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For the first time ever in local history, First Nations people impacted by their experiences at the St. Josephs Mission Residential School are reaching outside of their communities for hope and

healing.We need to tell our sto-

ries, we need to download, and to do that, we need an ear, an emotional Canoe Creek member and Phyllis Webstad told a crowd of leaders, educators and Mission school survivors

gathered at WLSS last week during a SD 27 Professional Development Day.

We are asking for non-First Nations people to be willing to listen to those sto-ries without judgement.

Starting last week and carrying through until May

19, several events will be taking place in and around the lakecity as part of The St. Josephs Mission Residential School Commemorative Project.

The project is the vision of residential school survi-vor Esketemc Chief Fred

Robbins and has been decades in the making.

Here, in the City of Williams Lake there has been so much racism, Robbins said, taking the podium briefly at the WLSS gathering.

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Angie Mindus photoEsketemc Chief Fred Robbins sees his vision for truth and reconciliation come to life with the St. Josephs Mission Residential School Commemorative Project this month.

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While the family of Rayel MacDonald travelled to a national conference on Mothers Against Drunk Driving last Friday, a man was charged in Williams Lake Provincial Court in relation to their daughters death.

Martin W. M. Gentles is facing seven charges in connec-tion with the Carson Drive April, 2012 incident, where Rayel MacDonald, 20, died on scene while another young woman was seri-ously hurt.

Gentles is facing various charges relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, includ-ing impaired driv-ing causing death and resisting or failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Gentles is scheduled to make another court appearance May 8.

POLICE BRIEFSLoaded weapon

At 3:15 p.m. on April 25, the Williams Lake RCMP responded to Boitanio Park for a complaint of a man pointing a gun. Police

immediately attended and located a male in the park fitting the sus-pect description. The suspect was found to be in possession of a load-ed rifle and other weap-ons and was arrested.

Police believe this is a retaliatory incident stemming from an ear-lier conflict and are ask-ing for any witnesses to step forward.

Playing with fire

On April 28th, 2013, at about 5:35 p.m., the Williams Lake RCMP were called to a report of a dumpster on fire in the back alley of 655 Borland Street. Members attended with the Fire Department and determined that several youth (aged 6-8 years) had started the fire inside the dumpster.

The youth became trapped inside the dumpster and were pulled to safety by a bystander who saw the

flames. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

Big Lake accident

On April 24 at 7:40 p.m., the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on Likely Rd near the intersection of Big Lake Rd. RCMP attended where the Big Lake Fire and Rescue and EHS were already on scene.

The vehicle appears to have lost control on the road and rolled sev-eral times before com-ing to rest off the left side of the road. The driver (lone occupant) was subsequently air lifted to Vancouver with very serious injuries.

The cause of the accident is under investigation however impairment is not sus-pected.

Fox Mountain accidentAlcohol and drugs

suspected in Fox Mountain crash.

Police suspect drugs and alcohol were involved with both drivers in a two-vehicle MVI on Fox Mountain Road on April 24, just before midnight on Fox Mountain Road.

Police were advised that it was a head on collision where two peo-ple were trapped in one vehicle and that another person was unrespon-sive. Police attended the scene and met with paramedics and search and rescue who were providing first aid.

Polcie said a male occupant travel-ing down from Fox Mountain may have lost control and struck a vehicle traveling up Fox Mountain head on. The driver (lone occupant) from vehicle #1 was ejected from his vehicle and suffered only minor injuries while the two occupants headed up

the hill suffered more serious injuries.

Both occupants were transferred to Kamloops Hospital for surgery.

Drugs and alcohol appear to be a factor in both vehicles.

Bank RobberyOn April 24 at 4:45

p.m., the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a bank robbery at the TD Canada Trust located on 2nd Ave North.

A lone male was reported to have walked into the bank and demand cash after bran-dishing a knife. After receiving an undis-closed amount of cash, the male fled. RCMP quickly attended to the scene and within minutes, located and arrested the subject at a residence believed to be responsible.

Raymond Lulua is charged with one count of robbery in relation to the matter.

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Sharing the per-spective of victims of impaired driving is one of the most impor-tant parts of MADD Canadas work and is a key focus of recent and current activities.

Last weekend, MADD Canada hosted

its National Conference for Victims of Impaired Driving in Toronto. Approximately 200 victims from across Canada, including the family of Rayel MacDonald, took part in keynote and work-shop sessions covering

a wide range of top-ics designed to help them as they cope with traumatic, life-altering experiences.

The local chapter of MADD were able to send the entire MacDonald family to the conference with

the funds raised from the selling of the Rayel Memory bracelets and keycahins.

Sessions included: coping with life while grieving the loss of a loved one; loss of a sibling; impaired driv-ing civil cases; under-standing the criminal justice system; and coping strategies for the injured. A special stream of programming was also held for young victims of impaired driving, ages 15 to 25.

The weekend offers support to victims of impaired driving and helps them see there is a light to grasp as they cope with their terrible losses, said MADD Canada National President Denise Dubyk. None of us can change what has happened.

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Property crime has decreased by over 50 per cent since 2008, and 20 per cent since last year, according to the City.

City Council heard the update recently as they received the Williams Lake RCMPs First Quarter Crime Statistics Update.

Overall, property crime has decline 56 per cent since the first quarter of 2008, including an 87 per cent drop in vehicle

theft, and a 71 per cent decrease in robber-ies. Since 2012, theft of vehicle has dropped 71per cent, and rob-beries have declined by 50 per cent. The 20 per cent drop in overall property crime exceeds the E Division goal of 10 per cent this year.

Reports of domestic violence have increased 40 per cent since 2008, and are at 2012 lev-els. Inspector Warren Brown told Council that increased reporting

may be a factor in the higher statistics, and that there is a commu-nity-based approach to addressing the issue.

It is always wel-come to see the hard work by the RCMP and Community Policing pay off in the form of reduced crime, says Mayor Kerry Cook. We still have work to do, but the progress this community has made in fighting crime is amazing.

Also at the meeting,

Inspector Brown out-lined the detachments Annual Performance Plan, which includes initiatives on crime reduction, build-ing relationships with Aboriginal communi-ties, employee wellness, and domestic violence. Safer Communities Coordinator Dave Dickson outlined cur-rent Community Policing activities, including alerting the public to fraud schemes, counterfeit money

training, and Business Watch, which now has over 130 members.

Dickson also reminded Council and the public that the RCMP Musical Ride will be in Williams Lake July 18 this year.

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The Cariboo Fire Centre and Wildfire Management branch would like to remind the public about its open burning prohibi-tion.

The CFC/WMBs prohibition bans all backyard and indus-trial burning, includ-ing waste, slash, stubble and grass.

Campfires are still

permitted, but they must be kept under a half-metre by half-metre in size and the usual precautions must be taken (have at least eight litres of water and a tool on hand, do not light in windy condi-tions never leave unat-tended, extinguish until cold to the touch).

The prohibi-tion came into effect

at noon on April 15, 2013, and was put in place two weeks later than last season.

Despite the cur-rent weather that is relatively cool and wet, Environment Canadas spring/summer out-look for the Cariboo-Chilcotin shows above-normal drought codes and anomalies, above-normal temperatures,

below-normal snow-packs and below-nor-mal precipitation.

As of April 28, the CFC/WMB has responded to 27 wild-fires this season. Almost all of these fires have been the result of open burning, and thus could have been prevented. The CFC/WMB is by far the busiest region in B.C.

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Property crime down, domestic violence up

Angie Mindus photoSeniors listened as candidates in the provincial election aired their views during an all-candidates forum Saturday in the common area at Williams Lake Senior Secondary. The forum was hosted by the Senior's Advisory Council.

Candidates for Cariboo North and the Cariboo Chilcotin rid-ings faced off in two, lightly attended forums in Williams Lake Saturday.

The first forum took place at 1 p.m. at the Williams Lake Senior Secondary common area and was hosted by the Seniors Advisory Council.

That forum was attended by Cariboo

North candidates; Liberal Coralee Oakes and Independent Bob Simpson (NDP Duncan Barnett had a previ-ous commitment) and Cariboo Chilcotin can-didates; Liberal Donna Barnett, NDP Charlie Wise and Independent Gary Young.

Candidates field-ed questions ranging in everything from B.C. Hydro, health and services and New Prosperity to whether the candidates will open offices in Williams Lake.

A second all candi-dates forum was held at the same location in the evening and was host-

ed by the Council for Canadians.

Today (May 1) vot-ers can hear what the candidates have to say at the Tourism Discovery Centre where the Chamber of Commerce will host an all-candi-dates meet and greet for-mat forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

On Thursday May 2 Premier Christy Clark will make a stop at the Tourism Discovery Centre.

Liberal candidates will address the crowd at 5:15 p.m., with Clark arriving at 5:30 p.m.

Families are invited to attend.

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Unemployment is down and lumber prices are up, according to the First Quarter Economic Indicators Report Council received at its meeting April 23.

Unemployment in the Cariboo was at 6.7% in March, compared to 7.5% in March 2012. The provincial unem-ployment rate was 7.3% in March 2012 and 7% in March 2013. Lumber prices averaged more than $400 per thousand board feet in the first quarter of 2013, com-pared to just under $300 in the same period in 2012.

The report contains economic statistics from the City of Williams

Lake, the provincial and federal govern-ments (unemployment rate) and the Northern BC Real Estate Board. It provides a snapshot of the first quarter of 2013, compared to the first quarters of previous years.

In addition, the report notes that eco-nomic forecasts for B.C. estimate moderate growth in 2013,

but forest products and mining are noted as growth sectors. U.S. housing starts increased to over one million in March, the highest level in five years. This increased demand along with tighter supply has driven lumber prices

to over $400 per 1,000 board feet, a high not seen since 2007. These figures bode well for Williams Lake. Locally, building permit applica-tions being processed for industrial and commer-cial developments are anticipated to result in mid 2013 permit value levels rising approxi-mately 50% over the first half of 2012 values.

The City is complet-ing initiatives in 2013 with the goal of mak-ing City Hall more business-friendly. As a start, the City will be looking at best practice illustrations from the award winning commu-nities of the BC Small Business Roundtables

Small Business Friendly Community Award pro-gram. Examples include streamlining local regu-lations, highlighting the importance of local business sectors to the community, and work-ing with business groups to help identify gaps and complimentary business opportunities.

Promoting existing municipal incentives will also be one step in efforts to enhance the Citys business friendliness. For example, increas-ing communications about the Citys two existing Revitalization Tax Exemptions pro-grams will be one part of the project. These tax exemption programs

offer property owners in the downtown core and north end industrial area an opportunity to offset assessment based municipal tax increases that may result from capital investments to buildings and property.

Consulting with local business associations, such as the Chamber of Commerce who have identified working with the City to enhance this part of the Citys busi-ness environment, will also be a key part of ongoing business friend-ly efforts.

The Citys Economic Indicators Reports are available online at www.williamslake.ca/index.asp?p=1183 .

Economy improving in the lakecity


We need to start closing that gap ... we want the non-First

Nations to see us as friends, as survivors of genocide ... St. Josephs Mission was one of the worst schools in Canada

for sexual and physical abuse, one of the worst. Some of that history needs to be shared.

Through shaky voice, some of that pain was relived last Friday by Chief Webstad.

Ive cried a lot the past week. Its all come back to me like it was yesterday (so) Im pret-ty raw right now, she began, struggling to find her voice.

She recalled having to go to the residential school at the age of six. Powerless to change that inevitability, her grand-mother who was raising her took her to town to buy a new outfit.

Webstad said she remembers picking out a bright new orange t-shirt, only to have it striped off and taken when she arrived at the school.

It was like I didnt matter, she said, adding that over time her grand-mother also became

cold and unaffectionate, detaching herself from Webstad following the separations.

That experience set the stage for a lot of my life.

At 12, Webstad said she became preg-nant, and at 13.8 years old had her son. Throughout her life she said she chose abusive, alcoholic partners and

sees how her lifes expe-riences have negatively impacted her son and her young grandson.

My son is strug-gling because he had me for a mother, a teary Webstad said of the multi-generational affects of the residential school experience.

Two other panel members, Grand Chief Edward John and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, flanked Webstad at the conference and spoke of their experiences and their hopes for the future.

The thing we have to understand in this country is were all in this together, said Grand Chief Steward Phillip, who said he was a victim of the six-ties scoop, a time in Canadian history where an unusually high num-ber of aboriginal chil-dren were taken out of their homes and either

fostered or adopted into middle or upper class white families.

Not having my lan-guage and drumming left an enormous hole in my heart and soul ... it was one of the cruelest policies and practices of government.

Phillip said his father eventually found his son as a young adult work-ing at a lumber mill in Quesnel and he was reunited with his family in the Okanagan.

He believes educa-tion surrounding those dark times in Canadian history is the key to better understanding the present challenges.

High suicide, alco-holism and incarceration rates, he said, is the leg-acy of whats happened to us as Indigenous people that were dealing with in our communi-ties today, were essen-tially trying to pick up the pieces.

Grand Chief Edward John said the residen-tial schools were a small part of a bigger picture in which the Canadian government tried to rid themselves of aborigi-nals.

It was all part of the design to take our lands, our children, our language ... (and now) the languages are strug-gling, our families are struggling and we need support to get better. We need help, John said.

Chief Robbins, the man behind the move-ment, hopes non-First Nations communities will better understood where his people are coming from.

My grandmother remembers a cattle truck coming to get all the children and take them to the Mission. Can you imagine what those communities were like without children, he said, adding he suspects 90 per cent of the areas First Nations were nega-tively impacted by the Mission school.

Parents lost the skills to be parents.

Chief Phillip added he would like to see that abysmal relation-ship that exists between First Nations and non-First Nations move for-ward into one restored from the magic and energy of healing.

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Project eventsThe Planning

Committee for the St. Josephs Mission Residential School C o m m e m o r a t i o n Project announced a series of events and ini-tiatives in the coming days and weeks to com-memorate and create awareness and recogni-tion of the residential school experience in the Cariboo. The project aims to encourage, sup-port and engage in a shared First Nations and non-First Nations dia-logue on how to achieve reconciliation in the Cariboo region.

The public is wel-come at all of the upcoming events.

May 13-19 - Private Truth and Reconciliation Commission individ-ual statement gather-ing Thompson Rivers University

May 16-17 - C o m m e m o r a t i o n

Conference and Town Hall on Reconciliation with Truth and

R e c o n c i l i a t i o n Commission Gymnasium at TRU campus (8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.)

May 16 - Monument unveiling ceremony former St. Josephs Mission Site (11 a.m. 12 p.m.) May 17 -Monument unveiling ceremony Boitanio Park (11 a.m. 12 p.m.)

May 18 - Truth and Reconciliation public testimony gathering Gymnasium at TRU (8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.)

May 18-19 - Former Residential School stu-dent reunion - Williams Lake First Nation PowWow Arbor (rain location Sugarcane Gymnasium) (all day Saturday, Local bands Saturday evening, Sunday morning to mid-afternoon)

Angie Mindus photoSchool District 27 Professional Development Day sees teachers and district staff attend the beginning of the St. Josephs Mission Residential School Commemorative Project, which is aimed at promoting healing and understanding between cultures.


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The Cariboo Festival will be wrap-ping up this weekend with its annual Honour's Performances.

The concert will highlight the best of the best, with about 35 per-formances by award winners and provincial representatives expected to take place in the fields of band

and instrumental, speech arts, piano and vocal.

The concert gets underway at 7 p.m. at the Cariboo Bethel Church. Admission is by donation with par-tial proceeds going toward cancer charities.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Robyn ChambersCariboo Advisor

The Williams Lake Studio Theatre hopes for a full house when their final production of the season hits the stage this week.

The theatre troupe will perform the com-edy/drama, Over the River and Through the Woods, written by Joe DiPietro.

DiPietros work is no stranger to local audiences; the group brought one of his more famous pieces to the stage, I Love You. Youre Perfect. Now Change., three years ago.

Show director Tony Savile chose this play because it was funny but touching.

Over the River and Through the Woods fea-

tures six actors and is set in New Jersey. It centres on an Italian-American family threatened by the impending break-up of their extended family unit. The parents have already departed to Florida to live out their retirement years. The granddaughter has moved to San Diego and now grandson, Nick, who has spent every Sunday since childhood having din-ner with his grandpar-ents, has been offered a dream job in Seattle. In desperation Nicks grandparents hatch a plan complete with a gorgeous singleton as bait to convince him to stay.

Generational dif-ferences abound as the grandparents can not

comprehend the moti-vations of youth and vice versa.

As he (Nick) puts it they live by the three Fs faith, family and food, says Savile.

The play will be taken to the zone fes-tival competition in May and could win a spot at the Mainstage theatre production in Kamloops in July.

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Robyn Chambers photoSeerat Gidda and her mother Ranie Gidda take part in the feast dur-ing Saturday Vaisahki celebrations at the Guru Nanak Temple.

Robyn ChambersCariboo Advisor

The Guru Nanak Temple was awash in colour and festivities this past weekend as local Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi.

Vaisakhi is signifi-cant explains Gurbux Saini, temple president. It honours the Tenth Guru Gobind Singhs baptism of the Five Sikhs (Beloved Ones) and also marks the har-vest season.

Singh anointed the Sikhs, says Saini, to instil the ideals of com-passion, equality and respect in society.

He wanted to create a community that was compassionate; a com-munity that recognized

that everybody is born equal and everyone should have the free-dom of religion whether you are Sikh, Muslin, Christian or Hindu. We need to tolerate each other, Saini says.

Vaisakhi is the largest celebration held at the local temple. It includes the complete recitation of the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib Gee feasts, flag rais-ing, hymn singing and awarding of the siropa the highest honour given in Sikh faith to members of the com-munity.

Saini says the Sikh population in the com-munity has fluctuated through the years. When the temple was

opened 39 years ago it was small. It grew in the 1980s and has since been on the decline as people have moved away.

There is a small community left but we are a very close commu-nity, he says.

Saini invites commu-nity members to visit the temple for Sunday services and lunch not-ing it is open to every-body.

People from any faith are most welcome, he says. We need to treat every human being regardless of race, cul-ture, and background with respect and equal-ity and give them the freedom to choose the religion they believe.

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Along with a few other intrusions, a recent birthday forced me to consider some-thing I would rather avoid. But I couldnt get away from it. The topic of longevity stalked me like a ter-rorist.

First, there was my uncles friend - at 106 she still drives to visit the residents of the old folks home. Then, there was a patient I had in 1972 who was born in 1865, at the end of the US Civil War. But yester-days email topped it off - the Forks Over

Knives e-zine opened to a face I knew - that of my 98-year-old for-mer boss!

It was Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, the car-diac surgeon himself!

Funny - I thought he was old 40 years ago! But reading on, I found he had recently retired (at age 94) to climb on his roof, build fences and prune trees! Like all oldies, he always had his own formula for long life, and had proclaimed those wit-ticisms in the operating room many years ago. While I monitored the patients vital signs, he scooped cholesterol plugs out of arteries, sewed leg-vein bypasses onto quivering hearts, and spouted health quips. His favourites? I never eat an egg that

can look me in the face. And, I refuse to commit suicide with a fork.

Without looking elsewhere, we have our own terrors - heart disease, stroke, diabe-tes, cancer and other predators. But we are certainly not helpless. While bombers prey on the unknowing, we arent defenseless when it comes to health. And if we choose to improve our health, it is the pro-ductive middle years that are lengthened 10 years or more, not the declining ones.

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changes, but major trends have been con-sistent for quite some time. This quote arrived the day of Boston Marathon Bombing: . . . people who con-sume a Western-type diet, including a high intake of red and pro-cessed meats, whole dairy products, and fried foods, are more likely to die prema-turely and to suffer from various chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, can-cer, and mental health disorders, compared with people who avoid such dietary patterns.

(Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine)

For decades we have chattered about food groups, pyramids, and balance in nutrition. But healthy trends are unmistakable, even in a cow town. In our attempts to avoid refined foods, have we forgotten that the nutrients in animal products originated in grains and greens?

Terrorists we are not, but are we inno-cent? Very few of us would intentionally take someones life. But North American

health statistics reveal that perhaps 2/3 of us die too soon from self-inflicted, nutrition-related disease. We are our own victims, and frankly, danger threat-ens us more from with-in than without.

With a little care we can postpone detonat-ing the time bomb of ill health. Perhaps I will start with a garden - the activity, relaxation, and sunshine are bonuses, and fresh food can help protect me from those terrors I bring upon myself - with a fork. [email protected].

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Area First Nations communities still hurting from the resi-dential school experi-ence have extended an olive branch out to the white community last week -- lets hope we all have the cour-age and kindness to take it.

T h e S t . Josephs Mission Residential School C o m m e m o r a t i v e Project was the vision of Chief Fred Robbins, but it certainty wasnt his first goal in life.

As a young adult Robbins set out to become a heavy duty mechanic. That seem-ingly simple task ended up being the catalyst for his politi-cal career when racism prevented him from getting an apprentice-ship.

Because of the colour of my skin, no one would even interview me. I felt really discriminated against and I wanted to change that.

Instead of becom-ing bitter, Robbins said he set out to end the stereotypical thinking of a lot of non-First Nations people and began his career in politics, becoming the youngest councillor ever at his community of Esketemc.

Since then Robbins has served as a coun-cillor and chief and is now venturing into the spotlight as the man behind the Mission Project.

The soul purpose of this project is to help First Nations heal the hurts brought upon them by the residential

school system. Part of that healing includes a request for the non-First Nations com-munities to listen and acknowledge those hurts and to move for-ward together.

The public will be given many opportu-nities over the coming weeks to hear those stories firsthand and the time certainly seems right for change.

This movement would not have been possible without the support of our more progressive non-aboriginal community leaders who have wel-comed it with open arms such as Mayor Kerry Cook, School District 27 trustees, superintendent Mark Thiessen and CRD chair Al Richmond.

Thiessen said Chief

Robbins taught him a lot about what hap-pened in my own backyard while the two men were carpool-ing to an out-of-town soccer game years before.

Thiessen called the experience a human tragedy and urged teachers and leaders attending a confer-ence on the subject last week to embrace Robbins vision that we are all neighbours.

He warned that our school district will not move forward if we dont.

So please, use this time and opportunity to reach out to one another. There certain-ly are a lot of people on both sides of the fence who could ben-efit from some truth and reconciliation.

Reconciling with the past for the sake of the future

Angie Mindus photoRedstone elder Annie Stump enjoys the Tri-Nation Powwow at the Nenqayni Wellness Centre Saturday afternoon.

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Hockey commentator Don Cherry found himself the topic of conversation yet again after the controversial broadcaster made comments that female reporters have no place in the locker room Saturday on his Coachs Corner segment.

Cherry voiced his opin-ion while discussing Chicago Blackhawks defenceman

Duncan Keith, who gave what some considered a sexist post-game putdown to a female radio reporter in Vancouver.

Keith has since apologized, but Cherry said he didnt believe the female reporter should have been allowed in the dressing room in the first place.

Cherrys boss, the CBC, responded to the controversy by

saying Don Cherry doesnt speak for the CBC, that his opinions are his own.

Cherrys sidekick Ron MacLean disagreed with him, as did about half the nation. The other half though, agreed.

One thing is for certain, Cherry isnt afraid to give his opinion and theres nothing wrong with that.

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Reminder to resi-dents to apply for bou-levard parking spots

In order to ensure that vehicles are not illegally parked on City boulevards, the City will focus on enforce-ment of the 2011 Boulevard Parking Traffic Control Bylaw, which prohibits bou-levard parking in resi-dential zones without an approved boulevard parking spot approved by the City.

Vehicles parked on City boulevards can impede safe snow removal, obstruct clear sight lines for motorists

and cyclists, and can be a factor in unsightly properties. Residents are reminded that vehi-cles parked illegally on the boulevard could be subjected to fines and/or towed.

To apply for an approved boulevard parking area, residents must submit a Request For Boulevard Parking form to the General Manager of Planning and Operations. The

parking area must meet all criteria set out in the bylaw:

1. Parking spot must be delineated (must have a clear border)

2. Parking spot must be surfaced either by paving (preferred), crush, or with grind-ings (available from the City at a low cost)

3. Parking spot must be connected to drive-way

4. Homeowner can

request a curb drop however this cost will be borne by the home-owner

5. Plans for parking spots must be approved by the General Manager of Planning and Operations (GMPO) BEFORE construction takes place

6. Parking spot must be clearly marked in the winter months for easy identification by snow removal crews

7. All passenger vehicles parked within boulevard parking spots must be licensed and insured

8. No recreational vehicles, trailers, or storage of any kind

9. Vehicle must not exceed size of allotted area both in width and length

10. Deadline for markers: October 31 of any given year to correspond with begin-ning of snow removal season.

For Request For Boulevard Parking forms or more informa-tion, contact the City at 250-392-2311.

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When I was a young pup and had settled into B.C. I heard a lot a about Bill Bennett Sr, then the Social Credit party head hon-cho and Premier of the Province. W.A.C. Bennett was certainly controversial (arent all politicians) ... on one occasion while on TV he labelled those who disagreed with his politics as Bad British Columbians.

Nobody seemed to like him, nobody seemed to like the party. They called him wacky. There was an election coming up ... Bennett from Kelowna looked like he was doomed. Nobody like him or his politics. Even Flying Phil Gaglardi from Kamloops was thought to be amongst the los-ers. Election evening, surprise, many who had thought the foxy

old politician was going down Okanagan Lake like Ogopogo. After all votes were counted, amazing Wacky pulled another one out of the bag. How did a guy who was so dis-liked, keep getting into power?

While it does not seem likely now, according to the pun-dits, that Ms Clark will win again ... they kept saying the same thing about W.A. C. Bennett.

Politics were not

boring in Wackys day and they are not dull during Christy Clarks time in this power either. Our election seems to get more national coverage than most provinces. We do have some very outgo-ing and colourful indi-viduals who have tried sucking on the politi-cal lollipop and created some interesting head-lines in the media.

It is an interesting theatre, this political scene in B.C., espe-cially close to Election Day.

We have had some forums in the Cariboo Chilcotin and the Council of Canadians, Williams Lake Chapter, held a forum that was attended by less than fifty people. If you take the number of support-ers for all sides that showed up, that doesnt leave much room for

those who do not have a political allegiance and came just to hear the candidate and maybe get some ques-tions answered.

I certainly hope that low turnout is not a harbinger of things to come on election day, another low turnout. We need interest, we need people to get out an vote. Only you can do that!

The Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce All Candidates forum at the Tourism Discovery Centre tonight from 6-8, is a meet and greet format. This gives those in Cariboo Chilcotin and Cariboo North ridings an opportunity to come and press the flesh with the candi-dates. Each candidate will have only a few minutes to speak, which is just about as

long as we need to hear basically the same ver-biage from each candi-date, elect me I will do great things for you and work really hard for all constituents, they all will say. Ask them per-sonal questions regard-ing our own ridings, ask them what they are going to do regarding New Prosperity ... it came up on CKNW all candidate leaders forum, so it has become a provincial issue.

The all candidate leaders forum broad-cast provincially last night was an interest-ing affair and while I dont think anybody really won, I did believe the night belonged to Christy Clark.

The only think all of the party leaders seemed to agree upon, was that the prov-ince should legalize or decriminalize pot.SEfWb3ZWSVSEfWb3ZWSV a a :,//,$06/$.(%5,7,6+&2/80%,$&$1$'$:,//,$06/$.(%5,7,6+&2/80%,$&$1$'$

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Editor: We are in the midst of a Provincial Election.

Four years ago there was a lot of debate about the proposed Prosperity Mine at Fish Lake. Since then, the Federal Government in Ottawa rejected the mine's application. They said "NO" to Prosperity Mine. It did not meet environmen-tal standards or address the aboriginal concerns. Why is this, once again, an election issue? I don't understand. The Federal Government said "NO" to Prosperity Mine. There are a lot of issues that could be debated that are under the control of the Provincial Government. It is time to move on. I want to hear the candidates talk about issues such as unemployment, forestry, healthcare, education, tourism etc.

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Every spring indi-viduals celebrate their mothers on Mother's Day. It has evolved from a day to honor mothers to one that recognizes all special women. Therefore, if there is a woman in one's life who isn't a biological mother -- but special nonetheless -- Mother's Day can be a time to tell her how much she is appreci-ated.

There are many rea-sons a person may want to honor a woman that is not his or her moth-er. Perhaps the per-son's own mother has passed away or is not prominent in this indi-

vidual's life. Maybe there is a grandmother or aunt with whom

one is especially close. There may be a teach-er or mentor that has touched the life of a person in a special way.

Although Mother's Day is built around giving thanks to Mom, it's certainly accept-able to thank women in addition to dear old Mom. Furthermore, one needn't wait until a specific day in May to honor a notable woman. This can be done all year long with certain gestures and sentiments.

For those who are celebrating all women on Mother's Day, here are some ways to set the day apart.

Create a hand-made card with per-sonalized sentiments that reflect the unique relationship with this special woman. This can mean more than a prepurchased card that may not offer the right words.

Find out her interests and spend a day doing entirely

what she wants to do. It doesn't necessarily have to take place on Mother's Day. A trip to a museum or a day at the park -- whatever it may be -- can be a nice outing.

Treat her to a spe-cial dinner. Ask about favorite foods and cre-ate a meal at home. If dining out is a must, choose a day other than Mother's Day to avoid the crowds and have intimate moments with just the two of you, especially if you are also honor-ing your own mother on Mother's Day.

Find something you both enjoy and then go and do that. Maybe you met up due to a hobby or inter-est. Remember the first day you met and reminisce by heading to that place for a cel-ebration.

Have an extended family fiesta. Host a Mother's Day party at home and single out all the special women in attendance. Serve cocktails and enjoy the time spent together.

Mother's Day is a special time of the year to honor not only a person's mom but also any other notable woman in his or her life. The holiday can be customized any way a person sees fit.

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Angie Mindus photoTanner Hooper of 100 Mile's 100-Miles-Per-Hour baseball team pitches one in during a game with Williams Lake players Saturday in Kiwanis Park.

Angie Mindus photoWilliams Lake Grade 11 student Tiffany Boston and Cold Lake Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation member Cheyanna Kootenhayoo film a Truth and Reconciliation conference at WLSS Friday. Kootenhayoo was in town mentoring youth, and helping them film a short documentary on reconciliation in relation to the history of residential schools and what it looks like to students in the local high schools.

Angie Mindus photoJon Herrick competes in the 20th annual Williams Lake Team Cattle Penning Challenge Saturday at the Stampede Grounds.

Angie Mindus photoOne-year-old Nalia Greenidge enjoys her new found freedom of walk-ing on her own recently at Kiwanis Park, with her par-ents Colin and Cenesse following close behind. The family, originally from the South American coun-try of Guyana, moved here from Manitoba last fall to work at Gibraltar Mines.

Angie Mindus photoRobin Dieck intro-duces his 10-month-old son Mason to the joys of soccer while his older sis-ter attends her first practice last Wednesday. Soccer season has officially kicked off in the lake-city, with hundreds of families meeting on the school fields to enjoy the game.


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Did You Know? Property crime has decreased by 50% since 2008, and 20% since last year. Overall, property crime has declined 56% since the rst quarter of 2008, including an 87% drop in vehicle theft, and a 71% decrease in robberies. Since 2012, theft of vehicle has dropped 71%, and robberies have declined by 50%. The 20% drop in overall property crime exceeds the E Division goal of 10% this year.

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The Planning Committee for the St. Josephs Mission Residential School Commemoration Project held a news conference last week to announce a series of events to commemorate and create awareness and recognition of the residential school experience in the Cariboo. For more information, visit the commemoration project online at SJMcommemorationevents.com. For referrals to key individuals, please call 1-250-243-2261 (Cariboo) or 1-604-787-8638 (Vancouver) or email: [email protected].

The City of Williams Lake requires contractors and equipment for the 2013 construction season. Consideration for employment will be given to contractors with civil construction and underground utility experience. If you are a contractor and are interested in employment opportunities with the City, you may fax your company information including a list of your equipment and quali cations to 250-392-5096.Equipment charge out rates will be based on the 2012-2013 Equipment Rental Rate Guide (Blue Book) which is published annually by the BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association. Contractors who are interested in registering with the City will be required to take out a contract agreement, for further details on how you can register please contact the City of Williams Lake Municipal Services Department @ 250-392-2311.

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A unique Samoan gospel quartet Keepers of the Faith will be in Williams Lake May 2-11, 7 PM nightly at the Cariboo Central Seventh-day Adventist church at 26 Woodland Dr. For those who enjoy great gospel music combined with inspiring Bible study these meetings will be a major blessing. Everyone is welcome.

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We are very for-tunate to have this unique Samoan gospel quartet in Williams Lake for this ten day inspiring revival series entitled, Victory in Jesus, says Cameron Johnston, pastor of the Cariboo Central SDA

Church. Keepers of the Faith will nightly present a mini-gospel concert and Bible study. On their last night, Saturday May 11 they will have a major gospel concert. Everyone in our com-munity is invited to come to any or all of the meetings and enjoy a time of spiritual revival.

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questions about the reality of God? These men have experienced some of the worst of life and because of poor choices all of them have spent some time behind bars. They know personally the redeeming power of the gospel. When you meet them and through their music and testi-mony everyone will see that they demonstrate

a real experience with God. Their music will inspire and challenge you. Their Biblical messages will answer some of your deepest spiritual questions and assist you with your walk with God or help you find your way to a friendship with Jesus.

The Keepers of the Faith Quartet started in 2003 with a group of brothers who are origi-

nally from the Pacific Islands of Hawaii. Since then God has taken this ministry to places across the USA and Canada, beyond the wildest dreams of the group. They are returning to Williams Lake where in May, 2012 they did a week-end of gospel music.

Each night either the local New Journey Gospel Band with

Norm Johnson and the Cariboo Adventist Academy Praise Band will be open-ing for Keepers of the Faith. It all begins this Thursday, May 2, 7 PM at the Cariboo Central SDA Church, 26 Woodland Dr. For info call 250-392-1905 or to hear a sample of their music go online at: www.silverhillson-theroad.com/keepers

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In the 40th Provincial General Election, British Columbias voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

BC Has More Ways to VoteAll voters can:

Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca

Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Identification Rules for VotingVoters must prove their identity and current residential address to get a ballot or register to vote at the time of voting. Any one of the following pieces of identification is acceptable:

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If you dont have any of the above, bring two documents that together prove your identity and current residential address. A complete list of acceptable identification is available from Elections BC.

Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or by a direct family member, or by someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

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Donna-Marie CyrEach summer, the

Cariboo Kennel Club practices fun agility on Tuesday nights at their Training Diamond in the Stampede grounds.

Dog Agility was first started at the Crufts Dog Show in England and was fashioned after the horses Steeple Chases. It migrated across the ocean and is now the most popular sport in North America including hockey and baseball!

The Cariboo Kennel Club empha-sizes the enjoyment of the sport for both the handler and the dog,

although there may be some competition, it is friendly and everyone keeps laughing.

Agility is a great form of exercise for both the dog and the human (you have to run to keep up with your dog). It is a stress free activity that strengthens the bond between you and your best friend, as well as instilling a few lessons.

Starting on May 7, the Cariboo Kennel Club will be offer-ing agility lessons on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at their training dia-mond at the Stampede Grounds. These classes

are open for anyone and their dog, as long as the dog is over one year of age and has basic obedience (comes when called). Bring a hungry dog, buckle col-lar and small, soft treats (for the dog).

The Cariboo Kennel Club also has ongoing classes open to the pub-lic:

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Dr. Judy Bannerman runs her dog through an agility course. Starting on May 7, the Cariboo Kennel Club will be offering dog agility lessons again on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at their training diamond at the Stampede Grounds. Anyone who is interested is invited to stop by.


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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Cariboo-Chilcotin for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Cariboo-Chilcotin Electoral DistrictCandidates Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Donna BarnettBC Liberal Party

George Carruthers623 Hodgson Rd, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3P8

Dustin Victor PriceGreen Party of BC

Kaleigh BullerwellPO Box 2227, 100 Mile House, BC, V0K 2E0

Charlie WyseBC NDP

William RobertsonPO Box 494, 100 Mile House, BC, V0K 2E0

Gary YoungIndependent

David Stanley6725 Fawn Creek Rd RR 3, Lone Butte, BC, V0K 1X3

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

100 Mile Elem School145 Birch Ave, 100 Mile House, BC

108 Mile Ranch Comm Hall4924 Telqua Dr, 108 Mile Ranch, BC

Alexis Creek Comm Hall2620 Stum Lake Rd, Alexis Creek, BC

Anaham Band School1000 Anaham Reserve Rd, Alexis Creek, BC

Anahim Lake Courthouse22541 20 Hwy, Anahim Lake, BC

Bonner ResidenceFletcher Lake Rd, Big Creek, BC

Canim Lake Band Office45 Canim Hendrix Lake Rd, Canim Lake, BC

Canim Lake Store7296 Canim Lake South Rd, Canim Lake, BC

Cariboo Memorial Complex525 Proctor St, Williams Lake, BC

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H e a t h e r Wolfear of Lac La Hache performs a fast moving Fancy Dance during the Tr i - na t i ons H o n o r i n g H o l i s t i c H e a l i n g G a t h e r i n g and Powwow held at the N e n q a y n i W e l l n e s s C e n t r e Saturday.

Angie Mindus photoToosey resident Dakota Diablo, 12, performs a Men's Traditional Dance at the Tri-nation Powwow last weekend at Nenqayni Wellness Centre. Diablo is Tsilqhot'in, Sioux and Stat'lem First Nations. The event included the unveiling of a monument honoring residental school survivors and their families, as part of the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School Commerative Project.


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Bicycle Safety will be the theme for the Bicycle Rodeo on Saturday, May 4th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Canadian Tire Parking Lot.

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Angie Mindus photosBikers ride what they still can as they anxiously await the completion of a makeover at the Boitanio Bike Park. Work is expected to wrap up in time for the Peel Out bike festival on the May long weekend.

Angie Mindus photoQuinten Larson, 16, takes a jump on the pump track, one of the only ones that will be left unchanged as the popular bike park at Boitanio Park undergoes an extensive facelift.Tyler Keep at work at the bike park.

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The Boitanio Bike Park is in the throws of a major facelift.

Just a few years old, the popular park is undergoing a redesign which will make it the envy of any commu-nity -- with table tops, gaps, burms and several new lines.

Its going to be a different, more progressive park, said park director and local biker Tyler Keep.

A logger by trade, Keep, 23, helped design the fresh look, and is also vol-unteering his time on the ground to make it happen.

From start to finish, the makeover will take almost three weeks (workers are about half way through now) and require the work of two excavators, one cat, a bobcat and a backhoe.

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The park will be done in time for the annual Peel Out Mountain Biking Festival, set to take place on the local trails and park May long weekend.

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