Creating History, Employment & Wealth for British Columbia ......The Cariboo Mining Association has a long established history of representing the hard rock and placer miners of the

Box 4184, Quesnel, BC, V2J 3J3Email: [email protected] Webpage: ww.Cariboominingassociation.com

OUR MISSION: - to promote awareness of problems, alternatives and solutions among the Placer and Hardrock Miners of the Cariboo. - to educate the general public as to the importance of mining and to promote innovative mining methods.



PRESIDENT’S M ESSAGE

Page 1 Volume 10, Issue 1, March/April 2012

Volume 10, Issue 1, March/April 2012

Greetings! While on our holidays we went to a gold show in Washington state.The miners here are having similar problems to ours in dealing with the

Government. They are working on creating a stronger association by building membershipand that is what we are doing, so that government can not ignore us. So, if people don’t seean informative and comfortable meeting they will be gone as members because it is not justabout the government. If we do not get our act together we may not have placer mining inB.C. in the future. On a lighter note, a lot of people we have talked to, believe that gold is going updramatically this year. On behalf of our members, I would like to thank MLA Bob Simpson for attendingour February 12th regular meeting to enlighten us on important issues. Please see pagetwo for an outline of the issues discussed with Bob Simpson. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Don Kirkham for his time andeffort in recruiting our corporate members. Great job Don! Chris

We Thank all our Corporate & IndividualMembers for their support. We also ask that

the membership support our CorporateMembers whenever and wherever you can as weare very honoured and privileged to have their

support.

In This IssuePresidents Message(notices)…… page 1Association News……………….page 2Sled Dog Letter…….……………page 3MTO Update #32………………..page 4Miners Page (thefts)………… ….page 5The Gold Page (coins)……. ……page 6Miner’s Adventures (bears)……..page 7News from AME BC( gold pour) .page 8Advertising Page…….…………..page 9Contacts Page(updated). .…… ...page 10

Box 4184, Quesnel,BC, V2J 3J3

“Miners and Prospectors in the CaribooMining Division working together for the

Future of the Mining Industry”

Edited & designed by:Celine Duhamel, Edith Spence &

Brenda Dunbar Published six times per year.

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EDUCATION SEMINAR by Representativesfrom the Kamloops Mines Office has been confirmed

for Wednesday, March 21st at the Seniors Centre(side door.) Doors open at 8:30 AM, Session begins at 9 AMto 4:30 PM, with an one hour break for lunch. On the Agenda

are “MTO & Recording of Work”, “ProtectingEnvironmental Values”, “Permitting”and “Emergency

Response Plan” ending with a general discussion.

As of March 19th we have an “AuthorizationCoordinator” at FrontCounter BC at the QuesnelForestry Office that will deal with NOW (Notice of Work)referrals. Your NOW’s still needs to primarily go through theKamloops Office.Also Note that the Kamloops Mines Office address haschanged, please check the Government Contacts List onPage 10 for updates. We would like to welcome our new Corporate

Member, Technic Inc. & individual memberRobert Robinson.

Commodities(from CNN Money)Closing prices as of March 2/12

Gold………….Silver…………Platinum……..Copper……….Crude Oil……Cdn. Dollar….

$1712.40$ 34.78$1699.50$ 3.91$ 106.50$ 1.01

At our January meeting we had decided to support the Sled Dog Run. We sent out our letters viathe Sled Dog Mail Run with our concerns to various Government Ministries and News Media. We didget a response from the Government (as a group) which included Premier Clark, we are still hoping tohave our causes and concerns heard so that Placer Mining can benefit.The Conference call between Randy Thompson and Chris Winther(Pres.) Arthur Topham(Secr.) andMike Moroni (Dir.) did take place, with the possibility of continuing, especially on fee structures.

We have set up a committee to discuss various other concerns, and what the next step should be.Dave Erickson suggested that we should approach in person , those in charge of mining decisions atthe “Keg” meeting in Kamloops. Meanwhile Don Kirkham is rounding up more new Corporate members. Way to go Don! Thanks!We now have our own business cards, thanks to Jackie Sarginson for making them look so good.

Education Seminar with Government Representatives from Kamloops Office is confirmed for March 21st atthe Seniors Centre (side door), 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m, with a one hour lunch break.

At our February meeting we had a record crowd of supporters; it could be because MLA Bob Simpson came to speak.He has always being generous to us with his time and intellect. He came to clarify an article that was published in theWilliams Lake Tribune, December 22/11. This was to do about a debate between Bob Simpson and Rich Coleman,(Minister of Mines.) He stated there maybe a need for a Crown Corporation that would set limits on how much mineralresources should be developed at any given time. He explained to us that in the debate he was only questioning thegovernment forging ahead on selling our resources to foreign counties, while the tax payer ends up paying for theinfrastructure and subsidies. Foreign companies don’t always hire locally, tend to use non-residents (cheap labour), a goodexample of this Fort St John where healthcare has risen fourfold and RCMP resources are strained. Members have theinformation now to make up their own minds on this matter. We thank Bob Simpson for graciously attending our meeting.Other topics Bob updated and discussed with us were:● That repairs to the 3100 Road will be done when the snow is gone and more study is needed here but it has to be

repaired because it has been deemed an emergency exit for the towns of Wells and Barkerville.● As for the Resource Road Act coming into effect, he would like to see the government slow down on implementation,

reassess the Act and do more consultation. He sees it as an attempt to pass maintenance costs on to others, an examplewould be possibly requiring a permit to travel on a resource road.

● He informed us that the Quesnel Forestry Office is fast tracking the training of a person to deal with permitting of smallminers and mining concerns. Bob said he would like to see more persons trained for backup when that person takes avacation. He is also aware of a Regulation change in the works for permits (NOWs) to be extended to five years.

● He said he would like to see that when the 150th Anniversary of Barkerville Gold Rush is celebrated, that the modernGold Rush also be included in the celebrations.

● On the pesticide spraying issue he commented that the local ranchers also have complaints and concerns with thespraying that is going on.

● That First Nations should be dealt with by the Government not the miners.I’d like to thank the people who do the work involved to

make the CMA run well. We have a lot of good, diversifiedtalent, and down to earth people. I hope that this continues,and that no one gets burnt out or feels unappreciated. Wehave this opportunity and it will be what we make it. I feel itis our responsibility to influence others to help one another inmining and make the association the best possible exchangewhile we focus on our common goal. If you would like to seeus go in another direction, let us know. If you havesuggestions, we would like to hear them as we are flexible.For this to work it has to be based on co-operation anddemocratic principles. What are your concerns? Is it recoveryprocedures, Government red tape, reclamation, MTO? Weinvite you to come to our meetings and bring yoursuggestions, concerns etc. to the table for discussion.

We are sad to announce the passing of another miner in early January of 2012, Bob Kennely, he had worked in variousjobs in the mining industry from Northern BC to Arizona, USA. * Contributed by Celine

The Cariboo Mining Association has a long established histo ry o f representing the hard rock and placer miners o f the worldfamous Cariboo Gold F ields o f Central British Co lumbia. Established in 1952 the CMA has stood up fo r and supported the mining industry o f BC fo r the last 60 years.


The following open letter has been sent via dog sled to Premier Christy Clark and 19 other government and media locations. Its purpose is todraw attention to many unnecessary and onerous policies that restrict and place undue hardship on the placer mining industry in B.C.

Dear Premier Christy Clark, We, the Cariboo Mining Association (CMA), are sending you this letter, partly by dog sled, in the hope that you will takeserious note of our concerns as placer miners. The CMA is centered around the city of Quesnel and has been actively advocating for and representing the placer and hard rockminers of the Cariboo – Barkerville goldfields since 1952, adding to and providing both a steady source of income for both localminers and businesses as well as furnishing the province with resource revenues that have not ceased to end since the historic1860’s Gold Rush. For the past sixty years or longer the region has been heavily dependent upon its forests as the prime source of revenue but asthat industry is moving more and more into decline the search for placer minerals is once again on the upswing and along with thedramatic rise in the price of gold more and more people are once again staking ground and heading back to the hills in search ofthe yellow metal. Mining is now fast becoming a major economic driver for Quesnel, and this fact is evident in the growing number of localbusinesses (seventeen to date) who are now supporting and sponsoring the CMA as corporate members. But for all this renewedexcitement and activity we continue to be hampered by Government red tape when it comes down to actual planning andproduction. Therefore, as established, working miners we would like to bring to your full attention some of the more urgent andonerous government policies that plague our ability to grow and prosper. These include:1. The constant threat of fee increases that target the established miners even though we have shown the unfairness of this practice.2. The stymying effect of maintaining unreasonable and illogical limitations on the amount of yardage that can be mined on a cellin a season.3. Being forced to pay a carbon tax on diesel fuel that we burn long distances from any urban centers.4. Demands that we, as individual, small scale miners, negotiate with a separate level of government, i.e. First Nations, when itcomes to obtaining the necessary permits to perform our work. And this in view of the fact that the provincial government itselfhas been unable to resolve longstanding treaty issues for close to a century and is now attempting to download its ownresponsibilities on to individual members of the private sector.5. Government has closed long established placer areas and when asked why cannot scientifically or rationally justify their reasonsfor having done so.6. Miners have been targeted as a cause of Caribou habitat destruction even though reclamation rules are in place to insure thereare no ecological problems connected to our industry and meanwhile the government’s own forestry sector continues to carry outvast spraying programs of herbicides and pesticides that have long term, detrimental effects on the natural habitat of the region.7. Government plans to deactivate access roads in mineral rich areas of the province when we view road accessibility as an asset tothe prospector and ultimately, to the miner, the tourist and outdoor sports and recreation and fishing industries as well. These seven concerns are some of the main grievances which the Cariboo Mining Association has concluded are preventingtheir industry from expanding and moving forward in the years ahead. It is our firm belief that mining opened British Columbia uphistorically and the continuation of exploration and utilization of the provinces natural mineral resources ought to be pursued bygovernment in a reasonable and responsible manner to ensure that the working people of this province survive in these challengingeconomic times.Sincerely,Chris WintherPresident, Cariboo Mining AssociationP.S. The envelope and information card contained in this letter are consideredcollector items. It is suggested that you hang on to them.


Mi n e r a l T i t l e s

Information UpdateNo. 32 – Compliance Coordination in British Columbia Revision Date: January 18, 2012

Beginning in 2005, the Resource Management Coordination Project (RMCP) for natural resource agencies was created toachieve a higher level of strategic organizational capacity and enhanced collaboration and coordination on a number of fronts,including First Nations Consultation, Compliance and Enforcement, and decisions on land use activities. The purpose behindthis initiative was to shift to a more integrated, regionally-based, client-focused model.

In the 2010 Throne Speech, the Provincial Government committed to a “one project, one process” business model infurtherance of this approach. With the creation of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO)in March 2011, reporting relationships and staff assignments were redistributed and refocused to provide direction on anygiven resource-based activity through one of 8 regional centres: West Coast, South Coast, Thompson/Okanagan,Kootenay/Boundary, Cariboo, Skeena, Omineca, and Northeast.Eight collaborative compliance teams (CCTs) are now stationed across British Columbia in support of this initiative. CCTmembers work together on identifying and ranking compliance targets for various natural resource activities, including wastemanagement, Crown land management, water management, forest resources, mines, and the use of mineral titles.

While the compliance and enforcement efforts of the Mineral Titles and Policy Branch continue, CCTs serve to coordinate andsupport such work in the field with respect to mineral titles. Consequently, staff from various provincial government agencies,including MFLNRO and the Ministry of Environment (MoE), may perform functions including the inspection of mineraltenures and following up with recorded holders to ensure compliance with the Mineral Tenure Act and the appropriate use ofmineral and placer tenures.

Free miners may expect to see government staff from MFLNRO, MoE, and other provincial government agencies in the fieldinspecting titles and asking for information. If you are approached by a government representative, please be aware that they arerepresenting the compliance and enforcement interests of a range of provincial agencies, including the Mineral Titles and PolicyBranch. While cooperating and assisting them with their investigations, feel free to ask any questions you may have about thepurpose of their visit and/or their intended activities in the area.


the Miners Page We welcome your comments, letters, complaints, beefs, frustrations, ideas & anything nice you have to say.If you would like to contribute an article to this page my email is: [email protected], or bring it to the CMAmeeting or mail it to: Cariboo Mining Association, Box 4184, Quesnel, BC V2J 6T9

THEFTS from MINE SITESThe last couple of years have seen an increase in theft on miner’s claims, likely due to the rising prices of scrap andprecious metals. Tex Enemark lost a considerable number of items off his claim at 10 km on the 2400 Rd last fall. Stolen were 1 - 40 hp.,3 - 50 hp. electric motors, a bundle of 300 feet of electric wire (likely for the copper), miscellaneous lengths of electricalwiring, a good quantity of steel, angle iron, 2” squared tubing, steel plate, 8 pieces of 6”- 20’ vitriolic pipe & severalpieces of 8”- 20’ pipe all with fittings. In the Spring of 2011, a Ross sluice box (14’ wide & 25’ long) worth $25,000 wasstolen of the property. Another miner lost camp equipment such as wooden picnic table, chairs, kitchen utensils, First Aid equipment and theycut the lock off the shed and took rakes, shovels and tools as well. Another case, about $10,000 worth of equipment was lost to thieves, which included a couple of power generators, threewater pumps, various tools & small equipment. Here they also damaged some of the machinery that was on the claim. These thieves are coming in with more then just a half ton truck, it obvious in these cases they have used trailers,winches, cutting torches, etc. they are coming in well equipped with manpower to steal everything of value. Gates, locks,security checks have not deterred them, even while you are working your claim they seem to know when you leave. The only suggestion I have is security cameras with night vision & motion activated, well mounted, out of sight & reach,with a notice at the entrance that your mine site is under electronic surveillance. This maybe a deterrent if they cannotlocate your security camera. Security cameras are available that are very small, inconspicuous, record motion to SD cardsand batteries do last a long time. They are clear and work very well. A few years back we had met a placer miner & he took us to show us his workings. On entering his claim site he hadeveryone sign -in to a log book with time & date, inclusive of any Forestry, Environmental or Fisheries Officials even ifthey came with the Mines Inspector. He had been previously robbed and this was his way of keeping a record of all thosethat entered his claim. Many times so-called visitors coming onto your claims are actually “casing” the place.article by Edith


Bear StoriesAs told by Tex Enemark

I had my son Gary with me at Rauchon Creek, where we had a live-in trailer parked. I had been in Quesnel to buygroceries and some meat so as to last a week. I went back to camp and put all the meat in a plastic garbage can, then putthe can under the bridge where it would stay cold by being half buried in water. The next day I sent Garry to get somethingfrom our cooler, but he came back and said that the cooler and everything was gone. The trailer was only a hundred feetfrom the bridge, but there was a game trail that went up the hill past the trailer. So we went looking around to see if wecould find anything of our food,and sure enough, about a hundred feet from thetrailer on the trail we found where a bear had packed the cooler of food to. The canwas there, all the wrappings, but the meat was all gone.` Another time I had our trailer out on a lease on the Cottonwood River. We setupa little campsite and I used to go out there on weekends and holidays. I always left afew groceries at camp for the next time I came out. One weekend I came out thereto find the trailer absolutely smashed inside and out. A bear had torn the door rightoff, then went in and demolished everything. The bear then went out by tearing outone set of the windows.Something to remember: “bears won’t go out the same way they came in.”

A government big enough to give you everything you want,is strong enough to take everything you have.

Thomas Jefferson

How Good Can A Twelve Foot Piece of Ground Be??Have you ever heard of “Twelve Foot” Davis? His full name was Henry Fuller Davis, a “Forty Niner”American prospector who came up to the Cariboo and latertravelled to the Peace River Country. Since all the ground wasstaked due to the Gold Rush by the time he got here, therewasn’t anything left except for a twelve foot strip between twopretty well producing claims. He staked his claim on this twelvefoot wide piece of ground and took out over $12,000 worth ofgold. This adventure gave him the nickname “Twelve Foot”Davis which stayed with him even after he’d mined the gold offhis claim and ventured to the Peace River country. There he setup some trading posts with his own packhorses, got his suppliesfrom Quesnel, where he remained until old age caught up withhim. He passed away in 1900 in the Lesser Slave Lake area buthis tombstone stands facing the Peace River with the inscription“Twelve Foot Davis, Pathfinder, Pioneer, Miner and Trader. Hewas Every Man’s Friend and Never Locked his Cabin Door ”

A Retired Miners WifeYour wife has now retiredHer working days are done

She must find something else to doSomething that is fun.

A mining claim sounds easyThere’s not much there to do

The cabin though is dirtyAnd the roof is leaky too.

The yard is kind of bushyI hope she’s really strong

But the summer days are lengthyThe evenings cool and long.

Now if she wants a change of paceThere are other things to do

The sluice and pump are ready So she can shovel gravel too.

Now when she gets this work all done(I do hope she she survives)

You can take her out a touringIn your brand new four wheel drive.

AnonymousObviously, this won’t apply to most of us!!

Submitted by Connie


article researched & written by EdithGold continues to hover in the $1700 range and predictions continue to abound how much gold will rise or fall.

With all the turmoil in the world, especially in the economies, some are forging ahead while others economies balance onthe edge of failure. The monetary systems are unstable, the Euro, the US dollar all seem to be losing value when it comes toputting food on your table, fuel in your vehicle or costs of running your business or household. Many countries are lookingat precious metals to stabilize their economies, with gold and silver at the forefront. Denial Briesmann, analyst atConnerzbank,AG in Frankfurt, Germany said “….the opportunity cost of holding gold will remain low in the future andthis should boost the attractiveness of gold. We don’t see an end to the long-term up trend in gold prices.” Gold and silverhave always held their purchasing value, and silver is fast becoming a metal in short supply because of its many industrialuses (40%) as well as currency. Silver is predicted to skyrocket in its value in the coming years, some estimates are thatsilver could very well rise to $100 an ounce. It is estimated that the demand for silver by 2015 could be as high as 600million ounces , in 2010 it was at 487 million ounces. All this presents an excellent opportunity for the prospectors,geologists, miners and mining companies and most Governments are beginning to recognize this fact.

Canada has lost it’s position as creator of the largest pure gold coin in the world to Australia in October of 2011.Australia now holds that record with a one tonne, (32,150.70 troy ounces) 2012 Kangaroo Gold Coin, 99.99% pure with aface value of $1 million (Australian) worth about $60 Million in at the October 2011 gold price. It is ten times the weight ofthe $1 Million Canadian Maple Leaf, the Kangaroo is 12 cm (4.7”) thick and 80 cm (31.5”) in diameter. It took the PerthMint 18 months to create the coin that commemorates Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Perth, Australia. Definitely not a coin youcan pack in your pocket!

While on the subject of coins, the Royal Canadian Mint has recently minted a coin to commemorate the 150th

Anniversary of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Released late January 2012, at $100 face value, a 14 karatgold coin with a mintage of only 2,500 coins. A very beautiful coin that is comprised of 58.33% goldand 41.67% silver, featuring a miner panning in the forefront and in the background a miner at a rockerbox and the Laremeister camel with rider, the other side features the Queen. Priced at $599.95.

A little about Gold Rushes……you would think that all gold rushes were started by prospectorswho were out looking for gold in new locales. Not so….many famous gold rushes were started byaccidental finds of the yellow metal by people other than prospectors. The first one that comes to mindis that of a farm family in North Carolina back in 1799 who used a ‘rock’ as a doorstop for three years, then sold it to ajeweller for $3.50 not knowing that it was a 17 pound gold nugget! Even in those days at $20 per ounce it was worth over$700, a whole lot of money back then. Being the first documented discovery of gold in the US it sure got the ball rolling. An Australian farmer by the name of George Harrison, building a house on his farm near Johannesburg, South Africa,using stones came upon some gold ore. This was in 1885 and with this discovery started the South African Gold Rush whicheventually supplied 40% of the world’s gold in that period.

Then there was James Marshall who was setting up a sawmill for John A Sutton, near Sacramento, California, he foundsome gold in a flume (according to one story) only suspecting that it might be gold, he took a sample and showed it to Mr.Sutton. Now, Mr. Sutton wasn’t interested in mining, his interest was lumber and sawmills, but the story of the gold findsoon got out and the California Gold Rush was on!

Then there’s the guy out Vancouver who went out to check out some rock samples up on Howe Sound, while there heshot a deer for some food, he noticed that the deer’s hooves had exposed a metallic looking rock surface. On furtherinvestigation it turned out that it was copper, this discovery eventually led up to one of the largest copper mines of the time,theBritannia Beach Copper Mine.

Sandon, BC., 1892, J.W. Cockle while cutting some poles near Sandon, his axe slipped, hitting a rock breaking some ofit off and exposed some galena ore. Turned out to be the biggest silver nugget ever found, 2.25 metres long, about 1 metrewide by 2.75 metres high, weighing in at roughly a 100 tonnes and which sold for $2000. It is believed that this “nugget”had slid down the mountain at one time and although Cockle was a prospector, he was not prospecting at the time.

The last Gold Rush of the Century was started by a couple of guys fishing on the Klondike River in the Yukon in 1896.So, it goes to say, when you are out there getting your winter

wood, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping or whatever, keep your eyesopen, be very observant of your surroundings, check out everythingthat’s unusual or catches you eye, even stuff that your dog digs up.When you least expect it and while doing things other thanprospecting you may just find something of great value.


Are you worth your weight in GOLD? At $1772.00 per ounce& your weight being 150 lbs, you would be worth $3,876,161.40in cold hard cash, the only time that you are worth more bypacking on a few extra pounds.

From the Cariboo Goldfields in the Williams Creek areaof the Cariboo Mountains near Barkerville, Williams CreekGoldfields placer miner Pete Wright and partners had to be quitethe attraction at the Roundup when they showed the crowd howgold is melted into bars. Just the sight of ¼ million dollarsworth of gold hadto had to producesome pretty wide-eyed spectators.Geologist andco-chair of theRound-up,Victoria Yehldescribed tospectators themethod beingused to melt theraw gold and pourit into bars. Golds melting point is 1063° C or 1945° F. Each barwas valued at $25,000 to $ 30,000. The Province, CBC TV and Global TV all covered this partof the event. Check out the the news cast videos on the WilliamsCreek Goldfields website:http://www.williamscreekgoldfields.ca . While on the websitetake a look at the pictures and videos of their extensive placermine operations, gold cleanup, the history of the areas beingmined, etc. It’s a great site to visit with lots of pictures, videosand information on mining in the Cariboo!

Peter Wright of Williams Creek Goldfields at the recent 2012 Round Up Conference inVancouver, B.C.in January with his partners, blew the crowds away by actuallysmelting and pouring 1/4 million dollars worth of gold right in the conference hall!

The AME BC (Association for MineralExploration) Roundup in Vancouver, January 23 rd to26th with the theme”Celebrating our First Century ofGlobal Discovery” coincided with AME BC’s 100 yearAnniversary. The Roundup offered Technical Courses,Poster Sessions, a Core Shack, Prospectors Tent and aMap Tent just to name a few of the educational offers.The Roundup also attracts geologists, prospectors,investors and mineral exploration professionals from overall over the world. Premier Christy Clark and Rich Coleman fromMinister of Energy and Mines were just a couple of theguest speakers. Hi-lites of Christy Clark’s speech were: in2011 $450-500 million had been spent in exploration andmining in BC. With 350 exploration sites and a potentialof 25 mine projects. She also spoke about working toexpedite the Notice of Work permits. The Roundup is held yearly in Vancouver in January.

News from the AME BC Roundup

GOLD WEIGHTS

24 Grains = 1 penny weight 31.1 Grams = 1 oz. 20 Pennyweight = 1 oz. 480 Grains = 1 oz. 12 Troy ounces = 1 troy pound


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NOTICEDue to the rising prices we are charging $10.00per year (six issues) of the hardcopy of ourNewsletter as of the Jan/Feb. 2012 edition.Please add this charge to your membershiprenewal this year. For any questions orconcerns about the extra charge for a hardcopycontact Treasurer and Editor, Brenda Dunbarby email: [email protected].

The Cariboo Miner Editors wish to thank all that contributed to this issue. We look forward to your suggestions, stories, articles,reports, news and old or new mining pictures. Please submit your articles by Feb. 25, 2012 for the March/April Issue.

Contact Page

Government Contact List. Chief Gold Commissioner Anne Currie 250 952-0868 Deputy Gold Commissioner Ed Collazzi 604 660-2814 Regional Dir. - Kamloops Joe Sequin 250 828-4448 Senior Inspector of Mines Bruce Hupman 250 371 3714 Senior Inspectors, Health & Safety Steve Rothman 250 371-3780 John Cox 250 371-3915 Inspector of Mines Tom Charles 250 371-3783

Grant Feldinger 250 371-3755 FrontCounter BC 250 992-4400 (Quesnel Forestry Office)

Kamloops Office 250 828-4131 441 Columbia St. (Fax)250 828-4154 Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3

Bob Simpson, MLA 250 991-0296

CMA Executive List 2011- 2012President: Chris Winther 992-8568

1st Vice: Don Rabby 992-6749 2nd Vice: Dennis Wittner 992-8687 Sec: Arthur Topham 992-3479 Tres: Brenda Dunbar 991-0204 Directors: Celine Duhamel 992-8568 Dave Erickson 991-0204 Don Kirkham 983-5792 Glen Leslie 991-2706 Mike Moroni 747-8302 Edith Spence 992-7659

CMA meeting’s are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month for the winter season, at theQuesnel Senior’s Center, Activity Room (side door) at 1:00pm. Starting in May ourregular meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm, same place.

We still have theold signs for salefor $30.00 (taxincl.) it’s a brightyellow with red& black lettering. Caps …………….. $15.00

Regular T-Shirts…..$10.00

OnSale! Dated T-Shirts for $ 5.00

For these items call:Chris at 250 992-8568 orcome o our monthly meeting,we’ll have them there.


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Creating History, Employment & Wealth for British Columbia ......The Cariboo Mining Association has a long established history of representing the hard rock and placer miners of the