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Seeing the forest for the trees

With discussions sur-rounding changes to the forest act supposedly to resume this summer, the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) is preparing a policy statement to help inform the process

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Zombie Apocalypse this Friday

When the zombie apocalypse goes down, it would help if you were good at running very fast. New-school zombies, the post ‘Dawn of the Dead’ remake variety, are sprinters.

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Missing girl

A 26 year old woman has gone missing in Fort St. James.

RCMP say Immacu-late Basil was reported missing by her family Tuesday June 18, 2013.

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National Aboriginal Day ...page 10 - 11

WALTER STRONG

As natural gas pipeline proponents queue up to seek environmental, regu-latory, and finally, economic approv-als, members of the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) wonder how much the environment and the people of North Central B.C. can sus-tain.

Neil Milne, assistant director of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) project for TransCanada Pipe-Lines Limited, made a presentation to the RDBN board on June 20, 2013. The proposed 750 Kilometre pipeline would be designed, built, owned and operated by TransCanada. The pipe-line would deliver natural gas from ex-traction fields in North East B.C. to a proposed liquid natural gas facility on Lelu Island, within the District of Port Edward.

Progress Energy, a Canadian com-pany wholly owned by Malaysian en-ergy giant Petronas, is footing the bill for the development of the pipeline. It is still early days for the pipeline which has yet to apply for its provincial envi-ronmental assessment.

If all assessment hurdles are cleared, project construction would get under-way in 2015 and possibly be complet-ed and in service by as early as 2018. During construction, the project would employ 6000 people in 13 different work camps along the pipeline right-of-way.

Once in service, the pipeline itself would not generate much employment

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A 26 year old woman has gone missing in Fort St. James.

RCMP say Immaculate Basil was reported miss-ing by her family Tuesday June 18, 2013 and was last seen Thursday night.

Police say she may be travelling to a cabin in the Leo Creek area.

She is of First Nations descent and was last seen wearing grey yoga pants, white shoes and a black hooded sweatshirt with a red maple leaf on the front.

Anyone with any in-formation about Basil's whereabouts is asked to call RCMP in Fort St. James 250-996-8269.

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Regional District of Bulkely Nechako board members have entertained many visits from energy giants with news of their pipeline proposals. Conversation and questioning around the board table immediately turned to what Taylor Bachrach, RDBN director and Smithers mayor, termed ‘the conversa-tion we’re not having.’

“[Regarding] the question of how many of these [pipelines] we could see, the only threshold you mention are the avail-ability of reserves and the ability to generate the power to run the LNG facilities,” said Bachrach. “The other key thresholds are the airsheds that the LNG facilities are in - at what point do you start seeing major human health effects from burning the gas [to run the facility] - and at what point do we cross the threshold regarding carbon emissions?”

Another conversation not typically on the table is the loss of timber through the massive clear-cutting required to create pipeline right-of-ways. Although numbers were not imme-diately available for the PRGT project, TransCanada’s other project - Coastal GasLink - would require the removal of 20 million dollars worth of harvestable timber along the 50 me-tre wide right-of-way.

In addition to the value of the timber harvested, and per-haps burned due to the remoteness of the pipeline route, there is the potential reduction to provincially mandated annual al-lowable cuts (AAC). Mills in the region rely on AACs for their supply, but the harvest level determinations are based on available timber, so any healthy timber taken out of a supply area - for whatever reason - can mean a reduced AAC for mill dependent, local economies.

Rob MacDougall, RDBN director and Fort St. James

Broad concerns heard by gas repsmayor, upon quick calculation pointed out that even if only half the timber along the right-of-way were otherwise harvestable, it would represent enough wood supply to run a medium size mill for a year.

“There’s a huge competition for timber throughout our timber sup-ply areas,” MacDougall said. “For forestry-based communities, this is front-and-centre.”

Bill Miller, RDBN director and chairperson, elaborated that multi-ple pipeline proposals each taking different routes from north to west could have a multiplier effect on the amount of timber permanently removed from the working forest supply base.

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There are nine new faces in Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet, seven of them elect-ed to the B.C. legislature for the first time on May 14.

They have been handed some of the hottest problems, and Clark’s marching orders in “mandate letters” for each ministry. And this is the start of a four-year term, when unpopular reforms are at-tempted.

Take Amrik Virk, the for-mer RCMP inspector from Surrey who’s suddenly in charge of advanced education. His mandate includes: “Review the student loan program to make recommendations for im-provement to ensure the loan program is meeting the needs of today’s students.”

Virk must also set targets to “match the skills we need with the skills we are graduating” and require post-second-ary schools to “ensure student seats are being filled.”

B.C. can’t afford to keep cranking out university grads with $50,000 in debt and no job prospects in a system that’s subsidized 65 per cent.

Virk will be working closely with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who must “ensure seamless transi-tions” from high school to the workforce for post-secondary trades and apprenticeships.

In his spare time, Fassbender is to overhaul the school district bargaining agency and achieve a 10-year peace with the teachers’ union.

Justice Minister Suzanne Anton has worked as a Crown prosecutor, so she’ll have some insight into the system that still grapples with Stanley Cup rioters from two summers ago.

Her orders are to get traffic tickets and other administrative penalties out of the courts, keep working on integrating police fiefdoms and generally treat the constipation that afflicts law enforcement today.

Oh, and get that new Okanagan prison built, to relieve a system that has inmates living in tents. And examine whether to spin off the Liquor Distribution Branch into a Crown corporation, a possible prelude to selling it.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s first test was a grilling by the Vancouver media. Yup, this Kamloops hayseed has been to the Big Smoke a few times, ridden that fancy SkyTrain and taken the odd ferry, too.

Now he has to impose the ferry route reductions that have been worked on by two previous ministers, and push Metro Vancouver through a referendum on ways to fund its own transit. If more tolls or taxes are going to be implemented, now is the time.

Coralee Oakes has made a political leap from Quesnel city hall to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. One of her key tasks is to invent a framework for a “rural dividend” from liquefied natural gas development in northwestern B.C.

Oakes has to figure out how to “better provide provincial support” to sport and cultural organizations, but do it with no new money. All ministers have strict instructions to balance their lean budgets and take part in the latest “core review” to identify government functions that can be sold, delegated or shut down.

New Minister of International Trade Richmond’s Teresa Wat has to find a way to continue the growth of lumber and other exports to China, India and elsewhere on the Pacific Rim.

On top of that, the always-delicate softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. expires in three years. The last major eruption on that front was in 2009, when B.C. cut stumpage rates for remote coastal areas to give communities much-needed employment. The Americans were livid, just as they were with our beetle-kill harvesting efforts. And of course, the U.S.-directed environmental movement continues to target Canadian industries.

Third-term MLA John Rustad gets aboriginal relations, with specific instructions to deal with gas and perhaps oil pipelines through his Nechako Lakes constituency.

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

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The past week had enough news for several full page write-ups com-plete with a colour photo spread each.

For reasons that we’ll leave for another edito-rial, the week that was won’t get the treatment we’d like to give it.

Instead, this editorial will try and cram a bit more content in about

the past week.The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako

(RDBN) finds itself in the middle of a lot of hot topics up north, and it seems to be charting a path towards greater influence in provincial conversa-tions surrounding resource development and for-estry policy.

As it should. The RDBN should be much more than an administrative body dealing solely with mundane, everyday issues like bylaw enforcement and building permits. After provincial electorates, the various regional districts are the largest elected bodies representing the peo-ple of their regions.

There’s no other opportunity for the elected representatives of widely spread but econom-ically and socially interdependent communities to get together and form a united position on shared issues. The RDBN in particular is one of the most interesting regions on the map.

Stretching from west of Smithers and bordering the Peace River District in the east, the RDBN is home to communities and First Nations heavily committed to forestry, mining, fisheries, ranching and tourism. Our diverse region is also a critical connector between the intensive gas exploration in the Peace River Region and proposed liquid natural gas liquifi-cation and storage plants on the coast.

It is good to see the RDBN asking hard questions about air quality, timber supply and fisheries in the face of increasing industrial pressures. The RDBN is uniquely equipped and staffed to inform good provincial policy.

Another area where the RDBN can lead the way is in consultation with First Nations through the region. At some point, somebody will have to get it right and establish protocols of consultation with First Nations before announcing resource projects as if indigenous approval were a foregone conclusion. Watching industry, the province and First Nations ‘consult’ on industrial projects now is like watching a troupe of blindfolded dancers share a stage while each moves to their own private choreographer.

On a lighter note, it was great to see the work being done at Kager Lake to improve ac-cess for anyone with mobility issues. Widening the boardwalk along the pathway means a lot not only for wheelchair access, but for the use by those who need walkers or other aids to get around.

Once the work is complete, there will be flat access right from a small parking area to the boardwalk which leads onto the rest of the Kager Lake trail circling the lake.

The trail gets a little steep in some sections well past the boardwalk, but the improvement to out-and-back use will be significant. Hopefully more area residents will get out and enjoy the walk once it’s complete.

Passing along a message from one of the local trail ride organizers, drivers need to re-member that the Kager Lake road is also the access road for many residents to their homes. We need to not let our enthusiasm to hit the trails override considerate driving habits through the area.

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Lakes Economic Development Association’s Board of Directors and staff would like to congratulate Cindy Shelford on receiving her Certificate in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo.

Cindy completed her “thesis” on the apparent disconnect and imbalance between Northern Rural and Southern Urban communities. Through Cindy’s research process it was realized that approximately 70% of BC’s resources come from the North. As a result of these findings, Cindy has been engaging with other communities to increase awareness of the significant contributions that the North provides to the overall economy of BC.

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With discussions sur-rounding changes to the forest act supposedly to resume this summer, the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) is preparing a policy statement to help inform the process.

At the June 20, 2013 RDBN forestry com-mittee meeting, Bill Miller, RDBN chair and director of area B, tabled a document sum-marizing his experience and thoughts on forestry in the region. Miller’s ‘Notes to Policy Paper on Forestry’ outlines points of discussion meant to inform future RDBN forestry discus-sions, and possibly a formal RDBN position on forest management.

“We want to influ-

Seeing the forest for the treesRegional forest policy framework hoped for

ence policy decisions,” Miller said. “We’re con-cerned about the infor-mation they are using. We don’t feel they are hearing as much from us [the RDBN] as they should.”

Miller’s background-er on forest policy draws attention to two main concerns. First, the globalization of the forestry industry has shifted the emphasis from community ‘sus-tainability and resil-iency’ towards a share-holder profit model where shareholders and owners often do not live within the regions affected by their com-pany’s forest practices.

Second, B.C.’s log market is no longer a free market space. Ac-cording to Miller, ap-proximately 85 per cent of B.C.’s timber is not sold on the open mar-ket. Instead, large pro-ducers control the ma-jority of B.C.’s timber supply. There is very little room for smaller entrepreneurs to enter the marketplace.

“At the very least, the lack of a free mar-ket place for logs has

severely curtailed the development of a large and innovative second-ary manufacturing sec-tor,” Miller said.

“We need to be influ-encing government to make good policy de-cisions,” Miller added. “I believe that govern-ment - the provincial government especially - policies are driven by special interest groups, whether it’s big indus-try or other special in-terest groups that have the ear of the ministers. We need to be part of that because we repre-sent the majority of the people.”

Not all directors that sit at the RDBN table share a common forest-ry background. Miller has spent a lifetime in forestry, and tabling the document has al-ready had an impact on opening up discussion around forestry issues.

“Each one of our communities has dif-ferent needs, desires, stakeholders, and vi-sions of what they want for forest man-agement,” Miller said. “We’re talking about what we can do as a

region to support each one of our individual communities.”

On March 12, 2013, the Ministry of For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) announced that it would suspend changes to the forest act that would have fa-cilitated the conversion of volume-based forest harvesting licenses to area-base, or tree farm, forest licenses.

At the time, MFL-NRO Minister Steve Thompson, said that, “We will be initiating a process of broader public consultation this summer based on the recommendations of the special committee and the proposed legis-lation.”

The changes to the forest act were seen as instrumental to the province’s fulfil-ment of commitments made to Oregon-based Hampton Affiliates that formed the basis of their decision to rebuild the Babine Forest Prod-ucts sawmill near Burns Lake. It was destroyed in a fatal explosion in January, 2012.

BurNs Lake potato chip BaNDitProving that the munchies can lead to crime, this as of yet unidentified agile male broke into the Rainbow Gas Bar a little before 5 a.m. on the morning of June 24, 2013, and made off with an arm-full of snacks. Clayton Charlie (R), manager of the gas bar, stands beside the small opening the hungry criminal squeezed his way through. If anyone has any information they are asked to contact CrimeStoppers or the local Burns lake RCMP detachment.

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Rick and Marie Hunter had a very exciting week-end in Edmonton attend-ing their daughters Aryn Khan’s convocating awards breakfast June 6, 2013. Aryn’s dream of a lifetime has come true, she is now a doc-tor. She also received a professional association of resident physicians of Alberta bursary. She is very proud of this. This has been a long hard haul for her but it’s behind her now and it opens up a whole new door for her. Her husband Reza is also very proud of Aryn as he has been a wonderful husband and companion. During this time they have had a lovely baby daughter and she is a lit-

tle sweetheart. All Aryn’s family are very proud of her this includes Grandpa Hugh. Aryn’s one wish would have been to have her Grandma Jo here to enjoy it all.

Cleaning upThis morning I decid-

ed to bite the bullet and do something with last year’s Christmas cards. I just hate to have to get rid of them but I am just cramped for room. Some are so pretty with messages on them that I enjoyed reading again. I have a number of cous-ins in England who al-ways send cards. It costs almost $2 to send cards to the old country from Canada and it seems to go up all the time.

Father’s dayI had a wonderful Fa-

ther’s day with the fam-ily. I was able to spend some time in my old home. It’s just the same, ready to move into. I feel my dear wife’s presence there as if she had just went out and would be back in a minute or so. Jo loved her kitchen and

we spent so many happy hours there. The kitchen was so tidy and clean, just like Jo would like it.

It’s such a bright place overlooking the lake and the main road. The power is still on and the radio was playing, I did not want to leave as I seem to leave something behind. We had lived there for over 60 years so I guess it’s no wonder my hearts there.

Bad stormWe were warned there

was a storm on the way which helped us out a bit but it’s always a surprise when it comes. When we lose the power we are so helpless and confused. When it comes back on we are happy and big time. This may be out on line but if there was a war it would cause dev-astation big time. Sure would bring a country to its knees. We don’t want to think of something so terrible.

We used to get some terrible thunder and lightening storms on the prairie and dangerous

too. There were three kinds of lightening; one was sheet lightening, not dangerous, then chain lightening and the bad one was fork lightening, it was the one that started fires, killed livestock and burnt homes. We were warned never stand by an open door when there was a storm coming.

We had some friends who lived close to us called Upton and they used to visit a lot. One bad lighting storm came up and he was standing by an open door. The fork lightening struck him and threw him right across the kitchen and he was hurt. But the inter-esting part was if a bad lightening storm came up he would take sick and as long as we lived there he would take these spells. They moved away from Evesham and went east.

DelightfulOn the evening of June

18 we had the most de-lightful evening of mu-sic. I must add on clas-sical music with piano Martina Zechendorf and

voice Lauren Solecki, musical theatre songs.

What a wonderful tal-ent theses performers have. For want of a bet-ter word I will say out of this world. In my heart I know Lauren is going to go a long way with so much talent. It was a great pleasure for me to enjoy such music and singing.

From the time I was 10 years old to the time that country western and gos-pel were the way to go, classical music was for the birds and a waste of time. My music and sing-ing was the way to go. I must brag a bit as I was pretty good.

Lots of stage, night parties, lots of free din-ners and drinks so on and on it went. It was all lots of fun. Then more or less by accident I heard Martina play and some-thing changed me and I thought to myself this is good stuff and from then on I started to enjoy classical music, and of course the singing. I still like country and western

music, now I have some-thing to add onto my love of music.

They say it can grow on a person and it has on me. As I look back on my many years of guitar and singing country I realize that I have missed some great opportunities I feel I have passed them by, but I do have so many memories I can enjoy.

Again I would like thank Martina and Lau-ren for giving us all at the Tweedsmuir House such a delightful evening that we will remember for a long time.

More musicOn Thursday eve-

ning the Decker Lake church choir gave us a very pleasant evening of singing hymns for us at the Tweedsmuir House. The singing and the mes-sage went over very well. Thank you all for coming over to share with us.

Last night I was going through some old papers and I noticed a small arti-cle about Mr. Colley who was the government sur-veyor and Colleymount

was named after him. He was on his way back to Canada and went down with the Titanic.

He was on his way home after visiting fam-ily in England. I was reading about him so I switched on the t.v. and low and behold there was the movie the Titanic on screen. No doubt a coin-cidence but a bit funny how things work out.

Great newsThe good news is the

mill is going to go ahead on schedule, this will sure be a shot in the arm for our town. It needs this and big time.

Then I see vandals hit Burns Lake and did a lot of damage as you can see. This is not good news for a small town.

These vandals are criminals and it looks like it’s spite work. Every so often this kind of thing comes up. What pleasure do these creeps get out of things like this. Have they no conscience?

Have a good week and remember God loves you and so do I

I had such a great Father’s day at the lake


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editor:I was visiting my mother recently. After incur-

ring a fracture while overseas and then haven't it take care in the US where I live, I had a followup at Burns Lake Hospital.

As a person who pays thousands for healthcare, we look for top notch care. I was pleased with the care I received at the hospital It was much better than what I get in the USA. People in small towns say 'The doctors in Prince George or Vancouver are the best'.

That's untrue since the doctors at your doorstep have their hearts in the right places and often come from larger city hospitals yearning the quiet life of Burns Lake.

Appreciate what you have and that you don't need to pay for that top notch care. As a native per-son, I also hope that the surrounding communities whose patrons use the health authority services, team up with the health authority to maximize ser-vices for the people instead of going for a separate health authority. Just saying.

Cynthia George TahaSeattle, Washington

editor:I just received the

latest taxpayer-funded newsletter from our MP, Nathan Cullen. I have long been un-happy to have my tax dollars used to promote political parties but this latest issue is way over the top. Why should I be forced—through my taxes—to pay for NDP literature thinly disguised as news from Ottawa?

Our tax dollars paid for the printing and our tax dollars and post-age stamps supported its “free” distribution. I have no problem with subsidizing legiti-mate communications

Appreciate what you have

between residents of Skeena-Bulkley Valley and our elected repre-sentative. However, the use of this privilege to shamelessly promote the NDP and its leader is nothing short of tax-payer abuse. More than that, it’s an abuse of de-mocracy itself.

After the last federal election, the NDP re-

ceived over $10 million in “reimbursements” from Canadian taxpay-ers. That’s $10 million they could spend on self-promotion without using the MP’s local newsletter as a propa-ganda tool. To use the perks of office and in-cumbency to push the NDP agenda at taxpay-ers’ expense is self-

serving and unfair to voters and the future candidates of other par-ties who do not have this privilege.

Thomas Jefferson said that it is tyranny “…to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propaga-tion of opinions which he disbelieves…” I couldn’t agree more.

CHP Canada, in con-trast, receives no tax-payer money and any literature we distribute is paid for by our own supporters, not by tax-payers. Voters should not be forced to pay for being brainwashed.

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Replanting efforts in the Binta Lake fire zone recently had a minor setback with the loss of 100,000 tree seedlings to the black army cut-worm. The trees were planted just five weeks ago. Although the cut-worm prefers to feast on fireweed, it will devour pine, spruce, fir, or larch.

“They are a natural part of the forest envi-ronment in B.C.,” said Frank Varga, practices forester with Forest, Lands, and Natural Re-source Operations B.C. “[They] play a role like any other insect in the natural environment.”

A large-scale fire like the Binta fire of 2010, coupled with the pro-gram of burning debris piles left from the fire-fighting effort, can cre-ate difficult ground for fresh seedlings to thrive in the face of hungry in-sects like the cutworm.

“Their numbers be-come very noticeable when a large fire chang-es the landscape,” Varga added. “The year after a fire, there is no green vegetation and as a result they will feed on any-thing that is green.”

The Binta Lake fire was in 2010, but three years later the ground remains relatively scorched thanks to con-tinued efforts towards fuel mitigation. Fire-fighting crews build what are essentially slash piles during the suppression. Those slash piles need to destroyed through a controlled burning later so they don’t become new fire hazards.

“The large size of the fire, the absence of vegetation, and the re-burning of piles on large sections of the Binta, resulted in further veg-etation removal with the exception of these sweet little nutrient rich straight-from-the-nurs-ery seedlings,” Varga said.

The trees will even-tually be replanted and there is nothing to be alarmed about. 100,000 trees represents a small

portion of total trees planted in an average season.

The Lakes Timber Supply Area sees over

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Planting setback in Binta LakeFire zone rehab faces unique challenges

The black army cutworm (L) - Actebia fennica - has mowed its way through over 100,000 newly planted tree seedlings in the area of the 2010 Binta Lake fire. The seedlings went into the ground only five weeks ago. Fortunately, in the context of average annual trees planted in the Lakes Timber Supply Area - over 10,000,000 - that barely represents a few days work planting crews. The trees will eventually be replanted. Submitted photoS

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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.

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

ornerCommunity Forest

Update on the………

2013 Community Forest PlantBurns Lake Community Forest is proud to announce that we are well on our way to

planting the 740,000 trees planned for this year! We are using a 50/50 mix between

pine and spruce seedlings in order to reduce the risk of disease within plantations.

The trees are being planted in over 500 ha worth of forest land throughout the

community forest.

A many thanks to the tree planters at Tree to Tree Contracting for all their hard work!

Memorial Tea for

Please join the family to celebrate

the life of Des

Des MonkmanGrassy Plains Hall

Sunday,June 30, 2013

3:00pm

Refreshments will be served

With a couple of clicks, add your event today.

there’s more online »eventswww.vicnews.comwww.ldnews.net

Walter Strong

With Jeff Scott’s recent win of one of three mobility-modified vans came another hurdle. He needs to raise $12,000 to cover import fees and duties to get the van back to Canada.

On June 22, 2013, the Burns Lake Nadina Fire District unit crew held a charity car wash to help raise that money. Jeff Scott, a popular firefighter, had been living his snowboarding dreams in Revelstoke as a member of the fire management branch there when he broke his back in a terrible snowboarding accident three

years ago. Since then, he co-founded the Live it! Love it! Foun-dation, which connects disabled men and women with the out-door adventures they otherwise might have lost forever.

The new van will help Scott with his work in the foundation. Donations continue to be accepted through the Burns Lake unit crew headquarters in Burns Lake.

Bidding is also open on one seven-hour day of labour from the 20 person unit crew. If you need some heavy lifting or other work done and want to help the Live it! Love it! foundation, give Patrick Birch a call at the unit base: 250-692-3190.

Fundraising underway for Jeff Scott and Live it! Love it!

Funeral Service for

Ronnie Gelz June 30, 2013 at 2 p.m. Immaculata Church

Walter Strong photo

Donny Findlay Born may 2 1961 died June 23 2013 Passed away peacefully at Rotary

Hospice House

Memorial service Thursday at 7 pm at Margret Patrick Hall

Funeral Friday at 12 noon at Immaculata Church

Internment to follow at chapel park cemetery.Family will be having potlatch Friday night.


Vendors

� e Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce

8:00 Pancake Breakfast Royal Canadian Legion

11:00 Parade startsbehind Burns Lake

Public Library

12:00Opening Ceremonies

Lakes DistrictCommunity Choir

Lake Babine Nati on Hereditary Drummers

and Dancers

Bev Hughes Highland Dancers

Sophie Shaff erHighland Dancers

and Dancers

11:00 Parade starts

Opening Ceremonies

Children’s Acti viti es

Watermelon Canada Day Cake

Fun for the enti re family, bring your own lawnchair!

Canada Day Event sponsored by:

Adverti sing parti ally sponsored by:

HEADLINE ACTSpeed Control from Whitehorse

Dragon Boat

and Heritage Canada

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Aboriginal Day celebration brings hundreds together at Spirit Square

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Rec CornerSummer 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)

Come Out and Enjoy the Summer with the

Village of Burns Lake!

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:

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

VBL Recreation Summer Programs: First CanoeKids Camp: July 8 to 12 (for ages 8 - 14) Contact: [email protected] or visit www.burnslake.ca.

Last Week for Drop-In Ball Hockey Thurs, June 27: 3:30-4:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 15. 6:30-7:30 p.m. for ages 16 & up.

Local women and riders from Terrace, Prince George, and Smithers came to Burns Lake on June 23, 2013 for womens downhill bike clinic, hosted by the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association and Burnt Bikes. Riders learned the basics of trail side bike maintenance and practiced downhill technique with the help of experienced riders. More planned depending on demand. Walter Strong photo

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Phone: 250-567-6820 1-877-964-5650Fax: 250-567-6822E-mail: [email protected]:www.johnrustadmla.bc.ca

CELEBRATE CANADA

DayJuly 1st

Walter Strong

Members of the Burns Lake Nadina Fire Zone unit crew have been hard at work making improvements to the boardwalk section of the Kager Lake hiking trail. The project is jointly funded by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Op-

erations (Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the Wildfire Protection Branch), the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association, and the Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS).

Essentially, material and planning are provided by the funding partners and la-bour is provided by the local fire manage-ment crew.

Kevin Eskelin, district recreation of-ficer, said that the upgrades are part of a larger program of improving accessibility to provincial recreation sites. The older boardwalk already in place may have pre-sented wheelchair access issues due to

some narrow sections. The old boardwalk - which is still in good

shape - is not being removed. Instead, crews are integrating new sections with old in a creative way that will also improves two way traffic along the boardwalk that sees pedestrian as well as mountain bike use.

The project, once completed, will also see the camping area expanded to include wheelchair accessible picnic tables.

“Recreation sites and Trails BC has put out a contract for a universal access special-ist to undertake an accessibility assessment at Kager Lake,” Eskelin explained. “This

Accessibility improvementsKager Lake walking trails receiving improvements

...see ACCessiBiLiTY t P13

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▼ ENTERTAINMENT

Devon Coyote Lively Folk Music: Plus other local musicians. Friday, June 28 at the Legion. Cover charge. Music starts at 7:30 p.m.

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

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Dr. J.R. Boss Lakeview Dental Centre

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Our Winner this month is

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Special Public Board Meeting

June 27, 20137:30 pm

A special public meeting of the Board of Education School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) will be held by teleconference on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 pm, at the Burns Lake Administration Office and Vanderhoof School Board Office locations.

The item for the agenda is:l 2013 - 2014 Preliminary Budget Approval

According to board policy, no business other than that listed on the agenda for which the meeting was called shall be conducted at the meeting.

Members of the public are invited to attend.

Darlene TurnerSecretary-Treasurer

Due to the Canada Day long weekend the deadline for the July

3rd paper will be Thursday, June 27th, at 3:00 p.m.

for all classified word and display advertising and

all editorial submissions.

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada

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Celebrationof Life

Open HouseJune 30th, 2013from 1:00-4:00pm

May 19th, 1919 - February 17th, 2013

The Farm3714 Carpenter Rd.

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JOHN PATRICK

When the zombie apocalypse goes down, it would help if you were good at running very fast. New-school zombies, the post ‘Dawn of the Dead’ remake va-riety, are sprinters. And they're smart. And they can find you. And when they find you they will scale a building and leap through the air to yank down the helicopter you're trying to escape in. Then you will be lunch. Then you will also be a zombie. Cycle repeats as you pull down your own helicopter and eat its occupants.

This is essentially what hap-pens in ‘World War Z’ starring

Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos of television's ‘The Killing’, an-other fine series. Loosely based on the book of the same name by Max Brooks, This movie suffered reshoots and a lot of negative press because of the delays and the change of end-ing. Normally, that would spell disaster for a movie. As it turns out it’s neither a disaster nor a total triumph, but a solidly put together thriller with plenty of entertaining scenes.

Opening scenes shot in Glasgow, which is supposed to be Philadelphia, where we meet Pitt, his wife and two young daughters. Stuck in traf-fic, we hear news reports of trouble around the world and disease outbreaks, when sud-

denly all hell breaks loose. There’s panic in the streets and people attacking each other, attacks that are close up and frantically edited to the point of confusion, compensated by the intensity.

Barely escaping with their lives, the family makes it to an aircraft carrier, where it’s soon revealed that they're in the middle of a worldwide zom-bie infestation. Zombification is almost instantaneous, the walking dead are fast, savage and abundant.

As a former United Nations investigator, Pitt is needed to go back into the mix with a sci-entist to try to find a cure or a way to stop the outbreak. This takes us to Korea for a gloomy

and hard to follow sequence that’s just a stepping stone to get us to Israel.

This is where the movie re-ally starts to gain traction. For a start everything there hap-pens in daylight, and gives us a proper sense of the scale of the devastation. But the eye-catcher is the sheer number of zombies attacking a walled Jerusalem, and they're working together, forming undead pyra-mids to great effect, as you’ve seen those spectacular shots from the trailer.

‘World War Z’ is a reason-ably original take on the zom-bie movie. It is good entertain-ment and a descent time-filler. And it’s playing at the Beacon Theatre this Friday.

ACCESSIBILITY from P12 ▼

aims to inform infrastructure improve-ments to accessibility for all ages and mobility types. Several other recreation

sites in the Lakes area will also be simi-larly surveyed, as LORS was successful at some grant funding for the same consul-tant to undertake that work.”

The access specialist will evaluate and

sign-off on accessibility improvements at the local recreation sites.

The new sections of the boardwalk are not yet complete. Visitors should respect any ribboned closures for their own safety.

Zombie Apocalypse this Friday

Trail improvements ready soon

New boardwalk under construction at Kager Lake. (Below) Some of Burns Lake fire centre unit crew who built it: Vaughn Gaston, Derek Thompson, Will Grimm Joe Holder and Vincent Selina.

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Canada Day Celebrations: Monday, July 1 - Pancake Breakfast at the Legion 8:00 a.m., Parade starts at 11:00 a.m., Opening ceremonies at 12:00 noon.

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Henry WasHington & JoHn neufeld

Nine months ago Burns Lake Community Church and Burns Lake Pentecostal Church felt led by God to meet together for three months as an “experiment in unity”. There were none of the usual reasons for this such as financial considerations, doctrinal con-siderations or a lack of leadership or health in either fellowship. We just all unanimously felt that this was a God kind of thing to do.

Our churches come from very different doctrinal and traditional backgrounds but we felt that we had One thing in common that outweighed all of these considerations; the Lord Jesus Christ. To our de-light we have found this to be truer than we had imagined. All along the way both groups have had a wonderful sense of God’s presence and blessing upon our meetings. This was expressed by our agreeing to continue on for two more seasons of three months each.

We are keenly aware that there has been much fussing and disagreement among different Chris-tian groups and denominations. This has made us sensitive concerning how our experiment would be perceived by this community. We have had won-derful feedback as many who don’t really believe, instinctively know that Christians from different backgrounds and traditions should be able to be to-gether with a loving attitude. Many people have been refreshed by the idea of coming together rath-er than splitting apart.

It is the conviction of both our leadership teams that the time has come to meet separately again. Both of our leadership teams met together on June 2nd and there was not one voice of dissent or acri-mony. We found complete unity in our decision. What was voiced was a mutual appreciation for each other and the closeness that has developed between our churches. As well, there was a com-mitment to continue to work cooperatively in the community as well as both groups’ work with Mis-sion Haiti. Both churches have also come to see their particular desire, emphasis, and ministry in the Lakes District become more clearly focused.

Jesus prayed to his Father, “I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me.” In all of our life and ministry we have not been associated with such a simple and lovely expression of true fellowship with such awe-some respect for our Heavenly Father in the pro-cess. It has truly been a privilege and we thank God for it.

A wonderful experience

CommuNity fouNDatioN keeps giviNg

The Burns Lake Community Foundation supported more local non-profit groups recently. A cheque for $2000 was presented to the Canadian Animal Assistance Team (L), and $500 was awarded to the Rose Lake Community Club.

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Poetry contest - cash prizes. Closing date July 31, 2013. Any poet previously 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 labels. New volunteers are always welcome!

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.

Creative writing contest - cash prizes. Short stories, essays, an-ecdotes. 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].

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 regret we cannot take items over the phone). Listings as space permits. 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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Lakes District& Area

Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Sunday Worship 10:00amALL ARE WELCOMEMinistry led by lay leaders

Phone 250-692-7202

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

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

~ Everyone Welcome ~

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

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

includes Children’s Church

250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

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

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

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

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

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Canada Day Pancake Breakfast at The Legion

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Some intellectual conversation has you aiming for bigger and better things, Cancer. You may start a few creative projects as a result of these discussions.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, don’t be surprised if some changes regarding your career come your way this week. A raise, promotion or a new job may be on the horizon. Embrace these changes.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a release of tension is just what you need. You may find that something that has been restricting you and holding you back disappears in a few days.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, sheer luck that brings strange and wonderful things is in the big picture this week. The things that you have been wishing or dreaming of just may come true.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a business or romantic partner brings good news your way. This news erases a funk that you have been in. The news may help you resume a goal you had abandoned.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, don’t worry about an upcoming doc-tor’s visit. You may just get a clean bill of health from your doctor this week. This will definitely ease up some stress.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 You are full of creative energy, Capricorn, and must turn it into projects that may help you to earn some money in the near future. Get started while you are motivated.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Expect some news that sheds light on a difficult issue that you have been trying to resolve, Aquarius. You may feel so relieved that a celebra-tion is in order.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Exciting changes are coming, and they all center around you, Pisces. It may be embarrassing being the center of attention, but try to enjoy it.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Patience is necessary this week, Aries. Without it, you will grow frustrated quickly over the course of several days. Relax and make the most of the situation.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Expect to feel energetic and enthusiastic this week, Tau-rus. You may not know the source of all this energy and optimism, but that’s irrelevant as long as you enjoy these feelings.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may be feeling a little psychic lately, Gemini. Give your insights the benefit of the doubt and try to understand the message that is being conveyed.

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Obituaries

Marguerite Jean StantonJune 25, 1922 - May 3, 2013

Marguerite Jean Stanton was born June 25, 1922 in Kinisti-no, Sask. and passed away May 3, 2013 at The Pines in Burns Lake, B.C. Jean’s child-hood and school years were spent in Kinistino and later Shellbrook, Sask. During the hard years of drought and de-pression on the prairie the family moved to Francois Lake, B.C. where they had a farm on the Brown Road and eventually took up a home-stead on Walker Road. Jean helped on the farm for several years, then moved to town where she had assorted jobs including cooking at the hospi-tal, restaurant work and sales clerk in the local hardware store. On December 8, 1948 Jean married Cornie Stanton. They lived and worked in vari-ous places in the Burns Lake area until 1959 when they moved to Southbank with their three children. That was the last move for Jean for over 40 years, until she moved back to Burns Lake and eventually into The Pines in 2009. During the years at Southbank she worked hard at raising her family, canning and freezing the produce of a large vegeta-ble garden and especially en-joyed summer evenings spent poking about her precious fl ower gardens. Jean was a devoted supporter of the Ca-nadian Cancer Society, spend-ing many days canvassing the Southside. She also held sev-eral positions on the Recrea-tion Commission and worked to help build and then maintain the Southbank Hall.Jean will be lovingly remem-bered and missed by her three children, Doris, Tom and Gord, step-daughters Bea and Peg-gy, many grand children, great-grand children, nieces and nephews, her sisters-in-law Frances and Bernadette and long time friends. Pre-de-ceasing Jean were her hus-band Cornie, her parents, Pe-ter and Elsie Peebles, her brothers Don, Bob and Arnie and sister Pat (Charlie) Nourse, step-son Joe and grandson Dustin. Jean’s family would like to ex-tend many thanks to the staff at The Pines for their loving care and compassion making her last years more enjoyable and comfortable.

A Celebration of Jean’s Life will be held on July 6th, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the

Francois Lake Hall.

Obituaries

MARY AILEEN (MARALEEN)BUCHANAN (MOREN)

Aug. 2, 1943 - June 10, 2013It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Maraleen, was a kind and lov-ing spirit who always kept smiling in the face of adversity. A Registered Nursing gradu-ate from St. Paul’s Hospital (class of 1965), Maraleen then went on to complete her Cer-tifi cate of Occupational Health in 1987. She and Malcolm, her adoring husband of 45 years, met in Prince George and ulti-mately settled in Vancouver to raise their family, Josh & Lisa. Maraleen is pre-deceased by her brothers Roland (Bud) and Alfred (Swede), sister Ingrid and parents Agnes and Nels. Left behind are many who love her dearly; Malcolm, sister JoAnn, brother Trent (Julie), son Josh (Amy), grandchildren Gabbi and Joey. All who knew Maraleen will remember her for her passion to learn, her positive manner and her sheer determination. Maraleen suf-fered from advanced RA and fought it with amazing grace. To Dr. Stanley Fenton and Dr. Mark Seger; we are forever grateful for your care and at-tention over the years – thank you from the bottom of our hearts.In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the arthritis foundation (www.arthritis.ca) in support of the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre. Maraleen, you are always in our hearts.

A Celebration of Life will be held for all on Saturday, July 13th, 1:30pm, at the Inn At

The Quay.

In Memoriam GiftsALL FUNDS DONATED

to 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

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Ticketed, Welder/Fabricatorsfor full time employment.

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

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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.

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.

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In Memoriam

MARLENE LAVONA FELDMANN

June 6, 1965 - June 30, 2011Do not stand at my grave

and weep,I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand windsthat blow,

I am the diamond in the snow,I am the sunlight on

ripened grain,I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled fl ight.

I am the soft stars thatshine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there; I did not die.Author unknown

It is said that time heals, but the loves doesn’t fade.

Still missing you, Babe.Love Derek

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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

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InformationBURNS 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

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.

DID YOU KNOWThat the Royal Canadian Le-gion has a godson? Yes it is true. Her Royal Highness Prin-cess Margriet of the Nether-lands was born during World War II in the Ottawa Civic Hos-pital which was declared as temporarily extra-territorial by the federal government. Her birthday, January 19, 1943 be-came the only day in Canada’s history that a foreign fl ag fl ew on the parliaments Peace Tower. The birth of the Dutch Princess Margriet helped forge a bond between the two coun-tries that endures to this day. Her youngest son, Prince Flor-is, is the godson and an Honorary Vice President of The Royal Canadian Legion.

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 1EOPLANNING 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) 692-7845The 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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InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR

UPDATE FLOW FACTS 5 June 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.86 m (2794.84 ft)SLS Discharge: 49.73 m3/s

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

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

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

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Announcements

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

THE FOOD BANK will beclosed 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

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TO REACH THE MARKETFirst advertise in the Lakes District News! ALL WORD ADS go on the Internet for the whole world to see! www.bcclassified.com

REACHING USCall 250-692-7526 or come by our office. Hours are 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday. Fax in your ad to 250-692-3685 or email: [email protected]

HOW TO PAYCome to our office at 23 - 3rd Avenue, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid.

CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS 1 issue, 3 lines $8.50 per week

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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Please call if you need more information on any of our

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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

ALL ABOVE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE GST

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.

No refunds on Classified Ads.

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

Mine SupervisorHuckleberry Mines is seeking a Mine Supervisor. Reporting to the Mine General Foreman, this position is responsible for the direction supervision of an operation team to meet daily production targets and accomplish assigned tasks in a safe and ef cient manner. his position currently works a 4 x 4 schedule (4 days in, 4 days out) but an application is being made to change to a x rotation. he Mine Supervisor s duties include• Safely manage the daily operations of a pit operating crew. • Ensure employee compliance to safety work procedures and company policies and procedures. • Conduct daily tool box meetings and monthly safety meetings. • n coordination with the Mine rainer and Mine General Foremen, the development and training of operators to meet current and future job requirements. • imely completion and submission of paperwork. • Display a high level of professional and lead crew by example.

pplicants require a current .C. Shiftboss Certi cate with a current rst aid ticket and a minimum of ve years experience as a Mine Supervisor. A B.C. Mine Rescue ticket and Surface Blasting ticket would be considered an asset. he successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as direction must be clearing understood by team members. his position also requires excellent time management and organizational skills, competent computer skills and familiarization with Microsoft Word and Excel.Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. ransportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley alley on ransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caHuckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. uali ed candidates may submit their resumes in con dence to

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

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

Email: [email protected]

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

Assay Lab ManagerHuckleberry Mines is seeking an Assay Lab Manager. Reporting to the Mill Manager, this position is responsible for supervising our Assay Technical team consisting of 3 assayers, 2 sample buckers and 1 summer student. This team is responsible for the preparation and analysis of high and low grade copper and molybdenum samples from the mill and pit using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and Leco analyzer. The Assay Lab also analyses samples using the modi ed Sobek method of acid base accounting (ABA’s) in order to determine the acidic potential of certain samples. The Assay Lab Manager’s duties include:• Supervision of laboratory analysis and testing of various samples. • Planning, directing and managing the work group on a daily and weekly basis. • Ensuring the safe and ef cient operation of the lab resources and making recommendations for improvements to upper management to optimize processes. • Team member hiring, scheduling, performance management and coaching. • Short and long term budgeting, forecasting and procurement of critical and consumable materials and equipment. • Project coordination between Mine Operations, Mill Operations, Geology and Environmental departments. • Weekly, monthly and quarterly report writing and analyses. • Maintaining the daily QA/QC program for the assay lab with monthly reporting. • Maintain the assay database computer program. • Work schedule is Monday to Thursday (4 x 3).The successful candidate will have 5-10 years of assaying experience in a base metal production laboratory, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or training in a related discipline, experience in managerial or supervisory roles, strong analytical and problem solving skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must. A B.C. Assayer’s Certi cate and experience operating and maintaining an AA spectrophotometer would be an asset.Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caHuckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Quali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to:

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

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

Email: [email protected]

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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.

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We are completely confi dent that Gateway can be designed, constructed and operated in a safe and responsible manner—fi rst and foremost. Flowing from this, there are the enor-mous benefi ts in terms of jobs and dollars to support schools, hospitals and social programs that defi ne this country and this province.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

The Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel (JRP) deadline for Final Argument has come and gone, and we believe we made the best case for an energy pipeline application ever in Canada’s history.

Critical questions, affi rmative answers.It all boils down to two ques-tions the JRP must address in their report to the Governor-in-Council. One is whether Gateway is in the Canadian public interest, and the second

After a decade of careful planning, our application is now before the regulatory authorities. But that doesn’t mean we are fi nished in making the case for Northern Gateway to British Columbians and all Canadians.

is the Project’s likelihood of causing signifi cant adverse environmental impacts. The answers are clear. Gateway is urgently needed, meets all requirements for approval under the National Energy Board Act and is defi nitely in Canada’s interest. Given the commitments and safety measures we have proposed, the Project is not likely to cause signifi cant adverse eff ects on the environment.

Backed by independent experts in their fi elds.Northern Gateway’s written and oral JPR evidence was prepared and presented by many of Canada’s and the world’s foremost experts on the related subjects. Each had thorough knowledge of the Project and the relevant scientifi c and engineering studies completed in support of the Project. Their evidence in favour of Gateway was comprehensive, conclusive and compelling.

Unprecedented in scope, detail and potential.Our application was defended by answering thousands of Infor-mation Requests and presenting a series of nine witness panels. Together with our partners, we will have spent approximately $500 million on this Project, before receiving approval, including environmental assessments, traditional land use studies, detailed engineering and consultation with commu-nities and First Nations—all over the course of a decade.

Our application de-tails the enormous value of connecting Canadian resources to markets that need those resources for their own economic and social develop-ment.

Janet Holder is a proud Britsh Columbian and the senior executive responsible for the Northern Gateway Project. Janet lives and works in Prince George.

Janet Holder

WRITTEN BY JANET HOLDER

The detail and scope of our application is matched only by our determination to do it right.

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