Quesnel Cariboo Observer, March 13, 2015

Purple Day underway

at Quesnel Bakery

The public is encouraged to drop by the Quesnel Bakery for the

pretty flower-shaped purple cook-ies for the entire month of March.

Mayor Bob Simpson, right and epilepsyQuesnel’s Natasha Was-

muth, centre enjoy a cup of coffee and a purple cookie with Quesnel Bakery owner Gerd Teetzen as the

community gears up for Purple Day, March 26 where several loca-

tions around the community will be offering cookies and bracelets for sale, information to read and other activities honouring Purple

Day. All proceeds from eQuesnel’s fundraising are for additional beds

in the Seizure Investigation Unit at Vancouver General Hospital. The

SIU is the only facility of its kind in the province serving adults with

epilepsy and currently has only two beds.

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A leaked report has the opposition pointing fin-gers at government, more specifically Cariboo North MLA and Minister Co-ralee Oakes.

The document, stemming from the BC Liberals’ Au-ditor General for Local Government (AGLG) was brought to the legislation by NDP opposition, who questioned Oakes and

the premier after stating the auditor’s office has “wasted” more than $5 million.

“The auditor general’s role is to look at value for money,” New Demo-crat on local government spokesperson Selina Rob-inson said.

“What? So now we need another auditor to audit the auditor?”

The premier initially set up the new auditor gen-eral to ensure taxpayers

were receiving value for money and to oversee best practices on a local gov-ernment level.

Unlike an independent auditor general the AGLG report to a government-appointed council and is accountable to a minis-ter.

That minister is Cariboo North MLA and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Co-ralee Oakes.

“She’s responsible for

what comes out of that of-fice,” Robinson said.

Oakes said reports have been “misleading” point-ing to the fact the audi-tor’s office also works extensively with local gov-ernment preparing audit reports on how munici-palities can initiate best practices.

However, the opposition questioned Oakes and the premier on the validity of the AGLA at a cost of $5.2 for two years operation

and the production of one audit, when it had prom-ised 18 a year.

“Reading through this report, it is clear there is almost no support for the auditor’s leadership,” Robinson said.

“It’s clear that the B.C. Liberals had no idea what they were getting into in creating this office.

“After two years of effort and $5.2 million in costs, the office is still wrestling with issues that should

have been addressed in the first month of op-eration.”

Oakes acknowledged government was “disap-pointed they haven’t seen more audits having been completed” but said they continue to support the AGLG.

An independent re-view of the office was announced this week and will look to address questions on performance.

MLA Coralee Oakes in the hot seat

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NEWS

Orange Shirt Day Committee members Phyllis Webstad and Jerome Beauchamp

provided Cariboo Regional District Board members with an update on the September 2015 event. The purpose of the annual event is to continue the reconciliation process and raise awareness about the residential school experience and that every child matters. More information is available on Facebook at facebook.com/orangeshirtdayeverychildmatters.

CRD Reviews 2015 Proposed Budgets

During the March 5 Finance Budget meeting, the Board of Directors reviewed the proposed 2015 Business Plans for the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District and the CRD. The provisional budget sits at a one percent decrease on existing services, while new and improved services are at a 7.1 per cent increase. The majority of the increase is a result of the successful North Cariboo Arena Project and the Sam Ketcham Pool Renovations and Upgrade referendums held in 2015. The provisional budgets will be brought forward to the March 27 Board meeting for final adoption. Documents can be viewed on the March 5 agenda on the CRD website at cariboord.ca.

Central and South Cariboo Mental Health Gaps Analysis

The CRD Board of Directors reviewed the recent Central and South Cariboo Mental Health Services Gaps Analysis report. The CRD, together with community partners including

Interior Health, local Canadian Mental Health Association branches, Aboriginal Health and Social Services, local government, policing, education, non-profit and government agencies, applied to the BC Healthy Communities Society and secured the Learn and Connect Grant. This grant was used to undertake a study to analyse gaps in mental health services in the Central and South Cariboo. The analysis was conducted between August 2014 and December 2014 and consisted of an online survey distributed to mental health service providers. Service providers completed 52 surveys while community members completed 33. This study focused on identifying and analyzing gaps that could be addressed by improving inter-agency collaboration. The strengths of current mental health service provision and resources were explored along with potential barriers to inter-agency cooperation. The full report is available for viewing on the CRD website at cariboord.ca.

Support for Skyfest The North Cariboo rural directors will be providing funding support to the 2015 Quesnel Skyfest Airshow. A total of $3,500 will be given to Skyfest through Electoral Area Discretionary Funds with $1,500 from Electoral Area A, $1,000 from Electoral Area B and $500 from both Electoral Area’s C and I. Support for West Chilcotin Healthcare Society The CRD Board of Directors will

be providing a letter of support to the West Chilcotin Healthcare Society for their funding application to the Heart AND Stroke Foundation and provincial funding program. If approved,

the Society will be using the funding to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for the West Chilcotin.

North Central Local Government Association

The CRD has appointed Electoral Area F Director Joan Sorley as the representative for the CRD on the NCLGA Executive. This will be Sorley’s second consecutive term on the NCLGA Executive as the CRD representative.

CRD Bylaw Enforcement – A Year in Review

The CRD’s Board of Directors received the 2014 CRD’s Bylaw Enforcement annual report. The department dealt with 183 files, 111 of which required enforcement action from staff and the remaining 72 files were outside CRD jurisdiction and either referred to other agencies or closed. Animal Control remains the most frequently requested service; a service that is not provided by the CRD at this time. Bylaw Enforcement, which remains complaint driven, has primarily focused on initiating enforcement of building inspection, solid waste management, invasive plant management and water management bylaws.

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Northern Health has confirmed four doctors are planning on leaving in 2015, with another three potentially in 2016.

All seven of these posi-tions are family practitio-ners.

“There are consequenc-es,” vice-president of medicine for Northern Health Dr. Ronald Chap-man said.

“One is to existing pa-tients who are attached to their current physicians.”

Chapman said patients will either have to find a new family physician

or wait for a spot to open up.

Secondly, he added, is added pressure on GR Baker Memorial Hospital where most family physi-cians also practice.

“We need to make sure we have sufficient numbers to ensure there are no inter-ference with operations,” he said.

While Northern Health could not confirm which doctors are leaving it was stated that generally the reason for departing the Gold Pan City was for “personal and family rea-sons.”

Chapman highlighted Northern health’s recruit-

ment program and the need to “work together to look at opportunities” to market working in the area.

Recruitment practices involve a number of initi-ates, such as advertising, conference attendance and following international graduates.

Northern Health’s web-site promotes Quesnel as offering an ideal balance of community spirit, ame-nities and recreational op-portunities.

This picturesque city is located at the confluence of the Fraser and Quesnel riv-ers in the central interior of beautiful British Columbia.

As B.C.’s North-South

corridor, Quesnel is well-connected by road, rail, and air, with daily flights to Vancouver.

The local industries in-clude forestry, mining and agriculture where produce is showcased at the Farm-ers’ Market.

The community atmo-sphere promotes family time, personal interests as well as career development. Commute times are short, world-class recreation is available in your backyard, and the community prides itself on its regular family-friendly events.

Still, Chapman acknowl-edged rural areas are “dif-ficult” to manage, pointing

to Fort St. John and the es-tablishment of a “welcom-ing committee” in which the community came to-gether to personally wel-come and entice new physi-cians to the area.

Following their lead a recruitment workshop is in the works for April 1 in which community lead-ers and Northern Health representatives will come together in efforts to brain storm.

“What can we do togeth-er to make the area more attractive?” he said.

“We need to think differently about how we recruit. We’re all in this to-gether.”

Gold Pan City looking at doctor shortage

Tillicum Society receives $10 grandThe RBC Learn to Play Project is helping Canada’s children and youth develop the confidence and skills to enable them to play and become happy, healthy and active for life. At the centre of this project is a charitable commitment to provide grants that focus on improving the delivery of quality sport programming and supporting the development and implementation of physical literacy principles in local organizations and communities across Canada. Here, Sandy Brunton, executive director of the Quesnel Tillicum Society accepts a cheque for $10,000 from the RBC team.

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What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?

It’s a health question on the minds of many local families, as an aging population faces a growing risk of brain disease.

And the answer to their question will be available during a free tele-workshop offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. on Tuesday, March 17.

Titled Understanding Dementia, the tele-workshop provides basic information about dementia and the impact it has on the individual, caregivers and families.

Through an exploration of how dementia affects the brain and behaviour across the progression of the disease, caregivers will learn what to expect throughout the dementia journey.

Tele-workshops are learning sessions designed for family caregivers, but are also open to health-care providers. Participants can ask questions and share with others who are in similar situations.

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For more information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, which affect one in 11 Canadians over the age of 65, visit the Society website at www.alzheimerbc.org.

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A feature highlighting meetings, proposals and events important to Quesnel residents.

The City of Quesnel has two vacancies available on the West Quesnel Land Stability Advisory Committee. The Committee is a volunteer group that reports to City Council. The Committee is responsible to work with and in support of City Council and staff in the effort to develop a sustainable program to reduce land movement to a manageable level in West Quesnel. The Committee also acts as a liaison with the City and the community to comment on and to assist Council with communicating the City land stability action plans.

Members do not necessarily need to own property in West Quesnel but it is important for the members to have enthusism and be committed to the West Quesnel Land Stability Project. The Committee meets approximatly twice per year or as business requires. Letters of interest will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. March 25, 2015. Please include a brief explanation outlining your specific interest in becoming a member and any applicable experience you have that could be considered beneficial for this position. For additional information please contact Jack Marsh, Project Manager at 250-992-2111.

Submit applications to:

By mail: City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, B.C. V2J 7J5By fax: 250-992-2206By e-mail: [email protected]: Teann Ingram, Communications Clerk

CALL FOR MEMBERS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe City of Quesnel is seeking to fill the following position:

LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR IV (AQUATIC LEADER) (Full-time)Competition No. 15-11. Application deadline is March 31, 2015 at 4 p.m.

Full details are available on the City’s website www.quesnel.ca/Jobs.html.

NEWS

The Cariboo Fire Centre is encouraging the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities, due to an increased wildfire risk in the region.

The grass and small shrub layer is unseasonably dry, and the Cariboo Fire Centre is experiencing fire behaviour and conditions normally not seen this early in the season. Dead grasses have dried out quickly in snow-free areas due to increased temperatures, wind and lack of precipitation.

Anyone wishing to light an open fire must watch for changing weather conditions and follow all burning regulations in order to reduce the number of preventable wildfires.

While FireSmart activities are encouraged at this time of year to mitigate interface wildfire risks, there is a safe way to conduct backyard burning.

Homeowners and industry personnel are encouraged to visit the Wildfire Management Branch website: www.bcwildfire.ca/Prevention consult the B.C. FireSmart manual and

take the following precautions:

• Ensure that enough people, water and tools are on hand to control the fire and prevent it from escaping.

• Do not burn during windy conditions. Weather conditions can change quickly, and the wind may carry embers to other combustible material and start new fires.

• Create a fireguard at least one metre around the planned fire site by clearing away twigs, grass, leaves and other combustible material.

• If you are planning a large burn, consider conducting smaller burns around the perimeter beforehand to create a fuel break and help prevent the

fire from spreading beyond its intended size. Each of these fires should be kept small and must be completely extinguished before starting a new fire.

• Never leave a fire unattended.

• Make sure that your fire is completely extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before you leave the area for any length of time.

Before conducting a burn, check with your local fire department, municipality and regional district to find out if any open burning restrictions or bylaws are in effect.

If you are planning to do any large-scale industrial burning or conduct a grass burn over 0.2 hectares (Category 3 fires), you must obtain a burn registration number ahead of time by calling 1-888-797-1717.

Always check the venting conditions before conducting an open burn. If venting

conditions are rated “Poor” or “Fair”, open burning is restricted.

The venting index can be found at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/epdpa/venting/venting.html

Anyone who lights, fuels or uses an open fire when a fire prohibition is in place or fails to comply with an open-fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be subject to a penalty of up to $100,000 and ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

Further information on burning restrictions and current wildfire activity can be obtained online at: http://www.bcwildfire.ca or by calling 1-888- 3-FOREST.

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Who do you think should be Quesnel’s

Do you know an outstanding volunteer, someone who works tirelessly to make our community a special place and who deserves recognition?

If so, submit your nomination today!

The Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award recognizes outstanding area residents who volunteer their time to the be� erment of our community and thanks them for their dedication and service.

Nominees for the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the year will:• Have contributed to the be� erment of the community in a fashion that you feel is desirable

and bene� cial to all. For further information, please visit the City of Quesnel website at www.quesnel. ca / Arts & Culture / Citizen of the Year to view the regulations for a Nominee

• Of note:• The Nominee must be in agreement and endorse the nomination form. • There is a time commitment involved, which includes a 1 hour monthly meeting from

November through May, a� endance and assistance at the annual banquet, participation in community events, including but not limited to the Billy Barker Days’ Parade, Santa Parade, Remembrance Day Ceremony, Tree Planting Ceremony and School District #28 Bursary Awards.

Submi� ing a nomination:• Any person, group or corporation, except the City of Quesnel and the Quesnel Cariboo

Observer, and the Volunteer Citizen of the Year Commi� ee, may make a nomination.• For detailed information or for a copy of the Nomination form, please visit the City of

Quesnel website as noted above. For a printed copy of the Nomination form, please a� end City Hall – 410 Kinchant Street or the Quesnel Cariboo Observer – 188 Carson Avenue, during business hours.

Deadline to apply: March 26, 2015 by 4:00 p.m.

2014Volunteer Citizen of the Year?

2015 Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Banquet & Award Ceremony[Selecting the 2014 Citizen of the Year]

DATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2015TIME: 5:30 pm – Doors open; 6:00 pm – Dinner service starts;

6:30 pm – Ceremony; Followed by Music by Dream GirlsLOCATION: Royal Canadian Legion Hall; 262 Kinchant Street, Quesnel

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2011 - Liz Miller

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2008 - Carol Weremy

2007 - Marion Gordon

2006 - Grant and Gerry Knauf

2005 - Gus Cameron

2004 - Marie Skinner

2003 - Bob Zimmerman

2002 - Ron Silver

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1999 - Doreen O’Brien

1998 - Vera Peever

1997 - Jack Nelson

1996 - Gloria Lazzarin

1995 - John Pritchard

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1988 - June Wall

1987 - Ruth Scoullar

1986 - Frank Hennessey

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1983 - Marie Weldon

1982 - Margot Rose

1981 - Mac Grady

1980 - Rev. Gary Landers

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Obituary Tribute

Edward A. SimonsFebruary 28, 1931 - February 20, 2015

Ed was born Feb 28, 1931, in Westchester, NS, to Arthur & Grace Simons. Ed was the oldest of twelve children. Ed grew up in Nova Scotia, and at 19 joined the Canadian Artillery and served for � fteen years in Korea and Europe. Ed was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and a life member of the Korean Veterans Association. Ed married Hilda in August 28 of 1967. After his career in the military, he worked in mining and pulp mills until he retired in 1996.Ed is pre-deceased by his wife Hilda, his parents, brothers Rev. Gordon Simons, Henry, sisters Shirley and Jean.Ed leaves to mourn 4 brothers-Art (Noreen) Don (Dorthy) John (Sharon) Ken (Gail) sisters Grace, Mary (Don) Ellen (Dan), two daughters, Diane (Sam) Cork, Barbara McKinlay,

four children by a previous marriage, John, Kathy, Michel, Jo-Anne, plus numerous grand, and great grand children, great great grandchildren, plus many nieces and nephews and friends.

A memorial service for Ed will be held on April 25, 2015 at 11 am, in the Bethany Lutheran Church, 201 Birch St., Campbell River, BC, a

Legion Poppy service will be held in conjunction

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COMMUNITY

Happy award winnersThe Royal Canadian Legion in Quesnel handed out awards to the winners of the poster and poem contest. Back row, left to right: Jaydegh Billingsley, Trinity Dubuc-Fraser, Haley Pike, Adrien Popik, Jade Gibbs and Scott Sargent; front row, left to right: Priya Badhan, Brook Churchill, Oliver Park, Ethan Smith, Nalyssa Runge and Ryann Larsen. Karen Powell photo

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Bill C-51 has been the talk of many political pundits – spanning a broad range of

left, right, and middle leaners. But the recent rumblings of it

criminalizing those in opposition of financial gain through natural re-sources and the constraint of many freedoms once enjoyed is worrisome. Think environmentalists and aborig-inal protesters. The bill, brought forth by the Con-

servatives, looks to expand the Ca-nadian Security Intelligence Service’s scope and follows on the murders of two Canadian soldiers in October of 2014. It reads:Anti-terrorism Act, 2015An Act to enact the Security of

Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Cana-dian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.Of course there’s far more to it,

it’s long and convoluted and highly controversial, most noted, it fails to strike a balance between privacy and security.Think vast personal information

being collected on all Canadians and shared between more than a dozen government agencies. And indeed many Canadians,

myself included, feel if you have nothing to hide and this legislation will help keep our country and our citizens safe, what’s the problem?Humdinger indeed.But that doesn’t take into account

the entirety of the bill, and the fact a massive human rights group, Am-nesty International, has raised huge concerns over it targeting environ-mental and aboriginal protesters. Just as troublesome, if not more so,

is the lack of Canadian’s knowledge on the proposed bill. If the critics are correct, we could be facing a loss of basic human rights.Are we OK with that in the name

of national security? It’s a question that needs to be researched and dis-cussed among one another. We must maintain involvement. –Autumn MacDonald, Observer

A new media star named Hulk has been appearing

on popular talk shows in New York and inspiring such headlines as ABC’s 175-Pound Pit Bull Shat-ters Misconceptions About the Breed. This 18-month-old pup is a beautiful ani-mal, but his owners do not deserve all this free public-ity for their questionable at-tack training and unethical breeding practices.

As I watched them take the stage on The View last Thursday to reenact the vi-ral video of Hulk howling alongside their adorable three-year-old son playing the harmonica, I waited to hear the tough questions. But there were only two, and they weren’t tough.

“You’re not afraid of let-ting your little boy play with this big ol’ dog?” Whoopi Goldberg asked.

“I mean, this is his best buddy, right?”

“Oh yeah, absolutely,” Marlon Grennan said.

“They’re the best of friends you know. Just take a look at him. He’s mellow, he soaks up the crowd, he’s a great guy. With dogs it’s al-ways about proper owner-ship and leadership. Strong leadership.”

This came from the man who, along with his wife, runs a kennel where they breed and train extra large American pit bull terriers to be fearless, ferocious secu-rity dogs as well as family-

friendly pets.The talk show hosts and

celebrities who are showcas-ing what some refer to as the largest pit bull alive might not realize it, but they’re publicly promoting a busi-ness that breeds oversized guard dogs capable of easily killing a grown man.

I say easily because smaller pit bulls can kill a man as well. Do you remember Ed-die Cahill, the healthy 40-year-old man who was mauled to death by his own beloved pit bull on Christ-mas Day? His death, and the deaths and severe injuries of thousands of others - many of whom were children –should not be forgotten.

While watching The View, it certainly felt like they were.

After the little boy start-ed playing the harmonica and the dog howled along, the audience and nervous looking hosts laughed and cheered, and then that was it.

The message the audience was left with was that pit bulls, even ones as enor-mous as this “gentle giant,”

are perfectly safe unless you don’t provide proper owner-ship and strong leadership. Whatever that means.

My friends, who passion-ately defend the embattled breed, are not happy about this new ambassador.

“This is not a pit bull,” one of them said.

“This is a breed that has been mixed with a mastiff and it’s disgusting that any breeder should be allowed to do this. They should be shut down.”

Among many pit bull lov-ing organizations it is be-lieved these monster dogs coming out of Dark Dynasty have been bred with painful, unhealthy genetic defects and are being trained by people with no recognized credentials, affiliations or titles. They are sold online from $2500-$25,000 and are considered status sym-bols to many.

The fame and fanfare sur-rounding Hulk will likely increase the level of interest in owning this type of dog exponentially. I can’t even imagine how much more that will jump once he and his owners are featured in their new reality show being promoted on their Facebook page.

With a stamp of approval from The View, Good Morn-ing America, Nightline, In-side Edition and more, Hulk and his owners from Dark Dynasty might look sweet and harmless to the general public. I doubt the families

of people and pets who have been maimed or killed from canine assaults will be happy with this endorsement of a company producing enor-mous attack dogs which don’t require its customers to have any expertise or ex-perience to own.

Despite the statistically high numbers of serious and fatal dog bites coming from pit bulls compared to other breeds, they do not all at-tack. In fact, the majority don’t. But like several other breeds, they have the capa-bility to kill, so they require a much greater level of dili-gence and accountability on the part of their owners to make sure they are trained and treated properly. Any responsible owner of a dan-gerous breed would agree, yet people continue to pur-chase dogs they can’t handle that later end up in shelters or get euthanized.

What’s going on at Dark Dynasty should not be permitted and it certainly should not be celebrated and endorsed by mainstream me-dia. Their unnecessary breed of intimidators is about to make an already bad situ-ation so much worse. Per-haps if dog owners were to be prosecuted for the deeds of their pet as if they them-selves were the culprit, fewer people would be buying ani-mals they have no business owning.

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The role of the B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) has been to represent its membership comprised of anglers, hunters and conservation-ists. The membership pro-vides direction through the resolution process. The membership does not support the decision of Minister Thomson on the allocation issue. Our members firmly believe that their needs for wild-life should have priority over non residents to fill their freezers to feed their families.

Unfortunately, govern-ment failed to implement the 2007 Wildlife Har-vest Allocation Policy as committed to the BCWF membership. Government altered the provisions in 2014 and 2015 through decisions by Minister Thomson.

In the end, the Guide Outfitters of B.C. (GOABC) were successful in lobbying the provincial government and resident hunters saw a loss of harvest opportunities. It must be recognized that resident hunters have increased from 80,000 to 102,000 while non-resident hunters have steadily declined over the last decade to 4,500. This includes 600 permits to accompany which are the resident hunters family

and friends coming to hunt with them thereby leaving 3,900 non-resident aliens as guide clients. Why then would government increase opportunities for non-residents and reduce them for residents…this logic is flawed on its most basic level.

While the author bashes the 2007 Wildlife Harvest Allocation Policy it has many positive attributes, the most important being that if wildlife popula-tions are increased the harvest opportunities are increased as well.

Many of the provisions pertaining to the guiding industry were requested by the representatives of GOABC through the review of the allocation policy. Yet as witnessed the industry has influ-enced government to change the policy for their benefit again. The new policy was created so that all guide outfitters would receive the same application of policy and no special consideration. Government wanted to see a noted reduction in Environmental Appeals related to wildlife alloca-tions and consistent appli-cation of quota through the province.

When dealing with wild-life harvest it is important to recognize that wildlife populations will never remain static. Conserva-tion is the first priority and First Nation needs

must always be accommo-dated for next. The policy only relates to the harvest split between residents and guide outfitters. Over time we will witness more changes to wildlife popu-lations as development over the landscape occurs with both positive and negative consequences.

When the guide outfit-ting industry wants an increase in harvest share it can only come from one source – resident hunters. (Who supposedly have priority by policy not legislation unlike some jurisdictions)

Application of the 2007 Wildlife Harvest Alloca-tion Policy in regards to Region 5 the Cariboo Chilcotin. First it must be recognized that the guide outfitter territories in our region were never created as standalone territories yet now owners expect to make a full time living from these territories. They were part of several activities such as ranching and logging. Look at the difference in size of the territories in northern BC as compared to Region 5 there is a noticeable dif-ference.

The guide outfitters in Region 5 were impacted because they had been receiving harvest benefits for animals that were not located in their territories. The new policy bases annual allowable harvest within the bounds of the guide outfitter territory.

For years resident hunt-ers were short changed on their actual harvest opportunities while the guide outfitters actually benefitted. Now, unallo-cated and vacant territo-ries are allocated 100 per cent to resident hunters. How can the commercial industry claim opportuni-ty to what does not reside in their territories?

What other industry can do this?

Instead of success factors the guide outfitters have administrative guidelines that they can use. As well they are not restricted to the number of clients they can book. Also gone is the extra quota for remote-ness. When purchasing a territory, the annual allowable harvest for the territory must be realized. Not quota or the annual allowable harvest for the region.

What has not been mentioned in the article is all the changes govern-ment has brought to the Wildlife Act to benefit the guide outfitting industry as well as the extra con-siderations from govern-ment to the guide outfit-ting industry from 2007 the help the commercial industry prepare for the new allocation policy.

Examples are: Now multiple territories can be held by an individual, business or company. As-sist guides do not have to be B.C. residents and can come from anywhere. It

is not illegal for a guide outfitter to exceed their quota for a species (con-trary to the claim by the author-check the Wildlife Act) to name a few.

When it comes to moose the fact remains that the guide outfitter in Region five will get 25 per cent of the bull moose in his/her territory not ten per cent as the author tries to make you believe.

His clients can come every year and shoot a moose while resident hunters must generally wait several years to be successful and only get two weeks to hunt while the guide outfitter has no limitations imposed on their harvest oppor-tunities except for their quota limitations. Loss of a shared hunt for moose means two resident hunters must now stay at home while one non resident hunter gets to go hunting.

The areas that were not allocated or vacant gener-ally were areas of poor habitat and not great hunting areas.

The guide outfitters have challenged the 2007 Wildlife Harvest Alloca-tion Policy since it was implemented in 2007 with no success in changing the provisions of the policy through appeals to the Environmental Appeal Board. Every reader can verify this by looking at the Environmental Appeal Board Website decisions

under the Wildlife Act. I have represented

resident hunter’s interests under those quota ap-peals. It proves the 2007 policy is sound in its pro-visions and application. This is contrary to what happened with the first allocation policy.

The article mentions guide outfitters going out of business but why then have some guide outfit-ters purchased additional territories since 2007 when supposedly the new policy is so bad for the guide outfitting industry? The fact remains that the majority of jurisdic-tions in North America only allocation 5 – 10 per cent of wildlife alloca-tions to guide outfitters. B.C. has the most gener-ous percentages for the guide outfitting industry. It is not mentioned that they are unrestricted for harvest for wildlife species not restricted by quota such as mule deer, white-tail deer, black bear, etc.

The BCWF since 2006 has requested on several occasions that GOABC work with us to increase the wildlife populations realizing the benefit to all stakeholders with no acceptance. Strange, how in 2015 the guide outfitter wants to work together now.

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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual public education campaign focusing on the importance of safe agriculture.

This year’s theme is Be the Difference, and organizers want to inspire all Canadians to become farm safety champions through feature champion testimonials, farmer resources and a social media contest.

“This year, we are focusing on the power of the positive. We know that we need to engage with all Canadians to make farms safer places to work and live,” Marcel Hacault, Executive Director of CASA said.

“We’re encouraging all Canadians to become farm safety champions. Health care providers, teachers, agri-business leaders, community members and farmers all play an important role in promoting farm safety.”

“As a farmer myself and in the role as President at the CFA, I see the importance of farm safety firsthand – on my farm and for farms across Canada,” Ron Bonnett, CFA President, added.

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The Nadeau Farm has been in the family for over 75 years,

and their current safety policies reflect their family focus. Making safe practices second-nature, they’ve be-come champions of safety in the agricultural industry.

Nadeau Farm was founded in Fannystelle, MB by Ce-lestin Nadeau in 1938 and in 1966 his son Gilbert ex-panded the business with a seed cleaning facility. Today, the operation boasts a fully modernized and upgraded plant that can process 15 tons of cereals or soybeans per hour. The business is now operated by Brian Nadeau, his wife Rachelle and their daughter Kara who represents the fourth generation of the family to work full-time at the farm. Janelle, Kara’s sister, also pitches in during harvest.

Generations of children growing up on the farm made safety a priority to the Nadeaus. Brian remem-bers his father making an effort to reduce the risks by putting shields over danger-ous moving parts on their equipment. Launching a formal safety program just

made these traditions of-ficial.

“We started this program a few years ago,” says Kara.

“With Nadeau Seeds be-ing a family operation, we value family and relation-ships with everyone.” Kara herself is the safety coor-dinator, among other roles on the busy farm. She leads monthly safety meetings, and has collaborated with a safety company to create an official safety manual that details the policies for different equipment and procedures.

Brian believes having Kara at the helm has greatly contributed to the success of their program.

“The employees bought in more, big time,” Brian emphasizes.

“Everybody wants safety.”Kara echoes these senti-

ments: “When we told them we were going to do this to benefit everyone, they were really on board with it,” she says, adding “it also is an investment on our part.”

Monthly meetings have become a venue for chang-ing employees’ orientation to safety.

“We keep on bringing it up that even though we’re in the midst of our busiest season, we cannot forget

safety,” says Kara.“If it takes five minutes

longer, it’s okay.”Paying employees by the

hour to attend meetings where they’re encouraged to move more slowly may not seem cost effective Brian admits. But he also knows accidents are costly and it’s his role to develop a culture where safe behaviour is important.

“A lot of people don’t take responsibility,” Brian says, “but having a safety program makes everyone responsible.”

Kara believes the key to safety is communication.

“We have to be realistic here,” she says.

“Incidents occur and sometimes people want to talk about it afterwards.”

But talking about potential risks after an incident has occurred is too late. Instead, open communication with employees lets managers act proactively.

“If they’re dealing with equipment day-to-day, they are the best ones to say whether we need to change something or not,” Kara admits.

Kara says many of the best changes centred on making safe work practices more convenient. They’ve

purchased winter jackets with built-in safety vests, and earplugs are located in the cabs of noisy equip-ment. These are a few of the simple changes have made to ensure safe practices are second-nature. After all, the simplest things can make the biggest differences.

“We promote lots of eye-to-eye contact,” Kara says.

“If someone’s working be-hind you, you know about it.” They’ve also installed first aid kits, fire extinguish-ers and automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

David Hansen is the CEO of Canterra Seeds, one of Nadeau Farms’ seed part-ners, and a strong supporter of agricultural safety. David says working for a com-pany that takes safety very seriously means he doesn’t often discover partners who surpass his own expecta-tions, but Nadeau Seeds does this easily.

“Nadeau Seeds have for-malized a health and safety strategy in recent years that is comprehensive and thorough for a company its size,” David said.

“They have shown real leadership in this area and I continue to be impressed with their attitude and com-mitment to safety.”

Simple practices make Nadeau seeds a safety champion

Kara and Janelle Nadeau take care to make lots of eye-to-eye contact when operating large machinery. Kara insists that communication is critical to farming safely.

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Single parents on social assistance will no longer lose their benefits when they go back to school, and will receive additional money for tuition, transportation and child care to complete their studies under a program announced Wednesday by the B.C. government.

Starting in September, the full costs of child care will continue to be paid for a year after the completion of skills training, and government-paid dental and other health benefits will also continue for a year to give people a chance to get back in the workforce.

Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell said the program will cover training programs up to a year in length, calling it “one of the most significant social program shifts this government has ever introduced.”

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said her ministry will cover daycare for any of the 16,000 single parents on income or disability assistance who want to be trained to join the workforce.

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For all your sewing wants and needs R&R Sewing Center Ltd. is there. Owned and operated by Roberta and Randy Willsie, R & R Sewing Center Ltd. has provided friendly and personal service since 2009. � e many services provided by the staff at R&R sewing including mending, custom sewing, lessons and repairs.

No job is too big or too small. Roberta will hem pants, patch your pants, replace zippers and buttons, alter dresses and other items, hem curtains and much more. Overworked machines in need of a little TLC can be taken to R&R SewingCenter Ltd. for an efficient and effective fix. Qualified technician Randy is available to service and repair mostmakes and models of sewing machines, sergers and emb-roidery machines. Most machine services are completed quickly.

Whether you are a long-time sewer or just starting out there are lessons available for ever ability. R&R Sewing Center Ltd. Will provide group and individual lessons, as well as an Embroidery software club. � e software club meets once a month, this gives people doing embroidery work with a software program the chance to get hands on experience with the program and talk with other sewers using the same program.

For the quilters in town R&R sewing Center Ltd. provides the use of a Long Arm Quilting Machine, renting for $50 a day. As a skilled quilter Roberta will get the machine set up and even get you going on the � rst two or so rows before leaving you to finish the project, though she will be available for assistance if necessary.

Along with the helpful professional services provided by Roberta and Randy, R&R sewing Center Ltd. has a variety of items for sale in the retail section. A variety of fabrics,thread and other sewing items are available. There are also Pfaff and Husqvarna machines available for purchase from basic sewing machines to complicated embro-idery machines and quilting machines.

R&R sewing Center Ltd. prides themselves on working one-on-one with their customersand with the purchase of every sewing machine Roberta and Randy provide a free service after one year and will provide lessons on how to use your new machine.

“I am usually just a phone call away,” Roberta explains. “So if people call and have an issue with their machine I can usually walk them through it over the phone.”

So whether its for a lesson, machine servicing, mending or you just need to purchase sewing materials visit Randy and Roberta at the R&R Sewing Center Ltd. in their new spacious downtown location, 158 Davie Street in Quesnel, across from Barkerville Brewery (the old Dry Cleaners Building).

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Annie GallantLifestyles Editor

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In early February, as part of their ongoing series on dementia, Mary Ann Sturdy and Pete Drewcock sat down with Dr. Jonathan Fine to get his views on dementia care in Quesnel from someone very close to the subject.

Dr. Fine specializes in geriatric care here in Quesnel, and has been caring for dementia patients for years as part of his practice.

We are extremely grateful that he found the time in his busy day to answer our list of questions.

Dr. Jonathan Fine is the medical lead of the Geriatric Assessment Team in Quesnel. He is a general practitioner of many years’ practice in Quesnel who has chosen to focus on geriatric medicine. Max, his ever-present companion, brings smiles and cheer to Dr. Fine’s patients.

Approximately how many people diagnosed with dementia currently reside in Quesnel?

I can’t tell you for sure but one can estimate. The figure for Alzheimer’s disease overall is about seven per cent of the population over the age of 60, so if Quesnel has 5,000 people over the age of 60 and if you do the math on that, it comes out to about 350. Now, that’s Alzheimer’s disease and doesn’t include the other forms of dementia. You could probably safely double that number. There are a lot of people living with dementia who don’t realize they are living with this. The problem with a disease like Alzheimer’s in particular is that people living with it don’t realize they’ve got it. That’s actually one of the diagnostic criteria of Alzheimer’s is that you don’t know that you have it.

How is a diagnosis of dementia arrived at? Is it a 100 per cent accurate diagnosis?

It is derived by a simple process of listening to caregivers and family members and also we have some standardized tests which give us a picture of a person’s cognitive abilities. We generally do those tests and we have a pretty good picture of what a person’s abilities are, and we can use those to follow longitudinally what a person is doing. Is it a 100 per cent accurate diagnosis? No. The only way, really, until fairly recently to diagnose Alzheimer’s was post-mortem. Now, there are some sophisticated tests that involve spinal taps and other new procedures. In this community, diagnosis is usually done on clinical grounds.

CT scans don’t help you with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, but can help you with the diagnosis of vascular dementia. The only change you see of Alzheimer’s on the CT scan is just a general shrinkage of the brain. That doesn’t mean you have Alzheimer’s disease because all our brains shrink a little as we grow older, so it isn’t diagnostic. But you can often see signs of poor blood circulation to the brain and sometimes mini-strokes. These mini-strokes are called multi-infarcts and can be as tiny as one millimeter. Depending

on what part of the brain is affected, they can have profound effects.

Do you ever need a second opinion?I certainly need a second opinion on

occasion because sometimes we don’t know what kind of dementia it is or whether it is a psychological condition that could be mimicking dementia. So yes, a second opinion is sometimes needed.

Does it make a difference what kind of dementia a person has?

It does make a difference for treatment. In Alzheimer’s disease, there is a lack of a certain chemical in your brain – one of the transmitters. Sometimes we can increase the level of that chemical and can hope to slow the process of Alzheimer’s disease. That deficiency does not occur in vascular dementia, but we will often put people on one of the anti-Alzheimer’s drugs because very commonly the two often co-exist. It is not uncommon for a person to have a bit of vascular dementia and a bit of Alzheimer’s, which is why when you listen to all the recommendations about prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, you’ll notice they are very similar to the recommendations for prevention of heart attack or stroke. They focus on improving blood flow or at least preventing the deterioration of blood flow.

How is it determined when someone requires long term care?

That’s something decided on with an assessment by the Long Term Care Case Managers. This assessment determines whether the person meets long term care

criteria.Occasionally an exception may

be made such as a high degree of physical frailty for example, but it’s a standardized process and not up to the doctor. People often think that the doctor has something to do with it but in actual fact, no.

What are the options besides Dunrovin for long-term care?

No option but Dunrovin in this community. When you are selected for long term care, you have the option to nominate any community in the province. Sometimes when your family is somewhere else, you can request to be put into long term care in the facility where your family is.

We sometimes have patients coming into Dunrovin from the Lower Mainland or other parts of the province because their families are here and they want to be closer to relatives.

Within the community, there is home support which allows care-workers to come in to a maximum of four times per day. This provides help with feeding, dressing, medications and checking whether that person is all right.

There are obviously long periods in between visits when that person is on their own. There are alternatives which provide support but not to the level of Dunrovin.

We have a “step-down” called assisted living, Maeford Place, where residents have their own suites and can cook for themselves if they wish. Similarly, there is a private facility in Red Bluff called Wildwood which also provides that level

of service. Another service available in the community is Abbot Heights which is a step-down further. Residents can look after themselves – more like a room and board facility. Residents need to be independent in terms of being able to look after themselves. Meals and accommodation are provided. But there is no nursing intervention.

As well as support from Home Support, there are private agencies in town which will organize support workers to come in on a daily basis.

There is an occupational therapist who provides assessment and modifications around safety in the home so that clients who are at risk can have these physical risks mitigated.

Approximately how many dementia patients are in long term care in Quesnel currently?

Dunrovin has 117 beds but not all of them are dementia patients.

Without looking at a list, I would guess 80 or 90 have some degree of dementia.

What types of dementias are most often encountered here in Quesnel? Is it similar to the national statistic?

Similar to the national statistic. There are world-wide regional variations. It’s lowest in sub-Saharan Africa and highest in North America. We are looking at incidence, not prevalence, so this is independent of life expectancy.

We don’t know the reason: maybe our life style. There’s a suggestion now that it may be related to types of bacteria in our gut.

This includes vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease allowing more toxins into our system. There is still a lot of work to be done on this.

Do people die from dementia or from complications arising from the disease? Approximately how many die with dementia each year in Quesnel?

Yes they do. Statistics Canada’s figures from 2011 say 10.8 per 100,000 deaths. That figure can be misleading because often people with dementia die from something else. Often the ultimate cause of death is pneumonia so the statistics are not very reliable since dementia is the secondary factor.

It very much depends on the attending physician – what he puts down as the cause of death. But Alzheimer’s does kill people because eventually the brain loses the function to maintain life support processes in the body. Commonly you see swallowing difficulties, mobility differences; the patient becomes bedridden and that can lead to a whole raft of other diseases; bed sores and skin breakdown; lowered immunity. People with dementia often forget about eating and not enough is ingested to maintain adequate nutrition.

So to sum up, yes, people definitely die from dementia but it is difficult to say how many since the statistics are not very reliable.

For the second part of this interview with Dr. Fine see Wednesday’s Observer.


The truth about dementia care in QuesnelGeriatric medicine specialist Dr. Fine shares his views


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ANNIE GALLANTObserver Reporter

Quesnel Art Gal-lery’s March show features the pho-tography of one of B.C. premier work-ing photographers Robert Keziere. The show is about Mary Augusta Tappage Evans, a Shuswap Nation woman who was born, raised and died in the Soda Creek area, south of Quesnel.

Keziere was invited to photograph this remarkable woman in conjunction with local author and editor Jean E. Speare who recorded the words and poetry of Augusts Tappage Evans. This material provided the basis for the book Days of Augusta published in 1971 of the life and times of Augusta as told to and edited by Speare. Keziere also had taped material from his time with Augusta.

The original pho-tographs of Augusta comprise the trav-elling exhibition originating from the Penticton Art Gallery.

The photographs are an extremely sensitive, telling series of images of this remarkable woman’s senior years, in the environment where she lived her adult life.

Born in 1888 at Soda Creek in the Cariboo, Augusta was the daughter of a Shuswap chief and a Metis woman who � ed the prairies after the defeat of Louis Riel during the Riel Rebellion.

At age four, Augusta was placed in a Ro-man Catholic mission near 100 Mile House where she was pun-ished for speaking her Shuswap language. After nine years, she was permitted to live with her grandmother until she was married, at age 15, to George Evans whose father was Welsh and whose mother was Shuswap. As her husband was Welsh, Augusta was declared non-status, though she retained her self-suf� cient Ab-original ways, serving

other women as a midwife while raising her own children. Augusta was still a young woman when her husband died and she never remarried, stating that once was enough.

During her life-time, Augusta � shed, hunted and gardened and was a driving force within her com-munity.

She also made her own and her family’s clothes on a sew-ing machine which was purchased from a catalogue store in Winnipeg.

Augusta died on Aug. 16, 1978 at the age of 90. She was buried in the native graveyard on the Soda Creek Reserve.

After consulting with Keziere, who still retains the origi-nal taped interviews, a 20-minute video compilation of those interviews accom-panies the traveling exhibit.

There will be a

special viewing of this video March 19, 1 p.m. in the Arts and Recreation Centre lounge. The video contains Augusta sharing stories, play-ing the harmonica and singing cowboy songs.

It’s an incredible ex-perience being able to hear Augusta in her own voice and makes for an incredibly moving and powerful exhibition.

This exhibition would not have been possible if not for the belief, support and dedication of Robert Keziere, Karen Love, Ann Pollock and Jean Speare who all saw the incredible value of documenting the amazing life of Mary Augusta Tappage Evans.

Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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LifestyLes

Quesnel Film Club (QFC) presents the fourth film in their winter series, Red Army, March 19 at the Carib Theatre, showtime is 6:30 p.m.

A smash hit at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, director Gabe Polsky’s exhilarating documentary chronicles the rise and fall of Soviet hockey in the 1980s.

During the Cold War, battles between east and West played out in sports as much as international politics, as Stalin and his successors saw their athletes as ambassadors of ideology.

Red Army reveals one of the most colourful chapters of this history, focusing on the Soviet hockey team and its rivalries with Canada and the U.S.A.

At the centre of the story is Slava Fetisov, one of the

greatest players to experience the highs and lows of Soviet hockey prior to the USSR’s collapse. He stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for Russian Players to change their circumstances.

As Soviet communism gave way to global capitalism, the lure of NHL money unraveled the legendary team known as the Red Army, which had been famed for a graceful style of play that emphasized cooperation and teamwork.

When its players entered the NHL, they had to grapple with a more individualistic style, along with Red Scare-fuelled prejudice.

You don’t need to be a hockey fan to get swept up in this story of friendship and divided loyalties. Polsky draws poignant interviews from key figures of the era, including

Fetisov, his teammates and NHL coach Scotty Bowman.

Highlighting the dramatic stories on and off the ice, the director documents an interchange across the historical East-West divide that shows we still have a lot to learn about each other.

Reopening this history makes for one of the most widely appealing documentaries of the year.

Tickets for Red Army are $9 (regular admission) and $7 (seniors) with Film Club membership included in admission.

For more information call 250-747-7422 or 250-747-3979; join the Facebook page at QFC or visit www.quesnelfilmclub.ca.

Film Club films can be rented at K-Max Games and Rentals.

QFC presents Red Army, covering a colourful chapter in hockey history

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MONDAYSAVE YOUR MILK

JUGS for use during Skyfest 2015, Aug. 1 – 2. Organizers are asking everyone to save, clean milk jugs with their lids on and please don’t crush them. If you have somewhere to store them, please do so, if not drop off with Connie at Curves.

TUESDAYSENIORS ADVO-

CACY SERVICE will be servicing the com-munity at City Hall-Main Floor, left hand side for the month of February, hours are Tuesdays and Thurs-days, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. except closed March 10 and 12. To book an appointment call Susan, 250-991-9664.

SENIORS’ SOCK HOP AT THE LE-

GION every Tues-day, 2 – 4 p.m. in the lounge. No charge. Come down and enjoy an afternoon dancing to the oldies, playing darts, pool and crib.

ALZHEIMER SO-CIETY PRESENTS FAMILY CAREGIV-ER SERIES WORK-SHOP April 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. GR Baker Hospital up-per boardroom. Cost is by donation. Pre-registration required. Programs without sufficient registrants will be cancelled. To register call 1-866-564-7533 or email, [email protected].

WEDNESDAYSKYFEST 2015

V O L U N T E E R MEETING March 18, Tower Inn banquet room, 7:30 p.m., all

volunteers and those interested in volun-teering encouraged to attend. For infor-mation contact Betsy, [email protected].

SUNSET THEATRE PRESENTS COU-GAR ANNIE TALES, a musical tribute to a legendary pioneer woman, March 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets in advance at

The Box Office, $15 general admission. For information call 250-885-7100.

THURSDAYQUESNEL FILM

CLUB PRESENTS Red Army March 19, 6:30 p.m. Carib The-atre. Tickets are $9 (reg. admission) and $7 (seniors.) For in-formation call 250-747-7422 or 250-747-3979.

FRIDAYWORLD DAY OF

PRAYER, March 13, 7 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1518 Maple Drive, refreshment to follow the service.

SATURDAYFIRST ST. PAT-

RICKS DAY PACE AND PINT 5 km walk or run around the Riverfront Trail, March 14, 11 a.m. (start and finish at the Cariboo Hotel). Entry fees are $25 (before Feb. 28) or $30 (after March 1) Registration at Rea-son2Run, 424A Reid Street, 250-992-2786 or Healthy Transfor-mations, Maple Park Mall, 250-991-2213. All proceeds to Ques-nel Cancer Care Unit.

29TH ANNUAL DUCKS UNLIMITED

CANADA BANQUET AND AUCTION April 25, Quesnel Se-niors’ Centre, doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets $50/person. Call Russ, 250-992-3485, Ray, 250-747-8313, Darc-ey, 250-992-7763, Sherry, 250-747-4668 or online at ducks.ca/event

LIONS CLUB GA-RAGE SALE, the last Saturday of every month at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Hot dogs and cof-fee available. At the March 28 garage sale Lions Club also tak-ing orders for Vessey’s flower bulbs.

SUNDAYBBBSQ’S BOWL

FOR KIDS SAKE April 26 at Rev Bowl-ing Lanes. Theme is Out of this World – Step up to Strike Out

Bullying. To find out how you can get in-volved call Joanie, 250-992-7257. All monies raised help support Quesnel kids. Register online: bigbrothersbigsister-sofquesnel.ca.

ONGOING EVENTSQUESNEL TOAST-

MASTERS Wednes-days, from 7 – 9 p.m. at CNC. Come and visit and learn about improving your com-munication skills in a warm and friendly environment. Are you new to Quesnel? It’s a great way to get con-nected. Contact Ruby at 250-747-1180 or [email protected]

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets last Thursday of the month at noon at the Legion, 11:45 a.m. for a luncheon meet-

ing. For information call Vi, 250-747-1130 or Cora, 250-992-9344.

QUESNEL HEAL-ING ROOMS every Monday 7 – 9 p.m., every Wednesday 12 – 2 p.m. (except holidays) at Bethel Church, 143 Coach Road. Are you sick? Do you know some-one who is sick? Bring them to be prayed for by interdenomination-al team of Christians. No appointment nec-essary.


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Sunday Worship Service 9:15 & 11:00 am301 North Star Road (2 doors from McDonalds)

Services at 10amChildren’s Church during the Service

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“Lame Excuses to Stay Comfortable”Pastor Barry Saip

BETHEL CHURCHIn South Hills

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FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:30 amChildren’s Church (2-11 yr. olds) during service

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“Privilege, Poverty and Prosperity”Pastor Monte Harrop

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Be the Change You Want to See!Build self-esteem/friendships. Open to all women.Reformation House, Suite 2, 213 St. Laurent Ave.

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Saturday ServicesBible Study 9:30 am

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St. Andrew’s United ChurchEstablished in 1911

Serving with joy the people of QuesnelLay Ministry

Rev. Rob SmithVisiting from Prince George

Maple Park Alliance Church

Worship Service: 10:30 amKids On The Rock 11:00 am

(dismissed during service)Lead Pastor: Ken Cyr

mapleparkalliancechurch.caFor more information call 250-747-3248

2075 Balsam Ave.

Special Guest Speaker:Ric Koop

A Place To CallHOME

382 Anderson DrivePastor Andrew Baduria

250-983-9700

Service TimesSunday Morning Worship 11am • Sunday Afternoon worship 2 pm

Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study • 7pm

Celebrate Our Saviour Easter Musical April 5, 11:00 am

The Salvation Army

Lieutenants Stefan & Laura Van Schaick

Sunday service 11:00 am

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. John’s Anglican Church465 Kinchant Street • 250.992.6152

Visit our website : www.stjohnsquesnel.com email : [email protected]

Sunday : 10am - Family Communion 4th Sunday : 10am - Morning PrayerTuesday : 2pm - Holy Communion

Hall Rentals: Honey Af� eck 250.992.5875Secretary: Honey Af� eck 250.992.6152

Minister: Len Fraser Deacon: Margot Rose

Trinity Lutheran Church (LCC)

375 Hartley Street • 250-992-6112Pastor Lorne Reddemann

Home of the “Lutheran Hour” Sundays on 100.3 The Wolf at 8:05 am

Divine Service: 10 a.m. SundaySunday School & Bible Class: 11:20 a.m.

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Pastor Leonora ButhgeSunday Service - 11:00 am

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“ Jesus is Lord ”

LifestyLes

I cringe when I hear blanket statements, especially if unkind.

So when some kind of mischief takes place, I hate to hear this: “Kids!” Young people often are the immediate suspects when things go wrong. And lest you think this is a “modern” trend, listen to this: Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. Who said this? Socrates! How is that for ancient over-generalization! I think

that the best approach to wrongful accusations is to live them down. That last bit is a phrase from my youth. My parents regularly encouraged me

to live up to my principles and to live down any false accusations: putting busy-bodies to rest by never giving them any reason to believe their own foolishness.

One way we did this was to speak up when spoken to and to speak clearly. I meet the occasional youth who refuses to look someone in the eye—respectfully—and speak clearly enough to be understood.

Perhaps she does not think she deserves to occupy space on the

planet. What a shame, for I believe that each person embodies infinite value and deserves to “live up” to that worth.

Jesus had much to say regarding our value and he repeatedly demonstrated that He held every person in high regard. I like the story found in Mark 10:46-52 in which He healed a beggar named Bartimaeus. Jesus is walking amongst a great crowd, when suddenly someone starts shouting: “Jesus...have mercy on

me!” The people around Jesus pressed close and urged their own interests to Him. And when they heard this nobody calling for attention, they took action and warned him to be quiet. But something in the beggar would not be put off and I love what he did next: “...he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And the Bible records what Jesus did next; amid the press of the crowd, He stood still, called the man to Himself, asked

him what he wanted, healed him and sent him on his way. What an event! I dare not decide why someone else acts. But what I want to do is connect with my neighbours. What I want to do is speak and live clearly my belief in everyone’s value. What I want to do is to care for others, as Jesus cares for me.

Peggy Corbett is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and regular Observer columnist.

Seventh-day Adventist ChurchPeggy Corbett

Live up to God’s principles – live down any false accusations

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sports@ quesnelobserver.com Whitney GriffithsSports Reporter


QTGC recently hosted the Gold Pan Meet and

Provincial Qualifier. Top: High School Level ath-letes. Bottom: JO Level

athletes. Contributed photos

QTGC stick the landing

WHITNEY GRIFFITHS Observer Reporter

Quesnel Technics Gymnastics Club (QTGC) hosted the Gold Pan meet and provincial qualifier last month, with several local athlete finishing the event with high ranking scores.

For Junior Olympic (JO) level one, gymnast Xaria Jourdain placed second on the vault and seventh overall.

Placing for Quesnel in JO level one 10 and up category was Emily Mooreside and Brianna Sundby.

With first place on vault, second on bars and beam Mooreside took home first place overall at the competition. While fellow QTRC member Brianna Sundby placed second on vault and ranked in at fifth place.

Placing first on vault and beam, as well as taking fourth place overall for JO level two was Nevaeh Kueber.

For JO level three, gymnast Ava Aracki’s efforts earned her a third on vault, second on bars and beam for a first place win overall.

Fellow level three competitor Courtney Kitamura place sixth overall, as well as taking second place on floor.

Local high ranking competitors in JO level three 12 and up included Celina De Rose, Emily Vhaaho and Danielle Gamache.

Gamache took fourth place overall with a third on vault and a second on beam; Vahaaho placed first on beam third on floor for a third place win overall; and De Rose took second place overall, second on vault and floor and third on beam.

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Waveriders make a splash at the Williams Lake meet WHITNEY GRIFFITHS

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It’s a seemingly endless string of meets for the Waveriders of Quesnel, this time taking on the competition at the Williams Lake swim meet.

For the girls, Grace Currie was in the top 10 in all her eight events as well as bringing in seven personal best times.

She swam in for sixth place in the 100m freestyle and fourth in the 100m backstroke and 200m breaststroke.

Fourteen-year-old Natasha Hanson came in the top seven in all her events. Hanson placed second in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m individual medley, as well as swimming in for a

third place win during the 100m individual medley showdown.

Swimming in the 11 – 12-year-old category was Darby O’Hara, taking third in the 50m backstroke and seventh in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle. She also brought back six personal best times.

In the 10 and under category, eight-year-old Boroka Peter came in third in the 200m individual medley and second in the 400m freestyle.

Peter also competed in the eight and under category at the meet, placing first in the 100m freestyle and the 50m backstroke.

And final female competitor at the Williams Lake swim

meet was Emerie Waston, swimming in the 13 – 14-year old category. Watson ranked in the top 10 in all her events, as well as placing fourth in the 100m individual medley showdown, third in the 100m freestyle and second in the 50m freestyle.

For the boys, Luca Armstrong swam in both the 9-year-old and was in the 10 and under category for the 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle.

Armstrong left the meet with first place in all his swims and four personal best times.

Another Quesnel swimmer to bring in first place in all his event was Garnet Currie, this included the 100m individual

medley showdown. He also brought back three personal best times.

Competing in the 9-year-old category and the 10 and under category was Austin Novak. He swam for third place in the 50m freestyle, the 50m backstroke and the 100m backstroke in the 9-year-old category. In the 10 and under category, he placed fifth in the 400m freestyle, fourth in the 200m backstroke and their din the 200m individual medley. Austin also achieved two personal best times at the meet.

Swimming in the eight and under category was seven-year-old Braden Novak. Ranking in the top three in all his events he placed third in the 100m freestyle, second

in the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke and first in the 100m backstroke.

Plaxing seventh in the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke, as well as coming in for fifth in the 50m backstroke in the 11 – 12-year-old category was Deegan O’Hara.

Ryley O’Hara swam to sixth place in the 50m backstroke and second in the 50m breaststroke.

Bringing in five personal best times, as well as fourth place in the 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke, third in the 50m freestyle and second in the 50m backstroke was Seth Reddemann.

Waverider Billy Swyers earned six personal best times at the meet and also brought in second place wins in the 50m butterfly and the 100m individual

medley showdown. In all his other events Swyers took first place.

For the relay events the Waveriders took two second place wins and one first place win.

Watson, Armstrong, Hanson and Garnet teamed up for the 200m freestyle relay for the 13 – 14-year-old. The team took second place in this relay.

Competing together in the 200 freestyle for 11 – 12-year-olds Armstrong, Grace Currie, Reddemann and Swyers also brought in a second place win.

The first place win for the Waveriders in the relay event was in the 200m medley for 13 – 14-year-olds. The team consisted of Waveriders Watson, Garnet Currie, Hanson and Reddemann.


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Go Thunder go!It’s been a successful year for Quesnel Minor Hockey, it seems the endless practice and weekends on the ice have paid off for our local rep hockey teams. Quesnel Thunder’s Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget teams are all heading to take on the competition at the Provincial Championships, March 15 – 20. Our local Pee Wee team will challenge their opponents on the ice in Kitimat, while their fellow Quesnel Minor Hockey members on the Bantam team go to Vancouver Island and the Midget team ventures to Dawson Creek. Good luck next week Quesnel Thunder.

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Taking eighth place over all was Hannah Brown. Brown also took fourth place on bars at the meet.

Also competing in JO level six were QTGC members Julia Sundby and Sierra Moore.

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Hometown Hockey tour coming to P.G.The Rogers Hometown Hockey

tour will be in Prince George the weekend of March 22 – 23 at the CN Centre and are looking for minor hockey teams to come out and participate.

The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will roll into a different community across the country each weekend with free outdoor hockey festivities for all ages.

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party of an NHL game broadcast every Sunday with Ron MacLean hosting live on site from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio.

You can check out the website www.hometownhockey.com for more details on how to get in on the action.

An average of 4,000 people are expected a day and have numerous activations on-site from the various sponsors.