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Bulletin Board
Please email the Webmaster with listings, suggestions and comments for this website. Please note that any listings in the Wanted, Help Wanted, Work Wanted, and /Buy and Sell sections will automatically be deleted after two months. To renew a listing for another two months, call Pete at 250-968-4334 or Birgit at 250-968-6801 or send an email to the Webmaster . We are doing this to keep the site more up-to-date.
Wanted
Help Wanted
Work Wanted
Buy and Sell (including free items)
Lost and Found - Missing dog
Looking For Long-Lost Friends
Comments and Suggestions
Notices to Dunster People  Click here for more information on "Save the Dunster School"
Recipe of the Month This month: Charlie Kraut
Wanted |
| Are there any bee keepers in the Robson Valley? If you or someone you
know sells fresh bee pollen, please call Leigh at 250-569-8807.
March 7, 2010 |
| To all WWOOFER hosts: If you get any inquiries from wonderful wwoofers whom you are not able to accommodate this winter, would it be possible to direct them to us over here at HIKE INC? We really need a helper ASAP! Much appreciated! Have them call 250-968-4457 or email us. Thanks. Ernie or Carol Ann Romanow
January 18, 2010
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| Looking for land: If there is anyone in Dunster wishing to sell land, please give me a call. I am interested.
Thanks.
Mike at
250-574-2531.
January 12, 2010 |
| Wanted: 20 - 25 clear wine bottles. If you have any collecting dust in your basement that you would like to get rid of, please call Pete Amyoony at 250-968-4334 or send an email. Thanks!!!
January 12, 2010 |
| WANTED: DRY SEASONED WOOD
Having just bought and moved into a house in McBride village
that has a large Blaze King wood stove, I am in need of dry seasoned wood,
preferably in lengths of 16". However, I will buy what is available, if any
at this time of year. A friend with a power saw has kindly agreed to cut
longer pieces, or any dry snags for me.
Please call Leigh Jackson at 250-569-8807.
January 3, 2010 |
| PROPERTY WANTED
Older house, fixer upper, preferably more than one storey. MUST be in the country, with a little land. The cheaper the better! This will be an expensive move for us, and we want to get the best price possible, as we will have to renovate.
If anyone knows of a forlorn/forgotten/ reasonably salvageable place that's just waiting for someone to make it a home again, PLEASE let us know.
We flatlanders have discovered your valley and have fallen in love with the area. We will have a look at anything !! Please help us to become your neighbours!
Thanks a million. Contact Ruth by email.
December 7, 2009 |
| Photos wanted: Looking for photos of Dunster community quilts raffled before 2000 to add to a Dunster Quilt Album. Your photos will be scanned and promptly returned. If you have information about what year the quilt was raffled and who won it, that would be useful too. Contact Marg Johnson at 250-968-4351. |
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Help Wanted |
The Dunster community quilt blocks are now available at the Dunster General Store.
The theme this year is "Simply Berries" and it's just that. Berries of the Robson Valley worked on an 11-inch block.
There are 20 blocks so LOTS to go around. It's a great project supporting the Dunster school's swim program for the 35th year. Thanks. Marg Johnson
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Work Wanted |
| HOME HELP FOR SENIORS AND BUSY FOLK
I am offering a variety of services to help with the upkeep of your homes and farms. Will also be a companion for seniors in care. Rate: $15 to $20/hr. negotiable. Will consider partial trade.
References available. Phone
Leigh Jackson at 250-569-8807.
January 3, 2010
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| Used and home-made items only (no commercial items please) |
| 17" flat screen computer monitor for sale. It is a couple of years old but is in excellent condition. It has beautiful colour and perfect images. Asking $100. C all Deb Reimer at 250-968-4335 or send an email.
February 7, 2010
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High up rabbit cage, w 50", d 32", h 40" - handcrafted solid wood, free standing, with roof, 2 stalls,
easy clean.
$ 30.00. Contact Andy or Elli at 250-566-9987 or send an email.
January 12, 2010 |
| Stork Craft Crib - solid wood construction - with mattress - like new - used only by one child -
original price was $ 370.00 incl. mattress -
sell for $ 90.00 incl. mattress.
Contact Andy or Elli at 250-566-9987 or send an email.
January 12, 2010 |
| 1 gallon of "Lifemaster" paint for sale -
100% Acrylic Latex -
NO VOC's and virtually NO paint odour -
Eggshell / lightblue -
covers about 400 square feet - reg. price at ICI Paints $ 47.99 plus tax.
Sell it for $ 30.00. Contact Andy or Elli at 250-566-9987 or send an email.
January 8, 2010
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| Firewood for sale: dry snag pine, split and delivered in Dunster for 100$ a cord. I still have a few cords left. Call David Griffith
at 250-968-4433.
January 8, 2010
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| I just found an unused Lexmark color print cartridge (17G0060) for Lexmark Color Jetprinters Z12, Z22, Z32 and Compaq Ink Jet Printers IJ600.
I have no use for it anymore as my Lexmark printer is long gone and the cartridge doesn't work in my new printer. If anybody out there could use it, they are welcome to have it, free of charge. Email or call Birgit at 250-968-6801.
December 14, 2009 |
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Lost and Found |
Lost: My name is Esther Leon and I am emailing from kamloops. My son lost a
dog near Dunster along the railway track about 11 days ago. He has
been in the area for the past few days trying to find him. I was told that McBride is the nearest large centre near the area and I would like to do all I can to help my son find his dog (he is heartbroken). Can you suggest some places I can post information? Newspaper read in that area that I can
contact, radio, businesses I can contact? Any information sent out would
be wonderful. Tthank you, Esther
P.S. The dog's name is "Parvo" and he was lost around 11 days ago near the CN tracks in Dunster. He is about knee high mostly
black with tan-beige markings on the front of his legs and beige/tan
markings around the muzzle and eyes.
His owner, Nicholas, has been looking for him for days and has looked for twenty miles along the tracks but has had no luck yet. I just received a picture that I am attaching to this message so you can see what the dog looks like. Two local residents think they saw him near the Dunster Community Hall on Sunday around noon to 1 pm, but are not sure it was Parvo.
I have posted pictures of him at the swap shed and at the store. If you see Parvo anywhere around Dunster, you can call me and I will pass the message along to Nicholas and his family.
Nick and his Mom are grateful for all the support and help they have
received so far in their search.
Thanks for your help. Pete at 250-968-4334.
 
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Looking for Long-Lost Friends |
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Comments and Suggestions |
| If you have any suggestions or comments with regard to this website, please email us. We appreciate feedback. |
| Mother's Day Yard Sale Concession Success and Thanks
"The concession was a fabulous success, taking in $692.34. There are still two dozen hamburger patties for the next event. Many thanks to the 22 people who signed up for the 1-hour work shifts - it just won't happen without volunteers like you!! Also thanks to those who helped with set-up and clean-up. And, many thanks for the donations made by Irma Brownlee, Bob and Karen Craigue, and Lily Hill. Also thanks to the burger-making team - five people made 13 dozen burgers, in 1 hour, in preparation for this event! We received many compliments on our homemade burgers and buns at the concession."
Kelly McNaughton
(Note from Pete: "...and also a great big "Thank-You! " to Kelly for all the time and effort she put into organizing the concession as a fund-raiser for the Dunster Community Association!!") |
| Radio Bristol
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I just wanted to say how much I enjoy hearing Peter on Trevor Fry's radio programme. He sounds so very contented despite all the snow you get! Dunster must be wonderful in summer as I understand it is quite temperate on the west side of Canada.
Best wishes."
Beverly Treml,
Portbury (near Bristol), UK |
| "Hi there!
I think your site is so cool. I went to that school for grade 2 - 4. I was friends with David this Hills son. I just thought I would say hi. I will make a donation to your site. I have some questions for you cause I am planning a trip up there hiking. Do you have any maps of the old logging roads to Tete-jeane-cashe?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers!"
Nicholas Patterson |
February 3 , 2009
"Dunster road where it comes off the highway and decends to the river, borders the Chambers farm which was my grandfather's farm originally (until 1960 when it passed to the Neilsons) . The stretch of road was known for decades as Blackwood Hill. It never had a road name until the 70's. In the old days, roads and automobiles being what they were, folks had lots of trouble making the hill in the spring ( mud ) and in the winter ( snow ). My grandfather would come out with his tractor or team of horses and help them out which is likely how it got the name. If we can dig out a picture of the road, now or then, would you post it on the list? Thanks."
Mike Kennedy, Kamloops, B.C. |
February 3 , 2009
"I am really impressed with the Dunster site. Nice to see a small community showcased so nicely. My mother, Beatrice Blackwood, grew up at Dunster and we come back to visit often. Thanks for your website and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you."
Mike Kennedy, Kamloops, B.C. |
| December 17, 2008
"The generous people of Dunster showed up at the Saturday morning pot luck (Dec. 13) and $354.20 plus some non-perishable items were donated to the Food Bank. Thank you to the people who attended and contributed for sales and raffle for your generosity. "
Kathy Peterson , Dunster, B.C. |
April 19, 2008
"Congratulations on the site, webmasters! It's great! Really helpful to have the links to the weather and road conditions. Also the bulletin board will be very useful. I got very homesick looking at the photos. Am looking forward to the time when I can spend more time than a few weeks in the summer in Dunster again, soaking up the beauty and peace of the place, and reconnecting with my friends. (By the way, I especially loved the comment from England about Pete's "next conversion".... )."
Cherry Lynn Brown, Victoria, B.C. |
April 8, 2008
"I have looked at your site and it is very interesting.
I drive a lorry and drag from Truro to Bristol and I like Trevor's programme, that is were I heard about your site and have listened to your good self. Unfortunately I do not know of Dunster in the west country as Falmouth is about 200 miles from Bristol. I will be keeping in touch with your web site. I look forward to your next conversion with Trevor.
Kind regards."
Ian Hewson, Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
April 5 , 2008
"Love the website, great job, thanks for it too."
Deb Cochrane, Dunster, B.C. |
March 19, 2008
"Hello to all you folks in Dunster. Just heard about you guys and Dunster on radio Wiltshire here in England, sorry missed the chaps name talking on the radio at your end. Logged on to your web site which I must say for a small community is very impressive. Must say the place sounds and looks fantastic so much space, heaven, fully understand what the chap meant when he said he was blessed with beautiful views, I live at the foot of Roundway Hill here in Bromham, Wiltshire and feel the same way. With a great aunt in Grande Prairie you never know I may one day have the opportunity to drop in and see the place. Best wishes to you all."
Jim and Geraldine Dibben, Netherstreet, Bromham, Wiltshire, England
PS We have a web site in the village here at www.bromham.org.uk you may wish to visit. |
March 19, 2008
"I would like to congratulate you on a wonderful and informative website which I heard of while listening to Trevor Fry on Radio Bristol. I have heard the various descriptions of the landscape over the years from Trevor's programme and having now seen the pictures on the website; it has made me want to visit your area of Canada even more so. Many thanks." Chris Gummer, Bristol, UK |
| February 18, 2008
"I have visited your new site and just wanted to say: Looks fantastic! You have put a lot of thought into it. Kudos to you!"
Margaret A. Graine STI PFP
Regional Economic Development Officer
Village of McBride, B.C.
1-877-569-7556
edo@mcbride.ca |
| February 12, 2008
"Cool website!"
Bob Thompson, Dunster, B.C. |
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Notices to Dunster residents
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Dunster residents should recognize that the property along Pepper Pit
Road (including the road right of way) is all private land until the gravel pit at the end of the road. Therefore, any firewood cutting or hunting requires specific permission of the owner. Nature walks, mountain biking, berry or mushroom picking, etc. is allowed and encouraged. Roy Howard at
250-968-4410. |
Recycling bins at the Dunster Community Hall
Since there is no one person responsible for calling the Regional District when the bin is totally full, if you see that it is, please call 1-800-667-1959 and ask for Environmental Services, or email district@rdffg.bc.ca and tell them the bin is full. Thanks!
At the Dunster Community Association Meeting in April 2009 there was a discussion about the use of the dumpsters and recycle bins at the Dunster Community Hall.
We have obtained some brochures from the Regional District that describe the three transfer stations in the Robson Valley (Dunster, McBride and Valemount) and what materials you can and cannot take to each station. These brochures are in a pamphlet rack just inside the door of the Swap Shed for your convenience. Please feel free to one of each to have at home so you can see where to take materials and also to check the hours of each transfer station.
We would like to remind everyone of the following guidelines:
- Absolutely no materials should be left outside the dumpsters
- ALL CARDBOARD AND PAPER should be placed in the recycling bins NOT in the dumpsters
- All milk jugs and tin cans should be washed out and placed in the middle section of the paper recycling bin
- All garbage should be bagged before being put in the dumpsters
- Only household garbage should be put in the dumpsters. Any yard waste, barbed wire, boards, construction waste should be taken either to the Valemount or McBride transfer stations
- Electronic discards such as computers, TVs, microwaves, etc. can be taken to BBK Bottle Depot in Prince George for recycling of parts and components (2629 Vance Road, Prince George, 250-561-7475)
If we all make it a habit to pick up a few pieces of paper or trash from around the bins each time we use them, it would make a big difference in how clean the area is kept. It would also help if everyone tidies up the swap shed a bit and hangs up a few items of clothing each time you use it.
Don't forget to place any good, clean used items in the swap shed to see if someone else in the community may be able to use them before they goes to the waste stream. If the item is too big for the swap shed (e.g. furniture, T.V., exercise bike) you can contact the webmaster below and have an ad put on the website for 2 months free of charge and you can also send a description of the item and your contact # or e-mail to Pete Amyoony (click here for email) and he will put it out on the valley-wide e-mail list.
If each member of the community does a bit, it will soon add up!
Thanks in advance for your efforts to keep our Community Hall area clean and tidy.
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Recipe of the Month
CHARLIE KRAUT (from Charlie Rollinson - 1986)
Cabbage - enough to fill the crock (approx. 50 lbs. for 10 gal. crock)
Carrots - 12 to 15
Onions - 3-4 large
Apples - 3-4 large tart ones
Pickling spice - 3-4 Tbs.
Garlic - 8-10 cloves
Caraway seed - 1-2 tsp. (optional)
Dill weed - 10-15 stalks
Yeast - 2 Tbs. or 2 pkts.
Pickling salt
Place a layer of whole cabbage leaves in the bottom of the crock.
Add 2 pks of yeast.
Add peeled garlic cloves.
Add a layer of dill (6-8 stalks).
Add a 4-6 inch layer of shredded cabbage.
*On this layer add: 3-4 Tbs pickling salt
A sprinkle of caraway seeds
A handful of shredded carrots
One-half chopped up onion
2-3 tsp pickling spice
Mix the above into the layer of shredded cabbage and press down well with your fist.
Place four to six peeled apple quarters on top of this layer.
Add another 4-6 inch layer of shredded cabbage.
Repeat (*)
Continue this until crock is filled to within a few inches of the top.
Place a few whole cabbage leaves over the top of the kraut.
Add the remainder of the dill and cover with a few more leaves.
Add the board and rock or weight to keep the cabbage below the level of the brine.
Keep an eye out for the first few days as the brine may come over the top of the crock!
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March 7, 2010
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