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14-QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1984
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Outstanding air cadets
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"If you're going to find a job
first, we'll never get mamed."
VLTCRAN TRUCM R Hugh Christie, a protcssional driver with
more than 40 years behind the wheel during which he has never had a
reportable accident, is seen above right with highways minister and'
Cariboo MLA Alex Fraser as he officially opened the four-lane
highway over the new underpass at North Star Rd. and Highway 97
south Friday morning.
Highways minister and Cariboo
MLA Alex Fraser held the ribbon
and veteran truck driver Hugh
Christie cut the red ribbon about
11:30 a.m. Friday and a chip truck
made the initial journey across the
new overpass above North Star Rd.
The four-lane structure, said by
Fraser to have been completed on
budget and on time, at a cost of $2.4
million is the result of a long battle
one loop interchange now
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within the community to install an
THE NEWLY OPENED Northstar Interchange is quite an im­ owned by Larry Davison of Rotortech in Quesnel, gives a bird's eye
underpass to end a traffic hazard on Quesnel lawyer Thomas Lanpressive
figure from above. This aerial shot, taken from a helicopter view of the hillside development.
Highway 97 where chip trucks hauldry
is dead after a canoeitjg
ing trailers were forced to cross the mishap on tfee Frm^ River Satur­
highway iat the North Star intersecday, Jimc J6. •
tion to get to Cariboo Pulp and Landry arid friend Brad
r a n s e c a t t l e
Paper.
Chudiafc were canoeing south of
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and printing
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NAZKO RANCHER PLAGUED by a pack of wolves atficials in Quensd and Williams Lake to help liim kill ol iIk
tacking his stock points to a huge area of grazing land wolves for the past three years. He is grazing Ins i.nile on
available (o him but he cannot risk using it because five out hay fields he relies on to produce winter fe< d lor (t.i 4^0
of eight head loose on the range last week were attacked. head he runs.
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them in the road alowances where ing it obvious that they are moving e v i d e n c e
heavy traffic keeps the wolves away. very quickly, but regularly over the
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he does have miles of logged over establishing their territory. They can Ira.Withlei", regional cattle w^rt n.>.idi.iH ill>
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land under grazing leases that he cover 20 to 40 miles per day using manager of - the released, but regardless
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could be using if the wolves had the road system as freeways. ministry of environ­ of whether they were
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been brought under control. There is plenty of evidence of wild ment in Williams Lake, turned out or broke
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Last year when he raised the game in the range area. Moose and was in the Blackwater out, the effect was that
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issue, predator control measures deer tracks are plentiful, biit there is and Nazko area last the wolves attacked
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were promised during the winter little sign that the wolves are attackweek
to see the ground them and now we are VICIOUS ATTACK by vicinity of the injured
Prepaid Service
months. According to Dunn, these ing the wildlife.
firsthand and to ex­ able to take some ac­ wolves lef t this young heifer along with two
never materialized and he is still fac­ "It seems to me the slower, more amine the evidence of tion to try to rid that heifer with more than sets of smaller tracks.
ed with the same pack of killer vunerable cattle they have attacked wolf attacks on Larry area of the members of 30 slashes on the inside
wolves who have been attacking his have given them a taste for beef. A Dunn's cattle. this pack," Withler of her right rear leg.
stock for the past three years. cow, even protecting a calf, isn't "We were on the said.
She had to be treated
by a veterinarian as in-
Last week, despite a heavy rain nearly as formidable as a deer or a ground and saw that He said Gerhardt fection from the
the night before, tracks of the pack moose.
evidence and that is Toschler, predator con­ wounds is rapid and
were evident on a range road Dunn "It's different when cattle are in a what we had to have trol officer, or Jim sometimes fatal. In the
pushed through between the Nazko herd. Then they can form a circle before we could make Corbett a wildlife pro­ lower photo a huge pug
and Blackwater last year. with the calves in the centre and any effort to deal with tection officer from mark from what is
From the pug marks and wolf fight off the wolves. That's why we the wolves in that Quesnel, would go believed to be the
stool located on the road, it would have kept them bunched up in our area," Withler said. back to check the baits leader of the killer,wolf
appear there are at least three hay fields and it is also why I bought "That is provincial within days and that pack was found in the
wolves, one a huge male, a female every cow bell I could find and put as well as local policy. hopefully the wolf pro­
and a pup.
them on the cows," Dunn said. First there must be hard blem could be solved in
They are not yet proficient killers "These defences work on enclos­ evidence that wolves this way.
since the cattle released on the range ed pastures, but they don't work on are attacking domestic Toschler placed baits
, earlier this'-m6hfh^'have usually - open range where the cattle get livestock,'"then"-we-are^ last year. However,
managed" to, escape, with minor separated. Once they ge:t ^ of the permitted to deal with they proved totally in­
slashes to the iriside of their back herd they are targets for the the problem in" thernost effective. A number of
legs.
wolves."
humane way possible. Dunn's cattle were at­
And Dunn has decided he isn't When Dunn released the eight "In the Dunn case, tacked last year and
goingV to release his stock onto the head of cattle to test his theory that that is a tremendous one at least was killed
open range to give them more the pack was just laying in wait, he piece of ground up and eaten.
animals on which to hone their did so on the advice of Withler and there and there are a lot
skills.
Toschler.
of places for wolves to
What is upsetting to him is that
"It is really a tough decision. The
run, although it ap­
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neither the ministry of the environ­
feed in the slashed areas is excellent
pears they are using the
ment, predation control branch, nor
this year and 1 could run twice as
road system for access
It's time to call your.
the ministry of agriculture seems to
many cattle as I now have if they
to the range.
Welcome Wagon
be willing to make an investment in
hostess. She wil bring
were safe from the wolves.
"When we saw the
congratulations and gifts
cattle to prove that the problem ex­
"Rather than that, I wind up
evidence of the attacks
for the family and the
ists, but if the rancher provides the
pasturing them on my hay fields and
we placed seven baits
new baby!
stock and they are killed in the ex­
they are eating up the crop I need periment, to
and we are very hopeful
there is no compensation.
winter them over."
that they will prove ef­ YOU CANT BEAT FOR INFORMATION
"If they need evidence of wolf atfective
and that Dunn THE ACTION
CALL
The wolves have left their tracks tacks, I think they should be the will then be able to get IN THE WANT ADS
on every road cut through the range ones to provide the stock. If the ran­
Carol Keay 747-3126
his stock out on the Observer
by loggers and ranchers. It is obcher is going to provide the stock, he range," Withler said. classifieds
vious from these that they are should be compensated when they
Paulette Dagenais
"I must be frank 992-2121
travelling the full width and breadth are attacked," Dunn said.
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with you. We have to :
move very cautiously
NO CHANCE TAKEN
when we deal with
wildlife situations. We
are very closely watch­
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"That is one of the Systems
reasons why this release
of eight head of cattle
Eric Sargent, Larry Dunn's
For as iov as
yard without his rifle, which he now by Dunn where we
former partner, whose range is adjakeeps
loaded and at hand, and came could finally see the
cent to Dunn's but who ran a dif­ face-to-face with the same wolf.
$40/week
ferent type of operation wouldn't
hard evidence of the at­
Dunn, who travels everywhere
take a chance on putting his stock
tacks, was so impor­
with a rifle at hand, has never seen
out on the range either.
tant.
the wolves.
We understood the 155B-Bth five. Pr. George 5B3-2263
Dunn runs a cow-calf ranch. "All I see are chewed up and dead
Sargent runs feeder cattle. He just cattle, lots of tracks, a lot of wolf
decided not to risk the losses that dung which when examined is
were inevitable and called in the cat­ sometimes full of cattle hair.
tle trailers and hauled his stock off "1 now patrol the range with a
to market.
motorbike and one of these days 1
P U B L I C N O T I C E
am going to get one of those wolves
All 208 yearling feeders went in my sights when they are attack­
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under the hammer rather than gaming.
They are getting bolder and
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ble on running them loose on range bolder and it is only a matter of time
DISTRICT
infested with killer wolves. before they come right down to the
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Sargent said Thursday that he ranch yard pastures.
wasn't going to put his stock out on "I hope Toschler can get rid of
the range after he had a number them, or like a lot of other ranchers
to claim ticket
chewed up last year. As far as that in this country, 1 am going to have
area is concerned, the range is to go out of business and a lot of ex­
unusable.
cellent range land is going to be
wasted," Dunn said.
"There is lots of feed there and
the range could support a lot of cattle,
but I'm not running stock to be
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chewed up by wolves. Nobody can
afford to do that," Sargent said.
• PAPER? Final clean up following construction is now complete. Any proper­ -name appears in Tuesday edition,
Another neighbor of Dunn's, livty
owners who have specific complaints regarding restoration,
ing on a pension on a small property
should contact Mr. Bill Evans, Land Agent, at the Quesnel Cariboo must be claimed by the following
just off the Nazko Rd., had a milk
lust Call Regional District office, phone 747-2123, Prior to June 30, 1984.
cow which birthed twin calves.
Circulation... The completed roads are: Brears, Britton, Coach, Enemark, Fiege, Friday 5:00 p.m.
Gavlin, Geisbrecht, Grosz, Manweiller, Morast, Neighbour, Peder-
One of the calves died and before
son, Phillips, Quesnel Hydraulic, Redden, Sanderson, Tatchell, -name appears in Thursday edition,
he coAild bury it, a huge wolf came
Thompson, Vachon and Vikers.
into the yard and carried it off.
Cariboo
must be claimed by the following
Brent J. Stallard
To make matters worse, a few Observer
Project Co-ordinator
Monday 5:00 p.m.
days later the man went out into his 992-2121
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QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY. JUNE 19, 1984-3
Darron Wade Ripplinger, 18, was tragically
killed in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97
north of Williams Lake June 3.
Darron was graduate of Correlieu Secondary 1
School in 1983, and was the historian of the
class. He has many interests, with one of the
most vivid being drama. He greatly enjoyed performing
for people and v/as a guest host on 'Visions
In Rock', a local Cable 10 production, i
Bryant Paul of the der. The Carrier sum­ Darron was employed by B.C. Rail at the time
Cariboo Tribal Council mer home is a structure of his death. ,
will formally present of chinked logs,
the model and the plans somewhat resembling a Darron will be greatly missed by his family and
for a Native Indian teepee in shape. many, many friends he leaves behind.
Village to be erected in
A memorial service was held for Darrori June
LeBourdais Park dur­ The Native Indian 6 at the Clayton Funeral Chapel.
ing Billy Barker Days Village is a new addi­
this year.
tion to the Billy Barker ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
According to Paul, Days Festival and is the
the plans call for the end result of a great
construction of three many hours of serious
traditional teepees, planning and work by
complete with fire pits, the Indian Bands, the
(1974)
and two pit houses, the Native Friendship Cen­
traditional Carrier tre staff and the
SOCIETY
winter dwelling as well students in the Adult ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
as a traditional Carrier Career Planning pro­ Thurs., June 21, 1984
log teepee, used as sumgram
at College of New
mer dwellings. Caledonia.
7:30 p.m. Dunrovin Lodge
Each of the struc­ Paul, who was ner­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
tures will be inhabited vous about making the
by Native people in
costumes which con­
appeal for approval at
SERGEANT STEVEN SCHNEIDER and Sergeant Steven Power Flight Scholarship, while Crosson was the recipient of form to the traditional city council, said the
>osson were awarded prestigious scholarships at the Air the Glider Flight Scholarship. Both cadets will be attending styles and decorations, project, if successful Place St. Laurent
Cadet Annual Inspection June 6. Schneider was awarded the six-week courses starting July 1.
but which will be made this year, may become
of cloth since buckskin a permanent part of the
(Corner of Kinchant St. and St. Laurent)
and leather is too ex- Billy Barker Days SUMMER SPECIAL c
horbitant in 'price. Festival.
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The people on site
will be selling native According to some
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arts and crafts in­ of the planners, it could
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o u t s t a n d i n g a c h i e v e r s
cluding beadwork and even branch out into a
month
leatherwork and out­ full-time summer
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Two members of Quesnel's Air Cadet Squadron 768 rent affairs."
side in the "village" tourist attraction in a
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have received special scholarships for their outstanding
This was the second time for an Interiew for Schneider as there will be drying permanent location. JUNE-JULY-AUGUST
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achievement in all facets of cadets.
he interiewed before for the glider scholarship, one step racks for salmon and
(ONLY)
Seventeen-year-old Sergeant Steven Schneider was the
below power flight. Even so, the experience was still trout from which the
recipient of the Power Flight scholarship, while Sergeant
enough to induce a slight case of nerves.
public is invited to E n g a g e d
Steven Crosson, 16, was awarded the Glider Flight scholar­
make their purchases.
ship.
"I was still fairly nervous," says Schneider. "I started
Schneider will be attending a six-week power flight
There will also be a Mr. and Mrs. James
studying in September, when cadets started up. But it's
course in Victoria and at the end of the course will be a
salmon barbecue with Tolhurst wish to an­
been worth it, winning this scholarship."
qualified power flier.
bannock on the side. nounce the engagement
Crosson will attend a six-week glider course in Princeton > Both Crosson and Schneider plan to continue their The village is going of their daughter Lorna
and will officially be a glider pilot at the finish of the careers in aviation.
to encompass not only Louise Tolhurst to Mr.
course.
the culture and tradi­ Robert Kevin Nicholls,
Everything is paid for by the scholarship. As well, each
"I knew when I joined Air Cadets that I wanted to tions of the Carrier son of Mr. and Mr. Ted
cadet will receive a small allowance each week through the
become a jet pilot so I've been working toward it. This is people, who inhabited Nicholls.
another step towards my goal," says Schneider. "I plan to
scholarship.
continue on to university, through the Forces, and then
most of this area, but The couple will be
"Winning was a real thrill," said Schneider. "The comwork
for the Forces after graduating from university." the teepees are tradi­ married July 14 at the
petition was very stiff, with squadrons from throughout
tionally Plains Indian Trinity Lutheran
B.C. competing. It makes winning that much better." Crosson too wants to be a jet pilot, but he is leaning dwellings.
JOIN NOW for
Church by Pastor A.
The fact that the competition was stiff Was seconded by more towards becoming a commercial pilot. Crosson The pit houses, made Jurchen. A reception Summer Shape-up
Lieutenant Shirlee Ezowski, public relations officer of hopes to perhaps win the power flight scholarship in up­ of logs in a circular will follow at the
the 768 Squadron.
coming years to continue his education in aviation. shape, are entered Bouchie Lake Hall.
"There were 48 squadrons vying for the scholarship,"
explained Ezowski. "When you take into consideration
Both cadets and their leaders wished to extend a special through the centre
that each squadron has about 40'Cadets,it;4nakes::for.pretty
.thanks to Larry Davison, who was the ground school in­ from the top by a lad­
severe competition."
structor for Schneider and Ci-osson. Davison is a
Sixty cadets'-ffom throughout' B.C. are chosen for the'
helicopter pilot ifor.Rotortech, and volunteered all his time
glider scholarship. The number is halved for the power
with the cadets.
flight scholarship: » • The scholarship courses are sponsored by the B.C. Air
In order to even qualify for the scholarship, the cadet Cadet League and partly by Naitional Defense.
must have a very high academic standing, in the 80 per cent Other congratulations go to Flight Sergeant Glen In-
range in academic subjects.
gebretson who was chosen as a spare for the power flight
"Special emphasis is put on chemistry, math and course. If any of the scholarship winners cannot make it to
physics," says Captain Bill Hatton, commanding officer the course, he will go in their place.
of the squadron. "These are the subjects that are most applicable
to flying and therefore essential."
Sergeant Susan Hawkey was chosen as first spare for the One Man's Trash
Other factors taken into consideration are motivation,
International Exchange Student. There were only two is Another Man's
females in the province chosen. The International Ex­ Treasure!
suitability, long-term plans in regards to aviation, citizenchange
program sends a cadet from B.C. to another cadet Find it today in the
ship and knowledge of current affairs. These areas are league. Last year's exchange was with Great Britain. In
assessed by a selection review board, composed of
Observer
the event that one of the chosen exchange cadets cannot
representatives from the Department of National Defense, participate. Hawkey is first in line to take their place. classifieds
provincial and local Air Cadet Leagues and a navigator
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from the Air Force.
"The review board interview is verjf intense," says Hatton.
"Each interview takes about 45 minutes, and the boys
are questioned on a large variety of areas.
MOTORWAYS
They must not only have an excellent knowledge of aviation,
but must also be very aware of current affairs. They
are questioned on everything from the structure of governments
all over the world to the structure of a plane. The
review board hits upon all areas to give them an accurate
idea of what each cadet has to offer."
is pleased to announce
Schneider and Crosson definitely agreed that the review
board was tough.
the appointment of
"I spent a lot of time preparing for the interiew because
I had heard how intense it was," says Crosson. "I studied
all the aviation books I could, a's well as reading stacks of
newspapers, listening and watching the news on T.V. and
basically just trying to learn as much as possible about cur-
The Credit Union
to the position of
Construction
Terminal Manager
In Quesnel
(Effective June 15, 1984.)
Elmer and his wife Mary have
been long time residents of the
Cariboo and are returning to
Quesnel from Williams Lake and
looking forward to getting reac-
quainted with their former friends.
Elmer will be taking over the posi­
tion from Larry Wilkes who will take
up the position of Terminal Manager
in Edmonton, Alberta. Larry wishes
to thank the many friends and
businesses that have supported him
during the past 4V2 years.
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There^ are times while the B.C.
government hauls itself in and out
of the throes of a self-imposed fiscal
restraint policy when nothing they
do makes good sense.
There are jobs gone begging in the
civil service because the internal
promotion machinery does not
make concessions for people to fill
highly-skilled jobs.
It was after all, the intention of
the government to permit public sec­
tor jobs to be taken by people now
in service. Unfortunately you can't
make an alcoholism and drug
counsellor out of a maintainance
worker, so the position available in
Quesnel goes unfilled.
While despite the best efforts of
other public service workers,
families are breaking up, jobs are
being lost, people are going to jail
when all of these circumstances
might have been avoided by a little
of the right treatment when it was
needed, like yesterday and today,
there is a "job freeze" in place.
In a ball game, that would be
strike one.
In the game of life, we have this
very real, very important, perhaps
even vital problem in the Cariboo.-
We have a sport fishery that is
rapidly declining into a hollow joke.
The fish to restock the major lakes
cannot be hatched by the provincial
hatcheries because the government
fired the workers who are needed to
staff those facilities.
Here stands British Columbia, on
the brink of a world exhibition,
screaming its message to the world,
come and visit "Beautiful B.C."
where there are mountains of unsur-
pased beauty, where the fisherman
can fill a feature wall with trophy
fish.
But in the ocean off our coast and
in the inland waters of our Cariboo
lakes, just when we need the fish
most, there won't be enough fish,
never mind trophies, to fill a fisher­
man's creel, let alone a trophy wall.
Why is it that policies on paper
look so much better than they look
when we have to fit them to the
realities of life in these times?
Firing a third of the public service
looked like such a fine way to save
money. Most of them weren't worth
their pay anyway, the average
British Columbian would have told
you. For some that may have been
the truth.
But the indiscriminate "downsiz­
ing" has brought results the govern­
ment is long-overdue addressing.
The list of essential services they
were talking about never materializ­
ed. It was perhaps only to be pro­
posed in terms of avoiding
unpleasantness for the government,
or the general public.
When the trout fishery in the in­
terior is threatened as it is now by
this short-sighted political decision.
it is past time for some reason to be
applied. -
If the Cariboo lakes are not stock­
ed this year there will be nO trophy
fisli for 1986. they cari^t be stocked.
. Lack of personnel closed down our
trout hatcheries.
The egg take, from which fish
stocks are raised, was only 10 per
cent of what was required and
unlike chickens, trout eggs can't be
obtained year around.
Strike two.
Now as any person who has
wintered in the Cariboo knows,
there are problems with inclement
weather which people on the lower
Mainland and in Victoria haven't
had to deal in a lifetime. Especially
bureaucrats in Victoria.
When it comes to winter transpor­
tation here for Quesnel school
students, we are not talking about
frills, we are talking about survival.
It may be reasonable in Van­
couver, or Surrey, or even Rich­
mond, to give your kids a handful
of change on a snowy day and tell
them to stop snivelling and get out
and catch a biis. A transit bus, not a
school bus.
That is an impossibility in the
Cariboo and Jack Heihrich, the
minister of education, who may
never have gotten out. of Prince
George in winter,^ should know that.
It becomes obvious that if he ever
knew such transit problems occur in
his neighbor city to the south, he is
not wdling to acknowledge the
stupidity of his school bus load
limits.
Alex Fraser knOws the weather
realities in !his country and it was
his ministry which demanded that
the load limit restrictions be met.
They were the law of the land. They
have to be enforced.
Now between Fraser's regulations
and Heinrich's stupidity there exists
a group of children whose parents
have a major transportation pro­
blem, beside them a school board
who can't solve the problem no mat­
ter how willingly they work.
What is needed are some conces­
sions from Heinrich and some
special funding to buy the buses and
pay the personnel to operate them,
in order to meet these extraordinary
circiimstances.
. Heinrich pleads poverty. Strike
three for the fiscal restraint pro­
gram.
When restraints meant seriously
curtailing our demands on govern­
ment, that was acceptable. If there
were some short-term discomforts
or even inconveniences, they were
acceptable. If there were hardships
up with which the average adult had
to put, that 'as acceptable.
But when a government is pour­
ing a billion dollars into a project to
promote tourism in B.C. during
1986 with one hand and strangling
the resource needed to support the
effort with the other, somebody •
somewhere had better write new
rules.
When laws deny children access
to classrooms, somebody had better
write new laws.
When essential services aren't
provided, we need better govern­
ment.
E D I T O R I A L
i n t e r e s t
Farmers and ranchers who battled to overcome the crippl­
ing effects of interest rates that went through the 20 per cent
roof at the height of the depression, a period during which
prices for their products did not keep pace with the general
rate of inflation, saw some hope when interest rates began to
fall below 10 per cent early this year.
What they had not considered was that the banks and len­
ding institutions which had been quick to ladle out the loans
when the rates were at their peak and in so doing had pushed
thousands of them off the edge of a financial cliff, would now
withhold credit because agriculture had "become a bad risk"
because they had gone over the edge.
Money is available. It must be. Lending institutions rolled
in enormous profits from 25 per cent interest rates. Money is
available, but interest rates are back in double digits, heading
upward daily and it is that fact which confuses not only
farmers and ranchers, but the average Canadian.
If money is not tight, why are interest rates so high? It is not
because Canadians have gone an a buying spree. Business
reports and predictions indicate we are hanging grimly on to
all out extra cash. Basically, Canadians have not come out of
the psychological shock of the recession and businesses are
suffering.
An explanation is relatively simple. Our interest rates are
high because credit in the U.S. has reached boom porpor-
tions. Americans are borrowing big and buying big and their
economy is pounding along at a furious rate, which means
that money is in short supply and their interest rates reflect
that factor. They are even higher than Canadian rates.
There is not a single Canadian economist who would dare
to suggest that Canada's economy is on the verge of a boom.
We are so flat-lined that if our economy was a human body
they would be sending for the crash cart.
Our interest rates are climbing into the 15 per cent range
because credit demands are weak, meaning the Canada-U.S.
interest rate differential narrowed to the point where the
Canadian dollar depreciated to almost 75 per cent.
That means the Bank of Canada had to prop it up or we
would have found ourselves in a new round of inflation and
that is where we sit today.
Canadian money had to cost more or our kite-tail relation­
ship with the American economy would have sunk us finan­
cially in the world market place.
Liberal government policy, which tied our economy to that
of the U.S., makes it possible for American speculators to
determine what the Canadian dollar will sell for in world
markets. They can manipulate us simply by raising interest
rates in the U.S.
If they want Canadian products at cheaper prices, they can
run up the interest rates, deflate the Canadian dollar value
and buy at their own prices. When they sell to us, the price of
U.S. products earns them 125 per cent in terms of Canadian
funds.
We are in a no-win situation and when credit costs are so
high that a farmer or rancher can't afford to replant or
restock his land, we had better start rethinking our economic
policies and seriously consider firing the government who set
us up like ducks in a shooting gallery to be picked off by the
U.S. investors.
HOW OTHERS SEE IT
M e a s u r e d
P A T M c D o n a l d ... from o u r P o r t r a i t G a l l e r y
'BASHFUL BETTV WAS on hand at the Old Age Pensioner's Organization 25th Charter Night last Friday
evening. Betty was part of the fashion show put on by the Kinette club, one of the groups providing entertain­
ment at the Charter Night celebration. Bashful Betty, alias Pat McDonald, modeled a 1910 bathing suit,
complete with parasol and beach ball. McDonald has been a member of the Kinettes for four years and is
vice-president of the Quesnel group. When not modelling old-fashioned bathing suits, McDonald enjoys
tamer hobbies, such as crocheting and reading!
o c r i t e ' p o p
In the latest issue of the Jehovah's Witness magazine. Awake!, rock
singer Michael Jackson is quoted as saying that the video for his hit song
and title track of the album Thriller was not a good idea. He says, in fact,
that he would never do anything like it again.
The article says Jackson is sorry he did it because the subject matter and
visual effects go against his teachings of his religion. There was already a
disclaimer on the video to the indicate that Mr. Jackson doesn't believe in
the occult.
. We expect that the $30 million from the sale of the album Thriller, plus
sales and royalties on the videotape and the video The Making of Thriller
and other asundry profits from the publicity of it all (which together pro­
bably total another $30 million) will also be renounced by the artist.
Afterall, it is supposedly ill-gotten money that would only weigh heavily
on the now-pure conscience of Mr. Jackson.
When we see the $60 million turned back to some charitable organiza­
tion, we'll know Mr. Jackson was serious. Until then, pardon us if the
word 'hypocrite' pops up.
Contox District Free Press
This is the tale of two mothers.
They have the title by definition:
a female gives birth to an offspring.
Yet, neither has nursed her baby,
bathed it, rocked it or kissed it as it
slept.
They show up every Mother's
Day to painfully remember that mo­
ment when they made a decision
they would question the rest of their
lives.
When Peg (not her real name)
decided to give her baby up for
adoption she was 17 years old. '1
didn't even think of the part of the
child 1 was taking with me,' she
wrote. 'All I thought of was trying
to get my parents to stop crying, get
my life back to normal, and find a
place for the baby to grow.
'Does anyone know how many
times 1 sat on my bed and hugged
my pillow and ached for him? I held
him once, but I doubt that he
remembers anything I told him.
I told him hello and goodbye
when he was 10 days old. I told him
to never forget how much I loved
to my doubts and fears...a person I
could not say no to.
'I was unable to raise a child
alone, unable to give away a child
by a man I loved like yesterday's
newspaper, so I terminated the life
of my child. Not a choice. A deci­
sion.
I'm not an advocate of abortion
and I don't represent teenagers who
have abortions, but I do represent
mothers who forfeit their children
because they are powerless to do
otherwise. We pay for it every day
of our lives. Never allowed to
grieve, we go on bleeding forever
By W. Roger Worth
Canada's telephone companies, it
seems want us to start paying for
every call we make, regardless of
whether the call is local or long
distance.
The new scheme, already being
heavily promoted by the telephone
firms that provide service in
Quebec, Ontario and British Col­
umbia, is called Local Measured
Service.
That's another way of saying
Canadians will, pay for each and
every call they make on a cents-per-
call basis.
The companies claim about 60 per
cent of us will pay less for service
than we do now, mainly because we
don't make many calls.
Heavy users will pick up the
slack.
Indeedi the companies claim the
new system will be fairer.
In addition, they contend the
overall change won't cost any more,
suggesting that telephone company
profits will remain about the same. ,
, Somehow, though, the telephone,
companies have conveniently
forgotten that it is expected to cost
tens of rnillions of dollars to place
what amounts to a pay telephone in
everyone's house and business.
If customers won't have to pay
that changeover cost, who will?
In addition, the telephone com­
panies have yet to explain how the
billing system would work.
One can envision, for example,
getting a telephone bill that
resembles a bank statement with 200
to 300 entries outlining the date,
time and cost of each local call.
Providing such information
would be costly, as would the addi­
tional postal charges resulting from
overweight bills sent to heavy users.
To muddy the argument even fur­
ther, the phone companies claim
that revenues from people using
long-distance services now subsidize
the cost of local telphone service.
The phone companies want that
changed.
_ , f. , e.u Essentially, though, the com-
Excerpts from the letters of these panjes have been using the fairness
two mothers are shared wUh you on argument to promote the pay-per-
this day for one reason. Not to call system
judge. Not to pass sentence But to credibility is lacking,
pomt out to young girls who have a recent vote among 64,000
not been faced with the decision, members of the Canadian Federa-
that pregnancy is not as'simphstic' tion fo Independent Business, for
or as'routine'or as'final'as society example, a full 72 per cent of
would have you believe. respondents rejected user-pay
This is the one moment in your phones, opting to maintain the pre-
life where thy will be done. And it is sent fiat rate billing system,
awesome. It's little wonder they voted as
It is not the end of a problem~but they did.
only the beginning. Cont'd page 5
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him. I loved him enough to let go and always. We live with a lie and
when it was best. 1 could never do it reminders of the stigma.
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it is not alone what we do,
bui aho wh-at we do not do,
for which we are accountuble.
again. It almost killed me.
'Sometimes 1 have this heart-felt
panic that 1 don't know if he is in
danger. I remember the fiutterings
of life, but it's all I have of my son.
1 don't even have the satisfaction of
knowing he loves and trusts me.'
Pam (not her real name) was
estranged from her family when she
became pregnant. Without a sup­
port system, she clung desperately
'to the one human being who related
'Every little child we see that is
about the same age reminds us of
the gifts that we denied. The life we
destroyed or gave away.
Few people would allow us the
right to say that we lost a child.
'Lost' is too easy. We should be
made to admit the full weight of our
sins. Admit that we 'murdered or
abandoned' it. None of us expect
sympathy. But a little compassion
would help.'
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QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1984-5
THE CANADIAN CANCER Society officially moved into their new office at 674,Front Street last
Tuesday. Mayor Mike Pearce and Lexina Graham, the unit president prepare to cut the opening rib­
bon, while Dr. Peter Culligan looks on. Dr. Culligan and the Lakeview Dental Group were responsi­
ble for donating the office space to the Cancer Society.
The Quesnel branch of the Canadian Cancer Graham stresses the fact that the office and its
Society has finally found what looks to be a per- supplies are available for the public, with
manent home.
The Cancer Society has been donated an office
by Dr. Peter Culligan and the Lakeview Dental
Group downstairs in the Medi-Dental Building at
674 Front Street.
The society has been looking for office space
since January, wanting to find a central office
which would be conveniant for people to reach to
take advantage of the many programs the society
has to offer.
"When we approached Peter about using
some of the office space in the Medi-Dental
Building, the response was immediately
positive," says Lexina Graham, Unit President.
"The space v^asn't being used and I think the
Cancer Society is a very good cause, so now it is
being put to optimal use," says Culligan.
Culligan added that though the use of office
space comes up for review once a year, he could
see no reason why the Cancer Society would not
be remaining in the building, unless the society
outgrows the present office.
With the rate of growth experienced by the
society since moving into the office in May, this
could be a possibility, though Graham is positive
it won't present a problem.
"The more people we have, the better," she
laughs. "Since moving into the office, we've had
21 people come in and ask what the Cancer
Society is all about and they have all joined on a
volunteer basis."
All work done for the Cancer Society is
volunteer, with people involved in everything
from answering the telephone to helping educate
the public through the- school system and
through public displays.
"There is absolutely no experience necessary
to join the Cancer Society," says Graham. "The
main thing we want is the desire to help. The
Cancer Society will do all the training that is
needed."
Members become involved in workshops in the
Quesnel area sponsored by the Canadian Cancer
Society which teach about cancer. Graham says
these are extremely helpful in training
volunteers. As well, the Cancer Society has an
extensive library which is available to members
and people who want to learn about cancer.
N o p u
From page 1
operators the right to call back
workers for a four-hour shift at the
end of statutory holidays to begin
the start-up procedures.
Details of the wage offer in the
tentative agreement have not been
disclosed, but the contract is to be
recommended to the membership
for approval by the union brass.
Thursday the union had called
from Vancouver to offer manage­
ment an orderly shutdown of the
mill on Sunday, with a full work
stoppage by some 300 mill workers
Monday.
Bush said he had informed the
union that the company had no in­
tention of shutting down production
during an illegal strike and that the
company intended to stay in pro­
duction using staff.
The strike threat by the union was
a late move a long-term dispute bet­
ween the province's 12 pulp mills
and 13,000 pulp workers in the CPU
and the Canadian Pulp, Paper and
Woodworkers of Canada. "
They notified all the mills that a
three-day strike had been called to
begin last Monday morning and the
mills have been offered an orderly
shutdown.
Contract talks between the unions
and the Pulp and Paper Labor Rela­
tions Bureau of B.C., representing
the companies, broke down early
this year and the companies locked
out their employees for almost 10
weeks.
When the lockout, ended, the
union struck the companies until the
B.C. legislature ordered work to
resume.
The same legislation permits the
government to impose a settlement,
but labor minister Bob McClelland
refused to do so and urged both
sides to negotiate an agreement.
The unions Thursday had rejected
the final company offer of a three-
year contract in line with a settle­
ment approved by the IWA this
year.
In that agreement the IWA got
zero increase in the first year, four
per cent in the second and 4.5 per
cent in the third year.
They reached a compromise
about 11 a.m. Friday as the talks
continued.
The first increase in the package is
due IWA workers July 1 and it ap­
pears now the pulp unions will get
that increase if they vote to accept
the latest compnay offer.
Bush said he was happy that
agreement had been reached and
that the plan to operate the plant
with staff had been averted.
He said one of the fears in a situa­
tion like that was that equipment
might be damaged within the mill if,
the union decided to ignore the com­
pany wishes and shut down the
operation forcing the staff to make
repairs before a restart could begin.
Bush said it was CPP's intention
to continue operating the mill if the
strike had been called and that he
had informed the union delegate of
the company plan."
o9.
BUCKLE UP
EVERY
BODY
members ready and willing to help.
"If anyone has a question about cancer, we
are there to help answer it, using all the available
resources," says Graham. "It is through educa­
tion that cancer can be detected and hopefully
beaten. Education of the pubUc is vital to our
program."
If people come into the office with questions,
everything is kept in strictest confidence.
"We have trained counsellors who will help
people who are suffering from cancer," says
Graham. "These counsellors have had cancer
and can understand what cancer victims are go­
ing through."
The office will be concentrating on their
education program in the fall, as activity will be
slowing down throughout the su.mmer.
The office is now open Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 10 a.m until 2 p.m.. However,
there is an answering machine on at all times
which is checked every day so that people who
need help or have a question can still phone and
receive an answer the next day. The office will be
closing its doors for the summer months as of
June 28. Graham emphasizes the fact that this
will not mean that there is no help available.
"The answering machine will still be on 24
hours a day, with someone checking it every day.
There will definitely still be help available for
those who need it."
The office will be opening up again immediate­
ly following the Labour Day Weekend. Grahani
expresses hopes for an increase in-hours open.
"Our goal is to be open five days a week, four
hours per day," says Graham. "Hopefully, the
positive response we have received will continue
in the form of more volunteers so that we can
make our goal a reality."
Graham wished to extend special thanks to
members of the community.
"I want to thank everyone who has done
volunteer work for the Cancer Society, as well as
the city for the April Cancer Campaign and the
recent bike-a-thon, which was a real success.
Without the support of the citizens in the com­
munity, we wouldn't be where we are today."
After 12 years as the
official conductor and
inspiration behind the
Quesnel Junior Choir,
Margot Rose is stepp­
ing down.
"After 12 years, I
feel I need a bit of a
break," said Rose.
"The break may be
permanent. I'm not en­
tirely sure at the mo­
ment. It depends
whether or not I can
live without it!"
Rose started the
choir in 1972, wanting
to add to the somewhat
limited music program
for students in Quesnel.
"In 1972, the music
program for students
was virtually non-
existant on a substan­
tial level,in Quesnel,"
said Rose.
"There were only
myself and Bert Gif-
ford travelling around
to the elementary
schools in the area
teaching music for an
hour an afternoon.
With so many
schools to cover, we
would only reach each
MARGOT ROSE...
RETIRING FROM
JUNIOR CHOIR
school once in every
eight school days,
which simply isn't ade­
quate for a well-
rounded musical pro­
gram.
"1 saw that there
were students who
needed more and
wanted more, so I came
up with the idea of a
junior choir. I wanted
to see young people en­
joy music and perform
it at a high level of
competence."
The first junior choir
had about 50 members,
a number that has re­
mained fairly constant
A b o r t i o n c l a u s e
From page 1
"It is the feeling of
many concerned tax-
paying citizens of
Quesnel that the by­
laws' of the Society
should not be dictated
by religious beliefs.
The house should be
oiJen to all women who
are in need of it."
Members voicing
their concern after the
meeting stressed the
fact that they are not
against the Amata
Transition House or
the board; in fact, they
felt the existing Imard
had done a very good
job of establishing and
maintaining the Transi­
tion House. What they
are vehemently oppos­
ed to is the discrimina­
tion they see in the
abortion clause of the
constitution.
"It would seem that'
perhaps the board has
lost sight of their
original goal-simply to
provide safe shelter for
those women and
children who require
it."
Board members of
the Amata Transition
House Society
repeatedly refused to
give any comment on
the matter at this point.
They said they would
be available for com­
ment following their
rescheduled annual
general meeting to be
held in August.
The annual general
meeting will be presid­
ed over by Gina Hepp,
newly appointed presi­
dent. Hepp was ap­
pointed June 16,
following Cappy
McKnight's resignation
last week.
over the years.
"The students over
the years have all been
absolutely great," said
Rose. "The majority
of the members are
there because they want
to be there, they want
to learn about music
and are very keen.
Some students are
there in part because
they are somewhat in-
tested in music, but
also because their
parents have encourag­
ed them. I think this is
fine also. We all like to
steer our children into
something worthwhile,
and parents appreciate
the discipline and
demands that being in­
volved in junior choir
incurs."
CHOIR
APPRECIATED
The rewards the
discipline and demands
of junior choir reaped
have been many over
the years.
"It was several years
before I even realized
that the quality of work
being produced by the
choir was such that
would be appreciated
outside of our area,"
seid Rose.
"Len Lythgoe, a
well-known Vancouver
conductor, adjudicated
a music festival in
Quesnel in 1978 and
was very impressed.
He told me that our
choir should definitely
be singing in the lower
mainland."
In 1980, the choir
participated in the B.C.
Music Educator's
Association workshop
in Vancouver.
"We were very well
received, with letters
from people as far
away as southern
California sent to us
telling how much they
enjoyed our perfor­
mance," said Rose.
After their successful
out-of-region debut in
Vancouver, the choir
made a record. The
record was made in
Quesnel, using equip­
ment from a Vancouver
recording studio.
The choir continued
singing at community
events and concerts
while also expanding
into provincial
festivals.
In, 1982, the Quesnel
Junior Choir was one
of the few young peo­
ple's choirs selected
from across the pro­
vince to participate in
the first Chorfest held
in Vancouver.
"The choir sent in an
audition tape and were
selected to participate
from the many that
auditioned," said
Rose. "I think the
highlight of this event
was when the choir
sang along with 500
others in the Orpheum
Theater. It was quite
remarkable and
definitely something to
'oe remembered."
The choir was invited
back to participate in
the 1984 Chorfest held
in May on the basis of
their outstanding per­
formance in 1982.
"They were granted
entry on the basis of
their excellent reputa­
tion," said Rose.
PERSONAL GAIN
In addition to gain­
ing experience in large
festivals. Rose also
feels that being involv­
ed in junior choir br­
ings about more per­
sonal gain as well.
"Members gain con­
fidence, I think, and a
certain satisfaction
I
from doing a job well.
Being involved in choir
gives both the members
and myself a chance to
tackle very demanding
music that wouldn't be
used in a regular school
curriculum," said
Rose.
"The music we did
for this year's Chorfest
was very difficult and
quite unusual. At first,
the choir didn't like it,
but they mastered it
and, in the end, en­
joyed performing it.
There is a sense of
satisfaction that comes
with having done a job
well."
Rose feels that the
musical program as a
whole in the school
district has greatly im­
proved in the past
years.
"There is a much
greater musical fluency
found in musical pro­
grams now. I think
junior choir has been a
part of this, in conjunc­
tion with the improved
instruction students are
receiving in the
schools," said Rose.
"1 feel being involv-
Cont'd page 8
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or persons responsible for
the loss of 1,000 galons
of fuel from tank at 48
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The Amata Transi­
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received base line fun­
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of Human Resources to
enable the transition
house to continue
operations for 1984-85.
The Board and staff
offer sincere thanks to f
the community of t
Quesnel for their in- *
valuable support. |
Amata Transition
House must still rely on
the goodwill and sup­
port of the community
to carry on transition
house services for abus­
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or triple the residential phone rate,
even though the business phone may
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Organizations like the CFIB have
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BEQ — NAZKO LINE
Rod Martin, B.C. Hydro regional because those.people haye^worked
manager in Quesnel, said Friday he so long and so hard to; get electrical
has put the machinery in motion to service, we are going all-oiit to see
Cariboo Pulp and Paper Co., equipment had to come to Quesnel call tenders on the Nazko hydro ex­ what can be done to complete the'
plans to shut down the turbtf Thrusday for an inspection. tension project in hopes that the project this construction season."
generator at the Quesnel pulp mill In the meantime, the turbo project can be completed this year. Funding for the $877,000 rural
ran into difficulty Tuesday when a generator was quickly reassembled, Martin said he had received electrification extension is in place
transformer bringing replacement while the mill operated on a special assurances from MLA Alex Fraser in terms of the provincial support^
power frOm the B.C. Hydro sub­ 1200 kilovolt emergency line from that the problems vvith rights-of- program vyhich will provide funding.
station malfunctioned hours after it the Quesnel sub-station which left a way through the Nazko Indian up woth about half the total cost.
had beien activated i
number of systems inoperative; in­ reserve would be resolved 'oy the The Department of Indian Af­
Mill manager Bill Bush siaid the cluding the water suppily system. time construction reached that locafairs,
B.C. Building Corporation
turbo generator system is shut down With the turbo-generator back in tion, just west of the Nazko com­ which owns a highways facility in
eve.ry five years for overhaul as a operation CPP was able to phase in munity centre.
the area and School District 28,
matter of necessity and the company service piecemeal over two days and "We have our engineer's best vvhich maintains a school west of the
had chosen to begin the work last as of Thursday noon, everything estimates about the cost of the proreserve,
have each contributed
Tuesday.
was back to normal. Bush said. ject and they would indicate that if about $62,000 and the remainder of
"We don't know the extent of the we don't run into a lot of winter the money is going to have to come
They had made the transfer from damage to the transformer and we construction costs, we should be from the users.
the localized mill system to Hydro don't know how long repairs will able to complete the project within "If we can reduce the amount of
service without any problems and take, but in the meantime wwe are our tar'get prices.
winter work, or if the weather co­
had actually begun to dismantle the fully operational with our own "As far as construction goes this operates, that target of having
turbo generator for overhaul when
the transformer malfunctioned.
system once again."
year, I would have to say we are Christmas tree lights in Nazko may
ANN WALSH, A wriJer from Williams Lake, has had her first book, 'Your
CPP does not normally require right at the edge of the table, but be realistic after all," Martin said.
Time My Time' published and was an Quesnel autographing copies at a local Apparently a winding in the hydro service. It generates its own
bookstore. The book explores the life of a young girl in the Barkerville arfea transformer burned out and the mill supply of electrical power internally
and the experiences she encounters, both today and in the past. crew doesn't have the expertise to and only uses the provincial service
P U B L I C N O T I C E
effect repairs which meant the comwhen
repairs to the turbo-generator
pany which manufactured the are undertaken.
W e l l s s e t t i n g i n s p i r e s
Fraser opposes
REGIONAL
CARIBOO DISTRICT
a u t h o r ^ s r e c e n t n o v e l
flight reduction
'What happens when you fall in. publishing house in the mail, they'd
love with someone from another approach me with trepidation and Transportation and oppose any reduction
time?'
say, 'You're not going to cry, are
him not to entertain RED BLUFF/DRAGON LAKE SEWER SYSTEMS
highways minister Alex in service to our citizens
This is the question posed on the you Mom?'
any PWA applications
Fraser said in Quesnel
Contract 4B - Red Bluff Subdivision Area, south
in the interior," Fraser
book jacket of Ann Walsh's first When Press Porcepic accepted the
to revise their licences
Friday just before said, "in fact the recent
published novel, 'Your Time My novel, I cried too, but they didn't
or to reduce service
of and including IVIaple Drive and west of
opening the new North deregulation by the
Time,' and a question that Walsh mind." under the new air
Highway 97
Star Rd. interchange federal government was
explores in her novel that just came FAMILY SUPPORT
policy.
that he is determined to ensure better ser­
Final clean up following construction is now complete. Any pro­
out in May.
Walsh's family, two daughters, that Quesnel and other vices."
Cont'd page 11 perty owners who have specific complaints regarding restoration,
Walsh was in Quesnel Friday, Katherine, 15, and Megan, 13, and interior B.C. com­
should contact Mr. Bill Evans, Land Agent, at the Quesnel Cariboo
signing autographs at a local book her husband, a high school French
Fraser noted that the
munities will continue
Regional District office; phone 747-2123, prior to June 30, 1984.
store, where her novel is available. teacher, has Ijeen very supportive of
source of the rumnor PARENTS
to receive service from
The novel deals with the ex­ her writing not only with this novel,
was the Machinists and Send a child a Birthday leter
The completed roads are: Maple, Lombardie, Cypress, Dogwood,
periences and, emotions of a young but throughout the years.
Pacific Western Aerospace Union's and baloon from the Birthday Laurel, Lust, Gook, Hausaman, Redwood, Mountain Ash, Bass and
AirHnes despite recent
teenage giri who accompanies her "They understand that sometimes
telex to federal
Bird. Send $1.25 to Tamarack.
rumors to the contrary.
Forget Me Not Service.
'searching for self mother to the I'm sort of preoccupied with what's
transport minister
Brent J. Staliard
8475 Cambie.Sl
Wells of today.
going on with the novel or whatever "The province will Lloyd Axworthy asking Vancouver, B.C. VGB 3J9
Project Co-ordinator
Elizabeth must deal with the I'm working with at the moment,"
loneliness and feelings of discom­ says Walsh.
fiture that assail her when she must "My daughters got quite involved
adjust to the small town life of in 'Your Time My Time,' racing
Wells after living in Vancouver. home from school everyday and
, But Elizabeth finds something in almost pulling the pages out of the
Wells that she would never have in typewriter to see what happened to
Vancouver-a ring that transports Elizabeth. They were also both very
her back in time to the Barkerville helpful in giving me tips on how to
of 1870, where she falls in love with make Elizabeth; who is very.close to
Steven Baker, 17, son of a general their own ages, more real."
store merchant Walsh has been writing since she
Walsh explores the feelings of a was a girl growing up in Alabama,
15-year-old. girl,. who deals, with. South Afncaand Vancouver.
many conflicting emotions, with '.T^e basically always been
reality and sensitivity. The mood is writing, in some form or another,
light, yet thought provoking. says Walsh. "I guess I really started
Though the book has been billed as when I discovered I could make my
'young adult', many older people mother ' cry on her birthday by
have read it and found it enjoyable. writing a sentimental poem for her.
HISTORICAL INFLUENCE Since then, I've tried all genres."
An added measure of enjoyment Walsh moved to Williams Lake in
comes from the fact that local peo1964,
also the year she had her first
ple reading the book actually know poem published in a children's
the places the writer is talking about magazine. She has had a short story
and describing.
on the CBC radio program in 1968,
"There are real places in the had a poem published in 'The Horn­
novel," says Walsh. "There is the by Collection', and received 'dozens
Wells of today, Elizabeth's mother of rejection slips' in the meantime.
works in the JackO'CIubs, Quesnel "My first rejection came from
is in the novel as well. It's ficdon Seventeen Magazine but I've
based in a real setting that local peo­ gathered many more since then,"
ple know."
laughs Walsh. "It's part of the
"I've kept as accurate as possible business. You just have to persist. I
historically. 1 did a large amount of knew 1 wanted to write so I kept at it
research before writing the book to in my spare time."
capture the flavor of the Goldrush Walsh is a teacher and has taught
time in Barkerville and to make the grade one, elementary library,
book more real. 1 only ended up us­ substituted, and taught learning
ing about half of the information I assistance. She has also taught
found out, but it all helped." English as a second language and
Walsh obtained the idea for the taught the Early Childhood Educa­
novel 18 years ago after one of her tion program at the Cariboo Indian
first visits to Barkerville. Education and Training Center..
"We were visiting near the WRITING PROCESS
Thanksgiving weekend, when "Writing has been something that
almost all the shops are closed up I've done in addition to my regular
and it is very quiet," said Walsh. work for many years, but now 1
"We were walking along in the plan to focus more on writing," said
early morning and the street was Walsh.
covered with the low-lying fog and it Walsh works in her home, getting
was quite spooky. Seeing the town her family off to school and then sit­
like that, rather than when it was ting down at the typewriter to start
filled with tourists taking pictures creating.
and the like, it was almost as if there "When things are going good, I'll
were real people living in the houses write all day and into the evening,"
that were heaving a sigh of relief said Walsh. "1 haven't really en­
that all the people were finally gone countered what they call 'writer's
and they could come out and live block' yet. 1 can usually find an
their regular life again." awful lot to say! I do a lot of'cook­
Though the original idea may ing' in my mind, so when I sit down
have come i8 years ago, the writing at the typewriter, a spark usually
of 'Your Time My Time' didn't comes and I'm off."
start until last October.
So far, the 'spark' has led Walsh
"1 started in October and finished to write two more novels, both
the book about six months later," geared toward young adults.
said Walsh. "Then I started sen­ 'Moses, Me and Murder' is her seding
it out to publishers. Press cond novel, and it top deals with
Porcepic in Victoria finally accepted Barkerville.
it and then the editing process "1 find the Cariboo full of amaz­
began."
ing people and stories, an excelent
ake the children with you - Hint: Call your travel agent or Pacific adult fare. " Adults and children's tickets
Walsh says 'finally' because she setting for a fiction novel based in
Pacific Western makes it all Western at 992-9708 now because seats must be purchased as a package and chil­
had sent it out to all other reality," said Walsh.
possible with this super eco­ are limited and at these low prices they'll dren's tickets are non refundable. • Seats
nomical special fare! Travel up go fast!
are not available on all flights. • Travel
publishing houses in B.C. and to 'Moses, Me and Murder' is told
until September 8. Fly to any one of Pacific Because this fare is such a big saving, must be compJeted by September 8,
many in Toronto before even hear­ through the eyes of a 12-year-old
Western's over 40 locations in Western you'll understand tliat a few limitations 1984. • Transportation taxes not including
of Press Porcepic in Victoria. boy and revolves around the actual Canada plus Toronto. Enjoy the extra trips are necessary n Children must be beed. B Budget cars subject to availability
"I was getting used to 1868 murder of Charles Morgan
you can now afford because your kids can tween the ages of 2-14 inclusive. • Chil­ at participating Budget locations, h Cars
rejections," laughs Walsh. "The Blessing. A major figure in the fly for just S25.00 each way We'll even dren must be accompanied by an adult must be reserved at least 24 hours prior
first rejection 1 received for 'Your novel is Washington Delaney
make your trip more affordable at the family member - maximum 1 child per to rental. Rates do not include gas, taxes,
Time My Time' was when I was with Moses, Barkerville's wel-known
other end because you can rent a car for adult. « Adults may travel on any appli­ or insurance.
my daughters and some of their black barber.
as low as S 159.00 a week with 1,050 free cable fare up to 35% discount. Children's
friends downtown.
Her third novel is titled,
kilometers from Budget Rent-A-Car when tickets are subject to the same rules and
1 couldn't help it, I burst into 'Shabash' and deals with an East In­ you fly with us!
regulations as apply to the applicable
tears, much to the mortification of dian boy living in a small B.C. commy
daughters. After that, whenever
one of them saw an envelope from a Cont'd page 10
DRI 3878
Lavigne - Put
O u t d o o r
c e r e m o n y
Charlene Lavigne and Martin Put were married
June 2 in an outdoor wedding ceremony,
with Reverand Franklin-Hearne officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Vi and George
Mogg of Abbotsford.
The groom is the son of Gerald and Olga Put
of Regina, Sask.
The bride's sister Lori Peke of Quesnel was the
matron-of-honor, while brother-in-law Bruce
Peke was the groom's best man.
The bouquets and boutonnieres were made by
Fran Spooner, a special friend of the family.
Special thanks go to her for an excellent job.
Friends and relatives from Quesnel attended
the wedding, along with various out-of-town
guests, including the bride's parents Vi and
George Mogg; sister and brother-in-law Shirley
and John Clayton and son Gerry from Abbotsford;
aunt and uncle Lil and Vern Manning
from Lac La Hache; groom's parents Gerand
and Olga Put; sister Margaret Put from Regina,
Sask., and Bert Put, the groom's uncle, from
Vancouver.
Six-pound Kodi
Parker was born June
6. KodI was born to
Ray Parker and
Heather Nelson.
Bob Gilbert and
Wendy Mathers have a
five pound, seven
ounce addition to their
family. Cassandra
Lynn was born June 3,
and has one sister,
Lindsay, 6.
Wendy and Ken Nordgren
are the proud
parents of a baby boy.
As yet unnamed, the
Mary Lou and Brian
; baby weighed eight
Helset are the proud
pounds, 15 ounces at
parents of a baby girl.
birth. The baby will be
Christina Chauntyle
joining a family of two
was born June 3,
brothers, Jesse, 10, and
weighing seven pounds,
Jeremy, 8, and one
three ounces.
sister, Jennifer, 4.
Ryan Charles Patrick Joseph Doyle
Dearaway was born was born June 8 to
June 7 to Diane parents Joseph and
Dearaway. Ryan Shari Doyle. Patrick
weighed seven pounds, weighed seven pounds,
11 ounces at birth. He ten ounces. He has one
has one brother, sister, Kelly Anne, 1.
Mathew David Morin,
17 months.
Resham and Leanna and Stuart
Davinder Purewall are Garner have started
the proud parents of a their family with a baby
baby boy. The baby, as boy, weighing eight
yet unnamed, weighed pounds, 14 ounces.
six pounds, 13 ounces Colin Stuart was born
when born June 15. June 3.
O B I T U A R Y
Seventy-two year old James McKelvie passed McKelvie is survived by his loving wife,
away in Vancouver General Hospital. His Maynard; two sons, Patrick and Raymond, both
funeral service was held June 8 at the Chapel of of Langely; two daughters, Rayana Ryane, of
Henderson's Funeral Home in Langely, with Vancouver and Samara Carrier of Kelowna, and
Bishop A.W. Earl officiating. their mother Helen McKelvie.
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McKelvie was an active member of the Wells- He is also survived by seven grandchildren,
E X T R A S
Barkerville community in earlier years. He was Kory Carrier, Cynthia McCrae-Foster, Shirley 1 - 11x14
the juvenile judge, magistrate and coroner in McKelvie, James McCrae, Brent, Delana and 2-8x10
both Wells-Barkerville and Stewart areas for Ryan McKelvie; one great-grandchild, Helena 2-5x7
1 - 8x10 = $8.00
many years.
Carrier; two stepdaughters, Shelley Robinson of ONE POSE 1 - 5x7 = $6.00
Coqiiitlam, and Petal Jensen of Langley; one
1 - 3x5 = $5.00
stepson, Shawn Fraser of Surrey; three
He was a past member of the Barkerville stepgrandchildren, John and Samuel Jensen and We do passport pictures
Masonic Hall; the B.C. Chamber of Commerce; Chelsea Robinson; two brothers, John and
the Barkerville Historical Society; the Yukon Frank, both of Quesnel, and one aunt, Pauline
We also sell Frames
Chamber of Mines, as well as an active member Brunner of North Vancouver.
of the local Social Credit party. He was also a
past president of the Cariboo Mining Associa­
[ S o o t c r S t u d i o s j
tion.
It vyas suggested that donations to the Kidney
Foundation would be appreciated by the family. West Park Mall 992-7139
McKelvie enjoyed many hobbies. He was an McKelvie was interred in the Valley View
avid writer, poet and painter.
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Contractor for the
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