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Questions to ComforThe following questions were put to interim manager Ron Zayac about the financial statements recently released by Comfor.

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Closure for family after 29 years

Officials believe they now have the identity of a man whose body was found deep in the waters of Francois Lake June 27.

Story on page 3WALTER STRONG

Rumours of the imminent closure of the Burns Lake post office are not based on any facts coming out of Canada Post, said spokesperson Eugene Knapik.

“There’s been no decision or announce-ment regarding downsizing or closure [of the post office] in Burns Lake.”

A petition circulating in Smithers concerning the possible closure of their post office is being spearheaded by the local Canadian Union of Postal Work-ers there. In comments to local media in Smithers, Mark Barralon, president of CUPW 828, suggested that the Burns Lake post office is on the same list of possible closures or reductions of services as the Smithers post office.

But Knapik said that people are get-ting ahead of themselves. Canada Post is currently only in an information gathering and consultation stage.

“Recently there was a report by the Conference Board of Canada suggest-ing that if Canada Post doesn’t make some very big changes in the coming year, we’re going to be a burden on the tax payer,” Knapik explained. “We know we have to make changes. We don’t take those changes lightly. We’re asking Canadians what think, what kind of postal service are you going to need in the future.”

Canada Post is collecting public feed back through an online survey found at canadapost.ca.

There is no deadline for the consulta-tion process, and Canada Post hasn’t set a date for any decision regarding the clo-sure or reduction of service at any postal outlets. Instead, nothing is off the table.

“We’ve been struggling financially,” Knapik said. “We’re looking at all kinds of options across the country. I’m not ruling anything out, but we haven’t made any decision or announcement regarding Burns Lake.”

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Officials believe they now have the identity of a man whose body was found deep in the waters of Francois Lake June 27.

Although dental work is now being checked, officials believe the man is John Mowat who went missing while working on an outboard motor on his boat July 13, 1984.

At first, the man was thought to be Syd Neville who went miss-ing after his boat capsized in rough water June 7 and is presumed to have drowned.

A police report from the time of Mowat's disappearance indi-cates a boat was found in the middle of Francois Lake, two miles west of Sandy's Resort.

The boat was determined to be Mowat's and witnesses at the time reported Mowat was observed traveling across the lake at a high rate of speed. The motor was heard to be revved and then stall.

The boat was towed to shore containing items including a life jacket. A search was undertaken of the area and included the wa-ter and land. Mowat was never located and was categorized as missing and presumed drown.

An Idaho search team using specialized equipment arrived June 24 to look for Neville and subsequently discovered a body June 27 in approximately 175 metres of water. The body was recovered June 30.

The Idaho team, Gene and Sandy Ralston, continued the search for Neville until July 4. Joining the search last week was a spe-cialist with a water dog from Alberta. It's trained to detect the scent of a drowned person.

The Ralston’s left for home on July 5, 2013 for a short break but anticipate that they will return in 10 days or so.

Closure for family after 29 years

The first concrete pour at the Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre took place last Friday, July 5, 2013. The concrete work will be completed by a local contractor. The new hospital and health centre project costs $55 million and is cost shared between the Province of B.C. and the Stuart Nechako Regional Hospital District. Seven local people have been hired at the site and also the excavation bid went to a local contractor. (L-R) Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, Province of B.C.; Mayor Luke Strimbold, Village of Burns Lake; and Stuart Nechako Regional Hospital District chair Ralph Roy Michael Hoefer, Northern Health’s regional director of capital planning and support services; and Sean Brock, vice president, PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

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Last Week’s Question: Did you get out of town this past long weekend?

% No % Yes

There’s a new sheriff in town for BC Hydro, and it didn’t take long for the po-litical range war to resume.

The new sheriff, Koote-nay East MLA Bill Ben-nett, found himself on the barricades as soon as he got the hugely complex responsibility for energy and mines. His saddle-bags bulge with reports on BC Hydro’s seemingly runaway costs, along with

Premier Christy Clark’s “core review” to cut $50 mil-lion a year from government operations.

NDP energy critic John Horgan highlighted the lat-est BC Hydro troubles in his assault on the B.C. Liberal budget. First there was a $140 million cost overrun on the Northwest Transmission Line, under construction north from Terrace to the tiny Tahltan village of Iskut and adjacent mine properties.

Then BC Hydro revealed results of an audit of its earthquake preparedness. “Condition red” was the key message. Basically, the sprawling utility has disaster plans for each of its dams or other power facilities, but no overall way to get the provincial power grid back up after a major earthquake.

Horgan recited his list of BC Hydro sins after a decade of meddling by the BC Liberals: huge deferred debt revealed by the Auditor General, enormous liabilities for private power contracts, and more rate increases that Bennett has already admitted are on the way. And now they can’t even keep us safe from the big one.

Bennett fired back. About $2 billion of that debt is for seismic upgrades for the 80-year-old Ruskin Dam in Maple Ridge, and the equally frail John Hart Dam on the Campbell River, built with wooden water pipes. Major BC Hydro works slowed down after completion of Revelstoke and Mica dams in the 1980s, and now the work is more expensive.

The Northwest Transmission Line is a partnership with Imperial Metals, which wants to power its Red Chris copper-gold-silver mine. Bennett said the company is not only paying for the last section to Iskut and the mine site, but pitching in for the main line as well. Ottawa paid $130 million to get remote communities off decades of dependence on diesel generators.

AltaGas, owner of one of those private power projects in the region, puts in $180 million to get connected to the grid. The line will open up more mining and hydro possibilities.

The cost overrun traces back mainly to the shortage of high-skill labour such as geotechnical engineering that the remote region already faces. And this is before natural gas pipelines and LNG plants gear up.

Bennett takes over from the last sheriff, Rich Coleman, who put BC Hydro through the wringer in 2011. Coleman soon abandoned his idea of putting off the Ruskin and John Hart upgrades (again) to keep rates low through the election, and saw the B.C. Utilities Commission jack up the rate increase to seven per cent to help slow the ballooning debt.

What’s ahead for rates? The utility is looking for 32 per cent in the next three years, says energy lawyer David Austin. He calculates that only 2.5 per cent is attributable to increased private power costs. Among other things, BC Hydro needs regional emergency centres capable of functioning after a Japan-sized quake, plus expansion.

Bennett came clean on another reason for rate increases – the government’s increasing depen-dence on taking a “dividend” as BC Hydro’s lone “shareholder.”

The newly updated budget tells us this annual “dividend” is past $500 million and rising fast: $545 million this year, $611 million next year and $684 million the year after.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and [email protected]

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Early June premier Christy Clark announced the members of her new cabinet.

Which set off the usual examination by the politi-cally inclined as to whether she had given adequate representation to every corner of the province.

The north did okay with Shirley Bond (Prince George) and John Rustad (Nechako Lakes) both getting the nod.

The northwest not so much - as in nary a one.Oh, but wait, that’s because the northwest didn’t

elect a single member of the governing party.So, the whining will go, once again our region is

shut out of the corridors of power.I beg to differ. In fact we will have the strongest

representation I can ever recall.As in Rich Coleman, Minister of Natural Gas

Development and deputy premier to boot.His job, as explained by the premier, would be

to “ensure British Columbia seizes the economic opportunity of a lifetime, liquefied natural gas (etc, etc).”

In other words, his task is to ramrod the econom-ic recovery of the northwest, so he is our man in Victoria.

And since Clark has placed all her eggs in the LNG basket, he will certainly have her ear.But I don’t envy him his task.When Clark first got all excited about LNG, she pledged an operational LNG plant on the

North Coast by 2015 and two more by 2020.It didn’t look like an overly ambitious target at the time, but it turned out the LNG world is

a complicated one. It is now clear that the first target will be missed and I wouldn’t be betting on even the second being achievable, (Coleman must be grateful his job description doesn’t include any specific target dates.)

So what’s the hold up with the promised boom? Price.Quite logically, if you are going to spend billions of dollars on an LNG plant/terminal and

pipeline to feed it, you need to be sure you can recover your investment and make a profit.That means you need long term contracts - generally 20-25 years - and at a price that will

achieve the above.Up until now the price for LNG has been tied to that of oil which has made it, well, pricey.Predictably the countries having to pay that are not happy.Especially Japan. Following the Fukishima nuclear disaster of two years ago it shut down

almost all its nuclear power plants meaning that nukes today provide only 2 per cent of the country’s power compared to 30 per cent pre-2011.

Having no other domestic source of energy, it has had to buy LNG to fill the gap and pay through the nose for it - at one time upwards of $18 per million British Thermal Unit.

With North American prices for natural gas having dropped below $3 per unit, there was apparently a pile of money to be made, hence all the LNG hype. (As I write this, the spread has shrunk a little with natural gas prices at about $3.75 and the average Asian price $14, but there’s still lots of room to make a tidy sum.) For reasons noted above, Japan has been trying to break the link to oil and establish a standalone LNG market - and found other countries that would love to see the same if it means lower prices for their LNG imports.

In a perfect Canadian world they could moan all they liked but, starved of energy, they would have to pay what we want or turn off the lights.

After all, with other major producers like Qatar and Australia sticking to the oil-linked regime, where else are buyers going to go?

Enter the Americans.Retired editor of The Northern Sentinel in Kitimat, Malcolm Baxter

A long, windy road to LNG prosperity

Get ready for Hydro rate hikes

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bility out there or was that all settled related to the firing of the two long-term employees – just wondering if this relates to page 8, la-beled provisions?

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The following ques-tions were put to in-terim manager Ron Zayac about the finan-cial statements recently released by Comfor.

Bad debts 2011, balance sheet says 0 but schedule of ad-ministrative expenses says $26,103 (in five months) this is a total of $97,132 in not even two years what is this bad debt?

This was internally generated bad debt (inter-company trans-fers). While Sheraton was not running it con-tinued to incur costs (insurance, accounting, legal etc.) Comfor paid these costs and did not expect to be paid back for them (Sheraton was shuttered) so they were marked as bad debt. When the final reconciliation of Shera-ton is completed, these 'write offs' may be re-versed, but it's a paper transaction. Comfor was not owed money by any third party, that was not paid in full.

Receivable from Tahtsa Timber expect-ed in a year, per state-ments, but what are terms, or expectation of getting the rest of the money owed and when?

When Tahtsa pur-chased the assets of Sheraton Holdings from Comfor, they effectively paid for just over half up front and paid the rest off over a six month term. The debt is re-tired now - fully repaid by Tahtsa. Tahtsa does not owe Comfor any money for the purchase of Sheraton Holdings as of this spring.

There is a marked loan receivable – Com-munity Futures, with no explanation other then you expect to get it back this year? What does this entail?

Comfor partners with Community Fu-tures Nadina to extend the 'pool' of loanable capital available for lo-cal businesses to apply for. CFDC has a pro-cess which small busi-nesses can qualify for a loan to start/expand a business as long as they participate in the CFDC process. This involves education and business planning ex-ercises. When CFDC

has a local (located in-side the Lakes TSA) business that qualifies for a loan, they ap-proach Comfor with an opportunity to partici-pate.

If the board agrees to partner on a loan, we put up half of the capital. Comfor is paid back with interest, once the loan is retired. We currently have a single loan out and CFDC re-ports that the business is in good standing and is making payments on-time as scheduled.

The primary reason to partner with CFDC is they have a great program to support the growth and expansion of small businesses in our region, but they have a limited pool of capital to loan out. Comfor can increase the avail-able pool of capital by participating in qualify-ing loans to local com-panies.

Have Director fees been increased sub-stantially last year compared to other years - could we have the amount they are paid in the last five years so it can be com-pared to other years?

Directors fees for the past few years:

2012 - $30,2852011 - $23,6252010 - $19,4262009 - $67,2842008 - $107,790Has there been an

increase of wage and benefits for adminis-trative and if so why ?

The reason this dif-fers from previous statements is we have consolidated all staff into ComFor Manage-ment Services (CMSL), whereas before staff was split between CMSL and Burns Lake Community Forest (BLCF). Now CMSL charges BLCF a single monthly management fee which includes staff wages.

Other income, for the five months (2011), is a little difference, as the investment lost money, but you are still donating to the community so are you using cash reserves to do this?

We have suspended the major community donation program until the final restructuring plan is made public.

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Donations made to date are coming out of our cash reserves. We historically have used the income from the in-vestment portfolio to fund community grants, they have been funded through other alloca-tions.

What was Sheraton Holdings purchased for, and sold for? Also to note with this, while the financial state-ments show a profit from the discontin-ued operations of $322,716, $432,515 is showing in receivables from Tahtsa Timber, as money not yet re-ceived? Is this cor-rect?

Comfor sold Shera-ton for less than they purchased it for. The reason it shows a profit from the sale of the as-sets was because the value of the assets had been 'written down' during previous finan-cial reporting periods, so were on the books at a low value. The trans-action gets recorded at full value of the sale price but then a loan was extended to Tahtsa for the balance of the purchase price. As mentioned above, that loan has now been fully paid down by Tahtsa.

Comfor investment holdings, this year was an unrealized gain $216,466, whose deci-

sion is it be investing in the stock in the mar-ket as these invest-ments are specifically for accrued reforesta-tion costs - what hap-pens if Comfor does not have a gain and you end up loosing the money? Would it not be better having prin-ciple guaranteed in-vestments, with lesser return, and thus way less risk for the com-munity?

The investments are handled by a profes-sional money manage-ment company. The process that the invest-ments are managed is very conservative and in-line with the way that investments for groups like the 'Community Foundation' are han-dled. A portion of those assets are invested in equities, which have done well over the past year, which accounts for the gains. A majori-ty of the investment is in fixed income securities (bonds, GICs etc.). The investment strategy is reviewed annually and we watch the statements monthly. We trust that the investments are made for the 'long-term' and are conservative in nature. Nobody is play-ing the market to maxi-mize gains. The port-folio is relatively large and is intended to cover our long-term silvicul-

Lots of campers and trailers and lots of boats and they are top of the line, lots of money there.

It’s hard for us oldtim-ers to compare the boat of 50 years ago to the new modern boat. Most of the old boats were lumber and of the river boat design and some as long as 35 feet.

They were safe but not too much speed as the biggest outboard mo-tor was a 30 horse but they served the purpose and were cheap to op-erate. We bought a 25 foot river boat from a guy at Babine, it worked well for us. That winter we pulled it out and it looked like a corral. The sides and the bottom had

shrunk as it must have been green lumber he used. We had to rebuild it. This was a common thing for a lumber river boat. This is unheard of with our modern boats.

Canada DayJuly 1, Canada Day, is

behind us but it will have left wonderful memories that will stay for a long time. By all reports ev-erything went over so well. The entertainment for the day was out of this world. There was something for everyone to enjoy. Spirit Square is such a wonderful place for a sports day, we should all be so proud of it. I have nothing but good reports about the whole day. I must not forget the parade as it was just great. Burns Lake always seems to have a great parade and a good sports day. Folks always enjoy themselves and have great memo-ries. One thing that goes for Burns Lake is the beautiful park. It’s al-ways a pleasure to go there. Spirit Square re-

ally sets it off. As the names really fits it too.

Looking backI am old enough to re-

member the big dry and the Great Depression, it’s a part in my life I will never forget. It did two things, it either made you or broke you. One of our biggest problems was a shortage of water.

We had over a mile of the Eyehill creek, plus three wells and a big slough. Every day the pumps would pump dry and the creek just had pools. I think the horses suffered the worst work-ing in the heat, then the milk cows. Some folks went hungry. They were called the ‘Dirty thir-ties’ and they were. The crops would blow away and the land would hang up in the fences so you could walk over them or drive.

A bunch of folks in B.C. felt sorry for the Saskatchewan folks and they shipped huge shipments of apples to be passed out, this was so wonderful. Then an

outfit back east sent a carload of cheese. Big huge blocks of a ched-dar cheese. Some of the locals gave every family according to the family size. What a great help this was to hungry folks. We sure enjoyed it, sure was welcome. Then a car of salted fish came from back in eastern Canada, I think it was halibut. They are split and salted. We called them snowshoes.

Mother was one of the very few who was able to cook them so you could each them. She had to boil them four times to get the salt out of them. Lots of folks gave us theirs. Looking back things could have been worse. Still had our sleigh rides, our musical evenings, lots of visiting. I still look back to those years and the many many wonderful people I got to know through those years. Not many of us left. I would like to write a book about the Great Depression, it was the greater part of my life.

Music to my ears

Last night I picked an old music book of songs and music, brought back some great memories. This book goes back a long way. Very few folks in our younger musicians have ever heard them. Lots of those old songs told a story.

Like ‘The capture of Albert Johnson, the mad trapper.’ Shot three Mounties before he was killed, then the ‘Sprin-ghill disaster’ a terrible mining crew in where over 22 men were killed. This was also a song very sad. Then there was the ‘Wreck of the old 97,’ a story that was true. I used to sing one, The Pretty Quadroon, anoth-er true song. Lots of old cowboy songs that told a story. Then there would be some good love songs with a meaning to them. This old book is full. Lots of what we called tear jerkers. Another good song ‘The capture of Jesse James.’ Lots of soldier songs all with great music and words. Lots of modern music

and songs are good too but it’s very different from all the old songs I was brought up on with my parents too as they used to play them. Shop-ping

I can’t help but com-pare shopping in the stores of today as they are now as to when we were in business, now over 60 years ago. It’s hard to compare. A $50 order was a huge order, last a family a month on an average.

The canned food was on shelves behind two long counters and the clerk would put up your order in boxes. We had tables for clothing and heavy groceries. In the first years all the gro-ceries came by Beach Trucklines from Vancou-ver once a week. Earl Deeder drove the truck, all the fruit and any hard-ware. Bananas came in long wooden crates still on the stalk.

We had a big hook in the store ceiling to hang the bananas on. We had a sharp knife to cut off

the fruit. The bananas were packed in straw. There was a big red sign that said “Beware of Ta-rantula spiders hiding in the hay, they are deadly.” We had a gas pump, gas was three gallons for $1. Sold lamp gas, kerosene, chicken feed, horse shoes, harness and saddles tack, rifles, amp, boots, heaters and lots of advice free.

Another thing that comes to mind and it still bothers me. This was before we built the new store.

We were taking out the big front step and the walkway in front of our store and we found a locked mail bag that had been there for over 30 years. We had to send it to Vancouver and they would not let us open it. I should have done so. The post office that time was very poor pay, I think mother’s first wages were $35 a month.

Take care, have a safe summer and always re-member God loves you and so do I.

Such a nice park ‘Sprirt Square’ the name really fits


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Comfor is eight years into the 25 years of the 20,000 hectares license – how far along are you on this, i.e. have you completed 6,400 hectares, or… just curious if you will harvest it quicker than 25 years?

That's not exactly how a community for-est license works. We have a license agree-ment that covers 20,000 ha and has a term of 25 years (but should be renewable). Every 5 years, BLCF must conduct a Timber Sup-ply Analysis which de-termines the AAC to be used for the next 5 year period.

We are currently in the final year of an annual allowable cut (AAC) of 260,000 m3. This was a significant up-lift that was aimed at aggressively manag-ing the mountain pine beetle epidemic The AAC for the license is set by the chief forester

of the province. Our AAC will decrease to 100,000 m3 for the next two years and then we will conduct anoth-er timber supply review to determine the long-term cut.

The cut calculations are is based on the entire timber harvesting land lase which has a number of additional constraints upon it (visuals, wildlife, old growth management etc.).

We won't cut a to-tal of 20,000 ha over 25 years. We will cut what the chief forester has determined is sus-tainable over the land base perpetually, based on the constraints and productivity of the exist-ing and newly planted forest.

At the end of 25 years we will not have liq-uidated the entire for-est. The expectation is that we will start to re-enter second growth stands about 80 years after they were first harvested. That being said, your observation

that the cut was accel-erated was true, due to the pine beetle epi-demic.

Is there anyway we could be provided with individual finan-cial statements from each company rather then a consolidated report?

Regarding your re-quest for separate fi-nancials, we will dis-cuss that further at the next board meet-ing. There are some significant personnel and contractor rate re-lated privacy concerns with releasing the non-consolidated financials publicly. A competitor could reverse engineer logging and hauling rates and even the log sale prices, which im-pacts other parties out-side of the Comfor.

“Please remember that the statements you are reviewing are per Oct. 31, 2012 and don’t reflect the remainder of this logging year,” stated Zayac interim manager.

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After witnessing Gru trans-form from a super-villain to a super-dad with a Play-Doh heart at the end of 2010's De-spicable Me, there was just no way there wouldn't be a sequel.

And Despicable Me 2 is bet-ter than the original, but not for its storytelling. The 98-minute movie replaces things like plot

details with what the audi-ence is clearly more interested in seeing: minions, adorable daddy-daughter moments (Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, dressing up as a Gruzinklebell princess for Agnes' birthday), and of course, for Gru to find the girls a mommy.

And more minions. Did I mention the minions rock? Those yellow, pill-shaped goofballs took lessons from the Three Stooges to orches-

trate their countless comedic vignettes, which, if strung together, could be a feature film of their own. They also become the object of the new villain's desire.

Now a family man with pre-cocious daughters Margo, Ag-nes and Edith (Miranda Cos-grove, Elsie Fisher and Dana Gaier), ex-villain Gru is trying to launch a respectable busi-ness with Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand) and their mob of min-

ions. Then he's sidetracked by undercover spy Lucy (Kris-ten Wiig) and her boss Silas (Steve Coogan), who need his help to find the villain who has stolen a top-secret govern-ment chemical. His suspicion falls on Eduardo (Benjamin Bratt), who looks suspiciously like former bad guy colleague El Macho. And Gru is hor-rified when Margo falls for Eduardo's bad boy teen son (Moises Arias).

For grownups, there are many clever references scat-tered throughout Despicable Me 2, with its James Bond plot and its sly homages to In-vasion of the Body Snatchers among many others. But the directors make sure that stuff doesn't overwhelm the kid ap-peal of the three smart little girls and the well-paced ad-venture that drives the movie. The result is a sequel that is the opposite of despicable.

Despicable Me 2open at the Beacon Theatre Friday


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VBL Recreation Summer Programs: 2nd CanoeKids Camp: July 15 to 19 (for ages 8 - 14) Contact: [email protected] or visit www.burnslake.ca

Skateboard Park Grand Opening: July 10 at 1:00 p.m. in Fraser Lake. Park on Mouse Mtn. Drive, turn right off Carrier Crescent. Free hot dogs and demos.

Rec Corner

Summer Programs Schedule:

Registration has started. Registration has started.

CanoeKids Camp: July 15th to 19th (ages 8 - 14)

XploreSportZ Camp: July 22nd to July 24th (ages 6 to 9)

XPloreSportZ Camp: July 29th to Aug. 2nd (ages 10 to 14)

Come try Swimming (pool), Golf, Horseback riding, skateboarding, lacrosse and more!

Community Exploration Camp: August 6th to 8th (ages 6 to 9)

Community Exploration Camp: August 12th to 16th (ages 10 to 14)

Exciting themed days: Music Day, Water Fun Day, Nature Day, Arts and Culture Day!

There is still time to register for all the fun � lled programs listed above!

Please visit the Village Of� ce (beside the Fire Hall) to register.

NOTICE: The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under construction please take care when near or inside the facilities. Please check Rec. Corner, Village of Burns Lake website and face book page for facilities updates.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:

Canoe, Kayaks, Water Toys,Tennis & Skateboard Equipment,

Food and Beverages!

Interesting Fact: On June 29th, 2013 the Rental Shack for the � rst time had all canoes and kayaks on the water at the same time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACTVillage of Burns Lake, 15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587Email: [email protected] • www.burnslake.caor Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

RENTAL SHACK IS OPEN! Tuesday to Saturday (Until August 30th)

9:00 am to 6:00 pm (weather dependent)

Lakeview Mall, 117 Yellowhead, Hwy 16 Phone: 250-692-7077

Pharmasave Burns Lake is pleased to welcome

Henry IbrahimPharmacy Manager

Gordon Hayward, CMS CLU EPC

Catherine Stovel, CMS CLU EPC

Insurance Planning

InvestmentsEstate

ProtectionMortgage Insurance

FinancialPlanning Centre

Toll Free: 1-800-773-3233Email: [email protected]

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LD NEWS • 250-692-7526

Recently local residents entered in the Tough Mudders event held at Whistler. The event is hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces. Over a million people including these seven, have participated worldwide. The Tough Mudder website describes this obstacle course possibly the toughest in the world. (L-R) Randy Hamp, Michael Jenzer, Ben Porter, Janet Wilson, Mary Hawes, Gabriela Hamp, Cathy Moroski.

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Carpet bowling fun in Granisle

Granisle and District Seniors hosted their 14 annual Highway 16 Carpet Bowling Tournament last month. Ten teams from Prince George to Prince Rupert participated. First place went to the Prince Rupert, second place was the home team (R), Granisle with Ray Andrews, Robbie Robertson, Dave Keating, Zarna Dilley and Barry Meehan. The Moose Lodge team from Prince George took third place. Burns Lake (L), a fairly new team, made a valiant effort and were awarded the hind end of the horse trophies. Everyone, including the 89 and 90 year old participants had a wonderful time. Granisle hopes to have them back again next year.


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Burns Lake Show & Shine: July 14 - Spirit Square - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: Kristi (250) 692-5721 or www.burnslakeclassiccars.webs.com

Chair Yoga: every Tuesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. at the Southside Health & Wellness Centre. For more info call: (250) 694-3270.

� ank you!Burns Lake & District Chamber of

Commerce would like to thank everyone who helped to make

Canada Day such a success...

Heritage CanadaLakes District Arts Council

John & Sandra Barth (what would we do without you)

Lakes District NewsLinda Maertz

Michelle Dyble - Royal BankJean Marr - Investors Group

Overwaitea for the watermelon, coff ee and waterShawn Beebe and family for their hard work

Babine Forest Products for the the BBQ,hot dogs, and all their hard work

A special thanks to Ian Gray and Doug BysouthThe Village of Burns Lake

for all their hard work on Canada DayMati lda D’Silva CGA for her fi nancial contributi on

Burns Lake Nati ve Development, Bulkley Valley Credit Union, Remax, Investors Group andVillage of Burns Lake for the use of their tents

Pete and Kim Hiebert for the trailerTrina Bysouth for the incredible job

organizing the paradeRoyal Canadian Legion

for the delicious pancake breakfastRoyal Canadian Mounted Police

for leading the parade and traffi c controlTo all the parade parti cipants

your fl oats were awesome!!Thank you to all the vendors, volunteers andspectators who made this day so wonderful!!!

If I have missed someone my apologies and thank you!

� e Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce

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Celebrating Canada Day in Burns Lake


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Burns Lake Unit Crew Auction Fundraiser one full day of work. Contact Patrick Birch (250) 692-3190 or [email protected] to bid. Bidding to close July 12.

The Lakes District Office of the Canadian Cancer Society is collecting used postage stamps and Campbell’s soup labels. Call 250-692-7203.

THANK YOU!

Adverti sing parti ally sponsored by LD News

Burns Lake Nati ve Development Corporati on,Board of Directors, Management, Staff and the six

First Nati ons – Burns Lake Band, Cheslatt a Carrier Nati on, Lake Babine Nati on, Nee Tahi Buhn, Skin Tyee Band and

Wet’suwet’en First Nati on would like to thank the following for their donati ons, support and sponsorship of

Nati onal Aboriginal Day festi viti es at Spirit Square onJune 21, 2013.

GOLD STAR SPONSORS ($500 or more)Burns Lake Band • Cheslatt a Carrier Nati on • Lake Babine Nati on • Nee Tahi Buhn

Skin Tyee Band • Wet’suwet’en First Nati on • Burns Lake Nati ve Logging Ltd. • Babine Forest Products • Huckleberry Mine

• Overwaitea Food Store • Village of Burns Lake • Tahtsa Timber

• A&W Restaurant• All West Glass• Babine Forest Products• Barton Insurance• BKV Enterprise• Brandt Tractor• Bukley Valley Credit Union• Burns Lake Automoti ve• Burns Lake Eye Care• Burns Lake Dental Clinic• CIBC• Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza• China Moon Restaurant• Claude DeChamplain• College of New Caledonia• Cory’s Uptown Automoti ve Ltd.• Dad’s Restaurant• Decker Lake Forest Products• Decker Lake Trading Post• Dragon Palace• Duncan Lake Gas Bar• DWA Enterprises• Eye Kandii Accessories• Endako Mines• Flying Dutchman Service

• Gone Hollywood• GE Capital Soluti ons• Grant Conlon Trucking Ltd.• Grapevine Pub & Bistro• Gwyn’s Green Grocer• Health in Order• Hawk Air Aviati on• Home Hardware• Honeysuckle Garden Centre• Huckleberry Mine Ltd• Inland Kenworth• Hudson Bay Lodge• Jim’s Ultra Auto Service• KFC Restaurant• KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants• Lakeland Hotel • Lakes District Maintenance• Lakes District Free Classifi eds• Lakes District News• Lino’s Sales Ltd• Mulvaney’s Pub & Grill• NAPA Auto Parts• Noralee Resort• Outdoor Adventures

• Packman and Associates• Pacifi c Employee Benefi ts• PGNAETA• Porter’s Auto Repairs• Purely H20• Rainbow Motel• Rexall Drugstore• Rio Tinto Alcan• RHB Schmitz de Grace• Royal Bank – Burns Lake Branch• Royal Bank of Canada - Prince George• San Bar ‘04• Smithers Golf and Country Club• Sullivan Motors Products Ltd• Sweeping Beauti es• The Peak Radio Stati on (Astral Media)• Takysie Resort• Tranquility Farms• Vanderhoof & District Co-op• Village of Burns Lake• Woodland Bakery• Woods and Water

• Carrier Sekani Family Service – ACYMH• CSFS - Child and Family Services• College of New Caledonia

• Burns Lake Nati ve Logging Ltd.• Babine Forest Products• Overwaitea Foods• Village of Burns Lake

• Cheslatt a Carrier Nati on• Wet’suwet’en First Nati on• Lake Babine Nati on• Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce

National Aboriginal Day

For the third consecuti ve year, Carrier Sekani Family Service - Aboriginal Child & Youth Mental Health and Child & Family Departments co-hosted this

event, much appreciati on goes to their assistance! CARRIER SEKANI FAMILY SERVICES

The theme for this year’s celebrati on was “Health and Wellness” and with great appreciati on the First Nati ons’ Health Authority provided funding to host this wellness event!

Also a huge thank you to the volunteers from the following organizati ons:

We look forward to your continued support next year, for our40th Anniversary of BLNDC on June 21 (1974 - 2014) and the

15th Anniversary of the BLNDC National Aboriginal Day Celebration!

Burns Lake Band Cheslatta Carrier Nation

Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band Skin Tyee Nation

Wetʼsuwetʼen First NationLake Babine Nation

It takes a lot of work and a lot of help to organize such a large event.

We’d like to say a really big THANK YOU to EVERYONE who helped with this year’s Aboriginal Day.

Cathy Stanton, PFP, Investment Funds AdvisorManulife Securities Investment Services Inc.

Phone: 250-847-4686 1-855-308-46863724 1st Ave, Smithers, BC V0J [email protected]

The Investment ExpertDO YOU SHOP FOR YOUR ADVISOR?Do you shop for the right car? How about the perfect dress? Do you compare mortgage rates and options? So, how about your advisor? Do you get second opinions to make sure what you have is right for you? Not only your investments, but the service you are receiving. Some things to consider when comparing advisors are: do they offer comprehensive service – do lifestyle planning, investment planning, tax planning, estate planning, insurance planning and more. Do they ask enough questions to get to know who you are? Do they explain and educate you so you understand their recommendations? Can they offer you a variety of investments from different companies so you can get greater diversity? Are you getting regular reviews and updates, so you know you are still on track to meet your goals? Do they help you develop those goals? Do they take the time to research investments and keep up with new ideas? Other than your family and your health your wealth is one of the most important things you have, since it affects what you can do for yourself and others. So, it is important to take at least as much time to compare advisors as you spend shopping for other things. For a free no obligation financial review please call me at 250-847-4686. It could be the best thing you do for yourself this year!

Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc. is a member MFDA IPC

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The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BC-NREB) reports 2363 properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first six months of 2013, down from the 2483 sales reported in the first half of 2012.

Gisela Janzen, BC-NREB president said, “The North and in par-ticular the Northwest regions of our area con-tinue to experience a strong housing market.”

Burns Lake has seen in the first six months of 2013, 31 properties worth $3.7 million were reported sold through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area, compared to 32 properties worth $4.2 million in the same time period last year. At the end of June there were 137 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area.

Houston has had 27 properties worth $4.4 million have changed hands so far this year, compared to 25 proper-ties worth $4.1 million in 2012. As of June 30 there were 56 properties of all types available through the MLS® in the Houston area.

Smithers area re-ported 124 sales with a value of $31.8 million in the first six months of

2013, compared to 142 sales worth $35 million at this time last year. Half of the 58 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $249,500 and took, on average, 83 days to sell. Twenty two parcels of vacant land and 18 homes on acreage also changed hands since January 1. As of June 30 there were 267 properties

of all types available through MLS® in the Smithers area.

Vanderhoof area re-ported 42 sales worth $9.7 million in the first six months of the year, compared to 54 sales worth $10.6 million to June 30 of 2012. As of June 30 there were 150 properties of all types available for purchase

through the MLS® in the Vanderhoof area.

Fort St. James: 10 properties worth $2.2 million have sold through the MLS® in the Fort St. James area so far this year, com-pared with 17 proper-ties worth $3.6 million in the first six months of 2012. At the end of June there were 87 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Fort St. James area.

Real estate still going strong

MoNey for haLLNechako-Kitimaat Development Fund board member, Mike Robertson presents a $8000 cheque to Decker Lake Recreation Society - members Bev Olynik, Cecile Phillips and Sharon Payne. The funding will be used to complete the renovations off at the Decker Lake Hall. Laura BLackweLL photo

Have a Garage Sale?For $5 you can advertise it in Lakes District

News and reach over 1800 people.


Burns Lake Show & Shine. Spirit Square - 10 am to 1 pm July 14, 2013. Contact Kristi (250) 692-5721, [email protected] and www.burnslakeclassiccars.webs.com.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: July 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Good Food Box pick up at Grassy Store July 10. Foot care, by appt., July 11, 16, & 18. Reminder last day to pay for August’s Good Food Box is July 31. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Will you be celebrating your 90th or 100th birthday this year? If so please contact Lakes District News - we would love to do a story on you and take your picture.

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Society regu-lar hours 11 a.m to 2 p.m on Tue., Wed. and Fri. Local phone number is 250-692-7203. For Cancer Information Service and Cancercon-nection, toll free number is 1-888-939-3333. We collect used post-age stamps and Campbell’s soup labels. New volunteers are always welcome!

To list your nonpro� t coming events, please drop off your list-ings at the Lakes District News of� ce by Friday 3:00 pm. (We re-gret we cannot take items over the phone). Listings as space permits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on aspeci� c date.

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Music Hall 28. Trail a bait line 30. Tripod 31. Best-known Kadai language 32. Louis XIV court composer Jean Baptiste 33. Wipe out infor-mation 35. Moves to a higher place 42. Author Roald 44. Auld lang __, good old days 46. Made stronger: ___ up 47. Throws lightly 51. Components considered individu-ally 52. Bleats 53. A unit of area 54. Citizen of Bangkok 56. Water travel vessel 57. Ardor 58. Earth’s rotation direction 61. Paddle 62. Honorable title (Turkish) 63. Bachelor of Laws

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)

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

No Worship Servicesduring July & AugustMinistry led by lay leaders

Phone 250-692-7202

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 9:15. Worship Service at 10:30

includes Children’s Church

250-692-3259

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

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24 Hour Service

Competitive Prices and Contract Rates available

Call Branislav 250-692-1812

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

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The newly renovated

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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

Friday, July 12th

Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding

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BC/Yukon Singing Competition ~ Grade 7-12Winner will sing O Canada and Amazing Grace

for the half time show at the BC Lions football gameNovember 1, 2013.

Visit www.legionbcyukon.ca for more info or call the Legion 692-3232


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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, take time this week to finish all of those little projects that have fallen by the wayside. Take advantage of some free time to catch up and clear your slate.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Negotiations will be especially rewarding this week, Leo. Your suggestions are readily accepted, and you do not have to persuade others much at all.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, nothing is free in life, so don’t get fooled when someone promises that you will get something without having to work for it. It’s in your best interest to keep working hard.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you have strong opinions, so don’t be afraid to have your voice heard. People will be receptive to your views, even if they border on the philosophical.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, focus makes it easier for you to resist tempta-tion, but this week you may find that it’s very difficult to maintain your focus. Do your best to stay focused.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, don’t worry about a nagging suspicion that you will receive bad news this week. Keep yourself busy so you aren’t sit around worrying unnecessarily.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Someone new to your social situation has you feel-ing a little suspicious, Capricorn. You’re not sure if you can trust him or her just yet. New facts will come to light this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, take some time this week to further hone some unique abilities that set you apart from others in your group of friends. You will soon be able to showcase your skills.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, there are a lot of curious people around who want to learn about what you’re doing. Let them in to get some external perspective.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Someone you just met can help you to make the most of a difficult situation, Aries. It shouldn’t take too long for you to get back on track and into a groove.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, make sure you assert yourself more in an impor-tant meeting this week. Asserting yourself can help you get ahead at work. Other-wise, you may get overlooked.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, take the initiative regarding a big project this week. Others might want to take the lead, but trust your instincts and take the bull by the horns.

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It should come as no surprise now that Microsoft is planning to restore the classic Start Button in the upcoming Windows 8.1 patch. However, Microsoft is only bringing back the Start Button, not the Start Menu it used to open. Though Microsoft will be adding the option to boot directly to the classic windows desktop, the new Start Button will merely open the existing tile Start screen. Yet all is not completely lost. If you are still missing your classic Start Menu and its easy access to all your programs & files, there are a multitude of apps out there that will restore this familiar feature. Some of the paid for apps actually look and feel exactly like the Start Menu from Windows 7 or look like a Win8 styled version of it. Quite a few of the free apps, like the one from www.windows8startbutton.com, are also quite functional if you prefer not to make online transactions.

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Located 150km northwest of Prince George BC, Mount Milligan will be British Columbia’s first major metal mine of this century. Construction began in mid-2010 with commercial production projected for the latter part of 2013. Mount Milligan is owned by Thompson Creek Metals and is currently recruiting the following position:

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORThe primary objective of this position is to enhance communication and promote good relations amongst all Mt Milligan Mine stakeholders; also to promote services and public image of Mt Milligan / TCM which will include the publication of newsletters, brochures and/or related materials.

Duties / Responsibilities:◆ Develop, roll out and monitor Mount Milligan communication strategies for

both internal and external stakeholders

◆ Ensure mine-wide consistency in communications (quality assurance and control).

◆ Develop and evaluate communication program and activities.

◆ Media Relations, keep updated media contact list and keep record of all media enquiries

◆ Document of all communication materials: FAQs, Q&As, Power Point Presentations, Fact sheets, Brochures, Newsletters, Leaflets, Clip filling, etc

Skills / Experience◆ Minimum 3 years experience in communication, PR or journalism

◆ Excellent interpersonal skills

◆ Very strong in verbal and written communication skills

◆ Ability to work independently and as part of a team

◆ Very strong Information Technology skill

◆ A good planner – methodical

◆ Results oriented

Work Schedule:The position will be based at the mine site on a 40 hour per week schedule. Initially work schedule will be 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday and may be subject to change

The Company is committed to high quality safety, environmental and continuous improvement practices and applicants should be able to demonstrate shared values in this area.

This position offers a competitive salary & benefits package in line with qualifications and experience.

Please submit your resume online via www.mtmilligan.com/careers

FAMILY PRESERVATION/ MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH WORKER

The Family Preservation/ Maternal Child Health (FPMCH) program is a combined service designed to encourage and support healthy families. The Family Preservation and Maternal Child Health Worker implements prevention strategies to provide families with a range of services to address issues that place children at risk. They also provide support to women on reserve, and their families, when they are pregnant or have infants or young children. This position serves the bands of Cheslatta, Nee Tahi Buhn and Skin Tyee.

QUALIFICATIONS• Post-Secondary or Training in Social Work or a related

fi eld, or• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certifi cation, or• Training in group facilitation, family and addiction

counselling, parent education is preferred• An equivalent combination of education and experience

may be also considered

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Knowledge of traditional and contemporary child care

development and methodology• Working knowledge of the Child, Family and

Community Service legislation and the family court process

• Socio-Economic prevention strategies• Facilitation and assessment skills• Strong verbal and writing skills• Knowledge of First Nations Carrier and Sekani culture

and communities• Knowledge of computer skills is required

Proof of qualifi cations, a valid Driver’s Licence, and a clear criminal records check will be requested from the successful applicant.

To learn more, visit www.csfs.org.TO APPLY, send a cover letter and resume to Email: [email protected] • Fax: (250)563-3376

CLOSING DATE: Open until fi lled

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HIRINGDRIVERS

Houston, BC – Wood Fibre Haul

We off er you:

• A strong and growing company• Partnership and support• Full time, year round work• Home every day• Competitive compensation & fuel pricing

You possess:

• Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References

We are an equal opportunity Employerand we are strongly encouraging

Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email: [email protected], Fax: 250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445

Highway 16 East, SmithersFRONTIER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

Frontier Chrysler – Smithers BC has immediate openings

for the following positions. We are growing and need a...

• Lube Technician• Journeyman Technician

• Part time Business Manager(2 days a week)

Interested applicants can forward their resume to [email protected]

or drop off in person to 3046 Hwy 16 in Smithers.

IMMEDIATE JOB OPPORTUNITYEXPERIENCED BUTT’N’TOP

LOADER OPERATORSteady work, Competitive Wages,

a d e e t aReferences Required

Fax Resume to: 250.845.2383or email to:

[email protected]

Information

Looking for

MAINTENANCE PERSON/ GROUNDS KEEPER

for semi-remote lodge.

Must have three references; police record check. Will exchange labour for scenic lakeshore

cabin rental.

Send application to: Nadina Mountain Wilderness Lodge

c/o Box 1103, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682

Career Opportunities



Announcements

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

InformationLEGION BUSINESS

Legion License PlatesIn 2004, to honour the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Inva-sion of Europe by Allied Forc-es during the Second World War, the Government of Brit-ish Columbia introduced a Veterans License Plate. As of June 2007 over 31,000 Vete-rans License Plates have been issued. In 2004 the Yukon government recognized the service and sacrifi ce of Yukon veterans by issuing a com-memorative Veterans License Plate. By creating this plate the Government is demon-strating its profound respect for Yukon veterans. The BC Government announced on June 29, 2012 that active Ca-nadian Forces Members will be able to apply. This took ef-fect on September 1, 2012. Applications are available through BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion. As an added benefi t, many cit-ies allow free parking for vehi-cle with a Veterans plate.

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

FLOW FACTS 3 July 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 852.45 m (2796.75 ft)SLS Discharge: 49.44 m3/s

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

Skins Lake Spillway discharge will be increased to 170 m3/s on 10 July in preparation for the Summer Tem-perature Management Program (STMP). During the STMP period (20 July to 20 August) spillway dis-charge can fl uctuate rapidly and daily between 14.2 m3/s and 453.1 m3/s. Flow in the Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls can fl uctuate be-tween 170 m3/s and 300 m3/s or more during that period.

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

Employment

Business Opportunities

MEADOW LAKE Business for sale. Self-serve car wash + r/o water vending station + com-puter repair business. Also 1000 sq.ft. of unused indoor space to develop. Serious en-quiries only please phone 306-236-3339, 306-240-7778 or email: [email protected]


QUAD L Enterprises Ltd. - a Vegetation Maintenance com-pany is looking for: CUA’s, CA’s, UTT’s, UTW’s and La-bourer’s. Work locations throughout Alberta and British Columbia We offer: Competi-tive compensation Company benefi ts Excellent Health and Safety Program Please submit resumes with drivers abstract to: [email protected] Fax: (780) 532-1250

Employment


NOW HIRING HEAVYHIGHWAY/ HEAVY CIVIL

PROFESSIONALS

To join Flatiron at our Edmonton location.

• Excavator Operators• MSE Wall Foremen• Loader Operators• Skidsteer Operators• Dozer Operators• Skilled Laborers

Flatiron is one of North America’s fastest growing heavy civil infrastructure contractors, with landmark projects across Canada. We have established ourselves as a builder and employer of choice.

Offering Competitive Compensation!

Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of theYear in Alberta and has been recognized as a 2012 Best Workplace in Canada.

Please apply by sending your resume to Trevor Argue

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

CanScribe Education

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Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

LIVE-IN MANAGER for 50 unit apt. bldg in Trail, B.C. Send resume to 100-3525 La-burnum Drive, Trail, B.C. V1R 2S9. [email protected]


Employment

Help WantedCOMMUNITY SUPPORT Worker. Lakes District Com-munity Services are looking for motivated individuals for part time casual positions, must have valid drivers license and reliable vehicle, criminal record check required. For more information call Gloria Brown 250-692-7577

MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERA-TOR NEEDED This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immedi-ately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]

POWELL RIVER Community Services Association is seek-ing an experienced Poverty Law Advocate. For more infor-mation, please e-mail Julie Chambers, Executive Director. [email protected]

Help Wanted

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Site Services Maintenance Worker

Reporting to the Site Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be part of the Site Services Team which is responsible for the repair and upkeep of a 250 and 100 person camps and mine site buildings and infrastructure. Duties include assisting skilled tradespersons with repairs to all buildings and associated equipment, operation of excavators and scheduled maintenance checks.Applicants require experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, ability to use power and hand tools and follow safe work practices. Trades training in building maintenance, carpentry or welding is considered an asset. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position.Huckleberry Mine is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. This position works a 7 x 7 schedule (7 days in, 7 days out). While at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Houston.Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. uali ed candidates can submit their resumes in con dence to

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0

Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: [email protected]

Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Assay Lab ManagerHuckleberry Mines is seeking an Assay Lab Manager. Reporting to the Mill Manager, this position is responsible for supervising our Assay Technical team consisting of 3 assayers, 2 sample buckers and 1 summer student. This team is responsible for the preparation and analysis of high and low grade copper and molybdenum samples from the mill and pit using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and Leco analyzer. The Assay Lab also analyses samples using the modi ed Sobek method of acid base accounting (ABA’s) in order to determine the acidic potential of certain samples. The Assay Lab Manager’s duties include: Supervision of laboratory analysis and testing of

various samples. • Planning, directing and managing the work group on a daily and weekly basis. • nsuring the safe and ef cient operation of the lab resources and making recommendations for improvements to upper management to optimize processes. • Team member hiring, scheduling, performance management and coaching. • Short and long term budgeting, forecasting and procurement of critical and consumable materials and equipment. • Project coordination between Mine Operations, Mill Operations, Geology and Environmental departments. • Weekly, monthly and quarterly report writing and analyses. • Maintaining the daily QA/QC program for the assay lab with monthly reporting. • Maintain the assay database computer program. • Work schedule is Monday to Thursday (4 x 3).The successful candidate will have 5-10 years of assaying experience in a base metal production laboratory, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or training in a related discipline, experience in managerial or supervisory roles, strong analytical and problem solving skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must. A B.C. Assayer’s Certi cate and experience operating and maintaining an AA spectrophotometer would be an asset.Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caHuckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Quali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to:


P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701

Email: [email protected]

One Hundred Mile House Division is seeking energetic, self-motivated, conscientious Tradespersons to join our maintenance team.

The ideal candidate will have experience with the various automated operations and systems in modern interior saw and planer mills. You are a highly motivated Journeyman who has demonstrated your ability to apply your trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively. Good interpersonal, communication and organization skills round out your skill set.

Certified MillwrightMillwrights with welding certificates are urged to apply. Fourth year apprentices will also be considered.

Certified Industrial ElectricianPreference will be given to applicants with a working knowledge of Allan Bradley PLC 5 & Control Logics systems.

Certified Heavy Duty MechanicExperience with Caterpillar and Letourneau mobile equipment and Taylor Forklifts within a sawmill environment is an asset.

Our Tradespersons work days, afternoons, graveyard and weekend shifts. Rate of pay and benefits as per the USW Local 1-425 Collective Agreement.

100 Mile House, located in the South Cariboo Region of British Columbia offers a close knit, friendly atmosphere with modern recreation, education and medical facilities, and excellent outdoor leisure opportunities.

To explore this opportunity, submit your resume to [email protected] or by fax to (250)-395-8254. Applications will be accepted until July 31st, 2013.

Please visit our website at www.westfraser.com/jobs for more information on these exciting

career opportunities

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those short listed will be contacted.

Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Mine SupervisorHuckleberry Mines is seeking a Mine Supervisor. Reporting to the Mine General Foreman, this position is responsible for the direction supervision of an operation team to meet daily production targets and accomplish assigned tasks in a safe and ef cient manner. This position currently works a 4 x 4 schedule (4 days in, 4 days out) but an application is being made to change to a 7 x 7 rotation. The Mine Supervisor’s duties include• Safely manage the daily operations of a pit operating crew. • Ensure employee compliance to safety work procedures and company policies and procedures. • Conduct daily tool box meetings and monthly safety meetings. • n coordination with the Mine Trainer and Mine General Foremen, the development and training of operators to meet current and future job requirements. • Timely completion and submission of paperwork. • Display a high level of professional and lead crew by example.Applicants require a current B.C. Shiftboss Certi cate with a current rst aid ticket and a minimum of ve years experience as a Mine Supervisor. A B.C. Mine Rescue ticket and Surface Blasting ticket would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as direction must be clearing understood by team members. This position also requires excellent time management and organizational skills, competent computer skills and familiarization with Microsoft Word and Excel.Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caHuckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Quali ed candidates may submit their resumes in con dence to:


P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701

Email: [email protected]

HOUSE ON ACREAGEClose to town, 2300 sq ft home on 4.78 acres. 3 bdrms + den. Master bdrm has walk in closet and 1/2 bath. 1 four pc and 1 three pc bthrm. Newly reno’d kitchen / huge island / lots of cabinets. Natural gas heat, laminate / tile fl oors. Up-dates throughout the house. Built in surround sound sys-tem in family room, large ex-terior wrap around sun deck, single car carport, large mud room with entrance from car-port, 26 x 28 insulated shop complete with power. Raised garden beds, fi re pit, outside covered storage space for boats, rv’s. Lots of room for kids and pets. Access to walking, ski trails and off road vehicles. Included: fridge, Jenn-Air stove, dish-washer, garbage disposal, washer & dryer, custom blinds.

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Investment OpportunityBurns Lake

Asking price $249,000Cape Cod designed house with 3 rental units, each residence has it’s own en-trance, and their own drive-ways. New kitchen and bathrooms. Main house has 4 bedrooms plus a den. Large deck off of din-ing overlooking double lot backed onto green belt. Quality metal shingle pat-terned roof (value $30,000). For more infor-mation and/or pictures please contact Scott or Shirley at 250-692-1805 or 250-692-0153 or email: [email protected]

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Apt/Condo for RentHouston: 3 and 4 bedroom renovated townhouses. $700. a month. One and two bed-room apartments. $474 to $575. a month. Granisle: One and two bedroom apartments, utilities included: $450 to $600 a month. Call: Kathy at 250-845-2448 or 250-845-4505LARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

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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) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

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

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Burns Lake District News - March 17, 2010

Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]

PIRATES OF THE LAKESJulie a psychologist from Burnaby has been traveling to Burns Lake for few years. Her and first her mate Wanda Giesbrecht did a fun kayak adventure on Burns Lake recently to help raise money for a children’s centre in Uganda. The ladies dressed as pirates for fun and kayaked from Decker Lake to the end of Gerow Island on Burns Lake.

LAURA BLACKWELL PHOTO

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