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Public health
officials are stepping
up efforts to cut
off the flow of
unpasteurized milk or
dairy products they
say are dangerous and
illegal.
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But members of a
Chilliwack-based
cow-sharing co-op
who claim the right
to drink raw milk say
they'll continue to
resist efforts to shut
Alice Jongerden prepares one bf her 20 cows^
them down.
milk on her Chllilwack farm.
They now meet
secretly to distribute
"shareholders" in
process.
raw milk from the
Home O n T h ^ Range
Provincial health
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three-quarters of
officer Dr. Perry
dairy farm after
whom live in Metro
Kendall can't
authorities last month Vancouver - argue,
comprehend that
raided distribution
they are owners and
logic, particularly
depots and poured
can legally split the
from those concerned
the product down the
70 gallons of milk
about health.
drain.
produced daily from
"There is no
Pressure on the
the farm's 22 grassscientific evidence
group intensified
fed cows,
to sugg;est that raw
Jan. 5 when the B . C .
Watson used to
milk has any benefit
Gentre for Disease
get his Home O n
that pasteurized milk
Control urged anyone The Range milk via
doesn't," he said,
with unpasteurized
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"And there's a pile
dairy products from
in Surrey, a store
of evidence to suggest
Home O n The Range
that delivered to
that raw milk carries
to discard them. C D C many member
with it a whole lot of
officials said samples
homes until it and
hazards."
of raw milk, yogurt,
other businesses that
Bacteria such as
cream, butter and
sei^ved as depots were
listeria, E. coli,
cream cheese from
handed cease-andsalmonella and
the dairy tested
desist orders.
Campylobacter
positive for fecal
s o m e t i m e s found in
The distribution
contamination.
unpasteurized milk
has become more
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can
infect consumers.
challenging, but he
Burnaby resident
vowed it won't stop.
The risk isn't just
Gordon Watson, who
He admits it's a
theoretical. A large
helped organize the
lot of effort to get
outbreak of E. coli on
co-op, has demanded
illicit milk in B . C . ,
southern Vancouver
to see the lab tests.
considering it's
Island in 2001 was
"These people are
possible to buy raw
traced to raw goat
notorious for coming
milk legally from
milk.
up with smear tactics
regulated raw milk
And Kendall
that turn out not to
dairies just over the
said there have
be so," said Watson,
border in Washington been "numerous"
who defends the
State and bring it
outbreaks at
dairy's products as
back.
regulated farms in
"perfectly healthy."
U.S. states that allow
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produce milk for
themselves, then
branched out to
others when they had
too much.
With Watson's help,
they formed the
shareholder structure
almost three years
ago and added more
cows.
Participants can
go to the farm, milk
cows, churn butter,
shovel manure and be
part of the process of
getting the food they
eat. •
"What people really
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want is to know
where their food is
raw milk sales,
coming from, what
"They had
they're eating,"
outbreaks of raw
Jongerden
said.
milk getting E . coli in
Members
assess the
2005 i n Washington
risks for themselves,
and Oregon," he said.
she added.
"That was a cow- ;
"The fact is people
share program."
want
raw milk and
He said authorities
they,
can't
keep us
could be liable if
' from having our own
they turn a blind
milk from our own
eye to illegal raw
cows."
milk distribution
But she claims
and a child or infant
corporate-run dairies,
becomes gravely ill or
health authorities
dies as a result of an
and even other small
infection.
farmers are against
Sharing
them.
unpasteurized milk
is illegal under
provincial legislation
governing the milk
industry and the sale
is prohibited under
federal food and drug
regulations. Raw milk
is also defined as a
health hazard under
B.C.'s Public Health
Act.
Alice Jongerden,
who operates Home
O n The Range with
her husband and
home-schooled
children, denies she's
brcakingjany law.
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Jean France glances up
Reld Street where she
once Ihred In the 1940s.
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Because
of
oW, published
n 1981, records
lyin Johnson
juotirig Harry Boyd
f Cottonwood
iouse, saying there
as a hot spring
t the north end of
;own which was in
ise during the gold
ush.
It was on property
wned by L o n
odfrey then and
ill Ingram now,
md where a very
successful Chinese
gardener worked,
so well it was
called Rothschild
Gardens in the
1860's because it
produced a good
financial return
(not quite as much
as the American
millionaire
Rothschild earned.)
I City works staff
directed me to
jWalkem Street,
[Hilda Sinclair and
Bill Ingram. Bill
led me around his
Fraser riverside
:hom.c as he
described what L o n
[Godfrey had told
ihim.
Andy Motherwell
Historical Footnotes
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Before the turn
of the century,
as sternwheelers
churned the Fraser
and gold miners
and others crowded
our small town,
Chinese were
a large part of
the populationThey developed
market gardens in
many areas such
as the river flats
above Quesnel at
Couldwell Road, at
the airport, Johnson
Flats that is now
West Fraser Timber
Park and in West
Quesnel, to name
a few.
Their produce
went to Barkerville
by wagon. Prince
George by steamer
and all intervening
points, as the lower
and warmer town
location produced
well.
A small flat by
the Fra.ser, easily
supplied with
The area is where
water was an ideal
the Fraser and
location as the
Quesnel Rivers
sternwheelers tied
almost meet. It is
up along Front
an area of unstable
Street.
ground as road
Bill Ingram
patching shows.
showed mc where
About 50 years ago
the Rothschild
the first A8cW was
Gardens were
on the west side of
located from his
Highway 97, just
house south. There
south of a high
are several springs
ridge. The ridge
I was leveled later to at the foot of
the bank and at
accommodate a gas
one point a large
station, James 8c
fluctuating pond
Sons, Acklands and
Jean France plans to live the rest of her hfe in Quesnel
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Reporter
fter 36 years,
Jean France
has returned to
Quesnel, a community
where she feels welcome
and at home.
But her journey has been
long, sometimes difficult,
sometimes beautiful. With
all roads leading her back
to a home in the Cariboo.
In 1941 Canada was at
war.
Able-bodied men and
women were in the
military serving their
country, many with
families as well.
Jean's father, Gordon
Gibbons, was one of those
soldiers, leaving Jean's
mother to take care of the
large family.
Jean, who was nine, had
nine brothers and sisters.
Times were tough and
to get the most of her
husbands pay, Jean's
could, the man continued
to follow him.
It was his father.
Only able to stay two
days, the family was soon
back on their own.
By fall, the family had
moved into Quesnel,
renting a house on Reid
Street behind the Quesnel
Hotel.
"We went to school at
Helen D i x o n , " Jean said.
"I can also remember
swimming in Baker Creek
and picking berries on
T w o Mile Flat."
The family spent about a
year living in Wells before
settling in Williams Lake
for a time.
In order to augment the
family's meager income,
Jean's mother took a
job in the Chilcotin.
The children were split
between a convent school
in Williams Lake and a
Boys Catholic school in
Duncan on Vancouver
Island,
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mother, Marguerite
Gibbons, moved the
family (only eight as two
were already on their
own) to a rural house
in Marguerite (about
55 kilometres south of
Quesnel) where they spent
the summer.
"Wc took the train to
Ashcroft where we stayed
in a hotel, then boarded
the IT stage, which
was a touring car, to
Marguerite," Jean said.
She was the .second
oldest of the eight
children and said
everyone was happy to be
there.
"Wc could run and
play," Jean said.
She remembers a
surprise visit from their
father.
I ler brother had walked
six miles to Kelly's Store
and as he returned, he
was dismayed to find
a man following him.
Running as fast as he
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"The boys
weren't happy
and they ran
away," she
said.
"At the
convent it was
also pretty
Jran
grim."
Jean's path
veered away from her
family when she was
placed in a foster home in
Bouchie Lake at the age
of 14.
"They were good
people," she said.
"I took Grade 7 and 8 in
Bouchie Lake then back
to Helen Dixon for high
school."
And just past her 18th
birthday, Jean was back
in Vancouver taking
a telephone operators
course.
Jean returned to Quesnel
in 1951 where she
worked for the fledgling
telephone company.
"I had friends here and
I valued that
tremendously,"
she said.
She met and
married her
first husband
in 1951 and
together
they
France
had four
children.
The family lived in
West Quesnel, however,
when Jean had the
chance to sw,ip her town
house for acreage in
1963, she jumped at the
opportunity.
"We had cows, chickens,
horses, it was great for the
children," she said.
In 1972, Jean once again
found herself alone and
with the help of friends
and neighbours learned
to cope with the
challenges.
Jean finally found the
happy life she had been
looking for all her life
when she met Del Prance,
"There was mutual
"Coming back
to Quesnel was
just the tonic I
needed."
respect, something I
hadn't experienced very
often."
Jean and Del were
married June 29,1973
and for the next 36 years,
Jean enjoyed a wonderful
life.
"We enjoyed everything
we did together, golfing,
traveling and life in
general," she said.
After Del died in 2008,
Jean was looking to .start
the next chapter in her life
and she chose to do that
in Quesnel.
With children and
grandchildren here, as
well as many friends she
had maintained contact
with, Quesnel was home
and she's happy to be
here.
" M y family and friends
arc everything to me,"
Jean said with a smile.
"Coming back to
Quesnel was just the tonic
I needed."
whose level was
governed by the
two river levels.
The gardener who
worked that land
used the warm
water to urge his
crops along.
This could be the
hot spring.
When he died he
was buried and
later, as was the
custom, his bones
were returned to
China. The tree by
his vacant grave is
almost smothered
by shrubbery at its
base. I could not
find his name.
Andy
is
an
historian
regular
columnist.
Motherwell
amateur
and
Observer
Train drivers John Howarth and Ibraitti Ashow
love a good line in books and live readings, as well
as on the tracks.
Howarth has helped organize two "poetry trains"
forVIARaiL
In 2003 a group o f poets traveled from Winnipeg
to Prince George with the train sold out.
The 2004 poets traveled from Prince George to
Prince Rupert.
In both cases, they gave readings as they traveled
west and i n small communities where they stopped
along the way.
Howarth was involved with the 1999 C B C Fred
Eaglesmith train as well.
"These were amazing trips," he said.
" A n d the passengers really enjoyed the experience.
I think the B . C , government is underestimating the
public's appreciation of literature when it slashes arts
funding."
Ashow agrees.
"John and I have the privilege of seeing a lot of
B . C . and Canada through our work. It's beautiful
country, but it's empty without stories, songs and
poems that originate throughout the land."
Ibraim was a student at B C I T who now works
as a conductor for the Hudson's Bay Railway in
Manitoba.
"I always read B . C . BookWorld," says Howarth.
"And I like to shop at stores like Books &
Company in Prince George. Instead of cutting
funding, though, the government ought to be
increasing its support for our home-grown
publishing industry, like it would the forest industry,
transportation or any other sector of our economy."
For further information, contact Bill H o m e at
Amazing Space Studio, Wells, B . C . , 250-994-2332,
mazing@claireart.ca.
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Kersley Hall transforms to Dogpatch
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KMT puts final touches on this year's production of Li'l Abner
Lights come up and curtains
open to reveal the Cartoonish and
quirky tovvn of Dogpatch.
It's home to Pappy Yokum
(Gerry Minhett) and his sawed off
wife, the spry and sassy M a m m y
Yokum (Raielle Perry), who is
determined to get her oversized
son Abner (Richard Sutton)
married off to the'ever popular'
Daisy Mae (Lacey MacDonald).
A n d , it's almost time for the
Sadie Hawkins Day Race where
all the womeft pf Dogpatch will
chase down and marry whichever
male they can catch! JDaisy,
along with all the other females
of Dogpatch, are ready to do
whatever it takes toget their men.
Thank goodness for Available
Jones (Graham Howe) who
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is prepared to sell them all
the necessary supplies, such
as clubs, rope^ and his secret
weapon. Stupefying Jones (Lainee
Pumphrey.) .
Just around every corner is
Marrying Sam (Don Peek-Vout)
ready and waiting to proceed with
the nuptials, for a small fee, of
course.
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Throw in the powerful effects
of Mammy's Yokurriberry Tonic,
a greedy, scheming General
Bullmoose from Washington
(Brent Paulsen,) his gorgeous
co-conspirator Miss Appasionata
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V o n Climax (Jodi Ballinger), and
his secret weapon, Evil Eye Fleagle
(Jon Matheson), an evacuation
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Order for the citizens of Dogpatch,
one love-crazed admirer, M c G o b h
(Jon Simpson,) competing for
Daisy's affection and you have
the makings of one heck of an
entertaining show!
The costumes are like a
psychedelic rainbow of color.
A l l the wonderful ladies who
volunteer their time and sewing
talents have put together a
beautiful collection and both men
and women from the cast have
been caughtsewing patches on the
Dogpatch costumes to create just
the right look.
The music is energetic and
exciting, and the vpcal talent is the
best Kersley Musical Theatre has
experienced yet. The abilities of
the cast have continually increased
over the years and it shows.
"So, if'n ya haven't heard yet,
there's tickets on sale right now
for yous to bring yer family to "
Dogpatch. There's a meeting at
Mammy Yokum (Raielle Lettington Perry) sews a patch on Lucifer Ybkum's (Gary Mlnnett) pants.
Cornpone Square (Kersley Hall)
Dave Sutton photo
startin' Jan. 25 -Feb. 6 and yous is
invited! But it's looking like yer all
in a race to see jwhos is gunna get
them tickets and whos isn't!"
Tickets are at Bo-Peep Boutique,
Iris and the Kersley Store.
"See ya'll there."
Percy N. HSbirt
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around the province, Alberta and Australia, top right, competed
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student or teacher, the
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towards the student equity fund.
Amount will ba announcfld
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they had to win by
at least a five-goal
margin.
Following Friday
night's 6 - 4
heartbreaking loss in
front of more than
900 fans at the Vault,
winning, never mind
by five goals, seemed
to be a tall order for
the Millionaires.
"We were
disappointed, we
were mad, and we
were fired up," M i l l s '
captain Trever Hertz
said of the mind-set
of the team as they
headed to Prince
George for the last
game in the C N C
Challenge Cup series.
Following Friday
QbservefJieporter
The Quesnel
MiiUonaires lay claim
to the Colle|e of N e w
Caledonia Challenge
Cup Saturday thanks
to a six-gbai outburst
in the third period en
route to a 9 - 2 rout
of the host Prince
George Spruce
Kings.
The Millionaires
had not claimed the
Challenge Cup since
2003. •
Going into Saturday
night's game in Prince
George the Spruce
Kings held a 5 - 4 \
edge in games and
had a 3 6 - 3 2 goal
advantage.
To win the cup not
night's disappointing
game the message
to the players was
to keep the game
simple and to play
responsibly, Watson
said.
To their credit the
M i l l s focused and
followed the coach's
game plan, and took
a 3 - 2 lead going
into the third period.
The Millionaires
did not let up in the
third period, and their
effort finally paid off
when Hertz scored
just one minute into
the final frame.
The M i l l s then
extended their lead
to 7 - . 2 with three
power pliay goals
from Hertz and
Jpshua Desmarais
each scoring their
second goal of the
game and another by
Tyler French, his third
goal of the game.
French, who also an
assist on the night,
was given the game's
first star.
The last time French
scored was Nov. 11, a
span of 16 games.
"It wasn't
happening for me for
a while there," French
said.
"It felt pretty good, I
hadn't scored in quite
a while," a relieved
French said, glad to
put an end to the
scoring drought.
Spencer Graboski
added his eighth goal
of the season to push
the score to 8 - 2, and
Eliot Raibl rounded
out the scoring with
a power play goal,
his fifth point of the
period. ;
"It was weird, it just
seemed like whoever
I passed the puck
to put it in the net,"
Raibl said of the
accomplishment.
"It's the most
points I've ever had
in a game," a smiling
Raibl added.
Although the lopsided w i n gave the
M i l l s bragging rights
over the Spruce Kings,
the players stressed
the importance o^f the
win.
•
"We were pleased
to w i n the cup for
the fans," Hertz
said, "but the most
important thing was
the two points for the
win."
"Every game now
is like the playoffs,"
Raibl added.
"We need to hit
the playoffs on a
high note, have more
games like Saturday
night and fewer like
Friday night."
SpecMmngin
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The Quesnel Millionaires claimed the CNC Challenge Cup Saturday night with a
convincing 9 - 2 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings.
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Big save
Cariboo Pulp and Paper netmlnder makes a big
save during an Atom hockey tournament hosted
by the Quesnel Minor Hockey Association at Twin
Arenas on the weekend.
Percy H.H6t)ertptioto
ust w i n baby,
just w i n .
That's all
the talking the
RedEIGapitan
M i k a "Kiprusoff"
Enemark needs every
Wednesday and
his squad has been
listening.
W i t h this week's 5 1 w i n over White the
Red squad have now
strung nine wins in a
row.
Even missing
their leading
scorer couldn't
slow Red down
as the Neighbour
Bothers took the bit
and ran with it as
"Buckwheat" Brody
and "Porky" Brad did
a little womb reunion
and combined for
four goals and two
assists.
Scoring the highlight
reel fifth goal
clincher into a rather
redundant empty net
was Budd "Crash"
Carter who also
added an assist on
"Buckwheat's" first
Steve Dodge
P A P E R B A C K WRITER
tally.
Although the
scoring chances were
pretty even it took a
Herculean effort by
White's Richard "The
Hammer" Gauthier to
break the shut out as
he also w o n the tale
of the tape thanks
to his rope a dope
tactics.
The battle between
Black and Green was
much closer than the
5 - 2 score indicates
as the tenacious Black
crew frustrated the
Green snipers with
their relentless stick
work.
Leading his
teammates back
to a .500 record
was " B I G " Bob
Merta who scored
his first goal in 19
games which is
inconceivable for a
player whose wrist
shot wind-up starts
at city hall and ends
somewhere in the
middle of the Quesnel
River.
Also having a
big game was Ian
"Heartbreaker"
Hannah who scored
the winner and added
two assists.
Doing a little mesh
rippling of their own
was fab four alumni
George "John, Ringo"
Paul who Maxwell
silver hammered one
in and Chris "Home
Improvement" Royle
who nailed in a one
timer.
The disheartened
Green side who only
have one w i n in their
past six games is
obviously growing
; weary of constantly
' defending the hill
only to find that their
Cold F X best before
date has long since
expired.
league as they both
found the twine
behind the Cujoesque
Black tender.
Despite that cloud
hanging over them,
Chad "The Comet"
Swanson and Glint
" M a k e my day"
Winchester showed
the passion, gumption
and desire needed to
score goals in this
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Dodge
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