LIGHTWEIGHT 2 GALLON canister SPRAYER MS20H - was $62.95 $ 59 95 250-392-2300 1065 S. Lakeside Dr. www.williamslakehonda.ca WILLIAMS LAKE Unmatched Customer Service 4 GALLON BACKPACK SPRAYER with diaphragm pump MS40BD $ 154 95 $15 SAVINGS $264.95 MSRP $ 249 95 CS-310 14” 30.5cc Starting at 5 year warranty SUMMER LOVIN’ Ted Hlokoff photo Brook Svisdahl’s (right) tube takes flight, flipping her into the water while her cousin, Brayden Hlokoff, 5, stays in his tube during a family outing at Nimpo Lake during the B.C. Day long weekend. Alexis Creek RCMP investigate shots fired Police are investigating after shots were fired Saturday on the Anaham Reserve. While officers were at Anaham Saturday evening recovering a Po- laris ATV stolen from Barney’s Resort at Puntzi Lake, shots were fired in the vicinity, said Cpl. Mur- ray McNeil, acting sergeant at the Alexis Creek RCMP detachment. “There’s nothing to indicate shots were fired at the officer, but he definitely heard the shots,” Mc- Neil told the Tribune Tuesday. Police returned Sunday to Ana- ham to further investigate and arrested a person with three out- standing warrants in Williams Lake and transported him to Wil- liams Lake. Police also pursued two per- sons of interest on an ATV who wouldn’t stop when officers at- tempted to stop them. “They continued to race around the reserve on the ATV quite dan- gerously,” McNeil said. An RCMP helicopter from Ka- mloops, brought in to help search for two trucks that were stolen last week, was used to assist tracking the two suspects on the ATV. After an hour of pursuit, the suspects stopped the ATV because of what is believed to be mechani- cal difficulties. They fled on foot, were tracked with the use of a police dog from Williams Lake and arrested with- out incident. Both suspects were known to police. The driver of the quad was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police. When the dog handler was pursuing the suspects, he found a loaded rifle with ammunition near the abandoned ATV. Police seized the rifle and are in- vestigating, McNeil said. “While we were following the ATV we did not see a rifle so we are just investigating what con- nection the rifle has with the two individuals on the ATV and also looking at the rifle as a potential lead on the shots fired the previ- ous evening.” This issue may contain the following flyers: Sears, Walmart, Canadian Tire, The Brick, Staples, Save On, WalMart, Sportchek, Safeway, Home Hardware. Flyers 648A S. Mackenzie Ave., WL 250-392-4222 2015 500 4X4 Crave Adventure For Those Who *On approved credit. Monthly payment is based on 84 month term, 0 money down at 6.99% interest rate. **Sale price does not include taxes. See dealer for more details. 0 DOWN $117 * MONTHLY REGULAR $7,299 SAVE $1,300 NOW $5,999 ** Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Wednesday, August 5, 2015 In Partnership With Vol. 85 No. 31 advisor the weekend Breaking News • Sports • Classifieds • Online at www.wltribune.com FREE Over 10,000 Copies Look for the in Friday’s paper
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LIGHTWEIGHT2 GALLONcanister SPRAYERMS20H - was $62.95
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SUMMER LOVIN’
Ted Hlokoff photoBrook Svisdahl’s (right) tube takes fl ight, fl ipping her into the water while her cousin, Brayden Hlokoff, 5, stays in his tube during a family outing at Nimpo Lake during the B.C. Day long weekend.
Alexis Creek RCMP investigate shots fired
Police are investigating after shots were fired Saturday on the Anaham Reserve.
While officers were at Anaham Saturday evening recovering a Po-laris ATV stolen from Barney’s Resort at Puntzi Lake, shots were fired in the vicinity, said Cpl. Mur-ray McNeil, acting sergeant at the Alexis Creek RCMP detachment.
“There’s nothing to indicate shots were fired at the officer, but he definitely heard the shots,” Mc-
Neil told the Tribune Tuesday. Police returned Sunday to Ana-
ham to further investigate and arrested a person with three out-standing warrants in Williams Lake and transported him to Wil-liams Lake.
Police also pursued two per-sons of interest on an ATV who wouldn’t stop when officers at-tempted to stop them.
“They continued to race around the reserve on the ATV quite dan-gerously,” McNeil said.
An RCMP helicopter from Ka-mloops, brought in to help search
for two trucks that were stolen last week, was used to assist tracking the two suspects on the ATV.
After an hour of pursuit, the suspects stopped the ATV because of what is believed to be mechani-cal difficulties.
They fled on foot, were tracked with the use of a police dog from Williams Lake and arrested with-out incident.
Both suspects were known to police.
The driver of the quad was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from
police.When the dog handler was
pursuing the suspects, he found a loaded rifle with ammunition near the abandoned ATV.
Police seized the rifle and are in-vestigating, McNeil said.
“While we were following the ATV we did not see a rifle so we are just investigating what con-nection the rifle has with the two individuals on the ATV and also looking at the rifle as a potential lead on the shots fired the previ-ous evening.”
This issue may contain the following � yers: Sears, Walmart, Canadian Tire, The Brick, Staples, Save On, WalMart, Sportchek, Safeway, Home Hardware.
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On an annual basis, the City of Williams Lake provides Grants-in-Aid to local non-pro� t organizations for projects, activities and events that strengthen and enhance the well being of the community, promote volunteerism and support the goals and priorities of the City of Williams Lake.
Applications are available at City Hall, 2nd Floor and on the City’s website (www.williamslake.ca), and can be submitted to the attention of Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services, City of Williams Lake, 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1N3. Questions, please call 250-392-1773 or E-mail [email protected].
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 30TH Late applications will not be considered.
In order to qualify for a Grant-in-Aid, the applicant must:• Be a registered non-pro� t organization in good standing with the Registrar of Companies;• Provide the most recent Annual General Meeting report, � nancial statements and approved
budget for the current year;• Demonstrate � nancial need; and• Provide a service, project or event that supports the priorities and goals of the City.
Services, projects or events proposed by the applicant must not:• Offer direct � nancial assistance to individuals or families;• Duplicate or replace services that fall within the mandate of senior levels of government or
local service agencies;• Support a Provincial or National fundraising campaign; OR• Be of a commercial nature.
Grants-in-Aid will be provided under the following categories:1. Capital Expenditure – equipment purchase, construction, repair or upgrade of facilities; 2. Event – seed funding for new, ongoing events with diminishing support over three years; 3. Special Project – one-time special event, program or activity.
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THERE WILL BE TWO ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES AT:PERFORMANCES IN THE PARK
- Boitanio Park on August 6 from 5:30 to 7:00 pmFARMER’S MARKET
- Boitanio Park on August 7 from 9:00 to 11:00 am
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Join us in the foyer of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation
Complex to view plans of the proposed new West Fraser Aquatic Centre and provide feedback.
Staff from the design consultant team, the project managers, the Cariboo Regional District and City of Williams Lake will be on hand
to answer questions about the project.
Check our SKP facebook page or websites at cariboord.ca or williamslake.ca for more information.
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Wednesday, August 5th from 3-6 p.m.
Join us in the foyer of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation
Complex to view plans of the proposed new West Fraser
Aquatic Centre and provide feedback.
Staff from the design consultant team, the project
managers, the Cariboo Regional District and City of
Williams Lake will be on hand to answer questions
about the project.
Check our SKP facebook page or websites at
cariboord.ca or williamslake.ca for more information.
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Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
Wednesday, August 5th from 3-6 p.m.
Join us in the foyer of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation
Complex to view plans of the proposed new West Fraser
Aquatic Centre and provide feedback.
Staff from the design consultant team, the project
managers, the Cariboo Regional District and City of
Williams Lake will be on hand to answer questions
about the project.
Check our SKP facebook page or websites at
cariboord.ca or williamslake.ca for more information.
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As Atlantic Power seeks permission to burn a higher percent-age of rail ties in its Williams Lake Power Plant, Tribune reporter Monica Lamb-Yorski (MLY) contacted a power plant in the U.S.
During a phone in-terview plant manager Mark Paitl and air control quality envi-ronmental analyst Tina Ball at Excel Energy’s French Island Gener-ating Plant (FIGP) in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a waste fired electrical power station that has been using rail ties as fuel for 20 years, an-swered her questions. MLY: How long have
you been using rail ties for fuel in your plant and to what per cent? FIGP: At least 20
years. We started out with a small per cent
our air permit didn’t specify what percent-age we could burn, we just had to record what percentage it was. As our sawmills closed or took their bark to other sources, such as landscape material, I needed another source to replace that such as wood waste or rail ties. We slowly increased our percentage of rail ties to where 50 to 60 per cent of our wood waste total is shredded rail ties.MLY: Are you
shredding the rail ties on site?FIGP: No. There is
a facility about a half mile away from our plant that the ties come in by truck or rail and are off-loaded. They have a grinder there where they grind them, remove all the metal and then put them in a shed that has a black top base and a cover
over it. One of their stipulations is they can store the whole ties on the ground but once they grind them they
have to be stored un-derneath the storage building.MLY: How close is
your plant to residen-
tial areas?FIGP: We are actu-
ally right on the Black River in the back wa-ters of the Mississippi
River on the point of French Island. We have residences across the river about a block and a half away and then the residential area starts a block from where the grinder/shredder is lo-cated. There’s nothing between that facility and ours. MLY: When you
went to burning more rail ties is that some-thing you had to get approval for from the regulators?FIGP: We had to
get approval to burn the rail ties and within that approval there was no limit because we’d proven by stack testing that there was no per-centage if we wanted to go more or less on that. MLY: What is the
standard for emissions?FIGP: The State of
Wisconsin standard for burning wood waste only. But we also burn refuse derived fuel. We
take our cross county garbage and turn it into waste and into a fuel. When we burn that fuel we have to follow fed-eral standards.MLY: Are you self-
regulating the emis-sions?FIGP: No we have
an outside stack test firm come in and they do annual stack tests on our emissions and then the other pol-lutants we have are monitored through continuous emissions monitoring, where we have instruments that we have to have an out-side firm come in every year to check that they are working. We sub-mit to the agencies a quarterly, semi-annual and annual report of our emissions along with the annual stack test.
The Slumber Lodge’s owner said he plans to appeal a de-molition order issued by the city.
“I have someone who is willing to move in and try to make a business of it for me,” said the 86-year-old owner, John Car-houn, from his home in Vancouver, noting the motel is well-built and worth fixing up.
“We are ready to spend money on it,” he said. “We have a building permit ap-plication in to get it back to operation as
soon as possible.” Carhoun said it is
better to fix it up than tear it down and have an empty lot.
“It’s never going to be a top of the class motel, but it’s a good sound building and wasn’t cheaply built.”
Carhoun spent 20 years in Prince George and built mo-tels there and has ex-perience in the busi-ness.
He purchased the Slumber Lodge in 1996 for his daugh-ters.
At the regular council meeting July 21, council voted in favour of the demoli-
tion order.Upon receipt of the
order by registered mail, Carhoun has 14 days to respond.
Since June 2012 the Slumber Lodge has been boarded up af-ter the city made the request.
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[We’ve been using rail ties] at least 20 years. We started out with a small per cent our air permit didn’t specify what percentage we could burn ... We slowly increased our per-centage of rail ties to where 50 to 60 per cent of our wood waste total is shredded rail ties”
- Mark Paitl, Excel Energy French Island Generating Plant plant
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Monica Lamb-Yorski photosThe Vancouver owner of the Slumber Lodge said he plans to renovate and re-open.
Energy plant shares experience with burning rail tiesMonica Lamb-YorskiStaff Writer
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MLY: What is the volume of rail ties you are burning in a year?
FIGP: In the last cou-ple of years we’ve been between 30,000 and 37,000 tons a year.
MLY: Do you have any pollution control equipment that is part of the operation?
FIGP: We have a bag house we installed in 2000 to catch particu-late.
MLY: Have you ever had concerns from resi-dents?
FIGP: We at the plant have not had con-cerns but I know they’ve had some over at the grinding facility about dust and odour. They are also regulated with their storm water, plants and also the State of Wiscon-sin visits them to make sure they are meeting their permits.
MLY: Did the in-crease of rail ties as fuel change the nature of the ash in anyway?
FIGP: We sample our ash quarterly and annually and with the increase in railway tie burn we did not see a change at all.
MLY: What are the measurements you use
to test for emissions and the levels they have to be below.
FIGP: The main driver is the dioxins and furans so we need to be below 30 mg by stan-dard per cubic metre of air.
MLY: Have you seen any change in emissions from burning rail ties to meet that standard?
FIGP: No and those limits are waste combus-tion limits not for burn-ing rail ties but because we burn garbage at the plant as well.
MLY: How is gar-bage used as fuel?
FIGP: It’s processed into refuse-derived fuel
(RDF) — a fluffy light burnable fuel. It’s com-prised mostly of paper, cardboard, those kinds of things.
MLY: Where does the waste come from?
FIGP: Right from the curb side pickup to the plant where we process it and burn it. The county also has curb side recy-cling so they do recycle ahead of the material be-ing brought to the plant. So what we do is remove the non burnables, we remove any metals, and aluminum still with the products. Then we make the RDF and blow that into our boilers with our wood waste.
MLY: How much
of the volume does the RDF comprise?
FIGP: Typically 50 per cent of our fuel mix, is RDF and the remain-der is wood waste and half of that is rail ties.
MLY: Is the ash from the plant used for any-thing and is it covered?
FIGP: We have a cell that our ash goes into and it is covered daily. Our other plant that burns wood waste with rail ties they have been reutiliz-ing their ash for six or seven years. Because of the garbage component, the ash at this plant isn’t as homogeneous as the state would like for re-use so we don’t.
MLY: Is the creosote from the rail ties still in the shavings when they arrive at the plant?
FIGP: There is no way to take it off so it definitely comes in with
the ties, but it’s so vola-tile that it burns up and is destroyed in the com-bustion process.
MLY: Have you had concerns about creosote from the public.
FIGP: Several years ago at our other plant when we first started burning rail ties, we had the same concerns about how different is it than wood waste. We did some stack testing back then comparing a wood tie mixture to a wood only mixture and there was no difference in emissions. In fact in the wood tie mixture we had saw better emissions in some things we were looking for just because they burn hotter. The ties are drier and with the creosote being so volatile, actually make a nicer fuel than straight wood waste.
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Plant uses bag house to contain particulates
Photo submittedThe Excel Energy French Island plant (pictured) has been burning rail ties for 20 years. A similar proposal has been put forward by Atlantic Power in Williams Lake.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper prom-ised an expanded tax break for hiring ap-prentices Monday, as parties started an ex-tended summer elec-tion campaign.
Campaigning in La-val, Quebec, Harper announced that if his government is re-elect-ed Oct. 19, employers will receive a credit up to $2,500 a year for wages paid to quali-fying apprentices for all four years of their training. Harper’s Conservatives estab-lished the program in 2006, with a credit of up to $2,000 per year for the first two years, to encourage hiring and training.
NDP leader Thom-as Mulcair began his campaign emphasiz-
ing signs of weakness in the Canadian econ-omy, with the latest statistics showing the economy contracting in the first five months of the year.
“Wages are falling, incomes are stagnant, and household debt is skyrocketing,” Mul-cair said at his cam-
paign kickoff in Hull, Quebec. “Middle-class families are working harder than ever, and can’t get ahead.”
Liberal leader Jus-tin Trudeau has also focused his campaign on middle-class vot-ers, with a central policy of reducing tax on middle income and
increasing it for the top one per cent of in-come earners.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May began the campaign in her home riding of Saan-ich-Gulf Islands. Her economic platform also calls for tax in-creases for the high-est income earners, as well as increasing corporate income tax rates to 2008 levels.
The early election call increases spending limits for parties and caps it for third-party advertisers such as la-bour unions that have been targeting Harper. It also leaves some rid-ings without nominat-ed candidates.
Another change is in debate formats, as first Harper and then Mulcair declined the traditional debate or-ganized by TV net-works. The first na-
tional debate is set for Thursday, Aug. 6, hosted by Maclean’s magazine.
Among the topics will be sharp differ-ences over Canada’s role in the interna-tional military action against Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Harper renewed Canada’s commitment to maintain six fighter jets and special forces support in one of his last acts before calling the election.
Both the NDP and Liberals are promis-ing to end Canadian bombing of Islamic State positions. Mul-cair would withdraw all military personnel from Iraq and Syria, while Trudeau sup-ports keeping military trainers in place, with both promising in-creased humanitarian aid.
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Algae bloom at Horse Lake doesn’t pose risk to humansInterior Health
wishes to advise users of Horse Lake, located southeast of 100 Mile House, that the cur-rent algae bloom does not pose risk to human health at this time.
This determination has been made follow-ing testing of the water which revealed the al-gae bloom is not pro-ducing chemicals that would impact human health at this time. In-terior Health will con-tinue to monitor as the bloom is still develop-ing and provide updates
if there are any changes. As the algal bloom
grows and changes, it may start producing toxin.
For this reason we encourage people to use the precautionary prin-ciple and avoid surface water ingestion.
Residents using sur-face water are advised to follow safe drinking water guidelines which include disinfection and filtration before use. This removes naturally occurring germs such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. Residents un-
able to treat their water should boil all water used for drinking, wash-ing of fresh fruits and vegetables and making ice for one minute or use water from an alter-nate potable (drinkable) water source.
Although currently no toxin has been de-tected, if the situation changes and water be-comes contaminated with algal toxin, boil-ing the water will not remove the toxin and an alternate source (bottled water) must be used.
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Conservative Party of Canada photoPrime Minister Stephen Harper announces dissolution of Parliament at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, for a federal election Oct. 19.
Long election season ahead
As expected, Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper put Canada offi-cially into the election mode on
Sunday. It’s going to be a long 11 weeks until election day and I’m not looking forward to the barrage of attack ads we’ll be subjected to.
They get tiresome. Why can’t each party just tell us how they could run the country so we could make an intelligent choice rather than being besieged with propaganda? This business of trying to discredit others because you disagree is childish.
If you can’t make a good case for your side of an argument without calling down the other guys, maybe it’s because you have
nothing good to say about your-self or your side. Politicians may believe the only way to get up the ladder is to push everyone else off,
but it’s a poor way to run a democracy.What does the ad being shown on TV ad
nauseam noting that Justin Trudeau has nice hair, but he “Just isn’t ready” to be our leader prove?
Mr. Harper’s hair isn’t so bad either but there are people who think he’s passed his best before date.
According to the Globe and Mail, calling the election early will cost an extra $125 mil-lion, a goodly sum of that from taxpayers’ pockets.
***Three people who will benefit from the
early dissolution of Parliament are suspend-ed senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. The rules say they were only suspended while the House was sitting so they will be back on salary now. Both Duffy and Brazeau face charges in court.
***It was comforting to see the Martin Mars
water bomber finally in action but aircraft fighting wild fires in the Kelowna area were grounded because someone was flying drones in their fire fighting space. Would that someone be ignorant or stupid?
***Haven’t heard any city person expressing
delight over the new community mailboxes.Diana French is a freelance columnist for
the Tribune. She is a former Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.
Mount Polley, one year later
It’s been a year since our commu-nity learned about a large and un-precedented breach at the Mount
Polley Mine tailings storage facility. The news shook everyone — residents, First Nations, labour, industry and government alike. While the complete restoration of the area will take years to complete, significant progress has been made on environmental mitigation and remediation over the past year. This is all outlined in the One-Year Remediation Report released this week by our government.
To date, we consider these Phase 1 ac-tivities complete or suitably initiated: safety (e.g., woody debris removed from
Quesnel Lake); containment of tailings; monitor-ing; protection of archaeological resources; protec-tion of fish; ero-sion mitigation;
water treatment; and reporting. One of these actions was to ensure the water qual-ity in Quesnel Lake met provincial water quality guidelines, which has occurred.
Phase 2 will focus on remediation through summer 2016 and beyond, and will include an ecological and human health risk assessment. We will continue to work closely with First Nations, the lo-cal communities and the company to en-sure a comprehensive long-term plan for monitoring, remediation and restoration is implemented.
Throughout this careful process of cleanup, investigation and remediation, lo-cal families have had to cope with the shut-down of the mill and the impact on their jobs and livelihoods. I know that the recent announcement of the mine’s re-start — with conditions — has been welcome news for our communities of Likely, Williams Lake, and 100 Mile House. We all look forward to seeing the mine up and running sometime within the next month.
In the meantime, we want to hear from you. The Post Event Environmental Im-pact Assessment Report is now posted online at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/eemp/incidents/2014/mount-polley/. I encourage you to have a look and give your feedback.
Coralee Oakes is the MLA for Cariboo North and is the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.
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B.C. is worth a closer look
It’s another beautiful day today in beau-tiful B.C., appropriate, we think, following B.C. Day.
We hope you had a pleasant long week-end, and enjoyed B.C. in your own unique way.
From what we’re told, more people are getting out and about in B.C. this summer than in recent years.
Sunny skies, festival season, high gas pric-es and a weak loonie are some of the rea-sons why so many people might be choosing to stay-cation this summer.
Or it could just be that our province is a pretty special place to be. We hope many of you found time during the long weekend to stroll, sight-see and explore.
Because there’s so much B.C. that awaits just outside our doors, beckoning us to come out and play.
Consider that the most worldly traveller will never come close to seeing all that the Earth has to offer — a lifetime isn’t nearly enough time to visit every nook and cranny
in Canada, B.C., or even the Cariboo Chil-cotin.
But it’s enough time to start looking.British Columbia means a lot of things.
It’s a place. It’s 4.6 million people. It’s what the provincial government is or isn’t doing, and the state of the economy, and the news of the day, and a 144-year history and an untold future.
It’s all of those things and it can be more, still, and we can make our province a better place with our votes, our work, our words and our actions. A lot of B.C., though, is perfect just the way it is. We have a respon-sibility of stewardship, but with that comes the freedom to experience this vast and var-iegated land that belongs to all of us and none of us.
On B.C. Day or on any day, we should be proud of our province. And whenever we feel lucky to live here in beautiful B.C., it’s worth taking a look around, reminding our-selves why.
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Last week’s question: Are you happy Mount Polley Mine is re-opening?
YES: 79.7 per cent NO: 20.3 per cent
This week’s online question: Should the city increase efforts to enforce its
Good Neighbour bylaw?
Log onto the Opinion section at wltribune.com to vote
What do you like best about the Boys and
Girls Club summer day camp?
Carina Mutschele
Having the opportu-nity to interact with different children.
James Tyler Driver
Playing chess, and the board game Countdown.
Violet Woods
The camp really helps kids and gives them roots.
Colby Sutherland
Having fun with other kids and play-ing lots of games.
Jayden Morgan
Making sundaes, camping and biking.
Kianna Kuttnick
Hanging out with friends because it’s the best part of clubs.
Question of the weekPrecious wildlife deserves more protection
Editor:
It is with terrible sadness that I have been told that one of our rarest species in Canada, the badger, has been thoughtlessly killed by a bow-hunter.
This precious species which is
critically endangered with less than 300 individuals in the prov-ince is on the brink of extinction here and thanks to this heinous act will no longer be able to feed her babies or reproduce ever again.
I have reported this to our
local conservation officer and hope the appropriate conse-quences will be forth-coming.
Please give our precious wild-life the protection it needs.
Connie Jones150 Mile House
Election crucial for civilizationEditor:
Were slaves ever good for their masters; master’s good for their slaves?
One didn’t own oneself; one was a masters man or woman.
Evolving democratic concepts and attitudes challenge lingering traditional autocratic presupposi-tions.
Equality democratically frees master/slave dominant/submissive relationships. Freedom belongs to every person by virtue of their common humanity in a democrat-ic society.
Democracy affirms our fun-damental human equality in our common humanity.
In a democratic era, we can func-tion only as equals among equals. Extremely unequal is one per cent owning more global wealth than 99 per cent by 2016 (the U.S. nears 1/10 of one per cent). We all suffer from inequality.
Beyond incomplete abolition of slavery, women/children’s inequal-
ity, social injustice, unnecessary global wars ... imposed poverty ... master oligarchs undermine de-mocracy by growing global in-equality.
Eight of 11 richest most power-ful global corporations are titanic fossil-fuel extractors producing submissive extinction.
Without interest in mitigating fossil-fuel extraction for the com-mon good, Canadian and Ameri-can Petroleum Producers (oil and gas) deceptively promise “prosper-ity.”
We are fast tracked into irrevers-ible catastrophic climate change. Discounted valid climate science is largely ignored against common sense for uncommon profit. Fatih Birol (Chief Economist, Inter-national Energy Agency) says, in 2017, the door closes for staying below 2C.
Beginning now (2015-2030), di-vesting from fossil-fuel energy and investing in non-polluting renew-able energy is critical.
Oligarchs deny environmen-
tal limits of greenhouse gases produced from burning fossil-fuels(coal, gas and oil). Our gov-ernment promotes their oligarchy over democracy.
Canadian 2015 election is cru-cial for democratic human civili-zation. Our greatest human crisis facing the modern world looms.
Democratic ideals producing common public good for all are vilified — garbaged. Master’ of deception promote extreme oli-garchic private wealth degrading common humanity.
Securing our environmental sustainability, social justice, social equality and global peace for all, requires our democratic participa-tion and contribution.
The remedy for our inequity threatening 50,000 years of human history, is our direct democratic participation to regulate tragic vile unbridled avarice endangering all — anarchic oligarchic capitalism.
Herb NakadaWilliams Lake
Argument against water petition failsto land any punches
Editor:
Re Tom Fletcher’s latest: Nestle protest doesn’t hold water (Williams Lake Tribune, 21 July 2015).
Mr. Fletcher pulls no punches, calling the SumOfUs/Water-Wealth petition nonsense in the opening paragraph of his piece.
Fortunately, none of Fletcher’s punches land, being aimed at places the petition never stood.
As a representative of Water-
Wealth I sincerely apologize to Mr. Fletcher if he took the words “suck B.C. dry” literally and mis-took the opening comment for the whole conversation.
We had not anticipated that, and feedback we have received indicates that the public went well beyond that opening com-ment to understand the broader issues that the petition was about — primary among them being to ensure that the Water Sustain-ability Act is sufficiently funded
to be fully implemented.The review of rental rates un-
der the Act, that the petition sought and that the province promised even before the peti-tion was delivered, is but one more step in the on-going work to ensure that the public’s voice is heard in development of strong regulations for the Water Sustainability Act, the first ma-jor update of B.C. water law in over a century.
Perhaps Mr. Fletcher over-
looked that the petition text was “Charge a fair price for Canada’s groundwater! Commit now to re-view the water rates!”
Those rates, ranging from two cents to $2.25, apply to some 80 categories of water use.
None of those 80 categories of use can be satisfied with ei-ther tap water or a jug from the fridge.
Ian Stephen, campaign directorWaterWealth Project
MAKING MUSICAL ARTGaeil Farrar photo
Willem and Henry Allan and Ethan James try out one of the paper kazoos they were making at the Performances in the Park on July 23. The Community Arts Council of Williams Lake has a regular kids craft corner beside the stage at each of the park concerts happening in Boitanio Park through the summer on Thursday evenings.
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Folk rock and jazz bands in the park
Two local bands, Flannel Roots at 6 p.m. and Blue Note at 7 p.m. are on deck for the Performances in the Park Thursday evening.
Flannel Roots is a three piece folk rock band with Rowan Dolighan, Dylan Pritchard and Leyland Bernier. The band was created in the spring of 2014 and has recorded an album.
Enjoy our local hip hop crew entertaining you during the inter-mission, lead by Julie Turgeon, says event or-ganizer, Angela Som-mer.
A love for old stan-dards brought the Blue Note band together almost two years ago. When Mack the Knife goes on a Sentimental Journey on Route 66, then BlueNote is in the house, Sommer says.
Their genre ranges from swing and jazz to the occasional Dixie or Blues tune.
The pianist and the “horn section” make sure that the set list is also infused with some Latin beats, while the
singer tries to smuggle the occasional mourn-ful song in – and dur-ing all of it, the drum-mer keeps the beat.
The Community Arts Council of Wil-liams Lake is offering a Kids’ Arts Corner from 6 – 8 pm. Kids and their parents have the opportunity do neat crafts like rock painting, paper air-planes, kazoos and other projects during the performances.
Once again we have a Farmers’ and Vendors’ Mini-Market at Per-formances in the Park, starting at 5pm! Fresh produce and products will be available from Road’s End Vegetable Company, Puddle Pro-duce, Windy Creek Farm, Walk-Rite Shoes, BFF Fashions, Paper Airplane, Piece of Home, Barefoot
Books and more ven-dors from our commu-nity. Cody‘s Bannock, Smashin’ Smooth-ies and Taylor Made Cakes will be on hand with snacks available for everyone during the performances.
There will be extra displays that night by BC Transit and the Cariboo Growers.
“Come out early to see what they offer,” Sommer says.
What’s Up yer Kilt? author KC Dyer will hold a book signing at the Open Book, Fri-day, Aug. 7 from 11 to 3 p.m.
Readers who are looking for a hilari-ous and inspiring sto-ry that has historical elements, travel and technology fun, sis-terly competition and a pop culture connec-tion for the summer
will welcome this au-thor. Those travelling to Scotland without planning will want to read this to be aware of what not to do!
KC Dyer resides in the wilds of British Columbia in the com-pany of an assortment of mammals, some of them human. She likes to walk in the woods and write books.
Dyer has spoken
with thousands of kids in schools across Can-ada from British Co-lumbia to PEI; across the US and in Europe and Asia. She is a di-rector and long-time participant at the Sur-rey International Writ-ers’ Conference.
Her most recent novel, romantic com-edy for grown-ups, is called Finding Fraser, published in 2015.
What’s Up Yer Kilt?author here Friday
Photo submittedThe Blue Note band with Rudy Wassenaar on keys (left), Richard Butters on sax, Carmen Mutschele on vocals, Michael Fait on drums, and Glenn Robson on Sax.
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Friday, Aug. 7 Art Walk 2015 begins
The annual Williams Lake Art Walk 2015 kicks off this Friday morning, Aug. 7 with a guided tour starting at 11:30 a.m. from Laketown Furnishings. Watch for the Art Walk booklet with all the details in the Friday Tribune Advisor.
Saturday, Aug. 15Children’s photographyworkshop at Scout Island
Scout Island Nature Centre had a great adult photography workshop in July…now it’s the kids’ turn, says Jenny Noble.This will be a very beginner-friendly session with Laura Ulrich, a nature artist and one of the centre’s former summer staff. She will help kids ages eight and up learn the basics of composing pictures for fun and art. They will play a camera game, find bugs, plants and scenes to photograph and have time at the end for sharing and discussing the shots that are taken. The workshop is on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Nature House. The event is free by donation, thanks to the CRD and City of Williams Lake through the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society, and volunteers.Please register at 250-398-8532 or go to [email protected].
Friday, Aug. 14 toSunday, Aug. 16Buddhist exhibit
The Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour, a free public exhibition of ancient and sacred relics of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and 44 other Buddhist masters from India, Tibet and China is currently touring the world and will be on display in Williams Lake Aug. 14 to 16 at Thompson Rivers University cafeteria.The exhibit is only making two stops in B.C., one in Vancouver and the other in Williams Lake.In all there are 3,000 relics in this collection including those offered to the tour by His Holiness the Dalai Lama which are more than 2,600 years old.Public viewing hours are Aug. 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. with the opening ceremonies; and Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Aug. 16 from 11 to 5 p.m.
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Teen trains for Tour de CaribooDanika Robson is training
for her third Big Brothers Big Sisters Tour de Cariboo.
The 17-year-old high school student said the tour is a good way to stay in shape over the summer and a great way to pre-pare for her dream of riding in a big international race.
She didn’t grow up riding bikes — she learned to ride in Grade 8, only two years before taking on the challenge of her first Tour de Cariboo.
“I had heard about the tour and really wanted to try it,” Danika said. “It looked like a fun challenge and a good work-out.”
On her first tour Danika made the minimum age require-ment by two days. Accompa-nied by her uncle, Dean Mc-Donald, that first ride took her just over five hours.
“Last year I did it in three-and-a-half hours. Mind you, the first year I had a moun-tain bike with a squeaky front brake,” she added.
“I went to a road bike, which was a lot better.”
She said the tour is very well-organized, and the whole struc-ture of the ride is helpful.
“It motivates you to keep go-ing. The group part is fun; you see different people and chat along the ride. You see familiar faces and meet new people ev-ery year.
“After doing the ride two years, I’ll tell you that Wine Jug Hill is still awful, but it’s easier if you do some hill training.
“And it feels so good when you get to the finish line — there’s such a great feeling of
accomplishment. The hard thing about it is that when you get to it you’ve already ridden more than 60 km and it’s long and steep.”
She said that her first year she walked most of the final hill, but her second year she rode all the way.
“One thing that really makes it fun is the encouragement you get from the other riders. It gives you more energy to finish the race,” Danika explained.
“You can talk for a bit and people pace you for a while.”
She said that recently she did 88 km in the Valley Grandfon-do bike race in Langley with her dad, Glenn Robson, her uncle Dean McDonald and sev-eral others.
“I’m pretty competitive with other people and with myself. When I’m riding uphill and see someone ahead of me, I have to try to pass them,” she noted.
“I loved the chance to see what I could do in the tour; it’s a great experience and a fund-raiser for a great cause,” Dan-ika says.
“At the end of the ride, you think, ‘OK, that hurts,’ but you still feel great. You go for a swim in the lake, go in the sauna.
“The food is always good, there’s a massage therapist on site and you always look for-ward to the live music and the awards. It feels like a celebra-tion.”
For more information about the Tour de Cariboo, includ-ing how to register as a relay team for the ride, phone 250-398-8391, visit www.bbswlake.com or see them on Facebook at Big Brothers and Sisters of Williams Lake.
LeRae Haynes photoDanika Robson is looking forward to raising money for Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Williams Lake by participating in the Tour de Cariboo this fall.
Seniors advised on how to recognize scams
The other day I received a phone call that went “Thank you for flying with Westjet, as a result we would like to reward you with a free trip;” at this point I hung up.
Why? I have not flown with West-
jet and the call was obviously a scam.
If the conversation had con-tinued, they would have asked for my credit card, etc.
It seem that scammers are getting more inventive these days. Every other day I get calls
such as: grandma I need money, your computer is corrupt and needs fixing, we can get you a better rate with your Visa, etc. and seniors are so vulnerable to these scams.
So at last Old Age Pensioners Organization meeting we had a guest speaker to make us aware of the scams and frauds and what to do to protect ourselves. Mr. Dave Dickson, from com-munity safety, Williams Lake RCMP detachment gave a very interesting presentation.
Firstly, whether it be a bank, credit card company or Reve-nue Canada asking for informa-tion or money over the phone.
You couldn’t win a lottery or
a trip if you didn’t buy a ticket. Never give money to receive a cheque from the purchaser way above the asking price and the sender stating that he made the cheque in error and could you please return the difference.
You would go to the bank and the cheque will be accepted and so you can send the differ-ence away.
But then a few days later the bank will tell you that the cheque did not clear and you will be responsible to make good on the original amount.
In these days when most ev-eryone owns a cell phone, here is something to be aware of.
If a number appears on your
phone and you do not recognize it, do not phone that number because if you do phone you will be charged by the minute for the call anywhere from $4 and up per minute for the call.
If it is a legitimate call let the caller call you back.
New scams are always pop-ping up, so I will advise you not to readily part with your money or information.
Take the time to check with relatives or scam division or the RCMP before you take action.
The Seniors Activity Centre will be closed from Aug. 17 to 29 for the summer break and will open again for activities on Monday, Aug. 31.
FUN IN THE PARKGaeil Farrar photo
Kids have no end of fun at the Performances in the Park in Boitanio Park on Thursday evenings dancing, running, rolling, playing and doing crafts with community arts council leaders.
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Sights, sounds and flavours of summer
Are you heading to the beach for the day, camping for the weekend or having the neighbours over for a barbecue? Grab some local seasonal produce to enjoy along with your summertime fun!
There are so many great reasons to eat lo-cally grown foods, but my favourite, by far, is the flavour. Produce fresh from your gar-den, a farm stand, or a farmer’s market is picked at the peak of
ripeness and is brim-ming with flavours that make summertime so special.
It’s a bonus that lo-cal foods are better for the environment, keep our hard earned money in the commu-nity, and are more nu-tritious than foods that come from afar. For me, summer is a time for:
• Fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspber-ries and a mint leaf bobbing in a tall glass of sparkling water, sipped by the lake.
• A colorful parfait
layered with yogurt, whole grain cereal, and freshly picked huckle-berries enjoyed while sitting on the patio.
• A big leafy green salad loaded with spin-ach, kale, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, and shredded beets carried next door and paired with the entrée on your neighbour’s grill.
• Crunchy ears of corn with fresh dill from a food truck, bright red juicy cher-ries from the Farmers’ Market.
• Tomatoes and
herbs from a Commu-nity Garden tossed on a whole-wheat pizza and cooked in an out-door oven.
• A homemade fresh fruit Popsicle enjoyed by a child after an af-ternoon of running through the sprinkler.
• Watermelon sliced and slurped while sit-ting at a picnic table surrounded by trees.
• Celery stalks dipped into fresh salsa made with tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, chili peppers, onions, and passed around the campfire.
• Colourful sweet peppers, zucchini, cau-liflower, and eggplant, slowly roasted on the barbeque.
• The smell of muf-fins baked in the oven on a cool late summer evening, made from zucchini picked from the garden.
Check out what’s in season now at bcfarm-ersmarket.org
Let the sights, sounds, smells, and fla-vors of summer tempt your senses!
Cindy Bossio is a community nutritionist with Interior Health.
Two of the summer students working at Scout Island this sum-mer are from Williams Lake.
Angela Melney is a Grade 11 student at Lake City Secondary School who plans to take biology in univer-sity.
She is greeting visi-tors and caring for the
live creatures in the Scout Island Nature House.
She worked week-ends at the nature house during the last school year, and said she’s thoroughly enjoy-ing being there all sum-mer.
“I enjoy all the ani-mals, meeting people and I really love an-swering the kids’ ques-tions and watching
their faces light up,” Angela said. “I get excited when they get excited.”
Geneva Gordon is a second-year engi-neering student at the University of B.C. working as a teacher-naturalist at the nature centre this summer.
A graduate of Lake City Secondary School, this is her sec-ond summer at Scout
Island and her first full-time position.
Geneva teaches the Nature Fun program, which covers themes like bugs, earth, birds and mammals.
“Today we made pa-per mache bugs, went
on a bug hunt and looked at dead bug specimens,” Geneva said. “I like that this job has so much vari-ety and that it’s new ever day; the kids love having freedom to have fun outdoors.”
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‘Coppertone’ Rankin and her3 month old twin foals,
‘Stardust ’and ‘Sundance’!Twin foals that survive are a miracle. Approximately 80% of Equine twin conceptions will abort, most often after the eighth month of pregnancy. ‘Stardust’ and ‘Sundance’ were I.C.U. buddies at the Animal Care Hospital and with dedicated owners, they are doing well! To prevent twin pregnancies, talk to your veterinarian about scheduling an ultrasound 14 to 16 days after breeding your mare.
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Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
Wednesday, August 5th from 3-6 p.m.
Join us in the foyer of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex to view
plans of the proposed new West Fraser Aquatic Centre and provide
feedback.
Staff from the design consultant team, the project managers, the Cariboo
Regional District and City of Williams Lake will be on hand to answer
questions about the project.
Check our SKP facebook page or websites at cariboord.ca or
williamslake.ca for more information.
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Angela Melney is greeting visitors to the Scout Island Nature Centre this summer.
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WelcomesMr. David Wilson.
Mr. Wilson is a well-respected Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in the Williams Lake area who formerly worked at Compassionate Care Funerals.
David is now working co-operatively with Cariboo-Chilcotin Funeral Services andLa Prairie’s Funeral Services as a funeral director and is the operations manager at Five Rivers Crematorium,the local publicly owned crematorium. David is now offering full funeral service arrangements in the comfort of your own home or by appointment and will also honour any pre-arranged or pre-paid funeral service policies. Call David to review your needs today.
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In 2014, the Boys and Girls club saw 400 children and youth and 120 families accessed its programs, said the
club’s executive director Matt Neufeld during an update to council dur-ing the regular meeting last Tuesday.
“We served more than 1,200 meals and snacks,” Neufeld said. “Most of our services
are served at no cost or very little cost.”
Some of those pro-grams include harm reduction education, independent living, af-ter school day camps, mountain biking, base-ball, nutrition, health
care, music and work-shops.
The club has full laundry facilities and showers.
Through the club, 20 children were con-nected to recreation op-portunities and 10 were housed to live indepen-dently.
The club is open to youth up to age 18. Neufeld said the Boys and Girls Club is developing an app for parents and youth mental health workers with up-to-date infor-mation on available ser-vices. The organization also relies on volunteers and received more than 800 hours of volun-teer hours in 2014 for special events and pro-grams.
“We have dedicated volunteers and staff. I don’t think we’d have what we have without them. They are very passionate about the youth in this commu-nity.”
Presently there are 16
people on staff, ranging from the core workers to casual youth work-ers. When asked how closely the club works with other organiza-tions, Neufeld said Wil-liams Lake is great for partnerships. “We sit at the table with many other groups,” he said.
The club’s mission statement is to pro-vide a safe supportive place where children
and youth can experi-ence new opportunities, overcome barriers and form positive relation-ships and develop con-fidence and skills for life.
Children and youth arrive at the club through word of mouth, through refer-rals from other agencies or even reading about the club on Facebook.
Program services
leader Linda Bingham said the club’s drop-in youth centre offers a monthly calendar that changes depending on the interests of the youth.
“We offer cooking, movie nights and career prep programs,” Bing-ham said.
There’s also a flex your head program, that’s run through the national office.
“It’s a mental health promotion program about normalizing mental health, teaching youth what’s healthy and what’s not, that we all experience mental health issues.”
There are modules with a number of differ-ent activities staff can use to cater with youth.
A bit of stigma is at-tached to the Boys and Girls Club because it is open to everyone.
“We are accepting of any youth who come through our doors as long as they are respect-ing our rules,” Bingham said. “We don’t allow any stigma the youth are experiencing from the outside of the cen-tre affect how we treat them on the inside of the centre.”
Every youth that walks through the doors is treated the same, no matter what is going on with them outside in the commu-nity.
“They come in with no judgement,” she added. “That way ev-ery youth has equal op-portunity to participate and learn.”
The club will hold its annual Street Party, on August 26 from 6 to 9 p.m.
This is a free event for all ages!
For the little ones: bouncy castle, art, wa-ter fight (at about 7 p.m.), hockey shoot, jumbo games (jumbo kerplunk, snakes and ladders, pick-up sticks, etc...), remote control race cars and more.
For the bigger ones: graffiti art, remote con-trol race cars, hockey shoot, paintball target shoot, water fight (at about 7:30pm), and more!
The club will be serv-ing a hotdog barbecue with the first hotdog for free.
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Monica Lamb-Yorski photoJames Tyler Driver has fun at the summer day camp.
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Another remarkable character who appeared in the Williams Lake area during the gold rush years was Benjamin Franklin "Doc" English.
He was born in Missouri in 1841 and, at the age of seven, he came west with his par-ents along the Oregon Trail, riding virtually all the way on various horses.
At one point dur-ing this journey the boy and his father separated from the main group to do some berry p i c k -ing.
They were accosted by an Indian war party and one of the horses they were riding was struck in the rump by a poisoned arrow.
It dropped dead just as they caught up to the wagon train.
When he was 15, Doc returned to Missouri and suc-cessfully guided more friends and relatives across the country to Oregon.
Three years later, in 1859, Doc and several members of his fam-ily, after hearing tales about the abundance of gold, came north to the Cariboo via the Okanagan Valley.
Along the route they were ambushed by hos-tile natives and had to fight their way through the unfamiliar territory.
The 1860s saw Doc running a pack train from Yale to Barkerville.
Eventually, he branched out and went into partnership with Thomas Hance (for whom Hanceville in the Chilcotin is named) and they opened a trad-ing post/store in the Clinton area.
It is said that he ordered $10,000 worth of goods and supplies from the Hudson's Bay Company, and when asked how he would pay for them, he replied that he was always ready to pay, but not right then.
Eighteen months later, he returned to the HBC with $40,000 in furs and gave them first option to purchase the lot.
The HBC made an offer but a rival com-pany outbid them by $6,000.
Doc was able to repay his outstanding debt with ease.
It should be noted here that Doc was
neither a doctor, nor was he even educated beyond a rudimentary level.
His nickname came about because of his passion for horses and his innate ability to diagnose and nurse their ailments.
Doc lived by his wits and his cunning, and some of his schemes were legendary.
By the late 1860s Doc was working part time as a horse trainer for William Pinchbeck on the huge Williams Lake ranch.
At that time, horse racing was the major sport in the Cariboo region.
A regular racing circuit had been estab-lished with tracks at Barkerville, Quesnel, Becher's Prairie, Williams Lake, Lac La Hache, 100 Mile House, Cache Creek and Ashcroft.
Race meets would last for up to a week, and they were real social affairs. People would camp out, bet-ting on their favourite mounts during the day, and socializing (party-ing) well into the night.
The liquor flowed freely, and huge amounts of money were bet.
One could find one-self a rich man or a pauper after any one of these events.
In 1873, Doc took up 360 acres of bench land on the west side of the Fraser River.
Since the gold rush days, the area had been known as Deer Park after its abundance of deer, and that was what Doc named his ranch.
He worked the land and used it to pursue his love of horses and horse racing.
Often he would import outstanding or promising race animals into the country. Doc thought so highly of one such horse, named Chinaman, that he had gold-plated horse shoes made for it.
One year Doc brought in two horses from San Francisco. They were fast and expensive, and Doc was certain they were winners.
He convinced his old partner, Thomas Hance, to bet on this "sure thing."
Unfortunately, the local horses proved to be faster and both Doc and Hance lost their shirts.
Not discouraged at all, the next year Doc returned with a new horse, determined to make up for the previ-ous season's losses.
He had a hunch that his jockey was being approached by his opponents and being paid to throw the race.
The rider in ques-tion was young Archie McLean, who later with his two broth-ers became part of the notorious McLean gang in the Kamloops/Douglas Lake area, and was hanged for murder.
One morning a cou-ple of days prior to the race, Doc had break-fast with Archie and his younger brother, Alex.
The boys were vis-ibly nervous and wouldn't maintain eye contact.
Archie left to see the horse and Doc asked Alex straight up what
the problem was.The boy broke down
and confessed that the fix was in.
Doc swore him to silence and paid him a bit to ensure that he kept quiet.
On the day of the race, as the rid-ers weighed in at the starting post, Doc told Archie that he would not be riding for him in this race, nor in any future races.
Archie, who had a quick temper, pulled a derringer and was about to fire on Doc, but a man standing nearby grabbed and disarmed him.
He was turned over to the local constable.
Doc then substitut-ed 12-year-old Jimmy Isnardy as the jockey.
Jimmy was so light that the other horse owners insisted that weights be fastened to the saddle to make it a fair race.
However, while the horses were lining up at the starting line, Doc went out to keep his horse calm and focused.
After the race began he returned — with the saddle weights.
Doc's horse won easily, and Doc made thousands of dollars from the wagering.
In another famous contest, a match race, Doc had a jet black stallion which was to race a fast sorrel owned by Doc's friend, Phil Grinder from Cache Creek.
The race was to be over a 600-yard straight course from a standing start.
It was agreed to hold the race on the flats at the west end of Williams Lake, and the race was heavily adver-tised.
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A Williams Lake seniors’ floor curl-ing team is gearing
up for another trip to the B.C. Seniors Games — this time to North Vancouver. Ellen Wiege, skip, Lil Langstrom, lead,
Greta Bowser, sec-ond, and Madge Struthers, third, have been playing as a team for eight years, although they’ve all
played and compet-ed at the Games for many years.
On race day, at least $75,000 had been wagered (about $2 mil-lion in today's dollar) and the excitement ran high.
It was reported that all mining on the gold field creeks had stopped for two weeks prior to the event to allow the miners to attend.
The race must have been a big disappoint-ment for many, since it wasn't even close.
The black stallion won by several lengths, and Doc had another big pay day.
Nevertheless, Doc and Phil knew a good thing when they saw it.
They decided upon a second challenge race, and this time, the sorrel would win.
That would lead to a third tiebreaker race, and the money would roll in.
The only prob-lem would be how to slow down Doc's horse enough so he would lose the second race without being obvious.
Together, they came up with a scheme to give the big black horse an arsenic pill — just enough to put him out of sorts.
Phil, who had bet everything he had on his sorrel, agreed to admin-ister the pill while Doc watched.
Just before the race, Phil came to the stable with the pill rolled up in a lump of bread.
The horse didn't want to co-operate and Phil had trouble getting its mouth open, so Doc volunteered to hold the bread lump.
Phil got the jaws open but, by then, Doc had switched the bread for a lump with no pill.
Again in this race, Doc's horse won hand-ily. Doc English made another fortune.
Phil Grinder lost everything, but what could he do?
He couldn't com-plain that Doc had cheated him from fixing the match.
Phil and Doc never spoke to each other again and there was no third race.
Just across the Fraser River bridge on Highway 20 is a large promontory which is known as Doc English Bluff.
It is now an ecologi-cal reserve protecting unique flora as well as
some rare bird species.From the top there is
a spectacular view of the Fraser River and some of its bench lands.
It is an enduring reminder of one of the area's most colourful pioneers.
Note: I leaned heavily on Buckaroos and Mud Pups by Ken Mather for this one.
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Greenhouse Gardening in the CaribooBegins Thurs. April 4th, 10:00 am – 12 noonCourse Description: This course is a must for those who have built, or who are contemplat-ing building their own greenhouse. The topics to be covered include: basic greenhouse design and various design options to produce optimum growing conditions; basic propagating techniques and plant-ing cycles; various soil types and how to maximize soil nutrition; cultivation and harvest dates for vari-ous types of greenhouse plants; and developing a year round planning regime for your greenhouse. Whether you are just starting out, or are a seasoned gardening enthusiast, this course will provide you with practical, useful tips on the botanical secrets of the greenhouse.
A Day on the Williams Lake River
Valley Trail
Begins May 24th & 25th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pmCourse Description: Join local field naturalists Anna Roberts and Ordell Steen on a day’s hike through the mid and lower Williams Lake River Val-ley. The trek will begin at the mid-valley parking lot (below the W.L. landfill area in Glendale). The group will explore the ponds, look at the geology of the val-ley, do some bird watching, identify tree and plant species, and generally enjoy a nice guided spring walk for about 5 km. down to the Fraser River. You will need to be able to walk at a reasonable pace to enjoy this hike, and it would be advantageous if you have purchased a copy of Ordell and Anna’s guide to the trail entitled “Stepping Into Nature” Bring your own lunch and hydration fluids, and dress for the weather.
Intermediate or Beginners BridgeBegins Monday April 15, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pmINTERMEDIATE GROUP – This course is for those continuing on from Don’s group from the spring of 2012. It is also open to players wishing to review the content in the lessons below. Five lessons will cover the following topics:Les son 1 - Review all opening one bids and Plan-
ning the Play. Competitive bidding “opening doubles” and responses.
Les son 2 - The Strong 2 Club opening bid and re-sponses. Blackwood convention.
Les son 3 - Opening Weak 2 bids and responsesLesson 4 - Preemptive bidding and responsesLes son 5 - Putting it all together-a mini tournament
covering all course content.
BEGINNERS GROUP: This course is for those con-tinuing on from Linda’s group from the spring of 2012. It is also open to new players with minimal bridge playing background.Five lessons will cover the following topics:Les son 1 - Review of opening bids in a major and
responsesLes son 2 - Opening bids in a minor and responsesLes son 3 - Opening One No Trump and responsesLes son 4 - The Staymen Convention over a 1NT
opening bidLes son 5-Defensive leads against a suit contract
and against a No Trump contact.
Introduction to ComputersBegins Monday March 11th, 10 am – 12 noonCourse Description: We all have to start somewhere. This course is designed for those who are brand new to the computer, or who have no computer ex-perience. It will help you to understand how a com-puter works, and provide you with a good beginning. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions, and you will be shown all the basic skills you will need to improve your computer proficiency. A laptop computer will be provided for you to work on.
Computers - The Next StepBegins Thursday March 7, 9:30 am – 12 noonCourse Description: This is not an introductory course for computer users. Rather, it is intended to expand your computer knowledge in a number of general areas:•e-mails and attachments•word processing•working with files and folders•safely downloading programs and software•setting up various program features•computer security•fine tuning your computer using shortcuts to vari-ous programs•burning all types of images/data to CD’s and DVD’s•using portable hard drives•troubleshooting common computer problemsThis is a hands on course for those who are already comfortable with the Windows 7 operating system. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own laptop computers to use during the sessions, or if you prefer, a laptop will be provided for you.
Furniture ReupholsteryBegins Tuesday March 5, 9:30 am – 11:30 amCourse Description: This course will teach the par-ticipants the basic steps involved in reupholstering a small piece of furniture (e.g. small armless chairs, footstools, dining chairs and some automotive seats etc.) Each participant will be expected to bring along a small item to work on, and to provide his/her own tools. The instructor will demonstrate the techniques involved in laying out and measuring fabric, cutting to size, and recovering the piece of furniture. This course is not designed for those who wish to take on a large reupholstery project. A list of required tools you need to bring will be supplied on sign-up.
Beginners’ SpanishBegins Wednesday March 13. 1pm – 3pmCourse Description: This is a basic Spanish course designed for people who have little or no prior knowledge of the language, but who would like to learn. Students will work in a relaxed atmosphere, with a focus on learning simple terms and how to use them in a conversation. The instructor uses many methods, including hand outs, flash cards, music, videos, and repetition to provide you with a basic understanding of the language and how to make yourself understood.
Ken’s Country CookingBegins Wednesday April 10, 10am – 12 noonCourse Description: Come and join Ken Wilson of Ken’s Country Cooking fame for 3 sessions of tips, recipes and demonstration as he prepares some interesting and unique dishes. The focus will be on Oriental and East Asian cuisine. Ken’s knowledge and enthusiasm will give you some great pointers for trying out some new ideas at home.
CARIBOO ChILCOTIN ELDER COLLEGEThompson Rivers University 1250 Western Ave., WL Telephone: 250-392-8180
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CONTACT US: Telephone: 250-296-3315 (Barry) or 250-392-2517 (Carly)Email: [email protected] or [email protected] (secretary)Website: www.wleldercollege.com
OUR MISSION:The Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College is a volunteer organization committed to meeting the learning needs and educational interests of older adults in Williams Lake and surrounding areas.Elder College will provide a relaxed learning environment without grades or exams, based on a curriculum of particular interest to members. Elder College seeks to meet its mission by recognizing the unique experiences and capabilities of its members. Elder College is af� liated with Thompson Rivers University and operates in accordance with the policies and procedures of TRU under the guidance of the Elder College Executive Board.
MEMBERShIP:Membership is open to anyone 50 years of age or older. The membership fee is $10.00.Membership offers:An opportunity to participate in all Elder College courses, lectures and special events.Privileges of Thompson Rivers University, including conditional use of its library and bookstore, and participation in many of the University sponsored events.The opportunity to volunteer in a number of areas.The opportunity to participate in the governing of Elder College.
COURSES:A range of courses is offered in the spring and in the fall of each year. Registration for these classes is held at the beginning of each semester. Check our website or our newsletter for course offerings for the current semester and for registration dates and times.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF ELDER COLLEGE:Registration: If the course is full and
your name is placed on a wait list, this is an expression of interest only – it is not a registration. The wait list allows us to � ll a vacancy and to determine whether the course should be offered in a subsequent semester.Members should register for themselves whenever possible. Should a member have to be away on registration day the member can ask another member to register for them. Only one proxy per member will be allowed. Mail course registrations will not be accepted.Payment for courses must be by cash or cheque. Most course fees are $30. Computer courses, regardless of the number of sessions, are $35. Community Service Courses are free of charge. Exceptions to this fee structure may apply. Fees have been established by the Executive Board, in consultation with the Finance and Curriculum Committees. A cancellation fee of 10% of the course fee may be levied to cover administrative costs if notice to cancel is given at least seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the course.Refund – If notice of cancellation is less than seven (7) days, course fees will not be refunded.
Scent Free – The Board of Directors of Elder College has passed a motion that, as much as possible, all of our meetings and classes should be scent free. Please do what you can to respect the needs of those members that have allergies to various scents.
Financial Assistance – If you need � nancial assistance with a course fee, contact Bernie Kromhout, Elder College Treasurer, at 250-392-7880, for further information.
ThOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITYThe Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College is af� liated with Thompson Rivers University. Be sure to check with TRU Continuing Studies for courses which may be of interest to elders. At our Elder College registration day, TRU brochures are available at the TRU information table. TRU can be contacted at 250-392-8000 or at [email protected].
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Locals headed to BC Seniors Games
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LeRae Haynes photoLil Langstrom, Greta Bowser, Madge Struthers and Ellen Wiege head to North Vancouver to compete in Floor Curling at the B.C. Seniors Games August 25-29.
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Set to take place Aug. 25 to 29 in North Vancouver this year, the mission of the games is to improve the health, lifestyle
and image of the prov-ince’s 55-plus popula-tion.
Seniors can com-pete in everything from bocce, cycling and pickleball to table tennis, archery, bridge, crib and five pin bowl-
ing.Ellen Wiege said
she’s been competing for 22 years, stating that along with bowl-ing, golfing, square dancing and carpet bowling, curling keeps her active.
“Floor curling is fun because it takes strat-egy and co-ordination, and you don’t have a sweep — it’s all up to you,” she explained.
“I enjoy playing at the Games: I love the competition and the excitement knowing it can go either way.”
She said it’s great for seniors to stay active.
“In this town there’s no excuse for seniors
to say there’s nothing to do,” she added.
“All they have to do is check out the Seniors Activity Centre. I don’t want to sit around looking at the four walls: that doesn’t make sense to me. I’d rather stay active.”
Over the years the Williams Lake curl-ing team has brought home bronze, gold and
silver medals, but most of all, she said, they have a great time.
“If we win, we win, and that’s nice,” she noted, “but we always have fun.”
Greta Bowser, who’s been curling for 15 years, said that the Games are a great way to make new friends and meet up with old ones.
“It’s fun to meet a lot of different people and travel to differ-ent places through-out the province like Surrey, Prince George, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley and Penticton,” she explained. “It’s very social.”
A curler for 20 years, Lil Langstrom said that she’s never missed a Seniors Games, but that this will be her final one. “I’ve competed in
curling, carpet bowl-ing and power walk-ing over the years,” she said. “It’s been a lot of fun.”
Madge Struthers agrees. “Ellen talked me into this, and it’s a blast,” she stated. “We have a great time and that’s why we do it.”
Wiege also reminds local area seniors to consider competing or volunteering for the B.C. Seniors Games. Volunteers are need-ed to help with local fundraising efforts and organizing local events.
For more informa-tion about the Games, including how to get involved locally, phone Ellen Wiege at 250-392-3537 and for more informa-tion about the Seniors Activity Centre in Williams Lake, phone 250-392-7152.
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St. AndrewsUnited Church1000 Huckvale Place
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Priests: Father Derrick CameronFather Clinton Pendleton
Sunday Mass 9:30 and 7:00 pm Saturdays 5:00 pm anticipated for Sunday
450 Pigeon Ave Williams LakePhone: 250-398-6806 sacredheartwl.ca
Sunday Morning Service at 10 amPrograms for all Ages
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Floor curlers multiple-time medallists at Games
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LeRae Haynes photoWilliams Lake floor curler Ellen Wiege and her team of players will travel to North Vancouver Aug. 25-29 for the BC Seniors Games.
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In what was described as the “best quad ride ever” by trail boss Wayne Johnson, the third annual Horsefly Volunteer Fire Depart-ment ATV Poker Run was a re-sounding success.
In all, 121 riders and 14 ghost riders participated in the poker run, held at Eureka Peak near Horsefly on July 25.
The winning hand was held by Johnson, while Teresa Mack fin-ished in second and Linda Schmid placed third.
The hardy Cariboo people were rewarded by blue skies and sun-shine at the top of the mountain after a wet and strenuous ride.
The route covered 80 kilometres of mountain scenery in the Black Creek country at the headwaters of the Horsefly River.
The event wouldn’t have been possible without the help of local volunteers and businesses, orga-nizers said.
“I’d like to thank Ross Williams, Brad Tippe and Ron Benisch for helping with the trail work,” John-son said. “And Heino Seibert of Spectra Power Sports for the ‘ace’ quad to use on the ride.”
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The city is offering the four-session camp I Am Game at the Kiwanis Park ball diamond Aug. 4 to 7. The camp will provide children with the opportunity to test a variety of sports such as tennis, flag football, baseball, and basketball. Fundamental movement skills will be taught to encourage the enjoyment of sport. Fair play and teamwork will be promoted.
Wednesday, Aug. 5Sam Ketcham Pool open house
The City of Williams Lake is hosting an open house today from 3 to 6 p.m. in the foyer of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex to view plans of the proposed new West Fraser Aquatic Centre and provide feedback.Staff from the design consultant team, the project managers and the Cariboo Regional District and city representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the project.For more information visit the Sam Ketcham Memorial Pool Facebook page or websites cariboord.ca or williamslake.ca.
Monday, Aug. 10Tennis camp
The city is offering tennis lessons for children at the Kiwanis Tennis Court Aug. 10 to 14. Sessions for children ages five to eight run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sessions for children ages nine to 12 years run from noon to 2 p.m. Call 250-398-7665 to register.
Monday, Aug. 24 to Friday, Aug. 28 and Monday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Sept. 3Rookie hockey
The city is hosting a rookie hockey camp for children five to nine years old at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. Learn hockey fundamentals including skating, passing, shooting and maneuvering on the ice.Participants must be able to get up by themselves and on the ice and take a few steps prior to registration. For more or to register call the CMRC at 250-398-7665.
Linda Bartsch photos Trail boss Wayne Johnson (centre) of the Horsefly Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual ATV Poker Run takes a break from his duties to stop for a brief photo. The ride, held at Eureka Peak, was attended by 121 riders and 14 ghost riders.
ATV poker run draws 121 ridersLeft: Christine Wilson (left) John Hollan ascend Eureka Peak during the Horsefly Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual ATV Poker Run.Below: Participants in the poker run observe the scenery.
After an impres-sive regular season the Williams Lake
U18 Storm upended United Floors July 25 to be crowned the
Williams Lake Ladies Soccer champions.
United Floors was the overall season winner with just one loss to U18, however, had just eight players on the pitch in the fi-nal.
Two close semi-finals saw the U18 Storm rep team edge out Windsor in the last minutes of the game, while United Floors beat Cari-bou Ski, 2-0, with no goals being scored until the final quarter of the match.
The ladies final followed the men’s championship where Windsor Plywood downed United Floors to claim the league title.
A barbecue social and awards ceremony for players and their families followed the matches.
Award winners for the WLLS are as fol-lows:
Best forward: Van-essa Hansen (Wind-sor)
Best midfielder: Ashley Callander (Windsor)
Best defender: Michelle Thamerus (United Floors)
Best goalie: Jean-nie Rudyk (United Floors)
MVP: Morgan Schofield (U18 Storm)
Most improved player: Chelsey Mill-er (United Floors)
Playoff MVPs: Dawn Henley (U18 Storm), Denise Woodd (United Floors)
Fran Fulton Award: Katie McMa-hen (Windsor)
Bob Rogerson Me-morial Award: An-drea Gustafson (Car-ibou Ski)
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R.I.C.E. Remember R.I.C.E.- rest, ice, compression, elevation - as � rst aid for joint and muscle injuries. Note that it’s ice, not heat for the � rst 48 hours or as long as swelling is present. Even if you have an injury like a bad ankle sprain that requires medical attention,ice it right away, then go to the doctor, unless you can get to the doctor in a few minutes.
Monica Lamb-Yorski photoU18 Storm’s Ashley Lyons moves the ball up the field while United Floors’ Rilla MacDonald gives chase during the Williams Lake Ladies Soccer League final July 25.
JOIN US FOR A Community CelebrationTO MARK THE BEGINNING OF OUR JOURNEY
Bring the family down to enjoy a unique interactive walk down memory lane, celebrating the rich heritage of this iconic BC company. Win great prizes,
interact with local community partners, enjoy entertainment and festivities!
JOIN US FOR A Community CelebrationTO MARK THE BEGINNING OF OUR JOURNEY
Bring the family down to enjoy a unique interactive walk down memory lane, celebrating the rich heritage of this iconic BC company. Win great prizes,
interact with local community partners, enjoy entertainment and festivities!
Bring the family down to your Williams Lake Save On Foods store to enjoy an afternoon of fun!
We have some great displays that will help you take an interactive walk down memory lane, celebrating the rich heritage of this iconic BC
Company. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, and fresh fruit available by donation with all proceeds going to the Cariboo Foundation Hospital Trust. Supporting the community that we live in! Bring the kids and enjoy the bouncy castle and try our spin- and - win-wheel for a prize. It’s all happening from 12pm to 4 pm Tuesday- August 11th in your Save On Foods Parking lot. See you there!!
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Mental Wellness & Substance Use Clinician (Masters) Bring your passion of supporting and working in a community outreach setting where you can become a valuable partner with the Northern Secwepemc communities. Three Corners Health Services Society, in partnership with Canim Lake, Canoe Creek, Dog Creek, Soda Creek, Williams Lake, and Alkali Lake is looking for a Mental Wellness Clinician who understands holistic health including all aspects of the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual quadrants.Qualifications: The successful applicant must have knowledge of First Nations peoples within the Interior Health region as well as a good understanding of colonization and the unique history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This understanding includes the impacts of colonization both past and present. The individual will practice from a Trauma-Informed and culturally safe paradigm. Flexibility with work hours is required, as occasionally weekends or evenings may be needed. We are seeking a candidate with:
Past and/or current counselling experience within a First Nations contextGroup facilitation experience in both traditional First Nations approaches and mainstream approachesGeneral competency in concurrent disordersExcellent communication skills and cross cultural communication experienceTwo years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experienceCurrent valid B.C. driver’s license and reliable vehicleMasters degree from an accredited university in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the positionAbility to complete successful advanced criminal record check
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Now is the Time for Canning! Sweet Plums, Field Tomatoes & Free Stone Peaches.
Look for Prune Plums & Pears.Last chance for Cherries!
at theWilliams Lake Farmer’s Market in
Boitanio Park on Fridays & All Day Thursday by the Dairy Queen
Garden of Eden Produce - Penticton
Quesnel Farmer’s Market on Saturdays& Franks (Quesnel south side) Sundays until 1pm
Vanessa Riplinger, Operations ManagerCariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre
690 Second Avenue North, Williams Lake, BC, V2G [email protected] Fax: (250) 392-4432
TŜILHQOT’IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (IAP) SUPPORT WORKER
253- 4th Avenue North, Williams Lake, BC V2G 4T4 hone 25 3 2-3 a 25 3 -5
3 month Term Position (possibility of extension)
The Tsilhqot’in National Government is seeking an IAP support worker to connect with clients who were part of the IAP process. The IAP Support worker will work with claimants who may wish to have their settlements reviewed or explained and to assist with the development of post settlement treatment plans. This is a contract position for three months but may be extended.
Key Job Responsibilities: Provide frontline emotional support to claimantsFacilitating and coordinating and/or referrals to other support servicesNetworking and relationship building with all relevant stakeholdersAssist claimant before, during and after the resolution process in developing a treatment plan for the claimantAttend hearings and court matters if requested
Knowledge: Knowledge of the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s culture, traditions and history. Knowledge of the community support resources available for counseling, healing and wellness. Knowledge of the Judicial process of the Independent Assessment Program for Indian Residential School Survivors.
Qualifications:Post secondary education in Social Work and/or equivalent experience in a social work environment. Certification in mediation, conflict resolution, life skills or similar courses. Must be fluent in the Tsilhqot’in language.
Complete Job Description is available on the website: www.tsilhqotin.ca
Please submit resume and cover letter along with at least 2 references in person or by fax by 4:00 PM August 14, 2015
Attention: Connie Jasper, Health CoordinatorTsilhqot’in National Government
253 North 4th AvenueWilliams Lake BC V2G 4T4
Fax: 250 398 5798
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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!
Your OpportunityOwners wish to retire.
Beautiful fully furnished motel and restaurant located in Likely BC.
Priced to sell at $795,000.
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breathtaking views.Phone (250)790-2218
ChildcareLooking for a full time babysit-ter, please call (778)402-9082
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START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765
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be available to work evenings and weekends.
Please apply in person to Tammy, Mon to Fri
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F/T graveyard cashier at W.L. Husky Station. Medical & den-tal pkg. Drop resume at W.L. Husky Stn. No phone calls
Project Manager/AdministratorPosition OutlineThis support position assists management in the coordination of construction projects by assisting with purchasing and material procurement requirements; assisting crew leads with coordination of sub-trades; client liaison; communication and coordination of scheduling requirements; home warranty applications; and contract administration.
This position is also responsible for all bookkeeping and accounting functions including, and not limited to, payroll, timesheet management, accounts payable; accounts receivable and job costing. In addition the position is responsible for overall office and business administration including, and not limited to, office systems; upkeep of project management system; inventory management; general office duties and website/social media maintenance.
Key Skills & Attributes RequiredStrong bookkeeping skills with preference for experience with QuickbooksUnderstanding of /or experience in the home construction industry including familiarity with B.C. building codesStrong organizational skillsAbility to multi-taskProject management experience will be given preferenceStrong communications skills with the ability to work effectively with team members, clients and suppliers
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Full time Position in our parts department: shipping/receiving and parts delivery. This position requires some heavy lifting and full class 5 driver’s license with a copy of your drivers abstract. Automotive parts experience would be an asset. Tuesday through Saturday work schedule.
Employee must be willing to train to work as a parts counter person - a good basic knowledge of automotive vehicles required. Applicant must be a team player!
We offer competitive wages, benefits and pension plan.
Drop resume with references to Colin at lake City Ford parts department or email to [email protected].
Shipper/Receiver/Parts Delivery
Imagine a job that fits your life.Full time & Part time positions available immediately:
Front Of House
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APPLY IN PERSON: 1059 Hwy. 975 between 7am-3pm M-FBY FAX: 250.392.7713 BY EMAIL: [email protected]
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Help Wanted
Parallel Wood Products Ltd. in Williams Lake,
BC is seeking applicants for the position of:
Finger Joint Line Workers
Applicants should have a demonstrated ability to
work safely in a production environment and must be willing and able to work all shifts.
Preference will be given to individuals with
experience in lumber / fi nger joint
manufacturing.
Resumes may be dropped off in person at:
Parallel Wood Products Ltd.
250 Hodgson RoadWilliams Lake, BC
V2G 4T3Phone: 250-392-7538
Home Care/SupportRN, LPN and HCA position in Prince George, Kelowna, Fort St. John, Terrace. On-call, casual posi-tion with full-time hours currently avail. in Pr. George for HCAs. Send resume to [email protected], F: 250-717-7538.
Medical/DentalMEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com or [email protected].
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Work Wanted
Faller for hire. (250)267-8640
Looking for a carpenter for home repairs. To start immed. 604-339-5260.
Mini Excavator with opera-tor for Hire. (250)267-4442
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Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE plumbing from parker dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services
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Recycling
RECYCLINGDepot for batteries, rads,
copper, aluminum, catalytic converters,
alts. and starts. Will p/u, will pay cash! Phone 250-398-0672
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INCOME TAX RETURNSMonday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm
Saturday 9 am to 4 pm
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Walk-Ins Welcome
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Apartment & TownhouseRentals
Bachelor, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites, various locations in and around the Williams Lake area.
Check out our website.MOVING? We have other rental availability in Kamloops, Quesnel, Prince George and Kitimat. To inquire by phone
please call 250-305-0446 or 250-302-9108.
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Pets & Livestock
Livestock16” Western saddle. Full quar-ter horse bars for large horse. Big Horn brand. $850. 16” Stubben English all-purpose saddle. $1,000. Both in excel-lent condition. 250-296-9107.
Merchandise for Sale
Appliances
RECONDITIONEDWasher/dryers,
electric stoves, etc.6 Month GuaranteeWill deliver in town250-305-6344 days
250-392-7064 evenings
AuctionsBUD HAYNES & Ward’s Fire-arms Auction. Sat., Aug. 29, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Ed-monton, Alberta. Estate Stan Andruski of Manitoba. Website catalogue w/pictures online. To consign phone Linda 403-597-1095 or 780-451-4549; www.budhaynesauctions.com; www.WardsAuctions.com.
$100 & UnderRaspberries for sale. Ice cream pail - $20. You pick $10. 250-392-3836
$400 & Under2000 Watt Inverter (generator) Like New. $400. (250)398-6979Large 110 gal fi sh tank includ-ing wood cabinet, pump, light & accessories. $350. (250)296-9000
Furniture6 piece Oak bedroom set, ex-cellent condition. $800. (250)398-5986
Misc. for SaleBathroom reno; vanities, lights, tubs, new glass corner shower, & new glass shower doors. (250)303-2900 cellCraftsman router & stand $75; Champion 9,500lb winch, receiver mount $200; 20’ Ext ladder $20; 1992 Jeep, soft top & bickieny top with doors $500; Compressor $40; 10 Radial arm saw 110/220 $150. obo (250)392-3058DON’T OVERPAY! www.rtmi-homes.com “Your smart hous-ing solution” Canada’s largest provider of manufactured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ Homes on sale now!MOVING; Selling off many household items, furniture, art, carvings, workout bench w/bars, weights, too many things to list. Call to inquire Al (250)302-2083STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.W.L. Stampede Posters 1984 to 1996 (11 Framed) $950. obo (250)305-0180
Real Estate
For Sale By Owner
$195,000 OBOfor this newer
all-weather cedar log cabin on a concrete foundation facing
Chaunigan Lake. The 4.6 acre parcel includes
two other buildings. For more information,
please call 1(360)273-7187 or
1(250)394-7056
Updated 70’s Mobile Home. Singe bdrm, dual slate show-er, gyproc, fenced yard. #9 Green Acres. $25,000. (250)267-4442
• 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom• Legal 2 bedroom suite option
• Unobstructed city view lot• Desirable private & quiet neighborhood
295 CENTENNIAL DR.
Brand New Custom Rancher
Williams Lake’s Newest Subdivision
$314,900
(includes lot)plus net GST
• Access to Fox Mountain Bike
Trails• Travelers 2-5-10 New Home
Warranty
Lakeshore
Big Lake Cabin4258 Likely RoadBeautiful .45 acre
waterfront property with cabin & 5th wheel.
40 minutes to town.$145,000.
250-392-0658 or250-392-1960
Mobile Homes & Parks
14’ x 70’ 3 bdrm mobile home. Decks - front and back. Skylights,
walk-in tub, a/c. Nice landscaping and
perfect view of the lake. #56 Northside Village.
$67,000 obo. 250-392-5095
Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent
BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS1 & 2 bedroom suites.
Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet. Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes
with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove
and dishwasher. Laundry facility on site, no pets.
250-392-64503 bdrm apartment, South Lakeside area, $650/mo n/p 250-392-5074.
Rentals
Apt/Condo for RentBachelor units avail July 1st $450/mnth, utilities included in quiet adult bldg, coin laundry, n/p, r/r 250-392-6876 leave a message.
Ground fl oor, 2bdrm close to TRU & all schools. N/S N/P R/R $850 Util. incl, avail. immed Phone (250)305-2839
Misc for Rent
1 & 2 BEDROOM SUITES
Great downtown location!Walking distance for work
or shopping, on site laundry, references required,
immediate availability.Please call 250-305-4972 or
250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
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Mobile Homes & Pads
3bdrm mobile at 150 Mile. Close to shopping center and school. n/p (250)392-7617
3 bdrm mobile homes fridge, stove, close to casino. no pets. (250)392-7617
Homes for Rent2bdrm, house in Glendale, re-cently updated close to school & Gibralter bus route. Pets neg. n/s, w/d included. $750 plus ult. r/r. Avail immed. 250-398-0790
3 bdrm house. f/s, natural gas heat. 250-392-7617.
3bdrm house in town, avail. immed., n/g heat/hot water. $975/mo. plus utilities. (250) 305-4946 or (250) 296-3377.
3bdrm top fl oor. Quiet area, S.Lakeside, F/S, Nat gas. No dogs. (250)392-3037 Call af-ter 5pm.
Suites, Lower1bdr. suite $550.mnth/1 per-son $650.mnth/2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045.
Brand new 2bdrm executive suite. All new appl. Includes utilities, internet, cable, w/d. Close to all amenities, Gibral-tar bus. N/P N/S R/R 1 year lease. $1200/mnth Call (250)302-9613
Delightful ground level 1 bedroom suite with new fridge, stove, washer & dry-er. Includes utilities cable & internet. Prefer single work-ing professional. Move in date negotiable w/references along w/move in incentive for that just right new tenant. NS, NP & NP $700. Call 250-305-9942 leave mes-sage.
Rentals
Suites, Upper1&2 BEDROOM SUITES
FOR RENT1 and 2 bedrooms suites, close to schools, on bus route, pet friendly, includes storage, assigned parking,
clean, secure building, rent negotiable for long term tenancies, suit working professionals, references required, available to view anytime including
evenings and weekends,immediate availability.
Please call 250-305-4598 or 250-302-9108
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITEwww.williamslakeliving.com
VERY NICE TWO YEAR OLD SECOND STORY CONDO LOFTTwo bedrooms, one bathroom. Washer/Dryer. Open concept.
Avail. August 1st. $1,000/mth Contact Andre 250-862-0592
2002 Montana GT, Extended, 4 dr, Arctic White, Med grey leather, 4 spd auto, V6 engine, 7 passenger, summer & winter tires. $3500. obo (250)296-3199 or (604)250-9872
2008 Jeep Wrangler - 4 door 102,000 km. Manual Trans-mission. Power Locks, win-dows. Air. Hardtop included, roof racks for hard or soft top. Summer and winter tires both on rims. Winter tires have 5k on them. $19,000 (250)398-6956
Transportation
Trucks & Vans
2004 Dodge Ram 1500Extra Cab, Short Box,
192,000 kmsAutomatic,
Great condition. $8500. OBO
Call Mike for more info(250)392-3883
Trucks - Logging1997 Freightliner FL 170 with sleeper-cab, aluminum fl at deck with tool boxes and sides and 5th wheel hitch, air brakes, exhaust brake, 8.5 L Cummins diesel, good rubber. $28,900 OBO 250-296-3318