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Chief wants best possible treatyShuswap scholar critical of deal offered by government

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A historic treaty negotiation in the works for more than two decades, involving the provincial and federal governments and First Nations com-munities in central British Columbia, has the potential to lift his people out of poverty and change the status quo, says Chief Mike Archie of the Canim Lake Band, one of four Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) te Qelmucw (NStQ) bands involved in the process.

“The status quo wasn’t good enough for us,” says Archie. “I have a mandate to carry that forward and negotiate the best possible treaty.”

The negotiations, which started in 1993, cover a wide range of land, governance and resource issues and involve millions of dollars and

hundreds of thousands of acres of territory.

A vote to approve what the NStQ Treaty Group has negotiated to date and move into final negotiations (from Stage 4 to Stage 5) is set for Feb. 11, 2016.

The NStQ comprises some 2,500 members in four First Nation bands – Tsq’escen’ (Canim Lake), Stswecem’c / Xgat’tem (Canoe Creek/Dog Creek), Xats’ull/Cmetem’ (Soda Creek) and T’exelc (Williams Lake).

“At the end of the day, the mem-bership will decide whether we carry on,” says Archie.

While negotiations continue, parts of the deal, released to NStQ members in a Draft Agreement in Principle, came under heavy criti-cism recently in an article by an influential member of the Canim

Lake Band.Julian NoiseCat, a young history

scholar who in 2014 was nominated to run for Chief of the Canim Lake Band, wrote a scathing piece in The Guardian newspaper in August, urg-ing a “no” vote on the upcoming treaty question.

NoiseCat calls the deal “a cun-ning land grab” that plays into “an overall strategy of undermining First Nations land rights and sovereignty” in B.C. and throughout Canada.

“This is not 100 years ago when it was the government clearly and undoubtedly cancelling and nulli-fying and taking our land. This is much more insidious.”

In response to NoiseCat’s criti-cism, Beth Bedard, the NStQ Treaty Team co-ordinator, says the land and fiscal packages are still being negoti-

ated and nothing is final.“As in all negotiations, there are

starting points and end points.”The vote in February to move from

draft treaty to final negotiations was originally slated this October, but the NStQ decided it needed more time to consult with members and delayed the vote by five months.

“There will be meetings held and we encourage community members to contact their treaty department to make sure they’re registered,” says Bedard.

NoiseCat says the NStQ needs to do a better job of getting informa-tion out now.

“There’s a huge lack of transparen-cy here. If there is a higher amount [in the fiscal package], it’s not available to NStQ members, and we’re supposed to be voting in [five months].

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South Cariboo Search and Rescue (SCSAR) had 13 members, including Rick Takagi, middle, receive swift water rescue certification in Clearwater on Sept 18-20. Also in the water were (clockwise from left) Clearwater instructor Scott Streadwick and SCSAR members Sam Bergman, Shane Gunn and Corey Peterson. “It makes us one of the largest technical rescue teams between Kamloops and Prince George, with the rope rescue team and the swift water rescue teams combined,” says SCSAR manager James Seeley. “We have some very technically well-trained people here.”

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Those who participated in the 100 Mile House Kidney Walk on Sept. 27 were spread out after they left Centennial Park. They braved the chilly temperatures and raised $1,455. The Cariboo Idols also made their final performances in the park.

Sherie Hofmarks was spotted walking a bunch of friendly dogs in the fresh air out in the fields behind K-9 Pack Pals Doggy Daycare at Uptown Plaza recently.

South Cariboo Farmers’ Market Society president Karen Greenwood, left, grabbed the mike to thank the musicians at the final market of the season on Sept. 25. Jeffrey Newman, at back, Tim Brecht, Kira Saenger and others volunteered their talents, as did Slapback Music Productions’ Peter Thorne (not shown), who also organized the entertainment all summer long.

Heather Mereniuk gave her baby boy, Quinton Philip, a shoulder ride while her daughter, Julie Philip, tasted the yummy grapes on sale at the South Cariboo Farmers’ Market on Aug. 21.

Kira Mitchell, left, Ann Granger, Neil Endacott, Lisa De Paoli and Ted Peterson enjoyed their time at the Tour de Cariboo bike ride from Williams Lake to Gavin Lake on Sept. 12.

The 2887 Rocky Mountain Rangers Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps promoted several cadets recently. Capt. Dale Bachmier promoted Coletin Lane to master cadet.

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Cathy McLeod aims at economic stability

Matt Greenwood gears up for Green partyCarole Rooney Free Press

The Green Party wants to put more money back into the pockets of the people, says Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Green can-didate Matt Greenwood.

He explains some specific Green Party policies include more education, seniors’ supports and a Carbon Fee and Dividend program.

“We want to move towards a free tuition model, not all at once but over time. In the immediate term, we would be looking at trying to make tuition interest free.”

The carbon fee is not a tax but it does collect money “at the well head or coal mine” and sends it “directly back to all Canadians” on a per capita basis, he explains.

“We’d also like to bring the retirement benefits back to [age] 65, instead of the 67 that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is planning to push [Old Age Security eligibility] up to in the next term.”

While it is a common misperception, he says

the Green Party is not against all pipelines, just the four currently under review that would carry unprocessed bitumen “pulled right out of the ground and diluted with a bunch of horrendous

toxic chemicals.”It also “makes no sense at any level” to

ship the bitumen to other countries for refining and then sell it back to Canada as refined oil, Greenwood adds.

The Health Accord should be contin-ued, rather than the new funding deal that will take away $36 billion when it comes into effect after the election, he explains.

Greenwood notes the new deal does not take demographics into consideration, and British Columbia, in particular, faces health-funding challenges with its aging population.

“Canadians spend $11 billion a year on pre-scription drugs, and under a proper, bulk-buy, federally negotiated plan, we might be spending $1 billion a year and put $10 billion back in the pockets of Canadians across the country.”

He adds more recent patent laws have added to

this financial burden, where formerly, a large sup-ply of generic drugs kept costs down.

Another Green Party platform is governance issues, including proportional representation and reducing the power of the Prime Minister’s Office.

However, Greenwood does not expect he has any real chance to win the local seat, given past party popularity in the riding.

“...If people really like the policies I’m talking about, they should probably phone their friends on Vancouver Island or the Lower Mainland or in Guelph or Thunder Bay and strongly urge them to vote Green.

“In this particular riding and this particular election, though, the main reason to vote Green here is to send a powerful message directly to the Conservative Party of Canada that they haven’t been living up to the principles they were origi-nally elected on....”

Greenwood adds more information about his own ideals is online at http://mattgreenwood.ca, and more on the party platform is at http://www.greenparty.ca.

Beginning this fall, School District #27 has been divided into Families of Schools (FOS), withSD27 senior man-agers assigned to oversee a small group of schools.The FOS were created for these managers to have a more intimate knowl-edge of education delivery at four to five schools, and for their principals to have a “go to” person at the man-agement level when advice and expertise is needed.

The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) direc-tors decided at the Sept. 10 board meet-ing to send letters in support of the Taseko and Imperial Metals applications for short-term water discharge permits as a means of reducing the onsite water.The area directors will also be calling on the federal and provin-cial governments to engage in a process to find best practice methods of dealing with the excess water.

The province has a new auditor general for local government.Gordon Ruth, execu-tive vice-president of certification and operations for the Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C., starts today (Oct. 1).When Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Peter Fassbender made the announce-ment last week, he acknowledged the province’s move to audit city govern-ments has been “fraught with chal-lenges” since its inception in 2012.“It wasn’t a success-ful start, but we did learn.”

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Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo incumbent MP Cathy McLeod says Canada’s Conservatives are the best and only option to lead the country in the right direction.

If re-elected to the federal govern-ment on Oct. 19, she says her party will continue to move forward with some important measures for the economy.

McLeod notes some of the “abso-lutely critical” aspects include lowering taxes for small businesses and workers, and promoting jobs and growth through maintaining corporate tax rates.

“We believe the platforms of the other parties are going to stall recov-ery and kill jobs.”

Forestry companies in the South

Cariboo and across the Canada would suffer from the NDP’s pro-posed corporate tax hikes from 15 to 17 per cent, she adds.

“For companies perhaps being challenged right now, those are going to be job killers.”

McLeod says her government will “live within its means” and create an environment where Canadian busi-nesses can be successful.

“[We have] lots of measures that will be critically important for the small businesses of 100 Mile House and area ... we are going to move the small business tax rate down to nine per cent [from 11, by 2017], and so that allows people to invest into their company rather than [that money] coming to the government.”

The Conservatives also pledge continued economic stewardship on government spending, she explains.

“We are really pleased that we have the $2-billion surplus in 2014/15 and ... currently there is a $5-million surplus in the first three months of this year.”

McLeod says her party also won’t raise Canada Pension Plan or Employment Insurance payroll deductions to further ease the bur-den on small businesses.

Their plan also includes a whole suite of programs and measures in support of families and individuals, including universal child care, and compassionate-care benefits going from six weeks to six months for end-of-life care.

“For seniors, there is going to be a new Single Seniors Tax Credit [of $2,000] ... because we have heard how their costs can be significant – more when they don’t have a partner to share them with.”

McLeod says the NDP’s “Swiss cheese” economic plan contains much ambiguity.

“With their very inconsistent statements from the long-gun reg-istry to the income splitting and resource development, you really don’t know where they stand.”

Other important actions taken by her party are standing up for Canadian values on the world stage, she explains.

“We are the only party that has committed to carrying on with that very challenging fight against ISIL.”

McLeod adds some recent crimi-nal justice legislation enhancements will toughen up punishments for people convicted of impaired driving causing death, and her government is also doubling funding for child victim advocacy centres.

Federal Conservative candidate Cathy McLeod, middle, was joined by supporters at a meet and greet and snack reception event at her campaign office in 100 Mile House on Sept. 23.

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The Health Employees’ Union (HEU) sent an e-mail to its members on Sept. 21, stating it had just got notification from the Penticton Herald, following a Freedom of Information request that showed Interior Health Authority (IHA) has been talking about laundry service chang-es for five years, but the union wasn’t offi-cially consulted until November 2014.

The documents also indicate IHA was look-ing at a 25-year plan for upgrading laundry equipment, not 10-to-15 years as it publicly stated, the HEU noted.

HEU-100 Mile House chair and shop steward Barb Matfin says one of the biggest revelations was IHA’s admission that its decision has been delayed due to “complications” and has been postponed until December.

“Interior Health was supposed to make their decision by now. Especially the two workers who are [fac-ing] losing their jobs, they’d like to know if they are going to have [paycheques for] Christmas, or be able to plan their finances, etc.”

Matfin adds it was quite a surprise the IHA has been considering privatizing laundry for five years earlier than it had indicated to the union – a communica-tion requirement that is covered under the col-lective agreement.

“Laundry workers in 100 Mile go to work every day wondering if they’re going to have a job or not. It’s been very stressful for them, and for all workers at the South Cariboo

Health Centre.“Nobody wants to see

our laundry services go; it’s efficient, it’s crucial, and it’s here.”

Matfin says she’d like to know if Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett has made her pledged support for sav-ing these jobs clear to Health Minister Terry Lake.

“Shipping dirty laun-dry back and forth over winter roads makes no sense. Cutting local jobs makes no sense.

“We can only hope that the fact our District of 100 Mile council, our Cariboo Regional District, our MLA and many local folks who signed our petition [and] have all con-demned the plan will have some bearing on the [IHA] decision.”


The number of stu-dents getting hands-on experience last year with the Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) program was the highest since the 2009 pre-recession years, with more than 1,000 students regis-tered across British Columbia.

Recognizing the ben-efits of young people pursuing these types of careers, the Industry Training Authority (ITA), which facilitates training in the trades and industry occupations in the province, is funding the Cariboo Chilcotin School District to the tune of $20,000 to sup-port the SSA program throughout the 2015-16 school year.

The funds help place students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 with local employers to attain practical experience and

gain credit towards their high school diploma and the apprenticeship portion of their trades training.

A local success story is that of Justin Shearer, 18, who’s pursuing a commercial transport/heavy duty mechanic

career. He successful-ly completed the SSA program as a Grade 12 student this summer with RJB Trucking in 100 Mile House.

“They help me every step of the way,” says Shearer, who was sub-sequently hired on with

the company.He adds the program

is something he recom-mends to other students considering similar occupations.

Shearer’s employer, Rhonda Brown of RJB Trucking, says their experience with the

program, and their stu-dent, has been equally positive.

“We’re very happy with him,” she says of Shearer. “We’ve noticed a big difference from when he started the program up until now, and he contributes to the shop quite a bit.”

Brown recommends other local businesses get involved if they can.

The SSA program is an excellent way to help young people get a head start into a career in trades, says Dave Corbett, School District 27 career programs co-ordinator.

“We have had a number of second-ary students in the Cariboo Chilcotin ben-efit from this program and continue to see an increase as more and more students pursue an apprenticeship while still attending school.”

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett says this region will

need skilled workers in the years ahead and these students are in a prime position to earn those jobs.

“This funding will provide students with skills development through practical, hands-on experience.”

ITA chief executive

officer Gary Herman says there are more skilled tradespeople retiring from the work-force than entering it.

“So we need to sup-port the youth in trades training, so they are ready to respond to the increasing demand in the labour market.”

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Cariboo Regional District (CRD) chair Al Richmond has taken the helm of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM).

He moved up from first vice-president to be acclaimed as its new president during the Sept. 21-25 annual con-ference.

“It’s really quite hum-bling to take the role on,” says Richmond.

“I look back at some of the previous presi-dents from our region – Ross Marks, Alex Fraser, Steve Wallace and Mary Sjostrom – and it’s rewarding to

have people from the province looking to the Cariboo for leadership.”

Richmond says he has “big shoes to fill, but tremendous o p p o r t u n i -ties” to move some provincial issues forward, and also some rural issues that “need to be dealt with.”

The Interior was well rep-resented with Prince George Councillor Murray Krause acclaimed as the incom-ing first vice-president, Regional District of East Kootenay Director Wendy Booth elected as second vice-president,

and Kamloops Coun. Arjun Singh elected as third vice-president, he notes.

“I represent the prov-ince as a whole, but I think the biggest thing is we have got a rural pres-ence there ... in the next three years.”

R i c h m o n d says something he learned in his

former roles at UBCM is there are a lot of com-mon themes between urban and rural issues.

This revelation came about in working with the bigger-city mayors, such as Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore with

whom he co-chaired a Strong Fiscal Futures committee (looking for revenue sources).

“The challenges we face, big and small, are all similar – it’s the zeros on the end of the bill and the zeros on the end of the revenue that are all different. They have more revenue available to them, but they have bigger dollars that they have to spend.”

Meanwhile the mon-ies to fill the smaller budgets of rural com-munities are “a whole lot harder to come by,” he notes.

“We are going to look at some of the syner-gies between rural and urban folks moving

forward on some issues and certainly we are doing some education on forestry [for] more support for the forest industry.”

From a “north-ern point of view,” Richmond says there is a lot of work to do to get the industry back on track.

“At the same time, we have to look at some of the environmental concerns that the peo-ple have in the Lower Mainland, so it’s a whole balance.”

However, having a Cariboo representative leading the UBCM “is great” and it “certainly does not happen very often,” he adds.

Al Richmond at UBCM helm

Union decries no disclosure on job lossesBarnett says she has

spoken to Lake and his ministry staff about the issue, including how winter road closures would cause problems with transporting laundry.

“The government is well aware of my stance. To me, it makes no sense to drive the laundry up and down Highway 97.

“I want to save the jobs and I also want to [highlight that] nobody has even shown me that [this is] an economically

feasible thing to do.“Let’s have common sense,

carry on, and yes, there will be some capital costs, but to me it’s in the best interests of health care.”

Matfin notes Lake stood up in legislature earlier this year to say cleaning and doing laun-

dry services were not health care.

“You know, buddy, you sure want clean sheets and a clean toilet when you end up in the hospital,” she says in response to Lake’s comment. “Laundry is part of health care.”

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The much-anticipated Rural Dividend to assist small communities to transition and stabilize their economies has some funding details confirmed.

Acting on the recommendations from the Rural Advisory Council (RAC), Premier Christy Clark announced up to $75 million over three years during her speech at the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver on Sept. 25.

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett is parliamentary secretary for Rural Communities and Development, and chairs the RAC, which is made up of 14

community stakeholders.Her leadership provides the South

Cariboo and the rest of her constituency a strong voice in highlighting rural con-cerns, and she says it is “very exciting” to hear this funding announcement.

“I am proud of what the [RAC] has accomplished by providing the principles that are the basis of the Rural Dividend. These are the people who understand what their communities need the most.”

The $25-million-a-year pilot program will run from 2016/17 to 2018/19, and only be available to rural communities with a population less than 25,000 to support rural community transition and stability.

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will be finalized by March 2016, and the application process will be operational for the 2016/17 intake.

Since its formation in March, Barnett says the RAC has come up with some guiding principles, and has been awaiting this news on the rural dividend funding, and how it might unroll.

Meanwhile, she says she has been working with Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson looking at some potential direc-tions and avenues.

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The Roe Lake and District Recreation Commission (RLDRC) is getting its filing system updated, devel-oping a marketing plan for weddings, confer-ences and events, and it’s giving one person work experience in office administration, thanks to more than $10,000 in provin-cial Community and Employer Partnership funding.

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA presented the cheque to RLDRC president Wendy Chase on Sept. 2, which will help pay for 52 weeks of employment for Sheila Williams.

Over the course of the one-year pro-gram, Williams will receive work experi-ence in general office administration, create a filing system for the recreation commission and a lease agreement for the community hall, as well as a mainte-nance manual for the Interlakes Community Centre.

A marketing pack-age for the hall for weddings, events and conferences will also be part of the work-expe-rience project, along with options for more seniors programming. The project wraps up in June 2016.

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This Job Creation Partnership (JCP) is funded through

the Community and Employer Partnerships program, which was introduced in April 2012 as part of the

Employment Program of BC, which is fund-ed by the province, as well as the gov-ernment of Canada through the Labour Market Development Agreement.

The RLDRC and the Interlakes community will benefit so much from this JCP, Barnett says.

“Not only will there be more program-ming for seniors, but the community will benefit from a market-ing plan that will help bring events, weddings and conferences to the Interlakes area.”

The funding pro-vided by the JCP will

assist our association with a complete and comprehensive admin-istrative system, Chase says, adding it will enable the RLDRC to establish a strong foun-dation to plan and organize for future pro-grams and services that will be available to the residents in our com-munity.

“Roe Lake and District Recreation Commission relies heavily on the contribu-tions of its volunteers. As volunteers, we can now spend our time doing activities in the community knowing that the information obtained will be kept in

a centralized location.”Williams says it

is a challenging job – setting up an admin-istrative system from the beginning, as well as developing posters, brochures and reporting on various activities.

“I love to design post-ers, so this will challenge my skills, as well as learning new computer applications. I’m look-ing forward to a very successful year work-ing at the Interlakes Community Centre.”

For more information on Community and Employer Partnerships, go to www.workbc.ca/CEP.

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Voters in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Riding should feel pretty good when they go to the polls – either in the advanced polls or

on election day on Oct. 19.We are very fortunate to have four very good people

running as candidates in this federal election.All of them are intelligent, knowledgable, grounded,

hard working and well spoken.They should be congratulated for putting their

names forward to serve this riding.A lot of times it is thankless work – requiring time

away from family and working long, hard hours day in and day out.

When the House of Commons is not in session, members of Parliament come back to their ridings and they have a lot of work to attend to on behalf of their constituents.

Our four candidates all come from advocacy pro-fessions – Cathy McLeod (health care), Bill Sundhu (legal services), Steve Powrie (education) and Matt Greenwood (social services).

Having training in advocacy work is important for all federal candidates because the people we send to Ottawa should be advocating for the people in their ridings.

Too often, unfortunately, MPs end up toeing the party line after they are elected.

Instead of representing people in their ridings, too many MPs end up being representatives of Ottawa back home.

Advocacy is one of the issues folks should consider – who will represent them best – before they mark their ballots in this election.

While it is unfortunate there won’t be an all-candi-dates forum in 100 Mile House for the federal elec-tion, there are other ways for folks to get information about those who are running.

The 100 Mile House Free Press has been running stories about the impending election since early sum-mer and we have published stories about the candi-dates and their positions since the writ was dropped.

This and the previous two editions of your com-munity newspaper have provided stories about the platforms of the candidates, as well as their thoughts on particular issues and their personal introductions.

Area residents have provided some great questions for the candidates and their answers will appear in the Oct. 8 and 15 editions of the Free Press.

Folks can also go to the candidates’ websites to check out their platforms and thoughts on various issues.

People can also phone or e-mail the candidates’ campaign offices and ask specific questions.

Those who want to see the candidates in action could travel to Kamloops on Oct. 14, as there will be a forum in the Grand Hall at Thompson Rivers Univer-sity, starting at 7 p.m.

Good candidates

It is the home stretch of the federal election campaign and three leaders’ debates

and endless commercials may have done more to blur lines between the parties and leaders than to clarify them. The Liberals and NDP may have even switched places, with Justin Trudeau being anxious to corral the anti-Conservative vote with ambitious talk of redistributive tax adjustment and deficit spending on infrastructure, and Tom Mulcair striving to reassure centrist voters and buttressing the NDP’s “balanced budget” record.

If it’s any help, here are three interesting observations about what I think should happen both during and after the election.

First, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attempt to portray himself as a practical, sensible fellow who is only interested in being a good manager is highly misleading.

He is far more ideological than that, and if he is re-elected, his American-style neo-conservatism will have consequences for democracy and health care and the environment that are potentially far-reaching.

It is difficult to discern a large economic dividend from the government’s attempts to privilege the corporate sector, and the oil and gas sector in particular.

However, we definitely need that dividend if we are to be persuaded that this Conservative government’s game is worth its candle.

Second, the NDP’s “balanced budget” mantra is genuine.

Mr. Mulcair has latched onto the fact that, according to the historical record, NDP governments balanced budgets more

often than either Liberal or Conservative governments did on average between 1980 and 2010. (Although there are some very spectacular exceptions do tend to stick in voters’ minds).

This is a basis for fiscal respectability and marks a return to the fiscal tradition of Tommy Douglas.

Of course, several of the Conservatives’ tax loopholes will need to be closed in order to afford this, and the

corporate tax rate will need to be raised to something closer to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s average.

However, when you balance the negative impacts of raising corporate taxes to the still-competitive rate of 17 per cent against the positive benefits of lower

small-business rates, a lower proportion of tax burden being borne by ordinary Canadians and the economic benefits of more infrastructure and a million child care spaces, it should work out OK.

Third, I like what Mr. Trudeau has said about the importance of infrastructure spending when the need is great, the debt-to Gross Domestic Product ratio is low, and interest rates continue to be rock-bottom.

Although Conservative infrastructure spending is large in absolute terms and has risen sharply (to more than four per cent of Gross Domestic Product), under the circumstances we should have had more, especially on transit and transportation of various kinds, and less on advertising and political spending in Tory ridings.

Mark Crawford is a former public servant and a professor of political science at Athabasca University.

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To the editor:I was disgusted to read of the

recent bear killings.What ever happened to trap-

ping and relocating?(Conservation Officer James)

Zucchelli seems to be trigger happy. If you can shoot them, you can tranquilize them.

I have had bears on my prop-erty for years. They don’t come near my house, and when walk-ing the property with my dogs if we come across one, they get yelled at by the dogs and go the other way.

On the other hand, why isn’t conservation or bylaw fining people who leave garbage out? Someone could have a full-time job.

We are living in the wildlife’s yard. They do not deserve to die because of careless people and conservation officers.

People, give your head a shake.

Next time there is a bear in your yard eating garbage you left out, do not call the conservation office, clean your mess up and make a lot of noise to scare them

off. You are also murdering the bears.

T. EsslerGateway

To the editor:As a resident of 70 Mile House,

I don’t feel that lowering the speed limit through our community is the only way to make this stretch of highway safer, but it is a quick and inexpensive way of making it safer at least until truly safe infrastruc-ture is put in place.

Neither a lower speed limit nor improved infrastructure will make any highway 100 per cent safe, but it would make the highway

through our community at least “reasonably” safe.

Right now, it is just dangerous. Every day, we have near misses on this stretch of highway.

Visitors to a local business said they had wanted to stop the previ-ous time they had gone through the community but couldn’t because another vehicle was coming so fast behind them they didn’t feel safe slowing to make the turn.

Friends thinking of stopping to

visit our residence have gone by for the same reason.

A young woman considering moving to 70 Mile said she was waiting till it was safe to turn into the subdivision at Willow Drive when a pickup truck came around the corner from behind her so quickly, he passed her on the right at great speed. Had he misjudged the narrow shoulder, her car would have been totalled. She said it was scary.

70 Mile House has been a stop-

ping place along the Cariboo Highway for over 150 years.

The current situation often makes it difficult for the travelling public to stop to enjoy our hospitality, our services and our area. It affects our businesses, our residents and does nothing to promote tourism in the area and it is dangerous.

We were lucky the recent trans-port truck accident did not involve other vehicles or anyone’s death. Improved highway safety may or

may not have prevented this or similar accidents, but it would defi-nitely give everyone a better chance.

By maintaining the current speed limit through a residential area, I feel the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is putting us and the travelling public at risk, and is also affecting the actual viability of our community.

Gail Moseley70 Mile House

Lowering speed limit in 70 Mile House a quick and easy fix

To the editor:I find it a shame that this area’s

votes do not seem to make a dif-ference to the candidates who are running for a seat in this federal election.

In the Sept. 24 Free Press, the front page story is about how the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce was unable to host the all-candidate forum, and when it was verified, the 100 Mile House Free Press had decided to look into the possibility of hosting the event.

But the candidates could not agree on a date.

In this day and age when we are fighting to get people out to vote and they have nothing but the media to base their votes on, and the candidates can not agree on a date?

How sad.

Tell me how many will take the time to send in questions for the candidates, and without seeing their reactions to the questions they can answer whatever way they wish. We will not know if they answered or if they got someone to answer for them.

Now, I know it is my right to vote for whomever I wish, but I do not know who to vote for. And without going to the all-candidates forum, I will not be able to make an informed choice.

I guess it really does not matter as, obviously, our votes do not really count in this election, according to the candidates who cannot make the time to answer our questions in person.

Valerie Streber100 Mile House

Reader disappointed there won’t be an all-candidates meeting

Reader disgusted to hear about bear killings

We’re seeing the effects of our post-literate, feelings-based education system and media

on the federal election.Candidate bozo eruptions are becoming

more frequent.Most recently a Liberal candidate on

Vancouver Island admitted she has long believed that hijacked jetliners could not have destroyed the World Trade Centre on 9-11, that it was all “a lie.” That was “my truth,” she said, in the lingo of the feelings-first, inner-child crowd.

Now, she’s “moved on” to a slightly different fact-free conclusion, that we’ll just never know how those 3,000 people were murdered. And she wants to go to Ottawa and help run this country.

Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last week’s Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politicians come in bunches.

This year’s main outbreak was an emotional demand that the B.C. Liberal government enact a provincial bill of rights. This magic municipal Magna Carta

“recognizes the right of every resident to live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.”

Alert taxpayers may wonder, how many lawyers would it take to define “vibrant.” More on that in a moment.

Local councils across B.C. and around the country have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzuki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, it’s part of the bigger plan to save the planet by crushing capitalism, currently being pushed by the Pope, the United Nations and others.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps was one of the most passionate backers. She quoted the plea presented to her council by an 11-year-old recruited by the Blue Dot team.

There are many such children, terrified by indoctrination about the imminent destruction of Earth and all its cuddly creatures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found

in the wealthiest countries in human history, those enjoying health, comfort and opportunity not imagined by anyone 100 years ago.

In the vast, air-conditioned hall of the Vancouver Convention Centre, there

were several attempts at adult supervision.

Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canada’s charter, freedom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for “others to do something for you.”

Indeed, if we’re going to have government by 11-year-olds, we might as well throw in a right to free ice cream.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new “vision” would protect us from things like Volkswagen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results.

The resolution calls for “access to justice when environmental rights are infringed,”

which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to pursue every individual grievance.

Meanwhile in the real world, class action lawsuits are being prepared to gain compensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice.

O’Neill read off a long list of existing B.C. legislation that protects water, air, wildlife, food, public health and so on. Helps replied that this bill of rights would “consolidate” all that. One more layer of bureaucracy, that’s the Victoria spirit.

Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this “David Suzuki propaganda” that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very resource industries that provide our modern comforts.

Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasn’t, put to a counted vote.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Several candidate bozo eruptions

To the editor:There has to be a better way

of dealing with bears in a com-munity.

A mother bear and two cubs were shot at 4:30 in the morning underneath a resident’s bedroom window. There was nobody in danger as they were only eating apples, as bears are expected to search for apples in September and this was no exception.

Statistics online state it is extremely rare that a black bear with cubs will attack. It is solo

predator males that attack.The conservation officer (CO)

saw fit to kill two mother bears and three cubs within a week.

Why can’t rubber bullets or bean bag projectiles be used as a deterrent instead of slaughter?

What happens to the bear carcasses that have accumulated over the summer and fall?

What are the statistics on the kills COs initiate?

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It is hard to say, but I just hope the NDP does not get in to run the country.

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I do. I think the NDP will get in for a minor-ity government.

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Yes. It is going to be a big surprise. Justin Trudeau of the Liberals will win. Those old stodgy guys are out. The Prime Minister reminds me of an American politi-cian, and that Mulcair is no good either.

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Abbotsford — A teen who had been riding a scooter was taken to hospital with non-life-threat-ening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle early saturday (sept. 26) in Abbotsford.

the collision took place at about 12:30 a.m., when a silver Mustang allegedly travelling at a high rate of speed lost control and struck the 13-year-old boy, in the area of Essendene and Gladys avenues.

the Mustang then crashed into a red dodge truck. the driver of the truck was not injured and remained on scene, while the driver of the Mustang fled on foot but was caught a short distance away.

A couple of large bottles of alcohol could be seen in the front passenger side of the Mustang and were gathered by police as evidence.

Abbotsford Police Const. Ian Macdonald said the driver of the Mustang was arrested and now faces possible criminal charges, including impaired driving.

13 year-old organizes fundraiser for AfghanistanKELoWNA - 13 year-old tessa Monaghan is

doing what she can to help women and girls living in Afghanistan.

Monaghan has organized a fundraiser for Little Women for Little Women, an organization that supports education programs in Afghanistan with the goal of restoring human rights for women.

"I realized that I was lucky to be born in Canada in this day and age, and I go to a great school and there are girls in Afghanistan who don't have those opportunities," she described of her motivation to organize the fundraiser. "I feel real strongly towards them, and I wanted to do something to help."

Monaghan's fundraiser was a 5km walk/run at City Park on sept. 27. she planned the event by herself, and after receiving encouragement from the Little Women for Little Women leader to pur-sue it, obtained the necessary permits from the City of Kelowna. Monaghan first did volunteer work for Little Women for Little Women at an event last year, and as she began to get more involved from that point had the thought that a walk/run would be a great fundraiser.


100 Mile House RCMP responded to 103 complaints and calls for service during the past week. Below are high-lights of the week’s calls.

Vehicle vandalismOn Sept. 29, 100 Mile

House RCMP received a report of a male youth who had pushed over some garbage cans and then jumped on the hood and roof of a parked car at the inter-section of Third Street and Dogwood Avenue.

The car, which was yellow in colour, was not located. If you are the owner of this vehicle, which likely has dam-age, please call the 100 Mile House RCMP at 250-395-2456.

Fail to yieldOn Sept. 29, 2015,

police were called to a motor vehicle incident (MVI) on Highway 97 and Horse Lake Road.

A vehicle, which was turning left onto Horse Lake Road from Highway 97 failed to yield to a northbound motorcycle. There were no injuries.

The driver of the vehi-

cle was issued a violation ticket for failing to yield.

Theft of gasOn Sept. 28, RCMP

received a report of a theft of gas jerry can from a residence in the 400 block of Evergreen Crescent.

A vehicle described as an older dark-coloured domestic car with a lot of dents and Alberta licence plates was observed stopping near that location. A female got out of the car and took the gas can from the front of the resi-dence and ran back to the vehicle.

The incident was not reported to police until later that day. Police advise if you see a crime in progress to call 9-1-1 immediately.

Coins stolenOn Sept. 27, RCMP

attended a report of a theft of coins from a business located in the 700 block of Alder Avenue.

A coin box had been tampered with and money was taken. It is believed to have occurred the previous night.

Truck stolenOn Sept. 27, RCMP

were called to a report of a theft of vehicle from

a parking lot located near Tim Hortons on Highway 97.

A 1995 Dodge 2500 truck was taken. The truck has a lift kit, wide fender flares, and the entire vehicle is sprayed with black rock guard-ing. The vehicle was seen in 70 Mile House driving erratically but it was not located by police in Clinton.

Vehicle damagedOn Sept. 27, RCMP

attended a report of mis-chief and possible theft from a vehicle which was parked on Airport Road at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre.

A vehicle’s windows had been smashed out and rummaged through. It is believed to have occurred sometime overnight on Sept. 26.

Failing to stopOn Sept. 24, RCMP

responded to a report of an MVI at the intersec-tion of Highway 97 and Alder Ave.

A lumber truck failed to stop at a red light at the intersection while travelling southbound on Highway 97. A small passenger vehicle started to proceed through but the driver noticed the lumber truck was going to run the light and stopped.

The passenger car sustained damage to the front of the vehicle. There were no injuries. The driver of the lumber truck was charged for failing to stop at a red light.

B&E& theftOn Sept. 24, RCMP

attended a report of a break-and-enter to an apartment located in the 300 block of Taylor Avenue.

The door to the residence had been breached. The inside of the residence was damaged and a set of Rossignol skis and a Sony home stereo were taken.

It is believed to have occurred within a week before the report of the incident.

Peace bond breachOn Sept. 24, RCMP

attended a report of a disturbance at a residence located on the 900 block of Cariboo Trail.

Upon arrival the resi-dence was searched for safety reasons and a male was located hid-ing inside a bedroom. He was bound by condi-tions of not going to the residence and not con-tacting with the resident who resided there.

The male was sub-

sequently arrested for breach of a peace bond. He later committed an assault on police and was also charged for that offence.

He was remanded by the courts and held in custody.

Vehicle theftOn Sept. 24, the

RCMP were called to a theft of vehicle from a business located on the 200 block of Highway 97.

A male had taken a vehicle without the own-er’s consent and also a purse from the owner. Both were known to each other, but no per-mission was given to take the vehicle.

The man who took the vehicle was located in Lillooet and arrested. The vehicle was recov-ered.

The male resident of Lillooet was released from custody and will be facing charges of taking a vehicle without con-sent, theft and fraud.

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A dozen South Cariboo Search and Rescue (SCSAR) members mobilized around 8 p.m. on Sept. 21 for an exhaustive overnight mission to help find a 74-year-old man near Likely.

The overdue hunter was locat-ed in good shape around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 22 after close to 24 hours outdoors with no over-night gear, lost in dangerous and challenging terrain around Spanish Lake.

SCSAR was called to assist Central Cariboo Search and Rescue, which started its search around 5 p.m. after fellow hunt-ers called for assistance when the man didn’t show up at a previ-ously agreed upon location.

SCSAR manager James Seeley says it was a good search and the

teams worked hard with some 100 Mile House area members awake upwards of 32 hours.

SCSAR’s Williams Lake-based counterparts had 14 members conducting a “pretty aggressive” search for the man using whis-tles, ATVs and firing off bear bangers, before the SCSAR took over the search around midnight. An RCMP handler and a track-ing dog were also involved in the search.

“It’s really rough terrain, very steep-sided terrain [with many ravines and creeks],” Seeley says of the area.

“Plus there were a lot of grizzly bears in that area. The loggers we talked to said they seen about five grizzlies in the last couple weeks.”

The hunter was cold from being outside overnight, but everyone was content with the

outcome, Seeley adds. “We had some pretty tired

people, but some pretty happy people. This is great when we manage this sort of situation and there’s a successful outcome.”

SCSAR responded to a similar overdue hunter search in Big Bar a few weeks ago when a hunter’s ATV broke down and he was stranded for most of the night before being located around 4:30 a.m.

“The really important thing in both cases was the fellow hunt-ers called for help right away,” Seeley notes. “I can’t impress how important that is. More man power is critical, especially if somebody is hurt.

“If there are any issues, don’t delay. We’d rather get called out, get to the scene, and see the person walk out or quad out, rather than [getting a call] 24 hours later.”

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The 2014 event raised more than $22,000 for wetland conservation.

This year’s 31st annu-al banquet and auction has a new venue, taking place at the 100 Mile Community Hall on Oct. 17.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner is served at 6, followed by the auction.

Organizer Chris Nickless says more vol-unteers are “warmly welcomed.”

As always, a wide variety of great mer-chandise will be on the auction block, along with plenty of prizes to be awarded, he adds.

“There will be some-thing up for grabs for every member of the

family, including the kids.”

Tickets are $40 per person and available at Donex Pharmacy, Life Cycle Financial, 108 Supermarket, Royal Bank and the 100 Mile House Free Press, but they usually do sell out well in advance, and will not be available at the door.

For more infor-mation, call Chris at 250-395-2292 (ext. 208) or at 250-791-6616.

Big bucks for ducks at annual fundraiser

The Tsqle3xs re Wumec Circle of Life is hosting the 17th Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk, which starts at 11 a.m., at the Canim Lake Band reserve on Oct. 9.

The HIV/AIDS walk was started to help Canim Lake Band com-munity raise awareness and help bring support to families in need, says walk organizer Stan Daniels.

“It has grown in size every year since its inception. The walk highlights community unity and strength in standing together.

Educating the membership about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding dangerous at-risk activ-ities has been a priority for the Circle of Life, Daniels explains.

“Supporting the com-munity and one another has been a fundamental operating value.”

The walk will begin at Eliza Archie Memorial School and continue around the reserve loop. Daniels says everyone is welcome to join the walk and the luncheon, which begins at noon.

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I have been an edu-cator in the Kamloops School District and at Thompson Rivers University over the past 35 years.

I am an author (Global Citizens – Oxford University Press and MediaSense – Harcourt, Brace Pub) and an edu-cational consultant.

As a musician and music educator, I have been actively involved in the Kamloops arts community.

We have raised our family in the region and are avid outdoor enthu-siasts.

There are two major tenets that informed my roles and responsi-bilities as an educator – critical thinking and advocacy.

Critical thinking because it should be at the roots of relevant and responsive thought and action, and by its nature, it needs to be at the core of govern-ment decision-making. How can policies and actions truly reflect and represent current needs with-out a critical thinking

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But what does today’s Conservative Party really stand for?

When he first became prime minister, Harper made many bold promises about cleaning

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more effective parlia-ment, shrinking big government, respect-ing public money, a new deal for veterans, standing up to China ... but for all those promises and more, he’s done the exact opposite ever since!

As Andrew Coyne put it, he has “discredited conservatism without ever actually practicing it.”

And yet, since 2011, Elizabeth May and the Greens have fought him on all of those issues and more.

Far from a one-issue party, the Green platform (green-party.ca/visiongreen) is a mix of economic common sense, ecological wisdom, and social concern any small-c conserva-tive could be proud to support and many already do.

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It has been a distinct pleasure serving as your member of Parliament (MP) for the past seven years.

I have worked hard to take a strong and principled stand on the issues that are impor-tant to you.

As your MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, I have worked to lower taxes for fami-lies, seniors and small businesses, toughen laws to deter crime, and improve local infra-structure.

My visits to 100 Mile House have been some of the most memorable.

This summer’s 50th Anniversary celebra-tions, commemorating veterans of the Second World War from the community in a special ceremony this past year, or the many federal funding announcements to enhance the region serve as highlights.

Working directly with the local govern-

ment and the regional directors as a team has been productive, deliv-ering federal support on projects, including Highway 97 improve-

ments, the Pioneer Haven seniors’ hous-ing development, the Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Improvement Project, the 100 Mile

House and District Soccer Association’s field construction, or improvements to the town’s water system, among many others.

As a former rural mayor, it has remained a priority of mine to ensure that rural com-munities like 100 Mile House receive their fair

share when it comes to government funding.

I am also pleased to note that I am the first MP for our riding to establish an MP office

in 100 Mile House, ensuring I am here to serve you.

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CANADA VOTES 20 15!

I am running in this election as a New Democrat to stand up for Canadian values, fix the damage Stephen Harper has done, and to get this country back on track.

I was raised in a pioneering immigrant family – my father was the first South Asian to settle in the Cariboo. My family faced and

overcame many challeng-es.

My father suffered a serious brain injury, and my mother took up man-ual jobs to support our family when I was only 10 years old. My family was an example of solidarity and perseverance.

I strove to be a leader in the community and I worked my way through university with student awards and working in the lumber mill.

After graduating, I practiced law in Williams Lake, representing women, immigrants,

children, workers and First Nations. My work was recognized with a judicial appointment to Kamloops.

Recently, I have served local-ly and abroad on international human rights and justice issues.

Satwinder, my wife, and I are raising our daughter and son with the same values I learned from

my family: accountability and self-reliance, commitment to equality, social justice and compassion.

As your member of Parliament, I will be a strong advocate for fair-ness and justice.

I am not afraid to tackle tough issues and serve as a voice for those who need help making ends meet.

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The Watch Lake/Green Lake Community Association (WLGLCA) will be having a very important meeting on Oct. 14 at the Watch Lake Community Hall (WLCH) and invite all residents in the area to attend.

This meeting will

decide whether to have the annual Christmas Party in December. At the last meeting on Sept. 9, there was a serious discussion about can-celling the Christmas Party this year due to lack of volunteers.

The WLGLCA is really struggling to keep up with the vari-ous organized events as there are not enough people volunteering. If there is a poor atten-dance at this meeting in October, then the decision to cancel the Christmas Party will be definite.

If you are unable to attend but would like to

help out, please contact Guy or Gisele Poliseno at 250-395-9082 or Joni Guenther at 250-456-7330.

The association understands that it is not the only organiza-tion having difficulties with volunteers, but if our community can-not step up to the plate and help out, then the events that people like to attend during the year will not be avail-able.

The meeting will commence at 7:30 p.m. – please attend.

Special wishes Bubbly birthday wish-

es to Helen Monk who will be celebrating her special day on Oct. 3.

CalendarCall the writer for

contact numbers and dates.

• WLNGLVFD meets every other Tuesday at 6 p.m. New volunteers are always welcome. If you can find the time, come and join.

• Watch Lake & District Women’s Institute meets every third Wednesday of the

month at the WLCH. Social and crafts at 11 a.m. and the meeting begins at 12:30. Bring a lunch; new members are welcome.

Let me knowIf you have commu-

nity events, get-well, birthday or anniversa-ry wishes or news you would like to share with the community, call the writer at 250-395-9082 or e-mail gisele.polise [email protected]. I would love to hear from you.

About 40 residents participated in the 35th Annual Terry Fox Run and raised just under $1,100 in 100 Mile House on Sept. 20.

Locally, the nation-

wide event for cancer research started at the South Cariboo Tourist Centre on Airport Road. There was a one-kilometre loop around the 100 Mile Marsh and

a five-km route through Centennial Park and Bridge Creek Falls for participants of all ages to walk or run.

Despite the cold rain, everyone was very

happy to be there, says local organizer Shannon Pennicott.

“It was nice to see families with their younger children running and walk-

ing together. For one woman from Williams Lake, who ran the five-km course, she completed her 35th Terry Fox Run, which is pretty awesome.”

There were a lot of repeat faces at this year’s event, and participants enjoyed the route, Pennicott adds.

“A few even did it twice to complete a 10-km run.”

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This is sorely lacking in govern-ment today.

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MS Society (MSS) community services co-ordinator Cyndi Lion will provide an overview of MSS pro-grams and services, and share multiple scle-rosis-related news and resources at the South Cariboo Health Centre Multipurpose Room

(behind the hospital at 555 Cedar Ave.) on Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Guest speakers include Arjay Legua, PT, and Katie McLellan, RN, with Interior Health in 100 Mile House.

Legua will discuss the role of physiotherapy in

the lives of those living with multiple sclerosis (MS), coping strategies for energy conservation, and appropriateness of mobility aids.

McLellan’s presen-tation will outline the programs and services that home health has to offer – home sup-

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Both speakers will have time for your questions.

Anyone with an MS connection (person with MS, family mem-ber or close friend of a person with MS, health-care profes-sional working with people with MS, etc.) is welcome to attend this outreach session. If you live in (or near) 100 Mile House, but are unable to attend the scheduled group meet-ing, Lion may be able to arrange a home (or other community loca-tion) visit with you

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RSVPs are appre-ciated by Oct. 6 so appropriate seating, handouts, and refresh-ments are prepared.

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• Oct. 1- Nov. 7 – Shirley Gibson-Bull is pre-senting her work at the Parkside Art Gallery (401 Cedar Ave.), entitled A new creation – independent of the inspiration from which it was born. The collection includes the use of watercolour and inks, and represents her unique approach to the creation of art.

Parkside Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m.

• Oct. 2 – A Lac la Hache Community Coffee House will be at the Pioneer Centre, start-ing at 7 p.m. It will be a free evening of great entertainment, coffee and snacks. Information: Bruce Wilcox at 250-396-4100.

• Oct. 3 – The 108 Mile Lions and the 108 Ranch Community Association are host-ing an Oktoberfest Dinner – sauerkraut, bratwurst, potato, Brezel and dessert, and fun evening – games, yodeling and dancing – at the 108 Community Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and they’re available at the 108 Mile Supermarket, Donex and Central GM.

• Oct. 6 – The 100 Mile Performing Arts Society will hold its 10th annual general meeting at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church (basement), 106 Blackstock Rd., starting at 6 p.m.

• Oct. 7-8 – Auditions are taking place for adult men and women for the 100 Mile Performing Arts Society production of The Dining Room at 818 Cariboo Trail from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Audition packages will also be available, or may be obtained in advance by calling 250-791-5274. For more information, call Kathy Wolczuk at 250-395-8836 or Donalda Speers at 250-706-0060.

• Oct. 10 – The Front Porch Bluegrass Band is hosting at Family Barn Dance at the 108 Heritage Site on Oct. 10, starting at 7 p.m. There will be a concession; wear your Western duds; and all proceeds go to the 100 Mile & District Historical Society. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and Under 13 get free admittance. Tickets are available at Donex Pharmacy, or contact Len at 250-791-5214 or [email protected].

• Oct. 17 – The 31st Annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet & Auction will be held at the 100 Mile Community Hall, a new venue this year. Tickets are $40 each and are available at Donex, 108 Supermarket, Life Cycle Financial, Royal Bank and the 100 Mile House Free Press. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 6, followed by the auction. For more information, call Chris at 250-395-2219 or 250-791-6616.

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The Clydesdale Barn at the 108 Heritage Site will be rocking with the sounds of lively western-style music on Oct. 10.

Starting at 7 p.m., the Family Barn Dance will feature music from the Front Porch Bluegrass Band and friends, which means a lot of two steps, waltzes, polkas and reels on the dance floor.

A concession for water, pop, cof-fee and goodies will be available and

folks are invited to wear their western duds.

All profits from the event benefit the 100 Mile & District Historical Society for upkeep and restorations.

A total of 100 tickets are for sale: adults ($10); students ($5); free for children 13 and under.

Tickets are available at Donex Pharmacy in 100 Mile House or by contacting Len Aune at 250-791-5214 or [email protected].

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Local bluegrass band Front Porch delighted visitors with great music several times at the South Cariboo Farmers’ Market in 100 Mile House this year.

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The theme was “country chic” – in hon-our of the Cariboo and its ranches – as Dirty Grace, a folk/R&B trio from southern British Columbia, performed at 100 Mile Community Hall on Sept. 16 in a concert to raise funds

for the 100 Mile & District Women’s Centre Society.

More than 75 people attended the event that society executive direc-tor Sonja Ramsay says “was pulled together in less than two weeks.”

Volunteers donated their time and energy to make it happen, while others donated the refreshments and deco-rations, she adds.

“We’re really happy with it,” says office administrator Joyce Smeltzer.

“It was a wonderful success. Not only did we raise funds, but we came away with a box full of food donations.”

Dirty Grace – Betty Supple, Jesse Thom and Marley Daemon – were contacted by Ramsay, and were more than happy to stop in 100

Mile House on their way back to Vancouver.

“We were on a short tour and Sonya asked if we’d be interested in performing, and we said yes,” says Supple. “It’s a wonderful event.”

The funds raised will go to support the Women’s Centre, which covers an area of some 20,000 people. Although the centre is only open 20 hours a week, Ramsay says the Society was able to help more than 5,000 people in 2014.

“We provide legal aid, pro bono legal clinics, free print and fax ser-vices, and a Stop the Violence counselling program. We also have a safe house for women and children that pro-vides emergency short term crisis intervention, as well as safe and free shelter.”

Concert for Women’s Centre a huge successAttendees

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Volunteers Heather Graham, left, Ashleigh Neiser and Amanda Bird gave up their time to help with the Women’s Centre Society fundraiser on Sept. 16. They greeted attendee Sandy Craig and 75 others.

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You can say it's a rebuilding year for the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School boys soccer team, but considering the athleticism and the talent on the roster already, you can't say this squad is start-ing from scratch.

After all, soccer is basically “the” sport in 100 Mile, says coach Sean Glanville. “Most of the boys have already had a lot of coaching.”

The boys soccer team is back at the local high school for the first time since 2008, when the squad placed second at Zones.

Coach Glanville says the team already includes a

number of good athletes and leaders, such as Grade 11 students Reid Davidson, Patrick Walker, Lukas Waldner and Sean Mason.

He adds that a number of junior players could be real contributors as well, such as Cameron Ardiel, Lee Machete, Mason Sanders and Hayden Prodnuk. Prodnuk played great in goal for 100 Mile House's rep team during a provincial tournament this summer.

“If they stick with the program for a few years they could become really valuable to the team,” Glanville says of the juniors.

With 100 Mile hosting the North Central Zones on Oct. 30-31 and a mini tournament on Oct. 9, it should be a fun and busy year for the resurrected

squad. “I have no idea where we'll place or how well

we'll do,” Glanville says. “The goal this year is to be competitive and start building a program. Eventually, success breeds success. If you have a program that's continual, people talk about it and they can have something to look forward to every year.”

“It's a building year,” Glanville adds. “If we can actually be competitive and maybe get a medal at Zones or beat a couple of these Kamloops teams, it would be awesome.”

The 100 Mile boys are also heading to Kamloops for exhibition games on Oct. 17-18. The PSO girls are hosting soccer Zones in May 2016.

Soccer squad resurrectedGrade 9 student Lee Machete worked with coach Sean Glanville during boys soccer practice at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School in 100 Mile House on Sept. 22. The boys team, in it's first season since 2008, is hosting North Central Zones, Oct. 30-31.

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Ken “Heavy Hands” Huber had some real work to do.

The amateur boxing champion from 100 Mile House fell off the dietary wagon and packed on close to 30 pounds over the summer (a chiseled 183 softened to 220 pounds), camping with his kids and eating basically whatever he wanted to eat.

Huber, who runs the Kamloops Boxing Academy, chuckles about it now. He's been hard at it in the gym for a couple weeks since, his weight is coming down, and he's starting to feel like himself again with a tough fight coming up Oct. 3 in Richmond.

“It's taken a lot of work to get back into it,” says Huber. “I did a 10-round sparring session last week and man I was hurting. Usually 10 rounds is just another day at the gym.”

Huber is the current Combsport BC champion at classic heavyweight (195 to 220 pounds) and cruiser-weight (up to 195 pounds).

In Richmond he's meeting a slick East Vancouver boxer, Samuel “The King” Moses, who's ranked number one contender in both weight classes.

None of Huber's titles are on the line for the upcoming four-round bout at 195 pounds, but the pair

are fighting for the Silver Gloves Championship, a new Combsport title.

“I'm super stoked,” says Huber, whose last fight was an emphatic second round knockout victory against another top B.C. heavyweight contender back in April.

Huber expects to make his professional boxing debut in

Langley in January. Turning pro is something the

31-year-old has been considering for a while and he's using the upcoming bout, potentially his last as an ama-teur, to get back in shape and back on track.

Speaking over the phone on his way to visit 100 Mile House – his grand-mother Marg Huber in the vehicle with him – on Sept. 25, Huber, happy and mellow as usual, said he still had about 10 pounds to lose before Oct. 3.

He didn't sound very worried about it.

The hands are flying again, he added, his timing was coming back, he was starting to feel really good.

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Sports

A number of fun, co-ed indoor activities are open to the public in 100 Mile House throughout the fall and winter.Basketball, Zumba, volleyball, pickleball, badminton and indoor soccer for adults and youth run weekly at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School and the 100 Mile Elementary School gym.Costs per drop-in vary. For more information on any of these activi-ties, contact the South Cariboo Rec. Centre at 250-395-1353.

The 100 Mile House Wranglers host the Golden Rockets on Oct. 3. Puck drop is 7 p.m. at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre.The Sicamous Eagles fly into town Oct. 9 and the Columbia Valley Rockies visit on Oct. 10 for more Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action next week.

The 100 Mile Curling Club is offering new and aspiring curlers free lessons and an opportunity to try throwing some rocks on Oct. 1 until Oct. 9. Contact Jim Mitchell at 250-395-4237 if you're interested in learning the game. The club has leagues for men, juniors, women and mixed teams. For questions about the upcoming sea-son, contact Joanne at 250-395-2296 or Deanna at 250-395-6022.The season starts after Thanksgiving (Oct. 12).

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The 100 Mile House Wranglers coach was serious about the things he addressed at practice following a less than stellar three-game road trip. Primarily the local club's propensity for bad penalties and their lack of focus early in a new season.

“I'm zero impressed with our mental tough-ness,” says Dale Hladun. “If it doesn't change, then I'll make changes. There might be some changes on our roster real quick.”

The 100 Mile House Wranglers dropped two of three games in the Kootenays last weekend, with upcoming games in Chase against the Heat on Oct. 2 and in 100 Mile House against the Golden Rockets on Oct. 3.

Of the 12 goals scored against 100 Mile on the road trip, nine were on the power play. The team's penalty kill wasn't very good and they took too many “silly penalties” behind the play, says Hladun, who adds “a good chunk” of the blame rests with him too.

On a positive note, Hladun highlighted the play of Wranglers rookies Kolby Page, Alex Meeker, Kyle Lindstrom, and Alex Hanson, and that of goalie Zane Steeves – “a bright light” on the road trip.

“He stood on his head. He was a big rea-son we won in Fernie. He was a warrior for us all weekend.”

The Columbia Valley Rockies beat 100 Mile House 5-1 on Sept. 27.

100 Mile beat Fernie 3-2 on Sept. 26.

Creston Valley beat 100 Mile 5-0 on Sept. 25.

The Rockies scored four unanswered goals before Ryan Friesen, from Nick McCabe and Justin Bond, found the back of the net in the second period for 100 Mile.

Friesen took star of the game for the Wranglers.

Brady Ward scored the game-winner in overtime against the Ghostriders in Fernie.

100 Mile House also saw goals by Liam Cumberbirch, from Cole Z i m m e r m a n and Ward, and Alex Hanson.

Ward took star of the game honours and Steeves stopped 44 of 46 shots.

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Jaydon Gilding won star of the game for the Wranglers.

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Gaven Crites photoBrady Ward scored the overtime winner against the Ghostriders in Fernie on Sept. 26, but the 100 Mile House Wranglers struggled with penalties and lost two of three games on their first big road trip of the season. The club travels to Chase on Oct. 2 and hosts the Golden Rockets on Oct. 3.

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Judy Scarrow made two birdies and won first place in the 108 Ladies Club's Tombstone tour-nament on Sept. 27, in which 33 member played to mark the end of the club's season, with golfers placing an RIP marker where they take their last stroke based on their handi-caps.

The golfers enjoyed beautiful weather fol-lowed by a lovely lunch. The 108 Golf Resort and the Hanger Restaurant were decorated with tomb-stones and other spooky items.

There was a three-way tie for second place: Julietta Morete, Sue Pinkerton and Pauline Weigelt.

In fifth was Deb Case, followed by Shelley Larson, Shannon Knapp, Joanne Garrow, Corrine French and Annie McKave.

Garrow, Maureen Menzies and Sharon Thompson fired clos-est to the pin in their respective flights, while McKave, Lorraine Scott and Thompson hit the long drives in their flights.

The club also gave out 2015 season awards.

Carol Ohlund made seven birdies this sea-son, the most of the first flight golfers.

Carol Lidstone, Maureen Menzies and Shannon Knapp made one birdie, tied for most in the second flight. Wendy Foster made two

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Scarrow made an eagle and Joanne Garrow got a hole in one.

Sharon Thompson was the match play win-ner on the A Side and Gloria Corno was the match play winner on the B Side.

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Ohlund scored low-est gross, followed by Matsuda, in the first flight.

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A once-in-60-years event for 100 Mile Lumber attracted close to 1,500 people to Centennial Park in 100 Mile on Sept. 13, when parent company West Fraser celebrated its 60th anniversary.

“It’s the first really big event we’ve done

in town,” says 100 Mile Lumber general man-ager Sandor Buchi, “and it was fantastic.”

He was thrilled with the turnout, which was more than he’d expected.

“We started the bar-becues at 11 a.m. and didn’t turn them off until the event finished at 3 p.m. The hamburg-er lineup was long – we went through nearly

1,000 of them – but people were patient.”

There were plenty of events and activities for children who loved the bouncy castle, face-painting and giant water slip-and-slide, he adds.

“There were lineups for the children’s events all day.”

Grown-ups could enjoy the Survivor Challenge, which was

won by the team of D’Arcy and the Face-painters (D’Arcy being West Fraser region-al manager D’Arcy Henderson). There were also plenty of information booths, where people could learn more about West Fraser’s efforts with woodlands, silvicul-ture, safety issues, and more. Former employ-ees could look through a series of recently dis-

covered photo albums and try to spot pictures of themselves.

“I want to say a big thank-you to West Fraser’s Sara Johnson who did a fantastic job organizing the even,” says Buchi. “A really great time was had by all.”

The 100 Mile House event was part of a series being held at West Fraser sites this year to mark the com-pany’s 60th anniversary.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations advises that an ecosystem restora-tion burn is planned for the Crow’s Bar area between Sept. 30 and Oct. 15, weather condi-tions permitting.

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Trained wildfire per-sonnel will carefully monitor the burn.

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MCINTOSHJulie Diane

It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved “Jules.”

She was predeceased by her husband, Bill, in June of this year.

Julie is survived by her children; Shawn (Tara), Kyla (Chris), and Kara (Jay), her parents; Ben & Carol Fleming, sister; Kelly (Dan), niece; Carissa and nephews; Troy (Carlye) and Curtis, her grandchildren; Jakob, Aiden, Shannon, Logan, Emma & Elisha, and numerous other family members, friends and cherished pets.

Jules was a free spirit, kind, loving, and gentle. She always made time for everyone, accepted and loved them all unconditionally. Her family meant everything to her and she loved celebrations when everyone could get together. She was the “cool” Aunty and her Grandkids adored her. She was crafty and loved to bake, her “Cowboy Cookies” being especially sought after.

Jules touched so many lives, those of whom were fortunate enough to have met her. Taken way too soon, her spirit will live on in all of us as will the impact she had on our lives.

Julie, you were so very important to this family and loved more than you could ever imagine. We will never forget you and will hold dear our cherished memories of you and your sweet smile. It brings us some peace to know that you are now free, at peace and back in the arms of your soul mate.

A private gathering of remembrance will be held over the Thanksgiving weekend.

“As you danced in the light with joy, love lifted you.As you brushed against this world so gently, you lifted us.”

Jan. 12, 1953 - Aug. 25, 2015

Thank you! from Key It Up! (100 Mile Festival of the Arts)

Our Goal: Raise $30,000 for a concert grand piano for use in Martin Exeter Hall. Total raised to date: $21,200.00

Grants: The Royal Bank of Canada, $1000 The Hamber Foundation $1500 The McLean Foundation $4000 Donations: ($1000+) Mary Ann & Bill Robertson Keys: ($300+) Diana Forster The Betuzzi Family 100 Mile Performing Arts Society ($600) Christiane Nauen ‘C#’ Scott Saito Ginny-‐Lou’s Music Studio Ginny-‐Lou Alexander, Bruce Madu & The Sugar Shack Anonymous (x2) Marilyn Buyar & Larry Pawloski Terry Larum & Michelle Swalwell (Soul Concepts Aesthetics) ‘B flat’ Frances Higginson In Memory of Ron Williams Shirley and Garth Gibson-‐Bull Joanne Lapin Royal Canadian Legion #260

Donations: ($75+) Barbara Hooper Patricia Spencer Scherzando Piano Fund Nancy Meville Brian Porritt 100 Mile Pioneers

In-‐kind donations: 100 Mile Free Press Sugar Shack Save-‐On Foods

One Another (The Bicycle Tree) Safeway Royal Bank of Canada United Concrete

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Huge turnout for 100 Mile Lumber event

Following the parent company West Fraser’s 60th anniversary celebration in Centennial Park on Sept. 13, the hard-working volunteers from 100 Mile Lumber posed for a well-deserved photo.

Monika Paterson photo


An event simultane-ously benefitting local artists and health care had another successful run this year.

The South Cariboo Health Foundation (SCHF) presented its annual Studio 2 Studio 3 Self-Guided Art Tour on Sept. 12, during which about a dozen artists displayed their work at seven locations around 108 Mile Ranch.

It was a bright and sunny day and close to 50 visitors made stops throughout the five-hour event, browsing the variety of artwork on display and visiting some of the artists’ stu-dios.

“I think, all in all, we had a wonderful day,” says Brenda Devine, a spokesperson for the SCHF, which supports health facilities and projects in the commu-nity.

“We got really good comments about the tour and about how people really enjoyed it.”

A portion of every sale went to the SCHF. Just under $1,000 was raised.

Some of the big-ger sales came from a group shopping from the Lower Mainland, Devine says.

She adds the event is two-pronged. While it

benefits the artists, it also informs more and more people about the foundation and what it stands for.

As long as local artists

want to participate and people still enjoy com-ing out, the SCHF will carry on with a Studio 2 Studio 4 event next year, Devine says.

Starry Nights at the 100 Mile District General Hospital is the next SCHF fundraising event, coming at the end of November.

Deka man honoured at memorial monument

It’s been 30 months in the making, but Deka Lake & District Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Ken Rowe, who passed away April 7, 2013, had his name added to the Canadian Firefighters’ Memorial Monument in Ottawa, Sept. 11.

Shortly after Ken passed away from a specific cancer related to firefighters’ duties,

the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) recom-mended that his name be included.

Of the occasion, also

attended by her son, Chris, and daughter, Shirley, Joyce said she was pleased with the ceremony, statue, wall,

and she found Ken’s name.

“Pipers and bands, and firemen from all over Canada marched

to the site in a park near the Parliament Building. I can’t say enough about how kindly we were treated, and the cere-mony was more than I ever expected. It made me feel proud, and my husband would have been impressed.”

Important meetingWith reference to

Interlakes Economic Association’s sugges-tion that “Interlakes” become incorporated, former B.C. Liberal cab-inet minister and MLA George Abbot has been retained, via a $10,000 government grant, to consult and report.

The report will only “provide a factual over-view of the current

situation and clearly identify concerns….”

Abbott will be at Interlakes Community Centre (ICC) from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 14. To schedule a meeting with him between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., contact Alice Johnstone at the CRD at [email protected], or call 1-800-665-1636. Folks can also attend the pub-lic meeting/question time from 6-9 p.m.

Artist showcaseWell-known local

photographer Larry Citra will display some of his stunning work in Bridge Lake Library’s Community Showcase for the month of October.

CelebrationsBirthday bubbly goes

to Pete Bonter for today (Oct. 1) and congratula-tions on his and Nicki’s 23rd wedding anniver-sary on Oct. 5.

CalendarCall the writer for

contact numbers.• Kids Space meets

3:30-5:30 p.m., Oct. 2 at ICC.

• Highway/24 Interlakes Lions meet 6:30 p.m., Oct. 5 at ICC.

• Log Cabin Quilters meet 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oct. 7 at ICC.

• Deka Ladies Auxiliary meets 10:30 a.m., Oct. 7 at Deka Fire Hall. Members should return their raf-fle tickets.

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On Sept. 11, Ken Rowe’s widow, Joyce, centre, with her children Chris and Shirley, attended the firefighters’ memorial in Ottawa, where Ken had his name added to the Canadian Firefighter’ Memorial Monument.

Submitted photo

Studio 2 Studio 3 raises close to $1,000

Thrift storeThe Lac la Hache

Thrift Store will be having its year-end $5-a-bag day on Oct. 10

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.This will be the last

day until next spring. If anyone would like

any information or you are in need of items dur-ing the winter months, contact Judy Boehm at 250-396-7298.

School newsSchool is back in

session so please slow down and watch for the young ones as they walk to school.

Students will hold their Terry Fox Run on

Sept. 30. For people new to the area, the school is located at 4787 Clarke Ave. and be contacted at 250-396-7230.

StrongStartThe free early learn-

ing program for families with children five years and under will be avail-able at the school on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon when the school is in session. For more information, call the school at 250-396-7230.

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Local artists Cindy Wickingstad, left, Neil Pinkett and Amy Cadrin displayed their work outside on Kitwanga Drive in 108 Mile Ranch as one of seven stops on the Studio 2 Studio 3 Self-Guided Art Tour on Sept. 12. The annual event raised funds for the South Cariboo Health Foundation.

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By Kimberly Vance-Lundsbye

More than 20 peo-ple gathered around the table at The Lodge

kitchen in 100 Mile House to assemble a Smorgastarta or “sand-wich cake” on Sept. 4.

The layered and dec-

orative Swedish dish is traditionally served at family celebrations and there was good reason to celebrate that Friday evening. The class was the fourth in a series of International Cooking events organized by C a r i b o o - C h i l c o t i n Partners for Literacy’s immigrant settlement services and popular-ity for these monthly

events has been rising.Registration for

this class, instructed by Annika Jardmo of Borrby, Sweden, filled in less than 24 hours. Participants whipped up a red beet salad and sauce for the cured salmon featuring beets and dill from the Horse Lake farm Co-op.

There is no doubt that the most fun was had

decorating the cakes with an assortment of raw veggies, shrimp, and egg. Creativity ran wild in this class and blurred the lines between art and food just as the inven-tor pastry chef Goran Gunnarsson intended.

Not only are classes fun and hands-on but they are also free for participants. This pro-

gram is funded through the provincial govern-ment’s Ministry of Jobs, Tourism, and Skills Training and promotes the celebration of diver-sity in our community.

Local people from around the world vol-unteer as instructors to share a taste of the cui-sine from their home countries with keen home cooks in the

South Cariboo. If you would like to

volunteer as an instruc-tor or would simply love to attend a future class, contact Kimberly@caribooliteracy or 250-706-3143.

Kimberly Vance-Lundsbye is the C a r i b o o - C h i l c o t i n Partners for Literacy immigrant settlement services co-ordinator.

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Yellowbird Boyce from Canim Valley 4-H Club washed her beef project at the 57th Annual Show and Sale in Williams Lake on Aug. 16.

Connie Flannery, left, Deanna Raatz and Gina Gigliotti celebrated Lumberjack Day at the 100 Mile House Branch Library on Sept. 26.

Celia Visscher displayed the beautiful quilted jacket at the recent Log Cabin Quilters Show at the Interlakes Community Centre. Visscher made the jacket during a class taught by former resident and Log Cabin Quilters member Marilyn Koch.

Anthony Silverton, 10, rode his bike to the South Cariboo Farmers’ Market and purchased a sun-flower to give to his mom on Sept. 25, the last day of the farmers’ market season in 100 Mile House.

Forest Grove resident Richard Bergen dropped by the Free Press office after picking up a plaque for winning the 2014 Citizen of the Year honours at the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards din-ner in the spring. Bergen has his pick-up truck stuffed with bottles and cans, which were donated to the Forest Grove Elementary School fundraiser, and was on his way to drop them off at Gold Trail Recycling.

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Nevaeh Frowd, front, happily led Uncle Chris the Clown and a few dozen children walking in a “Kid's Parade” down Birch

Avenue and down into Centennial Park as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations organized by the Cariboo-Chilcotin

Partners for Literacy Society, with the support of the District of 100 Mile House 50th Anniversary Committee, on July 23.

For more photos from the week long 50th Anniversary celebrations, turn to pages A14-15.

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATES A14&15


The local economy is getting a substantial boost from tourism so far this year, with a significant jump seen in the number visi-tors staying over or stopping to shop in the community.South Cariboo Visitor Centre (SCVC) manager Julie

Gilmore keeps close tabs on the numbers, and the plans of everyone who stops in.She says the quarterly figures show remarkable increases – with some more than double those seen in the same peri-od in 2014. The first quarter records logged 5,016 total visi-tors – about a 235 per cent jump over last year’s 2,134.

The second quarter also showed very strong results, at 10,860 visitor stops compared to 6,885 in 2014, almost a 158 per cent increase.This is “absolutely” related to the strength of the U.S. dollar, with U.S. visitors holidaying where their cash is going fur-ther in 2015.

“Highway 97 is the corridor

for the Alaska Highway run; but in past years when their dollar has been a lot lower, they were just passing through. But what we are seeing to date is that they are out and about – we have our U.S. tourists stopping and staying in differ-ent areas and spending.”

Tourism peaks in 100 Mile HouseVisitor centre stats show ‘huge’ increase in tourists

Continued on A6

Continued on A3


108 Mile Ranch residents will see an increase of close to $15 per month on their water bills should two new water infrastruc-ture projects get the go-ahead, following an important joint fund-ing announcement by regional, provincial and federal government rep-resentatives on July 25.A handful of resi-dents met with local politicians for the announcement at the Kyllo reservoir, where a proposed water treat-ment plant will be built, depending on the result of a referendum in the fall, at a cost of close to $2.5 million.The government of Canada and the province of British Columbia will provide up to $981,118 each, while the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) is responsible for all remaining costs of the project.

The CRD is also looking at developing another water well in 108 Mile Ranch. It is in the process of designing a referen-dum question about borrowing the money to develop the com-bined projects, at a cost of approximate-ly $5 million in total, explains CRD chair Al Richmond.

With the recent fund-ing guarantee for the water treatment plant, residents connected to the water system will pay a total $15.42 per month.

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atDecember 2, 2015

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Time to get your tickets for the South cariboo Lioness club 3rd Annual

Tickets on sale now from the Lioness ladies

at the cariboo malland Save-On-Foods.

Draw date Nov. 25, 2015

The

Lionesses will be selling

their world-famous

Christmas pudding,

Call Vera at 250-395-7465

or Carolyn at 250-593-4582

to order

Join Us Where Faith

and Spirit Grow

Church Office: [email protected]

Fully accessible and scent-free

49 Dogwood Ave., 100 Mile House

Services Sundays 10:30 am

Planning a healthycommunity starts here.

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

WORKSHOPSilos to Systems:

Building Collaborative Capacity to Tackle Community Issues that Matter

in the South Cariboo

Presented by the South Cariboo Community Planning Council, Interior Health and BC Healthy Communities on behalf of the PlanH Program.

South Cariboo Community Planning Council and Interior Health are pleased to invite you to this exciting opportunity focused on strengthening collaborative capacity to advance work on building healthier communities in the South Cariboo. Collaboration across agencies in the South Cariboo has long been facilitated through the work of the South Cariboo Community Planning Council and various organizations in the region. But conditions have changed over the years, and the context has become increasingly complex. This workshop will engage with questions about what it takes to do collaborative work at a community level today, given the changing landscape and context.

Join us to work with others in the community to consider how multiple organizations can develop the capacity to align their work for greater impact on the issues of concern to all, even when there are differing mandates, interests, resources and time constraints.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATEThis workshop is open to members of the South Cariboo Community Planning Council, local government, First Nations, School District representatives, and other community partners with an interest in collaborating around important community issues in the region.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED AS SPACE IS LIMITED!

For more information, please contact Debbra Williams at 250-395-5155 or [email protected].

Thursday,October 15, 2015

REGISTRATION: 8:30amWORKSHOP TIME: 9:00am - 3:30pm

at theCommunity Employment Services,Horton Ventures Community Room

808 Alpine Ave. 100 Mile House

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Auditions are wide open for an upcoming 100 Mile Performing Arts Society production of The Dining Room, written by A.R Gurney.

The play has roles for three men and three women. The actors change roles, personali-ties and ages throughout the play, a light satirical comedy set in the din-ing room of a typical well-to-do household.

“It doesn’t matter if we cast someone that’s 17 or 70 – they all face the challenge of playing someone vastly differ-ent in age at some point in the play,” says direc-tor Gord Smith.

Auditions are Oct. 7-8, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at 818 Cariboo Trail in 100 Mile House.

Audition packages are available at the audi-tion or by calling Smith at 250-791-5274.

For more informa-tion, contact Kathy at 250-395-8836 or Donalda at 250-706-0060.

Audition call for

new play

Hooper Residence

Audition Packages available at the auditionsor by calling (250) 791-5274 prior to audition nights

818 Cariboo Trail, 100 Mile House

Adults, Men & Women


Call For Auditions!!

Oct 7th & 8th

6:30 to 9:00pmHooper Residence

Audition Packages available at the auditionsor by calling (250) 791-5274 prior to audition nights

818 Cariboo Trail, 100 Mile House

Adults, Men & Women


Call For Auditions!!

Oct 7th & 8th

6:30 to 9:00pm

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Memorial DonationsThe Canadian Cancer

Society appreciates your generous support. Send

the name of the deceased, name/address of next of kin and name/address of

donor for tax receipt (VISA/MC accepted) to: Canadian

Cancer Society, 1100 Alward St. Prince

George, B.C. V2M 7B1 or Ph: 1-800-811-5664.OR 565 10th Ave. W.

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4J4Ph: 1-800-663-2524

Memorial donations to the 100 Mile House General

District Hospital Auxiliary can be sent to: Box 851,

100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0.

Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes

Association can be sent to: 5363 Dawson Rd. 100 Mile

House, B.C. V0K 2E1.

Memorial donations to the 100 Mile District Hospice Palliative Care Society

can be sent to: Bag 399, 100 Mile House,

B.C. V0K 2E0

Memorial donations to the 100 Mile House SPCA can be sent to: Box 1948, 100

Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0.

Memorial donations to Shriners Hospital for

Crippled Childrencan be sent to:

3550 Waybourne Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3K9.

Memorial donations to Heart and Stroke

Foundation of BC & Yukon can be sent to:

#203 - 635 Victoria Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2B3.

The South Cariboo Health Foundation

welcomes memorial gifts in support of our local Acute and Residential

Health Care facilities, as well as, Community Health projects and activities. Mail donations to: S.C. Health

Foundation, Bag 399,100 Mile House, B.C.

V0K 2E0 or drop them offat the hospital.

Donations can be made to the Gideons by phoning

1-888-482-4253, using your credit card. The Gideons

will send a card to the bereaved, so have their

address handy.For funeral display or other

information, contactPete Penner at250-791-6302

Donations may be sent to100 Mile House Mural

Society, 6221 Aalton Rd., 100 Mile House B.C.

V0K 2E3

For further detail on this week’sjob postings get in touch with us.

COMMUNITYEMPLOYMENT SERVICES

JOB FINDER

250-395-5121 • 808 ALPINE AVE.(just down from Sunrise Ford) • Website: www.hortonventures.com

Carpenters/Construction HelperRooferTraffi c Control PersonnelMover-LabourerCashierYouth Residential Care WorkerECE AssistantRelief DriverPersonal DriverKitchen ManagerKitchen Helper/Customer ServiceTIOW Program ParticipantsGas Jockey/CashierNight Audit/Front DeskEngineering Technologist

Free Press Carrier Needed

Please call Lori at 250-395-2219 or email

[email protected]

For Route in 100 Mile House

Includes: Evergreen Cres.,North Birch Ave., Balsam St.,

Aspen St., Fir St. & Pine Pl.

Approximately 200 papersBeginning Oct. 20, 2015

Williams Lake Plywood, a Division of West Fraser, has an opening for a Certified Millwright. This is an hourly position with United Steelworkers benefits and wage rates.

Our ideal candidate possesses:

A valid Inter-Provincial or Provincial Journeyperson Millwright certification Ability to read blue prints, plans and schematicsMechanical aptitude; excellent problem solving skillsCommitment to working safely and creating a safe work placeStrong communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently with little supervisionOrganizational and planning skills Must be able to work varies shifts

To explore this opportunity with us, submit your resume before October 5, 2015 to the Human Resources Department,

Williams Lake Plywood, A Division of West Fraser, 4200 North Mackenzie Avenue, or Email: [email protected]

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

Certified Millwright2014

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To everyone who applied for our Offi ce

Clerk- Production Department position.

The position has now been fi lled.

THANK YOU

Announcements

Place of WorshipJOIN US at the United Church, 49 Dogwood Ave at 10:30 AM on Sundays, where faith and spirit grow.

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HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dress-ing? Disability tax credit $2,000 tax credit $20,000 re-fund. Apply today for assis-tance: 1-844-453-5372.

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Career Opportunities

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Education/Trade Schools

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

TRAIN TO be an apart-ment/condo manager. Many jobs registered with us. Good wages and benefi ts. Govern-ment Certifi ed online course. 35 Years of success! www.RMTI.ca/enq

Employment

Legal

LEGALASSISTANT

Vanderburgh & Company is looking for a legal assistant with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a law fi rm, preferably handling solicitor matters.

Please send or drop off your resume with a cover

letter to our fi rm,Vanderburgh & Company

#5-123 Borland Street, Williams Lake, BC

V2G 1R1,Attn: Angela Ammann.



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Medical/DentalMEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com or [email protected]

Help Wanted Help Wanted

Your community. Your classifieds.

250.395.2219

fax 250.395.3939 email classi [email protected]

Advertisements should be read on the first publication date. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion.NO CASH REFUNDSAGREEMENT: It is agreed by any display or classified advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.DISCRIMINATORYLEGISLATION: Advertisers are reminded that provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, colour, nationality, ancestry, place of origin, or age unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.COPYRIGHT: Copyright and/or property rights subsist in all editorial, photographic and advertising content appearing in any edition of the 100 Mile Free Press. Permission to reproduce wholly or in any part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or technical process in a publication, must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.NO ADVERTISING ITEM WILL BE DISCLOSED TO ANYONE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION.

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AnnouncementsCommunity

AnnouncementsEmployment

Service GuidePets

For Sale/WantedReal Estate

RentalsAutomotive

Legals

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Big CountryStorage Terminal Ltd.

250-395-2447Across from

Ogden Sr. Sec. School

Box 115, 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0

44 Heated Units 65 Non-heated UnitsFreight Agents for: VanKam Freightways Clark Reefer

ProfessionalServices

DIRECTORYADVERTISE HERE FOR ONLY $42.04 PER WEEK

(PLUS GST) - 12 WEEK CONTRACT

Our Team Delivers!250-791-5295

• READY-MIX CONCRETE • PUMP TRUCKS •• FORM RENTALS • CONCRETE BLOCKS •

• CRUSHED AGGREGATE PRODUCTS •TATTON STATION ROAD, 100 MILE HOUSE

• Sales • Service & Repairs • Parts & Accessories • Secure Storage5430 INDUSTRIAL FLATS RD.

100 MILE HOUSE(At Hwy 97 & 24)

250-395-3090

• Travel Trailers • 5th Wheels• Toy Haulers • Truck Campers• Tent Trailers • Cargo Trailers• Utility & Equipment Trailers

[email protected]

250-395-2311982 Alpine, 100 Mile House

KINGSGATEEXCAVATINGLARGE EQUIPMENT FLEET

to handle most jobs• Landscaping and Lot Development • Land Clearing

• Wetland Work • Demolitions • Gravel Materials & Hauling • Premium Mix Topsoil • Driveways • Basements

Call the experts at

Located on Industrial Flats Rd. corner of HWY. 97 & 24• Safe & Secure • Fully Fenced

• Sizes from 5x5 to 12x30• Outside Storage

• 7 days/week keypad gate access• Monitored and Alarmed

PH: 250-395-2512 [email protected]

LicensedResidential BuilderCustom Homes • Remodeling

Ph: 250-706-4706www.most-wanted.ca

Most WantedContracting Ltd.

• Ralf Baechmann •

Box 67, 100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0

BEFORE YOU SELL:• ASPEN • BIRCH • COTTONWOOD• PINE - SPRUCE - FIR PULP LOGS

Please call NORM WILCOX(250) 395-6218 (direct line) • (250) 706-9728 (cell)

(250) 395-6201 (fax)

250-395-0462

COMMERCIAL, RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE500-10,000 sq. ft.

• Quality Buildings • Good Locations Multiple Zoning • Lots of Parking

Call Maureen at

L & A Development Corp.

Moving Or Starting A New Business?

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

NEED A loan? Own property? Have bad credit? We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 fi rstandsecondmortgages.ca

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. 1-800-573-2928.

Misc ServicesDO you need a BCCSA certi-fi ed external auditor to conduct your COR audit or perhaps safety training and safety con-sulting services? Then call Can Do Safety Ltd. at 250 983 2385 or email [email protected].

Repairs

DENNY’SSewing MachineRepair and Servicing

4765 Telqua Drive,108 Mile Ranch

Ph: 250-706-8565Please call first

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayExcellent quality cow & horse hay, large round &

large square bales. Phone early a.m. & evenings.

Deliveries available (250)398-2805

LivestockFALL SALE, Premium shav-ings: Kiln dried, screened, compressed. Large totes or small bales, 6691 Hwy 97S 250-395-3336.

Pet Services

Cariboo Pet Crematorium

Est. 1997Hand crafted urns

complete withname plate.

250-395-3330Private or Group

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsAuction Antique & Collectable’s, Sun, Oct 18th, 1pm. Furniture, jewelry, coins, toys, tools and more. Consign today. 250-545-3259.Vernon, B.C. doddsauction.com

Misc. for Sale2000W Generator $200.00, (2)265/75-16 Winter tires $200.00 3 wheel wheelbarrow $80.00. 250-456-7572

BLAZE KING Catalyst Wood stove with fan. Used 3 win-ters. New cost $3800 asking $1800 obo. 250-395-2524

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS. “Sum-mer madness sale!” All build-ings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Pio-neer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Lookingto Buy Collections, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030, Local.

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale

Lakefront Acreages 133-264 acres, good fi shing & hay producing, middle of the best farming & ranching area of BC.Visit our website for more properties starting from $27,000.

Contact: [email protected] or Call: 604.606.7900

Website: www.Niho.com

Mobile Homes & Parks

PARK DRIVE ESTATES, #50 $700./mo Double Wide. Call 250-395-3268

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentCARIBOO GARDENS

Clean, large, bright1&2 bedrooms

Seniors WelcomeFor reliable service call Penny

250-395-0809 or 250-395-0168

Commercial/Industrial

1250 sq. ft. commercial retail space, street level, in Rose-wood Building, for rent or lease. Across from Donex. 250-396-7334 or 604-530-4224.

FOR RENT. Light Industrial bay / shop. 24’ x 32’. Great for workshop, storage, autobody or similar. Heated, over-head door. (250) 808 7722

Duplex / 4 Plex2 & 1 BDRM units newly reno-vated, in 100 Mile. Call 250-397-2041 for details.

3 BDRM duplex in Forest Grove. $700/month + utilities. Ref. req. $350 DD. Immediate occupancy 250-397-2754.

Mobile Homes & Pads

103 MILE, renovated, never been lived in, fenced, NS $700.00 month pad incl. 250-609-4194.

2 BDRM mobile home at 105 Mile. No pets. 250-395-2012.

Homes for Rent100 MILE, 1 bdrm, garage & storage, NP/NS. $575/mon. Call 1-604-732-0131.

Rentals

Homes for Rent100 MILE, 3 bdrm avail Oct 1, NS, NP, Ref req’d $850/mo in-cluding utilities. 250-706-8766 or 250-395-3691.

100 MILE 3 bdrm house near school. NS. NP. Renovated. $1100/mon. includes utilities. 250-395-1311. Avail. now.

105 MILE, 3 bdrm, 1 bath on 1 acre. $830/mo incl water & wood stove as backup heat. Hydro and Gas not included, 250-395-4602.

2 BDRM, 1 bath, newer log home on 20 acres, between Clinton & 100 Mile House, all appl, fenced yard, $1050/mo. Ref req’d, 250-459-7059

Room & BoardAvailable immediately, in-cludes: HDTV, internet, tele-phone, washer, dryer, near bus stop & 99 Mile Market. Call 250-395-4401

Offi ce/Retail

Rentals

Townhouses

BC Housing is now accepting applications for housing from persons 55 years and older as well as disabled persons 19 years of age and older. Eligible tenants pay 30% of gross monthly income for rent.For applications contact:

250-395-4743 or 1-800-834-7149

Food Products Food Products

Offi ce/Retail

100 MILE, Bill’s tools are retir-ing! Plumbing, carpentry - much to choose from! 265 Ev-ergreen Cres.Oct 3, 9am-2pm

FOREST GROVE, Huge sale, lots of western decor, some-thing for everyone. 4542 Bakk-en Rd. Sat, Oct 3 & Sun Oct 4, 9am -2pm.

1-800-222-TIPS

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Cost effective storage solutions for personal and business use.

• Units from 25sq.ft. to 360sq.ft.• 10ft ceilings • Outside Storage

• 24/7/365 Electronic Gate Access• Fully Fenced • Safe/Secure

250-395-2443 • [email protected] Sollows Cres. (off Exeter Rd.), 100 Mile House

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PACKING SUPPLIES AVAILABLE

MERIDIAN SELF STORAGE LTD.

Weston Water Wells Ltd.Licenced Drillers

Specializing in Residential WellsFamily Owned & Operated Since 1981

Inquiries call250-593-4307

Jerry Weston

Toll Free: 1-866-448-5592

Environmentally FriendlyFree On-Site Consultation Guaranteed Workmanship

111 Mile Sand & GravelExcavations • Hauling • Driveways • Basements

• Demos • Land ClearingFor all your aggregate needs from Crushed Rock,

1” and 3” Crush Mulch, 1” and 3” Drain Rock to Rock Chips and Fill • and much more

• WE DELIVER

Division of Mykat Contracting Ltd.

250-395-0210 • 250-395-0166 250-396-4999

WE NOW HAVE TOP SOIL

SANDERS REDI-MIX LTD.• CONCRETE/GRAVEL •

• CONCRETE PUMPING •• SANDING & SNOWPLOWING •

250-395-3088Located off Exeter Rd.Past Tim-Br Mart on McDermid Rd.100 Mile House, BC

MSR

“Tastethe

Difference”

Premium BottledWater

on Tap!

250-395-6110 486-A Birch Ave. S.100 Mile House, BC

We also offer Vacuum Sales, Parts and Repairs!

Now Featuring Watkins Products

M. Kim DarlingBA (Honours),PCP,CPB

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Small Business Specialist

6137 Higgins Lake RoadLone Butte, B.C.V0K 1X3

Phone: 250.593.2127Fax: 250.593.2126email: [email protected]: catalystaccounting.ca

OFFICE OF THE MANAGER OFFACILITIES & TRANSPORTATION

TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for snow removal and/or sanding, and in some locations, shovelling, at the following schools for the 2015-2016 season:

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

Track vehicles will not be considered.

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

Tenders can be submitted by mail or by fax (250-392-2202) and must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. October 14, 2015. All tenders should be addressed to:

Alex Telford Manager of Facilities and Transportation 765 North Second Avenue Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4C3 Phone: 250-398-3875

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27(CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)

Cars - Domestic2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD 138,000 km, very clean runs well, V6, 4-speed auto, studded winter tires. $4,900. OBO Call Steve 250-395-2017

Scrap Car Removal

FREE SCRAP CARPICK UP*

250-395-1141Toll Free: 1-877-395-1133

[email protected]

100 MileNew & Used

Auto Parts Ltd.

“The OnlyMinistry of Environment

Approved Scrap Car Recycler.”

*Certain restrictions apply. Call for details

Utility Trailers

TRAILERS FOR SALENow Open - NW Trailers Etc

Cargo / Utility /Equipment trailers

Sales / Parts / Service6784 Trans Canada Hwy.

Savona (the old blue buildings across from the lake)

We are on your routeor only a phone call away

250-373-0097 Your new Continental Cargoand Rainbow Trailer Dealer

Tenders

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Cost effective storage solutions for personal and business use.

• Units from 25sq.ft. to 360sq.ft.• 10ft ceilings • Outside Storage

• 24/7/365 Electronic Gate Access• Fully Fenced • Safe/Secure

250-395-2443 • [email protected] Sollows Cres. (off Exeter Rd.), 100 Mile House

Exeter Station Rd.

Moo

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PACKING SUPPLIES AVAILABLE

MERIDIAN SELF STORAGE LTD.

Weston Water Wells Ltd.Licenced Drillers

Specializing in Residential WellsFamily Owned & Operated Since 1981

Inquiries call250-593-4307

Jerry Weston

Toll Free: 1-866-448-5592

Environmentally FriendlyFree On-Site Consultation Guaranteed Workmanship

111 Mile Sand & GravelExcavations • Hauling • Driveways • Basements

• Demos • Land ClearingFor all your aggregate needs from Crushed Rock,

1” and 3” Crush Mulch, 1” and 3” Drain Rock to Rock Chips and Fill • and much more

• WE DELIVER

Division of Mykat Contracting Ltd.

250-395-0210 • 250-395-0166 250-396-4999

WE NOW HAVE TOP SOIL

SANDERS REDI-MIX LTD.• CONCRETE/GRAVEL •

• CONCRETE PUMPING •• SANDING & SNOWPLOWING •

250-395-3088Located off Exeter Rd.Past Tim-Br Mart on McDermid Rd.100 Mile House, BC

MSR

“Tastethe

Difference”

Premium BottledWater

on Tap!

250-395-6110 486-A Birch Ave. S.100 Mile House, BC

We also offer Vacuum Sales, Parts and Repairs!

Now Featuring Watkins Products

M. Kim DarlingBA (Honours),PCP,CPB

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Small Business Specialist

6137 Higgins Lake RoadLone Butte, B.C.V0K 1X3

Phone: 250.593.2127Fax: 250.593.2126email: [email protected]: catalystaccounting.ca

OFFICE OF THE MANAGER OFFACILITIES & TRANSPORTATION

TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for snow removal and/or sanding, and in some locations, shovelling, at the following schools for the 2015-2016 season:

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

Track vehicles will not be considered.

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

Tenders can be submitted by mail or by fax (250-392-2202) and must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. October 14, 2015. All tenders should be addressed to:

Alex Telford Manager of Facilities and Transportation 765 North Second Avenue Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4C3 Phone: 250-398-3875

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27(CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)

Cars - Domestic2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD 138,000 km, very clean runs well, V6, 4-speed auto, studded winter tires. $4,900. OBO Call Steve 250-395-2017

Scrap Car Removal

FREE SCRAP CARPICK UP*

250-395-1141Toll Free: 1-877-395-1133

[email protected]

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things™ Although the day was a little rainy, motorcycle riders still made it out to show their support for the 100 Mile House Food Bank on Sept. 20.

Riders came from as far as Nanaimo and Williams Lake for the 2015 Toy Run in 100 Mile House, which delivered toys and donations to those in need.

The riders were graciously escort-ed around town by members of the

RCMP and a big thank from organiz-ers went out to Const. Dan Ko and Const. Scott Anderson for coming out and showing community spirit.

“The post ride barbecue was delicious thanks to the Food Bank volunteers, Save-On-Foods and Safeway,” says Tammy Boulanger, one of the organizers.

“Next year, we hope to see more bikes, classic cars and some sunshine.”


Jered Hall, 12, of Burnaby, says a medi-vac helicopter landing at the Bridge Lake Provincial Park camp-ground around 9 a.m. on Aug. 6 caught the attention of himself and a bunch of other nearby people.

When a man suffered a sudden health prob-lem while launching his boat at the lakeshore, people gathered around while someone called 9-1-1, Jered explains.

“The ambulance picked up [the victim] at the campground and then drove over to someone’s house right beside the highway.

“Then, an air ambu-

lance landed onto the lot and was there for about half an hour. They ended up not taking the guy out, but they just brought him out with the [vehicle] ambulance, and the air ambulance flew off.”

He notes the Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department also attended with two trucks and some first responders.

It was all so exciting that he snapped photos

with his mobile phone as well as a video of the medivac helicopter tak-ing off, Jered adds.

He explains it was revealed at the scene that the male victim, 66, had a pacemaker and yelled for help when he suffered a heart incident.

“We were at our trailer at our summer property at the lake next door. Our whole family came out and watched when the helicopter came down.”

Rain doesn’t damper community spirit

Medivac captures interest

Riders put their bikes on display after participating in the 2015 Toy Run to deliver toys and donations to the 100 Mile House Food Bank on Sept. 20.

A medivac helicopter near Bridge Lake Provincial Park was captured on Jered Hall’s mobile phone after a man suffered a sudden health problem while launching his boat, and someone called 9-1-1.

Submitted photo

Jerod Hall photo

There was an error in the story headlined, Wildfires down in the Cariboo, on page A13 of the Sept. 24 edition of the Free Press.

There were 180 fires in the Cariboo Fire Centre since April and not 1,810 as stated in the article.

We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Clarification

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Community events listed must be of a non-profit nature and will be published free of charge one week prior to the event. Deadline for submissions is Friday at noon. Events for the online calendar can be submitted to the calendar feature on the home page at www.100milefreepress.net. However, online calendar submissions are not automatically picked up for the Free Press.

100 MILEq The 100 Mile

& District General Hospital Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be held in the Multipurpose Room at the South Cariboo Health Centre at 555 Cedar Ave. (behind the hospital) on Oct. 7, starting at 1 p.m. Potluck lunch before the meeting. New members welcome. For more information, call Mina at 250-791-6750.

CANIM LAKEq The Tsqle3xs re

Wumec Circle of Life

is presenting the 17th Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk on Oct. 9, with the walk starting at 11 a.m. and lunch at noon. Everyone is welcome. For information, contact the White Feather Family Centre at 250-397-2717.

100 MILEq The next

Parkinson’s Support Group meeting will be held in the multipurpose room of the South Cariboo Health Centre, 555, Birch Ave., (behind 100 Mile District General Hospital), on Oct. 20 at 1:30 p.m. Info: Philip at 250-395-3925.

100 MILEq There are still some

openings available for the Winter Arts & Craft Fair, which is sponsored by the 100 Mile & District Arts Council, on Nov. 20-21. Application packages are available at Parkside Art Gallery and the

South Cariboo Tourist Centre, or downloaded from www.100milearts.com/craft-fair.html.

100 MILEq 2887 RMR RCACC

local army cadets for youths 12-18 years meet Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Youth Training Centre at 5830 Horse Lake Rd. No cost. Information: Capt. Kevin Seal (250-706-2446).FOREST GROVE

q Family dining is available at the Forest Grove Legion: Wednesday, wing night; Friday, steak night; Saturday, kitchen is open.

GREEN LAKEq Help Us Get Slim

(HUGS) meets every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at 2489 North Bonaparte Rd. Information: Elaine

(250-456-7391).

LAC LA HACHEq Branch 1689

of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Thursdays at the OAPO Hall (Pioneer Centre) at 4822 Clarke St., from 8:30-10:30. Visitors (preteens, teens and adults – male and female) are always welcome.

LONE BUTTEq O.U.T. (Other

Unusual Talents) Group meets the first and third Tuesdays (quilting) of the month, starting at 10 a.m. at the Lone Butte Community Hall. Information: Pat (250-395-2114) or Audrey (250-395-4206).

70 MILEq 70 Mile House

Volunteer Fire

Department hosts bingo on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. It is at the 70 Mile Access Centre at 2545 N. Bonaparte Rd. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 6:30.

100 MILEq The Caregivers

Support Group continues to meet at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church (corner of the Horse Lake and Blackstock roads) on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. We

now have a wheelchair accessible space for meetings. Every fourth Thursday of the month, there will be a guest speaker.

100 MILEq The South Cariboo

Writers’ Guild members welcome writers of all skill levels to join us every second and fourth Thursday in the Program Room at the 100 Mile House Library. Meetings go from 6:15 to 7:55 p.m. - cost or commitment involved. Information: www.

southcariboowriters.com.

100 MILEThe South Cariboo

Lioness Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the 100 Mile United Church at 49 Dogwood Ave., starting at 1 p.m. They also hold a potluck lunch meeting at 11:30 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the 100 Mile United Church at 49 Dogwood Cresc. Information: Janet (250-395-3550).

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By Melody NewcombeCariboo Chilcotin

Partners for Literacy (CCPL) is holding its Fifth Annual Photo Literacy Contest.

Grab your cam-era and start snapping pictures of your family, friends and co-workers using their literacy skills, such as following a recipe, read-ing a book, reading and following instructions, writing a note and buy-ing groceries.

Almost everything we do everyday involves using our literacy skills whether it’s com-plicated task or a simple task.

With Thanksgiving and Halloween there are some great opportuni-ties to take fun pictures of your family cook-ing the turkey, playing games, reading and all those spooky photos of your fright night friends on Halloween.

The contest will run

from today (Oct. 1) to Oct. 31. You get brag-ging rights and there will be three prizes.

All photos will be published on the CCPL website at http://www.car ibool iteracy.com and the winners will be posted on the CCPL Facebook page.

Once you have your photos, please mail them to me at mel@ caribooliteracy.com as

a full jpeg, meaning you send your photo in its original size. Please include in the email your full name, con-tact number and photo name.

The photos must identify the people in the photos and you must submit their first and last names from left to right. The peo-ple in the photos must agree to have his or her

name published. If you are send-

ing a photo by regular mail, send it to M. Newcombe, P.O. Box 48, 108 Mile Ranch, B.C., V0K 2Z0.

Please note photos will not be returned and do not send them to the 100 Mile House Free Press.

Melody Newcombe is a CCPL literacy support worker.

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On July 19, our Lone Butte 4H club had its annual Achievement Day where all club members dressed their best to show off their projects for the year.

Everyone did very well, and a big thank-you to the judges who came out and judged the different projects.

On Aug. 15-19, the Lone Butte 4H Club members attended the 57th Annual 4H Show and Sale in Williams Lake where everybody sold and showed their projects.

I think our club did very well; winning sev-eral ribbons in many categories.

The Lone Butte 4H Club would like to thank all the members

of the community for their help and support this year.

We would also love to see new members join our club next year. Planning for next year is not yet complete, but we will likely have a few new projects that members can choose from.

4H is fun and there is so much to learn

from teamwork and leadership skills to the responsibility of caring for your project and so much more.

There are also non-livestock projects for members to choose from if they do not have the space to raise live-stock.

Karlie-Rae Ross is the reporter for the Lone Butte 4H Club.

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