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New look brings new problems?

With the main part of phase-two downtown revitalization almost complete, two ma-jor changes along the highway through Burns Lake have left some lo-cal residents scratching their heads.

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Greywater into Nechako River

It came to light at a recent Regional District of Bulkley Nechako board meeting that the Nautley Indian Reserve (Nadleh Whut’en First Nation), just east of Fra-ser Lake, has a sewage containment issue.

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Babine mill rebuild on schedule

Construction of the new Babine Forest Products sawmill east of Burns Lake contin-ues and is on schedule for the anticipated 2014 operational start date.

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Home Stay Families are needed for 5 days spent in local communities

This summer SD91BC is arranging several summer camps in conjunction with schools in Fraser Lake, Fort St. James, Burns Lake and Vanderhoof. The success of the previously hosted 2012 Summer and 2013 Winter camps has resulted in growing interest from students and teachers from various schools in China, most of whom are associated with Sister Schools to FLESS, FSJSS, LDSS and NVSS. “We have been very pleased with the response and are hap-py to be able to coordinate these events and have our guests spend time in the four largest communities of the Nechako Lakes District,” said Ray LeMoi-gne – President of the independently operated SD No 91 Business Company. “We are now working with the four schools to host 85 – 95 students, teachers and parents during the five days and nights that are spent in our communities. Students also will stay at the UNBC residence for two nights, camp for two nights in the “Rockies”, spend a full day travelling to Vancouver via charter bus and end with visits to Victoria as well as several Lower Mainland venues while staying at UBC during the last nights of their 14 day experience in BC.” The visiting Chinese students and sponsoring teachers will be working on building their English language fluency while experiencing our Canadian cul-ture, lifestyle, geography, education system and some history. Each camp will be facilitated by qualified ESL instructors / camp leaders and relevant activity specialists, with local high school student ambassador / leaders also gaining valuable experience through their involvement in all of the camp activities both here and in the lower mainland.Families who may be interested in hosting two students for the five days spent in the district are urgently needed. Student guests are organized in pairs to stay with host families and each student must have their own bed. Teachers can be hosted individually or in pairs. Camp participants are usually in the home for breakfast each morning and for dinner on three of the five nights of their home stay experience. They will spend one “Family Day” en-tirely with the host family. As is the case with any activities involving students, criminal record checks are required, in this case of the home stay parent. Each secondary school will be holding an orientation and information ses-sion for those interested in being a home stay family to be held at the school during the week of June 24th. Check your school’s newsletter for specific information as to the date and time in your community. The dates for hosting within each camp are: Fraser Lake - July 25 – 29 (ages 9 – 12 plus 5 adults); Burns Lake, Fort St. James and Vanderhoof – August 16 – 20 (ages 13 – 16 plus adults). If you are interested in hosting please leave your name and number for the Principal at your local high school or email your contact information to [email protected].

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Babine mill rebuild on schedule

Walter Strong

Sometime on the morning of June 11, 2013, a vandal, or van-dals, smashed several windows and two plate glass doors for un-known reasons.

Burns Lake detachment RCMP responded to four calls regard-ing mischief.

The Burns Lake Band (BLB) Rainbow gas bar had both of its front doors smashed as well as a window. A vehicle sitting out front of Eagle Automotive, next to the gas bar, had its rear window destroyed, the offices of the BLB had many broken win-

dows, and a private residence had a front window smashed.“[RCMP] members continue to actively investigate these files,”

said St. Sgt. Grant MacDonald. “To date, no suspects have been identified. As part of the evidence gathering process, police have seized video surveillance and conducted a forensic examination at three of the locations. Total damage is estimated to be in the thousands to replace broken windows.”

What appeared to be blood was clearly visible at the gas bar and at the BLB offices.

Anybody with information regarding this vandalism should contact the Burns Lake RCMP.

Walter Strong

Construction of the new Babine Forest Products sawmill east of Burns Lake contin-ues and is on schedule for the anticipated 2014 operational start date.

“Things are going well,” said Hampton Af-filiates CEO Steve Zika. “They’re putting down concrete foundations for buildings and equip-ment. We’ve [already] ordered 95 per cent of the equipment.

The new facility will make improvements to the safe and economical handling of pine-beetle killed wood. Laser-scanning equipment and improved dust-han-dling systems will be brand new additions to the sawmill.

“The vast majority of the equipment is new,” said Zika. “The primary lumber line is all brand new. The electronics are all new. The dust cap-ture system is all new.”

Dust capture and re-moval were identified as key aspects to operat-ing a safe mill in the ex-cerpts from a WorkSafe BC report into deadly explosions at the Burns Lake mill and at the

Lakeland mill in Prince George.

The full content of the reports have not been made public yet as they are before provincial Crown counsel for con-sideration of criminal charges stemming from the 2012 accidents.

Despite assurances from WorkSafe B.C. that any relevant aspects of the report would be made known to mill owners so they could implement safety strate-gies, Zika said Hampton hasn’t received much - if any - guidance from the provincial safety authority.

“We haven’t heard anything from Work-Safe in months,” Zika said. “They put out safety orders surround-ing dust and pulley sys-tems, but nothing spe-cific.”

Instead, Hampton has been developing its dust management systems in co-operation with other mills and with industry suppliers.

“We’ve already changed processes at the Decker Lake mill,” said Zika of the smaller, specialty product mill located on the west side of Burns Lake. “We’ve put in some new equip-

ment and we have a significant dust sys-tem being installed this summer.”

“We’re doing every-thing we can to handle the pine-beetle logs.”

Designers of the new mill have been con-centrating costs on the newest equipment that can keep the mill com-petitive in today’s for-estry market. Including refurbished equipment in some aspects of mill construction can free up dollars for high-tech investment in safety and wood processing,

“We sourced some used equipment for the

Newest technology sourced for dust removal systems

sorter line,” Zika said by way of example. “Other things, like log-decks and debarkers - things that are just steel and structure with no ‘smarts’ associated with them - are being refur-bished.”

The mill rebuild is be-ing managed by Hamp-ton directly. As general contractor, Hampton is hiring area contrac-tors and reaching out to Prince George when they have to.

“Directly, besides sal-aried employees, we’re

Walter Strong photo

Construction is well underway at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake. Most of the new equipment has already been ordered.

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With the main part of phase-two downtown revitalization almost complete, two major changes along the highway through Burns Lake have left some lo-cal residents scratching their heads.

A persistent perception is that the highway through town is now narrower than it once was. This concern, coupled with new medians in the middle of the road, have led to speculation that the new design won’t allow for larger, over-

New look brings new problems?

Walter Strong photo

Recent upgrades to downtown Burns Lake have made some intersections more interesting for motorists and pedestrians. Burns Lake, June 17, 2013.

Ministry confident that highway still wide enough

sized traffic to get through, and that the design will cause problems in for snow removal in the winter.

According to Carl Lutz, district manager for the ministry of transportation and infrastructure, there’s no danger that oversized traffic won’t be able to make it through town.

“Road widths through Burns Lake will accom-modate over-width vehicles such as low beds carrying heavy equipment or things like mobile homes,” Lutz said. “The islands are designed to be mountable and the signage is removable for those extra wide loads.”

A second issue raised since the completion of the road work are the possible complications add-ed to winter snow removal. Last summer, when plans for the downtown revitalization were being discussed, Rick Martin, director of public works for the Village of Burns Lake, said the village will know better what needs to be done to accommo-date the bulbs and medians after the first winter season.

“The curb bulbs will require a change in the way we plow Hwy. 16, but we believe that with different methodology and perhaps additional attachments on existing equipment the public works crew can adapt,” Martin said. “We will have better information after the first season.”

New crosswalks in town mean that pedes-trians have more, clearly marked, right-of-ways across the highway through town.

The Ministry of Transportation and Burns Lake RCMP de-tachment St. Sgt. Grant MacDonald remind mo-torists that stopping for pedestrians is not mere-ly optional; it’s the law.

“Pedestrians have the right of way in a marked crosswalk,” MacDonald said.

Having right-of-way still requires care to manage it safely.

“The single most important safety tip in this area relates to both the driver and the pe-destrian establishing eye contact before the pedestrian crosses at a marked cross walk,” Grant advised.

Last Week’s Question: Are you concerned about local industrial emissions?

30% No 70% Yes

After 34 NDP MLAs were sworn in to continue a stretch of opposition that will reach at least 16 years, leader Adri-an Dix took a few questions about his future.

The party’s provincial council will meet June 21 to set the terms of reference for a review of the party’s dismal election performance, Dix told reporters. He repeated that his performance won’t be spared, and ticked off

some conventional wisdom about the NDP campaign.Dix mentioned the alleged lack of “negative” ads, the lo-

cal campaigns (read candidates), the decreasing reliability of polls and, when pressed, his surprise decision to come out against the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline.

Like last week’s hysteria over a tiny leak in that pipeline, these are great sound bites for the short attention spans of the modern media. But they don’t explain much.

This all-powerful NDP provincial council is a case in point. A glimpse into its inner workings was pro-vided by a summary of an NDP policy development workshop called “Imagine Our Future” that was leaked by the B.C. Liberals in the final days of the campaign.

The workshop took place in November 2010, coincidentally at the same provincial council meeting where the revolt against former leader Carole James tumbled into the open. While 13 caucus members were knifing their leader for reasons they still can’t or won’t articulate in public – a glaring problem in itself – the backroom policy brainstorm revealed a deeper malaise.

Among the “dream tree” notions put forward in the workshop was “free” post-secondary tuition and pub-lic transit, along with raising wages and lowering fees for daycare. This isn’t a dream tree, it’s a money tree.

Remember, this is the NDP’s ruling body, not a high school “social justice” class or an Occupy Vancouver squat.

Showing a glimmer of adult supervision, the workshop table on “equitable tax policy” even identified the problem. Its first recommendation: “Increase our economic and financial literacy to gain credibility.”

The “public ownership” table really got radical. Scrap public-private partnerships, the basis of most government construction today. “Nationalize” independent power projects, in the Venezuelan style of state seizure of private assets. And perhaps most incredibly, tear up the trade agreement between Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. that harmonizes transport truck regulations and so forth.

In the real world, the four western premiers met this week in Winnipeg. And the three-province project now called “New West Partnership” will continue to dismantle archaic inter-provincial barriers.

Why would the NDP be secretly against that? Because it’s also a “labour mobility” agreement.This harkens back to a supposed golden age in Canada, when two corporate titans shared the beer busi-

ness, producing identical bland lager from identical factories in identical stubby bottles. Inter-provincial trade in these stubbies was strictly forbidden, requiring each province to have a big unionized brewery to make uniformly bad beer for the proletariat.

This is the power of a monopoly union. And because of it, this was how governments tried to “create jobs.” It’s a bygone era to which many core NDP supporters stubbornly cling. This explains the party’s revival of a “job protection commissioner” for forestry.

Which brings us to the proverbial root cause of the B.C. NDP’s woes. Its largest financial donor is the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, which donated $1.4 million to the party in the past eight years, nosing out the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Hospital Employees’ Union.

Former HEU and BCGEU presidents now sit in the NDP caucus, critics for health and “green” jobs respectively.

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

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Normally, we source and fact-check the claims, references, and implications of what makes it onto these pages. One exception is in the editorial. We can freewheel it a bit in this section.

If there’s something I’m not sure can be backed up with a quote or some other reference,

that’s material for the editorial. So the current width of the highway through town is a perfect topic.

You might think it easy to answer the question, “Is the highway as wide as it was before the con-struction?” but it isn’t so. The thing is, the road through town wasn’t ever a model of mathematical precision. There never was a straight answer to the question, “How wide is the highway through Burns Lake?”

And it’s less precise now, with the addition of curb bulbs and medians. Does a ‘mount-able’ median take away from available road space, or does it just make that space slightly less convenient?

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the highway is as wide as it ever was, for all practical effect. The parking curbs that jut out into the roadway - curb bulbs as they’re termed - don’t extend out past where a parked car would be, much less a parked flat-deck, cube van or planter’s crummy out front of the laundromat.

You can confirm this by taking a walk through downtown. You’ll notice that for the most part, all curbs are exactly where they were before the construction, except for the new ones. And the new ones don’t protrude out beyond the space that a parked vehicle would take up. So it’s like having a car permanently parked every so often.

This may not be much of a selling point to many people, but this isn’t a sales pitch.Speaking of walking through town, have you noticed the new pedestrian crosswalks along

the way? Do you know what to do when you approach a signed crosswalk and there’s a pe-destrian waiting to cross?

For that matter, do you know what to do if a pedestrian is trying to cross the road any-where, marked crosswalk or not?

I’m no expert, but after doing some cursory research online, it appears drivers are not al-lowed to run over pedestrians - even if they’re crossing the road where they’re not supposed to - and pedestrians are not allowed to jump out into the street without some due diligence before hand.

If a motorist doesn’t have time to react to your lurch into traffic, whether at a crosswalk or in the middle of the street, you’re on your own. You may be run over and become a victim without a legally culpable perp.

On the other hand, drivers need to anticipate that a person might be waiting to cross at a crosswalk, and if there is such a person, then the driver needs to stop.

Having had my driver’s license for much longer than I ever didn’t have a driver’s license, I freely admit that I’ve forgotten all but the most basic aspects of traffic law.

Stop on red, go on green. Don’t run anybody over. Observe posted speed limits. Wear your seat belt. Share the road with cyclists. And finally, pay attention to the extra crosswalks in Burns Lake.

Take a walk, eyes open

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employing 10 or 15 hourly people as maintenance and security,” Zika said. “In addition, contractors have been trying to hire lo-cally as much as they can.

The rebuild of the Babine mill was predicated on assurance made by the province to Hampton Affiliates that the province would facilitate the conversion of volume-based forest licenses to area-based, or tree farm, licenses.

Changes to the B.C. forest act designed to allow that conver-sion were delayed in the lead-up to the recent 2013 provincial election. The province has previously stated that they will con-tinue with those changes in the fall, after public consultation this summer.

“We still believe that an area-based license makes more sense,”

Zika said. “It gives us more security and we think it’s good for the province as well because it encourages long-term sustainabil-ity. We’d like to see the government reintroduce that [legislation], and we’re optimistic that they will.”

Zika anticipates doing more logging this winter, in addition to the logging it continues to do to supply its Decker Lake mill and to keep up its obligations to Pinnacle Pellet.

“We continue to try and work with as many local folks as we can to make sure that they’re still going to be around so we can make it through this tough period and be available for next year,” Zika said.

“Everybody has lived through a terrible tragedy and you can’t erase that,” he added. “But it does seem like there’s a new energy now. We’ve seen the cliff and now things are looking better.”


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Sad newsWhat a shock it was

last week for us all with the drowning in Francois Lake. Especially when it’s a local. We have had a number of drownings and the sad part of it all is they are folks I know. Our family have lived by Francois Lake for over 60 years and we have en-joyed every minute of it a;though there has been in the past horrible situa-tions like this one.

It’s a beautiful lake and every day there are changes. But it also can be a dangerous lake. It’s big with depth of over 800 feet, it’s cold and there is also a cur-rent that makes it more dangerous. It lays east

and west and due to its 75 miles in length it can blow up into a dangerous situation.

Our family have had some bad scares. It’s years ago now but my wife Jo and I got into a couple of bad storms. One storm we were tak-ing water in over the stern. It was a storm that came up so fast with waves over � ve feet high and we had a 35 horse motor and a big boat.

When your boat starts to take in water watch out. Many folks have had some very dangerous situations and unfortu-nately we will continue to have accidents as long as we have people boat-ing and � shing. You can not be careful enough.

My hope and prayer is they will recover the body so the loved ones can at least have peace of mind.

Fox in the hen houseThe foxes that live on

the lake side of the land-ing road are living high on the hog as they got into Margaret and Rich-

ard’s chicken house and killed everyone of their laying hens, 17 in all. Rick and Marie have also had some foxes raid the chicken yard. The foxes are smart, they use the road to travel on as they know you can’t shoot on the road or over the road so they play it safe. They will some time get careless and a bullet will catch up to them.

John Keefe reported seeing the biggest black bear he had ever seen close to his property. It was digging up a huge anthill. John was very close to it but it just kept on digging, not showing any fear.

Little visitWhat a pleasant sur-

prise last week to have Anne Little and her hus-band drop in for a visit. Anne is the granddaugh-ter of Capt. Bruce Little, one of the � rst captains of the � rst ferries to cross Francois Lake in the 20s. They made their home at Southbank and raised their family there. Three sons Roy, Harry

and Doug. Anne’s father was Doug Little. The family left Southbank and Bruce was on the Kelowna ferry as cap-tain.

In the 40s Bruce came back to Southbank to run the Francois Lake ferry as captain once again. As I was at a loose end at the time and I worked on the ferry as handyman. He was a nice man to work for. Bruce moved back to Kelowna again to run the ferry where he retired. When Jo and I were on our honeymoon we stayed with Bruce and his wife. We really enjoyed our stay as my wife Jo grew up with the Little family at South-bank.

Doug Little was born at Southbank in 1920. Anne and her husband Paul Read make their home in Edmonton and Calgary and will be coming out for another visit again. The fam-ily still have property at Southbank. There are not too many folks left who will remember the

Little family as it’s now over 90 years ago.

Doctor leavingIt was a bit of a shock

to see on the front page of our local paper the sad news that we are gong to lose our only full time doctor. We are all asking this question, why? What are we do-ing wrong? Burns Lake serves a huge area and our hospital and our doc-tors are our lifeblood. What happens when we get our new hospital? Will we still have doc-tor problems? I will put in a quote from our last paper “Burns Lake has not yet enjoyed the suc-cess other northern com-munities have had in at-tracting doctors.” Again I ask this question, why?

We must get to the root of the problem as it’s very important to the welfare of our great country, the Lakes Dis-trict. If I have spoken out of turn please tell me as I have the welfare of our community at heart.

BAs I get older I think

of the good old days of my life and it’s been good. I would like to live it again. Lots of mis-takes but still would like another try at it. I would even marry the same woman as I loved her so much.

Growing up on the prairie was good, hard times. We were 35 miles from the Unity Hospital and 11 miles from the Macklin Hospital. No car, no phone, just hors-es and good ones as they had to be good.

With a Dr. Kyde, a horse and buggy doctor and what a � ne caring man he was. A little sto-ry dad told me. This was before I was born and dad was married. Dad’s brother Will and his wife Gulie had T.B. and were dying. The near-est hospital and doctor was Unity. It was win-ter and uncle Will took dad’s saddle horse, little Tommy, and rode him the 70 miles round trip. Dr. Kyle also drove his team to the Eyehill home but he was too late, Aunt

Gulie did not last very long after that.

She was pregnant and she lost the baby and he was to be called Peter, that’s who my brother Peter was named after.

Nice gradI have the local pa-

per open in front of me with all the grad pic-tures. They are all so handsome looking and so proud too. So they should be as it’s a new door opening for them with a new life.

My advice to them do not let this oppor-tunity pass you by as it can never be taken away from you once you have it.

A little sayingThere is only one door

handle on the door of your heart, only one bolt they are on your side, the inside of your heart. You must listen for the angels to throw open the latch and open up that door.

Things may be tough and not going the way you think they should so always remember God loves you a great deal

Such very sad news for our community


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HUGH NEAVE

Editor:If you build it, they

will come.Last weekend, I had

the opportunity to enjoy some amazing moun-tain biking trails.

Over the past few years, the reputation of Burns Lake as a moun-tain bike destination has been growing, as word is spreading through-out the mountain bik-ing community and the public in general across north and central B.C..

In what was a major initiative by the com-munity, the mountain bike trails in Burns Lake were built with foresight and planning - they wanted to do it right, so they hired the company that built

some of the much-loved and famous mountain bike trails in the very famous Whistler, B.C..

The trail area in Burns Lake is well-sit-uated with campsites on a small lake, outhouse facilities and a parking area.

Trails branch out from the parking lot. Great options exist for everyone and include a fun jump line, downhill options with an easy shuttle, small play park for young riders, and cross-country trails.

The trails have creat-ed a big draw for moun-tain bikers from across the region.

While I was there with a group of seven other riders who were

all from Prince George, there was another group of a few out-of-town riders camping over-night and the parking lot during the day was nearly full, with prob-ably 10 vehicles in the lot throughout the day.

This was only one day over the weekend, and it was a rainy day to boot, you had to be willing to get muddy. Were the weather better, I imagine there likely would have been even more.

It is so great to see a community like Burns Lake, which struggles with many of the same image issues Fort St. James struggles with, reinvent itself and cre-ate a growing sensation

in a recreation com-munity. Each year, the community hosts a race and mini mountain bike festival, which some lo-cal Fort St. James riders make a pilgrimage to every year as well.

The draw of great trails in Burns Lake has brought a whole new element to the commu-nity’s image.

Fort St. James also has some great oppor-tunities to build on what it has, and has created some great attractions developed by some rec-reational communities, with amazing climbing, a great ski hill built and maintained by the com-munity and a beautiful lake.

It is exciting to see other places in the re-gion leading the way and bringing people to the area and exciting to think marketing to the right people and build-ing the right infrastruc-ture can really create change in a commu-nity’s image, economy and liveability.

Good job Burns Lake, I’ll be back.

Ruth LloydFort St. James

Women Building Communities invites women to an educational health & wellness event

Featuring:AMANDA WAMSTEEKER certified Nutrition and Wellness

Specialist and Personal Trainer

What is Women Building Communities?

Saturday, June 22, 201311:30am to 2:00pm | Grassy Plains Community Hall,

Grassy Plains

Women Building Communities is an initiative sponsored by Northern Gateway to bring together women that are passionate

about making a difference in their community.

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The event will begin with a health expo featuring specialists from Southside Wellness Centre, among others. Lunch will be served at 12:30 and an eat smart workshop will follow.

A wonderful visit to Burns Lake


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Honeysuckle is sold out for this year.

Bev and Leanne would like to thank everyone who supported us this spring.

See you next year!

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - GRANISLE

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) requires an Administrative Assistant at the Babine Elementary Secondary School in Granisle. This is a relief position for a maternity leave. The hours of work will be 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. The successful applicant will be required to start work September, 2013 until the regular employee returns.

The district is seeking highly motivated, progressive individuals who will have completed a one-year college secretarial training program.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration Office in Vanderhoof or from any district school.

Successful applicants will be invited to verify their qualifications with required testing.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, June 28, 2013. Please forward your application to:

Human Resources School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: [email protected]

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

By shopping localyou support local people.

Please join us in a BBQ birthday celebrati on in honour of

Jerry McPhail’s 70th

SaturdayJuly 27th

at 2:00pm1375 William Road,

VanderhoofRSVP and for more

informati onKatherine.mcphail@

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WALTER STRONG

Linda Bush lost her son Ian Bush while he was in police custody in Houston B.C. On Oct. 29, 2005, Ian was shot and killed inside the Houston RCMP detachment building. At the time, there was only one independent body set up to investigate public concerns over RCMP incidents: the Com-mission for Public Complaints against the RCMP (CPC).

The officer involved was cleared of wrong-doing by the CPC, a criminal code investigation, and by the B.C. Coroner’s Office. If an incident like this were to happen today in B.C., another independent, investigative body would be involved.

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) was formed on Sept. 10, 2012. The IIO has the mandate to investigate police officer-related incidents that involve death or serious harm. The mandate extends to include all police forces, in-cluding the RCMP and municipal forces.

On June 11, 2013, Linda Bush sat up front at the Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce as Ralph

Policing B.C. police forces

Houston mother would see role of police oversight body expanded

Krenze, a senior investigator with the IIO, delivered a presentation on the function and mandate of his or-ganization.

The IIO came out of the Braidwood Inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski and the Davies Com-mission inquiry into the death of Frank Paul. Both in-quiries highlighted the need for greater transparency and accountability in policing throughout B.C.

Since starting active investigations in September 2012, its four teams of six investigators each have been dispatched to all corners of the province. With the first annual report coming soon, Krenze’s travels across Northern B.C. are meant to raise local aware-ness of the work the IIO does, and does not, do.

Although the IIO has no mandate to investigate historical cases, Bush was travelling with Krenze be-cause she is particularly interested in seeing the man-date of the IIO expanded.

“I support what the IIO is doing,” said Bush. “But their mandate should be expanded to include sexual assault.”

“How anyone could define serious harm without including sexual assault is difficult to understand,” she said.

She recognizes that it is largely a question of stretched resources. For the IIO to expand its man-date, it would need more financing to pay for more staff.

She is currently part of an informal working group, largely based out of the southern mainland, that is trying to create a more formal lobbying structure to work towards, among other things, expanding the mandate of the IIO.

The CPC is currently investigating allegations made by Human Rights Watch regarding RCMP treatment of women and the handling of missing per-sons reports throughout Northern B.C. Currently, the IIO would have no jurisdiction over issues raised by the Human Rights Watch complaint as they do not involve death or ‘serious harm’ as defined by the IIO mandate.

“It’s not up to the IIO to lobby for more funding from the province,” Bush said regarding her wish to see the IIO’s mandate ex-panded.

“It’s up to us to let the government know what we want.”

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Linda Bush s son Ian was killed in 2005 while in police custody in Houston, B.C. She is currently lobbying for an increased mandate for the IIO of B.C.


College of New Caledonia graduation day

Above, graduates of the College of New Caledonia’s pre-apprenticeship and essential skills (PATES) program, gathered with Program Director Guy Epkens-Shaffer (centre with Hawaiian shirt) after graduation ceremonies at the First Mennonite Church in Burns Lake on June 14, 2013. The program was developed in consultation with Hampton Affiliates (owners of Babine Forest Products and Decker Lake Forest Products), the United Steel Workers Union and former mill workers from the area. Seventeen of the 21 graduates were former Babine mill employees. Award winners this year were: Canadian Institute of Mining Award (NCBC Branch), Graham Galloway and John Ruffel; Canfor Trades Bursary, Trevor Benson; Northern Interior Foodsafe Council and The BC Restaurant and Food Services Association Endowment Bursary, Venus Short; CNC Endowment Scholarship for Applied Business Technology, Corinne Dawson; Rick Wilsgard Endowment Scholarship, Marie Casimel; The CNC Regional Endowment Bursaries, Verna West, Karrie Roth; The Lakes District Staff Bursaries, Katrina Woodgate, Khalil Merali, Lorianna Cahoose, Rebecca Hennessy; The Berenice Haggarty Award, Scott Abraham; the Rio Tinto Memorial Scholarship, Wanda Hallgren; The Donald Redwood Annual Memorial Bursary, Jay Higginson; George D. Brown Memorial Endowment Bursary, Maureen Findlay, Robert Wingo, and Sherry Tibbetts.

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Licensed sUMMeR cHiLd cAReFull time child care filled with exciting activity and

adventure!!

Movin’ On Up

Located at MMPs • Hours : 8:00-5:00For More Info Call Tamara @ 250-692-4216

Limited spaces available!

For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724

ornerCommunity Forest

RECREATION SITESDid you realize that there is FREE camping available at all recreation sites in the Nadina

District? These sites are maintained by the Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS). A few rules apply at the recreation sites:

1) Maximum 14 day stay

2) Be courteous to your neighbours – keep noise to a minimum (especially after 10 p.m.)

3) Keep pets on a leash

4) Pack out your own garbage – leave the site cleaner than when you came

5) Maximum 20 km/hr – watch for children!

6) Never leave a campfire unattended.

Check out the recreation opportunities in your own backyard!

NoticeThe Village of Burns Lake will be reviewing the Annual Municipal Report for Council approval at the regular meeting of council at 7 pm on Tuesday June 25th.

Copies of the report are available at the Village Office at 15 3rd Avenue, or at www.burnslake.ca

Greywater into Nechako River

Walter Strong

It came to light at a recent Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) board meeting that the Nautley Indian Re-serve (Nadleh Whut’en First Nation), just east of Fraser Lake, has a sewage contain-ment issue.

The septic field on the reserve is lo-cated downstream of Fraser Lake on the shores of the Nautley River. The Nautley river is a short channel connecting Fraser Lake to the Nechacko River.

Ken Nooski, maintenance manager on the reserve, is concerned about greywater that has been leaking into the Nechako River from the reserve’s sewage treatment facility.

“We’ve got a small leak,” said Nooski. “We’ve got some greywater going into the Nechako River.”

“We’ve been on it for years and years,” he said. “We’ve tried to get Indian Affairs to give us some funding to fix it.”

The reserve’s sewage treatment oper-ates through septic leaching, a system where perforated, underground pipes al-low naturally treated and pathogen-de-activitated waste to re-enter the environ-ment.

Northern Health (NH) is aware of the issue, but it is outside their jurisdiction.

“The leaking system is on First Nations land where Northern Health does not have jurisdiction,” said Eryn Collins, NH spokesperson.

Collins added that NH was advised that the leak was minor and that steps were be-ing taken to deal with the issue.

According to Nooski, the band has been pumping out the septic holding tanks fre-quently to prevent overflow from going into the river.

But pumping cannot be a long-term so-lution.

“The ground is saturated,” Nooski speculated. “The holding tank goes out into the field, but I think the ground is past its life. The water doesn’t seep into the ground like it’s supposed to.”

On May 17, 2013, an unidentified member of the Nadleh Whut’en First Na-tion notified Emergency Management BC (EMBC) that a sewage leak was observ-able. The EMBC immediately notified the Ministry of Environment, RDBN, and Aboriginal and Northern Devel-opment Canada (AANDC) .

The RDBN regards the issue to be subject to federal jurisdic-tion, but they did refer the matter to NH. But NH, as noted earlier, also has no jurisdiction in the matter.

Nooski expressed frustration at the slowness of response to the reserves sewage treatment prob-lems.

“This has been ongoing for years,” Nooski added. “It’s a seri-ous thing, especially the way we value the water”

“We’ve been studied to death,” he said. “They dig holes, they do percolation [soil] tests, but the ground is saturated.”

The Ministry of Environment referred the matter to AANDC.

According to the AANDC, $173,000 has been provided for ‘feasibility studies to review and assess sewage maintenance prob-lems at Nadleh Whut’en First Na-

tion,’ although at press time it is not clear if the money has already been used to complete a study or if studies are ongo-ing.

On June 13, 2013, an AANDC spokes-person said there is no leak of septic flu-ids into the Nautley River, and referred the matter to Environment Canada. As noted earlier, the Nadleh Whut’en have been pumping the holding tanks to pre-vent overflow.

Environment Canada was not available for response at press time.

It is not clear when - or if - waste water under federal jurisdiction, which travels downstream, becomes a regional and pro-vincial concern.

Septic field may be failing

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This verdant field, with the Nautley River in the background, is lined with venting stacks indicating an underground septic leaching system on the Nautley Reserve, June 17, 2013. Emergency Management BC was recently notified of a possible sewage leak.

AGM & Open HouseEveryone welcome!

Wednesday June 196:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Telkwa Council Chambers

1415 Hankin Avenue, Telkwa Curious about what air pollution can do to your health?

Come to our AGM and learn more about what is go-ing in the largest airshed in BC and how you can get

involved.Visit cleanairplan.ca/dev for more information.

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Now Open Daily 9:00 am to Dusk

Hwy 16 - 20 miles west of Burns Lake

250-696-3429

Broman Lake Greenhouses

Come learn a variety of sports from talented athletes in our community, including skateboarding, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, canoeing, taekwondo and more! This program runs for youth ages 6-9 and 10-13. It is $80 for the younger kids and $115 for the 10-13 age group. WHEN: July 22nd-26th for ages 10-13 and July 29th-31st for 6-9 year olds. It runs from 9am until 4pm.

Participants must pack their own lunch and dress in sport wear. Sporting equipment will be provided.

XploreSportz Camp

July 8th to July 12 (Ages 8 to 14)

July 22 to July 26(Age 10 to 13)

July 29 to 31 (Ages 6 to 9)

Aug 6 to Aug 8 (Ages 6 to 9)


Community Exploration

Youth will explore many of the opportunities within our commu-nity. There will be themed days where children will learn new skills from local talent, adventure around the area and much more!

The themes are Physical Literacy Day, Music Day, Arts and Cul-ture Day, Nature Day and Water Fun Day. This is an amazing camp where the youth can experience the positive aspects of our community while they play, learn and develop skills with their peers.

Community Exploration Camp (Ages 10 to 13) Aug. 12th to Aug. 16th: 9:00 am to 4:00pm Registration fee : $115.00

Community Exploration Camp (Ages 6 to 9) Aug. 6th to Aug. 8th: 9:00 am to 4:00pm Registration fee: $80.00

Online Registration Available! Please visit www.burnslake.ca or /Village Recreation for more information and links or /Village Recreation for more information and links

Phone: 250-692-7587 Fax: 250-692-3059 E-mail: [email protected]

Please contact the Village of Burns Lake for more information

July 15 to July 19(Ages 8 to 14)



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Online Registration Available! Please visit www.burnslake.ca or /Village Recreation for more information and links




You are invited to join in the Nati onal Aboriginal Day Celebrati ons at Spirit Square, Radley Beach Parade Time: 10:00 am • Opening Ceremony 11:00 am

Friday, June 21st, 2013Opening Ceremony 11:00 am

Parade Contest with PrizesTo register contact BLNDC 250-692-3188

Paradestarts at 10:00 am from BLNDC (485 Hwy 16) to Radley Beach

Opening Ceremonies11:00 am at Radley Beach - Spirit Square Master of Ceremonies - Anthony Tom

Traditi onal Territory Acknowledgement - Ron Mitchell, Likhtsamisyu

Opening Prayer

Introducti ons - First Nati ons: Burns Lake Band – Chief Albert Gerow Cheslatt a Carrier Nati on – Chief Richard Peters Lake Babine Nati on – Chief Wilf Adam Nee Tahi Buhn Band – Chief Ray Morris Skin Tyee Nati on – Chief Rene Skin Wet’suwet’en First Nati on – Chief Karen Ogen

Lake Babine Nati on Traditi onal Singing Group –Welcome/Clan Songs

Free Lunch - Traditi onal Menu starts at 12:00 noon

Burns Lake Nati ve Development Corporati on wishes to advise and remind residents of Burns Lake and surrounding area to expect an intermitt ent closure of Highway 35 at the intersecti on of Francois Lake Drive between 10:00 am and 11:30 am on June 21st to accommodate the Nati onal Aboriginal Day celebrati on parade.

Please plan to schedule any travel on this route accordingly.

Burns Lake Band

Cheslatta Carrier Nation

Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band

Skin Tyee Nation

Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation

Lake Babine Nation

Carrier SekaniFamily Services

Burns Lake NativeDevelopment Corporation

If you are an arti san or food vendor please call Deanna 250 692 3188 to register or if you are interested in volunteering. Call today! Advertising partially sponsored by LD News

College of New Caledonia Baby/Toddler/Children’s (0-10years) Teh’eh Fashion Show 11:30 am

Entertainment starts at 1:00 pmNati ve drummers, singers and dancers - 12:00pm-4:00pmLake Babine Nati on Hereditary Drummers - 12:00pm-1:00pmRachelle VanZanten - 1:00pm - 2:00pmSalt Water Brothers - 2:00pm - 2:45pmElder Accordion - 2:45pm - 3:15pm

Children’s games: 1:00 – 3:30 pm

Six First Nati ons Youth & Adult games:1. Indian Ice Cream Contest (Soap Berry) 1:30 pm-2:30pm2. Tug-o-war 3:30 pm-4:00pm3. Lemendec Dance

Spirit Square Closing Ceremonies

at 4:00 pm

Talent Showfrom 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Margaret Patrick Memorial Centre

Burns Lake Native Development Corporation

Welcome everyone to

NationalAboriginal Day!

Burns Lake BandBag 9000, Burns LakePhone: (250) 692-7717Fax (250) 692-4214

We welcome everyone to join us on

National Aboriginal Day!

Join us in celebrating

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Celebrating two special days:

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The Board of Directors of

Burns Lake Nati ve DevelopmentCelebrates Nati onal Aboriginal Day and would like

to recognize and thank their dedicated employees...

John Nooski - 7 years - Bus. Dev. Offi cer

Geraldine Michell - 2 years - Exec./Admin. Assist.

Deanna Brown - 4 years - Job Dev. Offi cer

Barb Tom - 20 years - Offi ce Manager

Louise Anderson - 6 years - Financial Controller

Wes Bohmer - 16 years - BL Nati ve Logging Operati ons Manager

Rick Morrison - General Manager

The Board of Directors of

Burns Lake Nati ve Development


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National Aboriginal Day: Friday, June 21, 2013. Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. Opening ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m. at Spirit Square - Radley Beach.

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

Announcing a four day

Rock ’n’ RollCamp in Burns

Lake –and a chance

to play with an awesome rock

band from Whitehorse:

PLACE: Lakes District Secondary School, Burns LakeFOR: Experienced players... or beginners; instrumental players... or singersFEE: $10.00 (thanks to our generous sponsors)BRING: Your instrument if you have one

Space is limited. Rawk Campers will be accepted in order of registration.For more information or to pre-register, phone John or Sandra Barth, 250-692-3371.

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Man of Steel in town this weekDoc HollywooD JoHn Patrick

Continuing what’s been a fairly decent summer movie season so far, the year’s most anticipated movie ar-rives with high hopes of successfully further-ing the adventures of the most iconic of all superheroes, Superman. Henry Cavill dons the cape as Kal-El, the only survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, sent to earth as a baby by his father Jor-El (Russell Crowe).

Part origin story and part continuation of the mythology, it’s a smart-ly structured blend of ‘Superman’ and ‘Su-perman II’ that flashes to Kal-El’s childhood, filling us in on adop-tive parents, the Kents (Kevin Costner and Diane Lane) who bring him up as Clark. It’s this that gives the film a real emotional depth, as Clark struggles with who he is, coming to terms with his powers in a film about choices and decisions on a mas-sive scale.

‘Man of Steel’, which was directed by ardent comic-book fan Zack Snyder. It treats Super-man not just with a pur-

ist's respect, but with old-school, Golden Age awe. There's no anguish here, and little irony. (If you're expecting corny gags about telephone booths, don't.)

But then General Zod arrives. And sud-denly it's on. General Zod (Michael Shannon), who was banished from Krypton and has made it to earth with plans of resurrecting his planet at the expense of ours. A properly menac-ing Shannon facing off against the perfectly cast Cavill is the backbone of

an exciting adventure, while Amy Adams adds strength and intelligence as Lois Lane.

The film sets out to explain what we loved about this character to begin with. True, it gets off to a slow and uncer-tain start, rehashing Su-perman's Krypton ori-gins. Every fan knows this story already, and it doesn't add much; it would have been riski-er, and more exciting, to skip Krypton, and even Smallville, and pick up with Superman as an adult.

The action is truly cataclysmic, fully rec-ognizing the fact that these are near inde-structible super-beings fighting, so when they hit each other, they stay hit, and entire cities crumble in their wake. It’s stunning stuff, with director Snyder glee-fully taking advantage of the $200 million budget available to him as all memories of the disappointing ‘Super-man Returns’ are wiped clean. ‘Man of Steel’ opens this Friday at the Beacon Theatre.

Next geNeratioN steps up to stageLakes District Secondary School (LDSS) students put on a two-night showing of S.E. Hinyon’s the Outsiders last week. The play pitted ‘greasers’ against ‘socials’ in the age-old conflict between outsiders and their social opposites. Curtis Brown, Jeremy McPhee, and Llynden Bateson headlined the show. The show was heavy on dialogue but the young actors from the grades 9 and 10 Drama Class didn’t miss a beat. Walter Strong photo

Lakes District Secondary School riders Tyler Wilson, Cody Bardarson, Sam Goertzen, Cory Fehr, Ricky Wainwright, Shawn Wilson, Alec Phillips, Elise Dubé, André Dubé, Brandon Stritizch and coach/shuttle-driver Pat Dubé where in Port Moody recently to compete in the 2013 Mountain Bike Provincials. André Dubé, Elise Dubé and Sam Goertzen each had podium finishes, with E. Dubé finding her way to the top three in three different categories.


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Chair Yoga: Southside Health & Wellness Centre every Tues. & Fri. 10-11 a.m. For more info call: (250) 694-3270.

Drop-In Ball Hockey 3:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 7 to 15 • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ages 16 & up. Every Thursday at the arena until June 27.

Rec CornerSummer Programs Schedule: Registration has started.

Village of Burns Lake15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570,Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587Email: [email protected] Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

For more information,please contact:

Hi EveryoneVillage Recreation would like to thank the following local companies for their generous support for the 2013 Village Recreation Summer Programs (program brochure are available online). It is great to receive support and assistance from local businesses to make recreational programming available in the community. Make sure to thank these local companies for supporting local functions and contributing to our community.THANK YOU: Pharmasave • Free Growing Forestry • Omineca Mining • Tree to Tree Contracting •Lakes District News • Village Insurance Services • Flintstone Mining Division Ltd • Sivert & Mary Andersen • Starland Supply Ltd (Timber Mart) • Remax Wrightway Realty Ltd • Hampton Af� liates(Decker and Babine Mills) • Sunshine Inn • Burns Lake Automotive Supply

Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator

Summer Programs Schedule: Registration has started.

CanoeKids Camp: July 8th to 12th (ages 8 - 14)

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

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

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

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

Community Exploration Camp: August 12th to 16th

(ages 10 to 14)Please contact Village Recreation at [email protected] for

more camp information or visit www.burnslake.ca.

Exciting summeremployment

opportunities with Village Recreation:

NEW POSITIONS:

Rental Shack Operator and Rental Shack

Assistant Positions

Visit the Village website www.burnslake.ca for

job descriptions on the above positions.

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:

Weekend soccerA weekend soccer t o u r n a m e n t brought players and their families from around the region to the Burns Lake soccer field over the weekend. The new turf has been taking a pounding but looks as fresh as ever thanks to major upgrades to the field surface, as well as to irrigation and drainage. Burns Lake players in orange are always easy to pick out.

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Burns Lake detachment RCMP Cst. Kendra Watkins helped familiarize kids at William Konkin Elementary School with safe riding and bike handling skills at an annual bike rodeo. Many local officers helped out during the event, and it will be not time at all before the kids are out off their training wheels and up on Boer mountain trails.

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Yarn & Sew On Grand Opening: Saturday, June 22 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by for Coffee/Tea/Pop – Donuts and Mini Muffins – Door Prizes.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre. Space available in the community greenhouse. They are for anyone in the community to use. For more info call 250-694-3270.

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The Bulkley Valley RC Flyers would like to give a big thank you to all that

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Florine CritchlowMay 19th, 1919 - February 17th, 2013

Memorial ServiceJune 22nd, 2013 at 1:00pm

Francois Lake Hall,Francois Lake, BC

In lieu of � owers, donations may be made to the Pines care home.

Celebration of LifeOpen House

June 30th, 2013 from 1:00-4:00pmThe Farm

3714 Carpenter Rd., Cheslatta, BC

from Chief & Council Cheslatta Carrier Nation

Congratulationsto

Geraldine Charliefor completing her GED

Celebration of LifeTo all Janet Shaffer’s

family and friends, we are having a casual gathering at Stillwater Farm to celebrate

her long and fruitful life. Join us from 1 pm to 4 pm on

June 29, 2013 for finger food and coffee.

Please come and help us celebrate the life of a very special lady,

mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister

and friend.

Walter Strong

With Burns Lake soon to be down to zero full-time doctors, a lot of work is being put into raising awareness of working in Northern B.C. as a medical pro-fessional.

A recent joint ef-fort between North-ern Health (NH), the University of North-ern British Columbia (UNBC), and regional partners, came through Burns Lake last week. The Healthcare Travel-ling Roadshow brought young healthcare pro-fessional students and highschool students to-gether.

The idea is twofold; first, to get local stu-dents throughout the region thinking about a career in medicine; and second, to give soon-to-be working profession-als a taste of rural life that might entice them to consider a medical career in the north.

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students from UNBC, the University of British Columbia, and the Col-lege of New Caledonia spent two days in Burns Lake. They also visited Southside, Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof and Fort St. James over the six day schedule.

“They vary in age from their early twen-ties to their late forties,” Dr. Sean Maurice said. “The group loved their

time in Burns Lake. I think initiatives like this are exactly what we need to help our health-care students to con-sider taking electives and possibly settling in a rural or remote com-munity for their career.”

Maurice is affiliated with both UNBC and UBC faculties of medi-cine, and is the program

co-ordinator.

“We want new grads to get a feel for life in Northern communi-ties,” he said “Local communities are giving us an introduction to what they have to offer young professionals.”

During their two-day stay in Burns Lake, the group enjoyed some ca-noe paddling on Burns Lake, and dinner with Mayor Luke Strimbold and other local organiz-

Northern Health wants youMedical recruitment drive comes through Burns Lake

ers. On their final day, they were taken up to Kager lake for some mountain biking and hiking.

“It offered the health care students an op-portunity to learn more about the variety of health care deliveries in the Lakes District,” Strimbold said. “They toured health care fa-cilities, the hospital, and clinics which hopefully inspired them to think about the Lakes District when they are looking for a career.”

One strong selling point from the point of view of doctor recruit-ment is the construc-tion of a new hospital in Burns Lake.

“Of course the new hospital was a topic of discussion and recruit-ment,” Strimbold add-ed. “The students were quite intrigued by the design of our new hos-pital and the services that will be provided.”

Local Lakes Dis-trict Secondary School teacher Patti Dube was impressed with how well students and medi-cal students interacted.

“I think the high school students re-sponded really well to the university students,” Dube observed. “I hope to see this happen again next year.”

PoPPy fuND DoNatioN tim hortoNsThe Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50 (Burns Lake) donated $1000 from the Remembrance Day Poppy Fund to the Lakes District Community Service Society. Gloria Brown, program manager, and Kelly Turford, executive director, accepted the cheque from Lorne Maryon, chairman of the Legion Poppy Fund. The money will be used to assist with meals-on-wheels service in the Burns Lake area.

Recently, from neighbouring communities, Mzayors Rob McDougall, Gerry Thiessen, and Dwayne Lindstrom volunteered for Kid’s Day at Tim Hortons in Vanderhoof. No, Tim Hortons isn’t coming to Burns Lake.

Walter Strong photo

Walter Strong photo

Submitted photo

Are these Lakes District Secondary School students developing an interest in practising medicine in rural, northern B.C.? Northern Health hopes so.


Poetry contest - cash prizes. Closing date July 31, 2013. Any poet previ-ously published or not, may enter this contest and be a winner. The contest is open to all poets of any age. Any subject or style of poetry or prose poetry is acceptable and there is no entry fee. The poem should be original and consist of 24 lines or less. Please send one original poem only to: Open Ages Poetry Contest (N), Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9A 7K1 or email: [email protected].

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Society regular 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 Cancerconnection, toll free number is 1-888-939-3333. We collect used postage stamps and Campbell’s soup la-bels. New volunteers are always welcome!

Creative writing contest - cash prizes. Short stories, essays, anecdotes. Writing is limited to 850 words. Send to: Adult Short Story Contest (N), Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9A 7K1 or email: [email protected].

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: June 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Foot care June 20. June 19 Kindergarten Circus. More info: (250) 694-3270.

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.

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 per-mits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on aspeci� c date.

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.

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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are in need of some down time, so plan a weekend jaunt or a brief vacation to relax and recharge your batteries this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 It would normally be quite an effort to pull the wool over your eyes, Cancer. However, in the next few days you will be so distracted with other things that fooling you is possible.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, take a few days to act foolish, throw caution to the wind and have a good time. If you don’t, there may not be another such oppor-tunity anytime soon.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, the only way to get through a bumpy week is to keep your head down and your focus intense. Concentrate on the tasks at hand, and the week will be over before you know it.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, sometimes practicality gets in the way of your imagination. Though this can sometimes be stifling, you have to find a balance between whimsy and reality.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 No one can put your plan into action better than you, Scorpio. Stop making excuses and really get started this week. Don’t ex-pect immediate results.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may ot feel that something you did is funny, but others are bowled over with laughter. Play along so you don’t come across as a spoil sport.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Expect your schedule to become quite hectic in the next few days, Capricorn. You may want to tie up any loose ends now and use any free time to rest.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, a burst of energy has you flying through all of those little projects that you have been putting off. Once you are done, you may have to create a new list.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, though you feel like you have just been going through the motions, others are far more impressed than you think.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 This is a good time to overhaul your approach to fitness, Aries. If you have been thinking about scheduling a physical or getting a gym membership, do so this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may have a difficult time taking sides when friends ask for your help in settling a dispute. Let your friends know you prefer to stay out of the squabble.

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LEDWON, Erich.September 17, 1940 – June 4, 2013

Erich started his life living in a Nazi concentration camp (eventually a Red Cross camp after the war), his family being both Polish and Catholic. He immigrated to Canada when he was 10 and grew up in Kitchener, Ontario with his late parents (Adam and Helena) and six siblings (Helena†, Elizabeth†, Joe, George, Peter, and Angelica). At 17 he left home, worked on iceboats in Georgian Bay (among other things), even lived off the land in Algonquin Park for 60 days before returning home to find his acceptance letter to join the RCMP. He left the next day for Ottawa for his training.

He began his career in Surrey, B.C. and at a New Year’s Eve dance, 1962, he met the lovely nurse (Carolyn) who would become his wife. They married in 1964 and resided in White Rock until being transferred to Kitimat in 1966 after he attempted to unionize the RCMP! Thus began his lifelong battle against injustice. While in Kitimat he also served as Court Prosecutor. He always loved a good argument and was willing to hear other people’s versions of the truth.

In 1969, he was transferred to the then-Plain Clothes Division in Prince Rupert. He worked the vast areas of northwest B.C. and fell in love with the region, its beauty and its people, prompting the purchase of 138 acres of land in Topley, B.C. In June, 1971, a year after their daughter was born, Erich was transferred to North Vancouver where he served various divisions throughout the Lower Mainland for the next 21 years. Their son was born in 1973, and Erich and Carolyn were fortunate to raise their children and live in the same house until they retired in 1991.

During these years, Erich shared his passion for the outdoors through many family camping trips, photography, golf, travel, and his love of the written word. In 1992, Erich and Carolyn built their dream home on the property in Topley, where they spent the next 21 years. They greatly enjoyed retirement, travelling extensively, golfing, and, more recently, enjoying their five grandchildren.

He is survived by his loving wife Carolyn, daughter Anastasia (Richard), son Marc (Erin), grandkids (Ashley, Chase, Grayson, Piran, Alayna), brothers Joe (Corey), George (Barb) and Peter (Marilyn), sister Angelica (Kevin), brothers-in-law Aylmer (Beth), Bill (Susan), and Bob (Annette), sister-in-law Dolly, as well as a large extended family and many friends. He will be greatly missed by his e-mail friends and acquaintances.

Our heartfelt thanks to his RCMP friends who gave him so much support during his illness. Sincere thanks to Dr. Haskins and his office staff, the nursing staffs of Bulkley Valley and Prince George Hospitals, the Homecare nursing staff, the lab technicians, and all the dear, caring friends and family who supported us during this difficult time. As requested, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be greatly appreciated.

CRISIS 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.

THE FOOD BANK will be closed for the month of July 2013. It will open again on August 6th. Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. Cli-ents should come at 11 am. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity o the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible re-ceipt, please mail your dona-tion to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC.V0J 1E0

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

ObituariesFrederick William Nysven

July 21,

1943 - May 24, 2013Gone fi shing!!

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If 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.

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

An act of remembrance and dedication

O God, our Heavenly Father, we remember before thee this day those who laid down their lives in the service of their country.We remember their courage and devotion to their Sove-reign and country they served.We pray that their labours be not in vain, but that their Spirit may live on in us and the gen-erations to come. We pray that liberty, truth and love may spread over all the world till war shall cease to be. We remember our brethren who are in sickness or dis-tress. We remember the widows and other dependants.We dedicate ourselves to Thy service in the name of those who memory we revere.We ask this in the name of our Lord.

Amen.

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InformationAnyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533

BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

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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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

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InformationThe Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

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InformationThe Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am-4pm. The clinic provides infor-mation and teaching on vari-ous chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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FREE ADSFor anything under $50.00 value. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Private party ads only (no commercial). Ads cannot be accepted over the phone.

$5 ADSFor anything worth $50 - $500. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Runs for 4 weeks. Ads must be prepaid - cash only.

LEGAL ADS $16.07 per col. inch

HWY 16 REGIONAL ADS3 lines - No changes - ad runs in: Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Stewart/Nechako, Ft. St. James, Houston, Smithers, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Northern Connector(1 week) .......................................$78.88

BC BEST BUY ADS25 words- No changes - ad runs one week, all papers covering: Lower Mainland .......... $102.28 BC’s Interior ............... $124.95 Vancouver Island ........ $119.00 All of the Above .......... $299.00 Extra cost for additional words

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HAPPY ADS To announce birthdays, weddings, births etc. 2 col. x 2” - $22.25 2 col. x 3” - $32.25 2 col. x 4” - $42.25

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DEADLINESClassified Word & Display: Friday @ 3:00 P.M.

OUR POLICYLakes District News reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any classified ad not meeting our standards.

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& Concession on site!Craft Tables $10 -

No Food or Raf� e Sales.Any Donations & Gifts are appreciated.

HOST DRUM: TBAEMCEE: Gord CuthbertARENA DIRECTOR: Cecil SheenaGRASS DANCE SPECIAL: 1st Place $1500 2nd Place: $1000 3rd Place $500OTHER SPECIAL: Mens Traditional Chicken Dance Ladies Fancy Ladies Jingle Hand Drum Special Cross Over

Tell your friends & family...

Culture is HealingExperience the Culture!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Mr. & Mrs. Bill Findlay 250-692-6066 or 250-251-2660

Lloyd Abraham 250-692-3491 & Theresa Michell 250-692-7029

June 21, 22 & 23, 2013 at the Gathering Place in Burns Lake

4pm to Midnight

KYLE DANIELSMEMORIAL

POW WOW 2013!


EVERYONE WELCOME! FREE ADMISSION!!

REASONS TO ADVERTISEON A NEWSPAPER WEBSITE

TARGETED: If you want to focus on a parti cular backyard, adverti sing in an online newspaper is more personal and

more relevant because it is local. Newspapers also publish a plethora of niche sites (youth, women, movie fans, Hispanics, are illustrati ve) for virtually any demographic adverti sers could possibly hope to reach. – “Newspapers know more than ever

about their Web audience because of online registrati on programs and audience segmentati on soft ware.”]

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Located on Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake Pub: 250-692-0068 • Liquor store: 250-692-0067

We have a relaxed atmosphere with great service! New Pub Hours: Monday to Saturday 11:00am - 11:00pm • Sunday 4:00 - 10:00pm • Liquor Store closed at 10:00 pm on Sundays

Join us forWING NITE on Wednesdays

Mexican Night

on Thursdays

PRIME RIB NITE

on Fridays

Free WIFI

CONTROLLER

Qualified applicants are being sought for the position of Controller in School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes). The Controller is an excluded position, and is a member of the district management team reporting to the Secretary Treasurer. The anticipated start date for the position is August 2013.

The District:This widely dispersed district provides education for approximately 5,000 learners with a staff of 700 and an operating budget of approximately $54 million. We are committed to sustaining work environments where employees value their work and know their work is valued.

The Position:The Controller is responsible for developing and maintaining financial systems and records, including: ■ Preparation and/or supervision of financial reports as required, including: annual budget submission, annual financial statements, quarterly GRE and EDAS, and the annual SOFI and Charity return ■ Supervision of Accounting Dept staff and management of the Accounting Dept budget ■ Development of financial controls and monitoring of on-going financial activities ■ Maintenance of the G.L. Chart of Accounts and configuration parameters in S.D.S. and maintenance of user access and parameters in MyBudgetFile

The Applicant:The successful applicant will possess: ■ A professional accounting designation such as CGA, CMA, or CA (preferred) ■ Post-secondary training in business management or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience ■ Minimum of five years experience in a comparable financial position, preferably with the public education sector ■ A valid BC Driver’s licence

For complete details of this opportunity, please visit http://www.makeafuture.ca.

Applications including references should be addressed to: Darlene Turner Secretary Treasurer School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0

Closing date for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013.

Pinnacle Renewable Energy in Burns Lake has openings for Journeyman Millwrights and utility labourers.

To apply, send resumes to [email protected] or fax to 250-562-5584. Do NOT drop off resumes at plants.

Check out our website www.pinnaclepellet.com for more information.

Pinnacle Seeking Skilled Labour

is looking for

Ticketed, Welder/Fabricatorsfor full time employment.

This position requires proven experience andskills in fabricating/welding and ability

to read drawings.

This is not a live out camp position.

Please submit resume tooffi [email protected] or fax: 250-845-3245.

Only those applicants selected for an interviewwill be contacted.

Employment

Business Opportunities

ALL CASH Drink & Snack Vending Business Route. Complete Training. Small In-vestment required. 1-888-979-VEND(8363).www.healthydrinkvending.co

Career Opportunities

DEPUTY OPERATIONS MANAGER

District of Kitimat, exempt staff position, with competi-tive compensation and full benefi t package. Reporting to the Operations Manager, assists in planning, imple-menting and tracking the op-erations, repair and mainte-nance of the municipality’s infrastructure, including wa-ter and sewer; roads; park-ing lots; drainage; signage; sidewalks, parks, grass cutting, cemetery, equipment fl eet. Candidates will have several years of experience in the municipal or related fi eld and post-secondary education in Water Quality, Civil or Building Technology or related Trade Qualifi ca-tion. Submit resumes by July 12, 2013, 4:30pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7, Fax 250-632-4995, email [email protected]

PROJECT ENGINEERDistrict of Kitimat, exempt staff position, with competi-tive compensation and full benefi t package. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, is accountable for the effective delivery of Engi-neering Services for the mu-nicipality. Candidates will be a professional Civil Engineer with a minimum of 3 years professional experience (preferably in a municipal environment). Submit re-sumes by July 12, 2013, 4:30pm, to Personnel, Dis-trict of Kitimat, 270 City Cen-tre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7, phone 250-632-8900, fax 250-632-4995, email [email protected]. Further in-formation can be obtained from our website at www.kiti-mat.ca

Education/Trade Schools

OVER 90% Employment rate for CanScribe graduates! Medical Transcriptionists are in demand and CanScribe graduates get jobs. Payments under $100 per month. 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com [email protected]

TRAIN TO be an Apart-ment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of gradu-ates working. 32 years of suc-cess! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

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.

CANCEL YOUR Timeshare. No risk program. Stop mort-gage and maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

GUARANTEED JOB place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr free recorded message for information: 1-800-972-0209

Help WantedGPRC IS now hiring Instruc-tors for the following positions: Steamfi tter/Pipefi tter (Fairview Campus); Welding Instructor (Fairview Campus); Power Engineering Instructor (Fair-view/Grande Prairie Campus). No teaching experience? No problem because we train you to become an Instructor! For more information on these po-sitions visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

MOBILE MEDICAL examin-ers: RNs, RPNs, LPNs, Lab Techs. Insurance Services Co. recruiting in Burns Lake, Fort St James, Smithers, Houston, Prince George and surround-ing. Venipuncture experience reqd. Contact: [email protected]

Secure Vernon company look-ing for Marine Mechanic, with good customer service, atten-tion to detail, must have valid boat license, drivers license an asset. Fast paced environ-ment. [email protected]

Home Care/Support

24 hr. Live-InSupport Required(Kamloops, B.C.)

Dengarry Professional Ser-vices Ltd. is seeking experi-enced individuals or couples for contract to provide live in 24 hr. support for short term stabilization to adults with mental & physical disabilities in Kamloops. Applicant must have education and exp. either in behavioral and/or medical supports. Applicant will undergo a screening process including reference checks, Crim Check and drivers abstract.

Housing & Utilities Incls. w/ A Remarkable

Compensation Package.

Please forward resume to Kristine Toebosch at

[email protected]

or fax to 1-250-377-4581or mail Attn: Kristine

PO Box 892 Kamloops BC V2C-5M8

Help Wanted

Income OpportunityNOW HIRING! Earn extra cash - simple work. P/T-F/T. Can be done from home. Ac-ceptance guaranteed - No ex-perience required, all wel-come! www.BCJobLinks.com

SalesINVESTMENT SALES Reps wanted. Prefer Canadian Se-curities Course accreditation, or will provide training to expe-rienced sales professionals. Call Pangaea Asset Manage-ment Inc. 1-800-668-3990 or email [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalEXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.comSend resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]

EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN required to repair appliances. Also looking for apprentices to train. Positions available in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Pentiction. [email protected]

HEAVY EQUIPMENT Techni-cians and Maintenance per-sonnel needed for expanding pipeline company in Olds, Al-berta for work in shop and job-sites throughout Western Canada. Fax resume to 403-556-7582 or email: [email protected]

SMALL Pine Logging Ltd. Re-quires a full time buncher op-erator for immediate and full time work in the Williams Lake and Quesnel area. Good wedges and a full benefi t package available. Must also be willing to stay in camp. Ex-perience would be an asset. Please fax resumes to (250)398-8216 or email small-p i n e l o g g i n g @ y a h o o . c a . Thanks.

Help Wanted

Lakes District News250-692-7526

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN Debt? Cut debts more than 50% and Debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free Con-sultation. BBB Rated A+. Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 www.mydebtsolution.com

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: its that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Help Wanted

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

LAKES DISTRICT & AREA

250-692-6019

Pumps Water Treatment

Plumbing Repairs

SIGNS

Lakes District

250-692-7887

Next to Rexall

Serving Burns Lake since 1988

FLYERS • BROCHURES • FORMS • CHEQUES

DIGITAL PRINTING • COPYING • LARGE FORMAT

SIGNS • BANNERS • LETTERING • DECALS

TROPHIES • MUGS • T-Shirts

PRINTING

&

B’s Free Enterprises Ltd.

Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2 Phone: (250) 692-4353

Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: [email protected]

Bill & Wendy ImusCertified Appliance Repair & Computer Technicians

Computer Training, Sales & ServicePersonalized In Home Service

Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies

www.superiorpropane.com

TOLL FREE 1-877-873-7467

Advertise your Business or Service here for

$22.25 per week.

Call Lakes District News 250-692-7526 for more information.

Place a classifi ed word ad and...

IT WILL GO ON LINE!


1996 Chevrolet CavalierSL 2 dr convert, average condition.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

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Now only . . .obo$3,800

100% Financing available O.A.C.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Advertise your Business or Service

here for$22.25 per week.Call 250-692-7526

for more information.

LAKES DISTRICT & AREA

Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. Highway 16, Houston

1-800-665-3151 • www.sullivangm.com

Need a 4x4 pickup?

Let me help you withyour next purchase

Loren NeilsonPhone: 250-845-8785

Payne Septic Service (2010)

250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

Operated by

Keith Wilson

Starting a Business?Expanding Your Business?

The Comfor/CFDCDevelopmental Lending Program

can help!For more information, call 1-800-556-5539

Make your online debut in style, and without breaking the bank.

For more info see: KamloopsDesign.com Or contact Thao Douglas

by email at [email protected] am a Digital Art & Design graduate from TRU in Kamloops

and in t e pro ess of uilding a por olio Since I’m from Burns Lake - I have an idea what kind of

website would work for you!

Get online for $349

The Comfort ZoneFlying Dutchman Service

101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337Wood and Gas Stoves and Fireplaces

HOUSE FOR SALEExcellent View

$279,0002800 sq. ft well maintained home.4 bedrooms - 3 baths, full finished

basement, 2 decks - 12x48, double car heated garage.

Included is fridge, Jen Air cook top stove, double ovens, washer/dryer.

Large lot with room to store RV. Landscaped fenced back yard.

To view 250-692-0514

Puzzle Answers

NOTICETO

CREDITORSlN THE MATTER OF

THE ESTATE OFGARRY RICHARDTAYLOR, Deceased

Formerly ofBurns Lake, BC

All parties having claims against the said Estate are required to forward particulars of same to the law fi rm of WINGHAM LAW CORPORATION, Solicitor for the Personal Representative, at P.O. Box 1489, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, VOJ 3A0, on or before the 26th day of July, 2013 af-ter which date the claims fi led maybe paid without reference to any claims of which the Personal Representative then has no knowledge.

Personal Representative, by:

Christopher K. Wingham,Solicitor

Legal Notices

Legal

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsRESTAURANT AUCTION Food Services Equipment. Consignments now being ac-cepted. June 22, 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave. Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

STEEL BUILDING - DIY Sum-mer sale! - Bonus days extra 5% off. 20x22 $3,998. 25x24 $4,620. 30x34 $6,656. 32x42 $8,488. 40x54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedTrue Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA

FOR SALE3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer &

dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher

hot tub, natural gas, contact

250-845-3315

Houses For Sale

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.

Asking Price $243,800For more information or to make an appointment to

view contact: 250-692-3057 or 250-692-6365 or email at

[email protected]

Real Estate

Houses For Sale

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]

Mobile Homes & Parks

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentLARGE 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.

Rentals

Cottages / CabinsNEW LOG CABIN for sale. 30’ x 24’, full loft. For details please call (250) 694-3535 or (250) 694-3308.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic98 CHEV Cavalier, some rust, well maintained, studded win-ter and summer tires. $1000 obo (250) 698 - 7533.

Commercial Vehicles

2004 FREIGHTLINERColumbia tandem axle sleeper. MBE 4000, 18 speed, 40,000 lb. drive axle. Fleet truck all maintenance kept up to date. 952212 km. 7,500 OBO

Contact Christine @ 1.250.624.4021

For Sale By Owner

Transportation

Boats

17 ft. Alum. Canoe “Spring bok” very stable, perfect of family / hunting canoe. $600. ----------------------------------13 ft. Alum. Canoe “Sports pal” very stable & very light, 2 seats. $600.

Call (250) 692-2372

Cars - Domestic

FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS 1-250-762-9447

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Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic Ltd.Fountain Road, Burns Lake • Phone: 250-692-7476

Pet of the Week


BRANDY is new to the shelter, and was just recently spayed. She is a gorgeous tortie, ~ 1 yr. old and seems to be ok around dogs, at least the dog @ P&B Feeds, where she is being displayed for a week.

If you are interested in Brandy, give us a call @ 692-7476

BRANDY

Date: Two camps this year!

July 8th– 12th

July 15th– 19th

Location: Radely Beach, Burns Lake (Down by the Curling Rink and Arena)

Times:

Group 1: Monday to Thursday 9:00am to 12:00pm Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm Group 2: Monday to Thursday 1:00pm to 4:00pm Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm

Pricing:

Half-Day: $125.00 Full Day: $195.00

Details:

CanoeKayak BC will offer CanoeKayak Canada’s signature Day Camps focusing on skills development to introduce the sport of paddling – sprint canoe, kayak, dragonboat and recreational canoe skills to children aged 8–14 yrs.

Participants will receive instruction from NCCP certified coaches, and enjoy spending time on the water practicing what they’ve learned.

The Indoor PlaySpace and the WOW Bus have partnered to provide a fun, safe and secure location at Spirit Square for the months of June– Augsut. This program is perfect for chil-dren ages 2-6 and parents are encouraged to participate too. The Indoor PlaySpace program focuses on physical literacy which teaches children the basics to running, jumping and throwing.

There will also be other activities associated with this pro-gram that do not have a physical literacy focus.

When: Every Tuesday starting June 18th at 10 am– 12 pm

Price: Free!

CanoeKids Camp These camps were made possible by the following sponsors:

Sunshine Inn Starland Timber Mart Remax Burns Lake Auto Lakes District News Omineca Diamond Drilling Pharmasave Babine Forest Products Decker Lake Mill Sivert “Bobo” Andersen Village Insurance Flinstone Mining Free Growing Forestry

Indoor PlaySpace



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Online Registration Available! Please visit www.burnslake.ca or /Village Recreation for more information and links




Call the Village of Burns Lake for more information 250-692-7526


Yarn andSew On

#6 – 870 Hwy 16 West, Burns Lake (the old Barn Complex)

Phone 250-692-0080

SUPPLIES FOR: ■ QUILTING ■ KNITTING■ CROSS STITCH ■ SEWING ACCESSORIES

Open Tuesday to Saturday: 9:30am to 5:00pm

Watch for our Newsletter starting in July!

Grand Opening Saturday, June 22 9:30am to 5:00pm

Coff ee/Tea/Pop – Donuts andMini Muffi ns – Door Prizes

Learn to Knit:June 26 or July 18 - $23(includes wool, bring own needles 6.5 mm) or $28 (includes wool and needles)

Learn to Crochet: July 4 or July 24 – $23(includes wool, bring own hook 5.0)or $28(includes wool and crochet hook)Space limited, must pre-register& pre-pay. Call to register.

See our website: www.burnslake� owers.ca

416 Government Street, Burns Lake 250-692-2395 Toll Free 1-877-692-2395Open Monday thru Friday: 10 am - 5 pm • Saturday: 10 am - 3 pm

Stop by for some unique gourmet seasonings!

Stop by for some unique Stop by for some unique Stop by for some unique

It’s BBQ season!

Full Auto Service centre

PERRY’S X-COUNTRY AUTO CENTRE

1411 Miller Road North (Left Off Babine Lake Road)

FULL AUTO SERVICE CENTRE

“A Challenge Today Is Knowledge For Tomorrow”

• BRAKES• SUSPENSION• FRONT END• EXHAUST• TUNE-UP• FULL WINTER/ SUMMER SERVICE• RE AND RE ENGINES & TRANSMISSIONS• DIESEL PERFORMANCE

JOSH PeRRy, OwNeR Call 250-692-4203

• PERFORMANCE PARTS - GAS & DIESEL• LIFT KITS - CUSTOM BUILDS• WELDING • CUSTOM RIMS - ALL BRANDS• LIGHT DUTY FABRICATING - OFF ROAD BUMPERS ETC.• SNOW PLOWING

1411 Miller Road North (Left Off Babine Lake Road)

JOSH PeRRy, OwNeR Call 250-692-4203

WELDING

THANK YOU The Neville Family would like to

express their sincerest gratitude for the outpouring of support and generosity of family, friends and the community of the Lakes District during this dif� cult time.

Special thanks to Sheila and Ollie at Sandy’s Resort.

The Neville Family

Highway 16 East, SmithersFRONTIER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEPFRONTIER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

Frontier Chrysler welcomes Jason McCrindle - Service Manager and Nick Bandstra - Service Advisor, to the team !

Drop by today for all your vehicle maintenance needs. Jason and Nick are willing and ready to help you!

Cheslatta Carrier Nation new council

Submitted photo

Cheslatta Carrier Nation recently held their election for chief and council. (L-R) Elected once again as chief is Richard peters, again voted in as councillor Hazel Burt and newly elected as councillor Ted Jack.

www.ldnews.net

The Burns Lake Figure Skating Club received $600 for next year’s gala from the Burns Lake Community Foundation (BLCF).

The Burns Lake Youth Soccer Club and LDSS received $3900 towards new bleachers from the BLCF.

The Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association received $600 from BLCF towards kids t-shirts for the Sprockets program.

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burns lake lakes district news, june 19, 2013

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