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Enbridge question remains for village councilFew topics will pack council chambers in Burns Lake like Enbridge Northern Gateway.

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British Columbia economy rebound forecastA lower Canadian dollar and a slow recovery in the U.S. and around the world bode well for the B.C. economy.Story on page 8

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WALTER STRONG

A frigid Tuesday evening last week saw the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) hold its second annual town hall com-munity forum, with about 18 residents other than council and staff in atten-dance.

Mayor, councillors, and staff pre-sented summaries of different aspects of the proposed 2014 budget, along with cautionary comments on major upcoming infrastructure projects.

“The VBL is a service provider,” said Mayor Luke Strimbold.

But a service provider with a small tax base and pending infrastructure shortcomings.

In particular, the Burns Lake water tower will need to be replaced by 2017, at a cost of about $2 million. Before that, a complete redo of Centre St. is planned for 2015.

Centre St. needs more than a resur-facing; it needs to be essentially re-built. The cost of rebuilding the road bed, addressing drainage problems, and resurfacing with pavement, curbs, and a sidewalk will tax village coffers to the tune of $2.8 million.

The VBL doesn’t have that kind of cash in reserve, so the most likely course of action will be a loan. A $2.8 million debenture would cost the vil-lage $172,000 annually in loan repay-ments over 25 years. It would also mean a 16 per cent tax hike.

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Long awaited freezeSome said it wouldn’t happen this year but Tchesinkut Lake is now frozen. Local resident Jim Minger said according to his recollection that this is the latest in 52 years it took Tchesinkut Lake to freeze - usually it is frozen by mid January. Thanks to Wayne Brown for this photo.

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Reports of scammers phoning businesses claim-ing to be collecting for Yellow Pages advertising have cropped up again in B.C., and there are simple steps to take to protect yourself.

Mark Fernandes, spokesman for the Better Busi-ness Bureau in B.C., said scammers claiming to be collecting for Yellow Pages is a chronic problem, with complaints about it coming in almost every month.

It's a variation on an old trick, sending fake in-voices for common business supplies such as print-er cartridges and paper in hopes of sliding them by a busy office administrator. Fernandes said busi-nesses are also concerned about bad credit reports

from missed invoices."Unfortunately, a lot of these companies that

claim the Yellow Pages brand are not located in North America," he said. Some appeared to be coming from the United Kingdom, but the BBB is unable to confirm their real location.

Yellow Pages Group spokesperson Fiona Story said the company is a frequent target for this kind of fraud because of its long-standing brand. It spon-sors an annual fraud awareness campaign in March, and offers downloadable pamphlets and other re-sources on its website, www.yellowpages360solu-tion.ca/resources/fraud/.

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already at the high end of tax rates across the region (see Lakes District News Jan. 8, 2014 Burns Lake property assessments up), a possible tax hike was met with a telling silence.

The village happens to be sitting on a $960,000 one-time dividend from the Burns Lake Community Forest (BLComfor) at the moment.

One purpose of last week’s forum was to garner public will when it comes to spending those BLCom-for funds. The village has never received a dividend from the community forest before. One possibility council is considering is dedicating some or all of the money for infrastructure projects.

There was some support for putting aside the close to $1 million to offset upcoming tax-payer burden to pay for infrastructure upgrades, but informal round-table discussions amongst council, staff, and the 18 VBL residents who attended the forum, favoured at least some continued consideration for the tradition-ally mandated function of BLComfor funds.

Supporting outdoor recreation has been a crucial role played by BLComfor in the Lakes District, espe-cially among those recreation user groups who aren’t able to attract municipal funds for their projects be-cause of village municipal boundaries.

While no show of hands was taken during the forum, a consensus among the recreation interests present that evening developed around the idea that a good portion of the available BLComfor funds should be available for equitable distribution among outdoor user groups.

The number-one priority identified by Mayor Strimbold when summarizing his notes regarding the BLComfor funding was that the money shouldn’t be spent right away, and consideration should be given to the legacy effect the money could have in the dis-trict.

Council will consider what they heard last week during upcoming budget deliberations.

Burns Lake forum considers Comfor dollars

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Are we headed in the right direction? Last week’s Village of Burns Lake second annual town hall and forum produced many good ideas for 2014 budget direction which council will now consider. Especially topical was the $1 million in community forest funds paid to the village.

Topics of discussion1. What do you think are the Village of Burns lake’s core serVices?2. What do you think the Village of Burns lake’s top three priorities should Be?3. are We heading in the right direction for 2014?4. hoW Would you like to see the Village use the comfor profit distriBution funds?

Last Week’s Question: Are you happy so far with the Village of Burns Lake budget?

50 % No 50 % Yes

On April 1, medical mari-juana growing licences ex-pire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legal-ly fill a prescription for pot.

Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many

used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world.

How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Ca-nadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated small-scale growers is with-drawn in a couple of months.

Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fra-ser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has

500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the province’s Hells Angels.

Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments.

RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told Maple Ridge council last week that his detachment will first target medi-cal growers they know are linked to organized crime. But it’s difficult to determine which are legal and which are not.

“This has the potential to cripple the courts,” Fleugel said. “Something is going to have to take a back seat if we are going to go after all of them.”

The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume.

This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped in a failed war-on-drugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even common sense.

Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion of the medi-cal marijuana law to run an Amsterdam-style retail trade.

Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties.

“By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills.

Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-looking “Medical Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side.

Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is re-quired. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoria-sis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/withdrawal.”

And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet?Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for

2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher!Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments

from an approved commercial producer.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Recreation, tourism and culture were identified by many at last week’s town forum as key drivers for economic development in Burns Lake. But without sound infrastructure and a pleasing overall visitor ex-perience, it can be difficult to capitalize on the inter-est that either brings to the Burns Lake community.

Both sides of the infra-structure equation - the

infrastructure that draws people here and the infra-structure that keeps them here or at least makes their experience something they want to repeat or recom-mend to their friends - are capital intensive.

It’s a chicken and egg scenario. Do you invest heav-ily in the assets that draw people to the region through trail development and municipal amenities, or do you focus on support for local businesses and people through infrastructure revitalization and upgrades to the assets that keep people here and serve village residents?

The case was made for both approaches last week. What’s interesting is the strong grounding in fact proponents for either view have.

Putting aside the question of recreational or cultural assets, the everyday needs of village resi-dents have to find their place in the equation as well. As Mayor Strimbold pointed out, the first function of the municipality is to provide services for Burns Lake residents.

The tax base is limited in Burns Lake, and property tax rates in town are a little higher than other municipalities in the region, largely the result of no significant industrial tax base compared to Houston, Fraser Lake, and Vanderhoof.

Burns Lake faces some fiscal challenges in the coming years, mostly in terms of major infra-structure upgrades. Replacing the aging water tower within a couple of years will be a $2 million undertaking, and rebuilding Eighth and Centre streets as early as next year could mean a substantial tax hike for all village residents if funding for the project comes solely from municipal borrowing.

Municipal borrowing can have the effect of constraining future budgets. The money has to be paid back and every budget for the 25 years following big borrowing will feel that constraint.

Of all the ideas floated last week at the town hall, one of the most interesting was the idea of hav-ing the municipality more involved with strategically supporting the blooming outdoor recreation and cultural capital in the Lakes District.

To be sure, this does stretch the municipality in a way that takes it outside its primary mandate as a service provider, and cautionary voices were heard regarding the village making financial com-mitments which take it too far beyond its mandate.

But the village has already extended itself through village recreation and economic develop-ment, and the cooperative relationships it is fostering between local recreation groups to develop area-wide recreation tourism strategies.

But Burns Lake is its people - especially its taxpayers. Many will see the village’s one-time mil-lion dollar dividend as an opportunity for the municipality to either save for a rainy day, or to use in offsetting significant upcoming local infrastructure upgrades.

I don’t envy town council the decision it has to make regarding the community forest funds. It’s not like there’s one iron-clad case to be made for a specific cause.

One thing we can be sure of is that heavy borrowing will constrain the municipality’s future ability to contribute to economic development through recreation and culture. It would be helpful to know what the cost of borrowing could mean to the village’s ability to drive economic develop-ment.

Would area recreation and cultural groups be keen on seeing some of the community forest money going towards offsetting infrastructure tax burden if it meant options for long-term stable municipal support (either in terms of cash or services) for local recreation and culture groups?

Village faces priority questions

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point a couple of different scams can take over.The one currently in play in the States has you

dialling into a toll number, or transferred to a toll number, in a country that doesn’t have laws against initiating a call-for-fee service without first giv-ing the caller an option to hangup and avoid all charges.

Telus media relations representative Liz Sauve said that although Telus security teams are aware of the U.S. scam, they haven’t had any reports of it in B.C. yet.

But there are a number of potential phone scams anyone can fall victim to if they’re not wary.

Hackers and fraudsters are able to have false data appear on your caller id screen - spoofing - intended to lull you into a sense of confidence in the caller’s purported identity.

“Spoofing is when fraudsters essentially disguise their phone number to make it look like a local number,” Sauve said. “Sometimes [a] respected company’s name is thrown in to try and provide credibility for a scam.”

Once credibility has been established, the scam-mer might try to get personal information from you, whether it be credit card information or other per-sonal information, which the scammer could then use to rip you off - directly or through a complex

identity theft scenario.“If someone calls you and says they’re calling

from Telus and they start asking for personal infor-mation, the best thing to do is to ask the person for their name and number, and hang-up,” Sauve said. “Go online or pick up the phone book and confirm you’re calling the company and speaking to a trust-

ed representative.”“We wouldn’t make

a call like that and ask for personal information right off the bat.”

Any time you receive a call telling you you’re a winner if you just call back quick enough should be viewed with suspicion, especially if you’re asked for credit card informa-tion.

“When it sounds to good to be true, it prob-

ably is,” Sauve said. “[if you hear] ‘dial this number because you’ve won a vacation to Hawaii but first we need your credit card number’… the best advice is just not to return the call. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.”

“If you get a missed call from a number you don’t recognize, don’t phone it back. If someone you know is trying to get a hold of you, you’ll likely recognize the number or they’ll leave a message.”

See www.telus.com/scams for more information, and for contact numbers to report suspicious calls to the Telus security team.


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Few topics will pack council chambers in Burns Lake like Enbridge Northern Gateway.

Other municipalities and First Nations throughout the Northwest have taken formal positions on Enbridge Northern Gateway, and VBL council has in the past felt pressure from within its ranks well as from concerned area residents to take a formal position on the project, either for or against it.

Two municipalities stand out for their stated neutrality on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.

Village of Burns Lake council and Vil-lage of Kitimat council had both indepen-dently agreed to wait until after the rec-ommendations of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel (JRP) had been released before taking a position on the issue. Both councils supported the pro-cess; neither wanted to preclude the work of the JRP panel.

The JRP released its final report on Dec. 19, 2013, recommending the project pro-ceed provided more than 200 stipulations be met.

The municipality of Kitimat will hold a plebiscite - a non-binding referendum - on

April 12, 2014 to gauge their electorate’s position on Enbridge Northern Gateway.

Kitimat town council has not said what they will do with the results once they come in, so they haven’t necessarily bound council decision to the results of the plebiscite.

The poll, reads a notice on the District of Kitimat website, fulfills a Jan. 16, 2012 Council resolution to survey the residents of Kitimat following the conclusion of the JRP process for the project.

In Burns Lake, the question of whether or not village council should take a po-sition on the Enbridge proposal, and if it should, what that position might be, has been a drawn-out process, and never promised a plebiscite.

Between August 2011 and June 2012, VBL council discussed on several oc-casions how to proceed on the question, heard from numerous public delegations calling for VBL council to take a stand, and held two committee of the whole meetings to garner public opinion and dis-cuss the issue as a council.

Cut to the June 12, 2012 regular coun-cil meeting which followed the second committee of the whole meeting on the same day. The committee meeting was well-attended by area residents and three

official First Nation delegations. None of the public delegates spoke in favour of the Enbridge proposal.

Susan Schienbein, VBL councillor at the time, had heard enough by that point to be comfortable with tabling a motion to oppose the pipeline project. The motions was seconded by then counc. Quinten Beach.

The sitting VBL council then also in-cluded current counc.. Frank Varga , John Illes, and Mayor Luke Strimbold. Illes was away on work-related business on that day and so unable to vote.

Schienbein and Beach voted in favour of the motion to oppose Enbridge while Varga and Strimbold voted against the motion.

A tied-motion is a defeated motion, so the motion to oppose the project was de-feated.

This isn’t to say that council therefore supported Enbridge Northern Gateway. Speaking of the then underway JRP hear-ings, Strimbold said, “There is a process in place, which is the joint review panel… I think we should make a decision based on that information.”

Since then, council has not reconsidered its position on Enbridge Northern Gate

Enbridge question remains unanswered with village council

Will Burns Lake be revisiting Enbridge Northern Gateway question? And will we get an answer?

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Here we go starting out another month and a lot colder too. But at least it’s more like winter. Most of the lakes have frozen over. We were all thinking it was going to be an open winter.

Now it’s colder it just might make it a bit safer for the walk-ers as the ice may stick to the snow as the ice has been disaster for so many.

Moose storyI have always en-

joyed writing stories about animals both tame and wild as well. I have a couple here in my mind that are in-teresting I think. The first is many years ago

and it’s a moose story. It was an early fall day and hunting season was open. It was very early in the morning and I was on the way to milk the cows and I noticed a moose stand-ing beside the ferry dock.

There was some-thing hanging from its jaw and I really could not figure what it was. So I milked the cows and dropped the milk at the house and went down to see the moose.

As I walked down to the lake the moose started to walk to the shore to meet me. I got closer and I no-ticed it was its lower jaw hanging down. It had been shot. It was in rough shape and in trouble. I ran up to the house and got the rifle and ran down again. It was a cow moose and she kept walking to meet me. Ellis Christy was on the ferry so he ran down to help. The moose stopped about 20 feet away. Ellis took

my rifle and dropped her. I could see the poor thing was want-ing help. Some hunter had shot and broken her jaw that’s what was hanging down. I got a rope on her and my saddle horse pulled her into shore.

I thought about this for a long time as she was suffering and was coming to me for help. At least a number of the families were able to have fresh meat.

New hospitalLast week I hap-

pened to go past our new hospital, it’s some building. A shot in the arm for Burns Lake this will really put our town on the map. Let’s hope we are going to have a maternity ward in our new hospital, I think we deserve one, don’t you?

During the years that I was in the taxi busi-ness I was called in for many accidents. Some were bad and some not so bad but bad enough for a trip to the hospi-

tal and Dr. Holmes. I got him up many

times for a birth or broken bones most anything you would call an accident. Two bad ones on the South-side which

I had to get a special ferry for. The cost was $3 a trip as this was the little ferry. One was a young man who is now long gone. It was in the fall and he was hand hacking ties, his axe slipped on a frozen log and split his foot be-tween his big toe and the second one, almost to the arch.

The message said he is bleeding to death come quick and I did as soon as the ferry came. He was cov-ered in blood so I was able to shut it off and head for Dr. Holmes. I helped the doctor get the young man on the table and saw the mess.

The family were not in yet. They were short of nurses so I was kind of Joe boy. I was wor-

ried he would lose his foot but Dr. Holmes told me don’t you wor-ry Hugh I’ll fix him up and he did as in a week the kid was on the mend.

The next trip was also across the lake at Danskin and the man was hurt bad.

He was stuck on the hill and was putting on his chains and his Jackall jack slipped out and trapped him under.

There were some helpers waiting for me and there were enough to lift the back end off him. At that time I had a station wagon and we could lay him down in the back on a mattress.

Again I had got Dr. Holmes and he was waiting for me. This patient had broken some ribs and he had some bad cuts but the doctor was able to help him and he came out a sadder but wiser man.

Never trust a bum-per jack anytime they can be very danger-

ous. Through the many years of the taxi busi-ness I got to know Dr. Holmes as a friend and as our doctor.

He liked to visit too and we became close friends for many years. I have some more sto-ries next week.

Old sayingThere is a quota-

tion that says “As the days lengthen the cold strengthens.” Sure sounds like they hit it on the head this month. More like winters we are used to.

Old bookSometimes I get the

urge to shake out some of my old boxes of sto-ries and old history. Last week I shook one out and a little book called ‘The homecom-ing of Evesham’ dated 1968.

This is Saskatch-ewan my old home town. My mother had given it to me as a gift. A very interesting sto-ry of our family and a picture of us all.

This was a slip-

up on my part as for nearly 50 years that book has been in a box of cuttings. My dad took up the Evesham Valley, also called the Eyehill, in 1908 with his brother Will and his wife.

They passed away very young. Dad then was sole owner. Both Peter and I grew up in Evesham. Lots of good things and lots not too good but that’s past history.

We both have won-derful memories of our growing up years in Saskatchewan and the Eyehill. It was a good place for growing up.

An old cowboy’s advice

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in and good judgement comes from experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. How true.

Always remember God loves you a great deal and so do I, try me sometime.

I hope our new hospital has a maternity ward


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As some of you may know, Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. is helping to update the Lakes District Rec. Map, and we’re taking this opportunity to have a photo contest!

The winning photo will become the cover for the new Rec Map, and will feature the photographers name at the bottom of the photo on all 2,500 maps, as well as exclusive bragging rights to friends and family.

All entered photos must be taken within the Lakes District, and the contest is open to everybody. This contest closes Feb 14, 2014.

To submit an entry, either email your photo to [email protected] or drop off a hard copy at the Burns Lake Community Forest Office. Have no fear, all hardcopy photos can be returned upon request, once we have a chance to scan them.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to answer.

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Full results for the Feb. 1, 2014 Cold Smoke drag races in Burns Lake (listed first to third, left to right) are: 600 improved - Al MacFarlane, Dwight Michell, Tony Strimbold; 600 modified - Al MacFarlane, Dwight Michell, Tony Strimbold; 700 stock - Marco Punis, Chad Lowley; 700 improved - Steve Way, Marco Punis, Dwight Michell; 700 modified - Al MacFarlane, Shelley Hanson, Chad Lowley; 800 stock - Jarrett Payne, Scott Urness, Mike Weinhardt; 800 improved - Mike Payne, Lorne Wilson, Justin Payne; 800 modified - Al MacFarlane, Mike Payne, Bret Johnson; 900 stock - Scott Urness, Mike Payne, Mike Weinhardt; 900 improved - Jar-rett Payne, Mike Payne, Scott Urness; 900 modified - Al MacFarlane, Jarrett Payne, Scott Urness; Open stock - Trent Payne, Jarrett Payne, Justin Payne; Open - Marco Punis, Eric Petkau, Marco Perry; King - Marco Punis, Eric Petkau, Rylan Patterson

Cold Smoke 2014 results

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(L), King Class winners Eric Petkau (second place), Rylan Patterson (third) and Marco Punis (first) celebrate at the end of an exciting day of sled drag racing at the Burns Lake snowmobile grounds. Marco Punis, the King Class winner, also took first in Open class, first in 700 stock, and second in 700 improved. Mike Payne,(R) picked up four podium finishes on the day: first in 800 improved, second in 800 modified, second in 900 stock and second in 900 improved.


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“To date the VBL council has remained neutral,” Strimbold said recently. “Council will continue to engage with all our stakeholders, including First Nations to better understand the conditions the JRP has imposed in order for the Northern Gateway Project to proceed.”

Now that the JRP has wrapped up its investiga-tions and issued its report it remains to be seen what council’s position on the question is, or whether or not the question should be reintroduced.

“I do not fully understand what impact a munici-pal non-binding referendum would have on the de-cision that the federal government will be making later this year,” said Mayor Strimbold. “I will be watching the work of Kitimat to learn more.”

Even if it does re-introduce the question, Burns Lake council will face the same situation it did in June of 2012 when it was short-handed a council-lor.

Councillor Illes would have to recuse himself from any vote on Enbridge Northern Gateway.

“Unfortunately I would not be able to vote,” Illes said recently. “The ministry of forests and lands is responsible for Enbridge permitting so I would be in a conflict of interest situation.”

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The Province has changed the way it does busi-ness to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced last week.

The new BC Timber Sales Account Regulation gives BC Timber Sales the authority to enter into business agreements with First Nations and com-munities and sell some timber harvesting rights through competitive auction. The new regulation could make an additional 600,000 cubic metres of timber available for sale over the next four years

while generating as much as $1.6 million for gov-ernment. BC Timber Sales is an autonomous pro-gram within the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Established in 2003,

the program supports the ministry's goal of pro-viding British Columbia with sustainable benefits from the commercial use of public forests.

Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson said, "This regulation will allow First Nations and small communities to partner with government and sell their timber through a competitive, auction process. It's a great opportunity to generate employment opportunities and support local economic development."

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Const. Jason Gernhart, Burns Lake RCMP’s most recent addition to the detachment, is looking forward to his placement here. Sledding, ATVing, and boating are interests of his, and the Lakes District has a lot to offer. Gernhart arrived in Burns Lake just a couple of months ago, but this isn’t his first rodeo. Having previously served with the RCMP in the lower mainland, this is his sixth year of duty.

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A lower Canadian dollar and a slow re-covery in the U.S. and around the world bode well for the B.C. econ-omy in the next two years, a new report from the Business Council of B.C. says.

"The U.S. economy is gaining ground, the Eurozone is out of reces-sion, and Asia, particu-larly China, continues to expand at a robust clip," said executive vice president Jock Finlayson as he released the BCBC economic outlook report Tuesday. "The weaken-ing of the Canadian dol-lar relative to the U.S. dollar will also help lift B.C.'s export of goods and services to the U.S., prompt more U.S. travel-lers to come to B.C., and serve as a headwind to cross-border shopping."

The report forecasts improvement in U.S. demand for lumber and other building materi-als, wood pulp and even

natural gas, which has fallen to historic lows with a surge of shale gas production around North America.

Recovery of the strug-gling B.C. coastal forest industry was echoed at last week's Truck Loggers' Association convention.

"I've got a desk cov-ered with resumes of people who work in the oil patch," said Don Banasky, operations manager at CopCan Contracting Ltd. and FallTech Logging in Nanaimo and vice-pres-ident of the TLA.

Banasky said there are openings for road building, driller-blaster, grader and excavator operators in his op-erations, and some em-ployees at remote oil and gas developments are anxious to work closer to home.

The BCBC report holds out hope for a B.C. government that has seen its much-ad-vertised jobs plan fizzle in the past two years.

"Following essential-ly no net employment growth in 2013, we see the B.C. job market recovering in the com-ing year," the report says. "Growing exports, higher non-residential construction outlays and some increase in

consumer spending will translate into greater demand for working and more hiring by B.C. businesses."

The report forecasts that two liquefied natu-ral gas processing plants and pipelines to supply them will begin in 2015.

British Columbia economy rebound forecast

BC Hydro is replacing more than 10,000 power poles across the province this year. Many of those poles will be in Burns Lake. Power outages may, at times, be necessary. If power outages are planned for your area, BC Hydro or its contractors will let affected area residents know beforehand. There are more than 900,000 wooden utility poles throughout B.C.

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Danny Tress, Tina Giesbrecht, Braedon MacLean, Vanessa Redwood and Burns Lake’s two-time Olympian Esther Grondalen gathered in Spirit Square to draw the winning name for a hockey stick signed by Vancouver Canucks’ Alex Burrows. Proceeds from the draw went towards supporting Special Olympics Burns Lake. Tress and MacLean were in Kelowna last weekend to participate in the Kelowna Special Olympics Snow Sports Festival. Tress was recently award the 2013 Spirit of Sport award by Special Olympics B.C.

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On June 26, 2008, Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership (Proponent) received an Environmental Assessment Certificate (E08-01) for the Kitimat-Summit Lake (KSL) Pipeline Looping Project (also known as the Pacific Trail Pipelines Project). The Project is an approximately 467 km pipeline that will transport natural gas from Summit Lake to a facility near Kitimat for export. Pacific Trail Pipelines (the Proponent) has submitted an application to the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) to amend its Environmental Assessment Certificate (Amendment Application). The proposed amendments are subject to the review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and, where applicable, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent is proposing amendments to:

• Relocate compressor station to Summit Lake;

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• Make minor route adjustments and route refinements.

An electronic copy of the Amendment Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Amendment Application are also available for viewing at the following locations:

• Burns Lake Public Library

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• Vanderhoof Public Library Public Comment Period The EAO is seeking comments from the public on the proposed amendments and their potential effects to ensure that these issues are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

The public comment period will run for 30 days, from February 21, 2014 and end at 5pm on March 22, 2014. All comments received during this comment period will be considered. The EAO accepts public comments submitted in any of the following ways:

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Displays containing information on the proposed amendments will be available for public viewing. The EAO will be available to answer questions on the amendment process. The Proponent will be available to answer questions on the Project and proposed amendments.

NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to EAO website.

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Certified financial planner Catherine Laird will lead the two-hour session, entitled Understanding Tax Credits, Income Split-ting and Estate Planning for People with Dementia, on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.

Laird, with Investors Group Financial Services Inc., is a mem-ber of the Elder Friendly Community Network in Victoria. For more than 20 years she has worked with seniors and their families to ensure that their financial affairs are set up for their benefit and protection.

During the tele-workshop, she will explain tax benefits avail-able to caregivers and people with dementia, such as the disability tax credit and the reimbursement of some medical expenses. She will also show local families how to utilize income splitting strat-egies, and explain some of the key elements of trusts and estate planning.

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Tele-workshops are learning sessions designed for family care-givers, but are also open to health-care providers. Recognizing that many caregivers are unable to attend in-person workshops, the ses-sions can be accessed via telephone or/and via your computer to watch the live presentation online. At the end of the tele-workshop, participants have an opportunity to ask questions and share with others who are in similar situations.

For more information about other upcoming tele-workshops or to view shortened recordings of past sessions go to www.alzheim-erbc.org/We-Can-Help/Telephone-Workshops.aspx.

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The B.C. government will appeal a B.C. Su-preme Court ruling or-dering a return to 2002 classroom rules, Edu-cation Minister Peter Fassbender announced Tuesday.

Fassbender said the latest ruling could po-tentially cost the B.C. government more than $1 billion, which he called “completely un-affordable for taxpay-

ers.” But the appeal will focus on Justice Susan Griffin’s interpretation of constitutional rights in union negotiations.

“Governments have to be able to govern,” Fassbender said, adding that no other province has had such restric-tions on school organi-zation.

“Most importantly, if the real goal is to ben-efit students, decades of academic research has shown that blankest re-

ductions in class size are of little benefit,” he said.

B.C. Teachers’ Fed-eration president Jim Iker estimated that 6,600 teachers would have to be hired to bring B.C. class sizes up to the Canadian average. In Surrey school district alone, there should be 18 teacher librarians, 19 teacher-counsellors, 51 more specialist edu-cation teachers and 80 English language teach-ers, he said.

Government to appeal teacher ruling

Education Minister Peter Fassbender announces government's intention to appeal at the B.C. legislature Tuesday.

“We want to negoti-ate a deal at the bargain-ing table,” Iker said. “We hope that the gov-ernment comes and bar-gains with us in good faith – that’s so impor-tant – but we all know that to achieve an agree-ment, government has to bring the necessary funding to make that deal happen.”

The dispute revolves around the govern-ment’s unilateral re-moval of class size and support staff rules from the BCTF contract in 2002. In her first ruling in 2011, Griffin gave the government a year to remove the offending legislation and negoti-ate class size and spe-cialist teacher support as a working condition for teachers.

Griffin’s second rul-ing came Jan. 28, or-dering $2 million in damages to be paid to the BCTF for what she described as bargaining in bad faith, and striking down parts of the latest legislation.

Fassbender said talks over the past year have included class size and

specialist support.“We’ve increased

supports for students with special needs, in-cluding a 36 per cent in-crease in the number of full-time education as-sistants,” he said. “Aver-age class sizes are near historical lows of 19.3 students for kindergar-ten, 21.5 for grades one to three, 25.7 for grades four to seven, and 23.0 for grades eight to 12. To put that in perspec-tive, in 1970 the average class size was 42.”

Fassbender said the ministry’s “learning improvement fund,” es-tablished after Griffin’s first ruling, dedicated $210 million toward the disputed class sup-ports. It funded 500 new teachers, 400 new special education as-sistants and increased hours for another 7,400 assistants, he said.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming said the government shouldn’t be challenging the court ruling.

“The onus is on the government to put out an olive branch to the teach-ing profession,” he said.

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WiNter is backFrigid temperatures returned to Burns Lake last week, with a few evenings dropping below minus 30 degrees Celsius. Don’t fret, temperatures are supposed to rise this week according to Environment Canada.

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Burns Lake girls at Barriere tourney

Lakes District Secondary School Snowboard and Ski team members, Avery Wilson, Connor Vossen, Austen Murray, Coach Patti Dubé, Lauren Solecki, Barbora Kruspanova, Dawson Bjorgan, Coach Pat Dubé, Samantha Larsen, Liam Clovis and Zach Paulson have been training hard all season for the Zone Championships at the Powder King ski resort last weekend. Not included in this team photo are Tristen Puglas, Holly Burleson, Ricky Wainwright and Riley Jubinville. Stay tuned for results next week. Submitted photo

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The Lakes District Secondary School Senior Girls’ Basketball team pose with their second place trophy from their Barriere tournament. Back row (L-R) Carrie Crouse, Ashely Peters, Brooke-Lyn Lindstrom, Shaelyn Wiebe and Katie Watts. Front row (L-R) - Kassie Watts, Carrol Edmund, Allison Lambert, Alana Short and Emma Conlon.

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2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts: April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available. For info phone Jacqui Graham (250) 692-3971.

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Saturday February 15th, 2014 9am-3pm at the Lakeview Mall

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The fifth performance in the Arts Council’s ‘Pieces of Eight’ season, Strings and Swing, takes place in the Lakes District Secondary School mul-tipurpose room on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Canadian pianist and crooner Jesse Peters brings his vocal colour to pop and jazz standards. Jesse has garnered rave reviews as a singer and song-writer from distinguished jazz artists Ingrid Jensen and Diana Krall. Alberta fiddler, step-dancer and vocalist Lizzy Hoyt ranks among Canada’s top in-strumentalists.

She was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal by the governor general for her outstanding contribution to commemorating Canadian veterans and history through music.

Teaming up with bassist Travis Switzer, the en-semble takes you back to the era when many classic songs were crafted. Lizzy, Jesse and Travis bring jazz, soul and Celtic rhythms to tunes arranged for vocals, piano and strings. Get ready to enjoy their Favourite Things with strings and swing. This month’s featured visual artist will be Leonard Matte.

You’ll have an opportunity to see a sneak pre-view of the pieces Leonard will be exhibiting soon at the Omega Gallery in Vancouver.

Don’t miss this opportunity. Look for ads for this event in the Lakes District News, and for post-ers around town. Tickets are available at Process 4 circle arts Gallery, and at the door. For more infor-mation about the performers, click on these links:

http://www.jessepeterstrio.com, http://lizzyhoyt.com

Pieces of Eight season continues with jazz evening

Sixty-one Lakes District Secondary School students, under the direction of LDSS drama teacher Rayanne Charlie, put together the early February Senior Drama performances of the Wizard of Oz. The cast and crew gave three public performances. Well-attended evenings mean much to the club. It an cost up to $10,000 to produce a musical of this calibre once you include costumes and set design. The students rely on door receipts to help offset the cost.

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Mother Millie Garage Sale - Saturday, Feb. 15: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Lakeview Mall. For info call the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic at 250-692-7476.

Wild Game Banquet - Dinner, Dance & Silent Auction - Saturday, Feb. 22. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. at the Rod & Gun Club. For tickets call Karla Matson: 250-698-7340.

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The Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commercepresents

For more information please call the Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce 250 692 3773

February...

March...

What’s Happening at the Heritage Centre...

MARCH 10: Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce AGM Heritage Room: Election of Officers, changes of the Bylaw and Constitution

Guest Speaker: David Black

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Mark’s Photography 12PM-5PM

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Lunch & Learn: Create and setup a Facebook Page 12-1PM

Need to get your business or organization on Facebook? Bring your lunch to our workshop and you’ll learn how to create and

set up a Facebook Fan Page all within the hour.

Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20 (beverages are included)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Lunch & Learn: Create and setup a Twitter account 12-1PM

Need to get your business or organization on Twitter? Bring your lunch to our workshop and you’ll learn how to create and

set up a Twitter account all within the hour.

Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20 (beverages are included)

For both events please RSVP: (250) 692-3773 or email [email protected]

Anyone interested in either of these workshops during the evening, please let us know and we’ll put your name aside on a list. Once we have enough people we will set a day and time for

an evening workshop.

2014 Membership have been sent out

Thanks so much for caring.The Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary would like

to thank the following stores and businesses: Fields, Pharmasave, Overwaitea,

E’Scentials Body Care Products by Candice Little & Home Hardware

for their generous discounts and utilization of staff during our shopping spree. The Gift

Committee was able to put together 36 Xmas gifts for the Pines.

Thanks for your generosity.

Would like to thank...

Lana & Randy Millerfrom

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and event tickets over the past years.

Best Wishes on your retirementand future endeavours!

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Thank youI would like to say a big thank you to my family for putting

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To my family and friends who came from far and wide to make it such a wonderful

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Nechako-kitamaat Dev fuNDiNgA Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) cheque for $8,750 was presented to the Grassy Plains Community Hall Association for their recently built outdoor stage. The NKDF grant totaled $17,500.

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Lakers take first in Fort St. James

The Lakes District Secondary School girls basketball team took first in a Fort St. James tournament. (L) Kassie Watts, Ryann Van Tine, Katie Watts, Carrie Crouse, Brooke-Lyn Lindstrom, Shaelyn Wiebe, Carrol Edmund, Ashley Peters, Allison Lambert, Emma Conlon and Alana Short. Carrie Crouse was named tournament MVP.

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Seniors drop-in curling continues every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Burns Lake curling rink. Don’t be left out in the cold, come down to the curling rink

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Phone: 250-692-3805 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, B.C.

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Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.

~ Everyone Welcome ~

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.

Pastor Steve Swires250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-695-6316 Everyone Welcome

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

Sunday Morning Services:Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

CROSSWORD

If you loveyour freedom,

thank a Veteran.Support yourlocal Legion.

Open 7 Days a Week 11:00am - 9:00pm Highway 16, Burns Lake • 250-692-3020

StudentSpecial

$399

includes snack box& medium

drink

“Members and bona � de guests welcome” Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 4:00-8:00 pm email: [email protected] Phone: 250-692-3232

24 Hour Service

Competitive Prices and Contract Rates available

Call Branislav 250-692-1812

Complete Commercial/Residential/Industrial Janitorial ServiceAll Floors, Carpets, Windows,

Upholstery, made like new

The newly renovated

Omineca Ski Club Day LodgeIS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL

for meetings, conferences and events.With a brand new kitchen featuring two stoves as well as dishes

and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

To book a rental: please contactJoan & Jeff Ragsdale 250-692-0093website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

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Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 am

Crib at the Legion

Thursdays7:00 PM

Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Burns Lake from March 3rd to April 7th 2014, from 6pm to 8:30pm at Immaculata Catholic Church at 248 3rd Avenue for more info call Kimberly at 1-866-902-3767

Omineca Lakes Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Committee meetings are held via video-conference on the second Thursday of the month from 1-3 pm- at the following community venues: Fraser Lake Community Health Center - Library. Conference Room Lakes District Hospital - Conference Room 1. Granisle Community Health Center boardroom. Grassy Plains- Southside Health & Wellness Center. Anyone affected in any way by mental health and/or addictions issues welcome to attend. Your voices are needed! Phone Doris at 699-6976 for more information.

2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts. April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available at: Burns Lake Public Library, Artisan Centre, Western Financial Group, Burns Lake and Smithers or phone Jacqui Graham, (250) 692-3971. Entry deadline: Feb. 14, 2014

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: Feburary 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Feb. 17, 24 “Eat for Life” weight loss program support group 2:30pm. Feb. 12 Good Food box pick up at Grassy Store. Feb. 27 Dental varnishing all day for children 6 yrs old and under. Feb. 28 Reminder last day to pay for you Good Food box.More info: (250) 694-3270.

OUR TOWN

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings

Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202

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CALL TODAY 250-692-7526

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50 is not participating in approaching the community for Donations, by telephone or door-to-door and we wish to warn or advise the community. If required call the Legion 250-692-3232.

Dinner at the LegionFriday, February 21:

Beef Dip Dinner $7.50

Friday, February 14th

Roast Beef - $12.00


BUY THIS SPACE FOR$30 PER WEEKCALL TODAY 250-692-7526

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Some well-hidden information could come to the surface, and you will have the ability to put it to use, Aquarius. Just don’t let the power go to your head.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, you must deal with a potentially delicate matter in the days to come. Keep a cool head and remain confident.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, strange forces seem to be working against you, but fortunately you are prepared for anything that comes your way. Allow for some time to get things settled.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, keep a firm hand on your wallet so you can avoid spending well beyond your means. It is best if you avoid making any impulse purchases in the near future.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, listen carefully when a family member comes to you with some sage advice. Even a seemingly relaxed conversation may prove fruitful.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, you may seem rushed this week, but resist the temptation to go faster than is comfortable for you. Take your time so things are done right the first time.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, you may have so much fun this week that you don’t realize you have been getting work done in the process. Your attitude is even in-spiring others around you.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Take a step back when you don’t see eye to eye with a colleague, Virgo. Disagreements can quickly escalate, so keep a level head and take all things into consideration.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, your intuition and ability to work with people closely will make your life much more enjoyable. Make use of these talents as you pursue a new career path.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Falling into a slump just isn’t your style, Scorpio. Even if things don’t seem to be going your way, your attitude and work ethic will make the most of the situation.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, playing games with someone can be fun, but don’t let things turn into a serious rivalry. Focus on being lighthearted this week.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, your responsible nature helps those in your care to feel safe and secure. It is good to show others how much they mean to you, and you have been doing it correctly.

HOROSCOPESWeek of February 12th - February 18th Authorized Dealer: Shaw Direct

Galaxy Broadband Internet

Ph. 250-692-7314 or Cell [email protected]

Len Klassen SatellitesSALES – SERVICE – INSTALLATIONS

Repairs on all types of Satellites

Ph. 250-692-7314 or Cell 250-251-0198

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#2 166 Highway 16BURNS LAKE

250-692-7900Pizza, pasta, wings, donairs and more

Store hours: Sunday to Wednesday 3:00 PM to 10:00 PMThursday to Saturday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM

www.canadian2for1pizza.com✔ We do catering with advanced notice✔ In town deliveries available

Now Available

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Add $5 per crust*The nature of our operations and open-concept kitchens present inevitable � our cross-contamination and therefore gluten exposure. This crust is NOT recommended for Celiac

Disease sufferers or those customers with a moderate to high gluten intolerance or sensitivity.

Pick up the Savings!Three on Three $33

Three 12” Three Topping Pizzas

Make them Large for $44No substitutions or additions allowed. Extra cheese will

attract extra charges. Not valid with any other offer. Gluten free surcharge applies. Expires September 7/13

Fresh dough

made daily

Computer Repairs, Sales & Training

Hwy 16, Burns LakeOpen 9am-6pm Mon.-Fri.,

12pm-4pm on Sat.

Phone: 250-692-7773email:

[email protected]

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Memory Prices Expected to Remain HighThe cost of RAM has steadily been going up, and while it will hopefully plateau quite soon, it’s not expected to fall significantly anytime in the near future. The current high cost of RAM is being blamed on a number of factors, including the slump in the PC market, greater demand for NAND flash memory, the imminent arrival of the new DDR4 standard, a fire last year that severely damaged a Chinease DRAM factory and of course the usual uncertainty of supply and demand. Right now the data is still a bit murky as to which of these factors is having the greatest effect, but the result is quite clear: RAM prices have more than doubled in the last year. For example, a 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600MHz RAM kit that might have cost you around $70 in November 2012 would now cost you anywhere from $160 to nearly $200. The numbers for the older DDR2 RAM are nearly as bad, though this was not entirely unexpected as older RAM standards tend to become gradually more expensive as production ramps down in favor of a newer standard. However, this is the worst possible time for these RAM price spikes, as many people are trying to upgrade their computers to Windows 7 or 8 system requirements ahead of the imminent Windows XP phase out. While prices are expected to stabilize soon, it might be best to stick with the RAM you have for now, and bank on getting a newer computer with the hopefully cheaper DDR4 down the road.

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Pinnacle is hiring!In operation for over twenty years, Pinnacle is the longest established pellet producer in Canada. Located in the heart of the lumber industry in central BC, Pinnacle has access to excellent and abundant sources of raw materials. Pinnacle produces a variety of products including softwood pellet fuel, animal bedding and natural sorbent. Today, the company operates six pellets plants across BC producing millions of tonnes annually.As a rapidly expanding company, we are always on the lookout for skilled labourers particularly electricians, millwrights and heavy duty mechanics. We offer regular shifts, competitive wages (at $40/hr plus a tool allowance), benefits and group pension plans. We are also currently hiring utility/general labourers as well.

Check out our website www.pinnaclepellet.comfor more information.

Resumes can be sent to [email protected].

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In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus

comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the

Pines and all other community healthcare

services.Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to:

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

Coming EventsQUALITY ASSURANCE course for Health Canada’s Commercial Marijuana Pro-gram. February 22 & 23 Best Western Hotel, Kelowna, BC. Tickets: www.greenlineacademy.com or 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIf you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meet-ings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-9104 / (250) 695-8363

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682ANYONE NEEDING informa-tion on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010LOOKING FOR the whereabouts of C.F. Single & S.W. Single. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these peo-ple, please phone 1-204-224-4815 and leave a message.

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Announcements

InformationCRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

Denied Long-Term Disability Benefi ts or

Other Insurance?If YES, call or email for your FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION

and protect your right tocompensation. 778.588.7049 Toll Free: [email protected]

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

5 February 2014

Reservoir Elevation: 850.66 m (2790.87 ft.)SLS Discharge: 32.70 m3/s

Total snowpack: 78%long term average

Visit website www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250- 567-5812

Help Wanted

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InformationPLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845

THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can access us at the touch of a button. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

THE CHRONIC DISEASE Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic ill-nesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors re-ferral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

Lost & FoundBLUE ONE person kayak lost last summer near Nadina Riv-er (250) 846-5667.

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Career Opportunities

COUNSELLOR TRAINING online, Register before Febru-ary 28 at www.collegemhc .com, Mental Health Counsel-lor Certifi cate/Diploma, Recog-nized Available: Supervision, Membership, Insurance, Em-ployment/Placement Assis-tance, Client Referrals.START NOW! Complete Min-istry approved Diplomas in months! Business, Health Care and more! Contact Academy of Learning College: 1-855-354-JOBS (5627) or www.academyoflearning.com We Change Lives!

Help WantedCANADIAN 2 for 1 Pizza in Burns Lake is looking for a part-time cook/delivery person. Experience required. Please apply in person with resume.

Employment

Trades, TechnicalCEDA is Hiring!

Shutdown Labourers & Operators

Qualifi cations include:• Physically demanding• Clean driver’s abstract• Travel within Alberta• Class 1/3 driver’s license• MED 3 boating license

To submit resumeplease visit online:

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Employment

Trades, TechnicalELECTRICAL COMPANY re-quires Journeymen & Appren-tices for a new hospital project in Burns Lake. Email resume to: [email protected]

TRUCK Drivers - Class 1 Fort St John, BC Drop off/pick up bin srvc, haul mtls. Clean Lic, 3-4 yrs exp, TDGC, drug screen req’d. Email resume & abstract [email protected].

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IN LOVING MEMORYHENRY K. DUECK

May 21, 1922 - Jan. 9, 2014Henry Dueck was born to George and Mary Dueck on May 21, 1922 in the Herbert / Gouldtown Saskatchewan area. The youngest of four children. In 1932 during the Hungry Thirties spring planting was done with a three horse team. With next to no rain everything was too dry result-ing in no crop for that year. In July of that year the family moved to Carrot River with two teams and covered wagons, three cows walking the whole move of 365 miles. Taking 18 days, averaging 20 miles a day. There the family built a house with a sod roof and dirt fl oor. In 1937 they took up a homestead for approximately $10 in the Pesane / Orley, Saskatchewan area. In 1939 Henry went to work hauling hay as well as logs driven by oxen. That same year his mother was diagnosed with cancer, recovered from sur-gery, but later passed away March 6, 1942. His father, now a widower, pursued a new re-lationship in Crookshank, Sas-katchewan and in February 1943 married Susanna Doerk-sen and came back to the homestead bringing along her family of which Anna Doerk-sen was a daughter. Before they knew it Henry and Anna were the talk of the country-side and on July 13, 1943 wedding bells were ringing again. The next summer their fi rst daughter joined them. Henry worked on water works and sewer systems as well as for a while in a chick hatchery in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. In early 1949 a second daughter was born and in 1950 along came a third daughter. In 1952 when jobs were not too plenti-ful there came the desire to pack up and go west so the family, now the fi ve of us, moved by train with whatever belongings we could take along to Burns Lake, B.C. Ar-riving December 20 just days before Christmas. This was winter and it was cold. Jobs were easy to get and so they set out to fi nd a place to live. They started out in a small two room house and an Airtight heater and not much for be-longings, but things got better. In the summer of 1954 another daughter was born. In the spring of 1956 a son joined the family. Now the family was complete. Henry pursued vari-ous types of work including mill work, milk delivery, car-penter work, school janitor and for a while he had his own janitor business. Henry had a limited education but he read a lot, especially his Bible. He also loved to laugh. Anna and Henry enjoyed their stay at the Pines. We would like to thank the staff for the way they made our parents feel at home.Henry was predeceased by his parents, George and Mary Dueck, his step mother Susan-na (Doerksen) Dueck, sister Mary Krahn, brothers George and Frank and most recently on September 18, 2005 his wife and life partner Anna Dueck. Leaving him to wait for his call to join her.We will miss Henry (Dad) very much. Jesus called him to his eternal home and we know we will see them all again. He leaves behind four daughters, one son, their spouses, nu-merous grand and great grandchildren and many friends.

“Until we meet again.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Monday February 17, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. at the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako office at 37, 3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C.

“Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Rezoning Bylaw No. 1683, 2014”. The purpose of the amendment bylaw is to limit medical marihuana production to properties where Intensive Agriculture is a permitted use.

The proposed changes to the Zoning Bylaw will accommodate the following:• Allow the production of medical marihuana on lands where Intensive Agriculture is a permitted use in the Zoning Bylaw (H2, Ag1, RR1).• Disallow the production of medical marihuana as an Agriculture or Horticulture use in the Zoning Bylaw (R5, R6, H1).• Disallow the production of medical marihuana as a home occupation.

The proposed changes are the result of staff research regarding the potential land use impact associated with the type of operations permitted under the new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR).

At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission respecting matters contained in “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Rezoning Bylaw No. 1683, 2014”.

Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to [email protected] must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than February 17, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing.

This Public Hearing is to be held by the Chairperson or Alternate Chairperson as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, a copy of the proposed Bylaw and related documents may be inspected at the office of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako at 37-3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C between the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 5, 2014 to February 17, 2014 inclusive. A copy of the proposed bylaw will also be made available at the public libraries in Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Houston, Smithers and Vanderhoof.

For further information please call the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Planning Department at 250-692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339. This is the second of two publications.

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CommentIn accordance with FPPR 20 (1) the proposed Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) extension request and amendment for Canfor, Houston operations, the Dungate Community Forest, Lowell Johnson Consultants (Moricetown) and Lake Babine Nation is publically available for review and written comment commencing on February 5th, 2014 for a period of sixty (60) days.. FSP’s can be extended for a maximum of 5 years. We were granted a 2 year extension and this request is for a further 3 years. A two year extension was granted to provide the time to work out issues with forest health problems in young pine plantations. This extension includes revised stocking standards to address forest health issues. The extension also includes a new license FL A91846 in the Morice TSA. This license was a West Fraser license and has a cut associated with it of 324,500 m3 per year. This is not new volume. It represents an existing allocation in the timber supply area.This FSP amendment is available for review until April 7th, 2014, at Canfor’s of ce on the Morice River Road in Houston, B.C. From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Appointments to review are recommended. The deadline for receiving written comments is April 7th, 2014.Please address any written comments to:Greg Yeomans, Canadian Forest Products Limited P.O. Box 158, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Telephone: (250) 845-5225 E-mail: [email protected]

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Take notice that Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Bag 4001, Fraser Lake, British Columbia, V0J 1S0, free miner certificate client number 140102, has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identified by the mineral claims listed below. The mineral claims will be surveyed and approved by the Surveyor General.

The following mineral claims are subject to the mining lease application:

Tenure Numbers 243774-243775, 243832, 244930-244931, 245329, 307068, 307089, 507168-507170, 507227, 507230, 507232, 507252, 532729, 1017548, 1017550, 1017552, 1017559, 1017561, 1017563 and 1017566-1017567

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“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Parcel Tax Roll Review PanelThe Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has established a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel to receive any complaints about the preparation of the tax rolls used in the collection of parcel taxes.

In the Burns Lake area, the Regional District uses parcel taxes for the Decker Lake Street Lighting service.

The parcel tax roll for this service may be inspected from February 17, 2014 to February 28, 2014 at the offices of the Regional District (37 Third Ave., Burns Lake, B.C.) during regular office hours (8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday).

In order for a complaint to be heard, it must be received in writing by 4:30 pm on February 28, 2014. If any complaints are received, the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit at 1:00 pm on Thursday March 6, 2014 in the Board Room of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (37 Third Ave., Burns Lake, B.C.) to consider written complaints received by the deadline.

Further information can be obtained by phoning Hans Berndorff, Financial Administrator of the Regional District (250-692-3195) or by visiting the Regional District offices during regular office hours.

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Babine Forest Products site construction worker Cody Grosenick shreds a booter on Burns Lake after being towed - fast - behind Martinus Verhoeven’s sled. Did it hurt? “Knocked the wind out of me a bit”, Grosenick said. “That’s the last one for today.”

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