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Page 10 Quesnel Cariboo Observer
TStudy released
C a n a d i a n t e a c J h e r s d o i n g
g o o d j o b - S t e v e n s
• Local teachers are
welcoming a national
study of Canada's
public education
system which gives
Canadian schools
high marks
The study was commissioned
by the Council
of Ministers of Education
of Canada (CMEC).
"This study is really
important, because it will
help reassure parents
that their children are
getting a good education,"
says Mike Stevens,
president of the Quesnel
and District Teacher's
Association. "It's also a
boost for teachers. They
know they arc doing a
good job, but there is a
perception out there that
the system isn't working."
Stevens noted that the
results of the study confirmed
what other studies
have been saying, for example,
the 1992 OECD
study which placed Canadian
13-year-old math
students in the top grouping
with Japan, the
Netherlands, Belgium,
France and the United
Slates.
"The report dispels
one of the most persistent
myths about our
TBass Road
Mike Stevens
Teachers praised.
schools," Stevens said.
"In the areas of math and
science, it showed that
Canadian students do
well. They are above
average in international
lesls in science and
math."
The study also examined
the reading and
writing skills of Canadian.s
and found that only
seven per cent have difficulty
reading, while 84
per cent reach at least a
level of reading clearlylaid-oul
text. As well, 62
per cent can casilv read
most texts, the study
showed.
"That figure jumps to
70 per cent for 16 to 24year-olds,"
Stevens said,
"which demonstrates that
the system is improving."
Stevens said there are
other encouraging signs
highlighted in the study.
The public and
elementary and
secondary system is preparing
students for both
post-secondary education
and the workplace.
"The percentage of
Canadians aged 2.^ lo 64
with some post-secondary
education is 41 per cent,
which is higher than the
U.S. at 31 per cent,
Sweden at 24 per cent,
(jcrmany at 22 per cent,
and Britain, at 19 per
cent," Stevens said.
"Thai's a very positive
endorsement of our public
system."
The study shows that
educational levels are a
major factor in employment,
especially in the 25
to 34-year-old group.
Those without a
secondary school diploma
have an unemployment
rate of 21 per cent, while
those with one are at 11.5
per cent, the rate for university
graduates is ().5
per cent.
S n o w m o b i l e tiiief s o u g i i t b y p o l i c e
M Alert Quesnel
residents shouldn't
have too much trouble
identifying this stolen
skidoo.
Quesnel RCMP constable
Howard Manning
reported Monday that
police are investigating
>
the theft of a skidoo from
a Bass Road residence.
The snow machine
went missing some time
between 1 a.m. and 2:.30
a.m. on January 7th.
Manning noted that
the 1980 Everest 500
model skidoo has a black
hood with a yellow stripe
running parallel to the
ground on both sides of
the hood, which is held in
place with a bungy cord.
Manning is asking
anyone who may have
seen this snow machine
to contact him at 992-
9211 or call Crime Stopjiers.
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Dances', held by
Gabi Rokis, will
be on sale at botfi
malls next week.
Proceeds of the
compilation, feature
Canada's top
17 female artists
go to breast cancer
research.
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Grandparent's afternoon tea party: The Grade
one and two students at St. Ann's School invited
their grandparents to an afternoon tea party,
which included songs, poem reciting, questions
asked of the grandparents about their childhood,
and of course tea and goodies. The event was attended
by about 80 people and was enjoyed by
both young and old.
Observer photo contrtbuted
Concert and auction: A Christmas baking auction
was held immediately following the Christmas
concert on December 19th at St. Ann's
School. Approximately $550 was raised towards
the school expansion, which is scheduled to be
done this summer, providing the fund raising is
successful. Thanks to all the dedicated parents
who donated the time and baking, as well as the
ever-supportive grandparents, parents and
friends of St. Ann's who purchased it all.
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Turkey dinner: St. Ann's School staff prepared
and served a full turkey dinner on December
22nd for approximately 150 students, parents
and invited guests. Thanks to the Grade 7 students
for baking the desserts, and to the students
of LeBourdais Alternate School for peeling
potatoes, setting up tables, serving the drinks,
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D r u n k d r i v e r d e c i s i o n s l a m m e d
• Continued from Page 9
boy who survived the accident
when the value
lhat society puts on the
lives of his Dad, brother
and sister is one year
The punishment has
lo fit the crime, there has
to be some accountability
and proportion in our
system. This is not about
vengeance, but about
honor, integrity and valuing
the lives of our in­
T Housing
Q u e s n e l
b u c k s
t r e n d
nocent children.
The family asked for
the maximum sentence
and the Crown only
asked for 6 to 8 years.
Why? They were not asking
for new laws to be
written, only for those
lhat are already in place
lo be enforced.
How many people do
you have I o kill I o
deserve the maximum
sentence-a truckload. a
busload or does it have to
be someone wilh more
political clout than .lim
and his children had? As
I stated, this case affects
us all! If not appealed
this sentence will stand as
a precedent and will be
used to get the next
criniinal a light sentence.
As my poor Iricnd
found out, you never
• Continued from Page 4 TSybilie MUSCllik
with helping to lessen the
overall decline.
Kitimat was the only
urban center in northern
B.C. to post an actual
gain in housing starts this
year, although, at 13
units, it had the lowest
number of starts among
the other centers. All
housing starts in 1995
were for single detached
homes.
Overall, Terrace recorded
the largest decline
in residential construction
in northern B.C.,
down 35 per cenl to 9!
starts in 1995. Despite
the decline, residential
construction in Terrace is
second only to Prince
George within northern
B.C. in terms of volume.
The trend of fewer
housing starts in northern
B.C. mirrors the provincial
and national pictures.
Provincially, housing
starts in B.C.'s urban centers
fell 3 per cent lo
23,604 units in 1995 compared
to last year.
Nationally, urban
housing starts fell .30 per
cenl to 89,528 units in
1995, compared lo 17..W>
in 1994.
The kiss of
t
DEATH.
BRmSH COLUMBIA
lOJNG ASSOaATION
Box 34009. Slaiion D
Vuncouver, BC. V6J 4M2
Phone; r-80n-665-LUNG
know when you or your
loved ones will be the next
victims. We have to let
those who have the
power, whom we have
elected or appointed,
know that this kind of
back room, pleahargaining
of justice is
not acceptable lo us.
If there is no public
outcry there will he no
appeal and in less than a
year and a half we will
have to worry about the
nexl potential victims oi
Mr. Johnson. His defense
lawyer was quoted, in
court, as saying that in
the eyes of the law his
crime carried "no more
moral culpability than if
he would have hit a
parked car"!
Are these the kind of
values that the majority
of us hold? There are
only .^0 days to appeal
this sentence. Would it be
100 much lo expect that a
thousand letters could
come out of this area to
the Attorney General of
BC saying that this is not
the kind of justice we
deserve and asking for an
appeal of this ca.se?
It takes more than
sympathy-it takes action.
1 hope there are
people who read this who
will not wait to live
through the agony of
losing someone ihey love
dearly before they act.
The address of the Attorney
Cieneral of BC is
101 2 Douglas Street, Victoria,
BC V8W 2C5.
Dr. IMaureen
McTavish
A r t i s t t o d i s p l a y w o r k s in s h o w
• Teny'8 Art GaUery
on Barlow Avenue will
be welcoming local
artist Sybille Muschik
as their artist of the
month.
Gallery owner Terry
Bigham said Tuesday that
Muschik, a graduate of
the Emily Carr Institute
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of Art and Design, will
have her work exhibited
at the gallery stau-ting on
Friday, January 12th.
The show will be
kicked off with an "evening
with the artist" from
7 to 9 p.m. that night.
Muschik is known in
Quesnel for her often
symbolic and enigmatic
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walercolor and oil paintings,
as well as
monotypes, linocuts and
acrylics, but is also
knowledgeable about
glassware and paper
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works will be on
display until February
3rd.
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W h a V s o n a t
W i n t e r f e s t i v a l
OVER THE LINE BASEBALL TOURNEY
Do you like baseball. Do you like winter sports in
the snow? Then get together with your friends and get
a team signed up for this tournament. All it takes is
four to a team.
The tourney will take place at the Youth Soccer
Field on Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. To volunteer in the organization
of this event or to register a team, call Bruce
Simard at 992-2111 (days) or 249-5802 (nights).
SLEIGH RIDES ANYONE?
Sponsored by the North Cariboo Draft Horse and
Mule Association, sleigh rides will run from noon to 3
p.m. on Jan. 27 at Alex Fraser Park.
Rides are free for all who wish to come out and enjoy
a good, old fashioned sleigh ride in the snow.
ICE FISHING DERBY
Sponsored by the Parkland Community Association,
this Ten Mile Lake event takes place on Sunday,
Jan. 28 at the Ten Mile Lake Provindal Park.
Ffsherpersons can register at Cariboo Fly and
Tackle, Petro Canada Commercial Card Lock on Two
Mile Flat, or at the Great Outdoors in Maple Park
Mall. You can also register the date of the event at the
Park.
Fees are $25. First prize is $500; second is $250;
and third is $150.
S n o w s h o e
r a c e s
p l a n n e d
If you think the First
Annual Ouesnel/Wells
Winter Festival will be a
spectator event only,
think again.
The North Cariboo
Metis Association extends
and invitation for
all to join in traditional
Canadian winter foot
ra^es at Ten Mile Lake.
Contact Clovis
Tousignant at 7474-2505.
N E W T O
Y O U R
COMMUNITY
be sura to call
llariane KMlMtackar
992-6948
Our hostess will bring
gifts and greetings,
along with
helpful community
infomiation.
Dance
Pottery
TArctic sports
COMMUNITY
Wednesday. January 10.1996 Page tSfJP
M o r e e v e n t s a d d e d t o f e s t i v a l
• Hello again. It's
Tooke the Quesnel!
Wells Winter Festival
spakespenguin back to
update you on the
Festival happening on
January 26-28.
Some additional
events have been added
for the youngsters and
teens of the area.
I know how important
it is to make sure that the
youth are involved with
the Festival. The events
for youngsters and teens
will happen all weekend,
beginning with the Arctic
Traditional Sports at 10
a.m. on Jan. 26 at the
Rec Centre in Ouesnel.
The opening ceremonies
will take place at Alex
Fraser Park at 9:30 a.m.
Primary participants
in the Arctic Games will
be students from all area
schools.
Later on Friday night
(Jan. 26) there Ls a Youth
Snow Treck for teens age
13 to 18 years. It runs
from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
This event is going to
be action packed with
games, music videos,
food and fun for all. This
event is host by the Ouesnel
Ministerial Association.
At 8 p.m. a Teen Pool
Party will start, with
music by Mad Dog
Sound. There will be
water volleyball, dancing
and some really unusual
activities hosted all in a
warm setting on a cold
winter's night. Dress to
have some fun in this
Ouesnel and District Arts
and Recreation Centre
sponsored event.
On Saturday, Jan. 27
at 10 a.m. in Alex Fraser
Park the Arts Council is
sponsoring a snowman
making contest with three
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P R O G R A M S
- Cha Cha & Jive - Tues. & Wed.
TuiWsh Style Belly Dance - Mon.
Tap Dance (Adults) - Tues. am
Texas Line Dancing - Wed.
Beginner Jazz fofTeefis - Tues,
Modern Ballet for Teens - Fri.
Country Dancing - Mon.
- Adults, Tues, Thurs. eves; Wed. mornings;
Sat. nrromlngs
- Kids - Sat. afternoon
V i s u a l A r t e
- Watercolours: Kids - Mon- after school;
Adults Watercolours - thurs. eves & afternoon
- Oil Paint - Wed. afternoons
- Silk & Dried Floral Arrangements - Tues.
- Rgure Drawing - Tues. afterndon
500
ioEniog"
different age categories:
seven and under; 8 to 12
years; and 13 to 16 years.
There's prizes of all
kinds.
The main event for
the children will start at
noon on the Saturday,
with a skating party and
entertainment by Eddie
DeSouza, Roy Carson
and the Skaddalers as
they present 'A Salute to
the Cariboo' with the
Skaddalers.
With all this happening
for the youth I hope
that all of Ouesnel/Wells
will be aware of what is
planned for the kids. So
come out and enjoy the
First Annual Ouesnel/Wells
Winter Festival!
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Credit U n i o n contribution
Observer photo by Ross Mttched
Community spirit: Quesnel and District Credit Union director Ruby Williams,
front row. middle, donated $5,000 to the Seniors' Centre on behalf of the local
Credit Union last Friday. Present were, L to R, back row: Credit Union manager
Ron Sllvey, sehiors' president Harvey Bryant and Credit Union directors Heinz
Loeike and Ken Reid. Front row: BuHdffig comrrattee chairperson Joan Huxley,
Ruby Williams and seniors' treasurer Juani^ Kamey.
•Parent warns:
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J a n u a r y q u i e t s o f a r . . |
• TUt.n fSwo* titA^h nifpH hv hnt hiimers. Kee. n kir rhf^n -i « r,-.
The first week of
January was a quiet
one for Quesnel fire
fighters, with only two
calls reported,
Tiie first day of the
new year saw fire fighters
rush to the 700 block of
Legion Drive after
receiving a report of a
gas smell. However, this
turned out to be a false
alarm.
On January 6th, fire
fighters extinguished an
electrical panel fire al a
residence in the 1900
block of Beach Crescent.
HRE SAFETY TIPS
Wear tight-fitting clothing
when cooking, as
loose clothes can be ig-
D o n ' t l e a v e k i d s u n a t t e n d e d !
• In todays hurried,
harried Ufestyle, it can
be very ea^ to nip into
the store while leaving
the family toddler
safely strapped in the
car.
N B L H O R N E R
Obsen^ef Staff Reporter
But you shouldn't do
it.
That's rlJe message
one Ouesnel mom wants
parents to take to heart
after finding a wailing
youngster wandering
around a parking lot,
fooking for his parents.
The woman, who
didn't want to be named,
said she had stopped off
at Cloverdaie JPaint and
Paper to pick up some
wallpaper last Friday arid
caine upon a one-yearold
toddler in the parking
lot, crying fof his mother.
"I Jeft my own kids
with a salens cjerk and
went looking for the
child's mother," the
7^, -Vvfl^rmi* «^
\^9^aT^S^ to fow-.hoiiie? /1j
woman said. "I found her
just around the corner,
already starting to look
for her child. She said the
child had been sleeping
and the doors to the car
had been locked, but the
child evidently woke up
and somehow managed
to get out."
Although the experience
of having her child
briefly go missing evidently
was firmly imprinted
on the shaken
mother, it's important for
other parents to take the
message to heart.
"These things do happen,"
she said. "The lady
was_yery„SQrix.^>qut the
whole thing, and some-
limes it takes something in. It doesn't take long
like that to make it sink for a child to go missing."
Formerly Firs* Choic<
DR. ROBERT E. VAUGHN*
Optometrist
General Eye & Vision Care
Quesnel Vision Clinic
231 Anderson Drive
Quesnel B.C.
Men. - Fri. For appointment
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Always turn pot handles
in, and never leave the
kitchen when something
is cooking on the stove.
Don't store items on
the stove top, as they
could catch fire.
•-•S.P.C.A.Petofihe
Keep kitchen ap-'i
pliances clean and in'""good
conditiori and turn
them off after use. >
Don't overload elec- •
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use appliances with |
frayed or cracked wires. I
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E x - P r l n c e G e o r g e b i s h o p t o g o o n t r i a l f o r s e x c h a r g e s
B|Vancouver - An ex-
Prince George bishop
will go on trial later this
year for sex charges
stayed three years earlier
in court.
Hubert O'Connor, a
former Prince George
Roman Catholic Bishop,
faces two charges of sexual
assault and two
charges of indecent assault.
The charges stem
from the 1960s, when
O'Connor was teaching
at a native residential
school near Williams
Lake.
The charges were
stayed in B.C. Supreme
Court in 1992 after the
trial judge ruled Crown
lawyers hadn't turned
over records of the complainants'
therapy and
counselling to the
defence.
The stays were overturned
in 1994, but
O'Connor appealed to
the Supreme Court of
Canada, which ordered a
new trial but ruled the
defence may have access
to counselling records of
the complainants if they
are relevant.
The accusations involved
two native workers
and two students at St.
Joseph's Mission residential
school.
O'Connor, who
resigned as bishop of
Prince George and has
remained in retreat,
denied the charges but
admitted having sex with
O'Connor, who
resigned as
bishop of of
Prince George
and has
remained In
retreat, denied
the charges but
admitted having
sex with one
woman and
ti^erb!^ a
child later placed
for adoption.
one woman and fathering
a child later placed for
adoption.
The new trial is slated
to take place in Vancouver,
and is scheduled
to last four weeks.
Thieves attacic
87-year-olcl
woman
Blvictoria - An 87-yearold
woman is bloody but
unbowed after masked
thieves burst into her
bedroom, attacked her
and stole several liundred
dollars.
"You can't sit and cry
your head off," said Mary
French of the two a.m.
Sunday attack. "I can't
forget it, but I will go
on."
French was asleep in
her bedroom on the main
floor of her home with
the televisiori on, when a
pair of robbers dressed
all in black, including
black ski masks, entered
her room.
One of the robbers
sat on her chest and put
his hands over her mouth
to keepTier from screaming.
The other robber then
rifled through her
belongings, dumping out
drawers in search of cash.
They took her own
money, as well as money
she had from a branch of
the Royal Canadian
C r u e l l e r c u t c a l l e d
QQuebec City - Doughnut
shop owners around
the country can breathe a
sigh of relief after the
Quebec City police force
aborted its ban on cruder
consumption this week.
Cops in that city are
back on doughnut patrol
and with the dunking the
city took over the issue,
it's unlikely another police
force would also try
to ban the bun.
In an attempt to
change {he stereotype of
police officers are
"doughnut eaters",
Quebec City's chief decided
his finest shouldn't
be holed up in doughnut
shops on their breaks.
The ban was lifted
mid-week after an uproar
from police officers and
doughnut shop owners.
It seems doughnuts
are Uke hockey inOanada
r a part of the national
fabric that unites peogle
even jacro^jS; thef, linguis^tk
divide.
j'l^i^One Vahcouver
^:*pft[vicem an said it
Legion where she is a social
convener.
French, left with a
nasty bruise on her chin,
believes the robbers may
have been after money
for drugs, "since they
seemed so frantic."
Snowboarder
icilled in the
Kootenays
QSalmo • A snowboarder
was killed in a backcountry
avalanche in the
Kootenays last week.
Jeff Evans, 26, and a
friend were about to
leave the mountain when
snow gave way, creating a
ft seems
doughnuts
are like
hockey In
Canada - a
part of the
natioriali^brk:
thaiuh'iids
people even
across Uje
linguist
divide.
sounded kind of dumb.
''If members wish -to
spend their oyhi flings
Stimulating the economy,
tumbling wall of snow
that buried the pair last
Thursday.
Evans, who lived in
Rossland, was snowboarding
with three
friends in Stagleap
Provincial Park when
started feeling ill around
noon.
Wearing snowshoes,
and carrying his board,
Evans was headed to a
parking area with his
friend, down a slope
abou^ 100 metres long
heavy with recent snowfall,
when they triggered
a small, but deadly
avalanche.
He was found about
45 minutes later, after
one of his friends spotted
his arm sticking out of
the snow. They tried to
resuscitate him, but to no
avail.
The other buried
friend survived, but
remains in hospital.
Human remains
found by two
hunters
Dchase - RCMP officers
are hoping sdence
and art will do the job
old-fashioned police work
can't.
They are optimistic a
forensic artist can help
them identify the human
remains found by two
hunters on December
third.
they can do so wherever
they like."
Octopus
Iceeping pet
store owner
busy
KiThunder Bay - Fred
the Octopus is eightarmed
attd dangerous.
Roaming his pet store
for late-night gilled
snacks, this devious invertebrate
is keeping pet
store owner Brian Telford
on his toes.
Fred has the nasty
, habit of. climbing out of
hisjah^at flight tcl Swipe
tx 6 pijck Y^ifst fro m—
throu^out the shopf Tel- '
ford^.'ow'Aer bf.iiving
Seas Aquarium^ said he's
put the lid on the metre-
Const. Sheila White
said the victim's skull vnU
be sent to forensic artists
in Vancouver this week.
They will attempt to,
recreate the facial details
of the ^ad man using
computers and art
materials.
Despite a number of
leads, officers are no
closer to knowing the victim's
identity than they
were when the body was
found.
Part of the problem
lies with the victim's
teeth. A lack of dental
work makes it hard to
determine the person's
identity, White said.
Mill granted
extension
EbS mithers - A
Smithers mill has been
granted an ejslension to
phase out its beehive
burner. But not without a
price.
Pacific Inland
Resources has been given
a two-year window, jwtil
December -31, 1997, by
the provincial goveri^r
ment to get rid of the
burner. However, PIR
will pay Victoria for
releasing particulate matr.
ter into the atmosphere
by the environmentally
un-firiendly burner.
c o p r
long octopus after losing
more than 60 fish.
Sometimes Fred
would go back to his
tank; other times employees
would have to track
him down within the
store. "Oneday T found
him in the bathroom
downstairs," said Fred.^
"He'll even go into
other rooms where he
sees light, and go into
other fish tanks. And he'll
hide frofii us around
corners."'
And Fred does good
impressions too; -
"He's been known to
imitate our cocker
spaniel, since octopuses
can imi||tlfp^ol0jur and
texture,"'-'#Wllora' said.
"WheiiTp|lo^ould^feup
to the%^lfmm, Vt&l
would change his coloifr
to match the dog's face ^
and nos^..'

M Page t6 dueshei Cairijoo t36^rver
•Non-smoking week
COMMUNITY
Wednesday. January 10.1996;
Q u i t t i n g c r u s a d e r b a t t l e s t o l o w e r c a n c e r s t a t s
• Fact: Health
Canada estimates that
every year about 400
non-smokers die from
lung cancer due to
exposure to secondhand
smoke.
Fact: More Ihan
4().n()() Canudians die
each year from lobaccorclalcd
causes. This is
more than Ihc to(al numhcr
of deaths hy ala)hol,
traffic accidents, AIDS
and homicides ci>mbincd.
Fact: The use of u>bacco
i.s ihc leading cause
of premature dealh in
Candida. Tob.KO) imuscs
approximalciv .^(1 per
cenJ of all cancers.
These alarniiiiu
Stati.sJICS help molivale
C'anadian Cancer Society
volunteers in ihcir fiyhl
lo convince people nol lo
.start .smoking and to quil
if they are already smoking,''
.says Lorne
Partridge, organi/er and
year round lo inlDiin
[leople ol (he heallh coiiseiiuenecs
of hvliaee«» use.
However, during (he
facilitator of Fresh Slai1. nionlh of .lanuary we sle|)
"We t>rgani/e aelivities up our aclivilies to help
T1995
Observer photo by Ross Mitchell
Lung cancer crusader: Anti-smoking activist Lorne Partridge is encouraging
Quesnel residents to stick with their New Year's resolutions.
support National Non-
Snioking Week, in conjunelioii
with the ('aribiu>
Health Unit."
Activities will be taking
place on .lanuary l.'illi
lo Ihe 21)1 h in the West
I'ark Mall and Ouesnel's
Maple Park Shopping
CVnlre.
"We hope people will
come lo hear our mes-
R e a l e s t a t e m a r k e t u n p r e d i c t a b l e
• Perhaps one can
sum up the 1995 real
estate market in
Quesnel by saying it
has felt unpredictable.
(icncrally, prices have
been lower than in 1W4
and sales have been
fewer.
Certainly thai is not
com plot ely Irue.
Many lime.s during
the year the market
.seemed slow,for a nn)nlh
i>r two and then look off
inlo a busy spell. Just
when I got nscd to working
as fast as I could, il
slowed righl back down
again.
Some home owners
have received very gi>od
prices for their homes, although
lhal has nol lx:en
ihe rule.
Throughout the fall,
many realtors have commenled
lhat ihey believed
the markel W4)uld pick
ASKYOUR REALTOR
Ginnie
Dunn
ups serit»u.sly once Ihe
new fiberboard plant
came cU)ser inlo existence.
It does .seem lhal
ever .since (he first fiberboard
jobs were advertised
a coiipTe ^»f"
weeks ago, even lhal
sparked the m :i r k e I ?
Realtors found themselves
busy selling real
estate with no lime lor
C'hri.slmas shi>ppingf
Also, inleresl rales
are down.
It feels like we're
warming up for a busy
.spring market.'
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•'The inrt>r(iialion they
i>i>lain could help save
their lives. These activities
also provide an
opporlunity to tell jKojile
ainitit the services the
si)cicly oilers to ()eople
living wilh cancer and
Iheir families."
National N o n -
Snn»king Week is a national
public education
camjKiign held during the
third week of January
F O R A L L Y O U R
H E A T I N G N E E D S
•Home owner heating
packages
"Cut costs, install y©urself
For Free Estimates
Phone Rod Grimm
747-3963
each year. In i( wijl§;
be held from January '
I5lh lo 201 h, wilh Weed- '
less Wedne.sday falling on
January I7lh. •
This important national
even! is |>ari of a "
larger program called ihe
Smoke-Free Class of
2000. Launched in I WO,
the Smoke-Free C'la.ss of - -
20(K) program was created
wilh ihe goal of graduating
a smoke-lree cla.ss -
by ihe end of Ihe decade. ^
C ' A ' R ' I ' B ' O ' O
REGIONAL DISTRICT
NOTICE
To al Commuruly groups and oiganizations irittiin the Cariboo
Re^onai Oistrid aiea (excluding those within the MuniqpaEties
o( Quesnei, Wiffiams Lake or the Oistrid of 100 Mfle House).
PUBUC FUNCTION SPECIAL OCCASION
(BEER GARDEN) UQUOR LICENCES
A Special Occasion Licence is required for the sale of beer or
wine al pubGc fcindnns. These functions oten include beer
gardens or wine tasting everts. Ally bona fide organization, dub.
{^oup or society which meets legulaily or occasionally is eligi)ie
to apply kx a Pubfic Function Spedai Occasion Ucenoa.
Regulations and infonnalion pertsuiing to Ihe l^^uance ol Ihe
subjed Lioenoes may be obtained from the \oc^ cllSce ol the
Liquor Distri>ution Branch.
The Cariboo Re^onal Oistrid Board is requned, by regulatkx), to
consider afl requests for Pubfic Function Special Oocasion
Licences. Once Re^onai Oistrid sanction of the appGcation has
been obtained, final approval of Ihe Licence rests wSh the RCM
PoOoe authority for your area.
AO gl0^pswfthin the area of the Cariboo Regkxtal Oistrid wishing
to apply for Pubfic Function Special Occasion Licences during
1996. are requested to obtain appGcation fonns and submit same
to the undesigned, by January 31, 1996. The Board oi (he
Cariboo Regional Oistrid wffl compile a ist of those appficatkms
which I is prepared to recommend for R.CJyi. PoGce approval, in
each community.
r^ovindal ragulatnns requne oonpletion of the "Serving it
Gcenoe training program for Boence holders and senwrs (wfth
exceptions), prior to issuance of a Spedsd Oocasion Licenoe.
Your certificate nwnber must be included on the appfication fonn.
ff unsure of the exact datB(s) of an •vertt to be held In 1996.
please include an approximate date on i^jpfication fornis. Ihe
Cariboo Regkmal Oistrid wi accept anwndmdnts during the
year, with suffideni notioe by way of a telephone call, once exad
dates fora function are known.
Ml.(Mike)Hewat.
OeputyAdministiator
Cariboo Re^onai Oistrid
525 Bodand Street
WilSamsLake,B.C.V2G1R9
Tel: 392-3351 ortol Iree: i-80a«65-1636
I Quesnel Carilxx) Observer Wednesday. January 10.1996 Page 17
O U R T O W N
C o n s u l t a n t ' s r e p o r t r e v e a l s C i t y H a l l - ' w a r t s & a l l '
MA $30,000
organization review
of the City of Quesnel
has exposed a number
of problem areas.
Council released the
.^4 page report on Monday,
noting that the
report's recommendations
provide an opportunity
to move forward.
Concluded Councillor
Brian Miles of the
report and its sometimes
blunt comments;
"From the outset we
wanted the whole report
to,be made public ... so
here it is, warts and all."
And warts there are.
The report, conducted by
Richmond-based Urban
Systems Ltd., said that
there are "many good
points" at City Hall -
most specifically a public
.satisfaction with the level
of services provided.
But it then itemizes a
Steve Wallace: informal
discussion used
whole sequence of
governmental problems
areas: from lack of planning,
to poor administrative
structure, poor internal
communication, and
political interference in
administration areas..
For its part, however,
council as a whole says it
plans to use the report a.s
an impetus to move for-
Peter Couldwell: learning
experience
ward. Said Coun. Nate
Bello:
"To me this report
underlies the importance
of planning and guides us
as to how to balance the
relationship between
council and administration.
It's turning over a
new leaf in sort of a sad
time."
The review itself was
Peter Maclachlan: roles
not defined
conducted during (he
summer and fall of
The idea was put to
council by Peter Couldwell,
who concluded (hat
the review was a "learning
experience".
Copies of the review
are available al City Hall.
Among its highlights and
recommendations are:
Strategic planning:
Brian Miles: v^arts and
all
The report pointed out
lhat the City lacks any
long term strategic planning
and noted the lack
of values or vision statement
that drives the City.
"This lack of planning
has created a fragmented
working environment that
has failed to explicitly
identify the key corporate
issues to be addressed
over the next five to
seven years," said the
consultants. "Staff indicated
lhal they have
never been involved in
creating a corporate vision
or vallie statement
and if it did exist, it has
nol been articulated to
them."
Action: Council has
instructed administrator
Doug Ruttan to bring
forward a report on how
lo iniliale a planning process
by April 30.
Roles of Council and
StalT:
The report concluded
that the roles of Council
and staff have not been
properly defined and "as
a result are creating conflict
in the organization."
"The previous administrator
(Rob Grivel)
clearly separated the
council from any significant
contact with
senior staff," the consultants
concluded. "The
Please tum to
REPORT, Page 35
A M A L G A M A T I O N : G e t r e a d y f o r a M a y v o t e
• Cariboo Regioncd
District chairman Ted
Armstrong says it
appears that it is time
to create the District
Municipality of
Quesnel.
JERRY MacDONALD
Observer Staff Reporter
Armstrong, who is
currently in his 20th year
as the CRD director for
Area A - Red Bluff,
Dragon Lake, Kersley -
says the public will soon
be informed of the details
surrounding the amalgamation/restructure
proposal.
Crucial issues such as
the boundaries of the
new cify have yet to be
finalized. Cost implications
are the other major
factor lo be addressed.
"We^^re being told by
the municipal affairs ministry
lhat funding to make
this happen has been approved,"
explained Armstrong
in an interview on
Monday. "Our goal is to
be able to take this to
referendum, with the bottom
line being no increase
in local taxation
levels."
He said the City of
Ouesnel and the four
Northern CRD directors
have asked for capital improvement
concessions
from the provincial
government. Under negotiation
is a 15/25 costsharing
ratio for specified
improvement projects
such as water, sewer,
street lighting, and
sidewalks.
"Currently the formula
for such projects is
reversed," explained
Armstrong. "As it now
.stands, the province picks
up 25 per cent and the local
taxpayer picks up the
other 75 per cenl."
Negotiating what
would be a new five-year
phase-in cost sharing formula
for such projects is
one of the reasons for negotiating
a restructuring
of boundaries, the CRD
chair continued. Indeed,
he said the only time
communities can negotiate
such a new formula is
when boundaries are
being expanded.
And what will those
boundaries be? That too
has nol been determined.
As a rough calculation,
however, the area
under discussion is that
it The political
dimate has
changed
considerably
to fadlitate
this.
-Ted
AimstronQ
encompassed by the Sub
Regional Recreation
boundaries. But fine
tuning is said to be in the
works on that proposal as
well.
Other issues to be addressed
include the size
of the proposed new
Ouesnel city council.
Armstrong says he can
see the elected body
going to nine representatives
from the curreni
slate of seven.
As well, officials will
have to decide on
whether the electoral picture
should involve a
ward system or an election
al large. Said Armstrong,
who (his year sets
a record as the longest
serving chair (four years)
in the CRD's 25 year history:
"I can see a nine
member council being
Ted Armstrong: Time
for District Municipality.
proposed, but I would not
be in favor ^f a ward system
... lo mdt; that kind of
system promotes turf
guarding."
Armstrong's says he
will favor restructuring
the boundaries based on
the economics. If laxes
can be made to hold the
line, or close to it, and if
the government comes
through with a costsharing
formula where it
picks up 75 per cent of
the cost for infrastructure
improvements, then he
will push for area voters
to give the plan a green
lighl.
"1 think the strongest
point in favor of restructure
is that it gives us the
opportunity to become a
stronger, more united
community," he says.
"The general feeling I get
from talking to people is
that it's time.
"And as far as the
provincial government is
concerned, we should
have done this 15 years
ago."
Details of the
proposal are expected to
be released to the public
by mail, through the
media and through public
meetings within the next
iwo months. If all goes
well, area voters could go
to referendum by late
May or early June.
If restructure is approved,
it would then
mean the creation of the
District Municipality of
Ouesnel in time for the
November, 1996 elections.
However, if the concept
is rejected, Armstrong
said it will mean
local politicians will have
to re-evaluate the entire
proposal for another few
years.
"But I honestly don'l
think thai will happen,"
he says. "If we lake it to
the people in a
referendum, it will mean
everything we negotiated
for has been basically approved
by Victoria. If
nol, if the finances don't
make sense, I don't think
we'll even get as far as a
(referendum) vote."
Bui Armstrong is confident
the time has come
and thai if ihe proposal is
financially affordable,
voters will support it. He
said the area has already
resolved many of the
problems that face communities
in such boundary
expansions.
He said issues like
recreation and fire protection
are already
resolved as existing services.
"The political climate
has changed considerably
to facilitate this," he continued.
"Mayor Steve Wallace
understands how the
regional district system
works since being on the
CRD as a director ... and
he has been a good team
player as far as the CRD
is concerned. Cooperation
to get this done has
been a problem in the
past, but the attitude now
is to find a soltition and
address the problem."
As to whether it is indeed
time or not for
restructure, time itself
and the voters will
ultimately decide.

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OURTOWN
W a n t e d :
• Pat Wahlstrom is
counting on Quesnel
artists not being shy
cuid retiring about
their work.
NEIL HORNER
Obsen/er Staff Reporter
Wahlstrom is organiz-
Observer photo by Ross Mitchell ing Arts Fesi '95, the 15th
Art show: Pat Wahlstrom is encouraging Quesnel art- regional juried art show
ists of all stripes to get involved. at ihe Quesnel Art Gal­
TSurf's up
I n t e r n e t c l a s s e s b e g i n n i n g
• Several Wells
residents currently
enjoy communication
with the outside world
via the Internet.
The Willow River Institute
plans lo augment
their numbers by conducting
classes on Exploring
the Internet on
Friday and Saturday, Jan­
uary 19th and 20th.
Class size will be
small, so those interested
in registering are advised
I o do so now.
Information on purchasing
an Internet
modem will be included
in the course.
The Willow River Institute
will also conduct
two other computer
courses. Computers for
Small Business between
January 22nd and February
2nd and one for absolute
beginners on February
5th and ()th. Call
994-34';() for detail.s and
enrollment.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR BUDDING
ARTISTS
Marie Nagel does not
pretend to make Picas.sos
or Renoirs of all her
painting students, bul she
does inspire them to produce
high caliber work
which, in most cases, is
considerably beyond their
WINDOW ON WELLS
Christine
Pilgrim
own expectations.
As a result, Nagel
gently nurtures the incentive
for them to continue
to extend their boundaries
and develop their
talents.
She will conduct
water color painting
classes on Friday, January
19lh between 7 p.m.
and 9 p.m.
Her drawing classes,
which include work with
charcoal as well as pencil,
will be held on Friday,
January 12th, 19lh and
26th between 1 p.m. and
3 p.m.
Marie's acrylic painting
classes will be held on
Thursday, January 11th,
18th and 25th between 10
a.m. and noon.
Each class costs $15,
including materials, and
is worlh every cent - an
assessment based on personal
experience!
Nagel is not above negotiating
private classes
for absolute beginners or
for those who find these
times inconvenient. Call
0(;4-3492 for details and
enrollment.
MEET YOUR
NEIGHBOR AGAIN
The fir.sl 22nd of the
month Meet Your Neighbor
Smorg in 1996, slated
for Monday, January
22nd at the Wells Hotel,
combines a Chinese
smorg with a bake sale.
The bake sale will
commence al 6:30 p.m.,
with proceeds going lo
the Sunset Theatre. The
smorg will follow al 7
p.m. Those wishing lo
contribute the bake
sale should bring their
baked goodies to the
Wells Hotel at 6:15 p.m.
The smorg is $7 per ticket,
with advance bookinti
only. Call 994-.3427.
RECYCLING
CHRISTMAS TREES
(iord and Christine
Brooks, who reccnllv
look over garbage collection
lor the area, have already
made their mark.
On January 6th they
made a special round together
tired, dry Christmas
trees, which they
delivered lo the helipad
as kindling for the massive
bonfire planned for
the Winter Festival on
January 27th and 2Xlh.
N O W O P E N IN Q U E S N E L
B L A C K H A W K T I R E
IK r llU-^'»
4252 Comeau Rd.
9 9 9 2 - 8 5 2 4
Fax 992-8311
lery, from March 3rd lo
30th, 1996.
This is the first time
in its history that the
regional art show has
been hosted in a venue
outside of Prince George,
and Wahlstrom is
determined to make the
Quesnel version a success.
"Wc are hoping thai
because ihe shew is being
held here in Quesnel that
Wednesday, January 10, T996
Q u e s n e l artist to submit
worlcs to juried art s h o w
we'll have lols of entries
from local artists," she
said. "I'm encouraging all
artists to participate.
Often when people hear
the word, art, they just
think of paintings, but
pieces from all forms of
the visual arts, including
poltery, weaving, sculpture
and painling are welcome."
Besides the local
talcnl, organizers are ex­
Gamer/ Rogers
pecting submissions from
an area stretching from
Bella Coola to Valemont
and from Mackenzie to
100 Mile House.
Wahlstrom said 12
pieces from the regional
show will be selected by
ihe judges for inclusion in
ihe provincial exhibition.
Images and Objects in
Penlicton in May.
All submissions must
he in by Thursday, February
29lh.
On August 26, 1995 Davina Ann Gamer & Brent Dennis Joseph Rogers took their vows m a
t>eautiful ceremony at Chateau Cargtll in White Rock, B.C.
The parents, Bob & Sylvia Gamer of Quesnel. B.C. and Dennis & Judy Rogers of Salt Spring
Island, B.C. took part in the candto lighting ceremony to forever unite the two families together.
Reverend Harry Steele offidatad ttw ceremony which was shared by friends and family of tx>th the
bride and groom.
Attired in tea length, off the shoulder burgundy gowns ware Matron of Honour Tanya Gibbs - sister
of the brkie, and Bridesmaids Fran McEachem and Kaihy SheffieU - friends of the bride. In fk>ral
dresses were the flower girls Amy Kopetski, Amanda Kopetski, arxi Carley Page - friends of both
the bride and groom
To carry the brides train on her Trsdtnnal Princess, satin detailed wedding gown was the Page
Ashley Kopetski - friend of the bride. The attendants fkawers consisted of three long stemmed
white roses tied with a burgundy ribbon, and the bride carried an anny of wtuta roses, white
fraesia, and ivy.
Wearing fc>mial Mack tuxedoes with vests and bow ties were the groom and his attendants, Best
Man Harry Christ - ttiond of ttw groom, and Groomsmen Jim McEachem and Geoff SheflJeW -
friends of the groom. Ring Bearer was Taylor Page - Godson of the groom. The attendants
boutonnieres consisted of single wftite roses and ivy.
The bride walked down the isle to the song Hearts Dream, written and perfonned by friend of the
bride and groom Trent Ingram. Trent also sang Let It Be Me during the signing of the register, and
performed Trumpets Voluntair as the wedding party left ttw ceremony.
The reception took place at Hazelmere Qoif arxi Country dub in WNte Rock. B.C. It was adorned
with such decorations as white roses on ttw dinner plates, burgundy, forest green and white
balloon centerpieces, pictures of ancestors on their past wedding days, fig trees with twinkling
lights, the wedding cake adomed with fresh white roses, and an orca whale ice sculpture
representing ttw bride and groom's engagement on Long Beach in Tofino, B.C.
The speecfws at ttw cerenrany were directed by Master of Ceremonies Pat Gibbs and included
Grace and Toast to the couple by Randy Page, Toast to the Bride by Hany Christ, Toast to the
BridesmakJs by Geoff SheffieW, a tew words from fathers Bob Ganwr and Dennis Rogers, a
speech from the groom, and recognition of all that helped out from the bride and groom.
The first dance was Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John and the bride danced with her
father to Daddy's Girt. The reception also saw soloist Trent Ingram when he performed Faithfully
by Journey and Love WUl Keep Us Alive by the Eagles.
The couple spent their wedding night at The Inn on Semiahmoo in the United States and attended
a gift opening the folk>wing day at their home.
The couple wfll continue to reside in White Rock. B.C. where they bolfc worit for Morgan Creek
Golf Course, he as the Golf Course Superintendent and she as the Administrative Assistant to
The Director of Golf.
The couple is honeymooning for a month in Febmary touring the country of Costa Rica, with a
stop on tfw way at Disney Worid in Orlando, Fk>rida.
• Quesnel Cariboo Ot)server Wednesday. January 10,1996 Page 19 •
TAtrocities continue
P E O P L E
L o c a l A m n e s t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l g r o u p
c a l l s f o r a c t i o n o n i i u m a n r i g h t s
MIt is hcwd to believe
that so-called human
beings are responsible
for such terrible
atrocities as torture,
rape, and
disappearances all
over the world.
RUTH SCOULLAR
Obsen/er Contributor
From the security and
comfort of our home we
read about how, in June,
1990, six street children,
15 lo 17 years old, in
Guatemala were kidnapped
by a group of
heavily armed men in
plain clothes, believed to
he members of the national
police.
The children's bodies
were found soon after.
Police photographs
showed thai the boys had
been tortured; their ears
and tongues had been cut
off and their eyes burnt
oul or gouged.
Amnesty International
immediately called for
investigations, urging the
Ciuatamalan authorities
lo respect the human
rights of street children.
The Canadian section
of Amnesty International
was formally established
TAmway
Observer photo by Ross Mitchell
Amnesty International: Cyril Weeratunge not only
represents Quesnel, but much of Western Canada.
in 19 7 3. C y r i l
Wecratunge of Quesnel,
elected national director
of Amnesty International
(Canadian Section,
English speaking) last
June, will attend a
quarterly meeting in
Vanier, Ontario on January
19th to 21st.
Directors are
responsible for different
portfolios. Weeratunge
looks after the International
portfolio that deals
with responses to inlernational
issues and views of
the board. His coworker
on this portfolio
is Barbara Motzncy of
Ottawa.
Weeratunge says the
biggest priority now is to
respond to massive human
rights violations in
such countries as Bosnia,
Afghanistan, Yugoslavia,
Indonesia and Somalia.
At one lime Al deall
primarily with individual
cases, but now there are
hundreds of thousands of
people who disappear or
whose human rights have
been seriously violated.
And these atrocities continue.
The Human Rights
Charier, written 50 years
ago by Canadian lawyer
John Humphrey, has
been signed by members
of the United Nations,
bul they are nol living up
lo this agreement.
This year's locus is on
china and on such cases
as ihe harsh sentence of
China's leading dissident,
Wei Jingsheng, which Al
described as a mockery
of justice.
Says Weeratunge,
'For the sake of trade,
we have been sacrificing
a lot of our ideals."
Amnesty International
is promoting the International
Judicial Commission
lo take action
against war criminals in
Bosnia and other countries.
For next year, the
United Nations is considering
that all governments
must expedite the
International Judicial
Commission to try them
as war criminals.
Wecratunge regularly
receives bundles of
materials lo read, discuss
with the board, then consider
as a whole lo make
decisions.
Weeralurmc noted
lhal finances for the
group are belter than expected.
"This year, things are
looking positive in that
regard," he said. All
funds have been donated
or raised locally. Amnesty
International
receives no government
grants.
Amnesty i.s recjuesting
[)eople lake part in actions
in Canada throughout
the world.
"It we can prevent
wars, we need not send
troops, aid, and money,"
noted Weeratunge.
South Africa and
Haiti are both cited as
success stories because of
trade embargoes. Now,
Weeratunge would like
all the countries to tell
China that there will be
no trade unless there is
proof of improvement for
human rights there.
Amnesty International
has more than
1,100,000 members in 110
countries world wide.
More than 80 per cent of
AI members are highly
educated. In Canada
alone, there are 70,000
donors and members of
Amnesty International.
B o w l a t h o n r a i s e s m o n e y f o r E a s t e r S e a l s
MAmway
representatives from
Quesnel hopped on the
Easter Seal bandwagon
this past
weekend as they held
their first annual
Bowlathon.
NEIL HORNER
Obsen/er Staff Reporter
Interviewed Monday,
Amway representative
Karen Robertson said the
e\cnt, which attracted approximately
50 Amway
representatives, friends
and family, raised over
$2,000 for the Easier Seal
Foundation.
"This community still
has awesome spirit,"
Robertson said. "We
filled 10 lanes at the
bowling alley."
Robertson noted lhal
Amway has been raising
money for the Easter
Seal campaign through a
varietv of events in the
United .States, raising a
tolal of $16 million for
the charity lo date. Howe\er,
this was the first
lime that Canadian representatives
officially got
into the act.
However, Robertson
said lhal individual Amway
representalivcs from
across Canada have
donated a tolal of $63,000
to Easter Seals in the
past.
"This is the first year
in Canada," she said.
"We are kind of excited
to be part of this first
year and we believe there
will be a lot more. We
just decided lhal Amway
Canada wanted to take a
more public action."
Robertson also noted
that 90 per cent of all
funds raised by events
such as Quesnel's
Bowlathon remain in the
province in which they
are raised:
The Easter Seal
Foundation helps children
with disabilities and
medical problems.
"Thai's right in line
with our Amway philosoph\
of people helping
people," Robertson .said.
"This gives us a chance lo
give back lo ihe community."
_ Observer photo by Ross Mitchell
Bowling for charity: Three-year-old Riley
Goodenough gets an assist from dad Randy.
YEARS AGO
Five years ago
January 9,1991
An Arctic cold front
froze up most of Quesne
for a couple of weeks.
Temperatures fell to
minus -41, and averagec
around -35 for a week in
the city. Oul in the bush
il fell 10 -50.
The cold tempera
lures shut down severa
sawmills in the area, as
area managers said it was
loo cold to operate ma
chinery. In all, an
estimated 1,000 sawmi
and bush workers were
told to stay home rather
than fight the weather.
Ten years ago
January 8, 1986
Quesnel residents
watched the sky as Hal
ley's Comet streakec
past.
The comet, which ap
peared in the heavens between
20 and 20 degrees
as an elongated, fuzzy object
that year, visits Earth
every 76 years.
The next time Halley's
Comet returns lo
our part of ihe universe is
2061.
Fifteen years ago:
January 13,1981
Unemployment in the
Quesnel area rose one
and a half percent over
the provincial average.
To a whopping 6.2 per
cent. The provincial average
15 years ago was 5.7
per cent. That's quite low
compared to the average
thai hovers between nine
and 10 per cent now.
The Canada Employment
Centre contribulcd
the rise lo the low number
of construction jobs.
Twenty years ago:
January 7, 1976
The provincial
government announced
that it would increase car
insurance rates.
The Social Credit
party said that rates
would increase the rates
charged by ICBC between
two and three
limes the current rate.
Cariboo MLA Alex
Fraser said the money
generated from the rate
increase would be used to
eradicate a $181 million
deficit run up by ICBC.

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TMusIc program
M u s i c t e a c h e r still
b a t t l i n g f o r B a n d
• Maple Drive Junior
Secondary is cU it
again.
The arts are importanl,
and Ken Hollcy is
doing something about it.
Although the threat of
having no music program
in future high schools is a
real possibility, extracurricular
elementary
band is alive and well.
On Monday, October
2.^rd, over 35 interested
sludents and their
parents again made their
way to the music room to
sign up for beginning
band.
The program, first
started lasl March on a
trial basis, was a great
success. Holley feels that
the only reason he has a
program this year is because
of the support that
he received from the students,
parents, and community
last year.
It is that support, he
said, that is needed again
if band and music are to
survive the loss of
elementary band, now in
ils fourth year of absence.
Williams Lake has
suffered the same fate,
resulting in no high
school band program.
Prince George is fighling
to keep their band programs
alive and others
may be on the horizon.
With the government
mandate of Fine Arts for
all students through
Grade 11, Holley said he
feels that band is a key
clement in that mandate.
The skills learned in
music arc easily Irans-
Icrahle in c\eryday life,
Irom cooperative learning
to individual .success
to interpersonal relationships,"
Holley said.
The elementary band
meets every Monday
from 3:.3() to 5 p.m. in the
Maple Drive music room.
Although the group has
been meeting for a
couple of months now,
IK)lley stressed thai it is
not too late to join, and
all elementary sludents in
Ouesnel are welcome.
As well, beginning
musicians of older ages
are encouraged to take
part.
"This program needs
your support, so help
keep the arts alive," Hol-
Icy said. "Support
elementary band and
other fine arts programs.
You'll be a better person
for it."
C A R R I E R O F T H E W E E K
GREG STUART
Greg Is 14 years old
and has been delivering
the Cariboo
Observer sirx;e
October/92.
His hobbies include
Tae Kwon Do and
bike riding. He enjoys
water skiing or
knee boarding and
likes the people on ^
his route.
Greg dislikes cokJ
winter days and
large dogs that bari(
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TObituary
PEOPLE
Wednesday, January tO, 1996
Q u e s n e i p i o n e e r p a s s e s a t 8 5
Hazel Rebecca
Morgan (nee Colter)
passed away on January
4th, 1996 at Baker Lodge
in Ouesnel. She was 85.
Born on January 9th,
1910 in Iowa, U.S.A., she
came to Canada with her
family at the age of six.
In her early 2()'s,
Hazel moved Ui the
Stralhnaver area to work.
In 1933 she mel and
married (Bud) Dallas
Morgan.
That same year they
moved to the Keilhly
Creek and Likely area.
There they mined for
gold and ran a hunting
and fishing guide lodge.
P u r c h a s e one
G O L D
N U G G E T
C L A S S I F I E D
Hazel did all the
cooking and was said to
make the best pancakes
in the Cariboo.
Their home was always
open lo anyone who
was stranded and needed
a hot meal and a bed.
In 1976 they moved to
Ouesnel. Hazel enjoyed
living in town.
In 1988 Hazel was
predeceased by her husband
Bud.
Hazel loved company
and had a great memory
and could tell a story of
olden days with all the
names and dates included.
She was a grand, gen­
I O for O issues
20 words or less and receive your
erous lady and will be
sadly missed by many,
many friends and relatives.
Hazel is survived by
her brother John Colter
of Vernon, B.C. and
many relatives.
Her wishes were to
have no funeral and lo be
cremated, wilh her ashes
placed with her late husband's.
In Hazel's memory,
donations may be made
to the Baker Lodge Activity
Group, or a charily
of vour choice.
Hazel Morgan
Mourned by family.
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Quesnei Cariboo Observer Wednesday. January 10,1996 Page 21,
TObituary
A n n i S y r o i d F o k a
• In loving memory
of Mrs. Anni Syroid
Foka, wife of Mr.
George Foka of
Quesnel, British
Columbia.
Anni passed away on
January l.sl, IW(> al Ci.R.
Maker Memorial Ho.spilal
ill Oue.snel after bravely
living wiLh cancer lor an
extended period of lime.
Anni is survived by
husband George; children
Henry Zipscr and
lYank Zip.ser of Ouesnel,
Anna Marie Zipscr of
I'rince Cieorge; grandchildren
Sandra, Steven,
Jeffrey, Brian, Kaley and.
Sarah; great grandchildren
Ashley and
S .1 m a n I h a; and their
families.
Anni should be remembered
as a strongwilled
woman who lived
her entire life un.selfishly
lor Ihe betlermenl of her
family.
Anni loved lo cook
ami bake, and her skills
were always apprecialeil
hy family and friends.
Anni's wonderful
works of eross-slilching
were sought after by all
and she generously
shared these.
Anni loved flowers,
roses in particular, and
her garden, al which she
worked tirelessly, was always
a succe.s.s.
Anni was proud t>f
her husband and family
and cherished ;dl dearly.
This love wa.s returned by
g U B S N E L
Anni Foka: In loving
memory.
all and Anni will be
mis.sed, but never forgotten.
Anni and family wi.sh
lo extend a special thank
you lo Ihe Public Heallh
Dnil, in particular Liz
Williamson, Candice,
Sheila and Lori, who
visited Anni at home regularly
and provided the
help and compa.s.'^ion that
allowed Anni and family
to live wilh this illness.
Thank you als») lo
l)rs. Havens, Fine and
Barber, whi> did their
best in helping Anni
throughout.
Finally, during Anni's
last 24 hours al the hospital,
a special thanks lo
the nursing .staff who attended
her needs and her
family's. Also, thanks to
I'alher Fred for being
there when needed.
A memorial service
was held al St. Andrew's
United Church al 2 p.m.
on January 5lh, lrced her lo stop.
Heather loved nature
and Ihe outdoors and
swimming, camjiing and
fi.shing were a big pari of
her life frt)m early childhood
unlil her deaih.
Her favorite places
were Beavermt)Ulh,
Ouesnel Lake, and the
Chilcolin area.
Heal her was a people
person and hwed life. She
will be .sadly mi.ssed and
fondly remembered by all
U J e s t f r a s e r m i l l s L t d
T R E E F A R M L I C E N C E 52
Draft Management Plan 2
Public Viewing and Open House
who knew her.
She is b)vingly remembered
by her husband
Albert; children
Joel Reese (Nala.sha),
Bimni and Brian; her
parents, Stanley and
Norma Robertson; her
sister, Kalhy Tcrrico
(Ken); her brothers, Tom
(Missey) and David
(Terry); her grandmother,
Mary
Winlhrope; and many
nieces, nephews, aunts
and uncles.
West Fraser has completed a draft Management Plan for Tree Farm Licence 52. The plan outlines resource
management strategies and provisions for Integrated resource management that, if approved by the
Ministry of Forests, wiH guide management activities on TFL 52 to December 2000.
Public input Souglit
West Fraser Is seekiiig comments on the draft
Management Plan from individuals, groups and agencies.
The plan can t>e viewed during nonnal business hours from January 8,1996 to
Febnjary 2, 1996. at the West Fraser Mills Ltd. office, tocated at 1250 Brownmiller Road
on Two Mile Rat in Quesnel. B.C. In addition, open houses will t>e hekj in:
Quesnel
Quesnel & District Arts and Recreatton
Centre Lounge
Date: January 19.1996
Time: 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Written comments must t)e received no later than Fet)ruary 5, 1996.
Please direct all comments or inquiries to:
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
PO Box 6000, Quesnel. B.C. V2J 3J5
Attenton: Dave Walgren
Phone: (604)992-9244
TREE FARM UCENCE 52
Wells
Curling Club Lounge
Date: January 15, 1996
Time: 1 .-00 pm to 8:00 pm
;3

3 i V t
Fdge^ Oiesndl Caiiboo dbsetver
KENNEDY
Shawn and Sylvia
Kennedy are pleased to
announce the birth of
their son, Mitchel Edward,
who was born December
4, and weighed
seven pounds and six
ounces.
Welcoming home
Mitchel is big sister,
Morgan, one. Proud
grandparents are Ted
and Lynn Kennedy plus
Ben and Cathy Hohmann.
KOIDL
Karl and Marsha
KoidI are pleased to announce
the birth of their
son, Keaton James, who
was born on December
18th, and weighed six
pounds, 15 ounces.
HALVORSEN
Malcolm Halvorscn
and Susan Joyce are
pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter,
Lisa Lynn Joyce, who was
born December 19th, and
weighed eight pounds
and seven ounces.
Special x j C
Events J/SLU
M O T H E R ' S
MARCH: From January
15 to 30th, from noon to
9 p,m. each day.
ARTHRITIS: An
arthritis self-management
workshop is being
planned for early in the
«ew year. This^ threeweek
program, one day
per week, toughes on
treatment, management,
problem solving and
much more. This lifeskills
workshop can be
applied to other chronic
conditions. Contact the
Quesnel Tillicum Society
at 992-8347 for info.
nWEr 1W AN AX; E-
MENT LUNCHEON: at
the Dragon Gate
Restaurant from 11:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. on January
17th. The event,
sponsored by the Christian
Women's Club, fea­
PAWLUK
George and Sharon
Pawiulc are pleased to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Jordan Cassidy,
who was born December
13th, and weighed seven
pounds, six ounces.
Welcoming home Jordan
are big brother and
sister Eric and Jamie.
ZAPPONE
Rob and Nicole Zappone
are pleased to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Ashley Chayse,
who was born December
22nd, and weighed eight
pounds, two ounces.
Proud grandparents
are Ed and Ruby Zappone
plus Wilma and
Dave Jourdain.
tures motivational
speaker Colleen Needham
and guest speaker
Shariee Lea, a mother
with an unforgettable
story. Cost is$8 and
reservations are essential.
Call Merna at 992-9096.
SELF ESTEEM AND
SELF ASSERTIVENESS
TRAINING: At the
Quesnel Women's
Resource Centre begin^
ning February 13th,
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Cost for the four-week
program is $25. Call
Joyce at 992-8472 for
more info.
JUMP START '96:
Women and Self-
Employment Conference
on Saturday, February
3rd from 8:30 to 5 p.m. at
the Tower Inn, Cost is
$40. For more info, and
to preregister call Community
Futures at 992-
5626.
PEOPLE
S T O R K R E P O R T
ST. LOUIS
Phil and Heather St.
Louis are pleased to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Julia Renee,
who, was born December
20th, and weighed seven
pounds and one oimce.
Proud grandparents
are Joe and Kay Hudson
of Calgary plus Normand
and Madeleine St. Louis
of Pickardville, Ab.
BODMAN
Eric and Daniela
Bodman are pleased to
announce the birth of
their son, Kwynn Eric
Dana, who was born Decfember
18th, and
weighed seven pounds,
two ounces.
Big brother Brynn,
three, welcomes his
younger brother home.
LASER
Brent Zaumseil and
Elaine Laser are pleased
to announce the birth of
their son, Jory David,
who was born December
23rd, and weighed seven
pounds, seven ounces.
Reading is a Ufetime investment
CONGRATULATIONS
to the parents and their newborn.
To every baby bom at ClR Baker Memorial
Hospital, we are pleased to give you some of your
OCAZ. ,
chllcfs first reading materials.
QUESNEL DISTRICT
TEACHERS* ASSOCIATION
Office phone 992-3737
CONCERT: Laval
Music Productions
presents Paul Dykstra
and Jamie Laval in an
evening concert of light
classics on Friday, January
19th at 8 p.m. in Correiieu
Theatre. Tickers
are $12.50 for adults,
$8.50 for students and
seniors, and $35 for
fam'ilies. Tickets available
at Caryall Books and
B&B Music downtown.
Meetings
&Such
L A L E C H E
LEAGUE: Meeting on
Monday, Jan. 15th at 9:30
a.m. Advantages of
breasrteedmg wilt be the
topic discussed. Expectant
mothers, nursing
babies welcome. For
location call 992-5958 or
249-5826.
QUESNEL GARDEN
Trophies > Plaques ^ \ BUSINESS CARDS
Engravings • A^edals
CLUB: meetings on the
last Tuesday of each
month at 7 p.m. in the
QSS library.
QSS PAC: Next meeting
Jan. 15th at 7:30 p.m.
in the OSS library. Linda
Atkinson, senior counsellor,
win address questions
on Career and Personal
Planning (CAPP).
FIB R O M Y AfcG^ At
Support group starts
meeting Jan. 29th at 1
p.m. in the Women's
Resource Centre. Call
249-5376 for info.
MINOR BASEBALL;
AGM at 7:30 p.m. Jan.
29th at Carson
Elementary. Volunteers
needed to fill a variety of
positions. TOT parents are
voting members and are
asked to attend.
Q U E S N E L
NATURALISTS: Monthly
meeting on Thursday,
Jan. 18th at 7:30 p.m. in
1 *39=7500,«45''71000
M O M O F T H E W E E K
McCART
Ted and Teresa McCart are pleased to announce
the birth of their son, Josiah Llewellyn,
who was bom January g at G.R. Baker Memorial
Hospital, and weighed six pounds, four ounces.
Proud grandparents are Nela McCart and John
and Betty Beaver.
Sponsored by:
Room 103 at CNC. Call
June at 249-553 for info.
ADD/ADHD: Support
group will meet on January
25th at 7 p.m. at
Mental Health. Guest
speakeris Don Adams on
behavior management.
For more info call 992-
1531.
C H R I S T I A N
SCffiNCE: The-Christian
Science Society of Quesnel
meets at the Recreation
Centre every Stmday
evening at 7 p.m. All welcome.
Call 992-5648 for
info.
HERITAGE AIR­
CRAFT ASSOCIATION:
AGM on January 10th at
7 p.m. at the Country
Haven Restaurant. Call
747-3798 for info.
S A F E W A Y
SHIRAOI TWIN
NING SOCIETY: AGM
on Thursday, Januar
11th at 6 p.m. in the Golc
Dust Diner. All welcome
Call Esther Blaylock at
747-2869 for info.
LADIES CURLING;
General meeting January
9th at 8 p.m. Out of club
teams for bonspiel mus
register by January 16th.
QSS PARENT AD­
VISORY COUNCIL
Next meeting Jan. 15th
Seasons greetings to staff,
students and parents.
HERITAGE AIR­
CRAFT ASSOCIATION:
Meeting every second
Wednesday of the month
atTp.m. Call 747-3798
for more info.
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R Quesne\ Cari^ Observer Wednesday. January 1p, 199.6,Page^i
MINOR HOCKEY 25
WILS 26
JEFFDINSDALE 28
This week
in sports
Anybody who
watched any NFL action
last weekend musf
have seen Buffalo
quarterback Jim Kelly
get hit.
I can't imagine the
pain he went through
after those two 290 lb.
defensive, lineman
nailed him. The team
doctor must have
pumped Kelly full of
painkillers so he could
come out and play the
fourth quarter.
I haven't seen an
awesome hit like that in
quite some time. Not
since George^awLuk
laid some giiy out in the
1994 Prince George
Flag Football Tournament
and sent him to
the hospital —:
Going out on a
limb, with useless
predictions, the Cowboys
should be able to
slip pa&L_the_Eackejs.
That should be a great
game to watch. And the
Steelers should be able
to mangle the Colts.
Well, that's what the
line in ias-Yegas says.
And that city didn't get
to be big from betting
on losers.
And speaking of
losers, how about those
Montreal Canadiens
and Toronto Maple
Uafs?
like bashing more, except
for Brjrant Reeves,
than the- Habs and
Leafs.
That last minute
goal by Tampa Bay in
MontrpaljNlonid^^ evening
|o;^'lbe |am^;
madefy'weekj^-^.'^^ 't / <
A^'fo^^l tho^e
'old' Toronto fans,
where were you during
the 70s and 80s, when
the Leafs really sucked?
There's only one guy I
know that was a
Toronto fan, demented
as he may be, that
showed his true colours
during those times.
A f u l l - t i m e a t h l e t e
• Many Quesnel
athletes spend a lot of
time at the Civic
arena.
DOYLE POTENTEAU
Obsen/er Staff Reporter
Kylie Stenersen, however,
practically lives
there.
The grade 12 Correiieu
Secondary student
playjs hockey twice a
week and ringette three
times a week. And, incredibly,
between hockey,
ringette, school and
homework, she still finds
enough time to coach two
ringette teams.
"Yeah, I speiid^quite
a lot of time at the
Arena," says theT7-yearjold,
"but it's worth it:"
Needless to say, with
all those hours spent
skating, Stenersen is a
good hockey/ringette
player.
And her hockey skills
haven't gone unnoticed.
For the second year in a
row, Stenersen WiU compete
at the B.C. Winter
Games this February in
North Vancouver.
Kylie, along with 17
other girls, will represent
Zone 8 at the Games
February 22nd to 25th.
She was one of 42
athletes who tried out to
represent the Zone,
which ranges from Fort
Nelson to 100 Mile
House, at the end of December
in Williams Lake.
Stenersen made the
Zone squad last year, and
captained it, but states
making the team this year
was harder.
"The level of play has
increased quite a bit in
just one year, which is
good to see.
She attributes the in-
Adult skiei^s ej^ecting
to find a tranquil Troll
Mountain^ du^ring the
week ijetter be prepared
for something else,
Htindi-exls Miraiilbunctious
students
around Quesnel are converging
on Troll as school
skiing lessons begin.
Both elementary and
secondary schools around
Gold Pim City, in conjunction
wth the Quesnel
Ski and Sport Ski School,
bus students out to Troll
for skiing l^ons.
Obsen/er photo by Doyle Potenteau
No Spare time: Kylie Stenersen is what you would call a fulUtlme athlete, The 17year-old.
grade 12 Correiieu student hits the Ice an amazing seven times a week.
crease to more girls are
playiflg4io^y and taking
the sport seriously."
Making this more impressive
is the fact Kylie
has only played hockey
for two years.
"There's quite a few
differences between
ringette and hockey. The
main one is positioning.
That and there's no puck
in ringette," she adds.
•'Since I played
ringette for five years,
making the transition to
playing hockey wasn't all
that hard."
Unlike last year,
where Kylie, her sister
Krisia and another Quesnel
resident made the
Zone squad, Stenersen is
the only local to
represent the Gold Pan
City tfiis season.
She also hopes to turn
around what happened at
the Gaihes last year.
"We didn't fare very
well last year. Hopefully
we'll do a jot better this
coming February."
r e a d y t o g o s k i i n g
- •. Geiieralljf, each student
receives three lessons/from
Quesnel Ski
and Spok'Ski School in-
.StciietprSj^^ barnng any un-
like extremely cold
weather. After that, the
Student may compete in a
race that caps off the lessons.
The lessons, approxi-mately
one hour long, are
aimed at teaching the
benefits of skiing, and exercise,
to students. After
that, the students are free
to explore Troll with
their newly-acquired
skills.
The whole point is to
have students have fun
and enjoy skiing, said on&
instructor.
However, the number
of times a school goes out
to Troll Mountain; either
three or four, varies with
each school and its curriculum.
Onp school may
have all four days in a
row while another will ski
one day a weiek fpr four
weeks.
Although each pupil
only sees the instructor
three times, the instructor
will see hundreds
of students.
The instructors will be
busy Monday to Friday,
teaching many students
from several different
school over- the week.
And tWs is expected to
run until Spring Break.
For more informa-""^
tion, parents can contact
their, tbcal^sidhoei Mjcnit' ^
SPORTS WRJtiJF)
Doyle Potent^
Call 992^
Faxline 99^1
YEARS AGOHiSPOmS
Five years ago:
January 9,1991
For the second ypar
in a row, Quesnel nat
i V e Tony F i a ,1 a
qualified for the Canadian
National Biathlqn
Team.
Fiala made the team
by placing third a the
National tryouts in
Hinton, Alberta.
Ten years ago:
January 8,1986
The Quesnel Midget
Macks finished second
at their annual tournament.
The local iriidgets
lost 5 - 2 i n the
championship match to
Burns Lake. Scoring in
IHat match were-lviiek
Keen and Rick Gagnon.
Keen and Gagnon,^
along with D o ^
Doucette, were locals
name^ the «H-star
squad. ..y^^^.- .
- Fillteen^yeacs-agoi
January 6,1981
And then there were
three. ^
The Prince George
Mohawics withdrew
frem 4h^ B^C^dnipt^
Hpckey League, leaving
only three teams left to
play. ^
Remainmg; were tha
Quesnel Kangaroos^
Kamloops Cowboys and
Delta Hurry Kings.
The Mohawks withdrewV
citing player
recruiting problems and
low fan attendance.
Tiven^4!Kirs_8go:. ^
V The Quesnel Mils
lionaireS split a pair of
games iwi^hjpirincl
^^^T^&iVlifli'cf^ed
the N6Sy Y«y!|?||iom|
with a wiin, diimpihg thi
Spruce Kirii^'p;|fi^a|
evening. . . - I
Then tJir S^iuhl^yl
'in Bimph Gjc^rgeBhi
arn a come-froin