Barriere Star Journal, October 23, 2014

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The Adams River has one of the largest Sockeye salmon runs in North America and every fourth year is a “dominant” salmon run. This has been such a year with over 3.5 million sock-eye forecast. Hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world have been � ocking to Roderick Haig-Brown Park to see Nature in full reproduction. This year the Paci� c Salmon Foun-dation partnered with Rocky Moun-taineer in providing the Adams River Salmon Society with a $75,000 grant for educational kiosks and a new view-ing platform. Thanks to the educational kiosks, hundreds of school groups will return home with a heightened under-standing of salmon’s importance.

This sockeye salmon was photo-graphed Oct. 17 while swimming over

the gravel beds that provide ideal-spawning habitat in the Adams River. STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

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North Thompson Star/Journal On Oct. 20, 2014 at the regular District

of Barriere council meeting, councillors voted unanimously to declare their support for the proposed Trans Mountain Expan-sion Project by Kinder Morgan Canada.

“Since the project was announced a little over two years ago there has been a lot of discussion by members of our community about the impacts that this project could have on those that reside in this region,” said District Mayor Bill Humphreys, “How-ever people are talking about this project throughout the province - in particular peo-ple debate the issue were it the environment

versus the economy. I believe the people of the Interior are no less concerned with pro-tecting our environment than those in the Lower Mainland. We have been on the front line of the resource economy for decades, and our understanding on balancing the needs of the economy and the environment are real.”

Humphreys states that resources are the economic engine of rural communities, and they continue to provide jobs for families while at the same time providing the nec-essary government revenues and economic activity that even cities in the Lower Main-land need to operate.

“Our council felt that it was important

that the people of British Columbia know that communities like Barriere rely on com-panies like Trans Mountain to help keep our towns working and prosperous,” said the Mayor, “Today Kinder Morgan Canada pays over $5.6 million in local taxes annu-ally in the Thompson Valley Regional Dis-trict. If the project is approved, that will move to over $13 million paid every year.”

Humphreys also notes that the District of Barriere is more than happy to support the Trans Mountain project and is looking forward to working with the company to see that it is built and operated safely, provides investment for the public good, and jobs for the region.

Council votes to unanimously support Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline

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By Tim PetrukKamloops This Week

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found a North Thompson homeowner in con-tempt of court for failing to properly � x a six-foot-deep hole into which she and her husband had been — and perhaps still are — dumping raw sewage.

Gloria Pearson and her husband, Paul, appeared in B.C. Su-preme Court in Ka-mloops on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

The couple’s Vin-sulla property has been the subject of on-going court proceed-

ings since 2013 when, following a hearing, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley or-dered the Pearsons to install a proper septic system.

The issue has also been brought forward by at least one neigh-bour.

Court heard the couple had its indoor plumbing hooked up to a pipe that ran into a six-foot open pit on the property.

Paul Pearson claimed the couple has not used toilets in their home for three years, but the Inte-rior Health Authority (IHA) claims that’s not true.

IHA lawyer Kris-ten Morley said an in-vestigator visited the property as recently as this past summer and noted a “scum layer” in the pit that appeared to be human waste.

“This is a health hazard,” Morley said.

“There’s open sew-age draining into this pit. It’s simply not safe to have sewage discharging into an open pit.”

Morley said the Pearsons have lived on the property for three

years and have never had a working septic system.

“There are people who live in this area,” she said. “There are other residents who have made complaints. There are people with ground-water wells in the area. The area is a � oodplain. This is a serious health con-cern.”

Paul Pearson said he doesn’t have the money to get a septic system up and run-ning on the property — but Dley came up with a work-around.

In addition to levy-ing a $5,000 � ne for being found in con-tempt of court, Dley also ordered the IHA to pay for the work on the septic system to be brought up to code.

That money will be repaid out of equity the Pearsons claim to have in the property, which is listed for sale as part of a separate proceeding.

The only hiccup might come if more liens are found on the home.

Dley gave Morley until Friday, Oct. 17, to determine whether the Pearsons have suf-� cient equity to pay for the septic upgrades.

Instead of pay-ing for the repairs,

the IHA wanted Dley to order that water be turned off on the Pearsons’ property or that they be ordered evicted.

Dley, however, ruled that ordering the IHA to � x the sys-tem is the only way to ensure it will be done properly and in a timely manner.

Paul Pearson is a convicted fraudster.

Four years ago, RCMP in Alberta in-vestigated Pearson after businesses in the Red Deer area com-plained he charged for space at a series of trade shows he never intended to operate.

Refunds were not given.

Police identi� ed more than 80 victims who were defrauded more than $200,000.

Pearson was given a 20-month condi-tional sentence for 17 counts of fraud.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice also ordered he repay $158,000 to victims, an order by which he was able to abide.

Last year, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs warned mem-bers to stay away from a talent contest pro-moted by Pearson, according to a CBC report.

Raw-sewage saga leads to homeowner Pearson being found in contempt of court

A B.C. Supreme B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley or-

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TAKE NOTICE that elections by voting will be conducted for the offi ce of Director in the following Electoral Areas and that the persons duly nominated as candidates are as follows:

VOTING OPPORTUNITIES: ADVANCED Voting OpportunitiesAdvance Voting will be held at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Offi ce, 4th Floor 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC:

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

ADDITIONAL Advance Voting OpportunitiesAdditional Advance Voting will be held for electors on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Electoral Area “O” The Ridge Community Centre, 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere Electoral Area “P” Chase Community Hall, 547 Shuswap Avenue, Chase Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipal Offi ce, 106-3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks MAIL IN VotingYou may be eligible to register and vote by mail if you: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that prevents you from attending a voting place at any of the voting opportunities; • if you reside in a specifi c and remote area of the TNRD; or • if you expect to be absent on general voting day and all advance voting days.

For detailed information about mail in voting or to download an application for mail in voting, visit the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca

GENERAL Voting DayGeneral voting day will be open to qualifi ed electors on November 15, 2014 at the following times and locations:

ELECTOR REGISTRATION AND ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS Registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting.In order to vote, an elector must be eligible either as a Resident Elector or a Non-Resident Property Elector.

1. Resident Elector: • must be age 18 or older at time of registration; • must be a Canadian citizen; • must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration; • must be a resident of the Electoral Area for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration • must not be disqualifi ed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualifi ed by law.

2. Non-Resident Property Elector: • must not be entitled to register as a resident elector of the Electoral Area; • must be age 18 or older at time of registration; • must be a Canadian citizen; • must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration; • must be a registered owner of real property in the Electoral Area, either as joint tenants or tenants in common for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration; • must not be disqualifi ed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualifi ed by law.

VOTER PROOF OF IDENTITY: Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors will be required to produce two (2) documents, at least one (1) of which must contain the applicants signature, providing evidence of their identity and place of residency. For example, any two (2) of the following will be acceptable: • a BC drivers license; • a BC identifi cation card issued by the motor vehicle offi ce; • an owner’s certifi cate of insurance and vehicle license issued by ICBC; • a BC care card or gold care card; • a Social Insurance card; • a Native Status Card issued by the Department of Indian Aff airs; • a citizenship card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada; • a real property tax notice; • a credit card or debit card, or • a utility bill.

Non-Resident Property Electors must also produce the following documentation evidencing proof of ownership of property and written consent of other property owners (if any):

1. Proof of Ownership: state of title certifi cate, registered agreement for sale, latest property tax notice, or latest property assessment notice

2. Consent: written consent of a majority of the property owners if there is more than one owner (forms available at www.tnrd.ca) that they are entitled to register the jointly owned property. The person voting must sign the consent form.

ANSWERS TO COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS: • No elector may vote more than once regardless of the number of properties owned; • It is not necessary to be a property owner to register and vote as a Resident Elector; • There is no restriction to the number of Resident Electors entitled to register and vote per household; • If you are not able to vote on General Election Day or at any of the advance voting opportunities, you can apply for Mail in Voting; • Corporations or businesses are not entitled to register or vote.

FURTHER INFORMATION may be obtained from the TNRD website, www.tnrd.ca, by contacting Carolyn Black, Chief Election Offi cer or Andrea Leite, Deputy Chief Election Offi cer at 250-377-8673 or by email to [email protected].

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“O” (Lower North Thompson) Fennell, Mike District of Barriere Kershaw, Bill District of Barriere

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Electoral Area “O” (Lower North Thompson)Van Sickle Residence 1175 Agate Bay Rd, Adams Lake 8:00 am to 8:00 pmLittle Fort Community Hall 148 93 Mile-Little Fort Hwy # 24, Little Fort 8:00 am to 8:00 pmThe Ridge Community Centre 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Electoral Area “P” (Rivers and the Peaks)Whispering Pines Community Hall 10134 Rodeo Way, Black Pines 8:00 am to 8:00 pmHeffl ey Creek Elementary School 7020 Old Hwy 5, Heffl ey Creek 8:00 am to 8:00 pmBrown Residence 1780 Pinegrove Road, McLure 8:00 am to 8:00 pmPinantan Elementary School 2540 Hines Road, Pinantan 8:00 am to 8:00 pmRivershore Golf Course 330 Rivershore Dr, Kamloops 8:00 am to 8:00 pmSun Rivers Sagewood Community Hall 222 Sagewood Drive, Kamloops 8:00 am to 8:00 pmSun Peaks Municipal Offi ce 106-3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks 8:00 am to 8:00 pmChase Community Hall 547 Shuswap Avenue, Chase 8:00 am to 8:00 pmPritchard Community Hall 1941 Duck Range Road, Pritchard 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

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By Tim PetrukKamloops This Week

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found a North Thompson homeowner in con-tempt of court for failing to properly � x a six-foot-deep hole into which she and her husband had been — and perhaps still are — dumping raw sewage.

Gloria Pearson and her husband, Paul, appeared in B.C. Su-preme Court in Ka-mloops on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

The couple’s Vin-sulla property has been the subject of on-going court proceed-

ings since 2013 when, following a hearing, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley or-dered the Pearsons to install a proper septic system.

The issue has also been brought forward by at least one neigh-bour.

Court heard the couple had its indoor plumbing hooked up to a pipe that ran into a six-foot open pit on the property.

Paul Pearson claimed the couple has not used toilets in their home for three years, but the Inte-rior Health Authority (IHA) claims that’s not true.

IHA lawyer Kris-ten Morley said an in-vestigator visited the property as recently as this past summer and noted a “scum layer” in the pit that appeared to be human waste.

“This is a health hazard,” Morley said.

“There’s open sew-age draining into this pit. It’s simply not safe to have sewage discharging into an open pit.”

Morley said the Pearsons have lived on the property for three

years and have never had a working septic system.

“There are people who live in this area,” she said. “There are other residents who have made complaints. There are people with ground-water wells in the area. The area is a � oodplain. This is a serious health con-cern.”

Paul Pearson said he doesn’t have the money to get a septic system up and run-ning on the property — but Dley came up with a work-around.

In addition to levy-ing a $5,000 � ne for being found in con-tempt of court, Dley also ordered the IHA to pay for the work on the septic system to be brought up to code.

That money will be repaid out of equity the Pearsons claim to have in the property, which is listed for sale as part of a separate proceeding.

The only hiccup might come if more liens are found on the home.

Dley gave Morley until Friday, Oct. 17, to determine whether the Pearsons have suf-� cient equity to pay for the septic upgrades.

Instead of pay-ing for the repairs,

the IHA wanted Dley to order that water be turned off on the Pearsons’ property or that they be ordered evicted.

Dley, however, ruled that ordering the IHA to � x the sys-tem is the only way to ensure it will be done properly and in a timely manner.

Paul Pearson is a convicted fraudster.

Four years ago, RCMP in Alberta in-vestigated Pearson after businesses in the Red Deer area com-plained he charged for space at a series of trade shows he never intended to operate.

Refunds were not given.

Police identi� ed more than 80 victims who were defrauded more than $200,000.

Pearson was given a 20-month condi-tional sentence for 17 counts of fraud.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice also ordered he repay $158,000 to victims, an order by which he was able to abide.

Last year, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs warned mem-bers to stay away from a talent contest pro-moted by Pearson, according to a CBC report.

Raw-sewage saga leads to homeowner Pearson being found in contempt of court

A B.C. Supreme B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley or-

Mike Fennel

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By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week

A member of a ranching family with roots going back a century has been reap-pointed as a member of the new regional ag-ricultural land commis-sion’s Interior panel.

Lucille Dempsey, part of the family that operates Frolek Cattle Co., is one of three members of the Inte-rior panel, along with Gordon Gillette and Richard Mumford, both Cariboo agricul-turalists.

The panels were named on Wednesday (Oct. 9) by Agriculture Minister Norm Let-nick.

A return to regional panels � rst instituted under the Gordon Campbell government

and later abandoned is part of controversial change to the Agricul-tural Land Reserve by the current Liberal gov-ernment under Premier Christy Clark.

Starting � ve years ago, Dempsey served under the Interior re-gional panel, moved to the province-wide board along with the changes and is now back on the regional panel.

“You have to follow Victoria’s dictates and we’ll make it work,” she said.

“We’ve been there before.”

Those changes include a two-zone ALR, with more op-portunity for develop-ment on farmland in parts of the province, including the Thomp-son Valley, Central In-

terior and North.Important or local-

ly-controversial deci-sions can be kicked upstairs to the agricul-tural land commission’s executive committee. That call to move it to a higher level can be made by regional pan-els or by the commis-sion’s director.

“I think the pub-lic has spoken. They want to see agricul-tural land protected,”

Dempsey said. “I think more and

more people are very cognizant of where their food comes from.”

Dempsey said it’s too early to speculate about the impact of the changes on the com-mission and farmland.

She said the biggest question mark is the regulations that have yet to come down to ac-company the legislative changes.

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

Privately developed run-of-river, wind and solar power remains a possible alternative to a third dam on the Peace River, Energy Minister Bill Bennett says.

Bennett was responding to this week’s deci-sion by the federal and B.C. environment min-istries to recommend construction of the Site C dam, which would � ood another 83 km of the Peace River valley near Fort St. John.

Bennett said some people have incorrectly interpreted the environmental assessment certi� -cates as a green light for the project, which BC Hydro has considered for 35 years. Studies of natural gas power generation and private clean energy projects are continuing, and a recom-mendation to cabinet will be made in November, Bennett said.

Studies have shown that equivalent natural gas power plants would be “marginally cheaper” than Site C, which would provide 8.5 per cent of the province’s electricity supply, but that op-tion would require amendment of the province’s clean energy legislation.

“I believe there would be signi� cant public

opposition to utilizing gas to generate all of that electricity,” Bennett said. “It’s not totally off the table but it isn’t something that I think has legs.”

Outside experts have endorsed BC Hydro’s forecast that its electricity demand will increase by 40 per cent in the next 20 years, with most of that met through conservation.

Bennett said that forecast may prove to be low if lique� ed natural gas production, new mines and other industrial developments proceed.

The government acknowledges that seven ab-original communities in the Peace region oppose Site C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said they do not have authority to veto the project, a position that may be tested in court if the cabinet approves Site C to proceed next year.

Bennett said the cost of wind, solar and other renewable energy is coming down, but any pri-vate alternative would have to include the addi-tional costs of power lines and backup power for intermittent sources.

Private power an alternative to Site C

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Wind turbines at Dokie Ridge near Chetwynd. Private power developers are pitching their

run-of-river and wind as an alternative to another big dam.

Privately developed run-of-river, wind and table but it isn’t something that I think has legs.”

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OPINION The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL

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Editor ia l ; by Isobel Mackenzie , Seniors Advocate

VICTORIA - Ageism can take many forms, however like any discrimination it has, at its core, a desire to stereotype an entire group of people.

On Oct. 1, 2014, we celebrated the United Nations International Day of the Older Person. This year’s theme “Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All” should be a reminder to practice inclusion by resisting the temptation to stereotype anyone, including seniors.

To this end, there has been much discussion in the media recently about the increased and relative af� uence of seniors. Some, such as Maclean’s Magazine have baited divisiveness with the headline “Old. Rich. Spoiled”. Throughout the various articles and headlines of late, I have struggled to � nd the voice of actual seniors re� ected. What I have found instead is incomplete information that has resulted in a mis-representation of the economic plight of many seniors.

Statistics Canada pegs the 2011 median income for those over 65 at $23,700. This means that 50% of seniors in Canada are living on less than $23,700 per year, with the majority living alone. Compare this to the median income for 35-44 year olds at $43,300 with the overwhelming majority living in a two-person household sharing costs that are often borne by the single senior. Here in British Columbia alone, we have over 52,000 seniors who are living on $16,300 per year or less.

While it is true that some low-income seniors live in a home with no mortgage, they still face property tax, insurance and maintenance and repair costs all on a � xed income that is often not guaranteed to keep pace with in� ation. Their equity in some cases has either been borrowed against, or is an insurance policy for fu-ture care costs. Additionally, let’s not forget the 20% of senior households that are rented and face annual increases against an often stagnant income. Seniors face health-care costs related to drugs, mobility aids, dental care, eyeglasses and hear-ing aids with no workplace bene� t plans to defray costs.

Householders today are enjoying record low interest rates. While this is a boon for some homeowners, it can be a hardship for the overwhelming majority of se-niors who do not receive a de� ned bene� t pension plan and must produce an ad-equate retirement income from savings and investments. It is important to remem-ber that, whatever wealth seniors might have (outside of their primary residence) they are usually required to produce an income from it, unlike people who receive their income from employment and can allow their wealth to compound.

The issue of the low income and poverty of some seniors is only one part of the picture. Seniors also make signi� cant contributions to our communities and our health-care system. We know that the greatest amount of volunteering is done by seniors. More signi� cantly perhaps is the millions of hours of care that is provided every year in this country by seniors to their spouses, and in some cases, their parents. If seniors didn’t step up each and every day to the needs of their commu-nity, the cost to all levels of government would be staggering. The contribution of unpaid caregivers over 65, alone is an estimated four billion dollar savings to the Canadian health care system.

In addition to their contributions of unpaid labour, seniors also contribute to the costs of their care. In B.C., seniors pay: 80% of their income toward the cost of residential care to a maximum of $3092.66; 70% of their income toward the cost of government subsidized assisted living with a maximum that varies according to local market conditions; and they co-pay the costs of their home support on a sliding scale based on income. While it may be fair to question whether a minority of higher income seniors should bene� t from the caps, it is also very evident that the majority of seniors are surrendering signi� cant amounts of their income to subsidize their care needs.

The seniors of today, like the seniors of tomorrow, are unique individuals. Some have money, some do not. Some have good health, some do not. Some con-tribute to their community, others less so. Some need our help, others do not. What is most important is that we value the uniqueness of seniors just as we do those who are not yet 65 and in so doing, ensure we leave no one behind and create a society for all.

Isobel Mackenzie was appointed as Seniors Advocate for B.C. in March 2014. Prior to this role, Isobel spent two decades working with seniors in home care, li-censed dementia care, assisted living and volunteer and community services. Isobel also served with the Canadian Home Care Association, BC Care Providers and the Medical Services Commission of BC.

Stereotyping seniors as wealthy does not re� ect the reality

Did TNRD veto area TV?To the editor;

Here is a letter that I have prepared to send to TNRD and whatever other politicians or groups it will take to � x the defunct LTSS / Rebroadcast Service...

On the last week of August, 2014 the residents of Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) area “O” learned by means of a mass mailed let-ter that the rebroadcast service will be discontinued in 2015, BUT, an alternative solution was available by application, and if they quali� ed, the residents would receive service by using Local Television Satellite Solution (LTSS) FREE for � ve years. All one had to do was phone, apply, schedule the in-stall and then sit back and enjoy up to 10 channels for the next � ve years FOR FREE! At � rst I was a bit confused with the letter I received because, although it was dated August 31, 2014, but I was reading it a day earlier than it was supposed to have been drafted, so I speculated something may be amiss.

I took the opportunity to call the Shaw Direct TV toll free number noted on the letter and ap-ply on behalf of my mom in Louis Creek, who returned to antennae television service about two years ago after brie� y trying satellite service. Her

reasons for returning to antennae was simple, she never watched suf� cient programming to justify the money spent for the minimum mandatory program package ($50.00/month), and being on a single � xed income, she could see her money better spent on necessities such as food, shelter, insurance(s), medication, etc. The Shaw rep I spoke with emphasized that August 31st was the deadline to apply, even though the letter in my hand indicated the application deadline was No-vember 30, 2014.

I felt the rep was genuine with his “time is of the essence” spiel, but I remained cautiously optimis-tic regarding the entire concept of something for FREE. I requested the application for installation be sent to mom via Canada Post while the rep reas-sured me that the action I was carrying out today on the phone would still guarantee her a space in the queue before their August 31st, 2014 deadline despite the TNRD letter indicating the deadline was November 30th, 2014, equal to a full three months difference.

Once we received the paper application it would allow mom and I to carefully read the contract rather than make a knee-jerk reactive decision

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follow up call to the same toll free number and after being on hold for over 30 minutes I was given a lot of excuses and some finger pointing and the finger was pointing at our regional district.

According to Shaw Direct, my regional district knew about the LTSS program over two years ago, but failed to inform residents in a timely manner, now the program had expired and the contract with Shaw Direct was complete, fulfilled on or before the expiration date due because the contracted quota of systems available for the LTSS program were al-ready spoken for. However, Shaw would not verify each regional district by name, as I tried to reinforce whether our TNRD had failed to provide Area O residents with sufficient notice for this program. I also learned my call placed to them on August 30th was nowhere to be found in their database and because the contract was over it was not open for discussion. I then called the individual noted in the August letter at the TNRD office and had a con-versation with a sincere individual who was logging complaints regarding the LTSS programme and providing some assistance as to what I should do next and what the TNRD is hoping will happen to remedy the ugly situation that was now brewing.

He also said they (TNRD) did not know about the LTSS option until May 2014 and he advised me to write MP Cathy McLeod a.s.a.p., which I acted on the next evening. MP McLeod’s assistant re-sponded within 24 hours of receiving my email and we spoke about the LTSS situation; the result was, there was nothing they could do to help, and then pointed the finger to the TNRD.

I have heard rumblings that someone affiliated with the TNRD reported to a decision maker that everyone in the TNRD area either uses cable or satellite.

Well, I may not be everyone, but I am someone and I find this rather interesting because no one came and knocked on my door to ask me how I re-ceived my television service at East Barriere Lake, nor did they stop by my mom’s place in Louis Creek, and neither of us recalls a telephone or writ-ten survey or receiving any mail out until August 30th, 2014.

The letter received in August refers to the re-broadcast equipment as follows: “With today’s technology, the service has become obsolete and it is extremely difficult to obtain equipment and parts to make repairs when needed”.

The letter also goes on to say “....the service is paid through annual taxation by all property owners but may only be used by a handful of resi-dents........”.

So, I ask, with the discontinuation of this ser-vice in 2015, can we all expect a drop in taxes? I know this is not typically how taxes work in the real world and I am pretty sure everyone pays for services they currently do not use or may never use, but, if this is how it works within the TNRD jurisdictional boundaries please note, I no longer have a child in school, please remove the school tax amount from my property notices and please make it retroactive for all the years I never had a child in school. Also, I never used several roads in the area; please reimburse me proportionately for their maintenance.

I am getting tired of the finger pointing, numer-ous excuses, and the blame game, not to mention the time I have spent chasing after the elusive LTSS service during my evenings or days off work.

Whoever dropped the ball on this must step forward and accept responsibility for choosing to discontinue a service that some taxpayers still rely on. Who is it that has the power to decide without proper research these TV antennae users are few in number?

If so few people use the TV antennae style ser-vice, why is it that Shaw Direct and TNRD both confirmed >30,000 of the FREE LTSS systems were applied for and processed before Area “O” residents even received notice of the plans to dis-continue the rebroadcast service equipment in our area?

Why did some residents have a heads up prior to August 31st and are already enjoying their FREE satellite service, and how can we sign up for this secret club? It may not be a human right to have television service, but, shouldn’t everyone be given an affordable option?

“With today’s technology” why does one have to choose between TV programming or necessities of life? It appears technology is widening the gap between those who can afford and those who can-not afford, not to mention those that can compre-hend advancing technology and those that cannot. I guess those who cannot are more or less consid-ered less worthy by the “Big Brass” who goes about making changes without adequate consultation. These decision makers obviously have decided the “handful” of antennae users don’t need to watch the local or provincial news, hear weather alerts or road closures, and they certainly don’t need to watch entertaining programming such as sitcoms, game shows, night time drama or movies for thera-peutic, pleasure or respite purposes.

I know there was a time when few homes had televisions, yet those few, maybe just a “handful”, were still provided with rebroadcast services paid for by all tax payers whether they had a television in their home or not. All my mom is asking for is clear TV reception for the three channels she was accustomed to years ago, any more would be a gift, but is not necessary.S. C. CesselliBarriere, B.C.

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Remembering our rootsTed Smith was photographed sitting on a memorial bench in Fadear Park. The bench was donated by Smith and his wife Dorothy in memory of Ted’s parents Gilbert and Carmen Smith, who were early pioneers of the North Thompson Valley.

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Pursuant to Section 74 of the Local Government Act, the following persons are declared as candidates in the 2014 General Local Election: Candidates for the office of Mayor: Humphreys, Bill 441 Bartlett Rd, Barriere Smith, Virginia 4353 Dunsmuir Rd, Barriere Candidates for the offices of Councillor: Eberts, Harry 356 Robin Drive Barriere Fennell, Mike 631 Salle Rd Barriere Fortin, Al 467 Bartlett Rd Barriere Janis, Christine 4165 Haggard Rd Barriere Kibble, Donna 3348 Barriere Lakes Rd. Barriere Paula, Pat 452 McLean Rd Barriere Quiding, Shane #25 - 4428 Barriere Town Rd Barriere Sabyan, Amanda 419 Robin Drive, Barriere Stamer, Ward 4321 Mountain Rd Barriere Stanley, Glen 4297 Dunsmuir Rd. Barriere

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Editor ia l ; by Isobel Mackenzie , Seniors Advocate

VICTORIA - Ageism can take many forms, however like any discrimination it has, at its core, a desire to stereotype an entire group of people.

On Oct. 1, 2014, we celebrated the United Nations International Day of the Older Person. This year’s theme “Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All” should be a reminder to practice inclusion by resisting the temptation to stereotype anyone, including seniors.

To this end, there has been much discussion in the media recently about the increased and relative af� uence of seniors. Some, such as Maclean’s Magazine have baited divisiveness with the headline “Old. Rich. Spoiled”. Throughout the various articles and headlines of late, I have struggled to � nd the voice of actual seniors re� ected. What I have found instead is incomplete information that has resulted in a mis-representation of the economic plight of many seniors.

Statistics Canada pegs the 2011 median income for those over 65 at $23,700. This means that 50% of seniors in Canada are living on less than $23,700 per year, with the majority living alone. Compare this to the median income for 35-44 year olds at $43,300 with the overwhelming majority living in a two-person household sharing costs that are often borne by the single senior. Here in British Columbia alone, we have over 52,000 seniors who are living on $16,300 per year or less.

While it is true that some low-income seniors live in a home with no mortgage, they still face property tax, insurance and maintenance and repair costs all on a � xed income that is often not guaranteed to keep pace with in� ation. Their equity in some cases has either been borrowed against, or is an insurance policy for fu-ture care costs. Additionally, let’s not forget the 20% of senior households that are rented and face annual increases against an often stagnant income. Seniors face health-care costs related to drugs, mobility aids, dental care, eyeglasses and hear-ing aids with no workplace bene� t plans to defray costs.

Householders today are enjoying record low interest rates. While this is a boon for some homeowners, it can be a hardship for the overwhelming majority of se-niors who do not receive a de� ned bene� t pension plan and must produce an ad-equate retirement income from savings and investments. It is important to remem-ber that, whatever wealth seniors might have (outside of their primary residence) they are usually required to produce an income from it, unlike people who receive their income from employment and can allow their wealth to compound.

The issue of the low income and poverty of some seniors is only one part of the picture. Seniors also make signi� cant contributions to our communities and our health-care system. We know that the greatest amount of volunteering is done by seniors. More signi� cantly perhaps is the millions of hours of care that is provided every year in this country by seniors to their spouses, and in some cases, their parents. If seniors didn’t step up each and every day to the needs of their commu-nity, the cost to all levels of government would be staggering. The contribution of unpaid caregivers over 65, alone is an estimated four billion dollar savings to the Canadian health care system.

In addition to their contributions of unpaid labour, seniors also contribute to the costs of their care. In B.C., seniors pay: 80% of their income toward the cost of residential care to a maximum of $3092.66; 70% of their income toward the cost of government subsidized assisted living with a maximum that varies according to local market conditions; and they co-pay the costs of their home support on a sliding scale based on income. While it may be fair to question whether a minority of higher income seniors should bene� t from the caps, it is also very evident that the majority of seniors are surrendering signi� cant amounts of their income to subsidize their care needs.

The seniors of today, like the seniors of tomorrow, are unique individuals. Some have money, some do not. Some have good health, some do not. Some con-tribute to their community, others less so. Some need our help, others do not. What is most important is that we value the uniqueness of seniors just as we do those who are not yet 65 and in so doing, ensure we leave no one behind and create a society for all.

Isobel Mackenzie was appointed as Seniors Advocate for B.C. in March 2014. Prior to this role, Isobel spent two decades working with seniors in home care, li-censed dementia care, assisted living and volunteer and community services. Isobel also served with the Canadian Home Care Association, BC Care Providers and the Medical Services Commission of BC.

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Did TNRD veto area TV?To the editor;

Here is a letter that I have prepared to send to TNRD and whatever other politicians or groups it will take to � x the defunct LTSS / Rebroadcast Service...

On the last week of August, 2014 the residents of Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) area “O” learned by means of a mass mailed let-ter that the rebroadcast service will be discontinued in 2015, BUT, an alternative solution was available by application, and if they quali� ed, the residents would receive service by using Local Television Satellite Solution (LTSS) FREE for � ve years. All one had to do was phone, apply, schedule the in-stall and then sit back and enjoy up to 10 channels for the next � ve years FOR FREE! At � rst I was a bit confused with the letter I received because, although it was dated August 31, 2014, but I was reading it a day earlier than it was supposed to have been drafted, so I speculated something may be amiss.

I took the opportunity to call the Shaw Direct TV toll free number noted on the letter and ap-ply on behalf of my mom in Louis Creek, who returned to antennae television service about two years ago after brie� y trying satellite service. Her

reasons for returning to antennae was simple, she never watched suf� cient programming to justify the money spent for the minimum mandatory program package ($50.00/month), and being on a single � xed income, she could see her money better spent on necessities such as food, shelter, insurance(s), medication, etc. The Shaw rep I spoke with emphasized that August 31st was the deadline to apply, even though the letter in my hand indicated the application deadline was No-vember 30, 2014.

I felt the rep was genuine with his “time is of the essence” spiel, but I remained cautiously optimis-tic regarding the entire concept of something for FREE. I requested the application for installation be sent to mom via Canada Post while the rep reas-sured me that the action I was carrying out today on the phone would still guarantee her a space in the queue before their August 31st, 2014 deadline despite the TNRD letter indicating the deadline was November 30th, 2014, equal to a full three months difference.

Once we received the paper application it would allow mom and I to carefully read the contract rather than make a knee-jerk reactive decision

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The opening of the 2014 Poppy Campaign to support Veterans begins this Friday, Oct. 31. The Royal Canadian Legion in Barriere is inviting ev-eryone to stop by the

Legion and pick up a very cool “Lest We Forget” bracelet, and encourages people to not forget to wear a poppy.

Although the an-nual Poppy Campaign only lasts for a couple of weeks each Fall, poppy funds assist vet-

erans and their fami-lies all year long.

Here are a few ex-amples of your poppy donations at work:

• Legion Veterans Transition Program (at UBC): a relief pro-gram for trauma-relat-ed stress from military service.

• Housing for home-less veterans, such as Cockrell House in Vic-toria.

• Legion Service Dogs for PTSD and Trauma Sufferers.

• BCIT Military skills conversion pro-gram allowing soldiers to transition out of the military while be-ing able to use their ex-perience for education and jobs placement.

Did you know the Legion is welcomong new members in all branches? You don’t have to be a Legion member to volunteer to distribute poppies in your community. Contact your local Le-gion or go to: [email protected] to � nd out how you can help.

Poppy sales to start soon

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By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Mike Fennell of Barriere is a candidate for the Thompson Nic-ola Regional District Director for Area ‘O’, and is also a candidate for councillor in the District of Barriere.

Fennell, served as the � rst mayor for the District of Barriere, was subsequently ac-claimed to a second term, and in 2011 de-feated in his run for a third term by Bill Humphreys. Fennell also served as the al-ternate director for TNRD Area ‘O’ un-der director Bonnie Cruzelle-Myram, but lost his bid for the di-rector position in a by-election held after Cru-zelle-Myram’s passing to Bill Kershaw.

By all appearances Fennell was actively preparing to run this year to take back the mayor’s seat when he not only surprised his supporters, but also those who would run against him, when at the last minute he re-linquished the run for mayor and put in his nomination papers for councillor of the District of Barriere instead. At the same time Fennell also � led nomination papers to contest Bill Kershaw for the Thompson Nic-ola Regional District Area ‘O’ director’s seat.

The Star/Journal asked Fennell why he had decided not to contest for the mayor’s seat?

“I put a lot of thought into it,” said Fennell, “And what best explains my deci-sion is a quote from my mom and dad, “Don’t do what’s best for you, do what’s best for your community”. I looked at what I believe is best for the District, with Virginia also running

for mayor the two of us could have split the vote and the current mayor could get back in for another four years. After all the havoc, bullying and intimidation he has caused it would be a disaster for Barriere. I urge everyone who has supported me over the last few years to vote for Virginia Smith as mayor.”

Asked why he also went for the TNRD Area ‘O’ seat, Fen-nell answered, “There are a number of issues in the outlying areas. Each community has its own issues. For in-stance the Little Fort Fire Department needs upgrading to meet in-surance standards, and I continue to advocate for all the people in the outlying areas for the services they need. If I am elected to the Dis-trict of Barriere coun-cil and as TNRD Area ‘O’ director it will give me an opportunity to work on job creation for the whole area and continue to enhance tourism. I want to make Barriere a place where businesses can grow, and I want to continue to make Bar-riere a great place to raise a family in a safe environment.”

We asked Fennell what he considered positive milestones that were created in Barri-ere during his previous tenure as mayor?

“There are a num-ber of things I see as milestones,” said Fen-nell, “ The creation of Fader Park for one, especially as this took place while we were just getting started as a District. The day I was elected, we started with an appointed manager, a laptop and one desk. It was pretty ful� lling to build the infrastruc-ture needed to run a community and to work with government while we did it.”

Asked what his elec-tion platform would be, Fennell replied, “To enhance tourism, to help business thrive and grow, to enhance the livability of Barri-ere for everyone - chil-dren, seniors and ev-eryone in between. To work on job creation now that the District has the Louis Creek Industrial Park, and to repair and enhance the relationship with Simp-cw First Nations.”

What is Fennell’s vision for Barriere’s fu-ture?

“To make Barriere a place where our chil-dren can get a decent paying job and where they can raise their children so they also don’t have to move away to � nd employ-ment,” said Fennell.

You can contact Mike Fennell by call-ing 250-672-9848, cell 250-319-9136 or email: [email protected].

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Thompson Nicola Regional District Area ‘O’ director incumbent Bill Kershaw told the Star/Journal he is seek-ing the position because it allows him to advo-cate within the Lower North Thompson com-munities for improve-ment to their services.

“I believe I have served in this capacity well, and hope residents agree,” commented Kershaw, “While I am also currently a coun-cillor for the District of Barriere I will not be seeking re-election for that position. Both the position of TNRD director and council-lor for Barriere require a lot of time and dedi-cation, and due to the heavy workload of both I feel I can best serve if concentrating on only one. There is also a perception of con� ict of interest while doing both jobs, and residents must feel their elected of� cial is looking after their best interests.”

Kershaw says that as area director he sits on

several committees in-cluding; chair of Low-er North Thompson Tourism, vice-president of the BC Yellowhead Highway Association, the North Thompson Labour Market Study, and chair of the TNRD Solid Waste Commit-tee.

“I’m retired now, I have the time, and I have the knowledge of the area,” said Kershaw, “After 20 years of do-ing this job you have a pretty good handle on where we are, what we do and what the TNRD represents.”

Asked what he sees as milestones during the last four years as regional director, Ker-shaw replied, “I was the original proponent for the Louis Creek Eco Depot, and instrumen-tal with the planning and arrangements for the septage waste dis-posal in Barriere, and we now have a brand new � re truck in Little Fort thanks to gas tax funding.”

Kershaw noted that Area ‘O’ partnered with the District of Barriere

to provide funding for upkeep and mainte-nance of the McLure Wild� re Monument site, and he worked on getting the water qual-ity improved for the Maple Mission system.

He also stated, “I’ve been instrumental on Lower North Thomp-son Tourism, and have provided ongoing sup-port for the North Thompson Agriplex”.

Asked about what his election platform will be, Kershaw an-swered, “We have to prepare – tourism is coming this way; as Ad-ams Lake and the Shus-wap areas � ll up tour-ists are now coming to our area.”

He noted that due to the fact forestry and mining are not provid-ing the economic sta-bility required by the region tourism can � ll that void.

Kershaw says his vi-sion for the future of the area involves getting started in actively pro-moting tourism now.

“We need to adver-tise this area as a desti-nation,” said the incum-

bent, “People will start in Barriere and go from here into the surround-ing area. We are an-chored by Wiegle in the north and Sun Peaks in the south, and need to develop enough facili-ties to service the area.

“We need to pro-mote this is a good place to live. People want a good safe place to live. A safe place to leave the family while dad might have to go away to work. We do have that here in the Barriere area.”

Kershaw says his vi-sion also involves, “A good road system lead-ing to the communities all up and down the val-ley.”

He notes that Area ‘O’ is large and diverse, “As Area ‘O’ director I will continue to repre-sent the entire area with pride, and be prepared to assist those working towards improving our valley. Please get out and vote, that is the key.”

You can contact Bill Kershaw by call-ing 250-672-9641, cell 250-319-4770 or email: [email protected].

Election 2014: TNRD Area ‘O’ candidates

Mike Fennell

Bill Kershaw



The Star/Journal asked incumbent may-or Bill Humphreys why he is seeking a second term?

“I actually enjoy the experience,” said Humphreys, “I like our community and I would really like to go out into the world and promote it. I be-lieve that is part of the mayors job, it is im-portant, and I can do that well.”

Asked if he thought being elected as chair of the Thompson Nic-

ola Regional District (TNRD) board of di-rectors has been a ben-e� t for Barriere, Hum-phreys replied, “Being fortunate to be elected chair of the TNRD gives me the opportu-nity to go out into oth-er communities and foster relationships with ours. The chair’s position does that, and also enhances Barri-ere’s ability to grow the community and foster the environment to make things happen.”

Humphreys also noted, “I’m good with taking respon-sibility, and it must be noted that the mayor’s position is absolutely and to-tally different than a councillor position. The mayor gets only one vote on council.”

What does he see as milestones accom-plished during the past four years of his ten-ure as mayor?

“Top of the list is the fact that we did get the Louis Creek industrial land into our name, and main-tained a good relation-

ship with government who are helping us to market the site,” said Humphreys, “This will bring industry and jobs, and will also be the � rst industrial park outside of Kam-loops, as well as offer-ing sites at much lower rates.”

Humphreys says other milestones in-clude “positive foster-ing of relationships with other communi-ties”, and that Barriere has an active member-ship with the British Columbia Economic Development Associa-tion.

“The start of the waste water and sewer treatment facility and seepage treatment plant is huge for the community,” said Humphreys, “And the acquisition of the HY Louie land in the downtown core will not only provide the opportunity for site development but more parking facilities as well.”

Humphreys noted that the construction of the sewer collec-

tion system is expected to be completed by the end of November, and that road paving will be undertaken in the spring. “We are hoping that when the spring pumping of septic tanks takes place in the area, that we will be able to ac-commodate them in-stead of having to ship to Kamloops.”

Humphreys says the � rst item on his election platform is, “The completion of the waste water proj-ect, and not only the streets getting paved but also the remedia-tion of the boulevards. Second is to pursue, with our First Na-tion partners the light industrial and com-mercial opportunities at the Louis Creek In-dustrial Park.”

He noted that com-mercial and light in-dustrial businesses will have to dovetail to present the site in a pleasing manner, “We can’t have a tire grinding plant right up front”.

Humphreys says another item on his election platform is, “To go to the public for approval to borrow money for production wells and improve-ments to the water dis-tribution lines and ad-ditional resources up on Mountain Road. The reason behind this is we have identi� ed that the pipes carrying our water (the main big ones) are indeed due to fail, and we know that there is a bottleneck in the areas north of the Barriere River. We are applying to the Small Communities Grant to address this.

“I also want to im-prove transparency and communication, and I plan to get a new management team.”

Asked what his vi-sion is for the future of the community, Humphreys stated, “I would like to see our community do proper in� ll as far as develop-ment goes. Finish our subdivisions, continue to work on downtown revitalization and cre-ate syouth facilities.”

You can contact Bill Humphreys by calling 250-672-5620, cell 250-851-6165 or email: [email protected].

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After serving the past seven years as a councillor for the District of Barriere, Virginia Smith says she has put her name forward as a challeng-er for the mayor’s seat because she believes she now has the expe-rience required to take that position.

Smith says, “I want to move up. I want to have the opportunity to build a strong council team to ensure consen-sus. I feel very strongly about this community, and I feel I have a lot invested in the com-munity and would like to see it prosper and grow.”

Smith’s husband Ron passed in January of 2014, of which she commented, “When Ron died I wanted to run away while griev-ing, but now that I am more settled I realize that Barriere is where I want to be. Some-times when you are in the grieving process you don’t realize how deep your roots are. Ron and I have a lot of deep roots in this com-munity. I still want to sell my home so I can downsize to another home which will also be right here in Barri-ere.”

Asked what she personally sees as positive milestones reached during the years she has served on council Smith an-swered, “I’m very proud of Fadear Park. When I think what was there, and what I see there now it is a real sense of pride. The bandshell, the � eld house, getting rid of the outdoor toi-lets at the ball park and now having ac-tual washrooms, with thanks to my hus-band, if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have had both buildings.”

Smith says other milestones are the creation of Bradford

Park and Oriole Park, the installation of the blue bay recycling curb side pickup, and the wastewater treat-ment plant “which is going to be green and innovative”.

“I’m also proud of some of the policies and bylaws we have put in place; such as the new zoning bylaw – that’s a huge thing for our community. We still have lots of work to do in those areas, bylaws to revise, create, etcetera – but this is all a part of growing.

“Four Blooms and two trophies in three years for Barriere from Communities in Bloom is pretty amaz-ing as well. When I drive down Barriere Town Road and see the park and all that has been done it makes the community welcoming to visitors and new-comers. I think that sometimes what people forget is if you are an investor coming into a community for the � rst time and you � nd things looking untidy and unkept you may not come back. But if the community ap-pears neat, clean and welcoming, it presents us as a vibrant commu-nity with people who care and are proud of where they live, a place where you can do busi-ness.”

Asked what her plat-form was for the up-coming election, Smith said, “I want to see � s-cal restraint. It is really important that we do our level best to hold the line on the budget. I want to ensure that the wastewater septage project is completed within budget. I want council to ensure we continue grant appli-cations, particularly for the improvement of our water system. I especially want to see an open and transpar-ent council. And when I am elected mayor the mayor’s of� ce will be open every Tuesday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for people to drop in and share their concerns. This is be-cause I feel it is vitally important for the gen-eral public to remem-ber that they do have a voice, and that I wel-come their input.

“I believe in build-ing a strong council team that will utilize

our in-house resources, and we must continue to pursue economic development, which is ongoing and a work in progress as we grow the community.”

What is Smith’s vision for Barriere’s future?

“I would like to see Barriere promoted as a gateway to recreation,” said Smith, “At this time Barriere is not a destination, we are an event destination for things like the Fall Fair and other happenings at the fairgrounds, but we are not a destina-tion to access recre-ational opportunities such as the many lakes, etcetera in the area.’

Smith says she would also like to see “…a really strong com-munity spirit where ev-eryone feels a part of the community, some-thing that I feel has slipped over the past few years”.

“I would like to see the downtown core revitalized, and we need to promote the lifestyle that is avail-able within Barriere and the surrounding area. I want us to be a green healthy and vibrant community, and I would love to see training available for our youth that could be turned into a job within the community. To see more young families attracted to the community and for them to have employ-ment here.

“I also want to hold at least two council meetings a year at the high school to give our youth a chance to see and understand how their local government works, especially the process of creating the annual budget for the municipality. I think engaging our youth in this manner will help them to understand at an early age that they too have a voice and that they will be heard.”

Smith wrapped up her interview with the Star/Journal by saying, “Please, please get out and vote. It is the only way that you can make a change…and your vote does make a dif-ference.”

Mayoral candidate Virginia Smith can be contacted at: 250-672-0149, cell 778-220-0370, or email: [email protected]

Election 2014: Barriere mayor candidates

Bill Humphreys

Virginia Smith

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The Star/Journal asked incumbent may-or Bill Humphreys why he is seeking a second term?

“I actually enjoy the experience,” said Humphreys, “I like our community and I would really like to go out into the world and promote it. I be-lieve that is part of the mayors job, it is im-portant, and I can do that well.”

Asked if he thought being elected as chair of the Thompson Nic-

ola Regional District (TNRD) board of di-rectors has been a ben-e� t for Barriere, Hum-phreys replied, “Being fortunate to be elected chair of the TNRD gives me the opportu-nity to go out into oth-er communities and foster relationships with ours. The chair’s position does that, and also enhances Barri-ere’s ability to grow the community and foster the environment to make things happen.”

Humphreys also noted, “I’m good with taking respon-sibility, and it must be noted that the mayor’s position is absolutely and to-tally different than a councillor position. The mayor gets only one vote on council.”

What does he see as milestones accom-plished during the past four years of his ten-ure as mayor?

“Top of the list is the fact that we did get the Louis Creek industrial land into our name, and main-tained a good relation-

ship with government who are helping us to market the site,” said Humphreys, “This will bring industry and jobs, and will also be the � rst industrial park outside of Kam-loops, as well as offer-ing sites at much lower rates.”

Humphreys says other milestones in-clude “positive foster-ing of relationships with other communi-ties”, and that Barriere has an active member-ship with the British Columbia Economic Development Associa-tion.

“The start of the waste water and sewer treatment facility and seepage treatment plant is huge for the community,” said Humphreys, “And the acquisition of the HY Louie land in the downtown core will not only provide the opportunity for site development but more parking facilities as well.”

Humphreys noted that the construction of the sewer collec-

tion system is expected to be completed by the end of November, and that road paving will be undertaken in the spring. “We are hoping that when the spring pumping of septic tanks takes place in the area, that we will be able to ac-commodate them in-stead of having to ship to Kamloops.”

Humphreys says the � rst item on his election platform is, “The completion of the waste water proj-ect, and not only the streets getting paved but also the remedia-tion of the boulevards. Second is to pursue, with our First Na-tion partners the light industrial and com-mercial opportunities at the Louis Creek In-dustrial Park.”

He noted that com-mercial and light in-dustrial businesses will have to dovetail to present the site in a pleasing manner, “We can’t have a tire grinding plant right up front”.

Humphreys says another item on his election platform is, “To go to the public for approval to borrow money for production wells and improve-ments to the water dis-tribution lines and ad-ditional resources up on Mountain Road. The reason behind this is we have identi� ed that the pipes carrying our water (the main big ones) are indeed due to fail, and we know that there is a bottleneck in the areas north of the Barriere River. We are applying to the Small Communities Grant to address this.

“I also want to im-prove transparency and communication, and I plan to get a new management team.”

Asked what his vi-sion is for the future of the community, Humphreys stated, “I would like to see our community do proper in� ll as far as develop-ment goes. Finish our subdivisions, continue to work on downtown revitalization and cre-ate syouth facilities.”

You can contact Bill Humphreys by calling 250-672-5620, cell 250-851-6165 or email: [email protected].

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After serving the past seven years as a councillor for the District of Barriere, Virginia Smith says she has put her name forward as a challeng-er for the mayor’s seat because she believes she now has the expe-rience required to take that position.

Smith says, “I want to move up. I want to have the opportunity to build a strong council team to ensure consen-sus. I feel very strongly about this community, and I feel I have a lot invested in the com-munity and would like to see it prosper and grow.”

Smith’s husband Ron passed in January of 2014, of which she commented, “When Ron died I wanted to run away while griev-ing, but now that I am more settled I realize that Barriere is where I want to be. Some-times when you are in the grieving process you don’t realize how deep your roots are. Ron and I have a lot of deep roots in this com-munity. I still want to sell my home so I can downsize to another home which will also be right here in Barri-ere.”

Asked what she personally sees as positive milestones reached during the years she has served on council Smith an-swered, “I’m very proud of Fadear Park. When I think what was there, and what I see there now it is a real sense of pride. The bandshell, the � eld house, getting rid of the outdoor toi-lets at the ball park and now having ac-tual washrooms, with thanks to my hus-band, if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have had both buildings.”

Smith says other milestones are the creation of Bradford

Park and Oriole Park, the installation of the blue bay recycling curb side pickup, and the wastewater treat-ment plant “which is going to be green and innovative”.

“I’m also proud of some of the policies and bylaws we have put in place; such as the new zoning bylaw – that’s a huge thing for our community. We still have lots of work to do in those areas, bylaws to revise, create, etcetera – but this is all a part of growing.

“Four Blooms and two trophies in three years for Barriere from Communities in Bloom is pretty amaz-ing as well. When I drive down Barriere Town Road and see the park and all that has been done it makes the community welcoming to visitors and new-comers. I think that sometimes what people forget is if you are an investor coming into a community for the � rst time and you � nd things looking untidy and unkept you may not come back. But if the community ap-pears neat, clean and welcoming, it presents us as a vibrant commu-nity with people who care and are proud of where they live, a place where you can do busi-ness.”

Asked what her plat-form was for the up-coming election, Smith said, “I want to see � s-cal restraint. It is really important that we do our level best to hold the line on the budget. I want to ensure that the wastewater septage project is completed within budget. I want council to ensure we continue grant appli-cations, particularly for the improvement of our water system. I especially want to see an open and transpar-ent council. And when I am elected mayor the mayor’s of� ce will be open every Tuesday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for people to drop in and share their concerns. This is be-cause I feel it is vitally important for the gen-eral public to remem-ber that they do have a voice, and that I wel-come their input.

“I believe in build-ing a strong council team that will utilize

our in-house resources, and we must continue to pursue economic development, which is ongoing and a work in progress as we grow the community.”

What is Smith’s vision for Barriere’s future?

“I would like to see Barriere promoted as a gateway to recreation,” said Smith, “At this time Barriere is not a destination, we are an event destination for things like the Fall Fair and other happenings at the fairgrounds, but we are not a destina-tion to access recre-ational opportunities such as the many lakes, etcetera in the area.’

Smith says she would also like to see “…a really strong com-munity spirit where ev-eryone feels a part of the community, some-thing that I feel has slipped over the past few years”.

“I would like to see the downtown core revitalized, and we need to promote the lifestyle that is avail-able within Barriere and the surrounding area. I want us to be a green healthy and vibrant community, and I would love to see training available for our youth that could be turned into a job within the community. To see more young families attracted to the community and for them to have employ-ment here.

“I also want to hold at least two council meetings a year at the high school to give our youth a chance to see and understand how their local government works, especially the process of creating the annual budget for the municipality. I think engaging our youth in this manner will help them to understand at an early age that they too have a voice and that they will be heard.”

Smith wrapped up her interview with the Star/Journal by saying, “Please, please get out and vote. It is the only way that you can make a change…and your vote does make a dif-ference.”

Mayoral candidate Virginia Smith can be contacted at: 250-672-0149, cell 778-220-0370, or email: [email protected]

Election 2014: Barriere mayor candidates

Bill Humphreys

Virginia Smith

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Last Day end of October

Lions Book Fair October 22, 9:00 – 2:00

At the Lions Hall

To donate books, please drop

them off at Napa Auto Parts or

Barriere Employment Services, or

by calling 250 672-2111 for pick-up

before October 18th.

October 25, 9:00 - 2:00 at the Lions hall

To donate books, please drop them off at Barriere Employment Services

or by calling 250-672-2111 for pick-up before October 20

BARRIERENov. 8 – Barriere Seniors Bazaar & Luncheon,

Seniors Hall, 11am-1pm. Info: 250-672-2477Nov. 14-16 – Candlelight & Holly Arts & Craft Sale,

Legion basement, Fri. 10am-8pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. Info: 250-672-9772

Nov. 22 – No-Host Bazaar, North Thompson Fall Fair Hall, 10am-1pm. Info: 250-672-2456

Nov. 29 – Barriere Seniors Annual Craft Fair, Seniors Hall, 10am-2pm. Info: 250-672-5587

BLACK POOLNov. 29 – Blackpool Craft Fair, Blackpool Hall,

10am-2pm. Info: 250-587-6202Bllue RiverNov. 30 – Blue River Community Hall 10-4pm

250-674-8398CHU CHUANov. 16 – Christmas Craft Fair, Chu Chua Communi-

ty Hall, 10am-2pm. Info: 250-672-5356CLEARWATERNov. 1 – Home Based Businesses Craft Fair, Elks Hall,

9am-2pm. Info: 250-674-3763

Nov. 15-16 – Clearwater Elks Christmas Bazaar, Elks Hall, Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 9am-noon. Info: 250-674-3535

Nov. 23 – 19th Annual Winter Wonderland & Craft Fair, Clw. Legion, 10am-2pm. Info: 250-674-2127

Dec. 6 – Home Based Businesses Craft Fair, Elks Hall, 9am-2pm. Info: Kathy 250-674-3763

Dec. 13-14 – Elks Christmas Bazaar, Elks Hall, Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 9am-12pm. Info: 250-674-3535

HEFFLEY CREEKOct. 25 – Harvest Sale-a-bration, Heffley Creek Hall,

9am-2pm. Info: 250-578-7525LITTLE FORT Oct. 26 – 40th Annual Craft Fair, Little Fort Commu-

nity Hall, 10am-3pm. Info: 250-677-4383vALEmOUnT Nov. 15 – Craft Fair, Valemount Sec. Gym 10am-

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Community Forest AGM Oct. 23


Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society representative Mike Fran-cis, reports it was a good year for the Society, with signi� cant progress in it’s development as an organization.

He notes that a series of community meeting, held by the Society, and the subsequent development of a Five Year Strategic Plan, which is now available online at www.LNTCFS.org, have been positive growing steps for the group.

“We hosted two summer interns from UBC,” said Francis, “This is the � rst year LTNCFS has had students, and based on our experience, will certainly not be the last. Thank you to our stu-dents Pat Friesen and Colin Langston and best of luck to them both.”

Regarding the annual LNTCFS Grants being offered this year. A total of $15,000 is currently available to be donated through the Society’s grants program to eligible non-pro� t organiza-tions. Application forms and guidelines are available at LNTCFS of� ce, 4648 Barriere Town Road, and online at www.

LNTCFS.org. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2014. An additional $16,000 is ready to be donated as student awards (scholarships and/or bursaries) through Barriere Secondary School.

LNTCFS says a big thank-you to their directors for all their hard work over the past year;

• Chairperson Harley Wright• Vice-chairperson Daniel Arcand• Treasurer Martin Matthews• Directors: Gailen Conan, Bert

Rilcoe, Greg Fennell, Norm Kienitz, Ted Brown, Duncan McGrath, Wim Houben, Ron Hindson, and Brian Bon-dar.

Francis says, “For 2014/15 we plan to harvest 30,000 cubic meters of timber off the community forest, with the majority of this harvesting in the Wikkiup Creek area. Contractors involved in these op-erations include Stamer Logging, DRB Contracting, Salle Ranch, and Rilcoe Contracting.”

The Society;s Job Creation Program - 2014 JCP is ongoing, and Francis re-ports it has now been extended to Feb-ruary 2015. They are currently working

with local ranchers to clear trails in the Poison Creek area. He notes they have two openings available on the JCP crew, and if you are interested contact Barriere Employment Center at 250-672-0036 for details and eligibility requirements.

The recent LNTCFS Logo Contest received � ve submissions. The board of directors reviewed the submissions and are pleased to announce that Grace Kempter’s design has been selected as the winning logo, and Grace is now the new owner of an iPad mini. First runner up receiving a $50 gift certi� cate is Thomp-son Mitchell, and the board made the decision to award the remaining three participants a $25 gift certi� cate each for their efforts.

Francis encourages area residents to “please come out to our AGM Thurs-day October 23, 7 p.m. at the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Center, located at 4936 Barriere Town Road.

The Lower North Thompson Com-munity Forest Society bene� ts the whole area. Why not attend the AGM and � nd out more?

Black Press

The provincial government is in the process of notifying approximately 15,000 individuals about a data breach that oc-curred on the Wild� re Management Branch’s

website and associated databases.

The databases were accessed by an unau-thorized user on Sept. 24, 2014. As soon as the breach was discov-ered, public website access to the databases was shut down.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Op-erations is conducting a thorough review of the incident in co-op-eration with the Of� ce of the Chief Informa-tion Of� cer (OCIO).

The Of� ce of the Information and Pri-vacy Commissioner was noti� ed about this incident and the min-istry is working closely with that of� ce to re-solve this issue.

This incident may have resulted in some personal information being unlawfully ac-cessed, including the name, gender, general contact information, date of birth, driver’s

licence number and job evaluation infor-mation of past wild-� re crew � re� ghter job applicants. In some cases, information that applicants entered about their status as an aboriginal, minor-ity or disabled person may also have been viewed.

People who require noti� cation will be contacted by mail or other means. In addi-tion, the government is making credit protec-tion services available at no cost to all of the individuals concerned.

People who may be affected and who are being noti� ed should call 1-844-456-2284

(toll-free from any-where in Canada) for information about how to sign up for credit protection ser-vices.

Some of the data-base records are up to 10 years old and contacting all of the individuals in a timely manner may be dif-� cult, so the Wild� re Management Branch is also reaching out to past job applicants through the media and its own social media channels.

Gov’t advising wild� re applicants of data breach

The provincial

Society reports signi� cant progress as an organization

Lower North Thompson Community

Gov’t advising wild� re applicants of data breach

A big job, but somebody has to do itMurray Purcha and some of his crew were out cleaning manholes in Barriere on Wednesday, Oct 15.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Lisa Quiding


*Reviewed Financial Statements and notes are available from our website

Financial Position Highlights for 2014 and 2013 *

Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society

Payables & wages,

$176,099

Silviculture, current & long term estimate, $882,567

June 30th, 2013: Total Liabilities: $1,058,666

Wages & Accounts Payable, $105,018

Silviculture, current & long term, $972,536

June 30th, 2014: Total Libilities: $1,077,554

Cash and accounts

receivable, $701,116

Inventory & other,

$44,530

Investments, $1,113,892

Total Assets, June 30th, 2013: $1,859,538Cash and

accounts receivable, $513,846

Inventory & other, $105,556

Investments, $1,267,252

Total Assets, June 30th, 2014: $1,886,654

LOWER NORTH THOMPSON

COMMUNITY FOREST

SOCIETY

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Notice of Annual General MeetingLOWER NORTH THOMPSON COMMUNITY FOREST SOCIETYAdvance notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:00pm at the North Thompson Volunteer Centre located at 4936 Barriere Town Road (District of Barriere Building), at which time it is intended that Directors be elected for the ensuing year. As per the by-laws of the Society:

A member seeking to stand for election as a Director on the Board of the Society must meet the following criteria:a) A person must be a member in good standing.b) A person must submit a written nomination, signed by two other members in

good standing.c) A person has not been convicted of an indictable criminal o� ence unless they

have obtained a pardon.d) A person has agreed, in writing, to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws &

Declaration of Commitment.e) A person has completed a written Personal Disclosure of potential con� ict of

interest, with explanation of how it may be a con� ict.

Persons interested in standing forelection submit resume to:

Election CommitteeLower North Thompson Community Forest SocietyBox 983Barriere, BC V0E 1E0

K1Z Harvest Map 2014 Completed (Blue) 2015 Planned (Red)

2014 2013Revenues:

Log sales & miscellaneous revenues 1,139,399$ 363,087$ Investment revenues 29,559 29,527

Total revenues 1,168,958 392,614 Expenses:

Cost of log sales including silviculture estimates 977,187 394,529 Wages and administration 152,825 127,989 Donations ** 30,718 15,709

Total expenses 1,160,730 538,227

Net earnings or net loss (-) 8,228$ -145,613 $ Member Equity - Beginning of Year 800,872 946,485 Member Equity - End of Year 809,100$ 800,872$

*Reviewed Financial Statements and notes are available on request

** Donations - cash accounting basis:Grants 16,250$ 10,000$ Education 8,000 2,000 Donated Wages 6,468 3,709

Total donations 30,718$ 15,709$

Summary Statement of Operations and Member equity*Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society

Years ended June 30th,

LOWER NORTH THOMPSON

COMMUNITY FOREST SOCIETY

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Say goodbye to the Canadian Ava-lanche Centre. Say hello to Avalanche Canada. The Canadian Avalanche Centre announced its new name and logo at the International Snow Science Workshop in Banff on Oct. 2.

The change has been in the works for a year and is designed to give the organization a distinct brand from the Canadian Avalanche Association.

Avalanche Canada, as the CAC will now be known, is tasked with public outreach, while the CAA is the organization for avalanche profession-als. There is also the Canadian Ava-lanche Foundation, which is the fund-raising arm of the avalanche industry.

The change coincides with the 10th anniversary of the CAC, which was founded in the fall of 2004 in the af-termath of two deadly avalanches that killed 14 people in January 2003.

Getting ready for ski seasonHans Straub wheels a load of � rewood into the woodshed at the back of Clearwater ski lodge on Sunday. He was a member of a good-sized work-bee that came together to get the facility ready for another ski season. Wells Gray Outdoor Club also held a work-bee on the weekend to prepare the Candle Creek country-ski trails.

THE TIMES photo: Keith McNeill

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As Remembrance Day approaches, we are compiling our

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The Star/Journal asked Harry Eb-erts why he has put his name forward for councillor in the Dis-trict of Barriere?

“I have been en-couraged by friends and acquaintances who have con� dence in me. I’m retired and I think that I can con-tribute to the commu-nity,” said Eberts who purchased a home in Barriere in 2006, “I currently volun-teer with the Barriere Curling Club, Thomp-son Valley Players and the North Thompson Volunteer Centre.”

Eberts comes with experience. His re-sume includes serving one term as a munici-pal alderman for the District of Sparwood, maintenance super-visor for the Coast Mountain School Dis-trict in Terrace, main-tenance/operations manager for School District 70 in Alberni, and he owned and op-erated his own home automation and elec-trical company on the Lower Mainland.

Eberts shared some thoughts about the community. “The Agriplex – talk about a coup for the com-munity – that was ex-cellent! ‘Build it and they will come’ is ac-tually true; we’ve seen the Provincial Winter Fair, the Canadian National Sheep Show, Bullarama, and more come to our commu-nity because of the Agriplex. All very positive signs for our community.

“I am encouraged the sewer system is go-

ing in, but at the same time quite disappoint-ed that the upgrade for the water system was defeated due to having to borrow the money.”

“Responsible � scal prudence,” says Eb-erts is the � rst item on his election platform, followed by, “Striv-ing for a total sense of harmony and coop-eration in all aspects of the municipality, upgrading the water system, listening in-tently to all citizens of the region and bring-ing their concerns to council, and actively promoting the splash park.”

Regarding a vision for the future of the community Eberts says, “I’d like to see us promoting more busi-ness, being it commer-cial or light industrial, so that our children and our children’s children can stay here. I will be striving to promote business to come here. If we at-tract one business it will help to attack another and another, and to feed all of this will be construc-tion which in turn feeds something else, and in this way the growth will feed on itself. With change comes progress, and with progress a higher quality of healthy liv-ing for the commu-nity.”

Eberts says he is very happy living in Barriere.

“I really, really like living here. There isn’t anything about Barriere that I would change. Gol� ng is just � ve minutes away, and world renowned Sun Peaks Resort is only 45 minutes away. Kamloops is close and offers a large variety of shopping with pric-es comparable with the Lower Mainland. Why would you want to live anywhere else?”

You can contact Harry Eberts at 250-672-5859, cell 778-220-3462 or email: [email protected].

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Al Fortin is no stranger to Barriere. He is the 2013 Barri-ere Citizen of the Year, president of the Bar-riere Royal Canadian Legion, a director on the Barriere First Re-sponders Society, and a director of the Barri-ere and District Cham-ber of Commerce.

Asked why he made the decision to run for council Fortin said, “A lot of people had been asking me to run, and then when I saw there were only six nominat-ed close to the dead-line I put my name for-ward. Voter turnout is low enough. As it was everybody would have been elected by accla-mation! I think voters deserve a choice.

“I know I would en-joy being a part of the process. We’ve lived here for 10 years now, have grandkids start-ing school – it’s not like we are going any-where.”

Fortin says he be-lieves incorporation was a huge positive step for the commu-nity.

“I look at Barriere as a suburb of Kam-loops,” said Fortin, ‘Barriere is not getting any smaller. We need to improve infrastruc-ture. Water, sewer, you need that to move for-ward. For instance, if you wanted to add to the senior’s home you already have the sewer system. Not having sewer can make your land not worth much. I know a lot of tax dol-lars are being spent in Barriere, but we have to start somewhere and it will bene� t us all in the long run.”

What is his election platform?

“We have a lot of stuff going on already. I think it is important that we look after what the past councils have done,” stated For-tin, “They have done their due diligence and their homework on the studies that have been produced. Now it’s up to us to carry on.

“For me to go out and promise the world for something you don’t want is redun-dant. Look after what we have going already and � nish what we al-ready have.

“I’m a team play-er. I am one of the workers below. I am nobody’s puppet, and this is a straight for-ward thing. I honestly don’t know why poli-tics has to be so dif� -cult. I can work with people, you have to be a team player, and I plan to be out in the public where people can come up and talk to me with their con-cerns. I am always ap-proachable.”

Fortin commented that he also wants to see transparency in the District of� ce as a whole.

Does he have a vi-sion for where Barriere can be in the future?

“I can only look forward so far,” said Fortin, “I want to see the downtown area get revitalized before everything gets built on the highway. The downtown area is an important place and it needs to re� ect that. There’s nothing wrong in having a proper sidewalk that you can use to walk down the street, seniors won’t have to drive their scooters on the road, and moms can push their baby stroller on a sidewalk instead of through potholes. I see this as a good priority.

“It’s important that we do what it takes to keep the younger fami-lies here. You have to have things to keep those families around. Do the little projects, do what you have the money for, work as a team.”

Fortin says the out-door ice rink that he

has been a staunch volunteer for is a prime example of teamwork in a community.

“When we moved across the street from the rink not much was happening with it. With some effort, in-genuity and teamwork it’s now awesome. There is power, lights and plenty of enjoy-ment for very little ef-fort.

“Things like that are important. It’s the same as the Band-shell. People put the effort into booking entertainment there, etcetera. Give them a pat on the back. Not everybody has to do everything.”

If you wish to con-tact Al Fortin you can call him at 250-672-2150 or email: [email protected].

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Christine Janis moved from Langley to Barriere with her family in 2006. She says she made the move “…to slow down and raise my children in a better environ-ment”.

She is dedicated to her children, and says “my right hand man is Shawn Welz”.

“I am a full time mom,” says Janis, “I put my name forward as councillor because I have � ve of my own children and I want to assure them a good fu-ture in this community. I have been a mom for 30 years, four girls and one boy, ages from 12 to 30. I have spent a lot of time refereeing.”

Although a full time mom, Janis has found time to get her degree in business ad-ministration, co-own a trucking company, and currently is the sole proprieter

Janis says, “I would like to see the com-munity excel as some-where kids can learn good life lessons and eventually access good employment. I want to see more opportuni-ty, see economic devel-opment increase and see industry taking up residence and provid-ing good paying jobs. I am pro-active for a sustainable environ-ment, and I strongly believe in transparent accountability by our elected of� cials.”

The candidate says one of her goals as a councillor is, “To use the land that is avail-able in Barriere for in-novative industry, and to actively pursue this goal as quickly as pos-

sible to help us create a sustainable future for our community.

“When I drive into the community I would like to see something that shows we are moving into the future, not living in the past, something we should act on today, not tomorrow.”

Janis says her vision for the community is to see it sustainable both economically and socially. “I would like to encourage more families to move here so that the town con-tinues to grow and move forward. Right now we are either � ip-ping burgers, or mov-ing out of province to � nd better employ-ment.”

Janis encourages voters to make sure they come out and cast their ballots for the future of Barriere. I am a good listener, and your voice will be heard,” says Janis.

To contact Christine Janis call 250-672-0269 or cell 778-257-4050.

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sue will feature interviews with District of Barriere council candidates and encumbents: Donna Kibble, Pat Paula, Shane Quiding, Amanda Saby-an, Glen Stanley and Ward Stamer.

Election 2014: Barriere council candidates

Harry Eberts

Al Fortin

Christine Janis

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Life with our cat, PeachesMy life with Peaches

(sometimes referred to as “that damn cat”) started a little over � f-teen years ago when she moved into the hay shed one cool fall day.

We would get cats living there from time to time, and I bought cat food and would feed them when I fed our horses. Here in the wooded hills where I live it is pretty common to � nd cats that heart-less humans from near-by towns have pushed out of their cars along the road with the mis-guided belief that do-mestic cats will survive the wilderness.

I don’t know how, but that little mess of calico fur made it to our shed, and survived the raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, bobcats, other cats, and neighborhood dogs that all prey on helpless cats that only knew the comfort of some home until they were coldly discarded.

Peaches got her name when I told my wife I was feeding four cats. She came out and asked me if I had named them; I pointed to the black long hair and said Miss Furry. The grey and black-striped cat I named Furry. The orange I called Furry.

And pointing at the cal-ico long hair, I � nished with Furry.

That worked � ne for me, and the cats only cared about the oc-casional rub on their head and food anyway. My wife was not hav-ing that, she named them on the spot and told me to call them by their names. I promised to do that, but mostly I just whistled at them. I expect they liked be-ing named by that un-known person that cud-dled and talked softly to them, but seeing me meant food.

An owl got the furry black that got to be called Miss Furry. The neighbour’s had a town friend who came out with his dog who promptly killed the or-ange cat named Earless, so named because her ears had been frostbit-ten down to short little stubs. After the neigh-bours moved away, the striped cat moved into the new people’s ga-rage and was eventually taken in. I discovered the long haired, calico cat almost lifeless after what might have been a struggle with a coyote and brought it into the house to mend. Peaches became our house cat. Actually, Peaches be-

came my wife’s lap cat. Peaches also be-

came my ever-present photography subject. Is there a better poser than a cat? I had dogs for years. Sure, dogs will do anything to please and I constantly photo-graphed them, but dogs get bored easily and unless they were tired would move. If you photograph your dog be prepared to continu-ally wipe the drool off your camera. But a cat, the consummate poser, will hold one position without moving for a long time.

Peaches didn’t mind waiting for multiple light setups, close-ups, or even an occasional repositioning. She would just sit there, soft orange-ish fur glowing in the light, and look at me waiting for the next exposure.

What could be better for a portrait photogra-pher than to have an ever present and willing sub-ject? And her modeling fees were reasonable.

I don’t know how old that cat was when she wandered, cold and hungry, into our barn � fteen years ago. She certainly wasn’t a youngster. This last year she had been get-ting old fast like the rest of us, and this week, after a couple visits to the vet for medicine that was of little use to curb her failing health, Peaches died.

My wife, of course, will miss that cat purr-ing on her lap, and I am going to miss my ever-willing photography partner.

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

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Peaches survived raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, bobcats, other cats, and neighborhood dogs that all prey on helpless cats who only know the comfort of someone’s home until they are coldly discarded. She was taken in by John Enman and his wife, where she shared their home for 15 years.

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Influenza is a significant ill-ness that, at minimum, can make people quite sick for several days. People with influenza can also spread the virus to others who are at greater risk. For those with heart, lung, and other health problems, influenza can cause severe complications and even death. The Public Health Agency of Canada estimates that every year about 3,500 Canadians die from influenza complications.

“Influenza reduces the body’s ability to fight illnesses and infec-tions and it can also increase a person’s risk for developing other serious conditions, including vi-ral or bacterial pneumonia,” says Dr. Rob Parker, Medical Health Officer. “Getting a flu shot and washing your hands frequently are the two most effective ways to protect yourself and others from influenza.”

Influenza is often confused with less severe viruses that cause common colds or stomach flu (vomiting and diarrhea). There are no vaccines for these milder viruses. The influenza vaccine provides protection from the in-fluenza virus strains expected to be circulating in the coming flu season based on flu trends world-wide. This year’s vaccine contains three different flu strains includ-ing the H1N1 strain which was the predominant strain last year.

The flu shot is safe, effective, and free for those at risk of com-plications from influenza and those in contact with people at risk. This includes:

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Public clinics will start in some locations in the Interior Health region the week of October 27. To find a free public flu clinic near you, watch for local an-nouncements on dates and times in your community, contact your local public health centre, call HealthLink at 811 or visit the Influenza Clinic Locator on the ImmunizeBC website (http://im-munizebc.ca/clinics/flu).

People not eligible for the free flu vaccine through the public program can get a flu shot for a fee at physician’s offices, lo-cal pharmacies, walk-in clinics, travel clinics, and other private providers. ImmunizeBC’s Influ-enza Clinic Locator also contains information on private provid-ers. For more information, con-tact your local public health cen-tre or visit our website at www.interiorhealth.ca.

Upcoming Flu Clinics in the area:

• Barriere Seniors Centre, Nov. 7 - 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m

• Barriere Ridge multi-purpose room, Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Barriere Health Centre, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Little Fort Community Hall, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. - 12 noon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 23 - 29, 2014

Aries, you begin the week with enthusi-asm, but excitement begins to wane quite quickly. Find a way to rally your energy levels so you can complete tasks.

Expect to have some serious feelings about love and romance this week, Cancer. You are empowered by the sweet feelings and what they mean for your future.

Libra, use your natural gift for diplomacy to resolve a conflict at work. It is easy to find com-mon ground and steer the conversa-tion toward a rea-sonable resolution.

Capricorn, listen to your sixth sense as it guides you in a particular direction. Your instincts rarely steer you wrong. Resist the urge to follow what every-one else is doing.

The first step toward change at work is to take the initiative, Aquarius. Once you make the decision to forge ahead, every-thing will fall nicely into place.

Rein in your emo-tions as much as possible this week, Taurus. You will feel passionate about a project in the com-ing days, but you still must remain calm as you tackle the tasks at hand.

Leo, you are quite adept at maintain-ing a stoic outer ap-pearance, but inside your emotions are churning. Find a healthy release and you will be glad you did.

Scorpio, grab some friends’ attention as you attempt to garner support for a coming project. Once you have the floor, make the most of this opportunity.

Pisces, don’t worry if you have to give up something you desire when nego-tiating with others. The chips will fall into place.

Gemini, commit-ments at work may keep you from your plans, even if you have had a special event on the calen-dar for some time. This obligation is unavoidable.

Virgo, test the waters before you share a secret. This way you can get an idea of how a small group of people will react before you spread the word.

Sagittarius, everything in your life seems to be in order. Now might be a great time to schedule some well-deserved rest and relaxation with loved ones.


100 Barriere Celebrates

100th AnniversaryAre you wearing your commemorative button?

Get your FREE, collectable button to commemorate Barriere’s 100th Anniversary at these locations in Barriere:• District of Barriere Office • Barriere Post Office• Library • Armour Mountain Office Services

This button is the third and final of THREE (3) commemorative keep-sakes you can collect. Between August 30th and approximately December 11th, 2014 of this year, pay tribute while wearing this button at participating local businesses. At the point of sale, you will receive a ballot to place in a draw box for your chance to win a gift basket full of fantastic items. At the 2014 Late Night Shopping event, the winner of the third gift basket will be drawn. Watch for details to come about the year-end grand prize opportunity for those who have all three collectible pins!. For more information contact the

District of Barriere at (250) 672-9751.

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Oct. 23 - BSS early dismissal 12pm Parent/Teacher interviews 1-3pm & 5-7pm

Oct. 23 - LNT Community Forest Society AGM 7pm at the Volunteer Centre

Oct. 24 - SD73 Non-Instructional DayOct. 24 – Registration at the Curling Rink begins at 6pm with a Pot

Luck Social and a chance to try the ice Oct. 25 - On ice curling from 2 to 4pm Oct. 25 - Harvest Sale-a-bration, Heffley Creek Hall, 9am-2pm.

Farmers Market, Flea Market & Craft Fair.Oct. 26 -40th Annual Little Fort Craft Fair, Little Fort Hall, 10am-3pm.

Info: 250-677-4383.Oct. 27 - Cashless Craft Swap, 1-3pm at the Volunteer Centre (the

Ridge). Info: 250-672-9330.Oct. 27 – League curling begins. Audrey 250-672-9217 or Brian &

Susan 250-672-5334.Oct. 29 – All-Candidates forum 7-9pm Fall Fair HallOct. 31 - Halloween Dance, FF Hall, 2015 Dry Grad fundraiser.

Tickets available w/the Grads, Country Feeds, Petro-Can & Little Fort Subway $10 advance and $15 at the door. No minors.

Oct. 31 - Halloween Party. McLure fire hall 7pm. Fireworks, hot dogs etc.

Nov. 1 - Halloween Dance at the Barriere Legion $250 prize for best costume, judging beginning at 7pm & to be announced at 12pm.

Nov 1 – Halloween Fun Spiel 6pm Audrey 250-672-9217 or Brian & Susan 250-672-5334.

Nov. 1 - Advanced Voting Day 8am-8pm District of Barriere officeNov. 1 - Home Based Business Craft Fair, Clearwater Elks Hall, 9am-

1pm. Info: Kathy 250-674-3763.Nov. 2 - Craft Fair, Vavenby Community Hall, 10am-2pmNov. 5 - Advanced Voting Day 8am-8pm District of Barriere officeNov. 6 - Barriere Elem. PAC meeting, 8:45am in the school library.Nov. 7 - Remembrance Assembly at Barriere Sec., 12 noon.Nov. 8 - Barriere Seniors Bazaar & Luncheon, Seniors Hall, 11am-1pm.

Info: 250-672-2477.Nov. 8 - Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Fall/Christmas bake sale

10am to 12pm in the Ukrainian Catholic Church 109 Tranquille Road.Nov. 8 - Garden Club AGM 11:30am at the Volunteer CentreNov. 15 - General Voting Day 8am-8pm District of Barriere officeNov. 22 - No Host Bazaar at the Fall Fair Hall 10am - 1pm. Tables $10/

each call Eileen for info 250-672-2456Nov. 29 - Seniors Craft Fair 10am - 2pm at the Seniors Hall. Tables $10

call Hazel 250-672-5587Dec. 16 - Barriere Elementary School Christmas ConcertArmy Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18. New Recruits

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

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

info call 250-672-0033.Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at

NTVIC in winter, at Museum in summer.Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House

Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.)

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

Riding Club: Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs. 7pm at NTVIC. www.barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Darcey 250-318-9975.

Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Choir: Thurs. @ Christian Life Assembly, Annesty Rd. Youth 7-18

3:30pm; Adults 19+ 6:30pm. Leah 250-957-8440.Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May.Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of Sep to Mar

(except holidays). Nominal fee. Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm at the Pentecostal Church 818

Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-672-9934Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916.Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC from end of

Sept to March (except holidays). Nominal fee. All welcome. Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pmBarriere Food Bank: Every Wed. 672-0029Barriere Fibre Arts: Every Tues, 6:30pm at the Ridge.Barriere Genealogy: once a mth at the Library, except Jul/Aug. For

dates/times call 250-672-9330.Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip. 250-672-9391.Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere Food Bank.

Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. Training on 4th

Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-9943. Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall. Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd

Mon., 11:30 am.Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge,

kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Call

578-0056.Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill 250-319-8023.Little Fort Recreation: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pmLNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St.

George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except

Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.McLure Fire Dept.: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, Firehall Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall. 672-5660.Quilting: 1st Tues, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674-2135

(Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

From KitchenMyBy Dee

Orange Scented Beet SoupIngredients 1 large onion diced1 tsp minced garlic2 tsps corn oil1 strip orange rind (1/2 inch by 3 inch)2 tsps dried dill4 cups chicken broth1 bay leaf3cups very thinly shredded cabbage2 cups diced cooked beets1 cup diced red potato1 tsp honey1/2 tsp ground black pepperInstructions: In a 3 qt stock pot over medium heat, saute the onions & garlic in the oil for 5 mins, until translucent. Add the strip of orange rind & dill. Saute stirring constantly for 1 min. Add the stock &

bay leaf. Cover & bring to a boil, reduce the heat & simmer for 10 mins. Add the cabbage, beets, potatoes & honey. Simmer for 10 to 20 mins, until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the pepper, & remove the orange rind & bay leaf. Serve topped with a dollop of yogurt or sour cream & serve.

Creamy Butternut Squash SoupIngredients 1 butternut squash peeled, seeded & cut into cubes1 large carrot peeled & thickly sliced1 red pepper, seeded & chopped1 large onion thinly sliced3 cloves garlic, crushedsalt & ground pepper1/3 cup cream cheese1 tbsp fresh chives � nely sipped

1 tbsp parsley choppedInstructions: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large stock pot. Add the squash, carrot, red pepper, onion, garlic, pinch of salt, then cover & cook gently for 30 mins or until vegetable are tender. Puree the soup. Take the pot o� the heat & let it cool slightly. Tip the cooled mixture into a blender or food processor & puree until smooth. Add the cream cheese & blend again. Return to the pot, stir in the herbs & reheat gently. Serve.

From KitchenMyBy DeeCelebrating 36 years

250-674-2674

Bayley’s BistroBayley’s Bistroin the Brookfield Shopping Centre in Clearwater

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CARPENTERS – Shift Work Casman Homes – BC0472

MECHANIC – Hillside Motors – BC0474CARPENTER – Streamline Construction – B0478

SUPPORT WORKER – Yellowhead

Community Services B0476ON CALL CASUAL COOK – Yellowhead Pioneer Residence B0477

BARTENDER/WAITRESS – Knights Inn BC0482

Mike Wiegele - http://www.wiegele.com/employment.htm

Sun Peaks - http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/corporate/work-and-play/opportunities

Barriere Employment Services

YOUR GATEWAY TO LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION

The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information. Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free info on many services

629 Barriere Town Rd. V0E 1E0 • 250-672-0036 • Fax: 250-672-2159 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca

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In Memoriam

VERA MUSSELMANIn loving memory

of our motherand grandmother,

Vera Florence MusselmanOct. 25, 1995

They say that time heals everything,But we know that isn’t so;Because it hurts as much today,As it did 19 years ago.

A thousand prayers won’t bring you back,We know because we’ve tried;And neither will a thousand tears,We know because we’ve cried.

If only we could have one wish,A dream that could come true;We’d pray to God with all our hearts,For yesterday and for you.

Deeply missed and lovingly remembered by your childrenand their families.

~ Fergie, Norine, Orval,Keven, Ardell, Lesley and Trevor

Coming EventsAvon Open House

4036 Agate Bay RoadOct. 30 - Nov. 210am to 9pm250-672-9283

InformationBarriere A-A Meetings

Every Tuesday at 7:30pmPentecostal Church818 Amnesty Road

250-672-9643250-672-9934

CANADA BENEFIT Group. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-225 orwww.canadabenefi t.ca

Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to

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Volunteers always needed. Call 250-674-2135.

Announcements

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HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP

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Wednesday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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PersonalsClearwater: AA MeetingsEvery Wednesday, #11 Lodge Drive, side door. Call 250-587-0026 anytime

MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real peo-ple like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and con-nect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851.

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GET FREE Vending ma-chines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. www.tcvend.com

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions avail. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start train-ing for your work-at-home ca-reer today!

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-723-5051.

PARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/in-dustrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowanc-es. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]

PT Bartender/Waitress in Barriere required. Must have exp. & Serving it Right. Drop off resume at the Barriere Le-gion 681 Shaver Rd. after 3pm Wed. - Sat.

Vernon Service Company requires Journeyman Electrician. $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416 or email: [email protected]

Employment

Help WantedVery busy Okanagan Subaru

dealership requires immediately a Service

Manager.Must enjoy a fast-paced working environment and have a minimum of fi ve-

years automotive management experience

including, parts, service, and warranty. This is a full-time

position which includes com-petitive wages and full benefi t

package.Please reply in person, email or fax your resume to: Hilltop Subaru.

4407 27th Street Vernon BC Atten: Dayna Kosmino

[email protected]: 250-542-1778

TeachersGPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor! Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers

Trades, Technical

Work WantedHAFI Gov’t Grants for home

modifi cation. Info Hans Ounpuu

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Services

Financial ServicesARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help re-duce a signifi cant portion of your debt load. Call now & see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

Help Wanted

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Legal Services

Photography / VideoPHOTOS

by Keith McNeillDigital and fi lm photographs.

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

Pets & Livestock

Livestock6 & 18mnth old Buff Orping-ton x roosters $4-$7 respec-tively. 6mnth old Banty rooster $4. Register Southdown Ram, 2yrs old, calm, proven, easy to handle, too many rams, 1 must go, $300. Call evenings 250-672-9218

DORPER Cross Sheep fl ock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250-397-4126.

PetsGood Dog Obedience

Classes Starting Nov. 2! * NEW DATES! *

Basic Obedience - A 6 week course in good manners & ca-nine behaviour begins Nov. 2, 1pm at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere for all dogs at least 6 months old & up. Cost $100.Novice Class - 6 weeks of fun as we take you & your dog to the next level of obedient behaviour. Participants must have successfully completed a previous Basic Obedience course to qualify. Class starts on Nov. 2, 2pm. Cost $100.To register or for more infor-mation contact Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023

Merchandise for Sale

Building SuppliesSTEEL BUILDINGS gift-card give-away! 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Garage SalesGarage Sale, Christmas deco., etc. Nov. 1 & 2 9am-3pm. 539 Oriole Way, Barriere.

Misc. for SaleA-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome. 40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544

& 644 wheel Loaders. Wanted to buy 300 size

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Nova-DVR-3000 Wood Lathe, 6’ bed, a must to see to appre-ciate. $1500. obo. Industrial Craftsman router mounted on table. $150.00 Ph 250-587-6300

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Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Accumulations,Olympic Gold & Silver Coins +Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA FOR

SALE OR RENT3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer &

dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher

hot tub, natural gasRent: $1350 per mnth

Sale: $299,000 Contact:

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Houses For SaleBarriere: Sunning River-Front 3600+ sqft executive home w/shop on 9 park-like acres. For more info contact R.L.P. Westwin RLTY 250-672-5300

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School District No. 73(Kamloops/Thompson)School Bus Drivers, Barriere BC

School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for Relief School Bus Drivers.

The successful applicant must possess a valid Class 2 Drivers license with an Air endorsement and have three years proven previous driving experience. Applicants must be able to successfully complete the School District’s road test.

Those individuals who have submitted an application in the last six (6) months will be considered and need not reapply.

Applications should include, but are not limited to, the following information: • Work history • Indication of a valid Class 2 driver’s license • An Air Brake Endorsement • A recent driver’s abstract

If you have the above qualifi cations, please submit written applications by 4:00 pm. on Friday, October 31, 2014 to:

Dave Mell, Manager of TransportationSchool District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson)

710 McGill RdKamloops BC V2C 2A0

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Nothing beats a spaghetti dinnerMark Tremblay enoys a spaghetti dinner and pie sale fundraiser on Oct. 17 at the Barriere Seniors Hall. The event was hosted jointly by the Barriere and District Seniors Society and the North Thompson Catholic Women’s League (CWL). Proceeds from the dinner will be split 50/50 between the two groups, and the proceeds from the pie sale will go to the CWL. Pictured below are many of the area residents who attended enjoying the dinner and the socializing.

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Apt/Condo for RentClearwater: Lg 2bdrm apt, close to Raft River school, 5 appl, NP, NS, DD & ref. $750 + util/mo. Ph. 250-674-2559

Duplex / 4 PlexBarriere: 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, duplex, large fenced backyard, 1 car garage. $895 + util. DD. Pets neg., N/P, N/S Avail Nov. 1. 250-672-0041.

Homes for Rent2 bdrm house, full bsmt, elect/wood, N/S, n/parties $600/mth. Call/txt 250-819-0227 or 250-396-4413

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By LoraLee Austin

A few months ago, when I was contemplat-ing retirement, people asked what I intended to do with all my spare time. One of my consider-ations was to join the food bank as a volunteer. Upon arriving in the community, I was not even sure if Barriere had a food bank, but one day while perusing our local newspaper, a write up about the Barriere and District Food Bank So-ciety (BDFBS) caught my eye. The rest they say is history.

The de� nition of a food bank according to Wikipedia is, “A non-pro� t, charitable organiza-tion that distributes food to those having dif� -culty purchasing enough food to avoid hunger”.

The BDFBS is open each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for food distribution, but phone messages are retrieved periodically throughout the week. Most of our clients pick up their own food orders, but if you are unable to come to the food bank, your order can be delivered.For de-livery, please call the food bank before 10 a.m. on distribution day and leave a message request-ing delivery. The of� ce staff will call you back and con� rm your order.

This past growing season, the BDFBS had a garden plot at the Community Gardens and also made use of the grow boxes in the front of our building. Many, many thanks to the District of Barriere and the Community Gardens for the donated garden plot, and a special thank you to

IDA Pharmacy for the � ats of vegetable start-ers for the garden. We would also like to thank all the growers this fall who have donated their surplus fruits and vegetables. You truly make a difference.

Special thanks also must go to Paul and Barb Morris for all their hard work in putting on the annual Toy Run; to Ian and Louisa Lee of AG Foods for the coffee, doughnuts and muf� ns they donated for the event, and to the Legion for hosting the steak supper and dance. Your efforts are going to ensure a brighter Christmas for many.

Speaking of Christmas, anyone who is requir-ing a Christmas Hamper can register starting Nov. 1 and until Dec.1. Please register for your hamper by phoning the BDFBS as per the num-ber below. Hampers will be ready for pickup or delivery on Dec. 17.

Another fund raiser for the BDFBS is the spa-ghetti dinner. This year the event will be held on Nov. 17, at Sam’s Pizza and Rib House in Barriere. Make sure you circle the date on your calendar.

The BDFBS is always in need of donations, so when you are out and about, please remember we have food drop boxes in AG Foods and the Royal Canadian Legion, and money drop boxes at many area businesses.

The BDFBS is located at 4748 Gilbert Road; telephone 250-672-0029. The email address is; [email protected].

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October 15 was the United Nations International Day of Rural Women and the Associated Country women of the World are launching “tea time” to help recognize rural women’s roles in supporting their communities and to celebrate rural women.

The local chapter of the Women’s Institute is working in conjunction with the Hef� ey Creek Community Recreation Association and has cre-ated a local “tea time” day to celebrate rural women which will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 from 1-3 pm at the Hef� ey Creek Hall.

“Tea time” food and drinks will be available by donation and all pro-ceeds will go towards the needs of rural women (through the Overlander Women’s Institute).

This “tea time” is a chance for women to gather, reminisce and have fun. Bring artifacts (an old coat, blanket, etc) and a story and come share in the day.

For more information, ideas and yummy recipes go to www.acww.org.uk or contact Deb at 250-578-7525.

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Creek Hall Oct. 28October 15 was the United Nations International Day of Rural Women

Ambassador attends Gallery open houseNorth Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association Ambassador Jillian McInnes, and a number of lo-cal ladies, were all smiles while perusing the artwork and handmade jewellry at Armour Mountain Art Gallery and Of� ce Supplies open house last Saturday.

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Canine social clubFadear Park is a great place for seniors to walk their dogs, socialize, get some fresh air, and be close to home.

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VICTORIA - The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Gover-nor of British Columbia, is pleased to launch the second season of her music program to promote com-munity spirit across the province.

“Sing Me A Song” is an op-portunity for musical groups of all ages and genres to write and sing an original song in the lead up to Canada’s 150th birthday celebra-tions in 2017. Groups are encour-aged to write a song about what Canada’s sesquicentennial means to them or their community.

“The entries we received for the � rst season were outstanding and showed that community pride is alive and well in British Columbia,” said the Lieutenant Governor. “We are looking forward to this next phase of the program and showcas-

ing the great musical talent found across the province.”

Each entry will be reviewed by a panel of musicians from around the province and an award of $1,000 will be granted annually in each of three age categories. Whether it is a school or community choir or other amateur musical group, all submissions must have a minimum of eight voices and musical accom-paniment is welcome.

Each song must be original con-tent, no longer than � ve minutes in length, and be based on the Can-ada 150 themes. For younger age groups, adults may assist in the cre-ation of the musical content. Mu-sicality, spirit, and originality are highly encouraged. For more in-formation and to enter, visit: www.ltgov.bc.ca

Entries for the 2015 competition are due by March 31, 2015.

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portunity for musical groups of all ages and genres to write and sing an original song in the lead up to Canada’s 150th birthday celebra-tions in 2017. Groups are encour-aged to write a song about what Canada’s sesquicentennial means to them or their community.

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To celebrate commitment to the community, on Oct. 16, Interior Savings closed all credit union and in-surance branches at 2 p.m. to allow their employees to vol-unteer within their own communities.

This provided an opportunity for In-terior Savings staff to lend a hand to all of those com-munity organizations who work tirelessly for the benefit of others. The day was called “Interior Savings Day of Difference.”

In Barriere the Interior Savings team turned out to prepare two homemade soups, fresh buns and coffee in the Barriere Seniors Hall. From 12 noon to 4 p.m. soup was served up to community members at no cost, but with any donations gladly accepted and the proceeds of which earmarked for the Barriere Food Bank. Pictured: (l-r) Samantha Fennell, Laura Zenzen, Lindsay Arcand, Carleen Stamer, Deb McDonald and Kim Rhodes. Missing from the photo are Rainy Paul, Dani Noble and Tanya Speer.

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The Small Business BC Awards cel-ebrate the top small businesses and ris-ing stars across British Columbia. With ten diverse award categories this year, there’s one suited for every entrepreneur – whether they own a company operating for over 15 years or they’re still creating a business plan.

The contest is open for nominations from Oct. 1, 2014 to Nov. 30, 2014. The public is invited to nominate their favou-rite small businesses, defined as less than 50 employees, for a Small Business BC Award. Entrepreneurs may also nominate themselves. Business owners can com-pete in the following award categories:Best Company

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“Every year we strive to increase the impact of the SBBC Awards so we can better support and celebrate BC small business owners. This year, we’re pleased to add two new award categories,” says George Hunter, CEO at Small Business BC. “Our small business community is driven by hard working committed indi-viduals from diverse backgrounds who understand both the value of community and the opportunity to live and work in our wonderful province. That’s why we felt it important to add the categories Best Emerging Entrepreneur Award and Best Immigrant Entrepreneur Award to the contest.”

Each award winner will receive the Pre-mier’s Prize of $1,500 cash, a one-year All-Access Pass to Small Business BC education and resources, and one-on-one business mentorship opportunities with notable advisors from the award spon-sors.

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Nominated business owners will be tasked with gaining as many votes as possible through social media, word of mouth, e-mail or any other means pos-sible by November 30, 2014.

The top 10 highest voted nominees in each cat-egory will be an-nounced as final-ists on Decem-ber 12, 2 0 1 4 , then go on to submit an applica-tion which judges will use to determine the top five finalists from each category, announced on January 30,

2015. The top five finalists will present a ten-minute Dragons’ Den-style pitch to judges to prove themselves to be one of BC’s best.

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In celebration of Small Business Month, taking place across Canada this October, Community Futures, B.C.’s best resource to grow your small business, is offering ad-vice from experts across its 34 local offices throughout rural B.C..

Community Futures offices across the province offer a variety of services from business planning advice to loans. They are not a bank, but rather a rural development organization that provides business financ-ing to small businesses.

“It is not easy to thrive in this competi-tive business environment today. As a small business, having access to capital is para-mount, but just as important are the addition-al resources and counselling,” said David

Arsenault, General Manager of Community Futures Thompson Country. “That’s where Community Futures can step in and provide the financial support and the business advice from our own in-house professionals. We have services in place to ensure the success of those businesses looking to start or grow. Community Futures has proven time-and-time again that we are experts in assisting small business development throughout our province.”Community Futures offers these Top 5 Tips for small business success:

1. The best business plan remains flexible with measurable and realistic goals – One thing constant is change. Operating a busi-ness can lead to a lot of surprises, so along with a solid Plan A have a well thought out Plan B. Many entrepreneurs know what suc-

cess looks like for them; they’re just unsure of how to achieve it. We help our clients focus on realistic revenue projections, expense man-agement, and where they want their business to be 1, 2 and 3 years later. This is imperative so business own-ers are making the right decisions and investments early on to reach their goals. Being undercapitalized at the beginning makes everyday a struggle and could result in missed opportunity and goals.

2. Cash is king – Being profit-able only on paper doesn’t mean all is ok. What really counts is what’s in the bank. Cash flow is the big-gest issue for new businesses. Stay on top of your receivables (custom-ers who owe you money); business owners need to keep a close eye on money owed to them as well as money they owe. Margins may be great, but if you are not collecting at the same rate you have to pay important expenses like payroll and

taxes - it could be the end of your business.3. Keep your friends close and your com-

petition closer – Studying your competition is one of the best ways to learn how you can make your business better. It’s an excellent way to learn from what they’re doing right, while avoiding what they might be doing wrong. Rest assured that your customers are keeping a close eye on them too!

4. Don’t stop believing and don’t stop learning – Remember that old saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”? It’s very true and it very much applies to you and your business.

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Communication is critical; having team meetings and a written policy manual can be helpful, you want to make sure your employ-ees understand what is expected of them and what you want in return. Ongoing training is often overlooked by small businesses.

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Submitted byBarriere Chamber of Commerce

2013 - 2014 was a great year for the Bar-riere Chamber of Com-merce, welcoming new members, Jilmar Con-tracting Services (weld-ing), Flying Gheko Gar-dens (gluten free baking, and produce sales), Timeless Treasures (an-tiques) and Barriere’s own Radio Station - The Bear!

We started the “Pass-port to Shopping – Christmas” campaign three years ago to help promote shopping local, this has been great for the businesses and the community as a whole and we have had ter-rific feedback. Remem-ber though, shop local all year long, not just Christmas. When you shop locally, everyone wins. Shopping Local is about making it easier to shop small first. Take a look around. Small busi-nesses have competitive pricing, products, and services.

Did you know? For every $100 that you spend locally, up to $75 stays in our community, as compared to just $13 when you shop at a big box or chain store, and keeping our dollars cir-culating locally is key to the economic health of our community.

Here are some items that we have sponsored in the past:• 2nd Annual Passport

to Shopping Christ-mas Created a new website

• Created social media pages

• Social Media Seminar

• Luncheon with guest speakers from Busi-ness Development Bank

• Advertising opportu-nities to our website for members

• New maps and adver-tising space on our Kiosk outside of our office

• Annual Business of the Year Awards & Celebration

• 10th Annual Silent Auction, where funds from proceeds were allotted towards pur-chasing silhouettes for fall & winter fair

• Hung silhouettes before Labour Day weekend – to be left up until after Winter Fair

• Made Anniversary Banners available to our members to help celebrate and promote Barriere’s 100th birth-day.

• Sponsored the grades six and seven mural project

• Manage & oversee operations at BESC

• Increased numbers through our Informa-tion Centre this sum-mer2014 – 2015 starts the

1st of November, with more new businesses showing interest in join-ing. As well we have had some administra-tive changes with Ma-rie Downing stepping into position of Office Manager, and our new office hours of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. closed Wednesdays. If you have any questions or concerns, stop by and speak with Marie.

In the upcoming year we would like to offer

business training, semi-nars and guest speakers. It is very important as Chamber members for you to come out to our meetings and to share your thoughts or con-cerns. General meetings are held the 1st Tuesday and Executive meet-ing the 3rd Tuesday of each month, noon at the Chamber office. Re-minders will be sent out the week before via email.

To existing members and new businesses who are thinking about joining, remember that the Chamber is here to advocate, support and promote our business members and our com-munity. We offer great benefits such as; group insurance, merchant ser-vices, professional de-velopment, networking opportunities, member to member discounts, fuel savings, training opportunities, bursaries and more.

Here are some up-coming events - mark your calendars!All Candidates Forum – Thursday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m.

The Chamber will be hosting an all candi-dates forum, held at the North Thompson Fall Fair Hall. We are asking the community to send questions they have to the Chamber office. Come out to this very important event. Watch the Star/Journal and our website for updates and more information re-garding this event.Chamber AGM – Thurs-day, Nov. 27, 6 p.m.

If you are interested or know of a business person who would like

to be a director or on the executive committee – please put in your nomi-nation. Please come and support our elections. Passport to Shopping – Dec. 1 to Dec. 20

Our 3rd Annual Pass-port to Shopping! Start stamping those cards - Dec. 1. Late-Nite shopping will be Dec. 12, with the parade and Christmas tree lighting and the Farmer’s Market and Artisans in the Le-gion Basement (vendors contact Marie to book your table). Watch for updates on our website (www.barrierechamber.com), Facebook pages or the Star/Journal for more info.Chamber Christmas Social – Friday, Dec. 5

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Overhead expenses and taxes are the two biggest challenges facing small business owners in Canada, followed by concerns about pricing and marketing, according to a recent TD sur-vey, which also found that about a quarter of small businesses are concerned about the costs of labour and finding talented em-ployees.

“Small businesses have to deal with a lot of the operational challenges that bigger businesses face, but they can seem magni-fied for a small busi-ness owner who is also trying to operate with a smaller staff,” said Michelle Harvey, As-sistant Vice President, Small Business Bank-ing Product, TD Bank Group. “Fortunately, there are some things that work really well for them, including the service they receive from their financial in-stitution.”

Harvey notes that small businesses,

which employ between one and 99 people, ac-count for more than 98 per cent of all business-es in Canada. The TD survey found that small business owners were least concerned about banking practices, with less than eight per cent citing them as one of their top-three chal-lenges.

“Two-thirds of small business owners have been with the same fi-nancial institution for five years or more, while nearly 80 per cent say they’re satis-fied with the service they’re receiving,” she

said. “While they tend to choose a financial institution because it provided a good expe-rience with their per-sonal accounts, they stay with it because it meets their business needs and provides good service.”

The TD survey found that service and con-venience were the top features small business owners looked for in their financial institu-tion, cited by more than 90 per cent of respon-dents, followed by the institution’s overall ex-pertise and its knowl-edge of a client’s busi-

ness. Only three per cent of small business owners said they were very likely to switch to another financial insti-tution within the next year.

“Small businesses are an extremely im-portant part of the Ca-nadian economy, ac-counting for most of the new jobs created every year,” said Harvey. “Fi-nancial institutions like TD work closely with small business owners across the country to help them start, build and sustain their busi-nesses, and that’s good for everyone.”

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BMO Financial Group released a study earlier this month which found that four in 10 (39 per cent) Canadian small business owners indicated they had hired someone with a disability. This represents a significant increase - up 34 per cent - from 2013, when only three in 10 (29 per cent) small business owners had hired someone with a disability.

In Canada, Persons with Dis-abilities are defined as those who have a long-term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, psychi-atric or learning disability.

“It’s really encouraging to see that more and more small busi-nesses not only understand the business case for hiring people

with disabilities, but are taking measurable action by tapping into this very skilled, capable and mo-tivated talent pool,” said Sonya Kunkel, Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President Talent Strate-gies, BMO Financial Group. “Research shows that more di-verse and inclusive workplaces drive stronger performance, cre-ate more successful and engaged employees and build competitive advantage. Collectively, we’re making good progress in building understanding and awareness. But businesses of all sizes in Canada still have work to do to translate this knowledge into programs that will effectively reduce the dispro-portionate number of people with disabilities in Canada who remain unemployed.”

According to the study, the majority (86 per cent) of small business owners agree that work-place diversity is an asset. How-ever, only 36 per cent say their company has a formal program in place to promote diversity and inclusion.

Ms. Kunkel added, “Having a program in place sets the stage - and a standard - for everyone to talk openly about their differenc-es. It can also help reduce stigma, break down barriers and ensure employees have the support they need to perform at their best.”

Several years ago, BMO intro-duced Count Me In - a program that encourages employees with disabilities, including those in executive leadership positions, to self-identify with their colleagues;

to talk about their experi-ences, challenges and successes; and to stand as role models for others within the organization.

Since the creation of Count Me In, the number of employees with dis-abilities in the Greater Toronto Division alone has doubled. By raising awareness and opening the conversation, this national campaign has helped dispel the myths that have perpetuated misconceptions and bias surrounding Persons with Disabilities. These con-versations and awareness foster a more inclusive and accessible workplace for employees with dis-abilities and all employ-ees.

Results cited above come from a Pollara tele-phone survey of 502 Ca-nadian business owners, conducted between Aug. 11 and 28, 2014. 2013 re-sults come from a Pollara telephone survey of 301 Canadian business own-ers, conducted between Aug. 22 and Sept. 10, 2013.

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District of Clearwater offers a variety of services to help small businesses, according to chief ad-ministrative officer Leslie Groulx.

Groulx also doubles as the municipality’s eco-nomic development of-ficer.

“We’re always promot-ing business,” she said.

Last year the District partnered with Clearwa-ter and District Chamber of Commerce plus Wells Gray Country (TNRD Area A) to do a Business Walk.

Representatives visited a total of 27 businesses in the Clearwater area and tried to identify what lo-cal governments were doing right and what they could do better.

All but one business owner they talked to wanted to know why Clearwater does not re-quire business licenses. Requiring them would give people a better idea of what goods and ser-

vices are available in the community, they felt.

The people who live here are an important rea-son why local businesses like to operate in the com-munity – there’s a friend-ly, small town feel.

Local governments could do more to help by improving communica-tions and doing more to promote the community.

The business owners would like to see more local tourist information, and more customized marketing.

Having more year-round businesses would help smooth out seasonal fluctuations.

Clearwater and area have many community events, which is a good thing, but there needs to be better coordination to avoid overlapping dates.

The barriers between the different groups and organizations need to be broken down so everyone can work together more.

The business owners felt that Clearwater needs a theme, which is some-thing the municipality is

trying to do through its official community plan, said Groulx.

There are presently about seven businesses listed on Opportunities BC, a government-spon-sored website that gives information about busi-nesses and projects in the province that are suitable for investment.

Businesses list them-selves on the website but their listing must be ap-prove by the local eco-nomic development offi-cer, she said.

Anyone wanting more details on how local gov-ernment can help small business should giver her a call at 250-674-2257, said Groulx.

Clearwater works to help small business in the community

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