools will close (which ones is the ques-tion) but putting Grade 7 into sec-ondary schools is dicey.

“Options” may be the best thing to ever happen in SD 27. Or not. It’s been years since I was directly in-volved in education (teacher, trust-ee, parent) but some things never change. Classroom teachers are still the front line. I’m astonished they weren’t part of this debate.

Our family has had five little people enter three different lo-cal schools since 2009, three sets of parents. The parents in two fami-lies are veterans of the grades 8-12 reconfiguration. They aren’t con-vinced Grade 8 belongs with the higher grades, never mind Grade 7. I’m sure the PACs have ideas, and what about the current crop of Williams Lake Secondary School/Columneetza students?

The city and Cariboo Regional District have consultants and a community task force studying the swimming pool situation, as well as public information sessions. Mind you, the municipalities want to get it right because they probably have to go to referendum for pool ap-proval. Trustees don’t need public approval for their decisions.

It will be interesting to see how many people show up at the WLSS gym tonight at 6:30 p.m. for the first consultation.

Diana French is a freelance col-umnist for the Tribune. She is a for-mer Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.

New Lt.-Gov. has deep Interior rootsThe choice of Judith Guichon as B.C.’s new lieuten-

ant governor is a significant nod to both the B.C. Interior and the cattle industry, which goes back to B.C.’s earliest days as an organized colony, and later as a province.

Very few of this province’s 28 previous lieutenant gov-ernors have had significant connections to the Interior, despite the fact that it makes up much of B.C.’s geogra-phy, and has been the source of much wealth for all B.C. residents.

While Iona Campagnolo, the only other woman to hold the position, lived for some time in Prince Rupert and represented Skeena in Parliament, she was the last lieutenant governor with strong Interior connections since Robert Randolph Bruce, who established a mine near Windermere Lake in the East Kootenay in 1887 and served as Lt.-Gov. from 1926 to 1931.

Most of B.C.’s lieutenant governors have been involved in the business community in either Vancouver, Victoria or both. One was a former premier of Quebec who had never lived in B.C. until his appointment.

While the Vancouver-Victoria axis has been a domi-nant force in much of B.C.’s political and economic his-

tory, it is important that lieutenant governors represent the whole province, and all its varied peoples.

Current Lt.-Gov. Steven Point is a shining example of this, as the first person from B.C.’s culturally rich and diverse First Nations to serve in the position. He has been a very good representative of the Queen.

It was most fitting that he was lieutenant governor when B.C. turned 150 in 2008 in Fort Langley, where his ancestors were among the Sto:lo people who wel-comed Europeans to share their riches and their world. This welcome was met with a less-than-cordial response from some of the would-be colonizers, who wanted to dispense with or at least assimilate native people.

Another example of a valued Queen’s representative was David Lam, who served from 1988 to 1995 and was the first Asian-Canadian in the position.

Judith Guichon, who has introduced holistic manage-ment to the cattle ranching business, is a longtime resi-dent of the Nicola Valley and the Guichon family have a deep connection to that part of the province. She should be a significant addition to the Lt.-Gov. roster.

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Region represented

Last week I attended the Union of BC Municipali-ties (UBCM) convention in

Victoria. T h e

U B C M r e p r e -sents mu-nicipali-ties from every cor-ner of our

province, and the annual convention brings together 140 mayors as well as other local and regional representa-tives, including the Cariboo Regional District. They meet with provincial leaders to discuss issues that are im-portant to municipalities.

I had the opportunity to discuss many issues of importance to our communities. Representatives of the City of Williams Lake and I met with Premier Christy Clark, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconcilia-tion Ida Chong, Minister of Commu-nity, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett, and Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan. Together with representatives from the CRD, I met with the premier as well as with Min-ister of Health Margaret MacDiarmid. I also met with Minister of Justice Shirley Bond in the company of rep-resentatives from 100 Mile House. In both these and other meetings throughout the week, we discussed how the province can better serve our communities. I would like to con-gratulate Mayor Mary Sjostrom from Quesnel, who became president of the UBCM. As the premier mentioned in her keynote address at the convention, Mayor Sjostrom always fights for her community. She continues a proud tradition — five of the past presi-dents of the UBCM have been from the Cariboo region. I would also like to congratulate two other community leaders — Al Richmond, the chair of the CRD, who became third vice-president of the UBCM, and Mayor Mitch Campsall of 100 Mile House, who will now represent the North Central Local Government Associa-tion. Through the hard work of these wonderful people and other commu-nity representatives, our region was well represented last week. The CRD put forward 10 resolutions, nine of which were endorsed by the UBCM membership. We accomplished a lot at the convention, and I’m proud of our local representatives’ hard work. I know they, like me, look forward to continuing the close co-operation be-tween our municipalities and the pro-vincial government for the benefit of everyone in our community.

Donna Barnett is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin.

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What are our collective global obligations?Editor:

Canadian … John Peters Hum-phrey … was principal drafter of UN’s Universal Declaration of Hu-man Rights adopted in 1948. Uni-versal recognition that basic rights and fundamental freedoms inherent to all human beings … are inalien-able … equally applicable to every-one.

Affirming faith in fundamental human rights … dignity and worth … of each human person … Cana-da recognized this faith.

A consequence of 75 million hu-

man beings slaughtered during the Second World War … too many Ca-nadians were among them … con-sidering “our” scientific, technical, and industrialized war to compete for global “economic(?)” resourc-es.

Mostly civilians suffered atroci-ties … immeasurable pain and grief. A single innocent victim labelled “collateral” damage isn’t acceptable to this human rights declaration.

International … legal … binding … it is moral.

It is against any “new” form of old tyranny … in interpersonal re-

lationships … even in a democracy which has greater conceptions of “authoritarian” rulers … even dur-ing their term “in office.”

UN sees Canada … among the top five global economies … un-concerned about Canada’s grow-ing income inequality, exporting asbestos, weak control over Cana-dian corporations violating human rights … slow action(?) on climate change.

“We” actively “resist” mitigation of climate change.

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UVic’s Andrew Weaver is con-cerned about long-term (10,000-plus years?) climate change: projections, commitments … irre-versibility.

UN sees Canada’s children’s rights ignored. “We” protect chil-dren from tyranny. “We” won’t ig-nore their rights. “We” protect their futures.

Even combatants of appalling industrialized slaughter in the First World War … thought it immoral to slaughter non-combatant defense-less children/civilians.

What are “our” Canadian individ-ual collective obligations … to 7, 8, 9 billion global children/citizens … John Peters Humphrey?

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newsAmabilis passes audit

An audit of Amabilis Contracting Limited’s forest operations around Williams Lake found the company met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a report released by the Forests Practices Board Wednesday.

“The majority of harvesting by Amabilis was of lodgepole pine stands containing beetle-infested wood, and was well-managed,” said FPB chair Al Gorley. “Amabi-lis was not in compliance with the requirement for a road-tracking sys-tem, but has since put one in place. However, this was not a significant concern because of the low-risk ter-rain in which they operate.”

Amabilis’ non-replaceable for-est licence A79575 lies within the Williams Lake timber supply area in the Cariboo-Chilcotin District, and nearby communities include Williams Lake, Horsefly and Like-ly. The area is subject to the 1994 Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan.

In its report, the Forests Practices Board said the audit field work took place from June 18 to 22, 2012, looking at work done between June 1, 2010 and June 22, 2012. In that two-year period, Amablis harvest-ed 143,000 cubic metres of timber from 45 cut blocks, covering an area of 1,024 hectares.

The audit sampled 41 of the cut-blocks or a 980-hectare area.

The Forest Practices Board au-dits forest and range practices on public lands and appropriateness of government enforcement. It can also make recommendations for improvement to practices and leg-islation.

Most businesses have no exit plan, survey says

The results of a survey done by Community Futures of the Cariboo Chilcotin show that business own-ers in Williams Lake and 100 Mile House don’t have exit plans, even though 55 per cent of business own-ers who responded are over 55 years old.

The surveys also showed that of those who responded, 77 per cent plan to retire or change what they are doing within five to 10 years and 86 per cent of respondents have no idea how they were going to exit or transition out of their business.

General manager for CFCC Karen Eden shared the survey results at the Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce Thursday.

She told the Tribune the optional

survey had around 20 questions and was included with business renewal licences for Williams Lake and 100 Mile House and 30 per cent of busi-ness owners responded.

“The response was fairly good for a survey of that nature,” Eden said. “It begs the question of, did those that didn’t take the time to fill out the survey in better shape than those that did? It’s hard to tell.”

Based on the survey results, some succession planning workshops are scheduled for the upcoming year.

“We are partnering with Small Business BC and offering a lot of their workshops. One is two hours and reasonably priced, some are in-teractive so you can come into our office and use the video equipment and see the speaker on the screen and interact in real time,” Eden ex-plained.

There’s also a new platform of-fering webinars, which Eden said is good for people who are busy with their businesses because they often cannot get away in the middle of the day to attend a workshop. It’s not as good as in person, but it’s a viable option, she added.

Paul Maarschalk, a certified busi-ness evaluator of Kelowna, will be in Williams Lake Nov. 3 to offer a valuation and planning workshop for small and medium sized busi-nesses.

“It will be a need-to-know session. Things to think about and where to get started. Shining up your com-pany to get ready to sell. We do have a number of individuals coming in asking if we know of any businesses looking to sell,” Eden explained.

He will point out the common pit-falls and things that people need to

take care of.Maarschalk will also be available

for one-on-one meetings with busi-ness owners, although those spots are limited.

“We also have a transition plan here that people can use. They fill out the boxes, much like a business plan, but it’s a plan to exit, rather than to start,” Eden said.

In fact, when helping new small businesses start out, Community Futures will introduce the idea of succession planning.

“That’s kind of new and not some-thing we used to concentrate on, but it’s a reality now. Besides, there’s an increasing number of people that are taking early retirement and looking for something to do — often a small business to putter with. Sometimes it’s much easier to buy something that’s up and going.”

Monica Lamb-Yorski photoCommunity Futures Cariboo Chilcotin general manager Karen Eden encourages business owners looking at retiring in the next five to 10 years to consider taking advantage of some workshops being offered through and by Community Futures in Williams Lake.

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dog stuck in mud receives helping hand A dog stuck in the

mud was reunited with its owner thanks to an observant citizen and helpful police officers.

On Thursday, Sept.

27 at 8:20 a.m., mem-bers of the Williams Lake RCMP detach-ment received a re-quest for assistance from a resident on

Clear Road when she observed a dog stuck in the mud and unable to free itself behind her residence.

Police attended and

were able to free the dog from the mud by making a path of logs creating a path for the dog to pull itself out and use the logs to get

out of the mud. The dog was very

cold and muddy but otherwise OK.

The dog and its own-er were reunited.

Xeni Gwet’in does reclamation, deactivation work

Xeni Gwet’in Enter-prises says its activities at the proposed New Pros-perity Gold-Copper Mine site are about reclamation and deactivation.

The Tribune contacted Xeni Gwet’in Enterprises after Taseko Mines Ltd. vice president of corporate affairs Brian Battison told Williams Lake City Coun-cil the group was actively

involved at the proposed mine site.

“We’ve been doing clean up behind the ex-ploration work that was done last winter,” Xeni Gwet’in Enterprises man-ager Michael Lares said. “We’re removing all the downed timber from the access trails cut into the Fish Lake area from the 2012 exploration effort and utilizing the timber as a resource. We’re provid-ing reclamation, per the

required guidelines, after exploration and we’re de-activating the roads.”

Lares wanted to clarify that they aren’t doing any drilling or exploration work.

“This is a Tsilhqot’in National Government ef-fort and Xeni Gwet’in En-terprises is managing the project. It’s our division at the band that handles heavy equipment,” he said.

Taseko Mines Ltd. vice

president of corporate af-fairs Brian Battison said the drilling work carried about by Taseko at the site involved exploration to de-termine the geotechnical characteristics of the area for a report on the mine to submit with its Environ-mental Impact Statement.

“I think Xeni Gwet’in Enterprises was there ev-ery day monitoring the program,” Battison added.

Xeni Gwet’in chief Mar-ilyn Baptiste confirmed

members of her commu-nity travelled into the site on snowshoes in March and April to observe the exploration work.

“Taseko’s drilling was done to gather required in-formation for the environ-mental assessment panel,” she said. “We were advised that the EA required some information, so the drilling program was downsized quite a bit, not to our sat-isfaction, but it was down-sized quite a bit.”

Members of the Williams Lake Blue Fins and city residents will have a second-to-none opportunity this Friday when two Olympians visit the lakecity to share their sto-ries.

Victoria swimmer Ryan Co-chrane, a long-distance special-ist who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympics in the 1,500-me-tre freestyle, and former Williams Lake Blue Fins swimmer and 2012 Paralympic Games judo athlete Tim Rees, will host an Olympic Swim Camp and fundraising dinner Fri-day, Oct. 5.

Chad Webb, head coach of the Williams Lake Blue Fins, said ev-eryone’s excited about the opportu-nity, which will also see Cochrane and Rees speak about their journeys to guests at Friday night’s dinner.

“Ryan [Cochrane] is the most decorated, and current most deco-rated, swimmer in Canada,” Webb said, noting the significance of the opportunity for his swimmers. “And Tim — he was a former swimmer of mine — and a former Williams Lake resident who continued with judo. I think it’s going to be neat for

him to give a perspective from a dif-ferent sport. It’s pretty exciting.”

Friday at 5 p.m. Blue Fins swim-mers, who will be joined by some swimmers from Quesnel, will hit the water with Cochrane. Later at 6 p.m. the club’s older swimmers will be in the water for a training session, followed up by another Saturday morning.

Following that the dinner and auc-tion — which will include several items signed by Cochrane — goes at 7:15 p.m. at the Longhouse and will be catered by Angie Brinoni.

“Ryan’s going to talk about his journey and what he’s done the past couple of years,” Webb said. “He’ll

be talking about hard work, dedica-tion and motivation. I think it’s a message for anyone — not specifi-cally swimmers.

“Tim, he’s going to talk about overcoming some pretty big ob-stacles. He’s done some amazing things.”

Also on Friday Cochrane will be at Columneetza secondary speak-ing to a group of elementary school students.

Webb said he hopes the Blue Fins can use the swimming portion of the camp as motivation for the current swim season.

“I think they’ll take away a num-ber of things, depending on their

level of swimming,” Webb said. “There’s the excitement that Olym-pians and Paralympians can come from just about anywhere, even little small communities and towns.

“I just hope the two talks high-light how sports can help us keep active and get our swimmers excited about swimming fast and that fast, good swimmers can come from anywhere.”

The dinner, auction and presenta-tion is open to anyone in the com-munity. Tickets are $35 for non Blue Fins swimmers and $25 for regis-tered Blue Fins swimmers and are available at Haines Office World or by e-mailing [email protected].

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Greg SabatinoTribune Staff Writer

School Soccer kickS into GearGreg Sabatino photo

Grade 9 Columneetza secondary player Justin Hansen (left), goes after Williams Lake secondary’s Devon Hill (Grade 9) last Wednesday during a high school soccer game between the two schools. Columneetza scored the winner in the second half, taking a 2-1 decision.

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Blue Fins to host Olympians

Ryan Cochrane Tim Rees

Friday, oct. 5Olympic Swim Camp and fundraising dinner

The Williams Lake Blue Fins host Olympian swimmer Ryan Cochrane and Paralympian judo player Tim Rees for a fundraising dinner and auction at the Longhouse Friday at 7:15 p.m. The pair will each speak on their respective journeys. Prior to that Cochrane, a silver medalist in this year’s Olympics, will be in the water with the Williams Lake Blue Fins at the Sam Ketcham Pool for an Olympic Swim Camp Friday evening and Saturday morning.Tickets to the dinner are $35, or $25 for registered Blue Fins swimmers. For Tickets contact Chad Webb at [email protected] or visit Haines Office World.

Saturday, oct. 6Stampeders visit Tomahawks

The Williams Lake Stampeders open their Central Interior Hockey League regular season travelling to Lac La Hache to take on the Lac La Hache Tomahawks at the Rolf Zeis Memorial Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m.For more on the Stampeders visit www.wlstampeders.com.

Saturday, oct. 13

and Sunday, oct. 14Stampeders host IceDemons

The Williams Lake Stampeders return home to the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex for a date with perennial powerhouse, the Kitimat Ice Demons. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. For the Stampeders’ complete season schedule visit www.wlstampeders.com. Sunday, the Stampeders host the Prince Rupert Rampage. Puck drop is 1:30 p.m.

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The sixth annual Seven Summits Bike and Hike Challenge in the Cariboo Mountains above Wells and Bark-erville mid-September had participants rav-ing.

The 56-kilometre event covered seven mountains in seven stages, featuring more than 7,000 feet of ele-vation gain in one day.

Participants started their day on the streets of the Barkerville his-toric townsite, then wrapped up in the pic-turesque town of Wells to celebrate their ac-complishments.

Nearly perfect weather helped 36 par-

ticipants from 12 cit-ies, including Williams Lake, from across the province and into the U.S., navigate their way through the alpine of the Cariboo Moun-tains. With an average time this year of nearly nine hours, some may wonder, why do it? The answer, according to some participants, lies in the beauty of the North Cariboo moun-tains which, combined with the social aspect created by the orga-nizers and volunteers, helped keep partici-pants focused on fun above competition.

Ben Harapat of North Vancouver said

it was a blast.“Thank you for an

extraordinary time,” he said. “I knew it would be special when I signed up, and it was that and more.”

The Seven Summits Bike and Hike Chal-lenge was created at the Bear’s Paw Cafe in Wells and was spon-sored by a variety of local businesses and supported by dedicat-ed volunteers. The en-try fee included a hot lunch, prizes, unique pottery, participant awards and more.

The event was also the recipient of an En-vironmental Steward-ship Award from the

Wilderness Tourism Association. All prof-its from entry fees go to support the Friends of Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields, whose hard work has helped to preserve the many historic trails in the area, said organizer Dave Jorgenson.

Jorgenson added he was thrilled by the re-sults.

“Everyone com-mented on how happy this event makes them feel,” he said. “Here’s our ultimate goal — to get people to experi-

ence the mountains, ac-knowledge and respect our alpine treasures, connect with history and have a great day. It’s clearly working.”

The day’s fastest times were set by Peter Findlay of Kamloops at five hours and 13 minutes, followed by Mike Smith of Prince George in five hours and 40 minutes.

Williams Lake’s Ivor McMahen finished a very respectable sixth overall in seven hours and 11 minutes.

The grand prize and

only perennial trophy goes to the most av-erage time, given to the individual who exemplifies the spirit of “enjoyment of the mountain environ-ment” felt by the entire group of participants. Chris Wagner of Fort St. John took the prize with eight hours and 46 minutes.

Prince George moun-taineer Craig Evanoff said he appreciated the low-key atmosphere at the event.

“I just want to thank the organizers and all

the volunteers for put-ting on such an amaz-ing event,” he said. “I really like how they have kept it simple. Anywhere else an event such as this would have evolved into a big, complicated scene. From the hand-made participants num-bers to the tin whistle starting gun it’s got real character. I hope it stays that way.”

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Bill Horne photoSeven Summits Bike and Hike Challenge event creator and organizer Dave Jorgenson summits Mount Agnes early during the day-long event. Participants travelled to Barkerville and Wells from around the province to take part in the event, which covered seven mountains in seven stages, featuring more than 7,000 feet of elevation gain in one day.

Records broken at Seven Summits Bike and Hike Challenge

Stefanie Hendrick-son, operations co-ordi-nator for the Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake, said Sunday’s second annual Shifting Gears mountain bike race was a hit with rid-ers.

“The event was, by all accounts, a suc-cess,” Hendrickson said. “We had beauti-ful weather, the day was incident free, the trail was in great shape and all our riders had a great time.”

Close to 50 riders met Sunday morning at the top of the bike trail “Snakes and Ladders” on the Westsyde Trail Network. The faster riders descended first, followed by younger kids and slower riders.

“Our youngest riders were seven years old and our eldest was 47,” Hendrickson said.

She added the Boys and Girls Club fund-raised around $7,500 through the event, which will go toward funding the organiza-tion’s after-school pro-gram. She said 40 vol-unteers helped make sure the event went off without a hitch.

Following the race riders shifted to Boitan-io Park for a barbecue,

some fun games and a prize draw.

“The barbecue was great fun,” she said. “Every rider got a prize. We had our T-shirt cannon there and were blasting off T-shirts to the riders. Our after-school program and the school district’s alternative education program made cook-ies and squares for the event.

“And lots of youth still had enough energy left to play around in the bike park at Boitanio Park. We look forward to next year’s event.”

Greg SabatinoTribune Staff Writer

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Public Consultation Sessions for Sam Ketcham Pool

The second round of public engagement regarding the Sam Ketcham Pool will be taking place from Oct. 11 to 13, at several locations around the city. Consultants from Professional Environmental Recreation Consultants Ltd. (PERC) have been contracted to develop the pool feasibility study and will be setting up booths to engage with community members. They will showcase the new concept for the possible renovation of the Sam Ketcham Pool that has been modified based on information gathered during the last round of public consultations this past June.

This is an opportunity for community members to provide their opinions and feedback to the consultants and have ongoing dialogue with them. An opportunity for online comment is also being developed and will be launched in the near future. Be sure your views are heard!

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Greg Sabatino photoSheldon Samra hits the trail Sunday morning for the second annual Shifting Gears mountain bike race, hosted by the Williams Lake Boys and Girls Club.

Greg Sabatino photoRiders (from left) Sebastien Gracia, 9, Sam Fait, 9, Colton Seaward, 10 and David Fait, 7, get ready for the second annual Shifting Gears mountain bike race Sunday.

Dog agility is a great way for owners and their pets to get some exercise and enjoy a social outing.

The Cariboo Agility Team is a small club that puts on a dog agility trial in August every year.

People come from all over the province to participate.

Roxanne Ziefflie gives agility lessons in 100 Mile House.

Tennale Sailor, Jan Wherley and myself travel from Williams Lake to take the lessons with Ziefflie.

In dog agility you and your dog work as a team.

Dog agility is for any breed of dog that may compete in Agility As-sociation of Canada trials whether they are purebred or not.

The dogs are grouped into three classes; regular, specials, and vet-erans.

Each class is further divided into jump heights based on the dog’s height measured at the shoulders.

Dogs that compete in the regular class jump 10, 16, 22, or 26 inches and climb a five-foot, six-inch A-Frame.

Mini dogs are 16 inches and under and receive additional course time. The specials class exists for han-dlers who choose to have their dogs compete at a lower jump height.

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Thursday, Oct. 11Air quality discussion

Join Dr. Sarah Henderson, environmental health scientist, at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and Greg Baytallan, air quality specialist with Interior Health, for a presentation and discussion on air quality at Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake on Oct. 11 starting at 7 p.m. Learn about air quality in Williams Lake, how it impacts children’s health and simple actions you can take to improve it.

Wednesday, Oct. 17Arts council AGM

The Community Arts Council of Williams Lake will hold its annual general meeting and election of executive on Oct. 17 starting at 7 p.m. at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre in the Studio Room. For more information call Sharon Hoffman at 250-392-5671.

Friday, Oct. 19Square dance lessons

The Williams Lake Square Dance Club is offering square dancing lessons for the whole family (ages 10 and up) at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre on Fourth Avenue next to City Hall on Friday evenings from Oct. 19 to Dec. 14. The lessons are $5 each per evening and run from 7 to 9 p.m. No experience or special clothing is required, just a willingness to try something new and have some fun. To reserve a space call Marie at 250-392-5360 or Nick at 250-392-2432 or e-mail [email protected].

Monday, Oct. 22Stampede AGM

The Williams Lake Stampede Association is looking for some new directors, fresh new ideas, energy and enthusiasm. If you are interested, the associations 87th annual general meeting and election of directors is coming up Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Williams Lake City Council Chambers. Contact Sherry Bullock at 250-392-3991, the Stampede office at 250-392-6585 or e-mail [email protected].

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Dog agility gets pets and owners moving

Gaeil Farrar photosDog lovers from 100 Mile House, Quesnel and Williams Lake gathered in Williams Lake during the Harvest Fair in September to enjoy dog agility events. Dogs and their owners ran obstacle courses that included tubes, A-frame, polls and fences. At left Karen Rogers watches as Kim Savor runs standard poodle, Spice, through his paces.

Kay Whitehead plays with her Border Collie, Trip, age 9, between runs.

Lou Dobie coaches her five-year-old standard poodle Rumour through the polls.

Glenda Standeven book reading at the libraryAuthor and inspira-

tional speaker Glenda Standeven will be at the Cariboo regional District Library, Williams Lake Branch on Thursday, Oct. 4 to share light-hearted excerpts from her story in the book Choosing to Smile.

The reading will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.

Standeven co-authored the book with friends Ju-lie Houlker and Michelle Rickaby and will also share her message with many non-profit groups in Williams during her two week visit.

Standeven, a former resident of Williams Lake, feels she has a good reason to smile — she is a 25-year bone cancer sur-vivor who lost her entire right leg, including her hip and pelvis, to the dis-ease in 1988.

She describes herself as a ‘’cancer thriver’’ not just a cancer survivor.

Glenda and her hus-

band Rick resided in Wil-liams Lake in the early 1980s before moving back to their hometown of Chilliwack.

Both are excited to be returning to Williams Lake to do some visiting, speaking and promoting Choosing to Smile along the way.

“My husband Rick proposed to me during the Stampede Weekend in 1981, so Williams Lake holds some special memories for both of us,” Standeven says.

Choosing to Smile chronicles the life stories of three friends before, during and after their re-

spective cancer diagno-ses. Their book is meant to offer an insight into the life of a person dealing with any type of adver-sity and to also help oth-ers recognize that cancer does not define a person.

“We have people of all ages, both men and women, who have read and loved our book. It’s not just for cancer pa-tients. It’s a book that one reviewer described as, ‘encompassing the wholeness of life,’ which we think is a very apt description,” Standeven says. She also says laugh-ter and a positive attitude has helped her deal with not just cancer but all of life’s many challenges.

“When people look at me the first thing I want them to notice is that I’m smiling, not that I’m us-ing crutches and have one leg.”

She and her husband have been married for 30 years and have two grown

sons. Standeven is well-known as an inspirational speaker and presenter of a Smoking Awareness Pro-gram for Teens.

“I have a mission and a goal to help other peo-ple through tough times by sharing my life story openly and honestly.” Standeven says.

In other notes of in-terest Standeven won two silver medals in the 1990 BC Winter Games in Slalom and Giant Sla-lom events; Chilliwack’s Woman of the Year in 2003; the Governor Gen-eral’s Caring Canadian Award in 2005.

She and her co-authors also received the Global Woman of Courage Award in Washington, D.C. in 2011.

Their book is available on Kindle Amazon, at Coles, Indigo and Chap-ters stores across Canada, and on their website, www.choosingtosmile.com.

Julie Houlker (left), Glenda Standeven, and Michelle Rickaby share their stories in Choosing to Smile.

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Or a student bored with practicing?

Calming the Practice Monster by Regal Monster Productions is a workshop designed to help teachers, parents and students with their practice time.

Paul Coates and The Monster will facilitate a musical workshop in Wil-liams Lake on Friday, Oct.

12, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Calvary Church at 625 Carson Dr.

This interactive work-shop is about reconnect-ing the musical team: the student, the parent and the teacher.

Paul Coates will pres-ent inventive ways to make peace with these experienc-es. He will suggest ways to create the fun so the results will come. Coates brings a wealth of experience to this one-of-a-kind musical ad-venture. Virginia M. Taylor

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Popular comedy duo returns to Williams LakeThe popular husband

and wife comedy duo Bernie and Red are re-turning to the lakecity Friday, Oct. 19 with their brand new show at the Gibraltar Room.

The show starts at 7 p.m. and is a community charity fundraiser spon-sored by the Williams Lake Elks Club.

Since their perfor-mance in Williams Lake last October Bernie and Red have released two new CDs, both recorded live, on location in B.C. and made up of the ma-terial which they feature on stage in their most recent shows.

Bernie and Red are well known for poking fun at the retirement lifestyle of a lot of Ca-nadians.

Their signature tune, as it were, is SKI Club, the story of a retired couple who are “spend-ing the kids’ inheritance (S.K.I. get it?).”

These two new CDs feature more of the same, lots of comedy and a number of funny originals, including a humorous look at the Dancing with the Stars

phenomenon entitled Waltz Across Wal-Mart.

A piece of show biz history will be on view during this year’s tour.

On a thrift store visit several years ago, Ber-nie found a pair of trou-sers that were custom made and worn by the famous comedy legend Red Skelton and he’ll be wearing them on this tour.

After that first pur-chase, Bernie began to look for more Red Skel-ton memorabilia and he has since built quite a collection, some of which will be on display at their shows as well.

Bernie and Red have been busy with their winter tour of the southern U.S., numer-ous summer concerts in B.C. and the U.S., and

come here directly from the U.K. where they performed in Wales and

in their hometown of Liverpool.

They both grew up in Liverpool and met as teenagers before mar-rying and emigrating to Canada. They were reg-ulars at the Cavern and saw the Beatles live on countless occasions.

Their winter tour is an annual event and they have been in Arizona, California and Texas for the past 10 years and, as a result, they have a large fan base in the US.

This year they re-ceived the coveted Peo-ple’s Choice Award for Best Comedy Duo in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and were also voted Duo of the Year at the F.A.M.E awards cer-emony in Texas.

Although they have lived in Canada since

the mid-70s, they return annually to the U.K., a trip which is also an op-portunity to “re-charge their batteries” as it were.

“There is still a dif-ference between British and Canadian comedy,” Bernie says, “and we like to feel that we are able to make the Brit-ish humour, which we feature in our show, a bit more accessible to Canadians.”

“Our trips to the UK enable us to get back to our roots and the feisty verbal interchanges that are part and parcel of big city life in the UK. It gives us no end of comedy material for our show,” Red explains.

While they enjoy shows in the big cities Bernie and Red came to Canada for the coun-

try life and eventually settled on a small acre-age raising animals and organic blueberries.

“I picked over 1,000 pounds of them this summer,” Bernie says.

“I’m looking forward to getting on the road and having a rest.”

Advance tickets are available by calling Elks’ Arnie Zimmerman at 250-392-5451, Wen-del Schachtel at 250-989-5182 or Tom Essery at 250-392-2893.

Advance tickets are also available at Au-dio Video, About Face Photography, Sight and Sound, The Open Book Store, and Progressive Printers Inc.

You can learn much more about Bernie and Red by visiting their website www.berniean-dred.com.

Photo submittedBernie and Red, who are originally from Liverpool, England, found their calling as comedians in Canada. The Elks are bringing the duo to Williams Lake for a show on Oct. 19 at the Gibraltar Room.

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Some dogs may have conformation, character or health issues that impede their jumping ability.

Or some just because the handler feels this choice will help prolong the dog’s agility career.

Examples might include heavy-framed breeds such as Rottweilers or Bernese Mountain dogs, soft dogs with less drive that shut down easily, or dogs with hip dysplasia.

Specials dogs run the same courses but compete at one jump height lower than they would in the regular class. The jump divisions are six, 10, 16, and 22 inches and the A-frame is lowered to five feet. Spreads and double jumps are replaced with single bar jumps.

The veterans class is open to dogs that are seven years and older, or a specials dog that is five years of age and has com-peted within specials divi-sion for a year.

The handler can choose when to move his/her dog

to veterans and has the op-tion of competing at one or two jump heights lower than regular.

The A-frame is five feet.

As you can see, one of the features of AAC is that it is all-inclusive. Every-one can play at a standard that is safe and rewarding for their dog.

There are three perfor-mance levels in AAC.

New dogs begin trial-ing at the starters level and progress through ad-vanced and masters.

As a team advances the course becomes increas-ingly difficult with more obstacles, greater chal-lenges, and shorter course times.

Each course is timed and judged by a certified judge.

You get six minutes to walk the course without your dog then you go out and run the course with your dog.

Only one handler and dog will be on the course at one time.

Only positive behav-iour is allowed. No harsh correction is tolerated.

The focus is fun and safety for your dog.

Handlers do not focus on the competition but rather the ability to com-plete the course within the time limit and with no faults.

There is a lot involved but it is very addicting.

Dog agility is for all breeds of dogs and any age but they have to be 18 months to be able to com-pete in trials.

You will find all ages of handlers as well. I even met an 80-year-old gentle-man enjoying the sport.

I have met the most wonderful people through dog agility.

Every year there is a regional trial put on by the Agility Association of Canada (AAC). From there participants can qualify to go to the nation-als.

This year both events were in Naniamo, B.C.

I have even met people trying out for the Worlds.

For more on the Cari-boo Agility Team check out www.radfordretriev-ers.com/cat/catmembers.htm.

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Michelle Wright concert in Williams Lake Oct. 17

Michelle Wright and her full five-piece band will be on stage at the Gibraltar Room in Williams Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The show Songs from the Halls is part of Wright’s fall tour of 30 Canadian cities celebrating her induc-tion into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

“It’s really exciting to be in the hall of fame and be able to connect with the fans who put me there,” Wright says.

Wright says she started organizing the tour a year ago after being inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and was thrilled this year when she was one of five nominees for the 2012 Cana-dian Country Music Association Awards female artist of the year award.

She says it is the first time that some-one has been inducted into the hall of fame one year and nomi-nated for female vo-calist of the year the very next year.

“That was so cool,” Wright says. “I was very pleased. It made

me very happy.”This special concert

tour features many of Wright’s award-win-ning greatest hits plus a spectacular collec-tion of world-class songs from members of various halls of fame whose music, be it country, pop, soul or rock, has inspired Wright throughout her career.

From Anne Murray and Merle Haggard to Aretha Franklin and Al Green, the eve-ning will feature an unprecedented night of music and enter-tainment.

In planning the tour Wright says she lis-

tened to hundreds of songs by country and other hall of fame artists and chose the ones that inspired her most and suited her style.

“I responded to the artists who affected me and who inspired me growing up,” Wright says.

Wright says she also just finished co-writing a new album that will be polished and released after this tour.

One single from the album called An-other Good Day was recently released and climbed into the top 40. Another song,

Strong, from the al-bum will also soon be released.

Wright says she is excited about the up-coming tour with her full five-piece band.

The show includes Wright’s smash hits such as Take It Like A Man, the SOCAN award winning I Sur-render, her ground-breaking look at adoption, He Would Be Sixteen, her suc-cessful collabora-tion with pianist Jim Brickman, Your Love, and 13 other fan fa-vourites recorded at theatres in Leth-bridge, Medicine Hat and Olds, Alta. at various times during 2009 and 2010.

Since her 1990 A r i s t a / N a s h v i l l e self-titled debut al-

bum, Wright has sold nearly two million al-bums in the U.S. and Canada and enjoyed an international ca-reer that has seen her grace concert stages across North Amer-ica, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Wright has amassed 25 top-10 hits and ac-cepted more than 40 major North Ameri-can music awards with popular songs such as Shut Up and Kiss Me.

The Academy of Country Music, the Junos, MuchMusic and the Canadian Country Music Asso-ciation all have hon-oured Wright over the years.

Born and raised in the small farming community of Mor-

peth, Ont., Wright began singing as a child.

She heard rhythm and blues and Mo-town hits coming out of Detroit, just 45 minutes away.

But especially she heard the strains of country music, since Wright’s parents were both country performers.

“My earliest mem-ories of music are singing in the car, or spending the weekend with my father after my parents separated and watching him put on a rhinestone-stud-ded suit to perform in.”

As a young girl, she tagged along on countless jobs. “We never were a family band, but I got a lot

of inspiration and en-couragement from my mother. That’s where my love of country music really began.”

Wright makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee with her businessman husband Marco, their four dogs and one cat.

Wright says Ca-nadian singers and songwriters living in Nashville are very supportive of one an-other and often get together to play and write songs together.

Wright’s Gibraltar Room concert spon-sored by The Wolf radio is Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are avail-able for cash only at Margetts Meats and Bob’s Shoes, Work-wear & Repair.

Michelle Wright will be in concert at the Gibraltar Room on Oct. 17.

Raffle helps museumThe Museum of the

Cariboo Chilcotin is selling raffle tickets for two nights of ac-commodation at the Hills Guest Ranch plus a $125 dining

voucher. The tickets are $5 and available at the museum. Members are also asked to sell tickets if they can. The tickets are in books of 10. The books can be

picked up at the mu-seum office.

The draw will be made on Dec. 1 in time for Christmas giving, says museum manager Pat Skoblanuik.

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Randy was the youngest of six boys of Dick and Ina Branch. He grew up at Miocene and Horsefl y where he attended school. When he reached high school age he stayed in Williams Lake until the family moved to 150 Mile House. While in high school Randy joined the Sea Cadets. After graduating, he travelled for a time and when it came time to settle down, he chose to make Prince Albert

his home. It was there that he met his future wife and love of his life, Audi Young. From Prince Albert they relocated to the Grand Cayman Island for fi ve years where he worked in construction. Randy stayed in the construction trade in Alberta and BC. In 2006 they moved to 150 Mile House and purchased the family home where they resided until present.

Randy was predeceased by his father Dick, mother Ina, brothers Dick, Bill and David. With his untimely death he left to mourn his wife Audi, brothers Peter (Leslie), Don (Joyce) and numerous family members including nephews, nieces, uncles, cousins and so many more family and friends.

Love forever and always Audi

In lieu of fl owers please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

A celebration of Randy’s life will be held at the Miocene Hall on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:00 am.

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Drivers/Courier/Trucking

DRIVERS WANTED: Terrifi c career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!!

Extensive Paid Travel, MealAllowance, 4 wks. Vacation &

Benefi ts Package.Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED.

Apply at www.sperryrail.comunder careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE

Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is looking for Auxiliary / Seasonal Snow Plow Driversfor November 1, 2012 toMarch 31, 2013

Positions available in Burns Lake, Grassy Plains, Bob Quinn Lake, Tatogga, Tele-graph Creek and Jade City.Min. of Class 3 BC Drivers Licence with air endorsement or recognized equivalent re-quired. Wages and allowanc-es per collective agreement.

Apply with resume andreferences in person to: Burns Lake or Dease Lake Offi ces,

or to [email protected] or fax to 250-692-3930www.ldmltd.ca/careers

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Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

OWNER OPERATORS Signing Bonus

Van Kam’s Group of Compa-nies requires Owner Ops. to be based at our Prince George Terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent

employee benefi ts package.To join our team of Profes-sional drivers, call Bev at 604-968-5488 or email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to:

[email protected] fax 604-587-9889

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.Apply online! IHEschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help Wanted

1527 Cariboo Hwy. 97 S

FRONT END MANAGERRequired immediately. This position is full time with competitive wages. Applicant must be experienced and have their Serving It Right certifi cate.

Apply in person with resume.

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

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Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with opportuni es or con nuous growth and development?

For further information, please visit:

www.tru.ca/careers or email [email protected] We wish to thank all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

TRU invites applications for the following positions:

FACULTYContinuing Studies, Psychology Williams Lake Campus

Essential Skills InstructorsWilliams Lake Campus

Short Order Cook InstructorWilliams Lake Campus

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The Three Corners Health Services Society is seeking a qualifi ed candidate to work full-time in the area of Families

as a Home Visitor Support Worker.Knowledge and Skills: • Excellent knowledge of culture, community structure and social history; • Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable working in a First Nations setting; • Experience working in development and facilitation of prevention programming; • Experience in the fi eld of addictions and Mental Health; • Strong verbal and written skills with an emphasis on effective communication with children, parents and fellow employees.Requirements: • Current registration in Early Childhood Education an asset; • Certifi cate or Diploma in Human Services; • Background in Medicine Wheel Teaching/Life Skills teaching; • Knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce 2007; • Criminal record check; • Valid BC drivers license and own vehicle; • First Aid and CPR. Responsibilities may include but not limited to: • Home Visits; • Advocacy; • Case Management.

Please submit Resume with Cover Letter and names of Previous Supervisors for reference to: Jennie Walker, Health DirectorThree Corners Health Services Society150 North First AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8Fax: 250-398-9824Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: October 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm

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Irrigating BC and the Yukon since 1974

Williams Lake250.392.23211.800.665.5909www.thewaterpeople.com

Highlands Irrigation Ltd.

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Employment

Help Wanted

Full Time Tow Truck Drivers

WantedMust submit drivers

abstract with resume.

No phone calls please

765 N. Mackenzie Ave.

Bee Jay AutoWRECKING & TOWING

FINISHING OPERATOR & GRADEMAN. Op exp’d for Track Hoe, Skid Steer, Dozer and/or Grader. Min 5 yrs. 403-250-8868

ROUTES AVAILABLE:Door to door delivery

before 8:00 amTuesday & Thursday

*127-151 Barlow Ave.6-166 Country Club Blvd.

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*615-615 Atwood Pl.4008-4008 Mackenzie Ave.

100-589 Midnight Dr.1042-1095 Moxon Pl.1000-1095 Slater St.*

*200-391 Litzenburg Cres.*

Please call Kym at (250) 392-2331

The Yellow Umbrella/Thyme for Tea has an opening for a cook, 2 days/week, apply in person with resume and refer-ences, no phone calls. Locat-ed at 150 Mile House next to the School.Wanted P/T Caregiver for paraplegic senior in her own home, about 30 min north of W.L., drivers licence & vehicle required. weekends & on call, competitive wages. Call Janet at (250)989-9801 or Kathy at (250)398-8674

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*1300-1585 Eleventh Ave. N.*

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Please call Kym at (250)392-2331

Trades, TechnicalAUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing INC. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd Year Apprentic-es or Journey Person Weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journey Person $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send re-sume to [email protected]; p roduct ion@auto tanks.ca . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: [email protected] or call 403-568-1327.

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Services

Garden & LawnWINTERIZE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, book now starting at $40, 18 yrs experience, guaranteed. (250)267-9686

Moving & Storage

6´, 8´, 10´, 20´ & 40´

sizes available.Safe. Portable.

Affordable.Rent or buy.Call Jason

250-296-9092.

Recycling

RECYCLINGDepot for batteries,

rads, copper, aluminum, catalytic converters,

alts. and starts. Will p/u, will buy!

Phone 250-398-0672

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayExc. quality horse & good feeder hay, round bales, & large squares. (250)296-3651

Quality hay 55/60lb sq. bales, grass or alphalpha mix $5.00 per bale, $6.00 delivered with minimum 100 bl. order. (250)243-2084


Pets & Livestock

PetsBERNESE Mnt. Puppies $1200. 1rst sht, Wormed, Mi-cro Health gar. 250-998-4697

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesReconditioned washer/dryer, stoves etc. 6 month guaran-tee. Will deliver in town. More info call Robert. 250-305-6344 days or 250-392-7064 eves.

$100 & UnderMetal Bunk Bed set, top sin-gle, bottom double, sing. mat-tress inc. $100 (250)303-3500

Queen size box spring & Mat-tress. Good Cond. $75 (250)303-3500

Help Wanted


$300 & Under4-15” studded Bear Claw win-ter tires. Used one season. $250.00 (250)392-7077

$500 & Under4-Hankook tires, 235-75 R17” Factory issue,like new all sea-son radials Dynapro. ($627 new) Asking $450. fi rm (250)398-5106

Heavy Duty Machinery

1996 Backhoe, 4 in 1 bucket, extendahoe, 4 wheel drive. $32,000. obo (250)398-3311

Misc. for Sale2 Log Arches for sale. $600. each. Phone Jerry (250)989-1056

Help Wanted

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Brad Huston

250-392-7567 Williams Lake

250-982-2611 Bella Coola

Fax 250-392-5440 • www.beelinecourier.ca

405 Mackenzie Avenue South, Williams Lake

Daily service to QuesnelWednesday & Friday to Bella Coola

In-Town Deliveries

• Small Appliance Recycling Depot• E-Waste Electronic Recycling Center

MIND PATH HYPNOTHERAPY

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WHO WOULD YOU BE IF YOU COULD ONLY CHANGE YOUR MIND?

Vicky Ortiz - RDH, M.H., C.ChtCertifi ed Clinical Hypnotherapist

FOR ALL YOUR AUTO REPAIRS

STAN POGUELicensed Technician

Serving the Cariboo since 1981

A.R.S. Enterprises Ltd1075 N. Mackenzie Ave. Phone 250-392-3522 • Fax 250-392-3548

Government InspectionsShuttle Service • BCAA Approved

Tuesday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pmSaturday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

LAVTAPMobile Audio Service

Industrial Audiometric TechnicianIndustrial / Commercial / Logging / Construction

250-392-2922 • 1-866-327-8678 Fax: 250-392-2947

Dwight SatchellBox 4105, Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V2

We love Used Parts

CARIBOO AUTO RECYCLERSsince 1954

Licenced MechanicsQuality Recycled Parts with

120 Day Condi onal Warranty

RENNIE & DEAN JOHNSONat the junc on of 150 Mile & Horse y/Likely Rd

250-296-3343

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 8:30am - 2:00pm

Here’s myCard! Despite every technological

advance, business cards remain an essential business tool.

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Melanie FunkE.M.P. Instructor/Trainer/Evaluator

Registered Training Agency for Worksafe BC

Group Rates Available

Committed to training excellence!

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Pediatric CoursesAutomated External

DefibrillatorC.P.R. All Levels

Advanced Level 3

BOOK NOW

October 12 or November 2

Training for Level 1

November 5 - 20Training for Advanced Level 3

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Email: [email protected] at the Pioneer Complex

Sell your vehicle in the Tribune

Classifieds3 times

a week for1 month

$4495

plus HSTJust bring in

or e-mailyour picture

Private party ads only (non-commercial)under cars, trucks,

SUVs or vans.

Sweet Deal!Like New

4 wheel drive, low kms. Great Price

Call 555-555-1515after 4 p.m.

1 column x 2” ad

188 N. 1st Ave. Williams Lake [email protected]


Misc. for SaleBeachcomber Hot Tub 360 Hybrid Edition (88x80) ($11,000. new) Sell for $5000. (250)989-0572

Gas powered 200LE Miller Wilder with cables. $1000. obo Call (250)267-7258

Hydra-Lift 9000 lbs. 2 post hoist. $1000. (250)392-7313

SHAVINGS: Clean, com-pressed. 2 sizes. New Cal Rabbit Farm. 250-395-3336.

STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Wanted: Older Coleman gas lanterns in good condition. Call (250)398-6548

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale

Million Dollar View10 Acres overlooking Felker Lake, offering excellent year round

recreation. Water sports, fi shing, biking, snowmobiling and X Country skiing. Ideal

location only 20 minutes from town on a paved road. Easy access to Felker Lake

and minutes to Chimney Lake. Well treed, gentle

sloping southern exposure, with hydro and telephone

services at the property line. Price $120,000. for more

information Please Call (250)392-3074

ONE LOT LEFT! 10 ACRES

ROSS ROAD(FOX MOUNTAIN)

$100,000. LEAVE

MESSAGE AT (250)398-8558.

Business for SaleRESTAURANT and/or Pub for Lease. 150 Mile Roadhouse. For Information Call Roman 250-398-0055

For Sale By Owner

3000A N. MacKenzie Ave.Renovated 3bdrms., 2 bath-rooms (jacuzzi/ bath/shower)

detached garage, paving stone driveway and patio,

covered verandah, landscaped, inground sprinklers, perimeter

electricity, alarm system. $269,000.

Serious inquiries only. (250) 392-0024 or

(250) 392-3907

Deluxe Waterfront Home1645 Signal Point Rd.182 ft of Lakeshore

.63 acres, 1651 sqft main,

1625 sqft basement3 bedrooms, 2 on main

& 1 in basement.$600,000.

(250)392-7776

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

One Of A Kind

2 acre landscaped lot.Large 4 bedroom, 3 full bath, fully

renovated, new kitchen. Hot tub and sauna. 5 min from town.

More information call (250)305-9994

Houses For SaleCountry Corner acre - Family economy home, minutes from town, with full basement, 4bdrm/2bath, 2-car detached garage, gas heat, EPA & CSA wood heat backup. Great neighbourhood. $165,000. Call (250)992-5752

Mobile Homes & Parks

“HURRY - GOING FAST”One left - 2 sold

Buy New for Less Than Used.2011 Moduline

3 bedroom Great Park - Nice Bay.

$78,0000.00Call (250)392-3879

Very Private Mobile Home

12x60 mobile, many renovations: New siding,

new windows, new furnace, new plumbing throughout,

kitchen updated, new bathroom. Very nice

setting, nice view. Must be sold!

$41,500. obo Call Wayne (250)267-3543 cell

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

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, dishwasher & cable. Laundry

facility on site, no pets.

250-392-6450

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!1 - 2 bdrm apt F/S

Dishwasher and A/Cin most units. Quiet -

Good references only. Ask about our incentives.

Call Frank 250-305-1155

pics at

2 bdrm apartment, South Lakeside area, no pets. (250)392-5074.

2-bdrm. furnished apt. f/s, dw, a/c, large patio, laundry on main fl oor, end unit with view of town, $730/mo. heat, hydro inc avail. Nov. 1(250)305-5550

Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

3843 SQ ft. building for lease, big retail space, offi ce, lunch-room, semi + size work shop, large fenced compound- 2113 N Lakeside, off Highway 97- 604-859-2086

HousesittingRELIABLE middle age work-ing man will house sit in Wil-liams Lake area starting Nov 1. (6 month minimum) Have excellent references. Please leave message 250-392-9780

Mobile Homes & Pads

3 bedroom 14x70 mobile on private lot on Bailey Rd. N/S, R/R. $625/month. Phone (250)392-3347

Homes for Rent2 bd. home on Mission Rd. (150 Mile) F/S, W/D hook-ups, pets negotiable, inc. hydro and garbage pick-up. $800/month (250)296-3073 after 7 p.m.

2 bdrm. house with F/S includ-ed. Please call (250)392-7617.

3-bdrm., 2 bath., n/s, n/p, f/s, dw, r/r, d/d, w/d working family preferred. (250)398-6278

3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath town-house, includes appliances, w/d, built in vac, no pets, no smoking, $1550/mo plus utilities. Available Nov 1/12 References required 250-267-5341

StorageRV, Auto, Boat Storage in town, secured outside or in-side call Garry (250)392-0439Cheapest Rates in Town!

Suites, Lower1bdr. suite $550/mo. 1 person $650/mo. 2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045.

2bdrm bsmnt suite in town, $775/mnth (250)305-4946 or (250)296-3377 Avail. immed.

Suites, Upper2bdrm upper fl oor of house, f/s w/d S. Lakeside $800/mo +util. r/r (250)267-5988

Cars - Domestic

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

1955 INTERNATIONAL

GOOD SHAPENEEDS

SOME WORK. $5,000.

Phone (250)243-2131

Auto Accessories/Parts

Arctic Claw studded winter tires. 225/75/R17. Barely used. $425. Phone (250)392-9113 Leave message

Cars - Domestic

1992 Acura VigorAutomatic,

front wheel drive,fully loaded, new tires,

well maintained, runs well.

228,000 km. $2,000. OBO

(250)305-8443 daytime(250)296-3443 after 6pm

1999 Ford Taurus SEV6-182 3.0L OHV Automatic

101,764 km, AC, power everything, 4 summer & winter tires all on rims,

$1000 maintenance put in Dec 2011, all service

records from 40,000km.call or text (250)303-2371

$3900 OBO

2001 Dodge Neon, good con-dition, runs great. $1,950. obo (250)305-8081

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2000 Oldsmobile IntrigueFully loaded,

pwr & htd. leather seats, a/c, 12 disc CD changer, keyless

entry, p/w, cruise and traction control.

Very well maintained,157,841 km

Asking $4500 or make an offer.(250)392-2925

2004 MalibuOnly 88,000 kms

Auto, 6 cyl., New brakes and rotors,

Extra set of winter tires. Good condition.

$5,500.(250)296-4192

Cars - Sports & Imports

2002 Ford EscapeGreen, 2 wheel Dr., 4 door, 166,145km

asking $5,500(250)392-2115

Cars - Domestic

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MINING LEASE APPLICATION

Take notice that Gibraltar Mines Ltd., C/O Scott Jones, 15th Floor, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H8, free miner certifi cate client number 141999, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identifi ed by the mineral claims listed below.

The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application:

• Tenure Numbers 207628, 207629, 207630, 207640, 207662, 207736, and 207737

• Mineral Titles Map Number 093B.059 • Plan Number EPC767 • Cariboo District

Posted at the Chief Gold Commissioner’s offi ce in Victoria, British Columbia, this 29th Day of August, 2012.

MINING LEASE APPLICATION

Take notice that Gibraltar Mines Ltd., C/O Scott Jones, 15th Floor, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4H8, free miner certifi cate client number 141999, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identifi ed by the mineral claims listed below.

The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application:

• Tenure Numbers 203987, 207727, 207728, 207759, 207877, 207878, 372057, 372064, and 516600

• Mineral Titles Map Number 093B.049 and 093B.059 • Plan Number EPC767 • Cariboo District

Posted at the Chief Gold Commissioner’s offi ce in Victoria, British Columbia, this 29th Day of August, 2012.

www.wltribune.com

HOW TO REACH US...

250-392-2331 250-392-2331 250-392-2331250-392-2331

OFFICE OF THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISORSEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for snow removal and/or sanding, and in some locations, shovelling, at the following schools for the 2012-2013 season:

Alexis Creek Elementary-Jr. Secondary Anahim Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Big Lake Elementary Bridge Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary Dog Creek Elementary Horsefly Elementary-Jr. Secondary Lac La Hache Elementary Likely Elementary-Jr. Secondary 100 Mile Elementary 150 Mile Elementary Naghtaneqed Elem.- Jr. Secondary (Nemiah) Tatla Lake Elementary-Jr. Secondary

Track vehicles will not be considered.

Tender forms may be obtained from the School District Board Office, Maintenance Office, 100 Mile House Bus Garage and the schools listed above.

Tenders must be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Snow Removal Tender” and received no later than 1:00 p.m. October 5th, 2012. All tenders should be addressed to:

Yvonne Pommier School District #27 Grounds Leadhand 765 North Second Avenue Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4C3 Phone: 250-305-7018

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27(CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)

LAND ACT:NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR

CROWN LANDTake notice that Pius Marty has made application to the Province of British Columbia for Licence of Occupation covering THAT PARCEL OR TRACT OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 40; TOGETHER WITH THOSE PARTS OF THE E1/2 AND THE W1/2 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 40; AND THAT PART OF THE NE1/4, SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 40, ALL WITHIN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT, TOTAL CONTAINING 1.278 HECTARES MORE OR LESS situated on Provincial Crown land located in the Cariboo District.

The fi le no. assigned to the application is 5407579. Written comments about this application are to be directed to Forests Lands and Natural Resources Operations 120-640 Borland St., Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4T1

Email: [email protected]

Comments will be received until 30 days after the last ad runs in the newspaper.

Comments received after this date may not be considered.

Additional information about the application and a MAP showing the location and extent of the application area can be obtained at the following website:

http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp

Be advised that any response to this ad may be provided to the public upon request.

Be advised that any response to this notice will be part of the public record and is subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

2006 Honda Civic. Great condition.

4 door, manual trans.

$8500. (250)267-3334

Motorcycles

2001 Yamaha 650 V-star

Custom black and chrome, extra lights, new battery and trickle charger, very

nice, garage kept, 16xxxkms,

helmet and jacket avail. $3,750. o.b.o. Call or text

(250)267-4454

2004 Yamaha V-Star Classic 650,

red + black, 13,300 km. Floor boards not pegs for extra riding comfort,

toe or heel shift, backrest, new battery. You’ll get lots of

compliments on it. $5300 obo. 250-392-7937

2005 Suzuki Boulevard800cc, windshield,

2 helmets, repair manual included.

$4500. oboPhone (250)392-7484

2 CRF 80 Honda dirt bikes, new in 2011, 25hrs. only. $2,300. each. (250)296-9030

Off Road Vehicles

2011 Arctic Cat Prowler

700cc, comes with roof and windshield, only

1500km, like new. Great for work or play.

Asking $11,500. Phone (250)392-4056

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

1986 Travel Air 18ft. 5th Wheel

Has canopy, fridge, stove, oven, and

bathroom with shower. Good condition. $2,950. o.b.o.

Phone (250)392-5398 Leave message.

2008 Jayco Jay Flight 24’ RKS Trailer

Excellent conditionAll the bells

and whistles!$16,000. obo

For more info call:(250)398-2949

$5500.00The Hunter Hilton is the perfect hunting/camping/fi shing rig! Has full bath,

(Shower), fridge stove, oven and furnace. Sleeps 4!

2 - 30lb tanks w/12V battery for power. Large dry box and

room for gen. set on rear. Light weight and easy to

tow, it will go anywhere you want to pull it!

All new upholsteryPhone (250)398-7848 or (250)305-6312 to view.

LIKE new 2010 Northern Lite camper. This camper is the Q lite 8.5. It has 3 burner cook top, oven, toilet with shower, surround sound entertainment center w/ 19” tv, queen bed, fantastic fan, happi jacks w/ remote, side and back awning, frig, furnace. asking $23000 obo. this unit new was $32000. make an offer. call (250)392-7627 or (250)305-0635.

Legal Notices

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

Skylark Camper10 1/2 ft.,

Furnace/fridge Shower/Toilet, Steps,

Fantastic Fan, Weight 885 kgs.

$3500. oboCall Terry Wood

(250)392-5784 to view.

Sport Utility Vehicle

1999 Land Rover Discovery II

152000 km, excellent radial tires, very good running con-dition, 4 liter, V8 automatic.

Asking $6995(250)305-6609

Trucks & Vans

1988 Dodge 1500New rebuilt 318 motor and

clutch system. Well maintained. Runs great.Updated sound system.

31” summer tires & New Cooper winter tires.

$3,000.00 obo(250)303-1177 or

(250)267-2509

1998 F150 4x4 XLTNew tires, starter & trans.

No rust or damage, very dependable & clean. Power windows, locks &

mirrors, trailer pkg., running boards, box liner, full gauges, factory fogs.

$4500 (250)742-3258

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Trucks & Vans

1998 Ford WindstarAutomatic,

A/C, P/D, P/L, Remote start, DVD Player,

Winter tires on rims.$2400.00 obo(250)398-7589

1999 F250 XLT Superduty Su-percab(4dr), 4x4, 5sp, 5.4l, loaded, 163km, tow pkge, rear airbag shocks, sprayon liner, rims, $6,900. 250-243-0039 lve msg

2004 Ford F1504x4 Lariat SupercrewFully loaded, leather

heated seats, sun roof, GPS, box cover, lots of chrome, 116,000 kms, winter tires on mags.

$14,500.Phone: (250)267-3434

2004 Ford Ranger 4x44.0L, 5 speed,

195.000km.$7650

includes 4 snow tires & Aluminum Rack (250)302-1706

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Trucks & Vans

2005 Dodge Caravan3.3L, 187,000km

Clean & good condition 2 sets of tires

Studded & all season.Asking $3800. obo(250)267-7793 or

(778)412-2266

Winter ready Extremely well maintained2000 Red Dodge Dakota

4x4, automatic,shy of 200,000kms

canopy, 2 sets of tires & rims, rocker panels, alarm system, A/C.

$6500. Ready to go!(250)392-7908

Boats

Boat For SaleOlder Boat and Trailer

with 60hp Motor$2750 OBO

(250)392-6371 Leave Message

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Boats

CampionIn-Board

16 ft.Comes with trailer.

140hp$3500. obo

Call Terry Wood (250)392-5784

to view.

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BY VIRTUE OF THE WAREHOUSE LIEN

ACT: For towing, on-going storage and notifi cation costs. We will dispose

of namely one (1) 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix VIN# 2G2WP522041180774

registered to Thomas Earl Peel to recover $1,639.90

plus the cost of the ad. View and bid at

Bee Jay Auto Wrecking & Towing Ltd.,

725 N Mackenzie Ave., Williams Lake, BC

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Williams Lake Tribune, October 02, 2012

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