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Before the snow arrived in the fall of 2015, residents might have noticed the land clearing that occurred in Weyerhaeuser Pioneer Park behind Buy-Low Foods.

This clearing was in prepa-ration for the development of the Clearwater splash park that is set to open this summer.

Thanks to the gener-ous donations of Wadlegger Logging, coordinated by Hans Wadlegger, the clearing was completed successfully before winter set in.

The community partner-ships that have rallied to see this project become a reality are a testament to the con-nectivity and generosity of the people who live here and a genuine sense of caring for the well-being of children

and their families.Currently plans are ramping

up to get the site ready for the installation of the park, which will begin sometime in May. The goal is for the park to be open and ready for use in July.

The oversight of the instal-lation of the splash park development is coordinated by a sub-committee of the local Success By 6 initiative and the District of Clearwater.

Early Years commu-nity development coordinator Heather Adamson and chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx are working in partner-ship to get everything lined up with the municipality, engineers and local contractors, many of whom are donating much of their time in-kind to see the project to completion.

Project founders Debbie and Roger Mayer continue to lead

the local fundraising efforts with help from longstanding friends and family who are pas-sionate about the project.

The Mayers are coordinat-ing a silent auction fundraiser that will be held on April 29 and 30 at the North Thompson Sportsplex to help raise the remaining amount of funds required to complete the project. Please contact Roger and Debbie at 250-674-3690 to donate an item for the fundraiser.

Donations continue to be gratefully accepted to assist with the cost of the Splash Park, including the Phase 2 plans to add more water features and beautifica-tion additions to the park. Donations can be dropped off at the Yellowhead Community Services head office at 612 Park Drive.

Splash park construction to begin in May

(L-r) Sherri Heier and Sandy MacDonald of Clearwater Rotary present a $5,000 cheque from Rotary to Heather Adamson, Debbi Mayer and Roger Mayer of the splash park committee recently. Photo by Keith McNeill

Dodgeball Madness helps grad classJodie Phillips (l) and Tanya Chapman team up to throw simultaneously during Dodgeball Madness at Clearwater Secondary School on Friday evening, March 11. A total of 10 teams entered – six competitive and four non-competitive (just wanted to come out for fun). Team Wan-nabes won first place and the Average Joe’s team took second. The tourney was a fundraiser for the grads. It was the second event this year but the first of its kind as far as organizers know. The organizers would like to see next year’s grad class do it again, as it was a great community event. Although Phillips, Chapman and the other members of their team looked as if they were taking things very seriously, they participated in the non-competitive class.Photo by Keith McNeill

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Pro-cess

Keith McNeill

Those people wishing to end the grant-in-aid for the Upper Clearwater Hall will have several hoops to jump through to achieve their goal, according to Carol Schaffer, Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Area A (Wells Gray Country).

The TNRD is presently conducting a survey of the 86 property owners

of Upper Clearwater to determine if they want the regional district to carry out a vote (by petition) to determine the future of the grant-in-aid.

The TNRD presently collects $5,000 per year to help support the hall, which amounts to about $40 per year for the aver-age assessment in the ser-vice area.

“If the opinion of the people is over 50 per

cent to eliminate the grant-in-aid, then the TNRD will initiate a legal process called the petition public assent process,” Schaffer said.

Under the petition pub-lic assent process, single petition forms would be sent (usually by mail) to the property owners in the Upper Clearwater Hall grant-in-aid service area.

Those wishing the grant-in-aid to end would

need to submit them to the TNRD. Those wishing the grant-in-aid to continue would not need to do any-thing.

“Approval is received if valid petitions are submit-ted before the deadline from 50 per cent of the property owners and the assessed value of those properties is 50 per cent of the net taxable value of all land and improve-ments within the service

area – also known as double majority,” Schaffer explained.

The petition public assent process is a formal legal procedure set out in the Local Government Act and the Community Charter.

Typically, but not always, petitions are used as the public assent process for small services areas..

A similar petition public assent process was used

to bring in the grant-in-aid service for the Upper Clearwater Hall in 2004.

Critics have complained since then because the pro-cess was extended several times past the deadline plus a list of property own-ers who had not mailed in petition forms was released to the proponents – who then went door-to-door to persuade those who had not sent in petition forms to do so.

Survey is just the beginning of Upper Clearwater processClearwater Times Thursday, March 17, 2016 www.clearwatertimes.com A3

Keith McNeill

District of Clearwater council feels there should be more livestock slaughtering options available for North Thompson farmers.

During their March 1 meeting, town council-lors voted to ratify a “Meat to Table” resolution to be taken to the upcoming Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) con-vention.

If approved there, the resolution would then go to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention for provincial support.

The resolution urges the provincial govern-ment to change the policy on allowing unlimited Class E licenses (slaughter own animals for direct sale to consumer within the regional dis-trict only) and a minimum number of Class D licenses (slaughter own and other people's ani-mals for retail and direct sales within the region-

al district only) for livestock producers within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

The councillors noted that there is only one Class A government regulated beef slaughtering facility to meet the butchering needs of livestock farmers in the North Thompson Valley.

The resolution would increase local food security as well as the sustainability and capac-ity of local livestock producers by allowing local farmers the ability to slaughter onsite and sell to local farmers markets, the council members felt.

The SILGA convention will be held in Kelowna, April 19 – 22, while the UBCM gath-ering will be in Victoria, Sept. 26 – 30.

Times Staff

About five years ago District of Clearwater carried out several for-est fuel reduction projects in and around Clearwater and Vavenby. More than $2.3 million obtained from Union of BC Municipalities was spent.

However, nothing has been done since then to maintain the areas treated, much less treat criti-cal areas (including private land) that were missed.

Recently, the provincial govern-ment announced $85 million for wildfire risk reduction and another $12 million for forest fertilization, site surveys and site preparation.

“I am pleased that the gov-ernment continues to invest in our forest land base, which is so important to our valley,” com-mented Clearwater town council-lor Barry Banford.

“I hope that funding aimed at fireproofing communities will now allow private landowners to access funding to address fire risks on their property. This would allow some areas around our community to be treated and reduce the risks from wildfires,” he said.

Before he retired, Banford was operations manager at Clearwater Forest District.

The town councillor noted that Clearwater has been very success-ful in conducting fuel management

activities to fireproof our commu-nity in the past.

However, the current funding for fuel management activities does not allow for follow up sur-veys and maintenance of treated stands.

“Hopefully, the increased fund-ing will allow for this so that initial investments will not be lost over time,” he said.

Banford added that, to date, funding for stand rehabilitation has been targeting stands damaged by mountain pine beetle.

“I hope the new programs will increase the stands that qualify for this funding,” he said. “This

would allow the rehabilitation of thousands of hectares for deca-dent cedar/hemlock stands, which would increase longterm harvest levels and reduce wildfire risks.”

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson provided details of the new Forest Enhancement Society of BC in his keynote speech during the Association of BC Forest Professionals annual general meeting held recently.

The new wildfire money will be distributed by the new Forest Enhancement Society of BC while the enhanced silviculture funds will mostly go through Forests for Tomorrow.

Thomson said that the new society will concentrate on the fol-lowing:

• Wildfire risk reduction: Fuel management activities such as thinning, pruning and removing woody debris from forests, espe-cially those impacted by the moun-tain pine beetle infestation, to reduce wildfire risks in key areas. The recently updated Provincial Strategic Threat Analysis will pro-vide guidance for potential treatments.

• Forest rehabilitation: Clearing stands damaged by wildfire, or at high risk from wildfire, and reforesting them.

• Wildlife habitat restora-tion: Designing fuel manage-

ment and forest rehabilitation activities to promote desired wild-life habitat characteristics.

• FireSmart program: Raising awareness among local govern-ments and rural property owners about steps they can take to pro-tect their homes from wildfire.

Forest fuel reduction projects carried out in and near Clearwater and Vavenby about five years ago were done under the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative. The program, which is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities, focuses on reducing the wildfire risk in the two-kilometre wildland-urban interface surrounding com-munities.

With its latest $10-million com-mitment, government has provided $78 million to this initiative since 2004.

The Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. will complement the efforts of the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative by supporting critical wildfire prevention work outside of interface areas and pro-viding a landscape-level approach to wildfire risk reduction.

Local forest products business-es will have opportunities to pur-chase the timber, roadside debris and other forest fibre resulting from these activities, at market prices. This will, in turn, support rural employment.

The work of the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. will help meet the goal of a sustainable and reliable timber supply under the Forest Sector Competitiveness Strategy and aligns with the ministry's other programs designed to enhance B.C.'s forests, most notably Forests for Tomorrow, Land Based Investment Strategy and integrated silviculture strategies.

As part of Budget 2016, the ministry's Land Based Investment Strategy will see an increase of $12 million for 2016-17. Most of the increase will go toward Forests for Tomorrow, translat-ing into increased fertilization of 8,000 to 20,000 hectares and providing for additional surveys and site preparation to plant 28 million seedlings annually by 2019-20.

2 - 3Forest stewardship gets more funding

Barry Banford

Municipality calls for more meat slaughtering options

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Keith McNeill

Those people wishing to end the grant-in-aid for the Upper Clearwater Hall will have several hoops to jump through to achieve their goal, according to Carol Schaffer, Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Area A (Wells Gray Country).

The TNRD is presently conducting a survey of the 86 property owners

of Upper Clearwater to determine if they want the regional district to carry out a vote (by petition) to determine the future of the grant-in-aid.

The TNRD presently collects $5,000 per year to help support the hall, which amounts to about $40 per year for the aver-age assessment in the ser-vice area.

“If the opinion of the people is over 50 per

cent to eliminate the grant-in-aid, then the TNRD will initiate a legal process called the petition public assent process,” Schaffer said.

Under the petition pub-lic assent process, single petition forms would be sent (usually by mail) to the property owners in the Upper Clearwater Hall grant-in-aid service area.

Those wishing the grant-in-aid to end would

need to submit them to the TNRD. Those wishing the grant-in-aid to continue would not need to do any-thing.

“Approval is received if valid petitions are submit-ted before the deadline from 50 per cent of the property owners and the assessed value of those properties is 50 per cent of the net taxable value of all land and improve-ments within the service

area – also known as double majority,” Schaffer explained.

The petition public assent process is a formal legal procedure set out in the Local Government Act and the Community Charter.

Typically, but not always, petitions are used as the public assent process for small services areas..

A similar petition public assent process was used

to bring in the grant-in-aid service for the Upper Clearwater Hall in 2004.

Critics have complained since then because the pro-cess was extended several times past the deadline plus a list of property own-ers who had not mailed in petition forms was released to the proponents – who then went door-to-door to persuade those who had not sent in petition forms to do so.

Survey is just the beginning of Upper Clearwater processClearwater Times Thursday, March 17, 2016 www.clearwatertimes.com A3

Keith McNeill

District of Clearwater council feels there should be more livestock slaughtering options available for North Thompson farmers.

During their March 1 meeting, town council-lors voted to ratify a “Meat to Table” resolution to be taken to the upcoming Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) con-vention.

If approved there, the resolution would then go to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention for provincial support.

The resolution urges the provincial govern-ment to change the policy on allowing unlimited Class E licenses (slaughter own animals for direct sale to consumer within the regional dis-trict only) and a minimum number of Class D licenses (slaughter own and other people's ani-mals for retail and direct sales within the region-

al district only) for livestock producers within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

The councillors noted that there is only one Class A government regulated beef slaughtering facility to meet the butchering needs of livestock farmers in the North Thompson Valley.

The resolution would increase local food security as well as the sustainability and capac-ity of local livestock producers by allowing local farmers the ability to slaughter onsite and sell to local farmers markets, the council members felt.

The SILGA convention will be held in Kelowna, April 19 – 22, while the UBCM gath-ering will be in Victoria, Sept. 26 – 30.

Times Staff

About five years ago District of Clearwater carried out several for-est fuel reduction projects in and around Clearwater and Vavenby. More than $2.3 million obtained from Union of BC Municipalities was spent.

However, nothing has been done since then to maintain the areas treated, much less treat criti-cal areas (including private land) that were missed.

Recently, the provincial govern-ment announced $85 million for wildfire risk reduction and another $12 million for forest fertilization, site surveys and site preparation.

“I am pleased that the gov-ernment continues to invest in our forest land base, which is so important to our valley,” com-mented Clearwater town council-lor Barry Banford.

“I hope that funding aimed at fireproofing communities will now allow private landowners to access funding to address fire risks on their property. This would allow some areas around our community to be treated and reduce the risks from wildfires,” he said.

Before he retired, Banford was operations manager at Clearwater Forest District.

The town councillor noted that Clearwater has been very success-ful in conducting fuel management

activities to fireproof our commu-nity in the past.

However, the current funding for fuel management activities does not allow for follow up sur-veys and maintenance of treated stands.

“Hopefully, the increased fund-ing will allow for this so that initial investments will not be lost over time,” he said.

Banford added that, to date, funding for stand rehabilitation has been targeting stands damaged by mountain pine beetle.

“I hope the new programs will increase the stands that qualify for this funding,” he said. “This

would allow the rehabilitation of thousands of hectares for deca-dent cedar/hemlock stands, which would increase longterm harvest levels and reduce wildfire risks.”

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson provided details of the new Forest Enhancement Society of BC in his keynote speech during the Association of BC Forest Professionals annual general meeting held recently.

The new wildfire money will be distributed by the new Forest Enhancement Society of BC while the enhanced silviculture funds will mostly go through Forests for Tomorrow.

Thomson said that the new society will concentrate on the fol-lowing:

• Wildfire risk reduction: Fuel management activities such as thinning, pruning and removing woody debris from forests, espe-cially those impacted by the moun-tain pine beetle infestation, to reduce wildfire risks in key areas. The recently updated Provincial Strategic Threat Analysis will pro-vide guidance for potential treatments.

• Forest rehabilitation: Clearing stands damaged by wildfire, or at high risk from wildfire, and reforesting them.

• Wildlife habitat restora-tion: Designing fuel manage-

ment and forest rehabilitation activities to promote desired wild-life habitat characteristics.

• FireSmart program: Raising awareness among local govern-ments and rural property owners about steps they can take to pro-tect their homes from wildfire.

Forest fuel reduction projects carried out in and near Clearwater and Vavenby about five years ago were done under the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative. The program, which is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities, focuses on reducing the wildfire risk in the two-kilometre wildland-urban interface surrounding com-munities.

With its latest $10-million com-mitment, government has provided $78 million to this initiative since 2004.

The Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. will complement the efforts of the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative by supporting critical wildfire prevention work outside of interface areas and pro-viding a landscape-level approach to wildfire risk reduction.

Local forest products business-es will have opportunities to pur-chase the timber, roadside debris and other forest fibre resulting from these activities, at market prices. This will, in turn, support rural employment.

The work of the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. will help meet the goal of a sustainable and reliable timber supply under the Forest Sector Competitiveness Strategy and aligns with the ministry's other programs designed to enhance B.C.'s forests, most notably Forests for Tomorrow, Land Based Investment Strategy and integrated silviculture strategies.

As part of Budget 2016, the ministry's Land Based Investment Strategy will see an increase of $12 million for 2016-17. Most of the increase will go toward Forests for Tomorrow, translat-ing into increased fertilization of 8,000 to 20,000 hectares and providing for additional surveys and site preparation to plant 28 million seedlings annually by 2019-20.

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Barry Banford

Municipality calls for more meat slaughtering options

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Editor, The times: The North Thompson Music Guild

will be hosting several events for the town of Clearwater this year.

Last year we hosted nine events on Thursday evenings in July and August, as well as Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy in November at Dutch Lake Community Center.

This year it is our hope to host one or

two large events, along with Thursday eve-nings in July and August.

The first of our large events this year will be ABRA Cadabra, an ABBA tribute band from Vancouver. This event will be held at Dutch Lake Community Center on April 28, 7-9 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

The event will open with the Junior James Gang, our local high school band.

ABRA Cadabra has been touring the

world for over 15 years, helping audiences of all ages and cultures re-live and cel-ebrate the timeless and uplifting music of ABBA.

The group has performed for the PNE and the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Kelowna Community Center, Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops, Canada Cup of Curling, Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, the prime minister and

the royal family in Malaysia, Jimmy Choo, Universal Studios Orlando, Florida, Monterrey and Woodstock Plaza, Mexico, and countless Rotary events, charity galas, corporate events and many others.

Proceeds from this event will go towards promoting music in Clearwater.

Barb Hall, memberNorth Thompson Music Guild

Editor, The Times:In the next few days a “For

Sale” sign will appear outside the funeral home in Clearwater. My wife Avril and I have decided to downsize if we can.

There are two reasons for this. First, I am spending most of my time in Kamloops these days, as we establish our third funeral home location. Secondly, it has become clear over the past few years that we no longer require a building as large as the one at 73 Taren Drive.

We would like to emphasize, however, that we have already

begun to look for a smaller building in Clearwater, and will move our funeral home opera-tions to that new location in Clearwater once our current building sells.

I am writing this letter to the newspaper because it is very important to us to reassure the Valley that we will not be shut-ting down funeral home opera-tions here. We plan to continue in Clearwater but on a smaller scale.

We owe so much to this Valley. When we moved here in 2005 the only people we even

vaguely knew were Earl and Fay Jones of Vavenby. In 2004, Earl had come to our home in Summerland to prepare our furnace for the winter. When he heard we were planning to move somewhere in BC to open a funeral home, he suggested Clearwater!

Ever since Avril and I arrived in Clearwater in 2005, people have been so kind and supportive to us. It began with the incred-ible hospitality of realtors Earl and TJ Hain. These total strang-ers not only helped us find the property we purchased, but they

took us in and fed us for a whole month (free!) before we even pur-chased anything!

Once we moved here, we began to experience an incredible warmth and kindness from hun-dreds of members of the Valley. Valley residents supported Avril’s Garden for many years and continue to support the funeral home. We are so grateful for this support and loyalty.

We are also very grateful to the Times, not only for printing this letter, but also for the numer-ous articles about our funeral home that the Times has pub-

lished over the years, including our grand opening in November 2005, numerous Christmastime Gatherings for bereaved people, information about the grief support group, as well as assis-tance with the preparation of obituaries. We look forward to a continuing that relationship for many years to come, and we look forward to serving this commu-nity as well.

Thank you to you all.Drake Smith, MSW

Owner, North Thompson Funeral Services Ltd.

Editor, The Times:The headline for Carol Schaffer's

letter "Upper Clearwater survey is a democratic process for all" is not accu-rate. Neither is the statement in her letter, "The purpose of the survey is to get full representation from Upper Clearwater...."

Perhaps Ms Schaffer is not aware that only individuals are allowed to vote. My wife received her survey for the land she personally owns, but no survey came to the Neave Family Trust, which owns the rest of our 310 acres through Wells Gray Tours.

When I enquired about the miss-ing survey with Carolyn Black at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, she said companies were excluded because the regional district does know who has signing authority on behalf of that busi-ness.

This is a feeble excuse. I would be sur-prised if the TNRD does not have access to BC Registry Services, which maintains the database of all B.C. companies and organizations, including their officers.

I would like to be allowed to respond to this survey, since our family is one of the largest landowners in Upper Clearwater. Kelly Ferguson's letter last week referred to the undemocratic vot-ing practices in the past, and it looks like the TNRD is going to allow it to happen again.

Roland NeaveKamloops, B.C.

Editor's Note: When asked to comment, TNRD corporate officer Carolyn Black said, “It is true that the TNRD did not send sur-veys to businesses or organizations – the sur-veys were sent only to properties registered in the name of a person/persons. We wanted to

make sure that no person was able to express their opinion more than one time and if a person owned a property in their own name and in the name of one or more businesses that would allow for multiple surveys.”

She said that TNRD did not check with BC Registry Services to see who the offi-cers of the company are because this is a survey (not a legally binding process).

The surveys were not provided to any business or organization that was not registered in a person’s name. For exam-ple, a survey was not sent to the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute, the owners of Upper Clearwater Hall.

If and when a petition assent process is initiated to decide officially if the hall's grant-in-aid is to continue, then, in accor-dance with the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, only properties that are subject to the service area tax would be included in the process.

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What we can learn from a Basic Income Guarantee pilot

editorial by Laura Anderson and Danielle Martin

Opinion “ I am more important than my problems.” - Jose Ferrer, actor

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TORONTO, Ont./ Troy Media/ - The Basic Income Guarantee is having a moment.

Hot on the heels of Quebec's plans to work towards a basic income guarantee and a Globe and Mail editorial board endorsement came an announcement last week of a pilot as part of Ontario's provin-cial budget. On that very day, Senator Art Eggleton in Ottawa tabled a motion that the Senate of Canada encourage the fed-eral government to do the same.

The Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is a strategy for poverty reduction that is simpler and more effective than our exist-ing social assistance systems. Quite simply, individuals whose incomes fall below a certain level get topped up to a level that would meet basic needs. This streamlined approach would replace existing social assistance programs, and would provide much-needed income security for the increasing numbers of Canadians in pre-carious and part-time work. If designed correctly, it should also eliminate some of the perverse incentives of the "wel-fare wall" that institutionalize poverty in Canada.

A series of pilot projects now seems inevitable. So what should we hope to learn from those pilots?

In the past, much of the focus of BIG pilots and experiments has been on labour market outcomes. The intention is to design programs that will provide income security without discouraging work. The benefits of a BIG include that individuals face fewer barriers getting back into the workforce than they do from social assis-tance, and they do not fall into deep pov-erty if they are unable to find employment immediately.

So labour market effects will need to be examined, but thoughtfully.

Canada's prior experiment with a BIG, the Mincome experiment in Manitoba in the 1970s, found that a BIG did not cause people to stop working - with two important exceptions. The first was women with infants at home, who effectively used the BIG to purchase maternity leave. We should expect a different response from women in modern-day Canada, where maternity leave benefits are much more extensive. But where child care and other supports for working parents are insuffi-cient, we may see responses to a BIG that will show us those cracks in the system.

The other group whose employment lev-els decreased under Mincome was teenage boys. A closer look reveals that with a basic income guarantee, male high school stu-dents were more likely to make the decision to stay in school until graduation. Given the Ontario government's aim of increasing graduation rates and the need for a highly educated population, it will be important to understand how people's labour market decisions interact with other important decisions, like the decision to improve their skills and buy a better long-term future for themselves and their families.

But a BIG has potential effects well beyond the labour market. Some of the most important outcomes that should be examined in a pilot are health outcomes.

Poverty is the biggest determinant of health; we should expect to see significant improvements in health among recipients of a BIG. For example, the Mincome data showed that under a BIG, hospital visits dropped by 8.5 per cent. This included fewer emergency room visits from car crashes and domestic abuse, and fewer mental health visits. In Ontario today, these indicators along with others - such as low birth weight, avoidable hospitaliza-tions, and health system expenditures - are already measured, and a close look at the impact of a BIG on those metrics must be included in a basic income pilot.

Finally, in designing this pilot, the diversity of Ontario's population will need to be taken into account. Ontario's pilot will need to include inner city, rural, and suburban populations, and also take into account the province's social and cultural diversity. The differential impacts of the intervention on various populations will yield knowledge essential to the successful implementation of a basic income program that meets the needs of our most vulnerable neighbours.

The Ontario government's plans to pilot a Basic Income Guarantee should be applauded. Now the hard work begins of designing our evaluation to reflect the full aspirations of a 21st century Canada.– Laura Anderson is a researcher at Wellesley

Institute. Dr. Danielle Martin is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, Vice-President at Women's College Hospital and author

of Better Now: 6 Big Ideas to Improve the Health of all Canadians, to be released by

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Improving health may be one of the most important outcomes

Editor, The Times:Re: BC Hydro’s

recent notice on “expired meters”

I am deeply disturbed at how far BC Hydro will go to achieve its ends.

Despite assurances that those who did not wish a EMF-pulsating smart meter on their houses could, for a price, retain their own analog meters, BC Hydro once again has reneged on its promise and is now informing these custom-ers (some of who had faithfully paid their bills for some 50 years or more) — is notify-ing these customers who have been paying monthly extortion fees of $35 in the last few years

to keep their own ana-log meters — that they will now have to accept a non-analog meter.

Of course, they aren’t referred to as analog meters; they are, in BC Hydro terms, “legacy meters”, and their latest ruse is to force all cus-tomers into a new con-tract “by default.”

Never mind that a meter reader will still have to pay a call to read the newly installed meter; to add insult to injury, we will be charged another fee to exchange the very meter that we have been paying to keep!

Does anyone remember the “choice” we were given — to

keep our meter, or to ‘choose’ a smart meter or a ‘radio-off’ meter? Apparently that choice has been revoked, with no refund of the extortion fee.

For some people, elec-tricity is an essential life service. Medical appli-ances such as oxy-gen, electrical well pumps or, one could argue, even heat and light in the winter, carry no argu-ment with BC Hydro, who hold all the aces.

I’m beginning to doubt that David will hold out against this greedy corporate giant.

Petrina GregsonUpper Clearwater, B.C.


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Ben Paquette:Oh my God, I hope not. We've got enough trouble. I just have no use for the man.

Jack Marlow:I don't care. It's America.

Gail Coulter:I hope not. He's got way too much mon-ey already.

Barry Rich: Unfortunately, that's quite a real possibil-ity.?

Questionof the Week

Do you think Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States?

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Editor, The times: The North Thompson Music Guild

will be hosting several events for the town of Clearwater this year.

Last year we hosted nine events on Thursday evenings in July and August, as well as Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy in November at Dutch Lake Community Center.

This year it is our hope to host one or

two large events, along with Thursday eve-nings in July and August.

The first of our large events this year will be ABRA Cadabra, an ABBA tribute band from Vancouver. This event will be held at Dutch Lake Community Center on April 28, 7-9 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

The event will open with the Junior James Gang, our local high school band.

ABRA Cadabra has been touring the

world for over 15 years, helping audiences of all ages and cultures re-live and cel-ebrate the timeless and uplifting music of ABBA.

The group has performed for the PNE and the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Kelowna Community Center, Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops, Canada Cup of Curling, Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, the prime minister and

the royal family in Malaysia, Jimmy Choo, Universal Studios Orlando, Florida, Monterrey and Woodstock Plaza, Mexico, and countless Rotary events, charity galas, corporate events and many others.

Proceeds from this event will go towards promoting music in Clearwater.

Barb Hall, memberNorth Thompson Music Guild

Editor, The Times:In the next few days a “For

Sale” sign will appear outside the funeral home in Clearwater. My wife Avril and I have decided to downsize if we can.

There are two reasons for this. First, I am spending most of my time in Kamloops these days, as we establish our third funeral home location. Secondly, it has become clear over the past few years that we no longer require a building as large as the one at 73 Taren Drive.

We would like to emphasize, however, that we have already

begun to look for a smaller building in Clearwater, and will move our funeral home opera-tions to that new location in Clearwater once our current building sells.

I am writing this letter to the newspaper because it is very important to us to reassure the Valley that we will not be shut-ting down funeral home opera-tions here. We plan to continue in Clearwater but on a smaller scale.

We owe so much to this Valley. When we moved here in 2005 the only people we even

vaguely knew were Earl and Fay Jones of Vavenby. In 2004, Earl had come to our home in Summerland to prepare our furnace for the winter. When he heard we were planning to move somewhere in BC to open a funeral home, he suggested Clearwater!

Ever since Avril and I arrived in Clearwater in 2005, people have been so kind and supportive to us. It began with the incred-ible hospitality of realtors Earl and TJ Hain. These total strang-ers not only helped us find the property we purchased, but they

took us in and fed us for a whole month (free!) before we even pur-chased anything!

Once we moved here, we began to experience an incredible warmth and kindness from hun-dreds of members of the Valley. Valley residents supported Avril’s Garden for many years and continue to support the funeral home. We are so grateful for this support and loyalty.

We are also very grateful to the Times, not only for printing this letter, but also for the numer-ous articles about our funeral home that the Times has pub-

lished over the years, including our grand opening in November 2005, numerous Christmastime Gatherings for bereaved people, information about the grief support group, as well as assis-tance with the preparation of obituaries. We look forward to a continuing that relationship for many years to come, and we look forward to serving this commu-nity as well.

Thank you to you all.Drake Smith, MSW

Owner, North Thompson Funeral Services Ltd.

Editor, The Times:The headline for Carol Schaffer's

letter "Upper Clearwater survey is a democratic process for all" is not accu-rate. Neither is the statement in her letter, "The purpose of the survey is to get full representation from Upper Clearwater...."

Perhaps Ms Schaffer is not aware that only individuals are allowed to vote. My wife received her survey for the land she personally owns, but no survey came to the Neave Family Trust, which owns the rest of our 310 acres through Wells Gray Tours.

When I enquired about the miss-ing survey with Carolyn Black at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, she said companies were excluded because the regional district does know who has signing authority on behalf of that busi-ness.

This is a feeble excuse. I would be sur-prised if the TNRD does not have access to BC Registry Services, which maintains the database of all B.C. companies and organizations, including their officers.

I would like to be allowed to respond to this survey, since our family is one of the largest landowners in Upper Clearwater. Kelly Ferguson's letter last week referred to the undemocratic vot-ing practices in the past, and it looks like the TNRD is going to allow it to happen again.

Roland NeaveKamloops, B.C.

Editor's Note: When asked to comment, TNRD corporate officer Carolyn Black said, “It is true that the TNRD did not send sur-veys to businesses or organizations – the sur-veys were sent only to properties registered in the name of a person/persons. We wanted to

make sure that no person was able to express their opinion more than one time and if a person owned a property in their own name and in the name of one or more businesses that would allow for multiple surveys.”

She said that TNRD did not check with BC Registry Services to see who the offi-cers of the company are because this is a survey (not a legally binding process).

The surveys were not provided to any business or organization that was not registered in a person’s name. For exam-ple, a survey was not sent to the Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute, the owners of Upper Clearwater Hall.

If and when a petition assent process is initiated to decide officially if the hall's grant-in-aid is to continue, then, in accor-dance with the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, only properties that are subject to the service area tax would be included in the process.

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Funeral home will remain in Clearwater

Companies allowed no say in Upper Clearwater survey

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What we can learn from a Basic Income Guarantee pilot

editorial by Laura Anderson and Danielle Martin

Opinion “ I am more important than my problems.” - Jose Ferrer, actor

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BC Hydro backs out of its meter promises

TORONTO, Ont./ Troy Media/ - The Basic Income Guarantee is having a moment.

Hot on the heels of Quebec's plans to work towards a basic income guarantee and a Globe and Mail editorial board endorsement came an announcement last week of a pilot as part of Ontario's provin-cial budget. On that very day, Senator Art Eggleton in Ottawa tabled a motion that the Senate of Canada encourage the fed-eral government to do the same.

The Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is a strategy for poverty reduction that is simpler and more effective than our exist-ing social assistance systems. Quite simply, individuals whose incomes fall below a certain level get topped up to a level that would meet basic needs. This streamlined approach would replace existing social assistance programs, and would provide much-needed income security for the increasing numbers of Canadians in pre-carious and part-time work. If designed correctly, it should also eliminate some of the perverse incentives of the "wel-fare wall" that institutionalize poverty in Canada.

A series of pilot projects now seems inevitable. So what should we hope to learn from those pilots?

In the past, much of the focus of BIG pilots and experiments has been on labour market outcomes. The intention is to design programs that will provide income security without discouraging work. The benefits of a BIG include that individuals face fewer barriers getting back into the workforce than they do from social assis-tance, and they do not fall into deep pov-erty if they are unable to find employment immediately.

So labour market effects will need to be examined, but thoughtfully.

Canada's prior experiment with a BIG, the Mincome experiment in Manitoba in the 1970s, found that a BIG did not cause people to stop working - with two important exceptions. The first was women with infants at home, who effectively used the BIG to purchase maternity leave. We should expect a different response from women in modern-day Canada, where maternity leave benefits are much more extensive. But where child care and other supports for working parents are insuffi-cient, we may see responses to a BIG that will show us those cracks in the system.

The other group whose employment lev-els decreased under Mincome was teenage boys. A closer look reveals that with a basic income guarantee, male high school stu-dents were more likely to make the decision to stay in school until graduation. Given the Ontario government's aim of increasing graduation rates and the need for a highly educated population, it will be important to understand how people's labour market decisions interact with other important decisions, like the decision to improve their skills and buy a better long-term future for themselves and their families.

But a BIG has potential effects well beyond the labour market. Some of the most important outcomes that should be examined in a pilot are health outcomes.

Poverty is the biggest determinant of health; we should expect to see significant improvements in health among recipients of a BIG. For example, the Mincome data showed that under a BIG, hospital visits dropped by 8.5 per cent. This included fewer emergency room visits from car crashes and domestic abuse, and fewer mental health visits. In Ontario today, these indicators along with others - such as low birth weight, avoidable hospitaliza-tions, and health system expenditures - are already measured, and a close look at the impact of a BIG on those metrics must be included in a basic income pilot.

Finally, in designing this pilot, the diversity of Ontario's population will need to be taken into account. Ontario's pilot will need to include inner city, rural, and suburban populations, and also take into account the province's social and cultural diversity. The differential impacts of the intervention on various populations will yield knowledge essential to the successful implementation of a basic income program that meets the needs of our most vulnerable neighbours.

The Ontario government's plans to pilot a Basic Income Guarantee should be applauded. Now the hard work begins of designing our evaluation to reflect the full aspirations of a 21st century Canada.– Laura Anderson is a researcher at Wellesley

Institute. Dr. Danielle Martin is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, Vice-President at Women's College Hospital and author

of Better Now: 6 Big Ideas to Improve the Health of all Canadians, to be released by

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Improving health may be one of the most important outcomes

Editor, The Times:Re: BC Hydro’s

recent notice on “expired meters”

I am deeply disturbed at how far BC Hydro will go to achieve its ends.

Despite assurances that those who did not wish a EMF-pulsating smart meter on their houses could, for a price, retain their own analog meters, BC Hydro once again has reneged on its promise and is now informing these custom-ers (some of who had faithfully paid their bills for some 50 years or more) — is notify-ing these customers who have been paying monthly extortion fees of $35 in the last few years

to keep their own ana-log meters — that they will now have to accept a non-analog meter.

Of course, they aren’t referred to as analog meters; they are, in BC Hydro terms, “legacy meters”, and their latest ruse is to force all cus-tomers into a new con-tract “by default.”

Never mind that a meter reader will still have to pay a call to read the newly installed meter; to add insult to injury, we will be charged another fee to exchange the very meter that we have been paying to keep!

Does anyone remember the “choice” we were given — to

keep our meter, or to ‘choose’ a smart meter or a ‘radio-off’ meter? Apparently that choice has been revoked, with no refund of the extortion fee.

For some people, elec-tricity is an essential life service. Medical appli-ances such as oxy-gen, electrical well pumps or, one could argue, even heat and light in the winter, carry no argu-ment with BC Hydro, who hold all the aces.

I’m beginning to doubt that David will hold out against this greedy corporate giant.

Petrina GregsonUpper Clearwater, B.C.


50 YEARS AGO:An estimated 300

persons joined together at the Clearwater Ball Park to watch fire-works to mark the start of the B.C. Centennial. Most youngsters of Clearwater and district had never witnessed such a fireworks dis-play, which was set up by D. Baxter and L. Burnell.

W. Patton of McLure, driver of the Whiteway Dry Cleaning van, was trapped overnight between two snow slides between Messiter and Wolfenden, about 15 miles south of Blue River.

The necessary capi-

tal had been raised to erect a TV satellite on Avola Mountain, and television was expected in Blue River and Avola within a few weeks.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce moved to a new modern office next to Lo-Boy Market in Blue River. The bank was open every Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. and 6 - 7:30 p.m.

45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Ski Club

planned a fun-filled day of spring skiing on Raft Mountain.

B.C. Sheep Breeders elected Vavenby's J.K. Moilliet as vice-presi-dent.

40 YEARS AGO:B.C. Lieutenant

Governor George Pearkes was guest of honor at the official opening of the new Legion premises in Clearwater. He was assisted at the ribbon cutting by Branch 259 president G. Labelle.

The engineers work-ing on the Sportsplex were "inept, indif-ferent and generally

not caring," said Karl Simmerling, local TNRD representative. The building was being shored up with wood following a second col-lapse of its roof.

Don Shook of the B.C. Cattlemen's preda-tor control committee told a meeting of the Yellowhead Ecological Association that wolves had killed 110 head of stock within a 50 mile radius of Clearwater over the previous few years.

35 YEARS AGO:Ida Dekelver, opera-

tor of a small commu-nity museum, was to represent the Clearwater area during a Heritage Conservation confer-ence in Vancouver.

Local resident David Shearing was charged with impaired driving following a head-on collision a few miles south of Clearwater on Old Highway 5. Clearwater Fire Department used the Jaws of Life on the

vehicles. One occupant of the second vehicle was sent to Kamloops hospital with a broken leg.

30 YEARS AGO:A rockslide along

Lost Creek Road near Birch Island swept a Department of Highways grader into a swamp. Driver Frank Matusky was reported as shaken up and badly bruised. The grader's amber warning light on its roof was still revolv-ing.

25 YEARS AGO:Eight children and

one adult were struck when a van from Bear Creek prison camp slid into them. About 65 youngsters had been let off from their schoolbus when it became stuck in fresh snow. They were walking down the hill on Clearwater Valley Road when the passing van went out of control. There were no serious injuries.

School District 26 (North Thompson) announced the appoint-ment of Terry Rogers as district superintendent. He came from Castlegar with 27 years of experi-ence in teaching and administration.

Blue River Alpine Club hosted the first ever Blue River Natural Luge Canada Cup and winter Carnival. Wolfgang Schrottner had the best time in senior men's.

MLA Bud Smith presented Wells Gray Outdoor Club with a $44,000 cheque to buy a used ski trail groomer.

20 YEARS AGO:Thanks to a let-

ter writing campaign organized by local women Rowena Bryan and Pearl McRae, improved signage, street lighting, and a raised traffic island were to be installed at the Hub intersection on Highway 5.

Friends of Wells Gray Park Society dropped an application to have watercraft on the Clearwater River restricted to a maxi-mum of 10 horsepower. "The community feels they have too many regulations already," explained FWGPS pres-ident Steve Murray.

15 YEARS AGO:An engineering team

hired by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District inspected the Sportsplex roof at Clearwater after the ice arena's roof partially fell in twice during its first winter over 25 years earlier. A computerized study determined if the roof would collapse. Work was ordered to be done before the next season's opening.

10 YEARS AGO: Hundreds of

hockey fans filled the Sportsplex to celebrate Clearwater's hockey spirit as the town entered a nation-wide competition and hosted CBC camera crews in hopes of winning the right to be called, "Hockeyville."

5 YEARS AGO:Most of the public

attending a school board meeting were in favor of the District of Clearwater taking over Dutch Lake School. Even those opposed seemed to favor the proposal in general, even if they questioned certain details.

TNRD staff recom-mended the regional district board support plans by Telus to install three new cellphone towers in the Valley - at Vavenby, Wire Cache and Blue River.

1 YEAR AGO: Five workshops held

in communities from Sun Peaks to McBride explored a proposal to have Wells Gray Park’s volcanoes and other sites in the area declared a Global Geopark. The proposal was seen as less expensive and more achievable than get-ting UNESCO World Heritage status.

Bird numbers were up from the previous year but the number of species was down as Clearwater and area residents par-ticipated in the Great Backyard Bird Count. The most frequently spotted species was the black-capped chickadee (on 107 checklists).

Upper Clearwater artist Doris Laner put on a retrospective show of works she had done before she came to this area. Portraits dominated her earlier works.

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Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

Tax time for a Barriere small busi-ness owner got a little more expensive after the Canada Revenue Agency went after him for failing to file returns for nearly a decade.

Provincial court judge Roy Dickey fined Thomas Lawford Mitchell $1,000 for failure to comply with an order from the fed-eral agency.

Crown prosecutor Anthony Varesi said the taxman caught up to Mitchell, 60, in 2014. The survey company owner failed to file a T-1 return between 2005 and 2012.

Varesi said Mitchell claimed he did not file his taxes due to health concerns and the fact he was frequently out of the country.

The CRA went to Mitchell’s home in 2014, serving him with an order file his statements of income. While Mitchell filed for the years between 2005 and 2009, he did not meet a November deadline for outstand-ing years of 2010 to 2012.

Last month, Mitchell was charged under the Income Tax Act for failing to comply with an order. Varesi said he has since caught up on the missing tax years.

The small business owner said his income is limited and asked

for time to pay the fine. He was hit with a $22,000 tax bill as part of the recent filings.

“I’m on a very tight budget,” Mitchell told Dickey.

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Quick work stops house-fire in Blue River in its tracksKeith McNeill

Blue River's new firetruck proved its value during a house-fire that occurred March 2, according to fire chief Gabe Lavoie.

“We received the call at 4:10 and were on scene with Engine 1 with six members within minutes,” he reported. “It originat-ed in the kitchen and was contained to that room of the house and the attic by using an exterior positive pressure attack, which was very success-ful and brought the flames under control in minutes of arriving on scene.”

The fire chief added that there where no injuries. The three occupants were assisted by Emergency Social Services until their home insurance took over.

The fire-damaged house is at the corner

of third and main in Blue River.

Lavoie noted that the old 1982 truck, which the new truck replaces, is currently non-operational and will likely remain as such.

“The new engine allowed us to move a full complement of fire fighters and equip-ment incredibly quick-ly to the scene and get water on the fire within five minutes of getting the call, which was very impressive,” he said.

Approval to borrow up to $385,000 to pur-chase the new truck was given by a vote during a public meet-ing held in the Blue River community hall last September.

According to infor-mation released at the time, the borrowing to buy the new fire truck would result in property taxes on a $160,000 property in Blue River going up

by about $150 per year for 10 years.

“It's incredibly important for all the homes and businesses in Blue River to have a functioning and properly trained fire department,” Lavoie said during the meet-ing.

The new truck, a 2016 Frieightliner capable of pump-ing 1,050 gallons per minute, arrived in late November of last year.

Youngsters (l-r) Asia Lachapelle, Nixon Lachapelle and Ruthy Macdonald check out Blue River's new fire truck shortly after it arrived last November. The new truck was an important factor in the Blue River Volunteer Fire Department being able to quickly control a recent house-fire. Times file photo by Willow Macdonald

MP McLeod defends the rights of private property owners in Parliament of CanadaSubmitted

OTTAWA – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo recently urged the federal gov-ernment to defend the rights of private property owners in British Columbia.

A recent civil suit by the Tk’emlúps and Skeetchestn First Nations is looking to declare Aboriginal title over private property.

“We recognize that there

is work to do towards resolv-ing longstanding land claims,” stated McLeod. “However, every federal government in the past has been unequivocal that private property rights are not on the table. That is why it is deeply concerning to hear the justice minister say that when it comes to the federal govern-ment’s litigation strategy, they will be ‘potentially changing (their) approach’.”

“Ranchers and farmers are rightfully concerned about the

impact on their lands and their livelihood as a result of this law-suit,” MP McLeod explained. “While the premier of British Columbia has said she will fight for private property rights, it is disappointing that the govern-ment in Ottawa has left private land owners in limbo.”

“We call on the govern-ment to stop hiding behind the courts and defend the rights of private property owners in British Columbia,” concluded McLeod.

Tax man takes bite out of Barriere man’s budget


50 YEARS AGO:An estimated 300

persons joined together at the Clearwater Ball Park to watch fire-works to mark the start of the B.C. Centennial. Most youngsters of Clearwater and district had never witnessed such a fireworks dis-play, which was set up by D. Baxter and L. Burnell.

W. Patton of McLure, driver of the Whiteway Dry Cleaning van, was trapped overnight between two snow slides between Messiter and Wolfenden, about 15 miles south of Blue River.

The necessary capi-

tal had been raised to erect a TV satellite on Avola Mountain, and television was expected in Blue River and Avola within a few weeks.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce moved to a new modern office next to Lo-Boy Market in Blue River. The bank was open every Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. and 6 - 7:30 p.m.

45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Ski Club

planned a fun-filled day of spring skiing on Raft Mountain.

B.C. Sheep Breeders elected Vavenby's J.K. Moilliet as vice-presi-dent.

40 YEARS AGO:B.C. Lieutenant

Governor George Pearkes was guest of honor at the official opening of the new Legion premises in Clearwater. He was assisted at the ribbon cutting by Branch 259 president G. Labelle.

The engineers work-ing on the Sportsplex were "inept, indif-ferent and generally

not caring," said Karl Simmerling, local TNRD representative. The building was being shored up with wood following a second col-lapse of its roof.

Don Shook of the B.C. Cattlemen's preda-tor control committee told a meeting of the Yellowhead Ecological Association that wolves had killed 110 head of stock within a 50 mile radius of Clearwater over the previous few years.

35 YEARS AGO:Ida Dekelver, opera-

tor of a small commu-nity museum, was to represent the Clearwater area during a Heritage Conservation confer-ence in Vancouver.

Local resident David Shearing was charged with impaired driving following a head-on collision a few miles south of Clearwater on Old Highway 5. Clearwater Fire Department used the Jaws of Life on the

vehicles. One occupant of the second vehicle was sent to Kamloops hospital with a broken leg.

30 YEARS AGO:A rockslide along

Lost Creek Road near Birch Island swept a Department of Highways grader into a swamp. Driver Frank Matusky was reported as shaken up and badly bruised. The grader's amber warning light on its roof was still revolv-ing.

25 YEARS AGO:Eight children and

one adult were struck when a van from Bear Creek prison camp slid into them. About 65 youngsters had been let off from their schoolbus when it became stuck in fresh snow. They were walking down the hill on Clearwater Valley Road when the passing van went out of control. There were no serious injuries.

School District 26 (North Thompson) announced the appoint-ment of Terry Rogers as district superintendent. He came from Castlegar with 27 years of experi-ence in teaching and administration.

Blue River Alpine Club hosted the first ever Blue River Natural Luge Canada Cup and winter Carnival. Wolfgang Schrottner had the best time in senior men's.

MLA Bud Smith presented Wells Gray Outdoor Club with a $44,000 cheque to buy a used ski trail groomer.

20 YEARS AGO:Thanks to a let-

ter writing campaign organized by local women Rowena Bryan and Pearl McRae, improved signage, street lighting, and a raised traffic island were to be installed at the Hub intersection on Highway 5.

Friends of Wells Gray Park Society dropped an application to have watercraft on the Clearwater River restricted to a maxi-mum of 10 horsepower. "The community feels they have too many regulations already," explained FWGPS pres-ident Steve Murray.

15 YEARS AGO:An engineering team

hired by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District inspected the Sportsplex roof at Clearwater after the ice arena's roof partially fell in twice during its first winter over 25 years earlier. A computerized study determined if the roof would collapse. Work was ordered to be done before the next season's opening.

10 YEARS AGO: Hundreds of

hockey fans filled the Sportsplex to celebrate Clearwater's hockey spirit as the town entered a nation-wide competition and hosted CBC camera crews in hopes of winning the right to be called, "Hockeyville."

5 YEARS AGO:Most of the public

attending a school board meeting were in favor of the District of Clearwater taking over Dutch Lake School. Even those opposed seemed to favor the proposal in general, even if they questioned certain details.

TNRD staff recom-mended the regional district board support plans by Telus to install three new cellphone towers in the Valley - at Vavenby, Wire Cache and Blue River.

1 YEAR AGO: Five workshops held

in communities from Sun Peaks to McBride explored a proposal to have Wells Gray Park’s volcanoes and other sites in the area declared a Global Geopark. The proposal was seen as less expensive and more achievable than get-ting UNESCO World Heritage status.

Bird numbers were up from the previous year but the number of species was down as Clearwater and area residents par-ticipated in the Great Backyard Bird Count. The most frequently spotted species was the black-capped chickadee (on 107 checklists).

Upper Clearwater artist Doris Laner put on a retrospective show of works she had done before she came to this area. Portraits dominated her earlier works.

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By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

The B.C. govern-ment is preparing to increase penalties for drivers who pass school buses while children are getting on or off.

"We've had 14 chil-dren injured, thank-fully none killed, in the last five years," said Transportation Minister Todd Stone. "There are still far too many motorists who are not getting the

message of just how important it is to slow down in school zones and certainly not pass a school bus when the lights are flashing."

Stone said school districts and local gov-ernments have been calling for increased penalties. Police in B.C. have issued 1,100 tick-ets for failing to stop for a school bus for the past five years, with

14 injuries during that time.

The current B.C. penalty is $167 fine and three demerit points, the same as disobey-ing a school crossing guard.

In Ontario, a first offence of passing a school bus results in a fine of $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points, and a second within five years can result in

a fine of up to $4,000 and up to six months in jail.

New Brunswick has a $1,000 fine and loss of driver's licence for every school bus offence.

Robyn Rexin

The Vavenby Trails and Recreation Society had a meeting on Thursday, March 10, to discuss some events they will be supporting.

Member Barb Pennell is organiz-ing some Easter events. There will be two contests. Judging for both will take place at the community hall on Easter Sunday, March 27.

One will be a colouring contest. Pictures can be picked up at the general store. The other will be an Easter bon-net contest. Everyone uses their own

hat to decorate and wears it at the hall. Winning pictures and bonnets will be awarded prizes.

Vavenby's traditional Easter egg hunt will take place, also at the hall, on March 27, 9 – 11 a.m.

BYOC – bring your own chinaA Mothers' Day tea has been

planned for May 8, 11 – 3 at the com-munity hall. Coffee, tea, and goodies will be offered.

If someone wishes, they can bring their own fine china – just don't forget to take it home.

Donations to be given at the tea would be appreciated. The money is used to help the community.

Garage sale in MayA fifth event discussed was a com-

munity garage sale to be held on Saturday, May 7, 9 – 2.

There would be a fee to take part in the garage sale. The fee would be to put your house on the town map, for the making of the maps to be handed out, and for advertising.

For more information, phone Linda King at 250-676-9578.

8 - 9Crash north of Blue River

Clearwater RCMP report that on Tuesday, March 1, police responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle incident (MVI) on Highway 5 north of Blue River.

The female driver had lost control of the vehicle in the slush covering the highway. She was unhurt.

Arrested for domestic assaultOn March 3, Clearwater RCMP arrested a

local man for domestic assault and breach of conditions.

The male was released with a quick court date to have the matter heard before a judge.

Bike goes missingClearwater RCMP received a report of a

stolen bicycle in Vavenby on March 4. The bicycle is described as a bright orange Norco mountain bike.

If anyone has any information about this bike, please contact Clearwater RCMP or Crimestoppers.

Vehicle catches fireOn March 5, Clearwater RCMP responded

to a vehicle fire on Highway 24 just west of Little Fort.

The driver was treated for a minor burn on his hand and was released at scene.

Car collides with semiClearwater RCMP responded to a MVI

involving a tractor-trailer and a small car on March 7.

Occupants of the car were seen by medical staff and release with minor injuries.

Police issued a violation ticket to the male driver of the car.

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1-800-222-TIPSClearwater RCMP Report

Signing books in Kamloops(L-r) Mindy Schulte of Kamloops with her children Olivia and Jacob check out Avola author Eleanor Deckert's new book, “10 Days in December,” during a book-signing at Chapters in Kamloops on Saturday afternoon, March 12. The book is now also available on DVD, Deckert reports. Photo by Keith McNeill

Vavenby plans for Easter and other events

Crackdown coming on passing school bus

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By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

The B.C. govern-ment is preparing to increase penalties for drivers who pass school buses while children are getting on or off.

"We've had 14 chil-dren injured, thank-fully none killed, in the last five years," said Transportation Minister Todd Stone. "There are still far too many motorists who are not getting the

message of just how important it is to slow down in school zones and certainly not pass a school bus when the lights are flashing."

Stone said school districts and local gov-ernments have been calling for increased penalties. Police in B.C. have issued 1,100 tick-ets for failing to stop for a school bus for the past five years, with

14 injuries during that time.

The current B.C. penalty is $167 fine and three demerit points, the same as disobey-ing a school crossing guard.

In Ontario, a first offence of passing a school bus results in a fine of $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points, and a second within five years can result in

a fine of up to $4,000 and up to six months in jail.

New Brunswick has a $1,000 fine and loss of driver's licence for every school bus offence.

Robyn Rexin

The Vavenby Trails and Recreation Society had a meeting on Thursday, March 10, to discuss some events they will be supporting.

Member Barb Pennell is organiz-ing some Easter events. There will be two contests. Judging for both will take place at the community hall on Easter Sunday, March 27.

One will be a colouring contest. Pictures can be picked up at the general store. The other will be an Easter bon-net contest. Everyone uses their own

hat to decorate and wears it at the hall. Winning pictures and bonnets will be awarded prizes.

Vavenby's traditional Easter egg hunt will take place, also at the hall, on March 27, 9 – 11 a.m.

BYOC – bring your own chinaA Mothers' Day tea has been

planned for May 8, 11 – 3 at the com-munity hall. Coffee, tea, and goodies will be offered.

If someone wishes, they can bring their own fine china – just don't forget to take it home.

Donations to be given at the tea would be appreciated. The money is used to help the community.

Garage sale in MayA fifth event discussed was a com-

munity garage sale to be held on Saturday, May 7, 9 – 2.

There would be a fee to take part in the garage sale. The fee would be to put your house on the town map, for the making of the maps to be handed out, and for advertising.

For more information, phone Linda King at 250-676-9578.

8 - 9Crash north of Blue River

Clearwater RCMP report that on Tuesday, March 1, police responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle incident (MVI) on Highway 5 north of Blue River.

The female driver had lost control of the vehicle in the slush covering the highway. She was unhurt.

Arrested for domestic assaultOn March 3, Clearwater RCMP arrested a

local man for domestic assault and breach of conditions.

The male was released with a quick court date to have the matter heard before a judge.

Bike goes missingClearwater RCMP received a report of a

stolen bicycle in Vavenby on March 4. The bicycle is described as a bright orange Norco mountain bike.

If anyone has any information about this bike, please contact Clearwater RCMP or Crimestoppers.

Vehicle catches fireOn March 5, Clearwater RCMP responded

to a vehicle fire on Highway 24 just west of Little Fort.

The driver was treated for a minor burn on his hand and was released at scene.

Car collides with semiClearwater RCMP responded to a MVI

involving a tractor-trailer and a small car on March 7.

Occupants of the car were seen by medical staff and release with minor injuries.

Police issued a violation ticket to the male driver of the car.

C L E A R W A T E R

1-800-222-TIPSClearwater RCMP Report

Signing books in Kamloops(L-r) Mindy Schulte of Kamloops with her children Olivia and Jacob check out Avola author Eleanor Deckert's new book, “10 Days in December,” during a book-signing at Chapters in Kamloops on Saturday afternoon, March 12. The book is now also available on DVD, Deckert reports. Photo by Keith McNeill

Vavenby plans for Easter and other events

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

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newly updated, fenced, garage $229,900

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The Clearwater area’s foggiest Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb. 12 – 15) made it a little difficult to identify species. Since a high of 55 species in 2010, the number of local species steadily dropped to a record low last year, only to dip by one this year (35) becoming the low-est since our GBBC gained a following in 2007.

Although species were down, the aver-age number of individ-ual birds per checklist (30.8) was the greatest since the event gained popularity.

The number of birds recorded soared to 5,084, which was 2,133 more than last year. Those measures were affected by a record number of Common redpolls along with a large number of Pine sis-kins.

Flock sizes were actually greater for the siskins, but they didn’t appear on as many checklists as the redpolls. The majority of other spe-cies had a decrease. American goldfinches disappeared for the first time since being sighted in 2006. Only two species of water-fowl were seen, down from the usual five. All woodpecker species were slightly down.

Other observations include a lone Evening

grosbeak sighted after none in 2015, far fewer than their record 556 in 2008; Red cross-bill (25 in one flock) stuck to the pattern of appearing every other year; six White-crowned sparrows appeared, the first since 2010; and a lone Red-winged blackbird announced spring was on the way after failing to make that declaration for the last two years.

Black-capped chickadees appeared on the most check-lists (110) followed by Common redpolls (91), Common ravens (74), Red-breasted nuthatches (72), and Northern flickers (39). The fairly numer-ous Pine siskins just missed the top five by four lists (35).

The top five for the most individual birds were Common redpolls (2,128), Pine siskins (1,292), Black-capped chicka-

dees (598), Common ravens (255), and Red-breasted nuthatches (159). Mountain

chickadees (101) con-tinued a three-year climb to reach sixth place.

With 150 countries participating, our com-munity tied for 18th place for checklists (165) with Ecuador. First for checklists was the United States (131,466) with second place for Canada (13,665).

Though checklist numbers were much lower than the United States, four countries surpassed the U.S. (665) for species – India (785), Colombia (758), Ecuador (752), and Mexico (702). Canada (246) was in 23rd place.

Fortunately, new newcomers joined

locally, more than offsetting former par-ticipants whose busy lives prevented par-ticipation. Thirty-three households with about 41 observers counted this year, up slightly over the last few years.

The gain in new participants is prob-ably a direct result of the great promotion by the Clearwater Library, which had a display about the event, provided blank local checklists, and had the librarians mentioned the GBBC to almost every visitor. Appreciation for pro-moting the event also

goes to Forest House, Home Hardware, RONA, and the Times.

In conclusion, the Great Backyard Bird Count certainly gained wings the last few years with more countries and people participating. More information and con-test photos are avail-able at www.birdcount.org. Many thanks to everyone who man-aged to fit counts into their busy schedule. Certainly, the GBBC appreciates your effort as a citizen scientist and look forward to your participation Feb. 17 – 20 in 2017.

10-11

Clearwater ties with Ecuador in Great Backyard Bird Count

Times Staff

An art show in Kamloops includes works of several North Thompson artists.

Art Exposed opened Friday at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre in downtown Kamloops and will run until March 19.

The exhibition has more than 200 works in all media from 140 artists.

The event, which began six years ago, is designed for artists to show their works to the public – and perhaps sell some – while competing for various awards and

prizes for the participants.For established and emerging

artists, there are cash prizes – first place receives $100 and second place gets $50 in each category and for both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works.

The public and competing artists can also vote for their favourites, with the choice awards recipients receiving $50.

The cultural centre is open Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

– With notes from Kamloops This Week

Upper Clearwater resident Doris Laner's most recent work centers around the wilderness of Wells Gray Park. Laner has been a key figure in establishing the North Thompson Arts Council and the council’s art gallery in Dutch Lake Community Centre. This painting, titled, "The Green Canoe‚" won a first place ribbon from the judges. Photo by Keith McNeill

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12 - 13

Sports

Keith McNeill

Plans for Clearwater to host the Russian women’s hockey team next week are progressing, according to town councillor Ken Kjenstad.

The team is due to arrive on Sunday, March 20. About 30 players and officials are expected.

On Monday March 21 Clearwater Minor Hockey Association will host a meet and greet for sponsors and invited local hockey players.

On Tuesday the team will take a bus trip to Wells Gray Park.

On Wednesday, 4 – 5 p.m. the team’s on-ice practice at the Sportsplex will be open to the public. All other sessions will be closed.

Wednesday’s practice session will be followed by an exhibition game at 5:15 p.m. Local female hockey players will take part in mixed teams with members of the Russian women’s team.

The team's first game of the world champion-ships in Kamloops will be on March 28.

Times Staff

Clearwater RCMP have con-firmed that two adult male snow-mobilers have been killed in an avalanche that occurred Monday evening, March 14 in the Blue River area.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Clearwater RCMP received a report of an avalanche that had occurred 30 km southwest of Blue River. Two snowmobilers were reported as being buried in the slide.

Search and Rescue resources were activated at that time with search and recovery efforts to com-mence at first light on Tuesday.

The report received was that two snowmobilers out of a group of seven had been buried by a snow-slide. The other five snowmobilers were able to avoid the avalanche.

The sledders were equipped with rescue equipment and were able to locate and dig out the two unresponsive men. However, CPR efforts failed to revive the two.

The remaining sledders were able to radio for assistance but due

to darkness and unsafe conditions, the survivors left the area Monday evening.

As of Tuesday morning, volun-teers from Wells Gray Search and Rescue plus Kamloops Search and Rescue, assisted by the RCMP Air Services helicopter, were attempt-ing to recover the bodies of the two men.

Clearwater RCMP has con-firmed that both of the deceased are from Alberta.

According to Avalanche Canada, the danger of avalanche on Tuesday in the North Columbia Mountains was considerable in the alpine, and at treeline, and moderate among the trees.

The incident followed one in which one snowmobiler died as a result of an avalanche north of Chase on Sunday morning.

Shuswap Search and Rescue confirmed that the snowmobiler was killed by the avalanche on Crowfoot Mountain.

Search and rescue received a call at 11:45 a.m. and have since recov-ered the snowmobiler's body from the mountain.

Avalanches kill snowmobilers near Blue River and Chase

Russians will be here soon Peewee

Rebels win home tournamentClearwater Peewee Rebel Alex Lamash (r) takes the puck past a Quesnel Viper opponent dur-ing a Peewee tournament at the Sportsplex last weekend. Behind waiting to back him up is team-mate Cassidy Tucker. Clearwater won the seven-team tournament with a five-win record. Quesnel Thunder took second place. Other teams taking part came from 100 Mile, Kamloops and two from Wil-liams Lake.Photo by Keith McNeill

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Mar. 23 Russian Ladies Hockey Team - Open Scrimmage 5:15pm

Ballpark User MeetingTuesday April 5, 2016

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Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

VICTORIA - Legislative amend-ments introduced recently will increase fibre supply for forest product manufacturers and enable wildlife-related licensing and permitting activities to be moved online.

Acting on com-mitments in Minister Steve Thomson's July 2015 mandate letter, proposed amendments to the Forest Act con-tinue implementation of recommendations from the BC Timber Sales Effectiveness Review and help pro-vide security to users of residual fibre, such as pellet producers, in the province's Interior.

"These legislative amendments provide increased certainty for B.C.'s timber and wood fibre sup-ply,” Thomson said. “Amendments to the Wildlife Act will sup-port future moves

to e-licensing and strengthen our compli-ance and enforcement tools to respond to those who choose to break our fish and wildlife laws."

Specifically, pro-posed amendments to the Forest Act would:

• Provide the Province with addi-tional tools to more effectively balance its objective for greater community and First Nations direct involve-ment in the forest sec-tor, with the need to ensure that BC Timber Sales has access to a sufficient supply of timber to provide credible cost and price benchmarks for B.C.'s timber pricing system.

• Support economic opportunities for communities through-out the province by increasing fibre supply through allowing the expansion of exist-ing community forest agreements.

• Support the management and sus-tainability of timber supplies by providing the chief forester and

minister with improved tools to set, change, and enforce allowable annual cut partitions for specific timber types, profiles and areas.

• Improve residual fibre use through increased certainty of fibre supply for primary and second-ary harvesters in their operational planning.

Meanwhile pro-posed amendments to the Wildlife Act would:

• Remove legisla-tive barriers to, and facilitate e-licensing. Initially, these amend-ments will support the new e-licensing system for hunters - which will allow hunters to apply

for licences, complete compulsory report-ing requirements and make payments online. Over time, other fish and wildlife related permits will be able to move online.

• Streamline admin-istrative requirements for guide-outfitters by allowing an agent of a guide-outfitter to sub-mit a guide report.

• Strengthen com-pliance and enforce-ment tools by allowing for fines and tickets for first time offend-ers that are more in line with the nature of the offence, instead of requiring court con-victions for fines. For example, the manda-

tory penalty of $2,500 for knowingly making a false statement to obtain a licence or permit needs to be set through the courts.

The proposed amendments will come into force by enabling regulations within the next year. If the amendment passes, the Violation Ticket Fine and Administration Regulation will be updated to include ticket fines.

Amendments to both the Forest Act and Wildlife Act are part of Bill 12, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act (2016).

12 - 13Fines increasing for forest fire violationsBy Tom Fletcher, Black Press

The pilot of a recreational drone that forced waterbombers from smoke-filled skies around Oliver last summer was never located, but future offenders who impede forest fire-fighters will face higher fines.

Fines for 19 offences under the Wildfire Act, including interfering with wildfire pro-tection efforts, are being increased to among the highest in Canada, Forests Minister Steve Thomson said Thursday.

The fine for failing to comply with fire restrictions such as campfire bans will increase from $345 to $1,150. A new penalty of fail-ing to comply with a stop-work order made because of fire risk will carry a maximum penalty of $100,000 and one year in prison.

Thomson said there are "constitutional" issues with a proposal to seize vehicles from people who toss cigarette butts out the win-dow while driving, but the province is still considering its options.

A proposal to ban people from B.C. parks if they violate campfire restrictions is also being considered, but is not included in the current changes.

Thomson said the legislation will redefine "interference" with firefighters so it doesn't mean intentional interference. That would apply to boaters who blocked air tankers from filling with water on Okanagan Lake, as well as the drone pilot who caused aircraft to land as vineyards, homes and a school around Oliver were threatened by fire.

Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes the battle against two fires threatening the community last August were likely due to a recreational drone flown because "somebody just wanted a closer look.

"It was very hard to drive by the airport and see helicopters quiet on the ground, no bombers in the air, all the while people were clinging to the hope that the fire wouldn't reach their homes, their businesses," Hovanes said.

Wilson's Mountain Road fire threatens farms and homes in Oliver, August 2015. B.C. Wildfire Service photo

Province streamlining wildlife licensing

St James Catholic Church

Sunday Service Mass

11am - 12pm

324 Clearwater Village Road

1-250-372-2581

Clearwater Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

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

Clearwater Living Streams Christian

FellowshipMeeting at

New Life Assemblyevery Sunday 4:00pm

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

Clearwater Community Churchopen to everyone - all denominations

CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLYDan Daase - Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

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

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

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VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning Celebration

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250-676-9574Non Denominational

Clearwater Christian ChurchNon-denominational congregation in fellowship with

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

Wayne Richardson (Pastor)

Sunday Worship Service

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For information 250.674.7073 or 250.674.2912

Pastor Doug Spinney 250.674.3624www.ccbaptist.ca

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He never looked for praisesHe was never one to boast

He just went on quietly working For the ones he loved the most.

His dreams were seldom spokenHis wants were very few

And most of the time his worriesWent unspoken too.

He was there... A firm foundationThrough all our storms of lifeA sturdy hand to hold on toIn times of stress and strife.

A true friend we could turn toWhen times were good or badOne of our greatest blessingsThe man that we called Dad.

Miss & Love you XOWendy, Cathy, Steve, Kiana, Drew, Keaton,

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

appointments(250) 674-0098

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JAYLEE DOG GROOMINGArlee Yoerger

Professional Quality Pet Grooming

3133 Hundsbedt RdVAVENBY BC

250-676-0052

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ON CALL SEPTIC SERVICES in Clearwater will be in

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

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Black Press

The B.C. govern-ment is moving to contain an infesta-tion of spruce beetles in the Prince George area that is the larg-est seen since the 1980s.

The affected area has grown from 7,653 hectares in 2013 to 156,000 hectares this spring, according to aerial and ground surveys by the forests min-istry. Spruce beetles are native to B.C. and normally feed on the inner bark of fallen or weakened trees, but can attack healthy trees.

"Recent weather patterns, including warm springs, dry summers, warm win-ters and windstorms (resulting in more

blowdowns), have contributed to the increase in spruce beetle populations in the region," the min-istry said in a state-ment Friday.

A $1 million fund has been set aside for control activities, including "sanitation logging" of infested areas. Protected areas and those that are uneconomic to

log are treated using "trap trees."

The affected areas are in the eastern val-leys of the Mackenzie timber supply area and the northern part of the Prince George timber supply areas. Both are in the Omineca region, an area more than nine million hectares with 4.7 million available for logging.

Spruce beetle spreads in the B.C. Interior

Moose enhancement first step in modernizing wildlife managementMinistry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

VICTORIA - The Province will strengthen its current moose management strat-egy as the initial phase in examining how to modernize aspects of wildlife manage-ment, such as licensing, inven-tory, research and increased engagement in wildlife man-agement decisions.

These actions are one of the key responses to rec-ommendations from Mike Morris' report, Getting the Balance Right - Improving Wildlife Habitat in British Columbia.

"We're committed to healthy and sustainable wild-life populations,” said Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson. “We've heard loudly and clearly from First Nations and stakeholders that we need to re-invigorate and re-examine our existing

approaches to wildlife. In modernizing wildlife manage-ment processes and decisions, we're focusing on moose first."

The ministry manages all wildlife populations on the principle of conservation first. Other principles considered in the management of moose include First Nations' rights, hunting and predator man-agement, as well as access and habitat management.

The moose enhancement strategy will focus on grow-ing moose populations for the benefit of all British Columbians. The strategy will build on interim findings from the five-year provincewide moose research project and the ministry's 2015 Provincial Framework for Moose Management.

Al Gorley is being con-tracted to engage with key wildlife stakeholders and First Nations in developing a moose enhancement strategy. In addition, Gorley, in consul-

tation with interested parties, will identify opportunities to improve and modernize British Columbia's overall wildlife management frame-work.

The limited-entry hunt sys-tem is moving online for the fall 2016 draw.

The provincewide moose research project is a compre-hensive five-year moose study (2013-18) investigating recent moose population declines in B.C.'s Interior. The study involves 11 wildlife biologists, one wildlife veterinarian and several other staff over its five-year duration. Over 200 cow moose are radio collared, and their movements tracked and all mortalities investi-gated to determine cause of death.

Learn More: 2015 Provincial Framework for Moose Management: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/management-issues/docs/provincial_framework_for_moose_management_bc.pdf

Spruce beetles create galleries in the inner bark of trees. B.C. Government photo


Thought of the week

The secret of

staying young is

to live honestly,

eat slowly, and lie

about your age.

~ Lucille Ball

(1911 - 1989)

Wells Gray Country

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

March 17: WG Writers’ Circle Book Launch. 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Clearwater Library.

Mar 17-20 - Kamloops Cowboy Festival

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

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

March 25: Comm. Easter Egg Hunt @ Clearwater Fire Dept.

March 26: Community Easter Egg Hunt @ Laura & John Soles’ home.

March 28: North Thompson Women In Business Luncheon, 12-2 pm, Wells Gray Inn, $2 plus cost of lunch.

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

April 4: Clearwater & District Chamber of Commerce AGM, 7pm, DLCC. Guest speaker, election of of� cers, & reports.

April 5: Career and Job Fair, 3-7 pm, Dutch Lake Comm. Ctr.

April 5: Ball Park User meeting, 7 pm, DLCC council chambers.

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

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

April 23: TNRD Free disposal Day. Clearwater Eco-depot, 8 am – 4 pm; Little Fort Transfer Station, noon–4 pm.

April 24: TNRD Free Disposal Day. Blue River eco-depot, noon – 4 pm; Vavenby Transfer Station, 9 am–5 pm.

April 28: NT Musician’s Guild presents Abra Cadabra, DLCC, doors open 6 pm, show 7 pm. Tickets at DLCC: advance $25 + GST, at door $30 + GST.

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

Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

& Fri 8:45-11:45am

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

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

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

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

1-3 pm, info 250-674-2400

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone welcome!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week

Work to start creating a uni-versity village is expected to begin within the next 12 to 18 months, once a rezoning application is processed through the City of Kamloops.

Matt Milovick, administra-tion and finance vice-president at Thompson Rivers University, said the rezoning application — which should be filed at city hall this month — is to increase den-sity of potential uses identified in the plan, in particular to have more office space in buildings.

The goal, one that has been planned for years, is to create a more active campus, said TRU president Alan Shaver.

“When I came here, I lived in residence the first six months and found on evenings and weekends, the campus was pretty dead,” he said.

On Wednesday, university faculty and staff were updated on the project in anticipation of city-mandated signage that will go up, advising people of the rezoning application.

Among components is the eventual replacement of the Clock Tower Building and library, although Milovick said that is likely 20 to 30 years in the future.

In 2008, TRU land was zoned post-secondary education, with permitted uses including universi-ties, colleges, vocational and tech-nical schools, office/commercial and multiple family residential.

The list of potential addi-tional uses include a church, day care, entertainment facility, hotel, museum, stores, pubs, pro-fessional and personal services, a recreation facility, restaurants, retail outlets, student accommo-dation and a trade and technol-ogy centre.

In practical terms, Milovick said, an example of a potential additional amenity could be a building with retail and com-mercial outlets on one or two floors and market-based housing above.

“Whatever a developer might want to build” will be consid-ered, he said.

But the university’s master plan guidelines set out a pro-cess that would see the TRU Community Trust — the non-profit entity through which the university village will be devel-oped — work with the university to set parameters before any tender calls are issued.

Once the final design stage is complete, the plan would go to the university’s board of gov-ernors for approval before any lease for the site is signed.

One key area where develop-ment will occur is on either side of the south entrance on McGill Road, Milovick said.

TRU will lease properties that will be part of the village concept to the trust, which can then lease them to developers to build.

As a non-profit, the trust would transfer any profit to the TRU Foundation to be used for

scholarships, bursaries and other supports for students and for research.

The plan still leaves the university with a potential two-million square feet of space that can be allocated for academic and research activities, more than TRU will need, Milovick said.

Shaver said the project will be in line with similar university villages created at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

While it will “improve the sense of campus life,” Shaver said, and help with

attracting and keeping students, he sees the plan also benefiting the city and region.

“It will enliven life here,” Shaver said.

“TRU has never been an ivory tower institution and I can see this bringing more people from off campus onto the cam-pus.”

18 -19TRU working to create university village

Eventually, Thompson Rivers University would like to create a university village similar to that which has taken shape at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain. That school’s village boasts condos and townhouses, along with retail and commercial shops.

Ex-provincial staffer charged in email affairBlack Press

A former min-isterial assistant to Transportation Minister Todd Stone has been charged with two offences under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for his role in a complaint about deleted government emails.

A special pros-ecutor approved two charges against George Gretes for "willfully making false statements to mislead, or attempt to mislead" the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Commissioner Elizabeth Denham referred the case to police after Gretes testified in her inves-tigation that he didn't delete a series of

emails from a sub-ordinate's computer during a search in response to a free-dom of information request.

Gretes resigned in October 2015 when Denham released her report on the 2014 incident, which found

that Gretes had used another employee's computer to "triple delete" a series of emails.

Stone has main-tained that the deleted emails were not the official records dealing with community meet-ings about improving travel options along Highway 16 in north-ern B.C., which was the subject of the request. The ministry has since released hundreds of pages of records about the project.

The incident prompted Premier Christy Clark to order all political staff in the govern-

ment to keep all emails as the pro-cedure for handling electronic communi-cations is updated.

Former privacy commissioner David Loukidelis reviewed the case and recom-mended that non-partisan public ser-vants should decide what records should be kept and what can be destroyed as duplicate or transi-tory messages.

Loukidelis warned that with hundreds of millions of emails sent and received each year, trying to evaluate every mes-sage would cause the B.C. government to "grind to a halt."

Elizabeth Denham

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Q. When can cremation begin?

A. In BC, a person cannot be cremated until 48 hours after their death. That’s a good law. It gives families time to rest before making that irreversible decision. And, it gives them time to ask the funeral direc-tor questions and get complete and clear answers. Give us a call any time to discuss cremation.

Drake Smith, MSW, is the Owner and Funeral Director of North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services. With locations in Kamloops 250-377-8225, Clearwater 250-674-3030 and Bar-riere 250-672-1999, his dedicated team has served people in the Kamloops area and the entire North Thompson valley since 2005

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Assisted living rules to be relaxedBy Tom Fletcher, Black Press

Assisted living facil-ities in B.C. will soon be able to offer more services to seniors and disabled people to stay independent longer.

Health Minister Terry Lake introduced changes recently that restrict assisted living providers to two of six prescribed services. Patients requiring more than two are now required to find space in residential care.

The change removes "arbitrary barriers" that have forced B.C. residents into higher-cost and more restrictive residential care before they need it, said B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

"Assisted living is a very important hous-ing option for about 22,000 seniors in this province," Mackenzie said. "These are your own unit, usually in an apartment-like set-ting where you can lock the door. You decide who comes in and who you want to keep out, and you're free to come and go as you wish."

Daniel Fontaine, CEO of the B.C. Care Providers Association, said the change will be welcomed by seniors who want to stay as independent as pos-sible. The association represents 300 non-profit and for-profit operators of resi-dential care, assisted living and home care services.

Designated services, of which only two can currently be provided in assisted living, are:

• assistance with eating, dressing, per-sonal hygiene and other daily activities

• medication man-agement

• therapeutic diets• financial manage-

ment• intensive rehabili-

tation therapy• behavioural man-

agement

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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.

March 17 - 23, 2016

A recent develop-ment may bring you luck and turn out in your favor, Aries. If financial deals seem lucrative, go ahead and trust your instincts to move ahead.

This is a terrific week to sit down and talk with someone you have not seen in a while, Cancer. Enjoy this reunion and all the laughs that come with strolling down Memory Lane.

You are feeling helpful and gener-ous this week, Libra. Spread that spirit to others who may be less fortunate than you by volunteering at a soup kitchen or pitching in elsewhere.

Capricorn, it is important to speak your mind, even when you are not sure how your opinions will be received. Share your opinions and ask others for theirs.

Aquarius, com-munication is your best bet this week. Make an effort to speak openly with loved ones and you will be glad for hav-ing made the extra effort.

Taurus, maintain-ing a long-distance relationship or friendship can be challenging, but you have what it takes to make the most of the situation.

Your love life may take an exciting turn, Leo. Prepare for what’s ahead by letting someone else take control for a little while. Expect something to hap-pen out of the blue.

Scorpio, joint ventures are the way to go this week. Pooling your resources provides the chance for you and a friend to go bigger and better on something you both want to do.

Now is a great time to work on new relationships, Pisces. Pay extra attention to a newfound friend or love interest.

Gemini, fun is ahead if you are willing to take some risks. Take a chance and hang out with a new crowd this week. These might be just the people to add some hop to your step.

Virgo, you may feel a bit more free now that you have unburdened yourself of some debts. Enjoy this newfound fi-nancial freedom but remember to watch your spending.

Unresolved issues might crop up this week, Sagittarius. However, you can tackle anything that comes your way if you think out all of the angles.

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Dale Bass – Kamloops This Week

Work to start creating a uni-versity village is expected to begin within the next 12 to 18 months, once a rezoning application is processed through the City of Kamloops.

Matt Milovick, administra-tion and finance vice-president at Thompson Rivers University, said the rezoning application — which should be filed at city hall this month — is to increase den-sity of potential uses identified in the plan, in particular to have more office space in buildings.

The goal, one that has been planned for years, is to create a more active campus, said TRU president Alan Shaver.

“When I came here, I lived in residence the first six months and found on evenings and weekends, the campus was pretty dead,” he said.

On Wednesday, university faculty and staff were updated on the project in anticipation of city-mandated signage that will go up, advising people of the rezoning application.

Among components is the eventual replacement of the Clock Tower Building and library, although Milovick said that is likely 20 to 30 years in the future.

In 2008, TRU land was zoned post-secondary education, with permitted uses including universi-ties, colleges, vocational and tech-nical schools, office/commercial and multiple family residential.

The list of potential addi-tional uses include a church, day care, entertainment facility, hotel, museum, stores, pubs, pro-fessional and personal services, a recreation facility, restaurants, retail outlets, student accommo-dation and a trade and technol-ogy centre.

In practical terms, Milovick said, an example of a potential additional amenity could be a building with retail and com-mercial outlets on one or two floors and market-based housing above.

“Whatever a developer might want to build” will be consid-ered, he said.

But the university’s master plan guidelines set out a pro-cess that would see the TRU Community Trust — the non-profit entity through which the university village will be devel-oped — work with the university to set parameters before any tender calls are issued.

Once the final design stage is complete, the plan would go to the university’s board of gov-ernors for approval before any lease for the site is signed.

One key area where develop-ment will occur is on either side of the south entrance on McGill Road, Milovick said.

TRU will lease properties that will be part of the village concept to the trust, which can then lease them to developers to build.

As a non-profit, the trust would transfer any profit to the TRU Foundation to be used for

scholarships, bursaries and other supports for students and for research.

The plan still leaves the university with a potential two-million square feet of space that can be allocated for academic and research activities, more than TRU will need, Milovick said.

Shaver said the project will be in line with similar university villages created at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

While it will “improve the sense of campus life,” Shaver said, and help with

attracting and keeping students, he sees the plan also benefiting the city and region.

“It will enliven life here,” Shaver said.

“TRU has never been an ivory tower institution and I can see this bringing more people from off campus onto the cam-pus.”

18 -19TRU working to create university village

Eventually, Thompson Rivers University would like to create a university village similar to that which has taken shape at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain. That school’s village boasts condos and townhouses, along with retail and commercial shops.

Ex-provincial staffer charged in email affairBlack Press

A former min-isterial assistant to Transportation Minister Todd Stone has been charged with two offences under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for his role in a complaint about deleted government emails.

A special pros-ecutor approved two charges against George Gretes for "willfully making false statements to mislead, or attempt to mislead" the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Commissioner Elizabeth Denham referred the case to police after Gretes testified in her inves-tigation that he didn't delete a series of

emails from a sub-ordinate's computer during a search in response to a free-dom of information request.

Gretes resigned in October 2015 when Denham released her report on the 2014 incident, which found

that Gretes had used another employee's computer to "triple delete" a series of emails.

Stone has main-tained that the deleted emails were not the official records dealing with community meet-ings about improving travel options along Highway 16 in north-ern B.C., which was the subject of the request. The ministry has since released hundreds of pages of records about the project.

The incident prompted Premier Christy Clark to order all political staff in the govern-

ment to keep all emails as the pro-cedure for handling electronic communi-cations is updated.

Former privacy commissioner David Loukidelis reviewed the case and recom-mended that non-partisan public ser-vants should decide what records should be kept and what can be destroyed as duplicate or transi-tory messages.

Loukidelis warned that with hundreds of millions of emails sent and received each year, trying to evaluate every mes-sage would cause the B.C. government to "grind to a halt."

Elizabeth Denham

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Q. When can cremation begin?

A. In BC, a person cannot be cremated until 48 hours after their death. That’s a good law. It gives families time to rest before making that irreversible decision. And, it gives them time to ask the funeral direc-tor questions and get complete and clear answers. Give us a call any time to discuss cremation.

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Assisted living rules to be relaxedBy Tom Fletcher, Black Press

Assisted living facil-ities in B.C. will soon be able to offer more services to seniors and disabled people to stay independent longer.

Health Minister Terry Lake introduced changes recently that restrict assisted living providers to two of six prescribed services. Patients requiring more than two are now required to find space in residential care.

The change removes "arbitrary barriers" that have forced B.C. residents into higher-cost and more restrictive residential care before they need it, said B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

"Assisted living is a very important hous-ing option for about 22,000 seniors in this province," Mackenzie said. "These are your own unit, usually in an apartment-like set-ting where you can lock the door. You decide who comes in and who you want to keep out, and you're free to come and go as you wish."

Daniel Fontaine, CEO of the B.C. Care Providers Association, said the change will be welcomed by seniors who want to stay as independent as pos-sible. The association represents 300 non-profit and for-profit operators of resi-dential care, assisted living and home care services.

Designated services, of which only two can currently be provided in assisted living, are:

• assistance with eating, dressing, per-sonal hygiene and other daily activities

• medication man-agement

• therapeutic diets• financial manage-

ment• intensive rehabili-

tation therapy• behavioural man-

agement

Terry Lake


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