A12 Quesnel CaribooObserver _ Sunday, April 23, 2000 HOME & GARDEN Tips on how to SUMMER BULBS such as Galla and Canna lily are becoming very popular in gardens and bulbs such as dahlia and gladiola have always been used to add summer colour to the garden. We are often asked "When can I plant these bulbs?" and "How deep do I plant them?" They should be planted once the chance of frost has passed. If they are planted earlier they must be protected from frost. They all have their own planting depths. All these summer bulbs need to be lifted in the fall, placed in dry peat moss and stored in a cool basement. Calla lilies are native to South Africa. They look very elegant in planters vvith their arrow shaped leaves, which can be either green or spotted. The flower bracts, or spathes as chey are called, come in a variety of vibrant colours - crimson, orange, red, pink and white. These prefer a slightly acidic soil, so add some peat moss to the existing soil. Plant rhizomes four to six inches deep, one foot apart. They can be planted in full sun to partial sun, but thrive on heavy watering. The Canna adds a tropical touch to the right place. Its large, rich green to bronzy red leaves resemble those of banana or ti plants. The three to six-foot flower stalks come in a wide range of colours and sizes. They look most effective in groups of inches deep, as this will help support the tall stalks. Space the corms four to six inches apart and fertilize again when the plants have five leaves. Corms bloom between 65 and 100 days after planting. Cut the flower spikes when the lowest biids begin to open, but keep at least four leaves on the plants to build of the corms. If you want to get a head start on these bulbs, they can be planted indoors and transplanted into the garden later on. But remember to protect any new growth from frost. Wi'^: jm*^ -^^M- • Q U E S N E I . QUESNEL B.C. * Residential * If you want to get a head start on these bulbs, they can be planted indoors and transplanted into the garden later on. amended soil. Drive a five-foot stake into the hole, place tuber horizontally, two inches from the stake, with the eye pointing towards it. Cover the tuber with three inches of soil and water thoroughly. As shoots grow, gradually fill the hole with soil. Gladioli are superb cut flowers that come in a multitude of colours. They prefer a rich, welldrained soil, full sun and regular, watering. The tall, sturdy spikes bear up to 12 or 14 flowers at a time. Plant the corms four to six C O N C R E T E OR G R A V E L Our Team Will Deliver... Redi Mix Concrete • Uni Blocks • Commercial • Residential • Pump Tmcks 9927281 Mucky Driveway? • Clear Crush • Road Crush • Pea Gravel • Sand Member of Quesnel Construction Association. ture, talkirig to members of that culture and seeing interesting and uriique clothing, QUESNEL'S ECOLE traditional Baker, the centre of multi- photographs, and books, culturalism in the School are just a few of the ways District, is hosting Cultur- the visitors to the forum al Forum 2000 on May can interact with the displays. 26th. Visitors who attend This forum is the will also haVe the opporbrainchild of Bouchie Lake teacher Wilf Smith tunity to piurchase a variewhO' felt a positive, multi- ty of multi-cultural snacks cultural event would also from the concession. help fight racism. Those in the com"We will be promot- munity with a special taing understanding, respect lent in dancing, signing or and acceptance of cultural playing a unique instrudiversity within our socie- ment from their culture are invited to participate ty," Smith said. in the cultural presentaThe format for the forum will include inter- tions. Th^e-short show will active cultural displays, a be presented several times multi-cultural food fair, throughout the day, givcultural presentations and ing onlookers real insight a multi-cultural art show. into another culture. And the final element Smith and his committee, which is made up of this Cultural Forum of Bill Clapton, history will be a display of multiteacher at Correlieu, Biz cultural art work. Anyone Claude, teacher at Red who has mastered the Bluff Elementary school crafts of their culture are and Selena Mell, vice- encouraged to share them principal of Ecole Baker, with the Forum to further are dedicating the next demonstrate the diversity few weeks to drawing the and beauty around the community and the stu- world. dents into this cultural Those who would forum. like to participate and "We know Quesnel. present a different culture has a rich, diverse cultural frgm their own are enbase and we would like couraged to do so. Smith and his fellow lots of representation," committee members must Smith said. Reading about a cul- depend on the enthusiasm By ANNIE GALLANT O bserver Reporter Purchase Early B i r d Season Tickets to the Quesnel M i l l i o n a i r e s a n d receive add water 0fiehennkhdhu hi %\ 9cm mtm mmm^mnmm m!\m Ewra Early Bird Season Tickei nufctiase will receive: 9 2 fori swiminini pass • Qnesnel Recreation Centre 2foMSandwicbcoupon-Subway (3 FREE SameotBgwiRg-OaeshelBOwlIng Lanes FHEE icecttam^FranksSnpennarKel Purchase season tickets RICHBAR Industrial NURSERY Wed. April 26 at 10:30am *Roads *Highways *Parking ij>ts *Tennis Courts *iDriveways Cultural forum set 992-72&1 1-888-992-7281 Carson Pit Road Trees & Shrubs ^ Ponds & accessories * Commercial C A R I D O O to book your BCY Blanket Classified! Marianne Eriksson begins the process of planting iter summer bulbs, even as the springflowersstill bloom. single colours against a plain background. They blend in to any poolside or add rich texture and vertical height to large patio tubs. Plant five inches deep in rich, loose soil, in fu 1 sun and water heavily during bloom. If you want to see some beautiful DahUas, visit our fall fair. Dahlias are very diversified and available in numerous types and colours. Dahlias prefer a rich, loose soil. Work soil one foot deep and add compost and the bottom of the hole and then add six inches of - OBSERVER '•si'-" I P A V I N G CALL THE Quesnel Cariboo Observer € 1 a a i .if if a * " R w * * >Ml j s t e e r l U a n i i r e ^4 Sheep Manure Summer Bulbs FREE SEMINAR TEAROOM NOW OPEN vou^ COOUD All Early Bird Tickei purchasers names will be entered to will l o t Ihitollowrng prizes: •Bike Tune-up - Sports Traders , •Mocney imet - Keeiis Sports •Fall cird ot Skate sliarpening - ^ Seasons Sports K •ion.T-snifts-McBike. ' •! 01418 notes 01 gDii>-Dragon lake GoM Course Locall/ owned and operated 570 Newman Road Phone 992-9033 Fax 992-6030 747-5274 I- . • ,747-29:i'5 6 WILES SOUTH O N RED BLUFF RD SUMMER HOCKEY CAMP2000 August 14'23rd • Rc^dnUoA (orira cin be p4cfccd up «t 5 Sciton 8p«rts, Kcent Sp«RIST SpoftiTradcrv, QacsnflTwIn k« Arcni. - m arid pafticipatioh from the students and the community. Anyone who-values the lessons learned ftorii cultural diversification and has an interest to share is encouraged to contact Smith at 7473324. This Forum was made possible through the generous donation of $4,000 from the social justice committee of the BC Teachers' Federation. .Sunday, April 23. 2000 Al3 Ecole Baker students clockwise from bottom centre are 12-year-old Gurvir Lidder, eightyear-old Gelaine Bearspaw, 12-year-o|d Ellie James, 11-year-old Felicia Jimmie and 10year-o|d Shito Hennigar. Annie Gallant photo "iillSliil A14 'SUhday.'ApWI 23; 2000 QuesnelCanboo Observer Smiles.. / S BC Demists. Helping lo make you smile. • i 1 Windows by CLEARVIEW GLASS 915 Front Street 992-8590 five years of Tructrei^Dfoug Backer sho«ved pff his rig and told kids what its's like to be a truck driver at career day. T h i s superb Natural Spring Water is bottled at the source, high in the mountains o f Bridesville; B . C . distributed locally; , M i l l e r Springs is served c o l d at your favouqt^ store. ASKFORlVaLLERSMlI^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ If you're a grade 12 student, you can earn $2,000 for college, university or any other post secondary school rnBC; just by helping make our roadis safer. The RoadSense Team, Autoplan brokers and ICBC, will award 30 scholarships across the province. Just write an essay of no more than 500 words describing your commitment to road safety, send it in by April 28, 2000, and you just might earn oipney for school. Not to mention, save lives on the road. TTf For nriore Information and an application form, see your local Autoplan broker or visit our website at wwvy.icbc.com. 1 HOME SWEET HOME How to get a HERE! Is no aorta AprilisDiental Health Month "How much mon$y was one of the most successful ever. do you make?" "How long have you "It went really, really keen at your jobi . well," she said. "There around 50 "How much money were presenters and the kids do you make?" "What do you like just loved it. Everybody was so positive and I best about your jobf " "How much money haven't heard even one negative comment." do you make?" Those were sorne of Some of the the more common presenters included questions this week as Mayor Steve Wallace Barlow Creek Elementary from City Hall, Neil School held their annual Horner from rhe Quesnel career day event on Cariboo Observer, Darcy Thursday afternoon. H orn from the Students filed in and ScotiaBank, Bruno out of classes, peered into a fire truck, a police car Solesme from the RCMP, and even a hummer, and many others. And did the day's asked questions and listened to presentations presentations make up' from local representatives any young minds about from a wide variety of what they want to do RCMP constable Bruno Solesme and his police cruiser were two of the more popular atindustries a n d with the rest of their tractions among the workers of the future. lives? professions. "It's a bit early to Career Day organizer say," West smiled. Jan West said the event ITS QuesneliCanboo,Observer' Y O U R L O C A L AUT(>PLAN B R O K E R AS SYSTEMS of government go, democracy may be the best we've got. Let me say that right up front, before someone accuses me of being a pinko commie bleeding heart socialist Casto-sympathizing Marxist Leninist yahoo. Even if we, the people, have no real control over the direction of our ship of state, at least the government is committed to maintaining the illusion that we can influence policy and programs, which is more than many other residents of this planet can say. Still, it's far from perfect. The biggest problem with a democratic system is that it's inherendy prejudicial. Whenever you have a ruling majority, you also have a subordinate minority, forced to submit to the wishes and whims and sheer crushing weight of the numbers amassed against them. In rriany cases, the difference in numbers is negligible, and you end up with what amounts to half the population telling the other half what to do. Our system, to its credit, attempts to limit the amount and kind of animosity it creates by enshrining certain inalienable rights and freedoms for individuals and groups. The right to consummate a loving relationship with a member of the same sex (or, for that matter, a household appliance); the right to believe in invisible, omnipotent entities that control our lives; the right to have our own personal skin pigmentation; the right to write whatever foolish nonsense you want in your newspaper column 'every week - we've got a whole mess of rights, and we're discovering more all the time. Even so, beleaguered minorities keep popping up all over the place, wailing and moaning about the majority infringing on their right to something or other. The Sunday, April 23. 200Q A J.S reason,-of course, is that the system, for its own purposes, creates its own minorities simply by pointing them out- With every public vote, every opinion poll, every Royal Commission^ the majority reaffirms its own existence by identifying a clear and contrary minority. We've got a whole mess of minorities, and we're identifying more all the time. Sooner or later, every one of us becomes a member of a beleaguered minority, and it always comes as a shock when the majority starts treading on our rights. Generally, these infringements are justified by a perceived transgression against the majority. In other words, the minority is portrayed and eventually seen as some kind of threat, and the majority is (subtly) encouraged to drag it out to the alley and kick it in its teeth. It's called propaganda, and it's more effective and sophisticated than it ever was. The government giveth and the government taketh away. As the keeper - even the creator - of pur freedoms, the government' has the power to decide who is truly free , - legally, morally and socially. More importantly, the government can manufacture an environment in which the majority feels compelled even obligated - to ostracize individuals of a particular minority, to challenge their freedorns, to attack their lifestyle and their dignity. Most recently, the government has mobilized the majority against smokers - an easy target, because their numbers are dwindling and, frankly, "they smelled bad. Twenty five years ago, nobody questioned an individual's right to commit suicide by cigarette,, even in the dairy aisle at the supermarket. After a relentless campaign of "education" that continued for decades, the majority has finally got the message: smoking is socially unacceptable and, therefore, smokers can and should be shunned and ridiculed. By choosing to smoke See page A17 Professional Assistants Appreciation Lunch "Thank you for the work you do " Show your appreciation by purchasing tickets for Professional Assistants Appreciation Lunch. The tickets are $ 15 per person and that includes a gift package worth over $150 in coupons and gift certificates. There will also be door prizes every 10 minutes throughout the lunch. It's a nice way to say thanks for the work you do. D A T E : Wed. A p r i l 26 T I M E : N o o n - 1:00 p m LOCATION: Savala's Restaurant TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce 703 Carson Ave. Ph: 992-8645 . Co-sponsored by: no^UESNEL & DISTRICT ^^CHAMBER OF COMMERCE QUESNEL - CARIBOO Observer ^Sund^y,«?\l>fir23/20dO'' Al:G'QuesnelCanbc3fO Observer Sunday, Apr/1.23, 2GQ0 AXi?/* Water sMs stolen WITH T H E advent of warmer weather comes a seasorial change in the types of items targeted by local thieves. This was certainly true this week vvhen thieves struck at a home in the Norwood Road area in Bouchie Lake er recovery By ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter their home in Quesnel, to support and assist Daniel. le and her mother. AS T H E breath was Friends in Quesnel slowly being squeezed out have mobilized in an efof. Danielle Severenski, fort to help out the belea• doctor after doctor failed guered mom, as there to nail down the cause of were times when she her condition. didn't know where the money for her next meal For her mother, Dorwould come from. othy, fear and frustration increased as Danielle's Bills back home must condition deteriorated. be paid and obligations In January of this met. It was a grim time. year a Quesnel doctor When the final diadiagnosed the 12-year-old gnosis was in, Danielle with asthma. He appardid not have cancer. ently drew some connec"It felt good to hear it tion to a childhood bout wasn't cancer, but when of excema. they told me it was WegeThe medication prener's Granulomatous, scribed for her asthmatic which is a very rare dissymptoms of shortness of ease, happiness was short breath and a persistent lived," Dorothy said. dry cough was PredniWith her daughter sone. lying in a hospital bed, a Dorothy adhered to < ' _ tube in her throat enabthe. doctor's order with ling her to breathe and a the energy of a drill serdisease she couldn't even geant. She disinfected the pronounce, Dorothy house and installed Hepa plunged way past discourfilter air systems in Daaged. nielle's bedroom and the Treatment for Wegeliving room. ner's Granulomatous is an But the biggest sacriaggressive chemical asfice for the entire family sault of the tumour. Dawas ridding the house of nielle is back on 12 Pretheir beloved cats. Daniel. "^dnisone tablets a day plus le cried when she said '\ chemotherapy drugs. goodbye to Tiger. To free her airway All this was done to and eliminate the trahelp her breathe better. cheotomy, the tumour There was no improvemust be shrunk. ment. In fact Danielle be- Twelve^year-dtd DahieUe Severerisid is enduring the harsh chemotherapy treatment for her Dorothy has taken came more listless. rare disease Wegeneir's Granulomatous. Only four other cases in British Columbia have training for the care and been diagnosed and none were children. Annie Gallant photo A second asthma diamaintenance of Danielle's gnosis, a three-week stay tracheotomy and the two up considerably. was the second. in the Quesnel Hospital have been dead from the have moved in with DoroDanielle was exand a confirmation of the "Danielle was tired tumour in her throat that thy's mother in Victoria. amined by Dr. Sear who and listless, but you could was slowly cutting off her asthma diagnosis by a Every time they leave ruled out asthma, but sug- tell by the look on her breath." Williams Lake paediatrithe house Dorothy must gested the problem could face cian still brought Danielle that she was pack a veritable medical But still they didn't have been generated by concerned," Dorothy no relief. emergency kit and be preDanielle herself. said. "It was so frustra- know if it was cancerous. pared to handle any crisis. In early March, with On March 20th Dor"He was saying it ting not knowing what Danielle still suffering For Danielle she mismight be a teenage thing was going on with my othy was told it was quite ses her friends, her highshortness of breath, Doropossibly the cancer she where they manipulate daughter's body." thy consulted her own land dancing, her paper feared, ymphoma. their voice," Dorothy doctor, who recommenroute arid most of all her It was determined said, "saying it might just ded taking the sick girl to Dorothy didn't know life before the tumour. that the Prednisone Dabe psychological." Children's Hospital in But she is coping. She how to react. She kneW nielle was still taking was Vancouver. Another doctor enknows there is a cure and she had to be strong for interfering with the bio"She said don't Wait tered the picture. Dr. her daughter and for fa- with patience (which is psy residts, so the doctors for an appointmeixt, go Kozic, who put a scope mily and friends back sometimes in short supvveaned her off. the drug ply) and the love and care immediately," Dorothy dowri Daiiielle's throat. over the course of a few home, who were anxiousof her mother and grandsaid. "I still didn't want Thfs procedure "redays, then repeated the ly awaiting word on Damother, Danielle will see to think the Worst even vealed a tumour in her nielle's condition. biopsy. though I thought it might throat. Now she was faDanielle's father, who the rocky road to recovbe cancer." , cirig a biopsy and possibly "When I walked into was financially Unable to ery -completed and be Together, one very a tracheotomy. the ICU and saw Danielle be with his daughter in back in Quesnel where sick little girl and one Dr. Sear was gracious sitting With a tracheotomy Vancouver, had been pla- she longs to be. very worried mpther, enough to apologize for A trust fund has been the bottom fell out of my cing very concerned headed to Vancouver. his suggestion of a self-inset up at the Bank of world," Dorothy said. "I phone calls. Once they reached flicte4 condition. knevv if we hadn't come Her stepfather, John Montreal for Danielle and Varicplivier^ Children's The first of three bibto' Vancduve^ when we Neilson, was alsp doing any donations would be Hospital the pace picked psies vi'as inconclusive, as did, my daughtisr would everything he cbuld from greatly accepted. Chair /cher/ noun, seat typically having four legs and a back for one person Touched b y a n angel? "Open. Open!" I was lying on the couch, eyes closed, feeling very blue the other day when twoyear-old Nippy toddled up to the couch. I ignored him, wallowing in ray misery. "Open!" He jammed a thumb into my eye and yanked at my eyelid. It was a case of open it or lose it, so I chose the former course. "What?" I grumped. "Go away." He did, but immediately returned, this time bearing a gift. It was a grape. He pushed it against my pouting lips and repeated, "Open!" Again I did as I was told and he popped the grape into my grumpy mouth before running off again for another. As I chewed, I gently chewed him out. "I'm trying to be depressed here," I groused. "Stop it." He did, being a good little boy. He stared at me, inches away from my face and, realizing I was still not right, he raced away again. This time he returned with his favourite truck, a great big green behemoth with two cranes mounted on the back. He loaded it beside me on the couch and raced back to his toy box. He returned with another truck. And anotheir. And another. Before long I was li^etaiJ^?__.huried in trucks as that sweet little boy did his best to cheer his did up. How could I stay grumpy? I swarmed off the couch in a cascade of trucks and gave the little nipper a big hiig. Epilogue: "It's pink eye," the doctor said. "Have you been around children lately r some time between April 13th and 17th. RCMP Constable Gordon Aristotle reported that the unknown culprits made off with water skis, a boogie board, inner tubes and life jackets from a ski boat which -was parked in the yard. In 1864, the Bank of BC was located directly beside the current site of the Heritage House On Carson Avenue n Quesnel. Touch Wood Banking not always profitable BANKING in Quesnel did not have a prosperous beginning, due to the fact that banks were mainly used as storage for the miners' gold dust and nuggets and generally the gold went south for the winter with the miners. In the 1860s and 1870s, numerous banks opened and closed in the Barkerville and Quesnel areas. Ashcroft was the closest operating bank between 1867 and 1909. The Northern Crown Bank opened on Front Street in 1909, was closed by 1917, and taken over by the Royal Bank in 1918. In 1920, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce opened a branch in Quesnel and the Toronto Dominion Bank opened in 1950. The population now supports these, along with three other banks in Quesnel. Bleiler busts an aorta From page AIS of their own free will, in blatant violation of governmental edicts, they have forfeited their claim to individual rights. They are open targets for persecution. You have no doubt seen the anti-smoking commercial featuring what appears to be New England clam chowder being squeezed out of a smoker^ aorta. Although not specifically stipulated, we can safely assume the smoker is dead, because you don't get very far without an aorta. And because he was a smoker, he is not allowed any dignity, even in death. Even if we assume that he agreed to donate his organs to medical research, it is unlikely that the agreement clearly spelled out the possibility that his aorta would be featured on national television, spewing out Chunky Soup. I signed an organ donor card, and I don't remember anything about the potential for my organs appearing in an a n t i - s m o k i n g advertisement. Do^s this, mean my lungs might show up in a magazine centrefold.-* Does this give them the right to parade my large intestine > . l e o o Northern Wood Forum o v e r Gallery & Exhibition May 4 - 6,Vahderhoof, BC Join Us! 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QUESNEL • CARIBOO A J J miliinitecl weekends- only $10! www.netbisfro.com TELUS COMMUNICATIONS The Techhology Experts 248 Reid St Quesnel 992-1230 Pine Center Mall P.G. 612-5280 Mobility IVI 0 b i I i t y C e n t r e O b s e r v e r 188 Carson Avenue Phone 992-2121 e-mail: observer@quesnelbc.com A l 8^ Qiiesnel Ganboo Ob'server, ' 'SLrn^c5ay,^Ap-'ri72'3r2600 - isTeborn anew TR A V E L L I N G A R O U N D the Interior, I look to see communities who are doing creative things. By ANNIE GALLANT Obsefver Reporter CLOSE O N the heels of the Welcome Wagon, the Cariboo Observer visited Sheryl McFarlane and Cyrus Matzner. This couple, along with their three children, fi^e-year-old Eric, threeyear-old Lauren and 11month-old Liam, have recently moved to Quesnel. "I have found Quesnel a very friendly town," said Sheryl. "Eric is in kindergarten and the people I have met Cyrus Matzner and his wife Sheryl MapFarlane have through the school have moved to Quesnel with their children 11-monfh-old Liam, -been very friendly." three-year-old Lauren and five-year-old Eric. Cyrus accepted a position with the Quesnel Both parents realize River Pulp mill and left that in a community the his job in Hinton, Albersize of Quesnel (twice the ta to work here. size of Hinton) they will Other than the nebe able to offer their cessary bureaucracy enchildren more opportunicountered when moving ties for cultural and sofrom one province to ancial activities. Annie Gallant other, he has found the Eric is registered in relocation a smooth one. HEW IH T O W H soccer and as soon as she "I have lived in six is old enough, Lauren provinces in Canada," he will be enrolled in dance said. "This is my second move from New Brunsclasses. time in BC. I've always wick seven years ago was ' Plans for Liam are wanted to do the Bow- difficult and now they on hold until he can ron Lakes chain. And are even farther from her walk and talk, which now I can." home province and her probably won't be that But for Sheryl the family. far into the future. Sunday, Apnl 23, 2000^ A l 9 - Banners are hangirig in many communities, commemorating the uniqueness of each towri site. During the Winter Games, a banner project produced all the If your design is wonderful hand-painted chosen by the committee, images to pay tribute to you will be notified and the Games in Quesnel. This project happened because of a commitment by twO dedicated arts volunteers, Don and Darken Hendry. During the painting of the selected designs, more than one local j^erson asked how they could get to paint a banner. Well, here is your opportunity. Design a banner for our summer streets. The Quesnel banner project is happening again. Notice has gone out to the schools and this is serving notice to the community. Design blanks need to measure three feet by six feet and should be dropped off at the Arts and Rec Centre as soon as possible. The deadline is April 28th. given a time to eonie and_ paint your design, on a banner. JDesigns should be. simple and riot' contain numbers or letters. The subject needs to be representative of our area. We hope to see the banners up in July. By NEIL HORNER Observer reporter Maggie FergusonDumais is the Arts Coordinator for the Quesnel and District Arts and Recreation Centre. Your Easter Hunt Ends Here! The Easter Bunny invites you to "hop on over| to see" 3986 McLean Road where $51,000. will buy you your own 3 bedroom, home on 1.38 ] acres of land! #8206 "^^f/c (By^/fa trill linker" Helping homes find families ' & families find homea LaRee Bruetiler 991-5191 Cell 983-20801 Chris Blake and Brigitte Elmer of the Quesnel River Watershed Alliance show off video. EVEN T H O U G H the Quesnel River flows right through the city, many residents don't know the whole story behind this remarkable water course. That could soon change, thanks to a remarkable video released this week by the Quesnel River Watershed Alliance. The video, entitled Eyes of the River, was shown at a special advance screening Tuesday at the Quesnel and District Arts and Recreation Centre. The 50 or so people in attendance saw a vivid portrayal of the Quesnel River watershed, from its trickling roots in the Cariboo Mountains to its collection point in mighty Quesnel Lake, and down the Quesnel River to the confluence of the Fraser. Chris Blake was one of the presenters from the Alliance. "We wanted to create something that was both entertaining and educational," she said. "We wanted to help people understand the beauty of the area and the many values it has, such as wildlife, water quality, old growth forests and being strident, the video was compiled by videographers over the last 10 years. "This is a story about the importance of water and how it connects all of us," she said. "We are all in this together," and minimizing the human impacts we have on the watershed is a responsibility we all share." "We wanted to create something that was both entertaining and educational." salmon." As well, she stressed, the Alliance wanted to make clear some of the threats to those values. These included the threat of logging operations in the area. Educational without Although the video was a one-time-only presentation at the Recreation Centre, Blake stressed that it will be available for viewing on Shaw Cable 10 on April 26th at 8 p.m. As well, the Eyes of the River video will be available for sale at River Valley Health Products and at Quesnel Ski and Sport. The Quesnel River Watershed Alliance is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to maintaining and restoring the health of the entire Quesnel River Watershed. PUBUC COMMENT INVITED ON AN APPLICATION FOR CARIBOO GOLD PROJECT httslttcssis ^ef ihiit suffcH Design Flooring Southill Fitness Club AnnettSaw& Tool R.Wheeler Contracting OK Tire Quesnel Zel1§rs North Town Auto Clinic Willis Harper Hardware Sign Stop Binky's Delight Carmar Supply Redman's Upholstery Bear Communications Golden Ale U-Brew Billy Barker Casino Hotel Fireside Heating Cariboo Burger Palace ' Centreline Collision Repairs & TOURNAMENT Quesnel Ski & Sport Rusty's Welding City Furniture Quesnel Water Wells MARCH 2000 Perry's Place Nykniuck Enterprises Ltd* Country Haven Chemo R.V. 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BC Portable Planning Steve's Backhoe' Service Quesnel Electronics Fountain Tire World Wide Pure Water Stebbins (Searland Autonnotive Scotia Bank Cariboo Observer Quesnel Iron BC Shoo Repair Cariboo Ford Hill Top Laundromat Naicam Flowers North Cariboo iSaw Repair Seivice Electric Pinnacle Pellet Active Rent All New Tech Collision Five Seasons Sports Fraser River GM J b Meats K-Max Video Regisnoy Chrysler B i b l e M i s s i o n a r i e s International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd has made an application for a project approval certificate under the Environmental Assessment Act (Act) for the Cariboo Gold Project. The application is for the approval of an open pit gold mine neat Wells, British Columbia. Honne Mission Community Directory For the purpose of the environmental assessment review, the Cariboo Gold Project includes the following: For more information or to join Quesnel's Faith Community Directory Call Trina at 992-2121 • a 3,000 tons per day open pit gold mine; plant site, mill; tailings facility; waste disposal facility; water management and diversion system; topsoil stockpiles; and conveyor system; •any new or upgraded access roads; and •upgrade of Quesnel-Barkerville powerline. Evangelical Free Church The application may be viewed at: • Wells Library, Lower Level-Wells Community Hall, Saunders Avenue, Wells, BC. Ph: (250) 992-3424 •Quesnel Public Library, 593 Barlow Avenue, Quesnel, BC Ph. (250) 992-9882 •Prince George Public Library, 887 Dominion Street, Prince George, BC. Ph. (250) 563-0892 • Williams Lake PubJic Library, Suite A-180 Third Ave. N., Williams Lake, BC. Ph. (250) 392-3518; Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Youth Group: Friday 2244 Ash Avenue Phone: 747-2233 Pastor: or at the Environmentaf Assessment Office (EAO) Project Registry, 1st Floor, 836 Yates St., Victoria, BC, VSV 1X4. Special . The text of the project application," and information on that environmental assessment process and projects under review are available through the EAO website address http://www.ea.gov.be/ca ^ Wedel Communion Ciet The T r i n i t y The EAO invites comments on the application to ensure that public issues and concerns are identified and addressed as part of the environmental assessment review process. All comments will be considered' as part of the review. All submissions will be available to the general public through the EAO Project Registry as originally submitted and required by the Act. If your submission does not indicate that you wish your address to be treated in confidence, your narne and address wilf be filed in full on the EAO Project Registry. Gonimehts on the application for the Cariboo Gold Project must be received iat the EAO by June 2 3 , 2000. Please send your submission to: Marcia Farpuhar, Project Assessment Director, Environmental Assessment Office, PO Bbx-9426, Stn Prov. Govt, Vito^^^ Ph. (250) 356-7.4$4. Fax: (250) 387-2208. email: marcia.farquhar@gems2.gov.bc.ca Baster Ellis Service Message? L u t h e r a n C h u r c h (LC-C) Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Adult Bible Class 9:15 a.m. S u n d a y S c h o o l 9:15 a.nn. Call for more information: 992-6112 375 Hartley Street (up behind West Side 7-11) mil y BasterService^edbytlie^lders'. M a p l e A l l i a n c e P a r k C h u r c h Sunday Worship: 11:00 ann Sunday School: 9:45 a m Pastor: Kendall Schmitke Youtt) Pastor: Lee Hollinshead For more information coll 747-3248 2075 Balsam Ave. A Special Easter Cantata & Haileiujah Chorus Northstar Church Early Worship Service - 9:30 a.m. Worship Service & Kids ot the King Program -11:00 a.m. Quality Nursery Care/Air Cer)difloned Comfort Meeting for Worship: Sundays Bible Studies: Wednesday evenings 991-5135 Follow peace with ail men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Hebrews 12,14 Citychurch Sunday Services - 10 a.m. 461 Corson Avenue (Seniors Centre) Wednesday Prayer Service - 7:00 p.m. at 138 McLean Street Everyone Welcome For more info coll 992-2882 "Allelujah! He is L i g h t h o u s e Risen!" P e n t e c o s t a l C h u r c h Sunday Worship: 10:30 c m & 6:30 pm Sunday School: 10:30 a m Prayer & Bible Study: Tues 7:00 pm Senior Pastor: Randy Evans, Youth Pastor: Bob Evans. 288 Flamingo Street, For more information coll: Children's Pastor: Scott Pifer 992-2038 301 North Star Rd., 2 Doors dov/n from tJIcDonalds 992-8830 : *1h^ Wonderful Power of Easter - special wusic'^ , ; Randy Evan^Spea 'The Whole to the Whole Goipef World" A20 'Sunday, Apnl 23,.2006 Quesnel Cariboo Observer QUESNEL EYE CARE CENTER Dr. Robeff [.Vaughn Quesnel Gai'iboo Observer • SPORTS EDITOR: KEVIN PARNELL SPORTS Sunday, April 23, 20dO A 2 i CALL 992-2121. FAX 992-5229 OPTOMETRIC CORPORATION EASTER A N D Passover occur at the-same time of year. Mention Easter, and most people will think of bunnies and eggs. Mention Passover, j^nd many will think of Jewish ceremony. Look beyond the surface. Easter: from the Germanic fertility goddess Eastra. You know how rabbits and eggs fit into fertility rites. Easter has nothing to do' with the God of the Bible. Passover: a celebration of God's salvation of His people. The original passover occurred after Egypt repeatedly refused to free QUESNEL'S SIKH community will gather this weekend to celebrate Baisakhi, the traditional harvest festival. For the province's Sikh community, Baisakhi also marks the anniversary of the Sikhs to celebrate Baisakhi NON-mOFJT ' GROUIPS' creation of the Khalsa Panrh in 1 6 9 9 , when Guru Gobind Singh Ji baptized the first Sikhs, creating a movement dedicated to the principles of equality, tolerance, and humility. "These are values we (John 1:29) The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 5:7, "... Christ our passover is sacrificed for us." He is our passover lamb, because when we ask Him to save us from our sin, God sees His blood in place of our sin, and God's judgement passes over us. Easter offers no hope to anyone, but when the ultimate passover lamb, the Lamb of God, rose from the grave after He gave His blood and life for us, He gave hope for eternity to all who-receive him. Which do you prefer • the Easter Bunny or the Passover Lamb.' all share as British Columbians," said Premier Ujjal Dosanjh. "I encourage all people of all cultural and religious heritage to join the celebrations and share in the goodwill and hope that mark this occasion." #102-231 Anderson Drjve. Quesnel, B.C. V2J 1E9 Phone: 992-3622 Fax: 991-0566 Office Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CO-MANAGEMENT LASER SURGERY • CONTACT LENSES FAMILY VISION CARE m A F r r ATTENTION All S h o p p e r s D r u g M a r t customers; OUR FLYER SALE PRICES START GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. Addressing a number of issues relating to the grieving process. Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 pm in the Social work office at the hospital. For more info call 9920695. Q U E S N E L B A D M I N T O N CLUB: Plays Tues. &c Thurs. 810 pm QSS upper gym For more info call Debbie Wiens 992-7379 after 5 pm or Tom Roberts 747-1098 RED CROSS MEDICAL LOANS CUPBOARD is looking for volunteers. For more info call Joeline at 9925363 or 991^0976. register now for "Focus First" - a 12 wk prog, including academic upgrading &: computer or job action - 4 wks job search. Call 9923119 or drop in at 469 Anderson Dr. QUES. & DIST. MUSEUM & ARCHIVES requires volunteers. Friendly, reliable and excellent communication skills, familiar with Quesnel area and have at least 3 hours per week to volunteer. The museum needs you. Call Ruth Stubbs, Curator at 9929580. P.A.C.T. (Parents & Adolescents communicating together). A free service for teens and families experiencing parent/teen conflict. For more info call 992-9525. HEART & S T R O K E T E A M is looking for volunteers. They offer training & support. Contact Sedge Barnes 992-7643 or Victor Hegan 7473278. 3IGNUF3 AVND WORKSHOPS DRAGON LAKE GOLF COURSE LADIES NIGHT Tues. May 2. Tee time 4:30 6 pm. For more info call Melilnda 747-1797. QUES. COMM. LIVING ASSOC SUPPORT GROUP for families of children and adults with special needs. Wed. April 26th at 7 pm at Q C L A on Anderson Drive. For more info call Bev 2495636 or Bonnie 9923155. BOUCHIE LAKE G Y M K H A N A REGISTRATION forms at Bouchie Lake store, Circle S Western Wear. Reg. must be returned by April 30th. For more info call JKudy 249-5820 or Darlene 249-5859. M E N S 7 ASIDE SOCCER PRACTICES May 1st &: 3rd at Correlieu. League starts .VIay 8th and plays on Mon. &c Wed. For more info call Ian Brown 992-2161. S O F T B A L L T R A C K A N D FIELD, BC SPECIAL OLYMPICS needs volunteers. Call Kim at 747-0069. CALLING A L L SINGERS! Again this year a choir is being put together by the Hospice House Committee of Palliative Care for an Oct. performance of Handel's Hallelujah chorus from the Messiah. All voices welcome, even the inexperienced. Next rehearsal May 1st at St." John's Anglican Hall at 7:30 pm. SIGN THE M I L L E N N I U M REGISTER at the Quesnel Museum. Be part of the celebration. W I N T E R G Y M K H A N A SERIES at Lairds Arena with reg. beginning at 11 am. Events begin at 11:30 am. The fmals are April SUNDAY! HOURS: Mon - Fri 8:30-9, Sat 9-6, Sun & Holidays 10-6 225 St. Laurent Avenue, Quesnel 992-2214 ' SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES Wed. Mar. 8 at 7 pm in Borealis Hall. For more info call 249-5636 or 992^5155. L O O K I N G FOR WORK? We can help you with you job search. If you're on social assistance, coming plague, so its doors were marked with,^ lambs', blood. The angel of death then passed over every house which was marked with a lamb's blf)od and visited each unmarked (Egyptian) house. In effect, a lamb gave its blood and life for the octhe nation of Israel from cupants of each Israeli slavery despite the numer- house. See Exodus chapous calamities God used ter 12. to warn Egypt. Finally, Good Friday and ReGod's angel went through surrection Sunday: Jesus the land to kill the first- Christ shed His blood and born in every home ex- gave His life to pay for cept where the blood of a our sins. In rhe Bible He is lamb had been put on the called "... the Lamb of door .frame. Israel had God, which taketh away been forewarned of the the sin of the world." 29th. For more info call Jamie or Lana Laird 747-2657, Mike or Lindy Gilson 747-8413. D O Y O U MISS THE ENERGY, C O M M U N I T Y SPIRIT, A N D N E W FRIENDS F R O M T H E WINTER GAMES.' Consider directing those feelings to getting involved with Billy Barker Days Society. Leave a message at the office (992-1234) and a member will return your call. IS THERE A NEED FOR A N A B O R I G I N A L YOUTH DROP-IN C E N T R E ? Aboriginal youth are encouraged to drop by either the Friendship Centre of the North Central Metis Mgmt Society to express their opinion. P R O S T A T E C A N C E R SUPPORT GROUP is available in Quesnel for encouragement and info. Call Hugh at 9925710. FREE DIVORCE R E C O V E R Y SEMINAR and support group. Call 747-0557 for information. BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT AND I N F O R M A T I O N come to the next LaLeche League mtg For more info call 747-2630. S E N I O R S W E L C O M E to Creative Corner in the Seniors Centre Wed. from 10 am to 2 pm. For more info call 992-3991. ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW A T IMA in Wells Gallery/Gift Shop open from 10 am to 5 pm Wed ro Sun. For more info please call Jennifer ai 4 ^ ) 4 . 3 4 6 6 or I ,S'()()-442-i"'S7. Meetings and Special Events will run in the Wednesday Cariboo Observer. Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday Weekend Edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the Weel<end Edition is Wednesday at 5 p.m. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material we will be clearing the column at the end of three months and only print newly THEY'RE BACK. Extremely Canadian Championship Wrestling is coming back to Quesnel, after skipping the Gold Pan City ofi its last tour of the region. Slow-pitch "In talking to the reThe stage is set fori sidents of Quesnel, they another year of slow-1 were very disappointed in pitch in Quesnel. the behaviour of some reThere are 40 teams I sidents," says ECCW entered with Quesnel road agent Stuart Kemp. Slow Pitch, the majority "It wasn't the fault of the are registered in the program, it was the fault three-out division where of a few people who were 20 teams will do battle intoxicated." at the Albert Johnston] The "it" Kemp is Memorial Ball Park. talking about is an inciFourteen teams are I dent that took place in in the 10-up division November, when a brawl while just four will slug it out in the competitive,] broke out at the ECCW card after a fan wouldn't slide-and-tag division. remain in his seat. Police The season starts on I were called and the May 1st with the year-j ECCW decided to skip end tournament slated Quesnel this spring befor July 7th. cause of the actions of a . Meantime, the! couple of people. Coors Slow Pitch League j "We elected to take a will also begin on May little bit of time off and 1st with 14 teams taking reassess the situation and part. get a gauge from the pubThe Coors League I lic whether they wanted will host an ice-breaker us to come back," he tournament on May] says. "Within a month 27th and its year-end we'd had 100s of e-mails event is June 23rd. from people who wanted Kevin Parnell photo There will be 16 teams us back and enjoyed the Wrestlers, like these two seen here last year, will return to Quesnel to put on a wrestling card May 6th. The ECCW had admitted into the ice-1 skipped Quesnel because of problems with crowd behaviour. The card will take place in the Quesnel Twin Arenas. breaker tournament at a See page A23 cost of $50 per team. The four parks at AJM are also scheduled to get new dugouts this season. And a reminder, you | The third member of By KEVIN PARNELL a new assistant coach, aren't allowed to practhe coaching triumvirate goaltending coach Aaron Observer Reporter tice on city parks until is Ross Crawford, who Wilbur, who came from May. Tine bottom cut his teeth as a first year "IF I'M excited about the Kamloops Midget rep Soccer assistant last year with'the team and also uncovered anything, it's coming in The Ladies' 7-aside| line is kids Millionaires and will rea few prospects. Nobody with my own hockey outdoor soccer league is main behind the bench team from the begin- that he will talk about set to begin early next] want to play. this season. however, in the uncertain ning." month. "It was an enjoyable Those words came world of recruiting in the The outdoor league BCHL. experience," says Crawfrom Millionaires' coach We're part of starts on May 2nd and ford. "You/^have to be and general manager Dale Both Marquette and es until the end of| more in control of your Marquette this week as he Wilbur, who will be June. tlie best junior emotions. I think we're sat in the team office, crossing Canada looking For more informa-j going to have a solid team planning next year's ver- for players beginning next tion, contact 992-2105! A league in next year." sion of the Quesnel Mil- month, debunked the or 991-0842. As Marque'tte works lionaires. myth this week, that playAaron Wilbun New column the phones, he is looking "In the past I've ers don't want to come to Canada. new goalie coach at unloading at least four This week marks the! taken over other guys Quesnel to play. of the returning 20-yeardebut of a new column-! teams. Now, with Ross "We're selling the ist in these sports pages. (Crawford) and Aaron fact that your coming into aware of Quesnel's repu- nior A hockey league in olds the team has. Under BCHL rules, James Murray's! (new assistant coach a small community and a ration (as a tough recruit), Canada. Next year we teams can carry six 20Great Outdoor's column Wilbur), we're all exci- good community where but the bottom line is kids should make an improvement and the year after, I year-old players, but Mar- ~ page A23) will feature ted." your accountable every want to play. "The good thing is think we'll make big quettefbnly wants to have stories about, well, Since the close of the time you step out of your we're part of the best ju- strides." four, leaving the door about the great out-I BCHL regular season, the billets house," says Maropen for late season doors. fourth for the Quesnel quette. trades for a proven veterWith the opening of j Millionaires in the BCHL, Marquette, whose an. the fishing season in this! and the fourth without a name and stellar reputaregion, his column about playoff berth, Marquette tion proceeds him every Forwards & Defenteotm digibieio rdurR as If^year'Clds next"In ye^r.order for us to compete in the trading chiironomids will be inhas been alternately on where he goes in this proPts Player GP G A PIM end of things, we need to teresting to readers trythe road looking for vince, is one of the big 14 41 R^ldLltster 56 27 41 build a base of youn" ing to nab the big one! young hockey players, or selling points as the coa19 56 Rob Lommer 21 . 40 66 guys," he says. "We're on Dragon Lake early] at home, working the ches try to attract players RyanBremner '57 6 ^ 2fe ^32 139 looking at bringing back this fishing season phones, talking to pro- here. 16 30 four of the eight 20-yearBradJHefflick 41 14. 28 spects or laying the Murray is a pub-J "We can sell Dale to olds." 59 Mike KIrhy - 1 8 ' 25 ished outdoors writer! groundwork for future 73 the kids," says Wilbur. \yho lives in Salmon! trades. "He brings the right back6 Brent Heaven 46 20 14 18 Arm. ground to the club. We're Iri that time he found 2 KeAdali Smith 15 13 112 49 See page A24 Marquette: building his own team Who will be coining back?
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