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Keith McNeill

The initial results are in and John Harwood has been re-elected as mayor of Clearwater for another four years.

During local gov-ernment elections held Nov. 15, he defeated challenger Jon Kreke by 481 votes to 294.

“I’ve let myself in for four more years of work,” Harwood said after the vote.

Nevertheless, the win left him excited and optimistic, he said.

A priority dur-ing the coming four years will be making the community more friendly for seniors.

This will include providing more and better services for the aging demographic and keeping taxes rea-sonable.

Those on fixed incomes are already facing increases in their electricity and propane bills, he pointed out.

Premier Christy Clark has set up a committee to look at rural issues, Harwood noted.

One improvement he would like to see from the provincial government would be a change in tax struc-ture that would give a rebate to rural or iso-lated communities.

Harwood has been District of Clearwater’s mayor since incorporation seven years ago.

Challenger Jon Kreke has been a member of town council for the past three years.

Elected to town council were Ken Kjenstad with 679

votes, Shelley Sim with 667, Merlin Blackwell with 598, Gord Heisterman with 545, Dennis Greffard with 533 and Barry Banford with 505.

All except Greffard were incumbent coun-cil members.

Not elected to town council was the mayor’s wife, Melanie Harwood, who received 412 votes.

A total of 781 votes were cast out of an estimated 1,300 eli-gible voters in District of Clearwater, for a voter turnout of 60 per cent.

The voter turnout was down by 80 from the last local elections held three years ago.

Harwood re-elected mayor

The color party stands at atten-tion during Remembrance Day ceremonies held in Clearwater on Nov. 11. Holding the flags are (l-r) Dennis Freeston, Ray Rosoman and Bob Freeston.

Right: First year Girl Guide Katrina Brcko places a wreath for the lo-cal Guiding movement during the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Reg Small Park. For more photos, see page A9 inside.Photos by Keith McNeill

John Harwood

Left: (L-r) Owen and Rose Thon look on as Alice Ramsauer cast her ballots for Clearwa-ter mayor and council during local government elections on Saturday, Nov. 15. At 60 per cent, voter turnout was good, although down slightly from the previous local election. For more about the elections, see pages A2 and A3 inside.Photo by Keith McNeill

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VANCOUVER/CNW/ - Yellowhead Mining Inc. announced on Nov. 11 that it has submitted its application for an environmental assessment certificate for its Harper Creek project to the BC Environmental Assessment Office in accordance with the provisions of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act.

The EA application was also submitted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, as the EA application constitutes an environmental impact assessment ("EIS") under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

"The submission by Yellowhead of the EA application/EIS for the Harper Creek project to the BC EAO/CEA Agency marks the end of a 10 month process to completely update, restructure and rewrite the EA application/EIS, and repre-sents another milestone in the development of Harper Creek" noted Frank D. Wheatley, CEO of Yellowhead.

"The EA application/EIS reflects our efforts over the past year to incorporate a series of design improvements, with a particular focus on waste and water management, to further reduce and mitigate the potential environmental impacts resulting from the development of Harper Creek" continued Wheatley.

With the submission of the EA application to the BC EAO, the 30-day screening period to ensure that the EA application is complete, has now commenced. Once the EA applica-tion has been screened and accepted by BC Environmental Assessment Office, BC EAO has a 180-day period to complete its review, with the involvement of a Working Group, including representatives of First Nations, local govern-ments and other government agencies. The BC EAO then will prepare an assessment report for

a decision by the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Energy and Mines on granting an environmental assessment certificate for the Harper Creek project. In coordination with the British Columbia provincial permitting process, CEA Agency will review the EIS.

In April 2013, the company submitted its orig-inal application for an environmental assessment certificate for the project to BC EAO. In May 2013, BC EAO identified a number of deficien-cies with, and provided a number of comments on, the original application, and requested that the company address such deficiencies and com-ments.

Yellowhead believes the EA application sub-mitted to the BC EAO last week addresses all of those comments and deficiencies.

About the Harper Creek ProjectHarper Creek is a proposed 70,000 tonnes-

per-day open pit copper mine with a 28 year mine life, located in the Thompson-Nicola region of British Columbia near Vavenby. Harper Creek has a four year development period, with the ini-tial two years focused on environmental and con-struction permitting, and the second two years dedicated to construction. Harper Creek would provide up to 660 jobs during construction and up to 450 permanent jobs during operations.

About Yellowhead Mining Inc.Yellowhead Mining Inc. is a development

stage company with a 100 per cent interest in the Harper Creek project. The proposed Harper Creek mine would be a large scale, long life, low cost open pit copper mine.

For more information on Yellowhead and the Harper Creek project, visit Yellowhead's website at www.yellowheadmining.com.

Keith McNeill

Clearwater resident Shelley Sim won the North Thompson seat on the School District 73 board during last Saturday's local elections, defeating Willow MacDonald of Blue River.

Preliminary results show Sim received 653 votes to MacDonald's 295.

Sim is taking the place of John Harwood, the longtime school trustee for the Clearwater-Blue River area. Harwood announced several months ago that, while he intended to seek another term as mayor, he did not plan

to run again for school board.

“With the new chal-lenge of being elected school trustee, I am excited to work to enhance the opportuni-ties for our children and

the classroom as well as addressing immediate needs within the schools,” Sim said. “Our economic vitality is tied closely to education. The voice of rural will be heard loud and clear in Kamloops.”

The newly elected trustee added that what she meant by economic vitality

is that when people look at a commu-nity as a place to live or to invest, an important factor they look at is schools. They assess how their kids will do and whether or not it will be a good place to educate their children.

“If they don't have confidence in the school and the extracurricular offer-ings as well as the innovation within the classroom, they won't make the move or just the primary income earner will move and their family would live else-where,” Sim said. “We need to ensure

academic excellence, commitment to ensuring that our students are receiving the support that they need and identify-ing skills that kids will need for their future. We need to promote the suc-cesses of our schools, to talk about the amazing skills that the kids have and the opportunities available to them.”

Sim has been a District of Clearwater town councillor for the past three years. She was re-elected to another term on town council on Saturday as well as to the school board.

Her challenger for the school trustee position, Willow MacDonald, has been Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Thompson Headwaters (Area B) for the past three years. Although she was unsuccessful in her school board bid, MacDonald was re-elected as TNRD director on Saturday.

The North Thompson school trustee represents the Clearwater-Blue River area that was formerly School District 26 before amalgamation with Kamloops.

Rhonda Kershaw earlier was acclaimed to return as school trustee for the Barriere-Little Fort area.

Denise Harper was earlier returned by acclamation to represent the Chase area on the school board.

The Kamloops school trustees elected on Saturday were Joan Cowden, Kathleen Karpuk, Joe Small, Gerald Watson, Meghan Wade and Cara McKelvey.

Sim wins school board seat

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Keith McNeill

Carol Schaffer of Vavenby defeated incumbent Tim Pennell during last Saturday's voting to become the new Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Wells Gray

Country (Area A).Schaffer received

177 votes versus Pennell's 164.

Pennell had been Wells Gray Country director for six years. Schaffer was the Area A director in the mid-1990s.

Area A includes Blackpool, East Blackpool, Upper Clearwater, Birch Island and most of Vavenby, but not District of Clearwater.

In Thompson Headwaters (Area B), incumbent Willow MacDonald of Blue River faced down challenger Max Lentz to retain her seat at the TNRD table. The vote was 69 to 51.

MacDonald had defeated Lentz three years ago to become Area B director. A major factor in both elections appeared to be the fact that Lentz is a resident of Kamloops and not of the Avola-Blue River area.

Further south,

Barriere town coun-cillor Virginia Smith roundly defeated Bill Humphreys to become the new mayor of Barriere, with a vote of 506 to 191.

Members of the new Barriere town council are Ward Stamer, Donna Kibble, Al Fortin, Amanda Sabyan, Mike Fennell and Pat Paula.

Bill Kershaw defeated Mike Fennell to retain his position as TNRD director for Lower North Thompson (Area O), which includes Little

Fort and the area around Barriere, but not Barriere itself.

Former Kamloops mayor and news-paper editor Mel Rothenburger was elected to be the

new TNRD direc-tor for River and the Peaks (Area P), which includes the southern part of the North Thompson val-ley as well as the area around Sun Peaks.

Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week

A disciplinary hearing into the actions of Kamloops dentist Dr. Bobby Rishiraj — who is being investigated for inappropriate use of anesthesia that led to an 18-year-old Kamloops girl with brain damage — will continue in January.

After three days of hearings in Vancouver last week, a panel of the discipline committee of the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. will reconvene on Jan. 26, with hearings scheduled to run until Jan. 30.

Last week, the panel heard of the case that left the teenager brain-dam-aged, one of 23 instances cited when deep-sedation or general-anesthetic services were done at the Kamloops Oral Surgery Implant Centre.

The hearing heard the teen, who was having four wisdom teeth removed, went into cardiac arrest during the procedure. When para-medics arrived about five minutes later, there was a period of pulse-less activity.

The teen was in Royal Inland Hospital for months and is now per-manently brain-damaged.

The 23 incidents cited run from Oct. 4, 2012, to Nov. 7, 2012.

Anita Wilks, senior manager of communications for the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., said Rishiraj “has changed his practice to ensure the safety of the public and

the College is confident no other patients are at risk.”

Jerome Marburg, registrar and CEO of the College, said that, after the Nov. 7 incident with the teen, the college inspected the clinic and Rishiraj made changes, including employing additional medical staff.

The College is holding the hear-ing into allegations Rishiraj broke the professional body’s bylaws by:

• using the anesthetic procedures, although the clinic and Rishiraj him-self were not approved to do so;

• failing to recognize the cardiac arrest in a timely way and, as a result, resuscitative measures were delayed;

• advertising his clinic online as “an approved non-hospital and certi-fied IV facility,” when such was not true.

• not having the required training to use propofol, a sedation anesthe-sia drug that has been linked to the deaths of comedian Joan Rivers and musician Michael Jackson;

• failing to monitor adequately sedated patients during surgery.

A ruling is not expected until the spring and, if it is rendered against Rishiraj, there will be a penalty hear-ing levied afterwards.

A message on the contact phone number for Rishiraj’s office, at 474 Columbia St., said it is closed until Monday, Nov. 17.

Rishiraj grew up in Vavenby and for a short time practised dentistry in Clearwater.

Harwoods cast their votesClearwater mayor John Harwood and his wife, Melanie, leave the polling station at Dutch Lake Community Centre after casting their ballots during last Saturday's local elections. John Harwod was successful in retaining his posi-tion as mayor but Melanie Harwood did not succeed in her effort to become a town councillor. Photo by Keith McNeill

Disciplinary hearing for dentist to resume in January

Carol Schaffer takes over in Wells Gray Country

Carol Schaffer

Willow MacDonald


VANCOUVER/CNW/ - Yellowhead Mining Inc. announced on Nov. 11 that it has submitted its application for an environmental assessment certificate for its Harper Creek project to the BC Environmental Assessment Office in accordance with the provisions of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act.

The EA application was also submitted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, as the EA application constitutes an environmental impact assessment ("EIS") under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

"The submission by Yellowhead of the EA application/EIS for the Harper Creek project to the BC EAO/CEA Agency marks the end of a 10 month process to completely update, restructure and rewrite the EA application/EIS, and repre-sents another milestone in the development of Harper Creek" noted Frank D. Wheatley, CEO of Yellowhead.

"The EA application/EIS reflects our efforts over the past year to incorporate a series of design improvements, with a particular focus on waste and water management, to further reduce and mitigate the potential environmental impacts resulting from the development of Harper Creek" continued Wheatley.

With the submission of the EA application to the BC EAO, the 30-day screening period to ensure that the EA application is complete, has now commenced. Once the EA applica-tion has been screened and accepted by BC Environmental Assessment Office, BC EAO has a 180-day period to complete its review, with the involvement of a Working Group, including representatives of First Nations, local govern-ments and other government agencies. The BC EAO then will prepare an assessment report for

a decision by the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Energy and Mines on granting an environmental assessment certificate for the Harper Creek project. In coordination with the British Columbia provincial permitting process, CEA Agency will review the EIS.

In April 2013, the company submitted its orig-inal application for an environmental assessment certificate for the project to BC EAO. In May 2013, BC EAO identified a number of deficien-cies with, and provided a number of comments on, the original application, and requested that the company address such deficiencies and com-ments.

Yellowhead believes the EA application sub-mitted to the BC EAO last week addresses all of those comments and deficiencies.

About the Harper Creek ProjectHarper Creek is a proposed 70,000 tonnes-

per-day open pit copper mine with a 28 year mine life, located in the Thompson-Nicola region of British Columbia near Vavenby. Harper Creek has a four year development period, with the ini-tial two years focused on environmental and con-struction permitting, and the second two years dedicated to construction. Harper Creek would provide up to 660 jobs during construction and up to 450 permanent jobs during operations.

About Yellowhead Mining Inc.Yellowhead Mining Inc. is a development

stage company with a 100 per cent interest in the Harper Creek project. The proposed Harper Creek mine would be a large scale, long life, low cost open pit copper mine.

For more information on Yellowhead and the Harper Creek project, visit Yellowhead's website at www.yellowheadmining.com.

Keith McNeill

Clearwater resident Shelley Sim won the North Thompson seat on the School District 73 board during last Saturday's local elections, defeating Willow MacDonald of Blue River.

Preliminary results show Sim received 653 votes to MacDonald's 295.

Sim is taking the place of John Harwood, the longtime school trustee for the Clearwater-Blue River area. Harwood announced several months ago that, while he intended to seek another term as mayor, he did not plan

to run again for school board.

“With the new chal-lenge of being elected school trustee, I am excited to work to enhance the opportuni-ties for our children and

the classroom as well as addressing immediate needs within the schools,” Sim said. “Our economic vitality is tied closely to education. The voice of rural will be heard loud and clear in Kamloops.”

The newly elected trustee added that what she meant by economic vitality

is that when people look at a commu-nity as a place to live or to invest, an important factor they look at is schools. They assess how their kids will do and whether or not it will be a good place to educate their children.

“If they don't have confidence in the school and the extracurricular offer-ings as well as the innovation within the classroom, they won't make the move or just the primary income earner will move and their family would live else-where,” Sim said. “We need to ensure

academic excellence, commitment to ensuring that our students are receiving the support that they need and identify-ing skills that kids will need for their future. We need to promote the suc-cesses of our schools, to talk about the amazing skills that the kids have and the opportunities available to them.”

Sim has been a District of Clearwater town councillor for the past three years. She was re-elected to another term on town council on Saturday as well as to the school board.

Her challenger for the school trustee position, Willow MacDonald, has been Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Thompson Headwaters (Area B) for the past three years. Although she was unsuccessful in her school board bid, MacDonald was re-elected as TNRD director on Saturday.

The North Thompson school trustee represents the Clearwater-Blue River area that was formerly School District 26 before amalgamation with Kamloops.

Rhonda Kershaw earlier was acclaimed to return as school trustee for the Barriere-Little Fort area.

Denise Harper was earlier returned by acclamation to represent the Chase area on the school board.

The Kamloops school trustees elected on Saturday were Joan Cowden, Kathleen Karpuk, Joe Small, Gerald Watson, Meghan Wade and Cara McKelvey.

Sim wins school board seat

Shelley Sim

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With the new challenge of being elected ... I am excited to work to enhance ... Shelley Sim

Yellowhead submits environmental application for Harper Creek project

Thanks to the Volunteer Fire Fighters who

help protect our community

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?

MEET YOUR NEW COUNCIL

Mayor John Harwood Councillor Barry Banford Councillor Merlin Blackwell Councillor Dennis Greffard Councillor Gord Heisterman Councillor Ken Kjenstad Councillor Shelley Sim

Waterline Flushing: The District’s Public Works crews will continue the Fall water main flushing program during the day over the next few weeks. You may experience a loss in pressure, cloudy and/or discoloured water, none of which are a health concern. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Age Friendly Advisory Committee: are seeking a member of the community to participate with the Advisory Committee. The Committee provides community stakeholders an opportunity to have their interests represented during the Clearwater Seniors’ Mobility Assessment and Plan in a focused and multi-interest group structure. The Committee’s role is to actively engage in ongoing communication and collaboration with community stakeholders. Members are expected to attend monthly Age Friendly Advisory Committee meetings. If you are interested, please contact Leslie Groulx, CAO at 250-674-2257 or by emailing [email protected]

Jobs and Training Information Session

Trans Mountain Expansion Project and Thompson Rivers University are pleased to invite Clearwater residents to their Jobs and Training Information Session to be held on November 20th, 2014 from 5:30pm- 7:30pm at the Dutch Lake Community Centre. This is a drop-in information session, with a short presentation at 6:30pm. Trans Mountain will not be hiring or accepting resumes at the event. If approved, construction on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project will not begin until April 2016.

Upcoming Events: December 7th – Rotary Christmas Tree Light-up – Information Centre Upcoming Meetings of Council: Public Welcome. Come and meet the new Council. December 2nd, 2014 – Inaugural meeting of new Council – 7:00pm December 16th, 2014 – Economic Development Committee of the Whole Meeting – 5:00pm December 16th, 2014 – Regular Council Meeting – 7:00pm Keep updated with what’s happening in the District on our website www.districtofclearwater.com and “Like” us on Facebook.

The offices of the District of Clearwater “Municipal Hall” and ICBC/Motor Vehicle are located at:

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Roundabout Open House The District of Clearwater will be holding a public informational open house to discuss a proposal to construct a roundabout at the existing intersection of Highway 5 and Clearwater Valley Road and Park Drive. Representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be present to explain how a roundabout works, give statistics and answer questions. The Open House will be held between 2:00pm-4:00pm and between 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday March 7th, 2012 at the Clearwater Secondary School Pit. Your input will guide our decisions. 2012-2016 Financial Plan Public Input The District of Clearwater is preparing its Five Year Financial Plan for the period of 2012-2016 and would like public input. Members of the community are encouraged to contribute input at any meeting or by dropping information at the District office or email Sheila Thiessen, Director of Finance at [email protected]. There will a public presentation of the Draft Financial Plan on April 3rd, 2012. District Grant in Aid Policy The Council of the District of Clearwater recognizes the value to the community of local clubs, groups, nonprofit organizations and charities. Applications for grants-in-aid must be made in writing addressed to the Finance and Audit Committee by April 30th, each calendar year in which the grant is required. The application shall state the reason for the request and a brief outline of the consequences if the grant is not approved. All grant applications shall declare requests that have been made to other governments/agencies the amounts applied for and the amount expected to be received. Grant in Aid forms are available at the District office. ICBC/Motor Vehicle “Insuring your teens? Make sure you have the right coverage” Did you know, ICBC offers an Excess Special Equipment endorsement? It insures permanently attached non-manufacturer's equipment worth more than $5,000, or permanently attached sound and communication equipment worth more than $1,000 for most passenger and light commercial vehicles. Historical Photos The District of Clearwater is looking for old photos depicting the Municipal Hall and other landmarks of Clearwater. Bring your old photos in and we will scan and return immediately. The best ones will be put up on the website. Items to Note

Interior Crisis Line - 1-888-353-CARE (2273). Call2Recycle box recycling batteries and cell phones at the District office

Pitch-In Canada Week – ‘Clean Sweep’ April 23-30, 2012

Upcoming Events March 7th – Roundabout Open House March 9th – Raft Mountain Skating Club – Dr. Seuss & Friends performance May 12th - Household Hazardous Waste Round up May 13th - “Free” Dump Day at Clearwater Landfill Upcoming Meetings of Council March 6th, 2012 – Parks and Recreation meeting – 5:00pm March 6th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Economic Development meeting – 5:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

What’s Happening

I would like to thank all of you for taking an interest in our community and taking time to vote. I am grateful for your support and looking forward to serving you in a respectable and responsible manner.~ Ken Kjenstad councillor

Thank You!


Aaron Wudrick

Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver had some welcome news during the release of the fall fiscal update: Canada’s federal deficit is projected to finally be eliminated next year. With a surplus now expected for 2015-16 and an election under a year away, the political battle lines have started to be drawn.

The government is promis-ing tax breaks, mainly in the form of income splitting for families, as well as direct pay-ments to families with children. The NDP is countering with an expensive new national child-care program, modelled after the failing Quebec system.

Oddly enough though, there’s one big issue – massive in fact – that doesn’t seem to be a big part of the discussion. It’s our federal debt.

You may be surprised to hear Canada’s federal debt alone (which doesn’t count any provincial or municipal debt) is currently at around $613 bil-

lion. That’s an increase of $154 billion since 2008, when the government made the unfortu-nate decision to plunge us into deficit in the name of fighting the recession. Canada’s debt is more than double the amount of all the money the federal government spends in a single year.

Six years later, the light is at the end of the tunnel, and we’re close to being able to say we are no longer adding any new charges to the national credit card. Great news – except that doesn’t change the fact we’ve still got an eye-watering bal-ance of $613 billion to pay off, which is racking up interest by the minute.

Thankfully, interest rates are low for the moment, but even now it costs more than $28 bil-lion a year to service our debt. That’s $28 billion that could have been spent on other things important to Canadians – or put back in their pockets.

It is a strange irony that the same politicians, who often talk about the need to invest in gov-

ernment programs, or to protect the environment, justify their policies as benefitting “future generations,” and yet they have little to say about our public debt load.

They speak about fighting unfairness and injustice – but not when it comes to the unfair-ness and injustice of future generations being stuck with the bills being run up by those of us consuming today.

The government, to its credit, has made some positive statements about reducing the federal debt; by pledging to get it down to below 25 per cent of our GDP by 2021 (it cur-rently stands at around 32 per cent). This isn’t good enough. Arguably, these targets could be met by modest growth in the economy, without one red cent going towards debt repay-ment. The more aggressively we tackle the debt, the more money we free up for other things – whether government spending or (hopefully) tax relief, and the less burden we leave on future generations.

There is no hiding from the elephant in the room. Over the next year, the public should demand all parties come clean about what their plans are to tackle our debt. The well-being of future generations depends on it.

– Aaron Wudrick is fed-eral director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Time for B.C. to prepare for climate migration

Guest editorial

Opinion“ The secret to being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether

you are happy or not.” - George Bernard Shaw, playwright

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

Our federal debt: the elephant in the room

The world is witnessing severe impacts of climate change on lives and livelihoods. Global damage from climate change and fossil fuel development was estimated at $1.2 trillion in 2010, or 1.6 per cent of world GDP, and is projected to rise to 3.2 per cent by 2030.

Over the past several years alone, the severity of extreme weather events impacted millions of lives. In some cases, changes in climate will induce permanent or temporary displacements, and the forced movement of people will only increase over the coming decades.

In 2010, Canada ranked ninth among all nations in greenhouse gas emissions. As a wealthy nation, Canada has resources that will assist in adapting to future climate-related stressors domestically, and it is well positioned to help other countries respond to climate change.

Climate change is one factor that interacts with many others to drive population movements. Estimates of the number of climate-influenced migrants range widely, but most projections agree that in the coming years climate change will compel hundreds of millions of people to relocate.

Industrialized countries like

Canada have benefitted enormous-ly from the extraction and sale of fossil fuels, whereas others who have contributed least to climate change will disproportionately feel its impacts.

Despite Canada’s reputation for being open to immigrants and enjoying a diverse and multicul-tural society, our immigration policies are not welcoming of the most vulnerable people. We admit about 250,000 immigrants per year, an amount that has changed little since the early 1990s. The percent-age of immigrants who are admit-ted under ``refugee status`` has fallen from a high of 23 per cent in 1991 to just nine per cent in 2012.

The Canadian government must take seriously its responsibil-ity to help accommodate climate migrants, reassure the public that all levels of government are tak-ing steps to address the impacts on social services involved, and invite society as a whole to the conversa-tion on how Canada can undertake this ethical responsibility.

– Stephanie Dickson, Sophie Webber and Tim Takaro are co-authors of a new report, Preparing BC for Climate Migration. The report is part of the Climate Justice Project, a five-year research project led by the CCPA–BC and the University of BC.

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Editor's Note: The following letter is in regard to Colleen Foster, who passed away on Oct. 27.

Editor, The Times:Clearwater has lost

a champion whose efforts through many years, have kept us informed via this paper about concerns regard-ing local and global issues. Colleen was active in acquiring the level of health care we

have now; our hospital, staff and equipment.

She was instru-mental in the form-ing of the YEA (Yellowhead Ecological Association), which resulted in a mora-torium on uranium mining in B.C. The proposed mine above Birch Island would have opened the “Pandora’s Box” of radiation, sent tail-ings to a plastic lined pond next to the North Thompson River and

closed the Birch Island Elementary School. The YEA is not yet dead! Nor are we....

Colleen also warned about the ecology, global warming, pol-lution, genetically modified food crops and spraying. The health care system she championed has let her down. However, let us not let her down. Be vigilant.

Fran McRaeClearwater, B.C.

Longtime resident pays tribute to local environmentalist


Editor, The Times: Declaring a war on terror is a

little like declaring a war on the weather – futile and unwinnable – according toLewis Lapham for Harper's magazine.

Perhaps it was the recent ter-rible events – two of Canada's sol-diers killed – one gunned down, the other run down – by a pair of troubled individuals who thought they had a direct pipeline to God or Allah.

It's not that one can sit back and do nothing while terrorists threaten the lands (that's not an option). It's what one does and how one goes about it that counts.

We have the Harper govern-ment sending six F18s and 600 ground personnel to fight ISIS. This in itself might not be such a bad thing.

However, at the same time we are selling armoured vehi-cles to Saudi Arabia. This feu-dal country is, was and prob-ably will be the spiritual and financial backers for vicious groups such as ISIS. The very founding of this feudal desert kingdom depended on a virtu-ally identical military force – the Ikhwan (brothers) who swept through the land behead-ing, killing and otherwise rais-ing hell in the early part of the 20th Century.

Then there's Pakistan. All during Canada's involvement in Afghanistan (and well before that) the Pakistani secret ser-vice ISI played a double game, cooperating closely with the Taliban while pretending to be an ally of the USA.

In other words the deaths of Canadian soldiers can, indi-rectly at least, be attributed to Pakistani two-facedness. But here again nothing, as far as we know, has been done to con-front Pakistan over all of this.

Finally, there's our ally and NATO partner Turkey – what game are they play-ing?

Don't want to help the Syrian Kurds in their valiant stand in Kobani? Want to attack Syria and start yet another war?

There also darker rumours – that the Turks armed ISIS and allows its fighters through their bor-ders?

Harper now has his wish – as leader of the

Opposition he wanted Canada to be part of George Bush's 'ship of fools' off to Iraq to look for non-existent weapons of mass destruction.

However, with his hav-ing friends like Saudi Arabia,

Pakistan and Turkey we don't need any enemies syndrome, this is a little like trying to do battle with the clouds.

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Crystal Hansen:: Not really. I don't see the benefit.

Reo Joubert:No, I like it the way is is now.

John Erickson:I think there are enough banks around now. They run at a loss, the post office. I don't know if they'd make any money handling financial services.

Jill Hayward:I would say yes, if there isn't a bank in the community.

Larry Reiter: That would be al-right. It would make it handier.?

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Battling terrorism is like making war on the clouds

Harper’s plan will kill 9,200 jobsEditor, The Times:

The federal Conservatives will be charging Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars in Employment Insurance (EI) taxes more than what is needed to pay for the program’s ben-efits, according to a recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO).

The PBO says these artificially high taxes will cost the Canadian economy 10,000 jobs over the next two years.

The PBO also found that another EI program, the Conservatives’ Small Business “Job” Credit, will create only 800 jobs over two years despite a price tag of more than $550 mil-

lion. That means it will cost Canadian taxpay-ers nearly $700,000 for each new job. In some cases, this “job” credit will even pay employ-ers to lay-off workers, leading economists to call it a “disincentive to growth”.

Together these two Conservative EI poli-cies are expected to kill 9,200 Canadian jobs. So why are the Conservatives going ahead with their EI scheme?

The Conservatives are using excessively high EI taxes to help create a federal sur-plus on the eve of an election. They have grown out-of-touch with the priorities of Canadians and are putting politics ahead of Canadian jobs.

Meanwhile, Canadians continues to face slow economic growth and disturbing-ly-high rates of long-term unemployment. Growth in some prov-inces is being offset by weaker economies else-where in the country.

Canadians deserve a plan from their gov-

ernment to create jobs and growth across the country. But instead of strengthening the Canadian economy, the Conservative EI plan will leave thou-sands of Canadians out of work.

Scott Brison, MPLiberal Finance Critic

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Aaron Wudrick

Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver had some welcome news during the release of the fall fiscal update: Canada’s federal deficit is projected to finally be eliminated next year. With a surplus now expected for 2015-16 and an election under a year away, the political battle lines have started to be drawn.

The government is promis-ing tax breaks, mainly in the form of income splitting for families, as well as direct pay-ments to families with children. The NDP is countering with an expensive new national child-care program, modelled after the failing Quebec system.

Oddly enough though, there’s one big issue – massive in fact – that doesn’t seem to be a big part of the discussion. It’s our federal debt.

You may be surprised to hear Canada’s federal debt alone (which doesn’t count any provincial or municipal debt) is currently at around $613 bil-

lion. That’s an increase of $154 billion since 2008, when the government made the unfortu-nate decision to plunge us into deficit in the name of fighting the recession. Canada’s debt is more than double the amount of all the money the federal government spends in a single year.

Six years later, the light is at the end of the tunnel, and we’re close to being able to say we are no longer adding any new charges to the national credit card. Great news – except that doesn’t change the fact we’ve still got an eye-watering bal-ance of $613 billion to pay off, which is racking up interest by the minute.

Thankfully, interest rates are low for the moment, but even now it costs more than $28 bil-lion a year to service our debt. That’s $28 billion that could have been spent on other things important to Canadians – or put back in their pockets.

It is a strange irony that the same politicians, who often talk about the need to invest in gov-

ernment programs, or to protect the environment, justify their policies as benefitting “future generations,” and yet they have little to say about our public debt load.

They speak about fighting unfairness and injustice – but not when it comes to the unfair-ness and injustice of future generations being stuck with the bills being run up by those of us consuming today.

The government, to its credit, has made some positive statements about reducing the federal debt; by pledging to get it down to below 25 per cent of our GDP by 2021 (it cur-rently stands at around 32 per cent). This isn’t good enough. Arguably, these targets could be met by modest growth in the economy, without one red cent going towards debt repay-ment. The more aggressively we tackle the debt, the more money we free up for other things – whether government spending or (hopefully) tax relief, and the less burden we leave on future generations.

There is no hiding from the elephant in the room. Over the next year, the public should demand all parties come clean about what their plans are to tackle our debt. The well-being of future generations depends on it.

– Aaron Wudrick is fed-eral director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Time for B.C. to prepare for climate migration

Guest editorial

Opinion“ The secret to being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether

you are happy or not.” - George Bernard Shaw, playwright

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

Our federal debt: the elephant in the room

The world is witnessing severe impacts of climate change on lives and livelihoods. Global damage from climate change and fossil fuel development was estimated at $1.2 trillion in 2010, or 1.6 per cent of world GDP, and is projected to rise to 3.2 per cent by 2030.

Over the past several years alone, the severity of extreme weather events impacted millions of lives. In some cases, changes in climate will induce permanent or temporary displacements, and the forced movement of people will only increase over the coming decades.

In 2010, Canada ranked ninth among all nations in greenhouse gas emissions. As a wealthy nation, Canada has resources that will assist in adapting to future climate-related stressors domestically, and it is well positioned to help other countries respond to climate change.

Climate change is one factor that interacts with many others to drive population movements. Estimates of the number of climate-influenced migrants range widely, but most projections agree that in the coming years climate change will compel hundreds of millions of people to relocate.

Industrialized countries like

Canada have benefitted enormous-ly from the extraction and sale of fossil fuels, whereas others who have contributed least to climate change will disproportionately feel its impacts.

Despite Canada’s reputation for being open to immigrants and enjoying a diverse and multicul-tural society, our immigration policies are not welcoming of the most vulnerable people. We admit about 250,000 immigrants per year, an amount that has changed little since the early 1990s. The percent-age of immigrants who are admit-ted under ``refugee status`` has fallen from a high of 23 per cent in 1991 to just nine per cent in 2012.

The Canadian government must take seriously its responsibil-ity to help accommodate climate migrants, reassure the public that all levels of government are tak-ing steps to address the impacts on social services involved, and invite society as a whole to the conversa-tion on how Canada can undertake this ethical responsibility.

– Stephanie Dickson, Sophie Webber and Tim Takaro are co-authors of a new report, Preparing BC for Climate Migration. The report is part of the Climate Justice Project, a five-year research project led by the CCPA–BC and the University of BC.

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Editor's Note: The following letter is in regard to Colleen Foster, who passed away on Oct. 27.

Editor, The Times:Clearwater has lost

a champion whose efforts through many years, have kept us informed via this paper about concerns regard-ing local and global issues. Colleen was active in acquiring the level of health care we

have now; our hospital, staff and equipment.

She was instru-mental in the form-ing of the YEA (Yellowhead Ecological Association), which resulted in a mora-torium on uranium mining in B.C. The proposed mine above Birch Island would have opened the “Pandora’s Box” of radiation, sent tail-ings to a plastic lined pond next to the North Thompson River and

closed the Birch Island Elementary School. The YEA is not yet dead! Nor are we....

Colleen also warned about the ecology, global warming, pol-lution, genetically modified food crops and spraying. The health care system she championed has let her down. However, let us not let her down. Be vigilant.

Fran McRaeClearwater, B.C.

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50 YEARS AGO:The School District

26 board accepted plans for a three-room school at Star Lake. Officials inspected a site in Avola where a new school was also to be built. Amalgamation of School Districts 25 (Barriere) and 26 (Birch Island) was discussed.

CNR offered to sell its water line and ease-ments to Blue River Water Works for the sum of one dollar. An extended system would cost between $84,000 and $98,000, and cost the average Blue River resident $4.50 per month, plus a $1 increase in taxes.

Game warden Ray Serediak led a rescue party of nine to aid a hunter from Spokane,

Washington, who had broken his leg while hunting moose near the headwaters of Raft River.

45 YEARS AGO:Whether the new

health facility to be built in Clearwater would be called a hospital or a clinic was a topic of discussion at a meeting at Clearwater Secondary School. A resolution to obtain a $250,000 hospital facility was adopted.

John Harwood was elected by acclamation to replace Bill Mattenley as TNRD Area A direc-tor. Incumbent Don Nelson was re-elected unopposed to represent Blue River and Avola on the TNRD.

40 YEARS AGO:Clearwater

Recreation Commission appointed Wally Clendinning to be manager of the new Sportsplex. Ice was to be put in the rink by the following weekend.

Wells Gray Curling Club reported that a Fun Bonspiel had been postponed to the first weekend of December due to the opening of the Sportsplex being delayed.

British Columbia's forest fire season had been extended, and could remain so for several weeks. The hazard was still high in the Okanagan and East Kootenays.

35 YEARS AGO:Approximately 80

Birch Island residents came out to a meeting at the community hall to discuss the future of the Punkin Hoot Faire. Peter Thornhill, one of the organizers, said the event was intended to provide an opportunity for artists to sell their crafts and for entertain-ment in a country atmo-sphere. One objector

to the faire said Birch Island residents "... do not have to put up with the drug scene."

Blue River resident Jean Nelson defeated incumbent Ronaye Havisto of Avola to represent the two com-munities on the board of School District 26.

Over 100 people attended a banquet to honor Karl and Swanee Simmerling. They were leaving for Princeton, where Karl Simmerling was to assume as manager of the Weyerhaeuser mill. Hans Krauseneck took over his position as TNRD Area A director.

Margie and Kee Kwan celebrated the grand opening of the Canton Restaurant.

30 YEARS AGO:Representatives from

various groups, includ-ing the proposed IWA sub-local Food Bank and the UIC Drop-In Center, met to organize the annual Amalgamate Christmas hampers. Food being collected from the schools by the Food Bank committee was to be used in the hampers.


Secondary School Junior Boys volleyball team won the Okanagan Championships. Coach Fred Allan felt Paul Khangura was probably

the most outstanding player on the team.

Kamloops resident Mike Ritcey used the Clearwater and Blue River areas to pro-duce a video titled Bow-Hunting British Columbia Black Bears. Ritcey had been raised in the Wells Gray Park area and was the grand-son of trapper and guide Ted Helset.

20 YEARS AGO:Blackpool resident

Bob Broderick was left with just the few pieces of clothing on his body after fire destroyed his rented mobile home. Fire chief Garry Ruston said the trailer, located in Keekwillie Trailer Court, was fully engulfed when firefight-ers arrived.

15 YEARS AGO:A large crowd

turned out for an open house held to identify what questions people wanted answered from a study into incorpora-tion for Clearwater. One clear issue was road maintenance, said Kamloops consultant Terry Underwood.

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing released plans for its Saddle Mountain Resort. When com-pleted, the development would have three major ski-lifts plus two begin-ner tows. There would

be 150 to 200 new resort-specific jobs, plus 200 to 300 permanent jobs in complementary facilities.

10 YEARS AGO:B.C. Hydro was

buying electricity from Upper Clearwater businessman Roland Neave in the first “net metering” scheme in the province. The small-scale hydro project powered two nearby buildings, and the sur-plus was being sold to the power company.

Four local young-sters, Brittney Nadeau, Tifffany Meier, Caroline Soles and Jackie Kreke, were selected to be part of the School District 73 honor band. “It’s incredible what they’ve been doing,” said their band teacher, Bruce Whitelaw.

CSS Grade 8 girls’ volleyball team beat all comers to win their quarterfinals. “I think these girls are going to be really good as they get older”, said coach Tracy Buck.

5 YEARS AGO:Residents of

Clearwater were being advised to get their homes tested for radon. Radon was the sub-ject of a public forum put on by the Lung Association.

According to a report from chief adminis-trative officer Isabell Hadford, Simpcw First Nation council mem-bers were interested in solidifying and build-ing on the continued good relationships they have with municipal councils within their traditional territory. The

band wanted to have a protocol agreement with Clearwater District Council and to meet on a regular basis to dis-cuss items of common interest.

Clearwater Council members invited Simpcw First Nation to participate in the fuel management program getting started for Clearwater and Vavenby. Band members also were invited to take part in Clearwater’s Official Community Plan steer-ing committee.

The Resource Centre was in the process of installing video con-ferencing equipment funded by the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue through part-nerships with Small Business B.C., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce.

The project offered information-packed seminars and work-shops designed to help entrepreneurs start or grow a small business.

1 YEAR AGO: Kamloops-North

Thompson MLA Terry Lake and Clearwater Mayor John Harwood attached a “Completed” banner to the project sign to officially open the roundabout on Highway 5. Total cost of the project was $3.1 million.

Friends and relatives gathered at a dinner held to congratulate Karen Moilliet on the publication of her new book, “Silk on Fire.” Her husband Ian and sister-in-law June Moilliet had also pub-lished books.

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Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and City of Kamloops are teaming up to offer free training sessions to the general public, as well as the business community of Kamloops and surrounding areas, focused on interactive mapping and how to access local government data stored in a geographic information system (GIS).

All sessions will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Kamloops Library Computer

Lab, 465 Victoria St., on the dates as follows:

Training Sessions for Business Community:

•Wednesday, Dec. 3• Wednesday, Jan. 7Training Sessions for

General Public:• Wednesday, Dec. 10• Wednesday, Jan. 14The focus of the hour-and-

a-half training session will be on the TNRD and City of Kamloops’ interactive map-ping systems. Working with CityMap and myRegionView, participants will create maps,

explore and analyze the data behind the maps, create a property report, as well as measure, draw, and locate fea-tures of interest such as parks, zoning, and library locations.

The sessions are offered free of charge, but seating is limited, so registration is required. To register, interest-ed parties must email [email protected] or call 250.377.7190 and specify the number of people and date they will attend. They will then receive an email with further instruc-tions.

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Bladder control isn’t always easy for some people. Sometimes it’s just a sneeze, a cough or sudden laughter that will cause urine to flow and it can be embarrassing. To have better bladder control, keep your weight in control. Don’t smoke. Smoking can double your chances of developing incontinence. Keep active. Keep coffee and alcohol consumption down. These can irritate the bladder.

Men can get breast cancer too. Here’s a few things to watch for: nipples turning inward, puckering of the skin in the breast area; nipples becoming red or scaly; discharge from the nipples. See your doctor for a check-up. Early detection means there is more options for early successful treatment.

There are two vaccines that seniors should get. One is the vaccine against pneumonia. The other is the anti-shingles vaccine which is recommended for all adults over 60 with no immune system problems. You may have to pay for it yourself although some private drug plans may cover it.

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Legion makes three donationsClearwater-Vavenby Legion Branch 259 rep-resentative Harry James (on right in all three photos) presents $500 cheques to three local organizations recently. The money came from the Legion's gaming fund. Pictured accepting the cheques are (top to bottom) Sherry Joubert for Clearwater and District Food Bank, Anita Ba-zley for Clearwater and District Hospice Society, and Leslie Wolfer for Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

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Online voting not on the horizonAndrea Klassen – Kamloops This Week

As municipalities across B.C. look to boost voter turnout after the Nov.15 local government elections, there’s one option they still don't have — sending voters online to fill out their ballots.

While 2.4-million voters in last month’s Ontario municipal elections had the option to vote via the Internet, the B.C. government has yet to bring in legislation allowing e-voting.

In 2013, Elections B.C. released a report arguing Internet voting presents too many security risks to be embraced for municipal and provincial elections at this time.

The report also cast doubt on whether voters are any more likely to vote when presented with an online option.

But Nicole Goodman, a research-er with the Canadian Centre for e-Democracy, said it’s too early for B.C. to dismiss Internet voting as a possible method for increasing partici-pation.

“Internet voting is a fairly novel technology being used in elections,” said Goodman, who is in the midst of

a major research project focused on the October 2014 Ontario municipal election, where a quarter of the popu-lation had the option to vote via the Internet.

Goodman said studies on Internet voting have produced mixed results, with some showing increased voter turnout and others showing negligible effects, but the results appear to vary by country and no study has looked at the technology over a long period of time.

She believes her work, which will study Internet voting from 2003 up to present day, could offer more definitive answers about how technology impacts elections for voters, city administrators and candidates themselves.

While she’s still parsing 2014 data, Goodman said when Ontario com-munities offered online voting in 2010, it produced a 3.5 per cent increase in turnout, with numbers controlled for other variables such as charismatic candidates and hot local issues.

Goodman said the modest increase suggests internet voting isn’t a “cure-all” for low voter turnout.

But, she believes it’s a tool that will keep some voters who otherwise might

not have time to get to the polls from opting to not cast a ballot at all.

Goodman said that beyond tech-nological concerns, education and communication are vital to improving turnout.

“When we see communities or countries implementing Internet vot-ing, those who communicate with citizens and voters and communicate with candidates have better success with their implementation of internet voting, or any type of new voting approach,” she said.

While she sees potential in online voting, there’s another process com-mon in Ontario and Nova Scotia Goodman is less fond of: telephone voting.

“A lot of people think telephone voting would be better for seniors because they’re familiar with tele-phones,” she said.

“But the problem was, a lot of people couldn’t find the pound key, and a lot of seniors would hit the wrong button and it would change the language being spoke from English to French and they couldn’t understand it.”

BC Liquor Distribution Branch

VANCOUVER – BC Liquor Stores are encour-aging British Columbians to give to those less for-tunate this holiday season by participating in the 25th annual Share-a-Bear campaign.

From now until Christmas, or while quantities last, customers can buy a Share-a-Bear for $12 at any BC Liquor Store and have its 'twin' teddy bear donated to a local community charity. Each year, BC Liquor Store employees select charities in their communities that help families in need – from children's charities to shelters and hospitals – and deliver donated Share-a-Bears over the holidays.

"This year marks 25 successful Share-a-Bear campaigns – that is 25 years of bringing smiles and comfort to those less fortunate, in communi-ties throughout B.C.,” said Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton. “This is a fine example of the Liquor Distribution Branch's dedi-cation to social responsibility, and I invite custom-ers to support local charities during the holiday season through this year's campaign."

This year's Share-a-Bears are plush white-and-black teddy bears dressed in bright red, puffy vests featuring a sparkling snowflake on the lapel.

Share-a-bear with someone in need


50 YEARS AGO:The School District

26 board accepted plans for a three-room school at Star Lake. Officials inspected a site in Avola where a new school was also to be built. Amalgamation of School Districts 25 (Barriere) and 26 (Birch Island) was discussed.

CNR offered to sell its water line and ease-ments to Blue River Water Works for the sum of one dollar. An extended system would cost between $84,000 and $98,000, and cost the average Blue River resident $4.50 per month, plus a $1 increase in taxes.

Game warden Ray Serediak led a rescue party of nine to aid a hunter from Spokane,

Washington, who had broken his leg while hunting moose near the headwaters of Raft River.

45 YEARS AGO:Whether the new

health facility to be built in Clearwater would be called a hospital or a clinic was a topic of discussion at a meeting at Clearwater Secondary School. A resolution to obtain a $250,000 hospital facility was adopted.

John Harwood was elected by acclamation to replace Bill Mattenley as TNRD Area A direc-tor. Incumbent Don Nelson was re-elected unopposed to represent Blue River and Avola on the TNRD.


Recreation Commission appointed Wally Clendinning to be manager of the new Sportsplex. Ice was to be put in the rink by the following weekend.

Wells Gray Curling Club reported that a Fun Bonspiel had been postponed to the first weekend of December due to the opening of the Sportsplex being delayed.

British Columbia's forest fire season had been extended, and could remain so for several weeks. The hazard was still high in the Okanagan and East Kootenays.

35 YEARS AGO:Approximately 80

Birch Island residents came out to a meeting at the community hall to discuss the future of the Punkin Hoot Faire. Peter Thornhill, one of the organizers, said the event was intended to provide an opportunity for artists to sell their crafts and for entertain-ment in a country atmo-sphere. One objector

to the faire said Birch Island residents "... do not have to put up with the drug scene."

Blue River resident Jean Nelson defeated incumbent Ronaye Havisto of Avola to represent the two com-munities on the board of School District 26.

Over 100 people attended a banquet to honor Karl and Swanee Simmerling. They were leaving for Princeton, where Karl Simmerling was to assume as manager of the Weyerhaeuser mill. Hans Krauseneck took over his position as TNRD Area A director.

Margie and Kee Kwan celebrated the grand opening of the Canton Restaurant.

30 YEARS AGO:Representatives from

various groups, includ-ing the proposed IWA sub-local Food Bank and the UIC Drop-In Center, met to organize the annual Amalgamate Christmas hampers. Food being collected from the schools by the Food Bank committee was to be used in the hampers.


Secondary School Junior Boys volleyball team won the Okanagan Championships. Coach Fred Allan felt Paul Khangura was probably

the most outstanding player on the team.

Kamloops resident Mike Ritcey used the Clearwater and Blue River areas to pro-duce a video titled Bow-Hunting British Columbia Black Bears. Ritcey had been raised in the Wells Gray Park area and was the grand-son of trapper and guide Ted Helset.

20 YEARS AGO:Blackpool resident

Bob Broderick was left with just the few pieces of clothing on his body after fire destroyed his rented mobile home. Fire chief Garry Ruston said the trailer, located in Keekwillie Trailer Court, was fully engulfed when firefight-ers arrived.

15 YEARS AGO:A large crowd

turned out for an open house held to identify what questions people wanted answered from a study into incorpora-tion for Clearwater. One clear issue was road maintenance, said Kamloops consultant Terry Underwood.

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing released plans for its Saddle Mountain Resort. When com-pleted, the development would have three major ski-lifts plus two begin-ner tows. There would

be 150 to 200 new resort-specific jobs, plus 200 to 300 permanent jobs in complementary facilities.

10 YEARS AGO:B.C. Hydro was

buying electricity from Upper Clearwater businessman Roland Neave in the first “net metering” scheme in the province. The small-scale hydro project powered two nearby buildings, and the sur-plus was being sold to the power company.

Four local young-sters, Brittney Nadeau, Tifffany Meier, Caroline Soles and Jackie Kreke, were selected to be part of the School District 73 honor band. “It’s incredible what they’ve been doing,” said their band teacher, Bruce Whitelaw.

CSS Grade 8 girls’ volleyball team beat all comers to win their quarterfinals. “I think these girls are going to be really good as they get older”, said coach Tracy Buck.

5 YEARS AGO:Residents of

Clearwater were being advised to get their homes tested for radon. Radon was the sub-ject of a public forum put on by the Lung Association.

According to a report from chief adminis-trative officer Isabell Hadford, Simpcw First Nation council mem-bers were interested in solidifying and build-ing on the continued good relationships they have with municipal councils within their traditional territory. The

band wanted to have a protocol agreement with Clearwater District Council and to meet on a regular basis to dis-cuss items of common interest.

Clearwater Council members invited Simpcw First Nation to participate in the fuel management program getting started for Clearwater and Vavenby. Band members also were invited to take part in Clearwater’s Official Community Plan steer-ing committee.

The Resource Centre was in the process of installing video con-ferencing equipment funded by the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue through part-nerships with Small Business B.C., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce.

The project offered information-packed seminars and work-shops designed to help entrepreneurs start or grow a small business.

1 YEAR AGO: Kamloops-North

Thompson MLA Terry Lake and Clearwater Mayor John Harwood attached a “Completed” banner to the project sign to officially open the roundabout on Highway 5. Total cost of the project was $3.1 million.

Friends and relatives gathered at a dinner held to congratulate Karen Moilliet on the publication of her new book, “Silk on Fire.” Her husband Ian and sister-in-law June Moilliet had also pub-lished books.

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Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and City of Kamloops are teaming up to offer free training sessions to the general public, as well as the business community of Kamloops and surrounding areas, focused on interactive mapping and how to access local government data stored in a geographic information system (GIS).

All sessions will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Kamloops Library Computer

Lab, 465 Victoria St., on the dates as follows:

Training Sessions for Business Community:

•Wednesday, Dec. 3• Wednesday, Jan. 7Training Sessions for

General Public:• Wednesday, Dec. 10• Wednesday, Jan. 14The focus of the hour-and-

a-half training session will be on the TNRD and City of Kamloops’ interactive map-ping systems. Working with CityMap and myRegionView, participants will create maps,

explore and analyze the data behind the maps, create a property report, as well as measure, draw, and locate fea-tures of interest such as parks, zoning, and library locations.

The sessions are offered free of charge, but seating is limited, so registration is required. To register, interest-ed parties must email [email protected] or call 250.377.7190 and specify the number of people and date they will attend. They will then receive an email with further instruc-tions.

TNRD, Kamloops offer map training


It’s time for youngsters from LIttle Fort to

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This year our young writers can tell us in 350 words or less about one of the two following themes:

STORY #1: THE BEST CHRISTMAS DINNER EVER: Write a story about the best Christmas Dinner ever and why it was so special..

STORY #2: THE MAGIC ROCKET:Write a story about what happened when a child � nds a Magic Rocket under the Christmas tree.

Send in your entries, preferably by email please, to the Times or the Star/Journal, by noon Friday Nov. 28. Winners in each age group will be announced in our Dec. 18th issue.

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Ice, snow and slippery highway-driving in winter conditions can be both challenging and frustrating. Here are some helpful tips from Clearwater RCMP/Central Interior Traffic Services and ICBCto keep you and your loved ones safer on the road.

HydroplaningHydroplaning happens when the tires lose

contact with the road surface and float on a film of water. If you find yourself hydroplaning, ease off the accelerator and keep steering in the direc-tion you want to go. Avoid braking.

Black iceDuring the winter, temperatures change quickly,

which can cause unpredictable road conditions. Although the road may look the same, black ice can form unexpectedly and may not be visible.

Black ice is commonly found on roads with shaded areas, bridges, overpasses and intersec-tions where car exhaust and packed snow freezes quickly.

If you drive over black ice and start to skid,

ease off the accelerator, and look and steer smoothly in the direction you want to go. Don’t brake-this will make the situation worse. You may need to repeat this manoeuvre several times before you regain control.

Adjust for conditionsPotholes can be another hazard during the cold

and wet weather. For all types of winter hazards, remember two key tips: reduce your speed and increase your following distance. The more time you have to react to the hazard the better.

• Do not use cruise control in wet or slippery conditions.

• Give yourself more time to get where you are going.

• Speed limits are set for ideal conditions. Before you head off to your next destination, it

helps to check traffic, road and weather conditions along the way.

Check out the Drive BC Website at drivebc.ca before you travel.

Also check out “Driving in Poor Conditions” at icbc.com for more driving tips.

Winter driving tips

Shelley Sim, candidate for school board and town council, talks with Calvin Lutz during a meet-and-greet organized by Wells Gray Country Seniors Society on Nov. 13.

Eileen Sedgwick (l), president of the Wells Gray Country Seniors Society, shares a laugh with Carol Shaffer, candidate for TNRD Area A (Wells Gray Country) during an all candidates meet-and-greet held Thursday, Nov. 13 in the seniors drop-in room at the Dutch Lake Community Centre. About 30 people attended this informative event organized by the WGCSS. The meeting gave folks not able to attend an evening meeting an opportunity to meet informally with the candidates running for election on Nov. 15.

Photo by Sandra Holmes

Meeting the candidates

Uncertainty follows court rulingCam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

A unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision that gives powerful title rights to aboriginal people left many uncertainties in its wake, said an Ontario law professor.

Kent McNeil, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school, said that the Supreme Court of Canada’s Tsilhqot’in deci-sion giving title to 1,700 square kilometres of land follows an ancient common-law principle that the first to use or exploit land can take title of it.

“They [Tsilhqot’in] were the first possessors of the land and that’s the standard that needs to be applied,” said McNeil, who spoke to law students and faculty at Thompson Rivers University’s Ike Barber Centre on Nov. 12.

In a unanimous decision in July, the country’s highest court

rejected the B.C. government’s argument that aboriginal title should be restricted to settlement sites and other places frequently occupied by semi-nomadic aboriginal people before European contact.

McNeil said First Nations groups can rely on factors to prove occupation of land that include enforcing against trespass by other aboriginal groups or his-torical laws related to land use.

Experts have said the deci-sion gives First Nations in B.C. a near-veto on development for what is unceded aboriginal land.

But, in reponse to questions, McNeil said many uncertainties remain.

Adams Lake Indian Band Chief Nelson Leon noted in a question-and-answer period the Crown’s underlying title interest is granted, while First Nations title must be proven.

“Onus of proof is still on

aboriginal people,” McNeil said, noting if title is proven after development, for example, com-pensation would be required.

A number of Secwepemc bands are pursuing a related case to the Supreme Court of Canada, asserting a First Nations logging operation more than a decade ago that was not authorized by the province is lawful.

“I think the onus should be on the Crown to prove it’s Crown timber . . .” he said. “I hope the courts will acknowledge that. It’s going to take litigation.”

Other outstanding issues including overlapping aboriginal claims and status of fee simple land.

In advancing its case, the Tsilhqo’tin specifically left out private lands for strategic reasons.

But, McNeil said, questions remain about compensation for those now-private lands across B.C.

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Ice, snow and slippery highway-driving in winter conditions can be both challenging and frustrating. Here are some helpful tips from Clearwater RCMP/Central Interior Traffic Services and ICBCto keep you and your loved ones safer on the road.

HydroplaningHydroplaning happens when the tires lose

contact with the road surface and float on a film of water. If you find yourself hydroplaning, ease off the accelerator and keep steering in the direc-tion you want to go. Avoid braking.

Black iceDuring the winter, temperatures change quickly,

which can cause unpredictable road conditions. Although the road may look the same, black ice can form unexpectedly and may not be visible.

Black ice is commonly found on roads with shaded areas, bridges, overpasses and intersec-tions where car exhaust and packed snow freezes quickly.

If you drive over black ice and start to skid,

ease off the accelerator, and look and steer smoothly in the direction you want to go. Don’t brake-this will make the situation worse. You may need to repeat this manoeuvre several times before you regain control.

Adjust for conditionsPotholes can be another hazard during the cold

and wet weather. For all types of winter hazards, remember two key tips: reduce your speed and increase your following distance. The more time you have to react to the hazard the better.

• Do not use cruise control in wet or slippery conditions.

• Give yourself more time to get where you are going.

• Speed limits are set for ideal conditions. Before you head off to your next destination, it

helps to check traffic, road and weather conditions along the way.

Check out the Drive BC Website at drivebc.ca before you travel.

Also check out “Driving in Poor Conditions” at icbc.com for more driving tips.

Winter driving tips

Shelley Sim, candidate for school board and town council, talks with Calvin Lutz during a meet-and-greet organized by Wells Gray Country Seniors Society on Nov. 13.

Eileen Sedgwick (l), president of the Wells Gray Country Seniors Society, shares a laugh with Carol Shaffer, candidate for TNRD Area A (Wells Gray Country) during an all candidates meet-and-greet held Thursday, Nov. 13 in the seniors drop-in room at the Dutch Lake Community Centre. About 30 people attended this informative event organized by the WGCSS. The meeting gave folks not able to attend an evening meeting an opportunity to meet informally with the candidates running for election on Nov. 15.

Photo by Sandra Holmes

Meeting the candidates

Uncertainty follows court rulingCam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

A unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision that gives powerful title rights to aboriginal people left many uncertainties in its wake, said an Ontario law professor.

Kent McNeil, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school, said that the Supreme Court of Canada’s Tsilhqot’in deci-sion giving title to 1,700 square kilometres of land follows an ancient common-law principle that the first to use or exploit land can take title of it.

“They [Tsilhqot’in] were the first possessors of the land and that’s the standard that needs to be applied,” said McNeil, who spoke to law students and faculty at Thompson Rivers University’s Ike Barber Centre on Nov. 12.

In a unanimous decision in July, the country’s highest court

rejected the B.C. government’s argument that aboriginal title should be restricted to settlement sites and other places frequently occupied by semi-nomadic aboriginal people before European contact.

McNeil said First Nations groups can rely on factors to prove occupation of land that include enforcing against trespass by other aboriginal groups or his-torical laws related to land use.

Experts have said the deci-sion gives First Nations in B.C. a near-veto on development for what is unceded aboriginal land.

But, in reponse to questions, McNeil said many uncertainties remain.

Adams Lake Indian Band Chief Nelson Leon noted in a question-and-answer period the Crown’s underlying title interest is granted, while First Nations title must be proven.

“Onus of proof is still on

aboriginal people,” McNeil said, noting if title is proven after development, for example, com-pensation would be required.

A number of Secwepemc bands are pursuing a related case to the Supreme Court of Canada, asserting a First Nations logging operation more than a decade ago that was not authorized by the province is lawful.

“I think the onus should be on the Crown to prove it’s Crown timber . . .” he said. “I hope the courts will acknowledge that. It’s going to take litigation.”

Other outstanding issues including overlapping aboriginal claims and status of fee simple land.

In advancing its case, the Tsilhqo’tin specifically left out private lands for strategic reasons.

But, McNeil said, questions remain about compensation for those now-private lands across B.C.


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Submitted

VANCOUVER- On Friday at BC Women’s Hospital, Cathy McLeod, M.P. for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, emphasized the Government of Canada’s commitment to improve the health and survival of moth-ers and their children in developing coun-tries.

The session focused on the recent Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health call for proposals. It pro-vided guidance on the application process and an opportunity for prospective applicants to ask questions.

About 400 onlookers and participants gather at the cenotaph by the Clearwater River to take part in Re-membrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11.

Former paratrooper Pat Stanley salutes after plac-ing a wreath honoring American soldiers in Canada.

Left: A small memorial honors Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, killed recently during a terrorist attack in Ottawa. He was one of six armed forces and RCMP mem-bers similarly honored at the cenotaph.

Clearwater Secondary School students council president Megan Sim reads "In Flanders Fields." Behind her are parade marshall Randy Hedlund (l) and master of ceremonies Joe Short.

11 a.m. on the 11th dayLeft: Members of Clearwater RCMP look smart as they march out to join the parade to the ceno-taph during Remem-brance Day ceremo-nies in Clearwater on Nov. 11. Pictured are (l-r) Constables Ash-ton Phillips, Jay Meyer and Tyson Bruns, and Sgt. Kevin Podbisky.

All photos byKeith McNeill

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SportsSenior Girls host Okanagans

Clearwater Secondary School Senior Girls volleyball player Reid Rebinsky sets the ball (first photo) and then Shawna Podbisky spikes it home during a game at the Okanagan Single A Girls championship at the school last weekend. The local girls finished fourth out of eight (and first among the public schools), with Immaculata taking first place. Clearwater won the right to host the Okana-gans by winning the West Zones the weekend before. Also, CSS hosted the Okanagan Single A Boys championship the weekend before last. Vernon Chris-tian Royals won that event. Photos by Keith McNeill

Novices battle KamloopsTwo Clearwater Novice hockey players (r) take the puck up the ice during games against Kamloops at the Sportsplex last weekend. The local squad won both games, with the scoring being stopped when it reached 5-0.

Photo by Keith McNeill

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MINOR HOCKEYGAME SCHEDULE

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BC Cancer Agency

The BC Cancer Agency is reminding women between the ages of 50-74 to get a mammogram every two years to screen for breast cancer.

Research has shown a 25 per cent reduction in breast cancer deaths

among B.C. women who have a mammo-gram every two years. Despite the benefits of regular breast cancer screening, only 50 per cent of eligible women in B.C. are getting mammograms.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women in British

Columbia. In 2014, an estimated 3,500 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in B.C., and an estimated 600 will die from it.

Screening mam-mograms are the best method for detecting breast cancer early.

Finding breast cancer early means more treat-ment options and a bet-ter chance of recovery.

A health care provider’s referral is not required to book an appointment and women can book their mammograms directly

by calling 1-800-663-9203. For more infor-mation on screening mammograms and clinic locations visit www.screeningbc.ca. Mammograms for women ages 40-49 or over 74 can also be con-sidered.

Pumpkin helps extended careNoreen Venables (l) of Bayley's Bistro hands Shelley Redman, an activity worker at Forestview Place in Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, a cheque for $372. The money was raised during a guess-the-pumpkin's-weight contest in the coffee shop, with Bayley's matching the contributions by participants. Actual weight was 112 pounds, and winning entry was by Janet Mann, who guessed 112.7 pounds. She won a lunch for two at the Bistro. The money will be used for the craft program at Forestview, while the pumpkin will be eaten by the residents at the extended care facility. Ray and Mark contrib-uted the pumpkin.Photo by Keith McNeill

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KAMLOOPS – MS Society of Canada, Kamloops and Area Chapter will be holding an office open house on Thursday, Nov. 27, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the chapter office at 1-275 Seymour Street in downtown Kamloops.

All interested members of the public are invited to attend to learn more about chapter activities and services for people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Kamloops area.

The chapter is celebrating vol-unteers, supporters and achieve-ments over the past year, as well

as gathering feedback regarding events, programs and services offered in the Kamloops and area region. The open house will also highlight current research supported by the MS Society.

Goodies and refreshments will be served and draw prizes will be available. RSVPs wel-come but not required.

About multiple sclerosis and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. It is the

most common neurological dis-ease of young adults in Canada. Most people with MS are diag-nosed between the ages of 15 and 40, and the unpredictable effects of MS last for the rest of their lives. The MS Society provides services to people with MS and their families and funds research to find the cause, pre-vention, treatment and cure for this disease.

To RSVP or for more infor-mation about the local chapter, visit associativity/sloops, call 250.314.0773 or email electroen-cephalographic.

Kamloops MS Society plans open house Nov 27

Kamloops This Week

With final enrolment established, the Kamloops-Thompson school district can now report average class sizes in 43 schools.

A report going to the board of education on Monday, Nov. 17, states kindergarten classes have an average of 19.1 students; classes in grades 1 to 3 have an average of 21.4

students; classes in grades 4 to 7 have an average of 25.7 students; and classes in grades 8 to 12 have an average of 23 students.

Seventeen secondary classes have more than 30 students. Ten are music/band or physical-edu-cation classes. Seven academic classes also have more than 30 students, including two Grade 8 science classes (with 31 students each), a Grade 9 French class

(32 students), a Grade 9 socials class (31 students), a Grade 10 science class 32 students), a Grade 11 English class (32 students) and a Grade 11 pre-calculus class (33 students).

Provincial guidelines set class sizes of 22 for kindergarten, 24 for grades 1 to 3 and 30 for grades 4 to 12. In exceptional circumstances, those grades can have classes larger than 30 and teachers are paid more.

And the class-size averages in Kamloops-Thompson are ...

Only half of eligible BC women are getting screened for breast cancer


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SportsSenior Girls host Okanagans

Clearwater Secondary School Senior Girls volleyball player Reid Rebinsky sets the ball (first photo) and then Shawna Podbisky spikes it home during a game at the Okanagan Single A Girls championship at the school last weekend. The local girls finished fourth out of eight (and first among the public schools), with Immaculata taking first place. Clearwater won the right to host the Okana-gans by winning the West Zones the weekend before. Also, CSS hosted the Okanagan Single A Boys championship the weekend before last. Vernon Chris-tian Royals won that event. Photos by Keith McNeill

Novices battle KamloopsTwo Clearwater Novice hockey players (r) take the puck up the ice during games against Kamloops at the Sportsplex last weekend. The local squad won both games, with the scoring being stopped when it reached 5-0.

Photo by Keith McNeill

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STONE & COMPANYJason O’Driscoll, CPA, CA - Bob Lawrie, CPA, CGA

Chartered AccountantsRison 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: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

Accountant - Certified Appliance Repair

CARPENTRY

Hazel’s HousingQUALITY WORK

• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

SYMONS ELECTRIC- CLOSED MONDAYS -

B.C. Reg. #24833

250-587-6175

Electric Contractors

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Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

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

CONTRACTORS

Septic - Installation - Service - PumpingDemolition - Excavation - Backhoe Service

Trucking - Crane Truck - Water - DumpGravel - Sand - Top Soil - Snow Removal

Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

ContractingConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob Kerslake

Steve Noble

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

NORTH RIVERAPPLIANCE REPAIRFour Star Service

250-674-0079

DOUG JAMESPARTS - SALES - SERVICE CALLS USED APPLIANCES

Contractor

Building Contractor

Renovations • HAFI Jobs

250-674-3875

40+ years experience

Building Contractor

HANS OUNPUU

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

Business & Service Directory

STONE & COMPANY(Robert Lawrie, Silvia Scheibenpfl ug)

Certifi ed General AccountantsRison 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: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

Accountant - Certified Appliance Repair

Hazel’s HousingQUALITY WORK

• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

Symons ElectricGood Prices • Great Service • Quality WorkLARRY SYMONS • LICENSED & BONDED • CLEARWATER

- CLOSED MONDAYS - • B.C. Reg. #24833

250-587-6175


Building Supply

Winter Hours • 8:30am - 5pm


Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

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 Collection

Septic - Installation - Service - PumpingDemolition - Excavation - Backhoe Service

Trucking - Crane Truck - Water - DumpGravel - Sand - Top Soil - Snow Removal

Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

ContractingConstruction

John White

Fully Insured

Journeyman Carpenters

Bonded General Contractor

Tiny Builders Ltd.Box 345

Clearwater BCV0E 1N0

(250) 674-4001(250) [email protected]

ConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob KerslakeSteve Noble

NORTH RIVERAPPLIANCE REPAIRFour Star Service

250-674-0079

DOUG JAMESPARTS - SALES - SERVICE CALLS

USED APPLIANCES

Contractor

Building Contractor

Renovations • Additions • New Construction Home Repairs • HAFI Jobs • Project Management

250-674-3875 Clearwater, BC • [email protected]

40 years experience

HANS OUNPUU

FULLY CERTIFIED60 FOOT STICK BOOM

MAN LIFT WITH WINCHWe can safely lift you in the cage

to put your task close at hand. Pull a pump, lift a tower, top a treeHourly, daily and weekly rates • Includes operator

250-587-6151Kindly refer to our website: itecboomtruck.com

Boom Truck

Itec Enterprises

Gifts

The Little Gift Shop• Jewelry

• Gift Baskets• Framed photo, prints & cards

• Fishing - rods, reels, lures, knives• Local artists - and much more

Tuesday to Friday: 10 am - 5 pmSaturdays: 10 am- 4 pm

250-674-0101Next to Clearwater Computers

Gifts

SCENTSY CERAMIC WARMERSVELATA BELGIAN CHOCOLATE FONDUES

A favourite idea for personal or gift giving and home and party entertainment.Book now or orders placed weekly. No shipping or handling fees

Sat.: 10am - 4pm • Sun.: 11:30 - 4pm 343 Clearwater Valley Rd. (Beside O’Bryan’s in the Laundromat at the TNT Building Entrance to Wells Gray Park) or call 250-674-3763 or 778-208-5359

Kathy’s Jewelry & Gifts

Construction

DNA ConstructionNew Construction, Renovations, Tiling, Roofi ng.

Dan Arnold250-587-0010

Plumbing & Heating

visa, debit, mc accepted

VANDENBORRE PLUMBING & HEATING

PROPANE & ELECTRIC FURNACE REPAIRFurnace Installation • Heat Pumps and Air ConditioningRadon Gas Mitigation • Serving Blue River - Little Fort

YOUR FRIENDLY REPAIR MANWATER WELL SERVICES

Jim Vandenborre • Fully insured 250.674.2688 [email protected] 250.674.8552

Plumbing & Drains

NEED A PLUMBER?

JASEN MANN 250-674-8151

NORTH THOMPSON

NTPDPLUMBING AND DRAINS



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


Motor Licence Office Septic Service

CLEARWATER SEPTIC SERVICEGive us a call before it’s too late! BEST rates in town

“Interior Health approved” POTABLE WATER SERVICE

250-674-3562

& PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

Construction

Construction and Home Renovation

MARSHALL MCRAERed Seal Carpenter

[email protected]

250-674-1182

On the Level Enterprises


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



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


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

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Automobile Service & PartsBall Fields

Gas

GolfGroceries & ProduceInformationLibrary

LodgingMedical Services

PharmacyPicinic Grounds

North Thompson Sportsplex

Post Of�cePolice (RCMP)

Real EstateRestaurant

Welcome to

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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

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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

Carpet Cleaning

CARPET CLEANING Commercial & ResidentialCerti� ed Technician | Truck Mounted

Kathy Hodder

250-674-1629

CARPET CARE EXTRODINAIRE

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 - 5pm • 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


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It’s time to test your home for radon gas

Royal Purple helpsDebra Bailey (l) and Marie Janzen (r) of the Canadian Royal Purple Society present a dona-tion to Hailey Jones (second from left) and Sherry Joubert of Clearwater and District Food Bank recently. The food bank is seeking assistance as it prepares for its annual Christmas Hamper campaign. Photo submitted

Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

Radon is a naturally occurring gas found in the ground throughout the world. Most homes that are in contact with the ground will contain some amount of radon gas. Radon becomes more of a concern when it reaches high levels.

Radon levels vary across the country. According to Health Canada, about seven per cent of the Canadian homes have radon levels that may be putting residents at risk. Here in the B.C. Interior we have some “hot spot” areas with high radon lev-els in approximately 40 per cent of homes.

Many houses contain recreation rooms or suites in the basement that are occupied for many hours per day. Being heavier than air, radon accumulates in low lying areas like basements and can be drawn to higher floors within the building through natural indoor air movement. Radon in combina-tion with tobacco smoke, including second-hand smoke can increase the risk substan-tially. Health Canada estimates that one in three smokers exposed to high radon levels will develop lung cancer.

Radon gas is colourless, odourless and tasteless, so the only way to know if the radon levels in your home are high is to conduct testing. The best time to test your home for radon gas is now through April. During the cooler months windows and doors are often closed and rising warm air in a home draws more radon from the ground.

Testing a home is easy and inexpensive. Testing involves placing a small puck-like kit within the lowest area of the home that could be occupied for more than four hours per day. The kit should remain in that loca-tion for a minimum of three months and then mailed to a laboratory for results.

Just because your neighbours tested their homes and found low results does not mean your home is low too.

The test results for your home can be very different. This is because factors beyond the local geology influence the lev-els within a building.

Essentially, radon takes the path of least resistance, and resistance can vary between homes. Radon can enter a home through the foundation, including concrete, and more so through cracks in a foundation or dirt floor such as older crawl spaces. It can also enter a home through the ventilation system.

The bottom line is that everyone should test their homes for radon to see if this gas (dubbed as the “silent killer”) is lurking. If elevated radon levels are found, basic mea-sures can be taken to address the problem.

Further information on radon can be found on the Health Canada website www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/environ/radon-eng.php

Test kits are available from BC Lung Association. Give them a call at 1-800-665-LUNG (5864).

– Author Greg Baytalan is a specialist envi-ronmental health officer with Interior Health


Business & Service DirectoryTowing

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

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

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TAXI SERVICE

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250-674-2214 • 250-674-1542

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Skid Steer & Backhoe | Covered RV & Boat Storage | Mini Storage Units | Septic Service & Planning | Concrete | Construction

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Tuesday – Saturday 8am – [email protected] | 851 Yellowhead Hwy S.

Veterinary

LIFE WITH PETS

I am pleased to see that many businesses in our area have posted signs on their doors reminding people not to leave dogs unattended in cars during warm weather. Given the recent tragedy in our Province, it is a wonder why some people still choose to do this. I am certain that it is not done out of carelessness or malice, as most people who bother to take their dogs with them in the car usually do so because they love their company and want their dogs to be with them. Therefore, I can only assume it is because these owners do not realize how quickly heat stroke can occur in their pet. It’s a lot like car accident—it happens unexpectedly and can occur even with the best of intentions. Problem is, by then it’s too late to buckle your seatbelt.

It’s human nature to look at things from our own point of view. Yes, the car is a bit stuffy and uncomfortable when you return, but get that A/C on and it nice and cool in a matter of minutes. It would seem that leaving the windows open a bit should also help. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way for pets.

First of all, you and I have an amazing ability to rid our-selves of excess body heat. We have highly developed sweat glands on every square inch of our body. Further-more, most of us are not very hairy would not be wearing a fur coat in the summer. Dogs and cats, on the other hand, are fairly inef� cient at cooling themselves. Their sweat glands are poorly developed and con� ned only to the pads of their feet—sort of an afterthought on Moth-er Nature’s part. Their primary means of reducing body temperature is by evaporative cooling. They accomplish this by panting. It’s not a bad system, if you are rest-ing outdoors or are exercising at lower temperatures. But overall, it’s pretty inef� cient. In their natural state, animals avoid overheating by seeking out shade and by exerting themselves only when the sun goes down or the weather is cool. You don’t see a wolf or cougar pursuing a deer in the heat of the day. Our pets can’t make those kind of choices for themselves.

Evolution did not consider a Prius sitting in a parking lot in the sunshine. Once there is limited air circulation, pant-ing becomes a much less effective means of cooling the body. As a result, the animal pants faster and with greater exertion. This increased effort raises the humidity in the air and makes panting even less capable of releasing ex-cess heat. The end result being that the animal’s tempera-ture rises at a much faster rate. Unless the condition is re-versed in a very short time, organ damage starts to occur with alarming speed. Overheated muscle tissue begins to break down, releasing substances that can permanently damage the kidneys. Continued increase in body tem-perature will eventually cause a cascade of events leading to brain damage, seizures and death.

Cooling an animal suffering from heat stroke is danger-ous, too. Rapid cooling can result in shock, with often fatal consequences. Immediate medical attention for heat stroke involves treatment with intravenous � uids and medications to protect vital organs from further dam-age. The window of opportunity for successful treatment is very short and pets that do survive may suffer lasting consequences.

If you must travel with your pet in warm weather, be prepared. Pack a cooler with ice or cold packs and wa-ter to make certain your pet drinks frequently and stays well-hydrated. If possible, travel early in the morning or in the evening hours. Should you have a breakdown or being delayed due to an accident or road construction, have towels on hand that can be soaked in cold water or wrapped around cool packs for your pet to lay or sit on. Consider taking an extra set of keys if you foresee having to leave your pet in the vehicle for even a short time so you can leave on the air conditioning . Always remember that vehicles can stop running for any number of reasons, so you still must check on your pet every few minutes. Finally, any pet left in a vehicle can be reported to RCMP and the SPCA—even if you have taken all precautions.

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Compassionate PET CARE Close to home

Pam Barker, DVMMichelle Collett, RAHT


Thought of the week

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hands with a

clenched fist.

Indira Gandhi

(1917 - 1984

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 First Aid Nov 20 & 29 $95Red Cross Child & Babysitting Nov 21 & 22 $75H2S Alive Dec 1 $285Fall Protection Dec 2 $195Traffi c Control Certifi cation Dec 8 & 9 $285WorldHost Fundamentals Dec 9 & 10 $90Foodsafe Level 1 Dec 16 & 17 $95

ONLINE WORK-RELATED TRAININGPlease call 250.674.3530 to make an appoint-

ment for online work-related courses.

CHILD & BABYSITTING SAFETY • XSLF 0600Babysitting is usually a teenager’s fi rst attempt at building and running a small business. Our new Child and Babysitting Safety course comes with a magazine-format guide designed to engage and inform the aspiring babysitter. It gives teenagers everything they need to know from getting started, to dealing with parents and children, to key safety, caregiving, and fi rst aid tips. The Child and Babysitting Safety course manual contains essential information, but it doesn’t read like a textbook. We’ve broken childcare and babysitting down into sections, combining practical information with graphics and images designed to pull teenagers in and keep them engaged.Students must 10 years old.

Wells Gray Country

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

Nov. 20: North Thompson Communities Foundation – AGM, 7 pm, District of Barriere town of� ce

Nov. 21: Poetry & Potluck, DLCC, doors open 6pm, readings 6:30 – 8:30 pm, admission by donation, info [email protected]

Nov. 22: Legion Dinner and Music Night, doors open 5 pm, 257 Glen Rd.

Nov. 23: Winter Wonderland & Craft Fair, Legion Hall, 10 am – 2 pm

Nov. 24: Evergreen Acres Senior Citizen Home Society AGM, 5:30, @ Evergreen Acres Hall, 250-674-0099

Nov. 27: Beta Sigma Phi Craft Auction, Wells Gray Inn, doors open 6 pm

Nov: 28: Blue River Annual Fall Family Bingo. Hall opens 5:45 pm prizes and concession, info 250-673-8230, 250-673-8381

Nov. 30: Blue River Pre-Christmas Craft Fair, Blue River Hall, info 250-673-823

Nov. 30: Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Annual Senior’s Christmas Dinner. Legion Hall, doors open 4:30 pm, supper at 5 pm.

Dec. 5: Blue River Event, Welcome To Winter Dance, 9 pm, Legion Upper Hall

Dec. 7: Rotary Christmas Tree Light-up, 4:30 – 8 pmDec. 9: Age Friendly Complimentary Luncheon event, topic -

Sharing your Bank Account. Info 250-674-1912Dec. 12 &13; 19 & 20: Winter Market, Fri. 2-8 pm, Sat. 10 am –

4 pm, Wells Gray Info Centre.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT• Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC): Meets 10am – 11:30

@ Clearwater 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

• Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesdays, Clearwater Christian Church

• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 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

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Buy-Low nearing completion

Workers attach the check mark beside the Buy-Low sign re-cently on the new supermarket being built next to Highway 5 in Clearwater. The new store is due to open on Sunday, Nov. 30 at noon. Photo by Keith McNeill

Opposable ThumbHave you thanked

your thumb today?It is only 8 a.m. and

my thumb has already accomplished so many and varied tasks:

• switch on the lamp• turn pages in the

book• hold hairbrush, tooth

brush• screw off and on the

toothpaste tube• open the door knob• clip the dog's leash• press the remote control

of the TV• turn on the stove knob• wash and dry my hands• scoop, measure, stir,

kneed, cut, kneed again and shape the bread dough

Well, I type with two fin-gers, so, my thumb is getting a rest right now!

Yesterday these very small muscles had an even bigger work out:

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• weeding (and weeding some more)

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The well trained thumb makes possible every kind of employment, invention, advance, artistic expres-sion, ritual, health care.

It seems to me a special "Thank-you" might be in order. Appreciation for this unrecognized body part's contribution to our daily health, economy, pleasure and satisfaction.

Oh, wait. How will we celebrate? What would happen if we allow the pairs of thumbs of the entire nation to take a day off?

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SafetySafetySafetySafetySafetySafetySafetyMartThe End of

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Right: A page one article in the Jan. 17, 1973 issue of the Clearwater Times reports the grand opening on that day of the new Safety Mart supermarket.

The start of the new store was not the only big news on the front page. Other articles recorded the opening of Clearwater’s new hospital two days earlier. Nurse-adminis-trator Mrs. K. Rice presented a long list of equipment that she hoped the community would provide.

An open letter from George R. Smith of the Wells Gray Hospital Society noted that, with the departure of Dr. Regehr, the commu-nity was back to one full-time physician, Dr. Anderson.

Area residents were encouraged to get out and vote in a school referendum that would allow School District 26 (North Thompson) to borrow up to $470,000. Major items were $120,000 for Birch Island Elementary and $140,000 for Dutch Lake Elementary.

After 42 years of serving the community, Safety Mart in Clearwater will close its doors on Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.The new Buy-Low Foods store will open on Sunday, Nov. 30 at noon. Hours will be 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., seven days a week.

Safety Mart opens 42 years ago – and Buy-Low Foods to open in 10 days

Ken Kjenstad does what he does best – dealing with people, during the early days of Safety Mart. He and Sunderman put together the original ideas for the store on a dinner napkin. Photo submitted

Ralph Sunderman checks over some slabs of beef as the new Safety Mart super-market opens in Clearwater in 1973. He and co-owner Ken Kjenstad had worked together in Cranbrook before making the move to the North Thompson Valley.Photo submitted

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

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.

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Put your vitality and conspicuous nature to good use, Aries. Volunteer for a cause or donate your time to a worthy organization. Expect others to follow your lead.

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The element of surprise can work well for your love life this week, Libra. Do something unexpected, and you and your significant other will be happy with the results.

Someone you know may have gotten in over his or her head and can probably use your help right now, Capricorn. Help this person come up with some solutions to the problem.

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Now is not the time to keep your feel-ings under wraps, Taurus. If you have an opinion, share it. Fortunately there are plenty of people willing to lend you an ear.

Leo, be genuine and speak from the heart this week. Your compassion for other people’s feelings will help a dear friend who will be grateful and appreciative of your kindness.

Scorpio, make some changes to your fitness routine this week so you don’t find yourself in a fitness funk. Switch the yoga mat for some cardio and vice versa.

Pisces, though you cannot afford that especially pricey treat you’ve had your eyes on, you can afford some-thing a little more modest.

Being hot then cold is sometimes the Gemini way. Shift-ing feelings and be-ing mercurial is just how you’re made, and those who call you friend will have to adapt.

Do not judge a book by its cover, Virgo. That person you have been checking out is entirely dif-ferent from what you first imagined. It’s time to delve deeper.

Sagittarius, if you are feeling a bit bored by your relationship, take the initiative to stir things up a bit. Go to a concert or plan a short jaunt to a tropical locale.


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SafetySafetySafetySafetySafetySafetySafetyMartThe End of

an Era

Right: A page one article in the Jan. 17, 1973 issue of the Clearwater Times reports the grand opening on that day of the new Safety Mart supermarket.

The start of the new store was not the only big news on the front page. Other articles recorded the opening of Clearwater’s new hospital two days earlier. Nurse-adminis-trator Mrs. K. Rice presented a long list of equipment that she hoped the community would provide.

An open letter from George R. Smith of the Wells Gray Hospital Society noted that, with the departure of Dr. Regehr, the commu-nity was back to one full-time physician, Dr. Anderson.

Area residents were encouraged to get out and vote in a school referendum that would allow School District 26 (North Thompson) to borrow up to $470,000. Major items were $120,000 for Birch Island Elementary and $140,000 for Dutch Lake Elementary.

After 42 years of serving the community, Safety Mart in Clearwater will close its doors on Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.The new Buy-Low Foods store will open on Sunday, Nov. 30 at noon. Hours will be 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., seven days a week.

Safety Mart opens 42 years ago – and Buy-Low Foods to open in 10 days

Ken Kjenstad does what he does best – dealing with people, during the early days of Safety Mart. He and Sunderman put together the original ideas for the store on a dinner napkin. Photo submitted

Ralph Sunderman checks over some slabs of beef as the new Safety Mart super-market opens in Clearwater in 1973. He and co-owner Ken Kjenstad had worked together in Cranbrook before making the move to the North Thompson Valley.Photo submitted


Your New Clearwater Store OpensSunday, November 30 at 12:00 pm

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