Clearwater Times, March 03, 2016

Highway 5 Little Fort, BC250-677-4441

Located on Highway 5

Highway 5Clearwater, BC

250-674-3148

Thursday, March 3, 2016 ▼ Volume 52 No. 9 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST

LOCAL NEWS: LETTER FROM FARMERS INSTITUTE ▼ A5T

HE

NORTH THOMPSON

TH

ETimes First PlaceGeneral Excellence

B.C. and Yukon<2,000 circulation

2014

2014CCNABLUE

RIBBON

First PlaceBest All Round Newspaper &

Best Editorial PageSecond Place

Best Front PageAll of Canada

<1,250 circulation2014

OLD-TIMERS HOCKEY:Tourney at the Sportsplex. See A12 inside.

Keith McNeill

Blue Water Power Corporation of Abbotsford is proposing a 15 MW (megawatt) run-of-the-river waterpower project on Mud Creek, which is located east of Blue River.

A referral from the provincial government on the proposed proj-ect was received for information by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors during its Feb. 18 meeting.

Staff would bring the proposal before the board again for resolu-tion prior to a permit being issued.

The proposed power project would be located upstream from Mud Lake and Mud Lake Delta Provincial Park.

In addition, there would be a

transmission line roughly 15 km long to carry electricy back to the main powerline north of Blue River.

The project proponents are seek-ing an investigative license that would enable evaluation, sampling and feasiblity studies of the site to assess the viability of water power generation there.

The provincial government indi-cates minimal disturbance on the land is anticipated during the inves-tigative license stage.

TransAlta has operated a 19 MW small scale hydro plant on Bone Creek, which is about 20 km north of Mud Creek, since 2011.

Many other streams in the Blue River area have small scale hydro projects proposed for them but most are still in the concept stage.

Map shows the location of a small scale hydro project proposed for Mud Creek east of Blue River. The proponent is seeking an investigative license only. Blue Water Power graphic

Small scale hydro project proposed for Mud Creek

Lady curlers hold bonspielSiarah Arndt shows plenty of concentration as she throws a stone during the ladies curling bonspiel held at the Sportsplex last weekend. For more about the bonspiel, see page A11 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill

Workers get rewardDanalee Baker (l), United Way executive director for Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo , serves lunch to Canfor-Vavenby employee Hieth Weninger at the sawmill Wednesday, Feb. 24. The lunch was a reward for the division winning the Polar Cup. For more about the story, see page A2 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill

A2 www.clearwatertimes.com Thursday, March 3, 2016 Clearwater Times

2 - 3

Senior Canfor executives congratulate the employees at Canfor-Vavenby for winning the company's Polar Cup – given for raising the most donations per employee for the United Way of any of the company's divisions. Pictured are (l-r, front) Stephen Mackie, senior vice president operations – Canada; Danalee Baker, executive director United Way, Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo; Steve Planeta, plant manager, Canfor-Vavenby; Samantha Braaten, human resources administrator, Canfor-Vaven-by and employee campaign coordinator for United Way; Duncan Smith, regional human resources manager, Canfor; (l-r, back) Chris May, quality control, Canfor-Vavenby and David Ash, sawmill supervisor, Canfor-Vavenby (both are on the employee campaign committee). The event took place during a luncheon for employees on Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the sawmill. The division raised $34,000 for the charity.Photos by Keith McNeill

Inset: Canfor's Polar Cup is given out each year to the division that raises the most donations per employee out of all the company. The trophy is named for the company's Polar sawmill north of Prince George which began the competition.

Times Staff

Hours at Clearwater Library on Fridays are being changed from 1 – 7 p.m. to 12 – 6 p.m.

The shift was approved by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors during a meeting held Feb. 18.

During the library system's strategic planning process, the public and library staff had requested that hours be changed to better match when people want to use some TNRD libraries.

The request resulted in a survey held at the end of 2015 to gather public input on changing the hours.

The survey results for the Clearwater Library were clear, with 69.1 per cent of respondents wanting the time change on Fridays.

The TNRD board also approved chang-ing the hours for the Lytton Library from Saturdays, 10 – 2, to Tuesdays, 2- 6.

The survey results for the Barriere Library were ambiguous, although it was clear that residents there would like the library to entertain other options for open-ing hours.

A public meeting will be held in Barriere to get better feedback.

Canfor-Vavenby wins Polar Cup

Friday opening time at Clearwater Library to shift one hour

865 HEATHER ROAD Privacy, acreage, a 50ft x 40ft detached shop & well maintained home. Located off of Candle Creek in one of the most desirable areas, only 5 minutes to downtown but offering privacy & recre-ation from your doorstep. Perfect family home � nished with 3 bdrms & 2 baths, open concept. Updated kitchen. The master boasts walk in closet & deluxe ensuite w/soaker tub. Updates include: hot water tank, water softener, pellet/electric Wett certi� ed furnace, main � oor windows, paint, � ooring, light � xtures and more! This property is fenced, has covered stalls, a storage, large shop & a quaint little cabin w/power. $439,900

545 FAWN ROADWhat a stunning view of beautiful Dutch Lake with a walking path to Dutch Lakes shore! 2 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms RV parking, single car attached garage.$349,900

401 MCLEAN ROAD 5 bdrm, open living, in-law suite,

landscaped yard. 9ft ceilings$349,900

213 DUNLEVY ROAD3 bdrm, private � at 1+ acres, shop, open concept, wrap around deck

$199,900

160 JOHN FOSTER PLACE 95 acres, 4 bdrm, merchantable

timber, river views$749,900

14-383 COLUMBIA STREET W Near TRU, 3 bdrm, mstr ensuite

3bath, views, open concept, deck$249,900

5337 CLEARWATER VALLEY ROAD

10 acres, � at, views zoned RL-1$119,900

3224 BIRCH ISLAND LOST CK 3 bdrm, open living, covered

deck, � at corner lot, carport, shed$99,000

1050 SCOTT ROAD 4 bdrm, 2 bath, � nished bsmt,

newly updated, fenced, garage $229,900

14 LODGE DRIVE 5+ acres of riverfront, down town

Clearwater, 2 titles$449,900

4321 DUNSMUIR ROAD 3 bdrm, 2 bath, great views,

24x24 wired shop$189,900

LOT A HEATHER ROAD Near amenities, 2 acres, drilled

well, hydro @ lot line, � at w/drive $109,900

4373-4385 CONNER ROAD Strip mall, 5 rental units + 3/4 bsmt

& bachelor suite, newer renos$349,900

200 MCLELLAN ROAD 4 bdrm, 2 bath, outdoor wood

boiler, detached shop$119,900

MELISSA HOLE“It’s a lifestyle not a job”

Westwin Realty

New Listings

Clearwater Times Thursday, March 3, 2016 www.clearwatertimes.com A3

Times Staff

Thompson-Nicola Regional District will hold a free disposal day on Saturday, April 23 at the Clearwater eco-depot, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Also on April 23 there will be a free dis-posal day at the Little Fort transfer station, 12 noon – 4 p.m.

The following day, Sunday, April 24, there will be free disposal days at the Blue River eco-depot, 12 noon – 4 p.m., and at the Vavenby transfer sta-tion, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The free disposal days in the upper North Thompson Valley were several of more than two dozen approved by the TNRD board of direc-tors during a meeting held Feb. 18.

During a free dis-posal day, residents can bring in one free load per household to their local eco-depot or transfer station. One load is defined as one eight-foot pickup truck box or one eight-foot trailer.

Previously, the maximum load limit for free disposal days was $20. However, this created addi-tional work for atten-dants plus some users thought they could bring in as much as they wanted for $20.

Last year the rules were simplified so that only one load per household will be allowed at no charge, with one load being defined as a reason-ably loaded pickup or utility trailer.

No business or commercial loads will be accepted as free.

Free disposal days are a good oppor-tunity to get rid of items such as cool-ing appliances, tires on rims, mattresses, furniture, demolition/construction waste, wood waste, roofing shingles and house-hold garbage.

Dispose of haz-ardous waste during April

The TNRD board also approved a household hazardous waste (HHW) round-

up for the month of April, to be held at the Clearwater eco-depot and Heffley Creek, as well sev-eral other locations outside the North Thompson Valley.

Hazardous waste is material that is labelled corrosive, poisonous, ignitable or toxic. Examples include adhesives, paint thinners, chemicals, cleaners, mercury, antifreeze, herbicides, pesticides, paint, oils and gaso-

lineThese materials

should never be put in the garbage.

However, the majority can be disposed of year-round at all TNRD eco-depots as they are accepted through extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs.

As with the free disposal day, busi-ness and commercial waste will not be included in the HHR roundup.

Times Staff

Yellowhead Community Services Society is receiving a $37,000 community gaming grant from the provincial gov-ernment, according to infor-mation released on Monday.

The grant is part of nearly $25 million in grants being given during fiscal year 2015-16.

"British Columbians who face challenging personal situ-ations count on the compas-sionate support of the human and social service organiza-tions in their local communi-ties,” said Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Peter Fassbender. “Every year, these organiza-

tions receive the largest por-tion of approximately $135 million in community gaming grants approved by the B.C. government. I commend them for the wonderful work they do to help people in need."

Barriere and District Food Bank is also receiving a grant of $6,500.

Community gaming grants benefit food banks, hospital auxiliaries, hospice societies, wellness providers, service clubs, counselling services and organizations that assist people coping with challeng-ing life situations, including addictions, serious injuries or disabilities.

For a full list of human and social services commu-

nity gaming grants approved in 2015-16, visit: http://ow.ly/YI6KQ

Every year, the government of British Columbia approves community gaming grants distributed among specific sectors, including arts and cul-ture, sport, environment, pub-lic safety, human and social services, parent advisory coun-cils and district parent advi-sory councils. The human and social services sector receives the largest share of annual gaming grant funding.

Over 5,000 local organiza-tions representing virtually every community in the prov-ince receive community gam-ing grants annually from the B.C. government.

2 - 3

Recreation officer stepping downMembers of Wells Gray Outdoor Club hold a luncheon at Wells Gray Inn on Wednesday, Feb. 24 to honor Elaine Gillette, the former recreation officer for this area with Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources. Gillette, who is now retiring, was instrumental in helping the club develop its Candle Creek cross-country ski trails. Responsibility for the area's recreation sites and trails on Crown land is being taken over by Sandy Mackenzie. Pictured are (l-r) Sandy Mackenzie, Elaine Gillette, WGOC president Wes Bieber and treasurer Hazel Wadlegger.Photo by Keith McNeill

Community gaming grant going to Yellowhead Community Services

Free garbage disposal day coming in April at eco-depot

Read us online at www.clearwatertimes.com


2 - 3

Senior Canfor executives congratulate the employees at Canfor-Vavenby for winning the company's Polar Cup – given for raising the most donations per employee for the United Way of any of the company's divisions. Pictured are (l-r, front) Stephen Mackie, senior vice president operations – Canada; Danalee Baker, executive director United Way, Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo; Steve Planeta, plant manager, Canfor-Vavenby; Samantha Braaten, human resources administrator, Canfor-Vaven-by and employee campaign coordinator for United Way; Duncan Smith, regional human resources manager, Canfor; (l-r, back) Chris May, quality control, Canfor-Vavenby and David Ash, sawmill supervisor, Canfor-Vavenby (both are on the employee campaign committee). The event took place during a luncheon for employees on Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the sawmill. The division raised $34,000 for the charity.Photos by Keith McNeill

Inset: Canfor's Polar Cup is given out each year to the division that raises the most donations per employee out of all the company. The trophy is named for the company's Polar sawmill north of Prince George which began the competition.

Times Staff

Hours at Clearwater Library on Fridays are being changed from 1 – 7 p.m. to 12 – 6 p.m.

The shift was approved by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors during a meeting held Feb. 18.

During the library system's strategic planning process, the public and library staff had requested that hours be changed to better match when people want to use some TNRD libraries.

The request resulted in a survey held at the end of 2015 to gather public input on changing the hours.

The survey results for the Clearwater Library were clear, with 69.1 per cent of respondents wanting the time change on Fridays.

The TNRD board also approved chang-ing the hours for the Lytton Library from Saturdays, 10 – 2, to Tuesdays, 2- 6.

The survey results for the Barriere Library were ambiguous, although it was clear that residents there would like the library to entertain other options for open-ing hours.

A public meeting will be held in Barriere to get better feedback.

Canfor-Vavenby wins Polar Cup

Friday opening time at Clearwater Library to shift one hour

Request for Local Forestry Contractors

From the Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation.

The Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation is a local licensee that is presently creating a directory of services and capabilities that local contractors can provide for 2016. Applicants must have their principal place of business located in Electoral A.

All aspects of forestry work are being considered: Development, Silviculture, Road Building and Harvesting operations.

Interested companies are invited to submit company Re-sume/Profile and a list of services and resources to:

Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation 209 Dutch Lake Road Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N1

Please contact George Brcko, General Manager 250-674-3530 for further information.


Editor, The Times:I'm writing in

regards to the ongo-ing conflict over the use of the old Upper Clearwater Community Hall.

I'm going to stick my neck out at the risk of being thought an "outsider" because I feel I have a unique perspective to offer, having lived in the Upper Clearwater valley from my birth in 1955 until the mid-1980s.

By the 1950s, I believe the CCF (which had built the hall in the 1930s) had

morphed into the NDP. The majority of the valley's men, through the Farmers Institute, held owner-ship to the hall.

I guess women weren't considered farmers in those days, even though many of them worked as hard as the men on their respective farms!

Some of the women had formed the Upper Clearwater Women's Institute, which sup-ported the men and was instrumental in organizing most of the myriad of memorable events that took place

at the hall.I have extremely

fond memories of those times, and I have no recollection of there ever being conflict over who was or wasn't welcome to use the building, whether they were members or not. The hall was simply there for the entire Upper Clearwater commu-nity, to enjoy and use as they wished.

Guests from Clearwater and beyond were always welcome, but I'm fairly certain they didn't hold memberships.

I'm getting the impression that today some long-standing valley residents don't feel welcome to use the hall.

If this is indeed the case, it's a terrible shame, and certainly not what was origi-nally intended.

In my later years in the valley I was a young mother and helped to organize events in the hall. I don't recall ever having to ask permission from the Farmers Institute – it was as simple as picking up the key and going for it.

Everyone in the valley attended, and everyone had a whole lot of fun. Perhaps it's time to revisit that "old-time" philosophy ... all-inclusive, friend-ly, and simply open to all those who inhabit this beautiful valley I used to call home.

Nancy ShookLillooet, B.C.

Bowing to the power of judgeseditorial by tom fl etcher

Opinion“ Man's greatest actions are performed in minor struggles. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment and poverty are battle� elds

which have their heroes — obscure heroes who are at times greater than illustrious heroes.” Victor Hugo, writer

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

Letters

Former Upper Clearwater resident calls for return to old-time philosophy

One of the enduring legacies of Pierre Trudeau’s time as prime minister is the legal supremacy of the individual, as articulated in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

We are seeing this played out with greater force than ever today, by an activist high court that swatted aside Stephen Harper’s attempts to restrain it, and now orders a meek, politi-cally correct Justin Trudeau gov-ernment to do its bidding.

The Federal Court decreed last week that people have the right to grow their own “medical” mari-juana. This ruling is unlikely to be appealed, given that Trudeau the Younger is committed to legalizing marijuana for everyone.

There are conditions that show measurable relief from marijuana products, such as glaucoma or the nausea and loss of appetite associated with cancer treatments. But much of the so-called medi-cal marijuana industry is based on unsubstantiated claims about an inconsistent herbal remedy that hasn’t been studied much because it’s been illegal.

The Federal Court case involves four people from B.C., which boasts more than half of the contested medical marijuana growing licences issued across the country.

One of the petitioners suffers from a vaguely defined condition known as “chronic fatigue syn-drome,” which led to a disability pension from a federal civil ser-vice job at age 45.

The judge cited no research to support the claim that sitting around smoking dope all day relieves this condition. Indeed it defies common sense that a set of symptoms with no identified cause, which might be confused with what we used to call laziness, would be alleviated by chronic consumption of a drug that pro-motes eating chips and watching TV.

But we peasants aren’t sup-posed to question our mon-archs, especially those in ermine-trimmed red robes at the Supreme Court of Canada.

That court has decreed that our charter, which in Section 7 protects the “right to life, lib-erty and security of the person,”

includes a right to have a doc-tor’s help to commit suicide. Euthanasia has been re-branded as “assisted dying” by all the most “progressive” countries, and Canada has been given a firm deadline to join the club.

(Meanwhile, the term “right to life” is all but banned from uni-versity campuses, to minimize the risk of a coarse literal interpreta-tion that it means, you know, a right to life.)

A Liberal-dominated com-mittee of MPs and senators has recommended full-throttle implementation, not restricted to terminal illness and including mental conditions such as depres-sion and dementia. The majority suggested even “mature minors” should have this new right.

The politicians support allow-ing doctors to opt out of cases they won’t condone, as long as they provide a referral to another doctor.

In Belgium, one of the pio-neers of this brave new world, most of the growing number of euthanasia patients have had cancer. But as The New Yorker magazine reported in a ground-breaking article last sum-mer, others have been euthanized because of autism, anorexia, par-tial paralysis, blindness with deaf-ness, manic-depression and yes, chronic fatigue syndrome.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake expressed the hope that Canada ends up with a consistent policy on doctor-assisted suicide, rather than a provincial patch-work.

The closest Lake came to politically incorrect criticism was to caution that “deep discus-sion” is needed around the court’s notion of a “competent minor,” someone not yet entrusted with the vote or access to a liquor store.

Three dissenting Conservative MPs went so far as to say the rec-ommendations don’t adequately protect seniors who might be coerced into checking out and passing on their estates. How old-fashioned.

– Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black

Press. Email: t� [email protected] Twitter: @tom� etcherbc

74 young Road, Unit 14 Brookfi eld Mall, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2Phone: 250-674-3343 Fax: 250-674-3410Email: [email protected]

Publisher: Al KirkwoodEditor: Keith McNeillOffi ce manager: Yevonne Cline

www.clearwatertimes.com

Established September 23, 1964Member, BC Press Council

TH

E

NORTH THOMPSON


TH

ETimesWe acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Subscribe to the TimesIn Town / Out of Town Rates1 year $57.75; 2 years $110.25Prices include GST

Published by Black Press Ltd.74 Young Road, Unit 14 Brookfield MallClearwater, B.C. V0E 1N2

4 - 5


Allison Schulte (with Sara): He's young but he's doing the best he can do. He's human too.

Joan Streadwick:I think he's made promises that he can't follow through with.

Ken Scheetz:I haven't been keep-ing up with what he's been doing but I just don't like the name Trudeau.

Ralph Horton: He hasn't been given enough time yet. He's heading in the right direction, to sum it up.

Chuck Gallagher: Give the man a chance. He's one of the young-est prime ministers we've ever had. I think some people think he's following in his father's footsteps, but it's early in his term.

?Questionof the Week

Do you think Justin Trudeau has been doing a good job as

prime minister?

4 - 5

Editor, The Times:Unfortunately, the

good people of Upper Clearwater and sur-rounding areas have been victims of con-tinued misinformation and emotive untruths. It is time to set the record straight.

For more than 12 months, directors of the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute have asked and offered to meet with disgruntled neighbours who have, for their own reasons, decided to leave the UCFI, the Upper Clearwater Community Hall and to make their demands to terminate the ‘law-fully’ enacted grant-in-aid that supports the hall.

All requests, offers and attempts to resolve our differences, many made via Area A director Schaffer, (the emails prove it) have been rebuffed.

By the way, we have never been given a list of their grievances or told what they are. Instead, I have been told by a neighbour that if I and the rest of the UCFI board resign, then he and his friends would rejoin the Farmers’ Institute.

I should mention that the UCFI has democratic elections every year to elect the board of directors. These are held in a manner I believe sub-ject to Canadian law, documented within the Farmers' and Women’s Institute Act Regulations.

From that board, Institute members elect the president and vice-president.

As demonstrated at the TNRD board meet-ing, voting is by a show of hands.

In the spring of 2014, Tim Pennell (then the Area A director) and Tom Dickinson (Thompson Rivers University) kindly adjudicated the voting process at the annual general meet-ing. At that time, one of those now opposing the grant-in-aid was secretary, another was elected vice-president and a third was elected a director.

Don’t be further misled by claims that this dispute goes back to 2004. Nonsense. The ‘dispute’ was engineered by a few people who wanted to take over the Farmers’ Institute and the Upper Clearwater Hall for their own reasons. When they were unable get their own way, (by way of a democratic vote) they left.

Those that walked away from the UCFI and the Community Hall want their own facility in Upper Clearwater and have started to use a TRU building (the former schoolhouse) in Upper Clearwater.

Canada Day cel-ebrations were held at the TRU schoolhouse and there have been various other parties and gatherings.

This new meeting hall is by no means a

community hall. None of the broader Upper Clearwater community knew of its existence or has been invited to any events.

Since director Schaffer's surprise opening salvo on the UCFI and the grant-in-aid in February 2015 in the form of a survey, the UCFI has given her full access to the books, shared fact and reason-ing as well as answered all her questions with truth and candour.

The UCFI had hoped that by doing this she could, as the Area A director, repre-sent all of us in Upper Clearwater.

You know, any “rift” will mend much faster when director Schaffer stops pouring fuel on the flames and gives both sides fair repre-sentation.

At the TNRD board meeting in January 2016, the delegation from Shane McGrath did not represent all the residents of Upper Clearwater. He repre-sented just some resi-dents – not all.

At that same meet-ing, the UCFI presence was not there to argue in favour of the grant-in-aid. The ‘declared’ purpose of the presen-tation to the TNRD, made on behalf of the UCFI and Upper Clearwater residents, was to thank them for their tremendous sup-port for the hall over the past years with the Gas Tax funding pro-grams.

Further, the UCFI presence was there to ask the TNRD board of directors to continue that support for the generations to come

by providing a letter to acknowledge the won-derful facility that had been built, available to all. I hope director Schaffer’s new survey

will show again that the residents of Upper Clearwater want to keep their Community Hall available for every-one.

Andrew Nelson, president

Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute

Let’s set the record straight for Upper Clearwater


Editor, The Times:I'm writing in

regards to the ongo-ing conflict over the use of the old Upper Clearwater Community Hall.

I'm going to stick my neck out at the risk of being thought an "outsider" because I feel I have a unique perspective to offer, having lived in the Upper Clearwater valley from my birth in 1955 until the mid-1980s.

By the 1950s, I believe the CCF (which had built the hall in the 1930s) had

morphed into the NDP. The majority of the valley's men, through the Farmers Institute, held owner-ship to the hall.

I guess women weren't considered farmers in those days, even though many of them worked as hard as the men on their respective farms!

Some of the women had formed the Upper Clearwater Women's Institute, which sup-ported the men and was instrumental in organizing most of the myriad of memorable events that took place

at the hall.I have extremely

fond memories of those times, and I have no recollection of there ever being conflict over who was or wasn't welcome to use the building, whether they were members or not. The hall was simply there for the entire Upper Clearwater commu-nity, to enjoy and use as they wished.

Guests from Clearwater and beyond were always welcome, but I'm fairly certain they didn't hold memberships.

I'm getting the impression that today some long-standing valley residents don't feel welcome to use the hall.

If this is indeed the case, it's a terrible shame, and certainly not what was origi-nally intended.

In my later years in the valley I was a young mother and helped to organize events in the hall. I don't recall ever having to ask permission from the Farmers Institute – it was as simple as picking up the key and going for it.

Everyone in the valley attended, and everyone had a whole lot of fun. Perhaps it's time to revisit that "old-time" philosophy ... all-inclusive, friend-ly, and simply open to all those who inhabit this beautiful valley I used to call home.

Nancy ShookLillooet, B.C.

Bowing to the power of judgeseditorial by tom fl etcher

Opinion“ Man's greatest actions are performed in minor struggles. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment and poverty are battle� elds

which have their heroes — obscure heroes who are at times greater than illustrious heroes.” Victor Hugo, writer

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

Letters

Former Upper Clearwater resident calls for return to old-time philosophy

One of the enduring legacies of Pierre Trudeau’s time as prime minister is the legal supremacy of the individual, as articulated in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

We are seeing this played out with greater force than ever today, by an activist high court that swatted aside Stephen Harper’s attempts to restrain it, and now orders a meek, politi-cally correct Justin Trudeau gov-ernment to do its bidding.

The Federal Court decreed last week that people have the right to grow their own “medical” mari-juana. This ruling is unlikely to be appealed, given that Trudeau the Younger is committed to legalizing marijuana for everyone.

There are conditions that show measurable relief from marijuana products, such as glaucoma or the nausea and loss of appetite associated with cancer treatments. But much of the so-called medi-cal marijuana industry is based on unsubstantiated claims about an inconsistent herbal remedy that hasn’t been studied much because it’s been illegal.

The Federal Court case involves four people from B.C., which boasts more than half of the contested medical marijuana growing licences issued across the country.

One of the petitioners suffers from a vaguely defined condition known as “chronic fatigue syn-drome,” which led to a disability pension from a federal civil ser-vice job at age 45.

The judge cited no research to support the claim that sitting around smoking dope all day relieves this condition. Indeed it defies common sense that a set of symptoms with no identified cause, which might be confused with what we used to call laziness, would be alleviated by chronic consumption of a drug that pro-motes eating chips and watching TV.

But we peasants aren’t sup-posed to question our mon-archs, especially those in ermine-trimmed red robes at the Supreme Court of Canada.

That court has decreed that our charter, which in Section 7 protects the “right to life, lib-erty and security of the person,”

includes a right to have a doc-tor’s help to commit suicide. Euthanasia has been re-branded as “assisted dying” by all the most “progressive” countries, and Canada has been given a firm deadline to join the club.

(Meanwhile, the term “right to life” is all but banned from uni-versity campuses, to minimize the risk of a coarse literal interpreta-tion that it means, you know, a right to life.)

A Liberal-dominated com-mittee of MPs and senators has recommended full-throttle implementation, not restricted to terminal illness and including mental conditions such as depres-sion and dementia. The majority suggested even “mature minors” should have this new right.

The politicians support allow-ing doctors to opt out of cases they won’t condone, as long as they provide a referral to another doctor.

In Belgium, one of the pio-neers of this brave new world, most of the growing number of euthanasia patients have had cancer. But as The New Yorker magazine reported in a ground-breaking article last sum-mer, others have been euthanized because of autism, anorexia, par-tial paralysis, blindness with deaf-ness, manic-depression and yes, chronic fatigue syndrome.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake expressed the hope that Canada ends up with a consistent policy on doctor-assisted suicide, rather than a provincial patch-work.

The closest Lake came to politically incorrect criticism was to caution that “deep discus-sion” is needed around the court’s notion of a “competent minor,” someone not yet entrusted with the vote or access to a liquor store.

Three dissenting Conservative MPs went so far as to say the rec-ommendations don’t adequately protect seniors who might be coerced into checking out and passing on their estates. How old-fashioned.

– Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black

Press. Email: t� [email protected] Twitter: @tom� etcherbc

74 young Road, Unit 14 Brookfi eld Mall, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2Phone: 250-674-3343 Fax: 250-674-3410Email: [email protected]

Publisher: Al KirkwoodEditor: Keith McNeillOffi ce manager: Yevonne Cline


Established September 23, 1964Member, BC Press Council

TH

E

NORTH THOMPSON


TH

ETimesWe acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Subscribe to the TimesIn Town / Out of Town Rates1 year $57.75; 2 years $110.25Prices include GST

Published by Black Press Ltd.74 Young Road, Unit 14 Brookfield MallClearwater, B.C. V0E 1N2

4 - 5

Insert “Effective date of the promotion”

Title position

Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legaltext, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text,Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legaltext, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text,Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legaltext, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text,Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legal text, Legaltext, Legal text, Legal text,

BannerLogo

Dealer nameaddress, city, telephone numberBusiness hours.

Offer valid at this store only:

The AIR MILES® Program, another great reason to shop at RONA! ™

BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang 2/26/07 3:44 PM Page 1

RENTALSOur rental department has a wide selection of rental tools for the homeowner, do-it-yourselfer & contractor.

Are You Building? Are You Renovating? We have the Rentals you require! Call us for your needs • Will deliver anywhere


Title position


BannerLogo





Cash and carry prices effective from , 2009. We reserve the right to limit the quantities sold both to contractors and to the general public. The RONA price guarantee does not apply to special orders, liqui-dation sales, end-of-season sales or competitor’s going-out-of-business sales (see in-store for details). Some items may differ from their photo; refer to description. Prices do not include PST and GST. If you are not satisfied with a product that you have purchased at a RONA, return it with your receipt and we will reimburse you on the spot. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not available for in-house ac-counts and clients with contractual agreements.®™Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by Loyalty Management Group Canada Inc. and RONA inc. Offer excludes taxes, the purchase of gift cards and purchases charged to store accounts and cannot be combined with certain offers to commercial clients. Certain conditions may apply. See participating stores for details*VISA Int./Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (FCDQ) and RONA, authorized users.

NORTH VALLEY SUPPLY LTD. 06410213 West Old North Thompson Hwy,

Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2

250.674.3386fax 250-674-3285


Title position


BannerLogo





WINTER HOURS:Mon. to Sat. 8:30 - 5:00pm

Have you heard about our frequent buyer program onSummit and Go! Pet FoodsPet toys, treats, carriers, bedding and more in store

We are your one stop shop for Feeders, Waterers, Heat Lamps, Etc.

2016 Rochester Hatchery Catalogueshave arrived Order your poultry early to secure your chosen arrival date

2016 Rochester Hatchery Catalogueshave arrivedOrder your poultry early to secure your chosen arrival datechosen arrival date

NEW

WEBSITE &

ONLINE

ORDERING

AVAILABLE SOON!

BOOK

DIRECTLY

2016

copyright 2016

TOP SELECTION

QUALITY GUARANTEE & SERVICE!

PHONE (780) 307-3622 FA

X (780) 307-3623 TF LINE 1-888-6

98-3965

WEBSITE: www.rochesterhatchery.c

om EMAIL: sales@rochesterh

atchery.com

9420 - 109 Street Westlock, AB T7P 2R4

Wells Gray Community Forest (2010) Society

Now accepting Grant Applications

$100,000 grant money availableFunded by Wells Gray Community

Forest Corporation

applications will be accepteduntil Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 4:00pm

applications available online at thewells Gray community Forest corporation website

Please use the online form. If submitting paper, seven copies must be provided

purpose oF the society:To promote the economic and social welfare of the residents of

Wells Gray Country (including the District of Clearwater), including the provision of support for the benevolent and charitable

enterprises, federations, agencies and societies engaged in furthering these purposes.


50 YEARS AGO:The Auxiliary was

asking for parents' cooperation in the matter of uniforms for the Central North Thompson Band. Mr. Lambert agreed to stand in for Mr. Shepard when the band only had to play one melody at a function.

Ambulance driv-

ers G. Moss and A. Gregory were not happy about the way valley motorists were ignoring the ambu-lance flasher on trips between Vavenby and Kamloops. There had been incidents when the ambulance had to crawl along at 30 miles per hour behind a motorist too stubborn to move out of its path.

45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater

Improvement District was preparing to get into the garbage col-lection business. The district would charge tolls to everyone within its boundaries, and then tender out the pickup service. A dump belonging to Clearwater Timber Products was being turned over to the CID, but new ones were

being looked at, as it was not too satisfactory.

40 YEARS AGO:A show of hands

at a meeting approved holding a referendum to decide if Area A should have mosquito control. Estimated cost would be $17,000.

The CID requested a meeting with MLA Rafe Mair concern-ing construction of a new bridge over the Clearwater River.

Improvement dis-trict chairman Bill Mattenley presented Jack Foote with a sil-ver tray to mark his eight years of service as a CID trustee.

Liz Clarke of Helmcken Lodge hid behind a cottonwood tree for about a half hour while her two pet dogs battled with a bull moose. She had met with the animal while returning home from cross-country skiing.

35 YEARS AGO:The design of a

new bridge across the Clearwater River had been completed, reported Reg Small, chairman of the bridge committee. The new crossing for Old North Thompson Highway would allow a straight approach on both sides. The new bridge would enable a further water supply to the business center developments on the west side, he added.

Clearwater Chamber of Commerce decided to retain its television license, administered by the TNRD parks and cemetery committee.

30 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Chamber

of Commerce approved a motion to turn over its television license to the TNRD. Paul Caissie, regional district director for Area A, told the chamber that the owners of CFJC had acquired a new site on Mt. Lolo near Kamloops that would allow them to transmit a top quality signal to the Brookfield repeater site.

Little Fort residents met with representatives of the TNRD regarding supporting the commu-nity hall through taxes. Raising $5,000 a year would cost 20 cents on each $1,000 of assess-ment, they were told.

25 YEARS AGO:Members of the

RCMP Emergency Response Team sur-rounded a home on Webber Road in Clearwater following a shooting at a cottage on Village Road. After an all night standoff, a local man gave up without a struggle and was charged with the attempted murder of another local man.

Blue River residents Sonia Dobson, Angie Swan, Rainer Wolf and Lisa Hitchman won medals in luge events at the B.C. Winter Games at Duncan/North Cowichan.

20 YEARS AGO:B.C. Parks was seek-

ing public input to deal with an application by the Friends of Wells Gray Park to have per-sonal watercraft in the Clearwater River lim-

ited to a maximum 10 hp motor. The environ-mental group had made the request the previous summer, stating that jet boats and personal watercraft were incom-patible with existing uses such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and rafting.

15 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Sno-

Drifters and Clearwater Ski Club combined their efforts to host a hill climb event at the Ski Hill. This was the third year the clubs held the event and the first time it was sanctioned by the B.C. Snowmobile Federation, forming the first competition in a series leading up to pro-vincial championships in April that year.

Licensed practical nurses working at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital received $13,500 in grants to upgrade their skills in preparation for working in Clearwater's long-awaited multi-level health care centre.

TNRD manager of environmental health services Terry Kress recommended the regional district defer a decision on a proposed garbage transfer station in Blackpool. It was predicted at the time that Clearwater's land-fill only had enough room to cover material for eight to 10 more years.

10 YEARS AGO:Murtle River

Nordics hosted its eighth annual Birchleg in Wells Gray Park in bright sunshine and -18 degrees Celsius tem-perature.

Mabs Allison was honored by the Royal Purple for 55 years of service to the non-profit organization.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger announced

resurfacing of a 15.8 km section of Highway 5 North starting 19 km north of the Highway 24 junction and extend-ing past Clearwater to the Raft River Bridge.

5 YEARS AGO:Forests Minister Pat

Bell credited efforts by the provincial govern-ment to market lumber in China with contribut-ing to Canfor's decision to reopen its Vavenby division. Bell also cred-ited the Steelworkers union and members of the Vavenby sub-local for working with the company on the reopen-ing.

A total of 119 regis-tered for the 13th annual Birchleg cross-country ski event in Wells Gray Park. Jerry the Moose was on hand to cut a birthday cake to com-memorate BC Parks' 100th anniversary.

After Hours Theatre was preparing to present two plays. The commu-nity group was rehears-ing W.S. Gilbert's The Palace of Truth while the after school program was working on an adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

1 YEAR AGO:Clearwater Sno-

Drifters' groomer created excitement as it arrived for the first time at the club's East Raft Cabin on Feb. 8. “Some snowmobil-ers have been waiting years for this,” said one person.

A total of 15 teams took part in the Ladies Bonspiel at the Sportsplex. The Larissa Hadley rink won the A event.

Clearwater Black Hawks won the 35+ division at the Old Timers Tournament in the Sportsplex, while 100 Mile House Old Sports won the 45+ division.

HISTORICAL Perspect i ve

BACK IN TIME

6 - 7

Alcoholics Anonymoussunshine Group

Elks Hall Tuesdays 8 pm,72 Taren Drive. open to everyone. For info contact Wendy 250-587-0026

check

out your

weekly

horoscope

on line

at www.

clearwatertimes.

com

Work

Wage Subsidy is a program that can help offset the costs of your time to

train new employees on-the-job.

Please contact us for our simple application and Wage Subsidy

information BEFORE you hire new persons who may be

eligible for full time employment.

_________________________________________________ CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CENTRE

58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2 Phone: 250- 674-2928 Fax: 250- 674-2938

Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 – 4:00 Email: [email protected]

www.clearwateremployment.ca Operated by Yellowhead Community Services

The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by

The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:00

Customer Service Rep. C0768 Relief Casual Clinic Nurse C0767 General Labourer C0766 Jr. Greens Keeper C0765 Refrigeration Mechanic Helper C0764 Sandwich Artist CB0763 Cook/Prep C0762 Server C0761 Family Support Supervisor C0748

A FULL LIST OF JOB POSTINGS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.CLEARWATEREMPLOYMENT.CA

HIGHLIGHTS OF

LOCAL JOB POSTINGS

FOR FULL POSTINGS VISIT

www.clearwateremployment.ca OR THE JOB BOARD

IN OUR OFFICE

Employers-

Trophy MountainSnowmobilingClearwater Sno-Drifters

Annual Rides: March 5/6 & 19/20Open to all members (you can join at the ride)

Must sign waiver, carry avalanche beacon, shovel, probe, and abide by the guidelines

Phone Tom Meland 250-674-3228


Michael Potestio – Merritt Herald

Merritt RCMP believe they have come across their first fentanyl-related drug overdoses in Merritt.

Two people overdosed at the Coldwater Hotel on Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, and police suspect the synthetic opioid fentanyl to have been involved.

RCMP Const. Derrick Francis told the Herald the two individuals were given Naloxone — an anti-dote to fentanyl — by ambulance workers.

He said they told police they were using crack cocaine, but there is no evidence that is the case.

Francis said the antidote that brought the two around only works on opiates such as fentanyl, heroin and morphine — but not on crack cocaine.

The amount of Naloxone needed to treat the two points to fentanyl as the cause.

Francis said police are confident enough that these were fentan-yl overdoses to war-rant a public safety risk.

“We want people to be aware that it’s

in our community,” Francis said. “We haven’t proven any-thing yet, but we’d rather be safe than sorry.”

The individu-als who were at the Coldwater Hotel were in the same room with others who called for help when the two overdosed.

“Fentanyl over-dose tends to be very instant and you’re unresponsive, so you’re just hoping that you have friends around with the wherewithal to call and, yesterday, luck-ily, there was,” Francis said.

Naloxone is avail-able in take-home kits at various sites around B.C. The closest ones to Merritt are located in Kamloops.

Fentanyl is known to be 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and has been responsible for many deaths in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island last year.

There have been confirmed cases of fentanyl overdose deaths in Kamloops so far in 2016.

Merritt RCMP staff Sgt. Sheila White said the RCMP are constantly on the

lookout for signs of fentanyl in Merritt.

Francis said that the drug is known to show up laced in heroin — a drug he noted as on the rise in Merritt.

“We’ve had other overdoses recently,” Francis said noting police are starting to hear rumours that there have been a few more.

Francis said police don’t respond to every incident of drug over-doses.

“Some of these people are very well versed in the use of heroin, and they’re overdosing, so it’s something new to them, it’s something different, something stronger,” Francis said.

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) released

a bulletin last August saying that according to the RCMP, fentanyl is finding its way into the illicit Canadian drug market in two ways.

One is the the diversion of phar-maceutical fentanyl products — primar-ily fentanyl patches, which are often given to cancer patients to treat chronic pain — from domestic supply and distribution chan-nels.

The other mode is via smuggling fentanyl powder into the coun-try, most notably from China.

Fentanyl powder is either pressed into pills by drug dealers in illicit labs or sold, or mixed with other drugs.

Fentanyl is often misrepresented on the street as the common street level painkiller OxyContin and the

pill’s street name is Green 80s for its colour and the num-

ber stamped on it.People with tips

regarding fentanyl in

Merritt can contact the RCMP at 250-378-4262.

Barbara Roden – Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal

Dozens of movies and TV shows featuring many famous actors have been filmed in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD). Now, how-ever, the TNRD has taken a starring role itself, in a pro-motional video called “The Region of B.C.’s Best”.

The TNRD asked the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission (TNFC) to pro-duce the video, meant to show-case the best and most signifi-cant attributes of the TNRD. “The TNRD’s Economic Development, Tourism, and Regional Parks committee first discussed making the video, and then the TNRD Board approved it,” says TNFC Commissioner Victoria Weller, noting that they wanted to cre-ate a distinct identity for the Thompson-Nicola region.

“We’re part of the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association, the Thompson-Okanagan Porsche Club. When you watch the weather on TV we’re under Thompson-Okanagan. We wanted to show what makes the Thompson-Nicola area special, different, and remarkable.”

Weller adds that other regions of the province—such as the Okanagan, Cariboo, and Kootenay areas—have their own distinct identities. The video is an attempt to put something out there to build awareness of the Thompson-Nicola area.

The TNFC was able to obtain some existing video footage from other groups, businesses, and organizations in the region, but had to do much of the filming them-selves. Then came the process of editing all the footage together, which took almost five months.

Approving the final version also took some time. “The video was vetted several times: by senior staff, the commit-tee, and the TNRD Board,” says Weller. “We went through several starts, and had to ask questions such as ‘Do we need narration?’”

The vastness of the region meant that not every iconic attraction made it into the six-minute video. “For example, we couldn’t show all the guest ranches in the TNRD, but we showed a few different styles,” says Weller.

The video was produced by Kamloops-based Joy Factory Films, and showcases the TNRD’s attributes, such as culture, tourism, technology, natural resources, and agricul-ture, throughout its 11 munici-palities and 10 electoral areas. TNRD residents can have fun spotting what was filmed in their area, and see all that the region has to offer.

Weller says that the video can be used at trade shows and conventions, on websites and social media, by anyone who wants to, free of charge. “Economic development agen-cies, tourism agencies, local governments, businesses—we

encourage anyone who wants to share the video.”

“The Region of B.C.’s Best” can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4qFi8lSbo, or by searching “Thompson-Nicola Regional District”.

6 - 7TNRD takes centre stage in new video

The Thompson River near Spences Bridge is one of many locations in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District that is spotlighted in a new video. Photo courtesy of TNRD

Merritt RCMP makes first possible contact with fentanyl


50 YEARS AGO:The Auxiliary was

asking for parents' cooperation in the matter of uniforms for the Central North Thompson Band. Mr. Lambert agreed to stand in for Mr. Shepard when the band only had to play one melody at a function.

Ambulance driv-

ers G. Moss and A. Gregory were not happy about the way valley motorists were ignoring the ambu-lance flasher on trips between Vavenby and Kamloops. There had been incidents when the ambulance had to crawl along at 30 miles per hour behind a motorist too stubborn to move out of its path.

45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater

Improvement District was preparing to get into the garbage col-lection business. The district would charge tolls to everyone within its boundaries, and then tender out the pickup service. A dump belonging to Clearwater Timber Products was being turned over to the CID, but new ones were

being looked at, as it was not too satisfactory.

40 YEARS AGO:A show of hands

at a meeting approved holding a referendum to decide if Area A should have mosquito control. Estimated cost would be $17,000.

The CID requested a meeting with MLA Rafe Mair concern-ing construction of a new bridge over the Clearwater River.

Improvement dis-trict chairman Bill Mattenley presented Jack Foote with a sil-ver tray to mark his eight years of service as a CID trustee.

Liz Clarke of Helmcken Lodge hid behind a cottonwood tree for about a half hour while her two pet dogs battled with a bull moose. She had met with the animal while returning home from cross-country skiing.

35 YEARS AGO:The design of a

new bridge across the Clearwater River had been completed, reported Reg Small, chairman of the bridge committee. The new crossing for Old North Thompson Highway would allow a straight approach on both sides. The new bridge would enable a further water supply to the business center developments on the west side, he added.

Clearwater Chamber of Commerce decided to retain its television license, administered by the TNRD parks and cemetery committee.

30 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Chamber

of Commerce approved a motion to turn over its television license to the TNRD. Paul Caissie, regional district director for Area A, told the chamber that the owners of CFJC had acquired a new site on Mt. Lolo near Kamloops that would allow them to transmit a top quality signal to the Brookfield repeater site.

Little Fort residents met with representatives of the TNRD regarding supporting the commu-nity hall through taxes. Raising $5,000 a year would cost 20 cents on each $1,000 of assess-ment, they were told.

25 YEARS AGO:Members of the

RCMP Emergency Response Team sur-rounded a home on Webber Road in Clearwater following a shooting at a cottage on Village Road. After an all night standoff, a local man gave up without a struggle and was charged with the attempted murder of another local man.

Blue River residents Sonia Dobson, Angie Swan, Rainer Wolf and Lisa Hitchman won medals in luge events at the B.C. Winter Games at Duncan/North Cowichan.

20 YEARS AGO:B.C. Parks was seek-

ing public input to deal with an application by the Friends of Wells Gray Park to have per-sonal watercraft in the Clearwater River lim-

ited to a maximum 10 hp motor. The environ-mental group had made the request the previous summer, stating that jet boats and personal watercraft were incom-patible with existing uses such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and rafting.

15 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Sno-

Drifters and Clearwater Ski Club combined their efforts to host a hill climb event at the Ski Hill. This was the third year the clubs held the event and the first time it was sanctioned by the B.C. Snowmobile Federation, forming the first competition in a series leading up to pro-vincial championships in April that year.

Licensed practical nurses working at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital received $13,500 in grants to upgrade their skills in preparation for working in Clearwater's long-awaited multi-level health care centre.

TNRD manager of environmental health services Terry Kress recommended the regional district defer a decision on a proposed garbage transfer station in Blackpool. It was predicted at the time that Clearwater's land-fill only had enough room to cover material for eight to 10 more years.

10 YEARS AGO:Murtle River

Nordics hosted its eighth annual Birchleg in Wells Gray Park in bright sunshine and -18 degrees Celsius tem-perature.

Mabs Allison was honored by the Royal Purple for 55 years of service to the non-profit organization.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger announced

resurfacing of a 15.8 km section of Highway 5 North starting 19 km north of the Highway 24 junction and extend-ing past Clearwater to the Raft River Bridge.

5 YEARS AGO:Forests Minister Pat

Bell credited efforts by the provincial govern-ment to market lumber in China with contribut-ing to Canfor's decision to reopen its Vavenby division. Bell also cred-ited the Steelworkers union and members of the Vavenby sub-local for working with the company on the reopen-ing.

A total of 119 regis-tered for the 13th annual Birchleg cross-country ski event in Wells Gray Park. Jerry the Moose was on hand to cut a birthday cake to com-memorate BC Parks' 100th anniversary.

After Hours Theatre was preparing to present two plays. The commu-nity group was rehears-ing W.S. Gilbert's The Palace of Truth while the after school program was working on an adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

1 YEAR AGO:Clearwater Sno-

Drifters' groomer created excitement as it arrived for the first time at the club's East Raft Cabin on Feb. 8. “Some snowmobil-ers have been waiting years for this,” said one person.

A total of 15 teams took part in the Ladies Bonspiel at the Sportsplex. The Larissa Hadley rink won the A event.

Clearwater Black Hawks won the 35+ division at the Old Timers Tournament in the Sportsplex, while 100 Mile House Old Sports won the 45+ division.

HISTORICAL Perspect i ve

BACK IN TIME

6 - 7

Alcoholics Anonymoussunshine Group

Elks Hall Tuesdays 8 pm,72 Taren Drive. open to everyone. For info contact Wendy 250-587-0026

check

out your

weekly

horoscope

on line

at www.

clearwatertimes.

com

blackpress.ca

Andrew Franklin, Director of Digital Development

is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura

Baziuk as B.C. Digital Editor.

Laura graduated from Carleton University’s journalism

program in 2007. She worked in various newsrooms,

including the Peace Arch News, the Province, the

Canadian Press, and most recently, CKNW Radio. She

spent four and a half years there, as a reporter and

anchor, and was sent to Tofi no to cover the whale-

watching boat capsizing in 2015.

Laura grew up in south Surrey and lives in Vancouver.

She enjoys reading crime novels, baking and

eating cookies!

Please join us in congratulating

Laura on her appointment as

B.C. Digital Editor.

Laura Baziuk

Black Press Digital

Appointment

HOME TOWN girl with HOME TOWN service

DINNER IS ON ME I will buy you a $100 meal when you buy a car from me!

Big city selection with small town pricing

DEARBORN FORD Jody Gyger CELL 250-571-9609 Tel 250-372-71012555 East Trans Canada Hwy - Kamloops


8 - 9

Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

To a hiker or hunter, the row of logging debris lined across a clearcut looks like a mess left on the forest floor, waiting for a match and the right weather.

But a University of B.C. scientist told a gathering of foresters in Kamloops last week the piled windrows of branches, twigs and tops provide a home for small mammals — in some cases more attractive habitat than the uncut forest itself.

“There’s a whole range of species that will disappear from a clearcut,” warned Tom Sullivan, a professor in forest science. “They’re gone for decades or centuries.”

Sullivan was part of a panel looking at alternatives to the longstanding prac-tice of scraping up, piling and burning debris left over by logging operations. Alternatives to the practice — which a recent study found contributed to poor air quality in Kamloops in November (when so-called slash piles are burned) — include utilizing it to create power, heat, pellets or even to produce industrial chemicals.

“A whole bunch of that stuff doesn’t need to go into the night sky,” said Walt Klenner, a habitat biologist who moder-ated the panel at a Southern Interior Silviculture Committee meeting at the

Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre.

Sullivan outlined a series of projects in the Southern Interior that compared clearcuts, uncut forest and a variety of pil-ing logging debris across clearcuts as habi-tat for fisher, martin and weasels.

Those predators won’t cross open clearcuts due to threat from hawks and owls above.

But they thrive in windrows, particu-larly if they are used as a bridge between wildlife forest patches and riparian areas. Their prey — mice and voles — also thrive in the windrows.

“The windrows are better than the for-est,” Sullivan said.

Other foresters made presentations showing there is economic value in what is today treated as waste and burned at roadside. The Thompson Rivers Forest District has undertaken a study to look at value and amount of woodwaste being burned in forests.

Dominik Roser, a research manager at FPInnovations, highlighted success in Nordic countries in which woody debris is used to fire community heating. Two-thirds of renewable energy in those coun-tries comes from biomass versus solar or wind power, for example.

Students can take “heat entrepreneur-

ship” in university that provides educa-tion on everything from obtaining fibre in the forest to engineering systems that provide heat and electricity in communi-ties.

B.C. is beginning to see more use of woodwaste to create power.

Plants in Merritt and Fort St. James will create energy for the B.C. Hydro grid. But Roser said those plants typi-

cally only capture 30 per cent of energy, while those that channel waste heat to local municipal and commercial buildings are 90 per cent efficient.

Panelists said under B.C.’s current ten-ure system, major forest licencees have no incentive to change their current practice of using the best and burning the rest, warning it will take government regula-tion in some cases.

Taking another look at that logging debris

Windrows can offer valuable habitat to small animals, researchers say.Kamloops This Week photo

Tom Fletcher – Black Press

The B.C. gov-ernment is adding administrative fines and strengthening permit requirements for new mines in response to investiga-tions into the Mount Polley tailings dam failure.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the new fines will be available to provincial officials to compel compliance with safety orders, even when inspectors find conditions that are not officially per-mit violations.

The size of the new fines will not be determined until amendments to the Mines Act pass in the B.C. legislature, but Bennett said they will be in the range

of what is available in forestry and oil and gas regulations. Administrative pen-alties for high-risk conditions in oil and gas operations range from $2,000 to $500,000.

Bennett said such penalties wouldn't have prevented the

August 2014 dam failure, which was caused by a weak glacial layer under the dam that was not detected when the mine was built. But they would have allowed inspectors to require establish-ment of "beaches" to protect the dam from

erosion by water held inside the tail-ings, or to lower the water level even if it was within permitted limits.

Legislation intro-duced Thursday also gives the Environmental Assessment Office authority to require different designs for tailings storage at new mines, then to specify which option it will accept for each pro-posed site.

Bennett said the existing Mines Act gives inspectors only three options to regu-late a mine: order it shut down, revoke a permit or pros-ecute the company. The changes also increase maximum penalties for prosecu-tion, with maximum fines increased from $100,000 to $1 mil-

lion and possible jail sentences increased from one year to three years.

Mount Polley's owner has spent $170 million so far to restore Hazeltine Creek, which was washed out as a tor-rent of water and mine tailings poured down into Quesnel Lake. Water monitor-ing continues at the lake, with water con-tinuing to test within regulations for fish habitat and human consumption.

Two engineering reviews of the dam failure have been completed, with no permit violations discovered. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is expected to report later this year, and may recommend charges related to damaging fish habitat.

New penalties coming to B.C. mine regulations

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett



The Federal Court of Canada has struck down regulations requiring licensed med-ical marijuana users to buy from Ottawa-approved growers, giv-ing people the green light to continue grow-ing at home.

The ruling is sus-pended for six months, but the four B.C. residents who launched

the court challenge had their growing licences protected under an earlier inter-im order. Thousands of people in B.C. and across Canada received licences to either grow pot themselves or des-ignate someone else to do it, before the Conservative govern-ment attempted to restrict production to large commercial growers who sent it by mail.

With the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intent on legalizing recreational marijuana use, Kirk Tousaw, a lawyer for the four, says the latest ruling should "once and for all end the stigmatization and criminalization" for medical users and their providers.

"And in addition, all pending criminal cases against medical cannabis producers,

patients, growers and dispensaries should be immediately terminat-ed," Tousaw told CTV Wednesday. "There is absolutely no reason in this day and age to continue to prosecute people for helping peo-ple improve their qual-ity of life with medical cannabis."

Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan ruled that preventing people from growing marijuana for medi-cal purposes violates section seven of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guar-antees "the right to life, liberty and security of the person."

The court challenge was brought by:

• Neil Allard, 61, of Nanaimo, a former counsellor for Veterans

Affairs Canada until he was granted medi-cal retirement in 1999 due to "chronic fatigue syndrome." He started growing his own marijuana after find-ing he was "sensitive to pharmaceutical medi-cation," according to

court documents.• Tanya Beemish

and David Hebert, a couple from Surrey aged 29 and 34. Beemish suffers from type one diabetes and gastroparesis, and smokes or vaporizes two to 10 grams of marijuana a day to relieve nausea, pain, lack of appetite and insomnia. Hebert received a Health Canada license to be

her designated grower.• Shawn Davey of

Abbotsford, 39, suf-fered a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident and receives a federal disability pen-sion. He held licences to grow for himself and as a designated grower for others, authorizing him to produce 122 plants indoors and store 5,490 grams at the site of production.

8 - 9Medical Services Plan premium assistance: Do you qualify?Ministry of Health

VICTORIA - With more peo-ple than ever to qualify for assis-tance with Medical Services Plan premiums next year, B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie joined Health Minister Terry Lake to remind seniors to check if they are eligible.

A recent survey by the seniors advocate showed just 39 per cent of seniors knew about MSP premium assistance and 66 per cent pay full premiums when the number should be fewer than 50 per cent.

The Province is also launch-ing an information campaign to help raise awareness with seniors about premium assistance.

"For many of our loved ones - our parents and grandpar-ents - MSP premium assistance can make a difference in their financial picture by reducing the amount they pay each month," said Lake. "Through work by the province's seniors advocate,

we now know many seniors who could be receiving assistance with premiums have not applied. We want to ensure everyone who could be benefiting from this assistance does."

Budget 2016 announced changes to MSP and premium assistance effective Jan. 1, 2017 which will help lower-income families, individuals and seniors with the cost of living. The Province is investing an addi-tional $70 million annually to enhance premium assistance. About 335,000 people will see their premiums reduced, and an additional 45,000 people will no longer pay premiums at all in 2017.

"I welcome the opportunity to work with the government to increase awareness of the subsidy for MSP that is available for low income seniors," said Mackenzie. "When you are struggling finan-cially every penny counts and this subsidy will be very mean-ingful."

As a result of enhancing pre-mium assistance in 2017, a single senior earning up to $45,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. A senior couple earning up to $51,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. This translates into a savings of up to $480 per year for a senior couple and $324 per year for a single senior.

"MSP premium assistance can make a big difference for any British Columbian who is in financial need," said Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas. "Prudent fiscal planning means we're able to invest in priority programs like premium assistance for the families and individuals in B.C. who need it most including older British Columbians on a fixed income."

A calculator is also available on the government website to help British Columbians estimate whether they could qualify for premium assistance now and in 2017. This can be found at:

https://extranet.gov.bc.ca/forms/gov/health/msppa.html

MSP premium assistance is based on a household's net income, adjusted for age, fam-ily size and disability status. Currently, a single senior can qualify for assistance with net income of $33,000 a year or less.

For a single senior with income less than $25,000, the pre-mium is waived. In 2017, a single senior could qualify for premium assistance with net income of up to $45,000 a year, and pay no premiums with net income less than $27,000. These thresholds are higher for single couples.

A one-time application must be filled out specifically for the premium assistance program. Retroactive assistance may be provided for up to the previous six years.

Once the MSP changes from Budget 2016 are implemented Jan. 1, 2017, nearly two million British Columbians will pay no premiums.

The premium assistance program is just one support for lower income seniors. The recently released 11th edition of the BC Seniors' Guide provides information on a variety of programs and supports to help seniors in communities through-out B.C.

Learn more:For more information on

MSP premium assistance, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/premiums/regular-premium-assistance

For further information on provincial supports for seniors, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors

The BC Seniors' Guide can be found at: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/people/seniors/about-seniorsbc/guide/bc-seniors-guide-11th-edition.pdf

For more information on the seniors advocate, visit: www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/

Court backs home marijuana growers

Marijuana growing at MediJean in Richmond, one of the producers set up to provide doctor-prescribed marijuana to licensed patients. Black Press files

C

C

apsule

omments

with MICHELLE

LEINS

PHARMASAVEMonday - Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM

Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM

201-365 Murtle Cres, Clearwater, B.C.

250-674-0058

This is the 119th anniversary of the discovery of Aspirin (ASA). The original source of the drug, salicylic acid, was the bark of the willow tree, known and used by the Sumerians about 5,000 years ago. Salicylic acid was isolated from this bark in 1763 but it was too irritating to the stomach. Finally, in 1897, the Bayer company in Germany patented acetylsalicylic acid and the rest is history.

People with pets know the joy and comfort they bring to their life and research has shown that they do improve mental and physical health. This is especially true with dogs who take you for a walk every day and help decrease the feelings of loneliness, fatigue, stress and social isolation and even reduce depression.

March is Help Fight Liver Disease Month in Canada. The liver is the largest internal organ and most complex. It’s the only organ that can regenerate itself so someone needing a liver transplant needs only a portion from a living donor. The donor’s liver will grow back to its original size while the transplanted portion will grow to the appropriate size for the recipient. See liver.ca for more information.

We are always encouraging exercise in this column ... usually at least 30 minutes per day, five times weekly. This suggestion is good for those who have a cancer diagnosis. Evidently those who remain active after their diagnoses have a better chance of living longer.

The people who work in our pharmacy are out greatest asset. Let one of us serve you soon.

Personal & Business TaxWe are your local tax professionals providing a

personal and flexible service to meet your needs.

Personal & Business tax & corporate year-end reporting

Small business review & planning service

Estate & retirement planning

Bookkeeping services

343 Clearwater Valley Road (TNT Building), ClearwaterMonday - Thursday 8:30 – 12:30 & 1:30 – 3:00

Any other time by appointment welcomed Phone: 250 674 2442

Email: [email protected]

CONTACT US TO DISCUSS• Your goals and dreams

• Your issues and obstacles• Your success and quality of life

BRUCE MARTIN & ASSOCIATESBUSINESS ADVISERS & CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Clearwater (250) 674-2112 Kamloops (250) 374-5908

It’s not what you earn, it’s what you keep

www.brucemartin.ca


8 - 9


To a hiker or hunter, the row of logging debris lined across a clearcut looks like a mess left on the forest floor, waiting for a match and the right weather.

But a University of B.C. scientist told a gathering of foresters in Kamloops last week the piled windrows of branches, twigs and tops provide a home for small mammals — in some cases more attractive habitat than the uncut forest itself.

“There’s a whole range of species that will disappear from a clearcut,” warned Tom Sullivan, a professor in forest science. “They’re gone for decades or centuries.”

Sullivan was part of a panel looking at alternatives to the longstanding prac-tice of scraping up, piling and burning debris left over by logging operations. Alternatives to the practice — which a recent study found contributed to poor air quality in Kamloops in November (when so-called slash piles are burned) — include utilizing it to create power, heat, pellets or even to produce industrial chemicals.

“A whole bunch of that stuff doesn’t need to go into the night sky,” said Walt Klenner, a habitat biologist who moder-ated the panel at a Southern Interior Silviculture Committee meeting at the

Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre.

Sullivan outlined a series of projects in the Southern Interior that compared clearcuts, uncut forest and a variety of pil-ing logging debris across clearcuts as habi-tat for fisher, martin and weasels.

Those predators won’t cross open clearcuts due to threat from hawks and owls above.

But they thrive in windrows, particu-larly if they are used as a bridge between wildlife forest patches and riparian areas. Their prey — mice and voles — also thrive in the windrows.

“The windrows are better than the for-est,” Sullivan said.

Other foresters made presentations showing there is economic value in what is today treated as waste and burned at roadside. The Thompson Rivers Forest District has undertaken a study to look at value and amount of woodwaste being burned in forests.

Dominik Roser, a research manager at FPInnovations, highlighted success in Nordic countries in which woody debris is used to fire community heating. Two-thirds of renewable energy in those coun-tries comes from biomass versus solar or wind power, for example.

Students can take “heat entrepreneur-

ship” in university that provides educa-tion on everything from obtaining fibre in the forest to engineering systems that provide heat and electricity in communi-ties.

B.C. is beginning to see more use of woodwaste to create power.

Plants in Merritt and Fort St. James will create energy for the B.C. Hydro grid. But Roser said those plants typi-

cally only capture 30 per cent of energy, while those that channel waste heat to local municipal and commercial buildings are 90 per cent efficient.

Panelists said under B.C.’s current ten-ure system, major forest licencees have no incentive to change their current practice of using the best and burning the rest, warning it will take government regula-tion in some cases.

Taking another look at that logging debris

Windrows can offer valuable habitat to small animals, researchers say.Kamloops This Week photo


The B.C. gov-ernment is adding administrative fines and strengthening permit requirements for new mines in response to investiga-tions into the Mount Polley tailings dam failure.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the new fines will be available to provincial officials to compel compliance with safety orders, even when inspectors find conditions that are not officially per-mit violations.

The size of the new fines will not be determined until amendments to the Mines Act pass in the B.C. legislature, but Bennett said they will be in the range

of what is available in forestry and oil and gas regulations. Administrative pen-alties for high-risk conditions in oil and gas operations range from $2,000 to $500,000.

Bennett said such penalties wouldn't have prevented the

August 2014 dam failure, which was caused by a weak glacial layer under the dam that was not detected when the mine was built. But they would have allowed inspectors to require establish-ment of "beaches" to protect the dam from

erosion by water held inside the tail-ings, or to lower the water level even if it was within permitted limits.

Legislation intro-duced Thursday also gives the Environmental Assessment Office authority to require different designs for tailings storage at new mines, then to specify which option it will accept for each pro-posed site.

Bennett said the existing Mines Act gives inspectors only three options to regu-late a mine: order it shut down, revoke a permit or pros-ecute the company. The changes also increase maximum penalties for prosecu-tion, with maximum fines increased from $100,000 to $1 mil-

lion and possible jail sentences increased from one year to three years.

Mount Polley's owner has spent $170 million so far to restore Hazeltine Creek, which was washed out as a tor-rent of water and mine tailings poured down into Quesnel Lake. Water monitor-ing continues at the lake, with water con-tinuing to test within regulations for fish habitat and human consumption.

Two engineering reviews of the dam failure have been completed, with no permit violations discovered. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is expected to report later this year, and may recommend charges related to damaging fish habitat.

New penalties coming to B.C. mine regulations

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett



The Federal Court of Canada has struck down regulations requiring licensed med-ical marijuana users to buy from Ottawa-approved growers, giv-ing people the green light to continue grow-ing at home.

The ruling is sus-pended for six months, but the four B.C. residents who launched

the court challenge had their growing licences protected under an earlier inter-im order. Thousands of people in B.C. and across Canada received licences to either grow pot themselves or des-ignate someone else to do it, before the Conservative govern-ment attempted to restrict production to large commercial growers who sent it by mail.

With the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intent on legalizing recreational marijuana use, Kirk Tousaw, a lawyer for the four, says the latest ruling should "once and for all end the stigmatization and criminalization" for medical users and their providers.

"And in addition, all pending criminal cases against medical cannabis producers,

patients, growers and dispensaries should be immediately terminat-ed," Tousaw told CTV Wednesday. "There is absolutely no reason in this day and age to continue to prosecute people for helping peo-ple improve their qual-ity of life with medical cannabis."

Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan ruled that preventing people from growing marijuana for medi-cal purposes violates section seven of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guar-antees "the right to life, liberty and security of the person."

The court challenge was brought by:

• Neil Allard, 61, of Nanaimo, a former counsellor for Veterans

Affairs Canada until he was granted medi-cal retirement in 1999 due to "chronic fatigue syndrome." He started growing his own marijuana after find-ing he was "sensitive to pharmaceutical medi-cation," according to

court documents.• Tanya Beemish

and David Hebert, a couple from Surrey aged 29 and 34. Beemish suffers from type one diabetes and gastroparesis, and smokes or vaporizes two to 10 grams of marijuana a day to relieve nausea, pain, lack of appetite and insomnia. Hebert received a Health Canada license to be

her designated grower.• Shawn Davey of

Abbotsford, 39, suf-fered a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident and receives a federal disability pen-sion. He held licences to grow for himself and as a designated grower for others, authorizing him to produce 122 plants indoors and store 5,490 grams at the site of production.

8 - 9Medical Services Plan premium assistance: Do you qualify?Ministry of Health

VICTORIA - With more peo-ple than ever to qualify for assis-tance with Medical Services Plan premiums next year, B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie joined Health Minister Terry Lake to remind seniors to check if they are eligible.

A recent survey by the seniors advocate showed just 39 per cent of seniors knew about MSP premium assistance and 66 per cent pay full premiums when the number should be fewer than 50 per cent.

The Province is also launch-ing an information campaign to help raise awareness with seniors about premium assistance.

"For many of our loved ones - our parents and grandpar-ents - MSP premium assistance can make a difference in their financial picture by reducing the amount they pay each month," said Lake. "Through work by the province's seniors advocate,

we now know many seniors who could be receiving assistance with premiums have not applied. We want to ensure everyone who could be benefiting from this assistance does."

Budget 2016 announced changes to MSP and premium assistance effective Jan. 1, 2017 which will help lower-income families, individuals and seniors with the cost of living. The Province is investing an addi-tional $70 million annually to enhance premium assistance. About 335,000 people will see their premiums reduced, and an additional 45,000 people will no longer pay premiums at all in 2017.

"I welcome the opportunity to work with the government to increase awareness of the subsidy for MSP that is available for low income seniors," said Mackenzie. "When you are struggling finan-cially every penny counts and this subsidy will be very mean-ingful."

As a result of enhancing pre-mium assistance in 2017, a single senior earning up to $45,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. A senior couple earning up to $51,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. This translates into a savings of up to $480 per year for a senior couple and $324 per year for a single senior.

"MSP premium assistance can make a big difference for any British Columbian who is in financial need," said Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas. "Prudent fiscal planning means we're able to invest in priority programs like premium assistance for the families and individuals in B.C. who need it most including older British Columbians on a fixed income."

A calculator is also available on the government website to help British Columbians estimate whether they could qualify for premium assistance now and in 2017. This can be found at:

https://extranet.gov.bc.ca/forms/gov/health/msppa.html

MSP premium assistance is based on a household's net income, adjusted for age, fam-ily size and disability status. Currently, a single senior can qualify for assistance with net income of $33,000 a year or less.

For a single senior with income less than $25,000, the pre-mium is waived. In 2017, a single senior could qualify for premium assistance with net income of up to $45,000 a year, and pay no premiums with net income less than $27,000. These thresholds are higher for single couples.

A one-time application must be filled out specifically for the premium assistance program. Retroactive assistance may be provided for up to the previous six years.

Once the MSP changes from Budget 2016 are implemented Jan. 1, 2017, nearly two million British Columbians will pay no premiums.

The premium assistance program is just one support for lower income seniors. The recently released 11th edition of the BC Seniors' Guide provides information on a variety of programs and supports to help seniors in communities through-out B.C.

Learn more:For more information on

MSP premium assistance, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/premiums/regular-premium-assistance

For further information on provincial supports for seniors, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors

The BC Seniors' Guide can be found at: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/people/seniors/about-seniorsbc/guide/bc-seniors-guide-11th-edition.pdf

For more information on the seniors advocate, visit: www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/

Court backs home marijuana growers

Marijuana growing at MediJean in Richmond, one of the producers set up to provide doctor-prescribed marijuana to licensed patients. Black Press files

LOOK! LocalWorkBC ison Facebook...

FIND A JOB CLOSE TO HOME

The NORTH THOMPSON COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION is now receiving applications for Funding Proposals for projects

from organizations within the area from Blue River to McLure. Organizations should have a Federal Charitable Number, or be sponsored by

another group that has a number.

DEADLINE for receiving applications: March 31, 2016

Application Forms may be downloaded from the WEBSITE: www.ntcommunitiesfoundation.com

FOR INFORMATION PHONE: Sandy: 250-674-3774

Hazel: 250-674-1674 • Cheryl: 250-674-3260 FAx: 250-674-3538 or

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Sandy WetterstromGrant Committee Chair, NTCF


10-11

Above: Randy Hedlund (second from left) and the other members of the Clearwater Hosers hockey club present Debbie Mayer with $1,300 to put towards the Success by 6 splashpark initiative. The proposed water facility would be located in Weyerhaeuser Park behind the new Buy-Low store.Photo courtesy of Kim Pendergast

Hosers help Splashpark fundraisingSubmitted

The Clearwater Hosers hockey club is proud to have the opportunity to support the Success By 6 splashpark initiative.

This donation was made possible by having the strong support of North Thompson men (and a couple of women) who like to be boys (and girls) for a couple of hours twice a week.

The team happily boasts having donated to a number of worthwhile causes over the years, including the installation of a heart defibrilla-tor in the North Thompson Sportsplex, funds for relief of tsunami victims in India in 2005, the Clearwater Food Bank and minor hockey. All donations are determined through a vote of team members.

The Hosers hockey club meets each Wednesday at 8:35 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m., September – March to play no-hit hockey with most of the emphasis on fun. We welcome all those over 35 to come out and do your knitting in the stands or bring your gear and play! We currently boast players aged 35 to 69 with talents ranging from professional to severe amateur.

For more information, see the team's Facebook page at “Clearwater Hosers Hockey.”

CONGRATULATIONS!

See photos, videos, and results at BCGAMES.ORG

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

224 athletes from the Thompson - Okanagan competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 92 medals.

ART

over 200 p ie ces ofor i g i n a l artwork !

EXPOSEDR E G I O N A L E X H I B I T I O N

march 11–19 • 10am–5pm dailyopening reception: march 11, 5–8pm

old courthouse cultural centre 7 seymour st. w. kamloops, bc

kamloopsarts.ca lead sponsor:


10-11

Above: Randy Hedlund (second from left) and the other members of the Clearwater Hosers hockey club present Debbie Mayer with $1,300 to put towards the Success by 6 splashpark initiative. The proposed water facility would be located in Weyerhaeuser Park behind the new Buy-Low store.Photo courtesy of Kim Pendergast

Hosers help Splashpark fundraisingSubmitted

The Clearwater Hosers hockey club is proud to have the opportunity to support the Success By 6 splashpark initiative.

This donation was made possible by having the strong support of North Thompson men (and a couple of women) who like to be boys (and girls) for a couple of hours twice a week.

The team happily boasts having donated to a number of worthwhile causes over the years, including the installation of a heart defibrilla-tor in the North Thompson Sportsplex, funds for relief of tsunami victims in India in 2005, the Clearwater Food Bank and minor hockey. All donations are determined through a vote of team members.

The Hosers hockey club meets each Wednesday at 8:35 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m., September – March to play no-hit hockey with most of the emphasis on fun. We welcome all those over 35 to come out and do your knitting in the stands or bring your gear and play! We currently boast players aged 35 to 69 with talents ranging from professional to severe amateur.

For more information, see the team's Facebook page at “Clearwater Hosers Hockey.”

File: TMEP_Consultation_10.25x10.714 Date: Feb 23 2016 Proof:

10Trim: 10.25" x 10.714" File Created:

Docket: Job: Newspaper Client: Kinder Morgan Operator: A+L

Colour: 4C PR: AD: CD: CW: AE: OP:

Publication and publication dates

Black Press

March 2, April 6: Gulf Island Driftwood, Victoria News Regional

March 3, April 7: Surrey Now, Kamloops This Week

March 3, April 7, May 5: Hope Standard, Langley Advance, Chilliwack Times, North Thompson Star Journal, North Thompson Times, Merritt Herald Weekender, Nanaimo News Bulletin, The Westerly

March 4, April 8: Chilliwack Progress, Langley Times, Duncan/Cowichan Citizen

March 4, April 8, May 6: Abbotsford News, Surrey North Delta Leader

Post Media

March 3, April 7: Valley Sentinel

March 4, April 6, May 6: Burnaby Now, Vancouver Courier, North Shore News, Bowen Island Undercurrent, Tri-City News

For more information, go to TransMountain.com/engagementEmail: [email protected] · Phone: 1-866-514-6700

Committed to safety since 1953.

How feedback has resulted in a stronger, safer and better project:

• A $100 million investment in the West Coast Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) for marine safety enhancements.

• A commitment to offset any greenhouse gas emissions resulting from construction.• An increase in safety valves along the pipeline from 94 to 126.• An increase in pipeline wall thickness in sensitive areas, such as urban locations and at river crossings.• Routing of the pipeline to avoid 22 crossings at fi sh-inhabited rivers including

the Fraser, upper North Thompson, Albreda, Coldwater and Coquihalla.• Routing to avoid environmentally sensitive areas, such as Cheam Wetlands and three

BC Class A parks.• Routing of the pipeline to minimize community impacts to the Westsyde neighbourhood in Kamloops

and the Westridge neighbourhood in Burnaby.

For more than four years, we’ve worked together with our neighbours and local communities to hear what they have to say about our proposed pipeline expansion. By listening closely and having an open dialogue, we’ve been able to create a stronger, safer and more responsive project. We are working to meet all the requirements of the regulators, as well as consulting with communities, Indigenous people, government agencies and municipalities – and we’ll continue to work with them throughout development, construction and operations. We know how critical it is to get this right. Most importantly, we’re acting on what we hear with signifi cant changes to the Project.

“I feel strongly that by listening to people, we are making better project decisions.” - Lexa Hobenshield, External Relations Manager, Kinder Morgan Canada


10-11

Times Staff

A total of 10 rinks took part in the annual Ladies Bonspiel hosted by Wells Gray Curling Club at the Sportsplex last weekend. Winners were as follows:

A Event – 1, Hadley Rink:

Skip Larissa Hadley, third Jan Johnston, second Rowena Muglich, lead Joan Streadwick. 2, Graffunder Rink: Skip Shelley Graffunder, third Leslie Downs, second Lori Redman, lead Kyla Morrison.

B Event – 1, Sauer Rink. Skip Cathy Sauer, third Jennifer Vincent, second Mitch Miller, lead Kristen Brennen. 2, Anderson Rink. Skip Gwen Anderson, third, Lynda Dunkley, second Hazel Wadlegger, lead Carol McNeil.

C Event – 1, Hamilton Rink from 100 Mile area. 2, McJasper Rink from McBride and Jasper.

Ladies Bonspiel at Sportsplex

(L-r) Kristen Brennen (l) and Mitch Miller wear more subdued clothing on Saturday as they polish the ice in front of a stone thrown by Jennifer Vincent. The rink placed first in the B event. Photo by Keith McNeill

Left: Curlers (l-r) Cathy Sauer, Mitch Miller, Jennifer Vincent and Kristen Brennen dazzle with their 1970s finery on Friday evening as they take part in the ladies bonspiel at the Sportsplex last weekend. Theme for the bonspiel was the letter 'H', hence the hippy attire.Photo submitted


Robyn Rexin

The monthly potluck luncheon at Vavenby Christian Church was on Feb. 24. Twenty-nine people attended. There was a large variety of delicious food to feast on. People with smiles moved around constantly to visit with each other.

Colleen Rothwell introduced "resident comedian" Isaac Moilliet. His act was all about respect. He impersonated various celebrities such as Marlon Brando.

Moilliet was very funny and had everyone laughing. Some people were saying that they might want to use his skill at future events.

The next potluck lunch at the church will be on March 30, 11 - 2. At this time no entertainment has been announced.

Linda King of the Vavenby Trails and Recreation Society thanked everyone who had come to the Valentine's Day breakfast at the community hall. It was a huge success.

No more boil water orderVavenby residents were finally noti-

fied by the TNRD that the boil water

order has been removed. It has been downgraded to a water quality advi-sory.

That means that seniors, the very young, and those with health problems should still boil their water.

12 - 13

Submitted

This World Day of Prayer 2016 article was written by the World Day of Prayer committee of Cuba “Receive children. Receive me.” Christian Women in Socialist Cuba

The national flower of Cuba is the white butterfly jasmine. Cuban women have used the flower not only as an adornment for their hair but also to transmit mes-

sages during liberation wars and as a sign of their being Cuban.

There can be no better emblem for the 2016 World Day of Prayer service writ-ten by the World Day of Prayer committee of Cuba. The service transmits their witness and experience of being Cuban and Christian, even when their faith meant isolation within the country they love.

With the triumph of the revolution, a trade embargo

by the United States brought Cuba economic isolation and material scarcity. Within Cuba a similar isolation formed around people of faith in the officially atheist state.

Now the embargo is lift-ing but uncertainty remains for the Cuban people. What can these women tell the rest of the world about how faith endures in a secular world, of material and social chal-lenges, and of hope?

On March 4, 2016

Christians in more that 170 countries and in 2,000 com-munities across Canada will gather to learn about, pray for, and celebrate Cuba in solidarity with the women of Cuba through the World Day of Prayer.

Please join us and invite your friends and family to attend the World Day of Prayer 2016.

A local World Day of Prayer service will be held at Clearwater Christian Church on Friday, March 4, 2016.

World Day of Prayer March 4

Isaac Moilliet entertains at Vavenby Christian Church luncheon

Isaac Moilliet's expressive face takes on the looks of famous people he impersonates during a luncheon at Vavenby Christian Church on Feb. 24. Photo by Robyn Rexin

Submitted

OTTAWA – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo recently highlighted a new call for pro-posals entitled Support for Women’s Empowerment.

The Department for the Status of Women is inviting organizations to pro-pose projects that increase women’s participation in demo-cratic and public life. Projects under this call for proposals will fall under two streams:

Stream 1: Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities will sup-port projects that will empower indigenous women to engage with their communities to address issues affect-ing them or hindering their advancement in all aspects of life.

Stream 2: Empowering Women for Political and Community Action will focus on two themes:

1) Empowering Women for Political Action will promote the participation of women in political life;

2) Empowering Women for Community Action will improve condi-tions for women by amplifying women’s voices and enhancing their civic participa-tion.

The deadlines for applications under this Call for Proposals are: June 1 for projects that fall under Stream 1 – Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities; and April 20 for projects that fall under Stream 2 – Empowering Women for Political and Community Action.

Please note a sec-ond wave of applica-tions received by Nov. 1 may also be consid-ered if there are funds remaining for Stream 1.

Organizations can apply for funding by visiting www.women.gc.ca

MP McLeod highlights Status of Women call for proposals

MP Cathy McLoed

Learn More. Achieve More.If you or an adult you know would like to improve reading,writing or math skills, look under LEARN in the Yellow Pages™ or visit www.LookUnderLearn.ca


12 - 13

Sports

Clearwater Hacker #17 Jesse Wallin takes a shot on the Quesnel goal as team-mate #16 Ken McKay moves in for the rebound. They were taking part in an Old-timers hockey tournament at the Sportsplex last weekend. Clearwater Blackhawks won the 35+ division while the 45+ division was taken by Winfield. A total of eight teams took part – three from Clearwater, two from Salmon Arm, plus one each from 100 Mile House, Winfield and Quesnel.

Two of the people responsible for the success of the elementary school cross-country ski races held in Blue River on Thursday, Feb. 18, were heli-ski operator Mike Wiegele and Rachelle Brasseur, the teacher at Blue River School. For more about the races, see last week's issue or www.clearwater-times.com.

Three men who helped prepare the new course for the Blue River cross-country ski races were (l-r) Jesse Crawford, Austin Hardy and Dennis Pearce.

Photos by Grace Gormley

Recognizing some of the race helpers

Old-timers battle on the ice

Hacker Brad McKay takes the puck around a Quesnel opponent during Saturday's game.

Photos by Keith McNeill

Hacker Tyler McGill takes the puck behind the Quesnel net during a game in the 35+ division on Saturday.

Adult HockeyOldtimers Hockey will be

Sundays @ 7pm & Wednesdays @ 8:35pm

Ladies Hockey Drop in: Sunday @ 5:45pm

NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX

Hockey Lives Here!

For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143

Wells Gray Curling Club

call 250.674.3768

Coming EventsMar. 4 Figure Skating Carnival “GLEE”Mar. 4 – 6 Peewee & Bantam Okanagan Championships

Mar. 9 Final Parents and Preschool and Home School Skating

Mar. 12 – 13 Peewee Tournament

Mar. 18 – 20 Mens Tournament

**Family Skating**Sunday @ 4:15PM •Sponsored by the Wells Gray Inn

Final Session March 6 at 4:15

Raft Mountain Skating ClubAnnual General MeetingWednesday, March 9, 2016 at North Thompson SportsplexUpstairs Lounge4 pm - 5 pm

Info: Jen Wadlegger 250-587-6234


Robyn Rexin

The monthly potluck luncheon at Vavenby Christian Church was on Feb. 24. Twenty-nine people attended. There was a large variety of delicious food to feast on. People with smiles moved around constantly to visit with each other.

Colleen Rothwell introduced "resident comedian" Isaac Moilliet. His act was all about respect. He impersonated various celebrities such as Marlon Brando.

Moilliet was very funny and had everyone laughing. Some people were saying that they might want to use his skill at future events.

The next potluck lunch at the church will be on March 30, 11 - 2. At this time no entertainment has been announced.

Linda King of the Vavenby Trails and Recreation Society thanked everyone who had come to the Valentine's Day breakfast at the community hall. It was a huge success.

No more boil water orderVavenby residents were finally noti-

fied by the TNRD that the boil water

order has been removed. It has been downgraded to a water quality advi-sory.

That means that seniors, the very young, and those with health problems should still boil their water.

12 - 13

Submitted

This World Day of Prayer 2016 article was written by the World Day of Prayer committee of Cuba “Receive children. Receive me.” Christian Women in Socialist Cuba

The national flower of Cuba is the white butterfly jasmine. Cuban women have used the flower not only as an adornment for their hair but also to transmit mes-

sages during liberation wars and as a sign of their being Cuban.

There can be no better emblem for the 2016 World Day of Prayer service writ-ten by the World Day of Prayer committee of Cuba. The service transmits their witness and experience of being Cuban and Christian, even when their faith meant isolation within the country they love.

With the triumph of the revolution, a trade embargo

by the United States brought Cuba economic isolation and material scarcity. Within Cuba a similar isolation formed around people of faith in the officially atheist state.

Now the embargo is lift-ing but uncertainty remains for the Cuban people. What can these women tell the rest of the world about how faith endures in a secular world, of material and social chal-lenges, and of hope?

On March 4, 2016

Christians in more that 170 countries and in 2,000 com-munities across Canada will gather to learn about, pray for, and celebrate Cuba in solidarity with the women of Cuba through the World Day of Prayer.

Please join us and invite your friends and family to attend the World Day of Prayer 2016.

A local World Day of Prayer service will be held at Clearwater Christian Church on Friday, March 4, 2016.

World Day of Prayer March 4

Isaac Moilliet entertains at Vavenby Christian Church luncheon

Isaac Moilliet's expressive face takes on the looks of famous people he impersonates during a luncheon at Vavenby Christian Church on Feb. 24. Photo by Robyn Rexin

Submitted

OTTAWA – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo recently highlighted a new call for pro-posals entitled Support for Women’s Empowerment.

The Department for the Status of Women is inviting organizations to pro-pose projects that increase women’s participation in demo-cratic and public life. Projects under this call for proposals will fall under two streams:

Stream 1: Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities will sup-port projects that will empower indigenous women to engage with their communities to address issues affect-ing them or hindering their advancement in all aspects of life.

Stream 2: Empowering Women for Political and Community Action will focus on two themes:

1) Empowering Women for Political Action will promote the participation of women in political life;

2) Empowering Women for Community Action will improve condi-tions for women by amplifying women’s voices and enhancing their civic participa-tion.

The deadlines for applications under this Call for Proposals are: June 1 for projects that fall under Stream 1 – Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities; and April 20 for projects that fall under Stream 2 – Empowering Women for Political and Community Action.

Please note a sec-ond wave of applica-tions received by Nov. 1 may also be consid-ered if there are funds remaining for Stream 1.

Organizations can apply for funding by visiting www.women.gc.ca

MP McLeod highlights Status of Women call for proposals

MP Cathy McLoed

Learn More. Achieve More.If you or an adult you know would like to improve reading,writing or math skills, look under LEARN in the Yellow Pages™ or visit www.LookUnderLearn.ca

St James Catholic Church

Sunday Service Mass

11am - 12pm

324 Clearwater Village Road

1-250-372-2581

Clearwater Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

Pastor John MasiganSaturday Service - 10amClearwater Christian ChurchPh. 250-674-3468

Clearwater Living Streams Christian

FellowshipMeeting at

New Life Assemblyevery Sunday 4:00pm

Contact Dave Meehan 250-674-3217email: [email protected]

Clearwater Community Churchopen to everyone - all denominations

CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLYDan Daase - Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

(Kids church during service)Wednesdays Am - Ladies Bible Study

Phone: 250-674-2345308 W Old N Thompson Hwy

ChurchDirectory

Your places of worship

VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning Celebration

ServicesIan Moilliet Pastor -

250-676-9574Non Denominational

Clearwater Christian ChurchNon-denominational congregation in fellowship with

the broader Christian community in the area.Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive

Wayne Richardson (Pastor)

Sunday Worship Service

10 amOn the Web: www.clchch.com

For information 250.674.7073 or 250.674.2912

Pastor Doug Spinney 250.674.3624www.ccbaptist.ca

CLEARWATERCOMMUNITY

BAPTIST24E Old North Thompson Hwy

Worship Service 10:30

TRINITYSHARED MINISTRY

Anglican, Lutheran & UnitedMeeting at

St. James Catholic ChurchWorship Sunday 9am

Rev. Brian KrushelOffice: 250-672-5653 • [email protected]

www.norththompsonpc.ca

“When you need us, we’re close by”When a death occurs, we are here to help you, every step of the way. 24 hours a day, every day. If you have made pre-arrangements elsewhere and would like to discuss having your local funeral home take care of

you, please feel free to call.

www.NTfuneral.com

Drake Smith, MSW(Funeral Director/Owner)

Manager, Kamloops

73 Taren Drive, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2250-674-3030-1999 or

1-877-674-3030 MaryAnn Shewchuk(Funeral Director/Embalmer)Manager, Barriere


Business & Service DirectoryACCOUNTANT

STONE & COMPANYChartered Professional Accountants

Jason O’Driscoll, CPA, CA - Bob Lawrie, CPA, CGA

Rison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy.Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every ThursdayMay 1st to Jan. 31st - By AppointmentHours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 250-554-2533 • Fax: 250-554-2536Providing Assurance and Accounting, Tax and Advisory Services

Accountant Appliance Repair

CARPENTRY

Hazel’s HousingQUALITY WORK

• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

Electric Contractors

Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

BOTTLE DEPOT

Building Supplies

JAGER GARBAGEResidential & Commercial

Garbage Collection. Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling

Containers available for construction sites, yard clean-up, industrial sites etc.

Phone Jager Garbage 250-674-3798Serving from Vavenby to Blackpool area

GARBAGE COLLECTIONGarbage Collection

ConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob Kerslake

Steve Noble

REFRIGERATION - SALES - HOT TUB PARTSAPPLIANCE PARTS - FURNACE PARTS

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

DOUG

No� h RiverAPPLIANCE REPAIR

Quality Service

250.674.0079

Four Star Service

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

Phone: 250-674-2257 • Fax: 250-674-2173 Box 157, 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, V0E 1N0Of� ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office Plumbing & Drains

NORTH THOMPSON

NTPDPLUMBING AND DRAINSGot Leaks? Plugged Drain? New Installs

Fully Insured • 100% Guaranteed • 250-674-8151

Wells & Pumps ≈ Yearly Maintenance ≈ Frozen pipesWe are right around the corner

Construction

Construction and Home Renovation

MARSHALL MCRAERed Seal Carpenter

[email protected]

250-674-1182

On the Level Enterprises

Automotive Repair

Marcel’s

250-674-2522

AutomotiveDetailing

&

Raft Peak Rd

Birch Dr

Greer RdDownie

He

ywo

od

Rd

Hillsid

e R

d

No

rfolk

Steeg R

dC

apostinskyW

hite Rd

Azure D

r

Blair P

l

Wyndhaven Rd

Murtle C

r

Riverview

Cr

Brook�eld R

d

Old North Thompson HwySunshine Valley Rd

Ridge D

r

Lake R

d

Cameron

Blanchard

Trutch Rd

Station Rd

Ca

nd

le C

ree

k Rd

Vern Anne Pl

Wyndhaven Pl

Buck Rd

Ke

nn

ed

y Rd

Grant RdWebber Rd

Swanson Rd

Murtle Cr

Helmcken Rd

Robson Rd

Robson Pl

Lakeview Rd

Dutch Lk Rd

Har

by R

d

Fawn RdLake Summit R

d

Smal

l Rd

Beach Rd

Donch Rd

Kershaw

Roy Rd

Defossee Pl

Hydro Rd

Woreby

Park Drive

Dunn Lake Rd

Clearwater Village Rd

Cle

arw

ate

r Va

lley R

d

Clearwater Village Rd

Raft River Rd

Scott Rd

Wildwood RdEden Rd

Archibald Rd

Barber Rd

Heather Rd

Sunset Rd

Mt. View Rd

Foote Rd

Jenkins Rd

North Thompson

Provincial Park

Davoron Rd

Caro

line

Rd

Ga

gg

in R

d

Kid

d R

d

He

rn R

d

Trau

b Rd

Ford

Rd

Thom

pson

Dr

DeCosmos Rd

Phillips Rd

Ferry R

d

Richie Rd

Gill Creek RdDunlevy Rd

Schmidt Rd

Wa

dle

gg

er R

d

Cle

arw

ater

Riv

er R

dM

usgr

ave

Rd

Camp 2 Rd

Forest Service Rd

BROOKFIELD CREEK

NOR

TH T

HOM

PSON

RIV

ER

NORTH THOMPSON RIVER

Forest

Service Rd

Glen RdTaren Dr

Youn

g Rd

Lodge Dr

Mileen D

r

Ellio

t Rd

Og

de

n R

d

South to

Kamloop

s

125 k

m

North to Vavenby 27 km,Blue River 100 km & Jasper 314 km

Brook�eld Mall Area

Glen Rd

Youn

g Rd

Lodge Dr

To Wells Gray Park

Clearwater

CN Railway

Yellowhead Hwy.

Automobile Service & PartsBall Fields

Gas

GolfGroceries & ProduceInformationLibrary

LodgingMedical Services

PharmacyPicinic Grounds

North Thompson Sportsplex

Post Of�cePolice (RCMP)

Real EstateRestaurant

Welcome to

Double Dragon

Safety Mart

Supersave Gas Wells Gray Golf Resort & RV Park

Pharmasave

Aspen Auto & Service

Dee’s General StoreClearwater Times

Wells Gray Inn

Dairy Queen

Old Caboose

Resource Centre

Home Hardware

XXX Liquor Store

XXX

Fire Department

Clearwater Towing

Kal Tire

Jim’s Market

Murtle Cr

Hydro Rd

Park Drive

Wildwood Rd

Eden Rd

Cle

arw

ate

r

Va

lley R

d

Clearwater Information Centre Area

Bayley’s BistroJenkins Rd

Upper Clearwater

Lower Clearwater

Birch Island

TNT TransmissionsThe Laundromat

Get Your Tan On

Lane’s Towing

On Call TowingCountry Inn & RV

Safety Mart

649 Kennedy Road • www.wellsgrayservicecenter.ca

PRO-FORM Feeds

Your number one stop for all your garden, building and farm supplies

Complete Farm & Garden Centre • Customer Service at its BestWinter Hours • 8:30am - 5:00pm • Monday to Saturday

250-674-3386 - 213 W. Old N. Thompson Hwy.

• Paint Supplies • Plumbing & Electrical • Hardware • Plywoods • Lumber • Fencing Materials • Vinyl Sidings • Roo� ngs • Specialty Items

• Treated Timber • Farm Gates • Interior & Exterior Doors

Building Supplies

Business & Service Directory

Chain SharpeningCHAIN SHARPENINGProfessional Ground or Hand File

CHAIN SHARPENING30 Years of Experience Guaranteed Sharp NO Burnt TeethSpecializing in Ripping Chains

Stu Cahoon • Cell 250.674.1783 Home 250.677.4299Leave message for appointment

BOTTLE DEPOT

DepotRecycle Today to Save Tomorrow!

4365 Borthwick Ave. Barriere - BC

Bag Lady Enterprises

WINTER HOURS10am - 4pm Mon. - Sat.

Closed Sunday


Taylor, Epp & DolderLawyers

Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - NoonBarriere Centre - 480 Barriere Town Road

Lawyer in attendance: Elmer Epp

Barriere 250-672-5244 • Kamloops: 250-374-3456

Lawyers

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office

Service • Sales • InstallationsStar Choice Approved Service TechnicianPhone: 250-674-0066 or 250-674-8877

email: [email protected]

Satellite Service

WELLS GRAY

TAXIAVAILABLE 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK

250-674-2214 • 250-674-1542

Taxi Service

BUD’S WATER WELLS LTD.Toll Free 1-888-83WELLS OVER 25

YEARS EXPERIENCEResidential & Industrial Wells

Certifi ed Well DrillerDuane BochekKamloops, B.C.

Bus. (250) 573-3000Toll Free 1-888-839-3557

Water Wells

Safe ShelterIf you need help getting away from domestic abuse,

call Safe Home

(250) 674-2135 in Little Fort, Clearwater, Birch Island, Vavenby, Avola & Blue River

(250) 682-6444 in Dar eld, Barriere, Chu Chua, Louis Creek and McLure

Anytime day or night - Please don’t wait until it’s too late.Call us now. We can help.

If you would like to volunteer, call 250-674-2600 and ask for Wendy

Lawyer

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

Ph: 250-674-2255 (Clearwater)Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

Located in the BB&R Insuranceoffice, Brookfield Mall

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

For all your legal needs, including:• Wills & Estates • Real Estate • Accident & Injury

Located in the Interior Savings Offi ce, Ph: 250-674-2255 or Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

Nursery


Kodiak Kennels Breeding & Boarding

Breeders of Golden RetrieversPet Vacations at Kodiak Ranch

Lyle & Mary ThomasBox 189Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0

Ph. 250-674-0093Toll Free. 1-877-Kodiak9www.kodiakranch.com

Pick up and delivery available

KennelHorseshoeing

Cell: 250-682-5577 • Home: 250-674-4033

Interior Design

• C u s t o m B l i n d s & D r a p e r y • H o m e D é c o r F a b r i c• F l o o r i n g S a m p l e s • J o u r n e y m a n F l o o r I n s t a l l a t i o n s• P a i n t i n g - I n t e r i o r & E x t e r i o r • S m a l l R e n o v a t i o n s

• I n - H o m e D é c o r C o n s u l t a t i o n s

Call Val the Blind Gal250-674-1543

Toll Free 1-866-674-1543

Valerie PantonIn-home Décor Consultant 26 years experience

Jim PantonFloor Layer & Painter

37 years in the trade• • •

• C u s t o m B l i n d s & D r a p e r y • H o m e D é c o r F a b• F l o o r i n g S a m p l e s • J o u r n e y m a n F l o o r I n s t a l l a• P a i n t i n g - I n t e r i o r & E x t e r i o r • S l l R

Call Val the B250-674-

Toll Free 1-866-

Styling on Highway 5

ContractingON CALL

Service CenterLandscaping

Sweeper

Post Hole Auger

DIVISION

Construction, Renos & DemosSeptic Service - Pumper TruckBackhoe & BobcatCertifi ed Traffi c Control & Tow Truck - 24 HoursTraffi c Control/Certifi edPortable toilet rentalsChimney SweepPlumbingWell Repair

Traffi c Control & Towing

RON ROTZETTER250-674-0145 / 250-318-7235

Call 250-674-1869

DIVISIONS

Naturalized Landscaping

Box 463Clearwater, B.C. V0E [email protected]

Tel: (250) 674-3444Fax: (250) 674-3444

Geoff Ellen, P. AGForest Agrologist

• Landscape Design • Xeric Dryscapes • Native Species Landscapes • Hydroseeded Lawns • Land Reclamation

• Agroforestry • Range Management • Raw Land Assessment/Ideas • Aerial Revegetation • Greenhouses

AMARANTH FARM & NURSERY - McLure BCColorado Spruce Blue/Green

1m to 3m’s - Burlapped & Basketed

$60 - $160 • Hundreds to Choose from

Large Caliper Colorful Shade Trees to 14’

Call Bob at 672-9712 • cell 819-9712Wholesale to the Public & Business

massage

Located In The Legion Building

BODY HARMONYShiatsu Clinic

Registered with N.H.P.C. & Canadian Refl exology Association

Open Tues., Wed. & Thurs. Call for day or evening

appointments(250) 674-0098

ACUPRESSURE & SHIATSU MASSAGE

JAYLEE DOG GROOMINGArlee Yoerger

Professional Quality Pet Grooming

3133 Hundsbedt RdVAVENBY BC

250-676-0052

Pet Grooming

Septic

ON CALL SEPTIC SERVICES in Clearwater will be in

Valemount, Blue River and Avola every fi rst Friday of each month.

Charges for septic pumps start at $250 plus tax. Charges are subject to pump volume, location of the tank

and dumping fees.We do require a minimum of 3 appointments

to be able to service your area.

Please call to make an appointment250-674-0145 or 250-674-1869

Advertising

For All YourAdvertising

Needs

Call

THE TIMESAl Kirkwood

674-3343

Heating & A/C

250-319-2306www.bjchvacltd.com

[email protected], BC

We Service, Maintain and Install Residential | Commercial | InstitutionalHeavy Equipment, Heating, A/C, Refrigeration, Heat Pump, Geothermal, Boilers, Rooftop Units, Oil & Propane Furnaces &Commercial Kitchen Equipment

BJC HVAC Ltd.PROUDLY SERVING THE NORTH THOMPSON

Building Contractor

Building Contractor40+ years experienceBuilding Contractor

HANS OUNPUU

Renovations • Additions • New Construction Kitchens, Bathrooms, Basements

Home Repairs • HAFI Jobs • Proje Management

250-674-3875 [email protected]

86 Station RdClearwater

[email protected]@wghh.ca

Lumber YardGarden CentreKey Cutting Services

All your home improvement needs

WELLS GRAY


14 -15

Tourism taking off in B.C.By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

New direct flights from Paris and Tokyo and a decline in the Canadian dol-lar helped push inter-national tourism near five million in 2015, a 7.9 per cent increase over the previous year.

A relaunched "Super, Natural B.C." marketing campaign has also proven effec-tive, gaining attention from global tourism publications, Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister Shirley Bond said Tuesday, releasing 2015 visitor totals.

Bond hit some of the highlights of the tourism results, showing improved results far from Vancouver International Airport.

The gold rush town of Barkerville

near Quesnel wel-comed 60,000 visitors between May and September last year, a 20 per cent increase from the year before.

Sun Peaks resort near Kamloops saw a 20 per cent increase in room nights last July, demonstrating success in efforts to

expand mountain resorts beyond the ski season.

Hotel occupancy was up 8.8 per cent in the province, and restaurants saw a 7.3 per cent increase, said Marsha Walden, CEO of Destination British Columbia. Victoria registered 87

per cent hotel occu-pancy in June, and "that hasn't happened in 20 years," Walden said.

The largest volume of visitors is from the U.S., which saw a 9.6 per cent increase to 5.2 million visits last year.

France had the

largest percentage increase at 33 per cent to 29,000 visi-tors, after Air France added a direct flight to Vancouver. Visits from Japan were up 15.5 per cent, and South Korea and Mexico visits rose 9.5 per cent.

Visits from Asia Pacific countries rose 4.5 per cent and European visits rose 3.8 per cent.

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

VANCOUVER - Diane Nicholls becomes the province's newest chief forester, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson said Feb. 26.

Thomson confirmed her appointment and promotion to assistant deputy minister at the Association of BC Forest Professionals Annual General Meeting.

Nicholls, who is the province's 17th chief forester, has been acting in the position since November 2014.

As chief forester, Nicholls is responsible for determining timber harvest levels for each timber supply area and tree farm licence in the province.

Reporting to the deputy minister, she will also provide key strategic guidance and direction on forest stewardship to forestrypractitioners in the ministry and industry.

She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor's degree in science in forestry and is a registered professional forester.

She has almost 30 years experience working in different capacities in the forest sector. She joined the B.C. government in 2006 as director of the then Forest Practices Branch and has held positions with increasing amounts of responsi-bility ever since.

Marsha Walden, CEO of Destination B.C.

Province's new chief forester announced“

”

"Super, Natural B.C." marketing campaign has also proven effective, gaining attention

Shirley Bond


Contracting

On allService Centre

250.674.0145 | [email protected] Yellowhead Hwy S. Clearwater, BC V0E 1N1

O� ering Heavy Duty mechanical and Inspections

Mon. - Fri. • 8am – [email protected] • 851 Yellowhead Hwy S.

• PLUMBING• PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

• SEPTIC INSTALLATIONS• SEPTIC PUMPING

• WATER COMPACTION• WELL INSTALLATION

• DUST CONTROL• WATER HAULING

• REGISTERED ON-SITE WASTEWATER PRACTITIONER

• HEAVY DUTY TOWING• CERTIFIED TRAFFIC CONTROL

• WRECKMASTER CERTIFIED• EXCAVATION & SKIDD STEER SERVICE

• BOB CAT SERVICES• FIRE SUPPRESSION

• PUMP TRUCK • READY MIX CONCRETE

She Is Looking for Home Improvement Help. Will She Find Your Business?

Advertise your business for as low as $16/weekCall for more information or come in to the Times #14-74 Young Road

250-674-3343

Auto Repair & Towing

HindleMotors

Automotive Repair • Used Auto Parts • Mobile Repairs Designated Vehicle Inspection • C.V.I. Inspections

Commercial Truck & EQ Repair Fully Licensed Technicians

CLEARWATER TOWING LTD.24 Hour ServiceFree Scrap Car Removal516 Swanson RoadUsed Auto Parts

OFFICE: 250-674-3123or CELL: 250-674-1427 ®

••NOW DOING COMMERCIAL TRUCK REPAIR••

NELS HINDLE

TAXI SERVICE

WELLS GRAY

TAXIAVAILABLE 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK

250-674-2214 • 250-674-1542

Taxi Service


Thought of the week

You don’t get

anything clean

without getting

something else

dirty.

~ Cecil Baxter

Wells Gray Country

TO ADD YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT OR ORGANIZATION CALL THE TIMES AT 250-674-3343

March 4: Figure Skating Carnival @ North Thompson Sportsplex

March 4: World Day of Prayer, Clearwater Christian Church, info Joan Mumford 250-674-3695

March 5: Volunteer Fair at the Elks Hall, 11am – 2pm. Open to all Non-pro� ts. For details contact Cheryl Thomas at [email protected] or leave a msg at 250-674-3260

March 5: Legion Dinner, Legion Branch 259 – 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, dinner 6 pm. Adults $15; children 7-12 yrs, $6; 2-6 yrs, $3.

March 5/6 & 19/: Clearwater Sno-Drifters Annual Trophy Mountain Ride, Info – Tom Meland 250-674-3228

March 9: National Forest Week committee meeting, info Abbey Bates 250-674-2127 or email [email protected]

March 9: Raft Mountain Skating Club Annual General Meeting, 4-5 pm, NT Sportsplex. Info 250-587-6234

Mar 17-20 - Kamloops Cowboy Festival

March 19: Legion Dinner and live music, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, dinner 6 pm. Adults, $15; children 7-12 yrs $6, 2-6 yr

March 23: Hockey Game. Russian Women’s hockey team vs local play-ers. 5:15 pm @ NT Sportsplex.

April 2: North Thompson Women In Business Expo, at Clearwater Lodge foyer. Info Fay 250-674-2700 or email [email protected]

April 5: Career and Job Fair, 3-7 pm, Dutch Lake Community Centre

April 9: 10th Annual Seedy Saturday, 10am – 2 pm, Clearwater Ski Hill Lodge, info at 250-674-3444, [email protected]

April 9 - True Grit Big “4” Rodeo and Dance. Rodeo 6pm, dance 9pm NT Agriplex, for more information call 250-832-3561

Mt. View High School, Victoria, BC 1966 - 50th Reunion - grads send contact info to [email protected] or call Dave

Hutchings 250-477-4505

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT• Indoor Market: Every Saturday May – Oct, 9 am – 12 noon, Elks

Hall.

• Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC): Meets 10am – 11:30 @ Clearwa-ter Community Baptist Church. All women and children welcome. (9:30-10 am Bible Study). Info 250-674-3624

• Women in Business Luncheon: Last Wed. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700

• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.

• Clearwater Farmers’ Market May – Oct. Saturdays 9am– Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-674-3444.

• M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 250-587-6503

• Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – 2nd Fri. of the mth. 6:30pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5.

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - 2nd & 4th Wed. Elks Hall 5pm, Info call Phyllis 250-674-3535

• Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.

• Upstream Community and Heritage Society open house Tues-days: 9am-9pm @ Avola School House, various activities. Info ph Fay 250-678-5302.

• Thompson Valley Quilters. Meet 2nd Wed. and 3rd Mon. of the mth at NTAC in the DLCC, 9 am - 4 pm. Info Linda 250-674-3437 or Dorothy 250-676-9270

• Vavenby Needle Arts Group. Meet every Tues. 11am - 4pm at Vavenby Community Center. Info Dorothy 250-676-9270

CHILDREN & FAMILIES• Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues, Thurs

& Fri 8:45-11:45am

• Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:50-11:50am

• Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS

• Mother Goose - Monday mornings, reg. Kerry 250-674-3530

HEALTH & HEALING• Hospice Grief Support: 3rd Thur of every mth, NT Funeral Home

1-3 pm, info 250-674-2400

• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-674-3233.

• Connections Healing Rooms - Wed. 1-3pm (except stat. holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com.

• Healthy Choices – Tues 9am Clearwater Christian Church bsmnt (behind Fields). $2/wk drop-in free. Kim 250-674-0224

• Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion 778-208-0137.

RECREATION• Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS � eld.

Everyone welcome!

• Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-3675

• Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414

• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May

• Volleyball: Winter, dates TBA, at Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878.

• Youth Group: ages 12-18, Fri. 7-10 pm Dutch Lake Community Center, arts & crafts, gymnastics, games & special events, info 250-674-2600

• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 [email protected]

• Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001

• Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518

• Drop in Basketball: Winter, dates TBA, $2 drop in at Clearwater Secondary School Gym. Info: 250-674-1878

• Slo-Pitch: Clearwater mixed Slo-Pitch league May – July. Contact Carmen Archibald 778-208-1773, 250-674-2632

• Drop in Soccer: June -Sept, tues and Thurs, 6:30-8:00 PM, CSS � eld, $2 drop in, grade 8 to adult

SENIORS• BUNCO: 3rd Tue of every mth, Dutch Lake Seniors Drop-in Centre,

1:30 – 3 pm, info 250-674-2400

• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat

• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of the mth 2pm at the library. All seniors welcome.

• WGCSS Writers Circle: Meets 1st & 3rd Thur. @ Library

UPCOMING EVENTS

ONGOING EVENTS

REGISTER TODAYTEL: 250.674.3530 IN PERSON: 209 Dutch Lake Rd. EMAIL: [email protected] • www.tru.ca/regional_centres/clearwater

UPCOMING COURSES OFA LEVEL 1 FEB 16, MAR 15 $105TRANSPORTATION ENDORSEMENT FEB 17 $110FOODSAFE LEVEL 1 FEB 22 $100RED CROSS CPR/AED MARCH 15 & 16 $95TRAFFIC CONTROL MARCH 13 & 14 $295H2S ALIVE MARCH 21 $295

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM POSTPONED for 2-weeks to startAnyone interested in this program we need a couple more students, awe-some opportunity to take training in your own communityThis 27 week program is designed to prepare the graduate to function, un-der supervision, as a Health Care Assistant. Learned skills will be applied in the community utilizing care facilities, assisted living facilities and private homes. The focus will be on training the health care worker to assist the older adult in meeting his/her basic physical, emotional, environmental and social needs.

CAMP PREP COOK PROGRAM XFOO 0049March 29 – May 13, 2016• 7-week hands-on program • Opportunity to obtain OFA First Aid Level 1, WHMIS, WorldHost funda-mentals, H2S Alive and Foodsafe Level 1 certifi cates• Training will be experiential using guide sheets and menus to prepare or-ders. Students will learn to use successful time management. There will be constant supervision to ensure safety and quality of food products.• All students will participate in setup, menu planning, inventory, budget-ing, etc.• All cook apprentices/students will receive a nutritional education includ-ing use of deep fryers, cooking with a balance of protein, starch, and veg-etables, make soups from scratch and cook recipes from other countries.• The cook apprentices/students will work under the guidance of a Red Seal Chef.

250-674-2674

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

Eat in or Take out Fried Chicken

250-674-2674

this ad is sponsored by


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

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

Please call KATHERINE LEPPALA(250) 395-6218 (direct line) • (250) 395-0584 (cell)

(250) 395-6201 (fax)

CANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canada-benefi t.ca/free-assessment

Clearwater Alcoholics Anonymous

Sunshine Group meets every Tuesday, 8 pm, Elks Hall

72 Taren Dr.Open to Everyone

For info contact Wendy 250-587-0026

Denied Long-TermDisability Benefi ts or

other insurance?If YES, call or email for

FREE initial legal consultation and protect

your right to compensation.778-588-7049

[email protected]

Do you need help with reading, writing or math?

FREE confi dential adult tutoring available.• Clearwater Literacy

250-674-3530• Barriere Literacy

250-672-9773

HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dress-ing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For As-sistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to

escape for women and their children.

Volunteers always needed. Clearwater 250-674-2135,Barriere 250-672-6444, or

North Thompson Valley 1-855-674-2135

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP

Located across the railway tracks in Vavenby, B.C.

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

Great deals - low prices

Travel

TimeshareCANCEL YOUR timeshare. No risk program stop mort-gage & maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

TravelSAVE 30% on our Heart of the Arctic adventure. Visit Inuit communities in Greenland and Nunavut aboard the com-fortable 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour. Call for details! 1-800-363-7566 or visit online www.adventurecanada.com (TICO#04001400)

NEW EXCITING mini VLT’S. Produce buckets of cash monthly. Attracts customers like money magnets. Loca-tions provided. Ground fl oor opportunity. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website www.tcvend.com

Career Opportunities

HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists are in huge demand. Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today. www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535 [email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO?

Get certifi cation proof.Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to:

iheschool.com

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

Farm WorkersTREE To Me: Farm Manager (Or-ganic) Tree To Me is a new organic farm operation located in Kereme-os, BC that has a farm market, cof-fee shop, bakery and bed and breakfast. The company requires a full time Farm Manager. This is a career position with the opportunity for equity ownership in the busi-ness. The current farm operation in-cludes tree fruits, perennial vegeta-bles and berries, annual vegetables and a greenhouse operation. Along with increasing production in these areas, additional farming activities will be added in the future. The suc-cessful candidate will have both academic and practical farm experi-ence, an aptitude for equipment and building maintenance and be capable of functioning within a man-agement team. An attractive remu-neration package will be offered. Reply by email to [email protected]. www.TreeToMe.ca

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

Photography / VideoPHOTOS

by Keith McNeillDigital and fi lm photographs.

Phone 250-674-3252 or email:[email protected]

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.

SOSBUYER.CA is buying es-tate jewelry,coin collections, gold nuggets.We come to you, cash paid. Call Vanessa @250-852-3056 or visit our website

Moving & Storage• Indoor Storage Units • Offi ce space with equipment storage available. Hwy access for convenience & [email protected] Yellowhead Hwy 5

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHay for sale. Square bales and round bales. Call 250-676-9574 or (c) 250-674-1084

PetsGood Dog Obedience

Classes Starting Mar. 19! * NEW DATES! *

Basic Obedience - A 6 week course in good manners & ca-nine behaviour begins Mar. 19, 11am at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere for all dogs at least 6 months old & up. Cost $110.Novice Class - 6 weeks of fun as we take you & your dog to the next level of obedient behaviour. Participants must have successfully completed a previous Basic Obedience course to qualify. Class starts on Mar. 19, 12pm. Cost $110.To register or for more infor-mation contact Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023

Merchandise for Sale

Flea MarketsBarriere & DistrictSeniors’ Society

FLEA MARKETMar. 19 - 9am to 1pm at the

Barriere Seniors’ Hall Table rentals $10

Call 250-672-9337

Garage SalesLegion Ladies Auxiliary

Annual GARAGE & PIE SALE

March 12, 9am-2pmBarriere Legion Basement

Tables $10 call 250-672-2456

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifi cations possible doors, windows, walls etc., as offi ce or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; Email to: jcameron @advancebuildings.com

REFORESTATION Nursery seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelter-belts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guar-antee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector BuyingCollections. Gold Silver CoinsEstates 1-778-281-0030 Chad

Real Estate

Business for Sale

A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

for sale to operate in

Wells Gray Park. 29ft. Voyageur Canoe

with Paddles. A Day Use permit to guide

canoe/hiking within a portion of Wells Gray Park

will be attached to the sale (to be transferred

into your companies name with BC Parks approval). Asking price $28,000.00.

If interested Contact Gord Jones @

250-674-2121 or email [email protected]

For Sale By OwnerBarriere: 1232 sq ft double wide, 3bdr, 2bth, lvg rm, dining rm, eat in kitch., 0.6 acre, cor-ner lot $149,900. 250-672-5518

For Sale or Rent: 225 Murtle Cres, 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, dbl heated garage w/toilet & shower, rent $1,150/mo + util. For Sale: 208 Dutch Lk. Rd, 3 bdrm, 1/2 duplex, 2 full bath, $125,000.00. Offers. Pls lvg msg at 250-674-3668

Misc. Wanted Misc. Wanted

Clearwater:Lg 5-bdrm hm on 1 acre in Sunshine Valley. New int drs and new siding. 20x40 in-ground pool w/new fencing. Shed approx 15x40 w/power. Asking $269,000.00 Serious enquiries only. 250-674-3415

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentClearwater: 2bdrm apt in Woodside Apt. Convenient lo-cation. Avail Apr 1, $675/mo + util. Call Julie 250-674-0188

Mobile Homes & Pads

Vavenby: 2 bdrm covered mo-bile w/addition on priv lot. W/d, f/s. Ref req. $675/mo + dd. Pets neg. Call 250-676-9210

Announcements Employment Services Merchandise for Sale Real Estate Rentals

Information Business Opportunities

Misc Services Misc. for Sale Houses For Sale Rooms for RentClearwater: Room for rent in Weyerhaeuser sub. Wi-Fi, Sat TV. Nice clean place. NS, NP. $500/mo, incl laundry and util. Call 250-674-1768

Want to RentClearwater: Wanted to rent 2 or 3 bdrm home in Clearwater. Please call 250-674-2327

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Plastic Box Liner, brand new, fi ts 2010-2015 Dodge long box $100 obo 250-672-2447

To advertise in print:Call: 250-674-3343 Email: [email protected]

Self-serve: blackpressused.ca Career ads: localworkbc.ca

Browse more at:

A division of

AGREEMENTIt is agreed by any display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

Used.ca cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Used.ca reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Used.ca Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.

DISCRIMINATORYLEGISLATIONAdvertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.

COPYRIGHTCopyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of Used.ca. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or offset process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.

ON THE WEB:

INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRAVEL

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

PETS & LIVESTOCK

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

AUTOMOTIVE

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LEGAL NOTICES

www.habitat.ca

More than 1.5 million Canadian

families are in need of affordable

housing. Your contributions

provides Habitat with the resources

it needs to help families.

DonateToday!


Black Press

B.C. is preparing to make it easier for seniors to stay in assist-ed living longer before moving to more costly residential care.

Health Minister Terry Lake said amend-ments will be presented in the current legisla-ture session in response to recommendations by Seniors' Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

"One of the things she has found is that sometimes people are inappropriately placed in residential care when they could be in assist-ed living longer." Lake said. "We have somewhat rigid regulations around who can stay in assisted liv-ing before they have to move on to residential care."

Mackenzie's January report also found that home care worker hours

declined in 2014-15 in three of five health regions, Northern Health, Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal, despite increasing senior populations.

She said reductions in meal preparation, bathing and house-keeping can also lead to seniors moving from their homes to care facilities.

18 -19

IN LOVING MEMORY Cecile Gallot

1936 - 2016

Obituaries

On Saturday, January 16, 2016, the Angels came to take Cecile by the hand peacefully, with her family by her side. Cecile was born at Eastend, Saskatchewan on April 1, 1936. She grew up and attended a little school called Fairwell Creek. She married Len Gallot in 1956 and they farmed in Saskatchewan until 1966. Then they moved to Vavenby, BC with their five children. Cecile loved to ride horses and tend to the cows. She was a teacher, school bus driver, a cook and a business woman. However, her true love was her family and the farm.

Cecile was predeceased by her husband Len, her parents, brother Lewis, son Gary in infancy and brother-in-law

Bud Dovel.Cecile leaves behind daugh-

ters Debra (grandsons Robert and Ryan); Gloria (Len)

(granddaughters Tara and Lindsey); Cindy (grandchil-dren Kyle and Jenna); sons Bruce (grandsons Randy and Kohl) and Larry (grand-daughters Lawrinda and Shawna). Cecile also leaves behind 11 great grandchil-dren.

Goodbyes are not foreverGoodbyes are not the endThey simply meanI’ll miss you untilWe meet again.

There will be a celebration of Cecile’s life by her family and friends to be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Drake Cremation & Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, 250-674-3030

IN LOVING MEMORYTheresa (Terri) McIntyre

Aug. 9, 1953 - Feb. 21, 2016Theresa (Terri) McIntyre

died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2016 at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital with her children and partner Jim by her side after an unexpected and brief illness.

Terri was predeceased by her parents Norman and Elsie Hundspedt and her husband John McIntyre. Terri is sur-vived by her siblings Ted, David, Carol, Margie and Elva. She also leaves behind her three children: Craig (Alysha), Angelene (Mike), Deanna (Luke), and Kale (Darlene) as well as her eight grandchildren: Colby, Wyatt, Rylan, Preslie, Jaxen, Joey, Jed and Reggie.

Terri was born Aug. 9, 1953 in Vancouver, B.C. but lived her life in the North Thompson Valley, where she raised her children, made

many close friends and started her career. Terri's kids were everything to her. She loved her family passionately and unconditionally. Her kids learned from Terri to work hard and to play often, to laugh and to love, to tell the

truth even when it hurt and to remember to forgive. They learned how to keep a clean house and to balance a cheque book, how to plant a garden and to feed a family. They learned that there is always time for laughter and a chat, and that a little common sense goes a long ways. Terri was very proud of her children and she was blessed to be their friend as well as their mom.

Terri worked at Evergreen Acres in Clearwater, B.C. for 30 years. She had an amazing ability not only to provide phe-nomenal care for the seniors but also to use her humor and wit to establish an everlasting friendship. Her strength and compassion made her an excel-lent caregiver.

Terri will be tremendously missed by all; family, friends, clients and co-workers.

Terry LakeBlack Press photo

Assisted living rules to be eased

Save for your child's futureVICTORIA - A

few basic steps by their family can connect B.C. children with a $1,200 kick-start to their education savings and make their future education more afford-able.

"The B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant is a great way to help make opportuni-ties grow for B.C. stu-dents and help them achieve their goals, said Mike Bernier, Minister of Education. “The grant kick-starts a child's education and soon even more chil-dren will be eligible."

To be eligible for the $1,200, children must have been born in 2007 or later, and they must be resident

in B.C., along with a parent or guardian. Families have three years to submit an application for the grant when their child becomes eligible.

As well, through Budget 2016, govern-ment is investing $39 million to extend the BCTESG to eligible

children born in 2006. The families of these 40,000 additional eli-gible children will be able to apply for the grant later this year.

Since the launch of the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant in August, more than 9,000 applications have been approved for a total of $8.1 million in grants. B.C.'s credit unions, with more than 350 branches, were the first major financial institutions to offer the BCTESG.

For more infor-mation on the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant, call 1 888 276-3624 or visit: www.gov.bc.ca/BCTESG

“

”

The grant kick-starts a child's education and soon even more children will be eligible

Mike Bernier


18 -19


Re-elected Conservative MP Cathy McLeod increased her campaign spending last year by about 70 per cent compared to the 2011 fed-eral election, according to information filed by Elections Canada.

Candidates are required to file financial state-ments after the election.

Those statements show McLeod spent $171,000 in the run-up to the October election, one of the longest campaigns in Canadian his-tory.

That compares to $96,000 McLeod spent dur-ing the 2011 election and $82,000 she spent in her first campaign in 2008.

Thompson Rivers University political scien-tist Derek Cook said it is part of a trend toward higher election spending.

“It had to do with the length of the cam-paign,” he said. “We’re seeing a trend for more and more money needed and used by politicians to get elected.”

Second in campaign spending was New Democrat Bill Sundhu, who spent $159,000 and finished second in the four-way race. Green can-didate Matt Greenwood, who finished fourth, spent just $1,700.

Liberal Steve Powrie, who finished third, has yet to file.

Final results in November’s election had McLeod with 24,595 votes, Sundhu with 21,466 votes, Powrie with 21,215 votes and Greenwood with 2,489 votes.

Under legislation brought in by the former Conservative government, campaign finance rules favour individual donors who give small amounts. Large donations from corporations and unions are not allowed.

The bulk of campaign spending is for adver-tising. Despite the higher amounts allowed in 2015, candidates spent far below the $271,000 cap.

Conservative McLeod outspent all others en route to election victory


FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY

February 19– March 20

January 20– February 18

December 22– January 19

May 21– June 21

April 20– May 20

August 23– September 22

July 23– August 22

November 22– December 21

October 23– November 21

March 21– April 19

June 22– July 22

September 23– October 22

A p r i l 2 3 - 2 9 , 2 0 1 2

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

Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.

The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.

Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 3 - 9, 2016

A desire to experi-ence thrills and sensory enjoyment is building within you, Aries. You may find yourself drawn to anything that seems risky or out of character.

Circumstances at work that are beyond your control dominate your thoughts this week, Cancer. Don’t stress out too much and keep a positive at-titude.

Even your wildest fantasies may not seem so outlandish to you this week, Libra. If you can think it up, you can probably make it happen with a little effort.

Capricorn, finding the right balance is a worthy goal this week. Make a concerted effort to give ample time to all the people and things that matter to you.

Aquarius, time may not be on your side, but somehow you will find a way to make due. Whenev-er possible, farm out some of your work or responsibilities to others.

Taurus, you are accustomed to doing everything by the book, but you may be tempted to try something new in the near future. Just be sure not to throw all caution to the wind.

Relationship dynamics have changed for the bet-ter, Leo. Make the most of this positive turn of events and make sure your part-ner does the same.

Scorpio, you may find yourself doing things that would normally be out of your comfort zone. This can be a posi-tive change in the right direction.

Your creative efforts will not go to waste, Pisces. Someone will recognize your talents and ask you to collaborate on an important project.

Your schedule this week may be so hectic that others can’t decipher your plans, Gemini. Try to keep those closest to you abreast of your activities in the week ahead.

Your energy levels reach peaks and valleys this week, Virgo. Do your best to make the most of those moments when your energy levels are at their highest.

Sagittarius, day-dream a little this week, but make sure it doesn’t consume all of your energy. Keep your desires in check and weigh the pros and cons of each idea before going forward.

This Crossword Sponsored by

WELLS GRAY HOME HARDWARE86 STATION RD., CLEARWATER

674-3717

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD


Black Press

B.C. is preparing to make it easier for seniors to stay in assist-ed living longer before moving to more costly residential care.

Health Minister Terry Lake said amend-ments will be presented in the current legisla-ture session in response to recommendations by Seniors' Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

"One of the things she has found is that sometimes people are inappropriately placed in residential care when they could be in assist-ed living longer." Lake said. "We have somewhat rigid regulations around who can stay in assisted liv-ing before they have to move on to residential care."

Mackenzie's January report also found that home care worker hours

declined in 2014-15 in three of five health regions, Northern Health, Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal, despite increasing senior populations.

She said reductions in meal preparation, bathing and house-keeping can also lead to seniors moving from their homes to care facilities.

18 -19

IN LOVING MEMORY Cecile Gallot

1936 - 2016

Obituaries

On Saturday, January 16, 2016, the Angels came to take Cecile by the hand peacefully, with her family by her side. Cecile was born at Eastend, Saskatchewan on April 1, 1936. She grew up and attended a little school called Fairwell Creek. She married Len Gallot in 1956 and they farmed in Saskatchewan until 1966. Then they moved to Vavenby, BC with their five children. Cecile loved to ride horses and tend to the cows. She was a teacher, school bus driver, a cook and a business woman. However, her true love was her family and the farm.

Cecile was predeceased by her husband Len, her parents, brother Lewis, son Gary in infancy and brother-in-law

Bud Dovel.Cecile leaves behind daugh-

ters Debra (grandsons Robert and Ryan); Gloria (Len)

(granddaughters Tara and Lindsey); Cindy (grandchil-dren Kyle and Jenna); sons Bruce (grandsons Randy and Kohl) and Larry (grand-daughters Lawrinda and Shawna). Cecile also leaves behind 11 great grandchil-dren.

Goodbyes are not foreverGoodbyes are not the endThey simply meanI’ll miss you untilWe meet again.

There will be a celebration of Cecile’s life by her family and friends to be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Drake Cremation & Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, 250-674-3030

IN LOVING MEMORYTheresa (Terri) McIntyre

Aug. 9, 1953 - Feb. 21, 2016Theresa (Terri) McIntyre

died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2016 at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital with her children and partner Jim by her side after an unexpected and brief illness.

Terri was predeceased by her parents Norman and Elsie Hundspedt and her husband John McIntyre. Terri is sur-vived by her siblings Ted, David, Carol, Margie and Elva. She also leaves behind her three children: Craig (Alysha), Angelene (Mike), Deanna (Luke), and Kale (Darlene) as well as her eight grandchildren: Colby, Wyatt, Rylan, Preslie, Jaxen, Joey, Jed and Reggie.

Terri was born Aug. 9, 1953 in Vancouver, B.C. but lived her life in the North Thompson Valley, where she raised her children, made

many close friends and started her career. Terri's kids were everything to her. She loved her family passionately and unconditionally. Her kids learned from Terri to work hard and to play often, to laugh and to love, to tell the

truth even when it hurt and to remember to forgive. They learned how to keep a clean house and to balance a cheque book, how to plant a garden and to feed a family. They learned that there is always time for laughter and a chat, and that a little common sense goes a long ways. Terri was very proud of her children and she was blessed to be their friend as well as their mom.

Terri worked at Evergreen Acres in Clearwater, B.C. for 30 years. She had an amazing ability not only to provide phe-nomenal care for the seniors but also to use her humor and wit to establish an everlasting friendship. Her strength and compassion made her an excel-lent caregiver.

Terri will be tremendously missed by all; family, friends, clients and co-workers.

Terry LakeBlack Press photo

Assisted living rules to be eased

Save for your child's futureVICTORIA - A

few basic steps by their family can connect B.C. children with a $1,200 kick-start to their education savings and make their future education more afford-able.

"The B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant is a great way to help make opportuni-ties grow for B.C. stu-dents and help them achieve their goals, said Mike Bernier, Minister of Education. “The grant kick-starts a child's education and soon even more chil-dren will be eligible."

To be eligible for the $1,200, children must have been born in 2007 or later, and they must be resident

in B.C., along with a parent or guardian. Families have three years to submit an application for the grant when their child becomes eligible.

As well, through Budget 2016, govern-ment is investing $39 million to extend the BCTESG to eligible

children born in 2006. The families of these 40,000 additional eli-gible children will be able to apply for the grant later this year.

Since the launch of the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant in August, more than 9,000 applications have been approved for a total of $8.1 million in grants. B.C.'s credit unions, with more than 350 branches, were the first major financial institutions to offer the BCTESG.

For more infor-mation on the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant, call 1 888 276-3624 or visit: www.gov.bc.ca/BCTESG

“

”

The grant kick-starts a child's education and soon even more children will be eligible

Mike Bernier


18 -19


Re-elected Conservative MP Cathy McLeod increased her campaign spending last year by about 70 per cent compared to the 2011 fed-eral election, according to information filed by Elections Canada.

Candidates are required to file financial state-ments after the election.

Those statements show McLeod spent $171,000 in the run-up to the October election, one of the longest campaigns in Canadian his-tory.

That compares to $96,000 McLeod spent dur-ing the 2011 election and $82,000 she spent in her first campaign in 2008.

Thompson Rivers University political scien-tist Derek Cook said it is part of a trend toward higher election spending.

“It had to do with the length of the cam-paign,” he said. “We’re seeing a trend for more and more money needed and used by politicians to get elected.”

Second in campaign spending was New Democrat Bill Sundhu, who spent $159,000 and finished second in the four-way race. Green can-didate Matt Greenwood, who finished fourth, spent just $1,700.

Liberal Steve Powrie, who finished third, has yet to file.

Final results in November’s election had McLeod with 24,595 votes, Sundhu with 21,466 votes, Powrie with 21,215 votes and Greenwood with 2,489 votes.

Under legislation brought in by the former Conservative government, campaign finance rules favour individual donors who give small amounts. Large donations from corporations and unions are not allowed.

The bulk of campaign spending is for adver-tising. Despite the higher amounts allowed in 2015, candidates spent far below the $271,000 cap.

Conservative McLeod outspent all others en route to election victory


RogersPorridge

OatsSelectedVarieties

750 g & 1 kg

GarlicBread

450 g

ChickenBreasts

11.02/kg

Five AliveBeverages

SelectedVarieties

Chilled1.75 L

SweetStrawberries

Grown in California1 lb Clamshell

UNBEATABLE SAVINGS

WESTERN CANADIAN OWNED & OPERATED

SOME ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO GST AND PLUS DEP., RECYCLING FEE WHERE APPLICABLE*. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. SOME ITEMS MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS ILLUSTRATED. MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT GROCERS.

Prices Effective: Sunday, March 6th to Saturday, March 12th, 2016 CLEARWATER, 365 Murtle Crescent SW, (: 250 - 674 - 2213 Store Hours: Sunday - Saturday: 9:00am - 7:00pm

BU

Y-

LOW FOOD

S BU

Y-

LOW FOOD

S

1966 YEARS 2016

YOU CAN’T BUY BETTER

Fresh

Red PotatoSalad

with DijonFreybe

FRESH

DELI

FRESH

BAKERY

In-StoreBaked

lb

/100 g

ea$3ea

$2

ea$2 ea

$2 $1

$5

UNBEATABLE SAVINGS

Plus Deposit, Recycling Fee where Applic.

Nature ValleyGranola Bars

Selected Varieties130 g - 230 g

$4ea

UNBEATABLE SAVINGS

Sunday, March 13, 2016Don't Forget ToTurn Your ClocksAhead 1 Hour.

Boneless,Skinless

BreyersFamily Classic

Frozen DessertSelected Varieties

1.66 L

ea$4

Documents

Clearwater Times, March 03, 2016