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Comfor to hold agm in May

The Village of Burns Lake will soon be ac-cepting applications from individuals in-teresting in serving on the board of Comfor Management Services Ltd., the municipal cor-poration that holds the shares in Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd.

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Chamber holds agm

Local business owner Kelly Holliday will lead the Burns Lake & Dis-trict Chamber of Com-merce in the coming year.

Story on page 5

Upcoming young scientists

A number of local students will represent School District #91 next month at the Central In-terior Science Exhibi-tion in Prince George.

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King of niwisThe College of New Caledonia (CNC) last week celebrated Aboriginal History Week. Each day saw a different informative presentation on Aboriginal tradition. Anthony Tom placed first for making niwis - also known as Indian ice cream. It was reported later on in the day by other CNC staff that they could hear him singing a rendition of the 1977 Queen song ‘We are the champion... ’. More on page 2.

MICHAEL RIIS-CHRISTIANSON

Burns Lake council has no plans to increase taxes in 2014, but that doesn’t mean local property owners won’t be paying more.

Council approved the municipal-ity’s 2014 provisional budget March 11. While it doesn’t propose a tax hike, increased property assessment values and a hike in sewer and wa-ter fees will likely result in residents

forking over a little more for services this year.

Sheryl Worthing, Chief Adminis-trative Officer (CAO) for the village, said last week that the total value of all properties in the village (as determined by the BC Assessment Authority) is up slightly this year as a result of revaluation and new con-struction.

In 2013, total assessed property values within the municipality (in-cluding those on First Nations re-

serve lands) totaled $123,759,972. This year, that figure has risen to $130,801,313.

As a result, even if municipal tax rates remain unchanged for 2014, property owners could be paying as much as six per cent more – though only if the assessed value of their own lands has risen.

Yet even residents who saw the value of their properties drop this year could pay a bit more. At its March 11 meeting, council also gave

three readings to the Village of Burns Lake Fees & Charges Bylaw #948, 2014, which contains a 10 per cent increase in sewer and water fees.

In 2014, the owners of single fam-ily residences will pay $243.21 and $233.20, respectively, for water and sewer service. This year’s hike in utility rates comes only 12 months after council increased the same fees by approximately 30 per cent.

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Where we are today...

The new Babine Sawmill has been up and running for a month. We are cutting logs and producing lumber which is now ready for our kilns. Sawmill crews are back to work and our planer crews will be back to work within the next month. We appreciate the hard work of our employees and contractors during this start up period.

Aboriginal history week at College of New Calendonia

Dean and Jason Charlie gave an informative talk about trapping animals on an traditional trap line. The pair showed the boundaries of the trap line they work and passed around the skins of lynx, mink, coyote, beaver, and fox for the crowd to see. (C) Woyenne Primary School sang Ave Maria and said the blessing of the food. (R) Damien Pierre part of the Lake Babine Nation Drum group drummed for the gathering.

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The Village of Burns Lake will soon be accepting applications from individuals interesting in serving on the board of Comfor Management Services Ltd. (CMSL), the municipal corporation that holds the shares in Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd.

At its March 11 regular meeting, council agreed to hold CMSL’s Annual General Meeting on May 15 at 7 p.m. The lengthy delay is required to allow for adequate public advertising.

Although the CMSL board consists of six di-rectors, council will only be looking for three. The remainder are allocated to three local First Nations (the Burns Lake Band, Office of the Wet’suwet’en, and Wet’suwet’en First Nation), all of which nomi-nate their own representatives.

Cameron Hart, deputy director of corporate ser-

vices for the municipality, told council in a Feb. 28 memorandum that the three representatives se-lected by council to represent the community “can be any mix of council or community members.” CMSL’s corporate web site states, however, that one seat is reserved for a member of village coun-cil.

The company’s current board of directors con-sists of Burns Lake Band Chief Wesley Sam (president), Jim MacCormack (vice-president), Rosanne Murray (secretary), and directors Jeff Brown (Office of the Wet’suwet’en), Robert Den-nis (Wet’suwet’en First Nation), and Frank Varga (councillor, Village of Burns Lake).

The Village of Burns Lake is CMSL’s sole share-holder. The company’s website claims that munici-pality holds these shares in trust for the community as a whole, but no formal trust agreement exists.

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likely to blame for the rise in water and sewer rates. According to provisional budget documents introduced March 11, the expected cost of delivering these services is expected to drop in 2014.

In 2013, the municipality budgeted $562,616 and $476,746, respectively, for the operation of its water and sewer systems. This year, council has estimated that pro-viding water to municipal properties will cost $451,176, while sewer operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $462,000.

While the increased fees aren’t required to pay for service delivery this year, they will be required for fu-ture capital expenditures. According to its provisional five-year capital budget, the municipality plans to spend $2,648,114 on water upgrades and another $736,623 on sewer works between now and the end of 2018.

The largest single expense will likely occur in 2017, when the municipality hopes to replace one of its water towers at a cost of $2 million.

Total spending under this year’s provisional budget (excluding water and sewer expenses) is expected to be in the neighbourhood of $4.9 million, down from last year’s total (which included significant capital expendi-tures) of $7.6 million.

Tax revenues are expected to be $1,397,324 in 2014, with money from other sources (including the transfer of $483,230 from reserves) making up the remainder re-quired to balance this year’s budget.

While the budget approved March 11 isn’t likely to change, Worthing said it remains provisional at this time.

“The budget is provisional until the five-year financial plan is adopted,” she explained. “That can’t be done un-til the requisitions are received from other governments. This does not directly affect the village budget, but we are required to wait.”

Cost of providing water over $4K B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe will personally preside

over an inquest into the 2012 deaths of two employees and the injury of 20 more in an explosion at a sawmill in Burns Lake.

Lapointe said Monday a coroner's inquest is the best way to examine evidence that wasn't considered because prosecutors decided not to lay charges. That evidence can be considered at an inquest because its role is to make recommendations, not to

assess blame."In particular, the inquest will review policies, practices and

responsibilities related to the mill operation and worker safety, and will allow an opportunity for full and frank review of the mill's operation and all of the events leading to the tragedy," Lapointe said.

The inquest is expected to take place this fall in Burns Lake.

Chief coroner to chair mill inquest

Richmond RCMP officers started their shifts with an unexpected visit from a 28-year-old Vancouver resident who is now facing several charges after being arrested by Mounties in the detachment parking lot. At around 7:10 am on March 13, 2014, Deas Island RCMP located a 1994 Honda Civic that had been reported stolen from Vancouver earlier that morning. The vehicle had already been involved in a number of hit and runs in Delta. Richmond RCMP located the vehicle and as police prepared for a high risk take down, the vehicle turned south onto No 5 Road, heading directly towards the Richmond RCMP Detachment. On No 5 Road, police activated their emergency lights to initiate the stop. The vehicle continued a short distance south on No 5 Road before making a sharp right hand turn into the first available parking lot. This parking lot just happened to be that of the Richmond RCMP. Alcohol was determined to be a factor in this matter. “While the idea of ‘drive-in policing’ may be humourous on a certain level, we also need to recognize the seriousness of the situation that occurred this morning,” said Const. Fox of the Richmond RCMP.

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Canada’s sleek, import-ed green propaganda ma-chine rolled into the capi-tal last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any pro-tests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from

what I can gather, it was a friendly networking ses-sion.

When I speak of our U.S.-directed environmen-tal movement, many people still don’t know what I mean. They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada. Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. research-er Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings. Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dog-wood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law, Wildsight and Seattle-based Conservation Northwest. Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy development in B.C. and Al-berta. Its tactics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rain-forest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act.

Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Coun-cil declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually por-trayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were nego-tiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how Ameri-can oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. That should take a while.

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

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t Editorial

I love the four seasons, and the one I look forward to the most is spring. With all its wonderful qualities, my anticipation of it in-tensifies since it directly follows winter. Yes, the snow is beautiful, but being cold isn’t my thing.

Thursday, March 20 is the first official day, and I’m looking forward to the fresh start. My husband laughs when I say stuff like that, be-cause I’m constantly seeing fresh starts.

“The first of the new year, new month, new week, new moon,” he said. “Everything’s a fresh start with you.”

Not everything. But I’ll admit to resetting my start button quite frequently, and the first day of my favourite season provides an excel-lent reason to push it again.

Everything becomes so alive at this time of year. The sun shines longer, the flowers begin to bloom, the birds start to chirp and people seem to smile more than ever.

“They’re happy because they’re not too hot and they’re not too cold,” my ten-year-old daughter explained. “It’s the perfect amount of degrees in the spring.”

Well, it’s definitely the ideal temperature in my opinion, and the warmer weather inspires me to get outside. Even something as simple as a walk by the lake can be a glorious time to breathe in the fresh air and recharge my energy level.

“Are you setting any new season’s resolutions?” my friend asked me during a re-cent hike. New season’s resolutions? I’ve never heard of such a thing. But, sure. Why not? I’m always up for a little self review, and an organized date to clarify my goals is right up my alley. Especially after the challenging winter I just had.

Benefitting from the outdoors will be one of my intentions. Being an obsessive workaholic, I haven’t always been very good at living in the moment. Connecting with nature can help with that. Doing things I enjoy and spending time with people I love can help with that as well.

One of those people I love is my dad, yet spending time with him is difficult since we live a four hour drive from one another. Becoming more like him will continue to be one of my other goals, though. A natural optimist, his warm, colourful personality and sunny disposition actually reminds me of spring.

He would probably laugh at that comparison and make a joke about being no spring chicken, but he’s almost 67 and still acts like a big happy kid who’s just thrilled to be alive every day.

He’s a firm believer that happiness doesn’t come from having the best of every-thing, but making the best of everything we have, and for that reason, and others, he’s always been a fantastic role model. The older I become, the more I recognize that.

I can’t say I’m naturally like he is, but he’s one of the reasons I’ve been writing this column and discovering different ways to be more positive over the last five years.

Life can get messy, dark and painful at times, there’s just no escaping that. But as the old proverb says: “No matter how long the winter - spring is sure to follow.”

And, now, here it comes, bringing all the joys of the season with it.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

Good bye winter hello spring

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Holliday, who served as president of the chamber in 2012, was returned to the position at the organization’s Annual General Meeting on March 10.

“I am honoured to have been elect-ed president,” Holliday, the owner of Aksenz Studios, said last week. “As an entrepreneur with a solid market-ing background and several years of successfully coordinating commu-nity events, I bring a positive outlook for the chamber to continue to grow and move forward. I am a strong voice to support and represent local business at community tables, and have a passion for building commu-nity pride.”

Holliday said her focus during the coming year will be on supporting the

organization’s staff members, as well as working with the chamber’s new board to meet the goals outlined in its strategic plan. She also hopes to “rep-resent a vibrant image for community pride on behalf of our local business community.”

Joining Holliday on the chamber executive are Laura Blackwell (vice-president), Greg Brown (Treasurer), Sandy Dore (Secretary), and Ron Zayac (past president). Rounding out the organization’s 15-member board are Sean Broadworth, Grant Mac-Donald, Jean Marr, Howard Broten, Stuart McFee, Blaine Cunningham, Darrell Hill, Tammy Downton, Ste-ven Creelman, and Lana Thompson.

The Burns Lake & District Cham-ber of Commerce is one of the oldest organizations in Burns Lake. It has its roots in the original board of trade, which was incorporated on March 1, 1927.

The chamber currently has more than 140 members.


Shelley Wall resigned as manager of the Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce last week.

Wall delivered her resignation verbally at the conclusion of the chamber’s March 10 Annual General Meeting (AGM), saying her last day on the job would be March 31.

Wall gave no reason for her decision at the time, and has declined to comment since.

Kelly Holliday, the chamber’s new president, is baffled by the announcement.

“I am not certain (why Wall resigned),” Holliday said March 12. “I have not had the opportunity to speak with her, as she is out of the community on a personal matter.”

At last week’s AGM, several chamber members praised Wall’s efforts over the past year. Outgoing president Ron Zayac gave her partial credit for help-ing stabilize the organization’s finances.

Holliday also feels Wall has played a key role in the business organization’s recent resurgence.

“Shelley is the core strength of the Burns Lake and District Chamber of Commerce,” Holliday stressed. “She has been effectively building and leading the chamber, and is to be commended for the success the chamber has experienced in the past two years.”

The chamber’s new president said Wall’s depar-ture will be “a major loss to our team.” Nevertheless, she is confident the group’s other employee, Trina Bysouth, will maintain operations until a replace-ment can be found.

“Should she (Wall) decide to move on from her

current role, I trust in our executive to find a suitable replacement in a timely manner,” Holliday said. “Shelley's decision to resign will impact our operations in the short term, but I have complete confidence in Trina Bysouth to maintain the operation until the manager's position is filled. The executive will provide support in the interim to avoid any shortfall of services to our membership, and (maintain) existing contractual obligations.”

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Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold will join business, environment, and First Nations leaders at the province’s new Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy.

BC Environment Minister Mary Polak invited Strimbold to serve an 18-month term on the organi-zation in late February. Strimbold accepted the offer shortly thereafter, and Burns Lake council endorsed his participation at its Feb. 25 regular meeting.

The new organization will advise the environ-ment minister on how to best balance environmen-tal protection and economic development. Although topics for discussion are yet to be determined, the roundtable is expected to provide government with feedback on proposed policies and initiatives.

Strimbold said last week he is proud to represent BC communities on the latest provincial think tank.

“It is a great honour to be selected as the local government representative to serve on this new pro-vincial roundtable to discuss the environment and

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WolvesToday is the second

time that I have had a report of wolves moving back into the Francois Lake district. There is a pack of 10 just east of the Landing.

They have been seen out on the lake. This will fix the deer popula-tion and big time. The deer just won’t have a chance. It’s been many years since we have had a pack this big move in on us. The last wolf pack now many years ago went into our neighbours corral and killed a steer.

That’s just too close. Looks like something will have to done be-cause once the deer population goes down, which it will then the

ranchers will have to watch their cattle. This is not new - we had the same problem years ago.

Lost an hourWell we are no on

Daylight Saving Time. As usual it’s confusing, takes about a week to get into the time change. I think it’s more confus-ing every year. Maybe it’s because of my age.

Is it that important that we have top keep changing times? Why don’t we get either time and leave it alone. Some places don’t change they just keep the same time all year.

Nice letterLast week Laura from

Lakes District News brought me a letter from members of the Beach family who at one time lived at Francois Lake in the house that my wife Jo and I raised our family in and spent over 60 years of our life living there.

It was a wonder-ful warm home with so much love. In 1940 Fred and Essie moved into what was to be our home.

The house at one time was close to the fence

so Fred with some help, moved it onto a base-ment. Fred had dug it with a team of horses and a slip. We have heard that the original house was built in 1918 and was built in two pieces.

It’s years ago but Mrs. MacLean who had lived at the Landing told us the story. Our family took over the store Oct. 1, 1941 from Vern Tay-lor. We moved in and the Taylor family moved out.

Vern was working for Eby’s Hardware. There were no wholesalers near-er then Vancouver and groceries came in by rail. So when we took over the store Fred got a new In-ternational five ton truck with Earl Deeder.

Earl and his wife Peg were farming the place now owned by the Grant family. The trucking from Francois Lake ev-ery week paid off. Earl would pick up groceries and hardware orders on Monday morning and arrive back at the Land-ing on Friday afternoon with the orders.

There were other stores from the Southside

who also got freight from them. How many years...I don’t remember but in time wholesalers started up in Prince George and Prince Rupert so Fred closed down. He already had a local truck running with Pat Ford hauling livestock.

Deeders were from the U.S. where Earl had been a profession-al baseball player. He coached a team here at Francois Lake in the 50s and they cleaned up all over. I still have a photo of the whole team which I treasure.

When Jo and I got married in 1949 we moved into the Beach home and the Beaches were now living in town. They were wonderful neighbours and we re-ally missed them. They were like family.

The house still stands just as left it no changes and when ever I visit it I have a feeling my lit-tle Jo is still there and maybe she is. I hope the Beach family will enjoy this bit about Francois Lake history.

One thing that just

came to mind is that Fred had a lovely big team of grey work horses, they were the ones that moved our house and the dug basement. Fred was selling the team to John-ny Martin who lived on Brown Road. Later on I hauled hay with that same team.

MooseWe had a moose come

for a visit on the morn-ing of March 6, 2014. It seemed quite tame.

I saw it come down from the Heritage Man-or out onto the Babine Road. It walked the road a little while then took off. It looked in to be good shape, nice and fat.

Our dogs We always had good

dogs as a rule German Shepard as we found them the most reliable. We had one very good female we got from the police as a pup we called her Seana, she was one of the best and we all loved her. One fall just as we got our first snow I lost my key ring with all the keys for all our locks, store and all.

There was about four

inches of new snow. Jo and I were upset as it meant all new locks. It was quite early morn-ing and I was going to pick up the car and go to town as we had looked everywhere and no keys. Seana was following me low and behold she had my key ring in her mouth. She was hold-ing the strap with all my keys, I could hardly be-lieve my eyes.

Where had she found them is still a mystery and we always remem-ber her for that. It was a sad day when we had to lose her as she had fallen out of the truck and bro-ken her hip. She was a real treasure and lots of tears were shed.

Nice eveningWhat a delightful mu-

sical evening was spent on Wednesday evening last at the Tweedsmuir House when we were entertained by the sing-ing students from town.

What did my heart good was the number of young folk taking part.

As they say music for the soul and sing-ing for the heart. Yes we

were favored with both. Thanks to yo all for such a great evening. I would like to hear you again.

On Thursday eve-ning we were treated to a hymn sing by the Decker Lake Mennonite choir. We always en-joy the choir when they come over.

On Saturday night last there was a coffee house musical evening at the Francois Lake Hall. The hall was packed with music lovers. The hall was decorated both for the evening plus St. Pat-rick’s Day celebration. The music and singing was wonderful. The tal-ent we have is terrific for want for a better word. There was so much vari-ety to please everyone. A big thank you to every-one who helped put this all together. The funds are going for a sound system for our hall.

I have learned that I could have told my mom that I loved her one more time before she passed away.

Always remember God loves you and so does this old cowboy.

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Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is watching closely as Fraser Health deals with a potential outbreak of measles, which appears linked to a lack of routine vaccinations in school-aged children.

Lake said he has not yet considered making vaccinations mandatory for school-aged children, as other provinces have, despite some schools in the Fraser Valley reporting no vaccinations at all.

"At this time we're not going down that road, but we certainly want the public to be very aware of the importance of vaccination, and get the rates back up where they should be," Lake said.

Fraser Health has confirmed two cases and about 100 suspected cases in the Eastern Fraser Valley. Of-ficials wouldn't identify the school Monday, except to say it is in a Chilliwack community with a history of low immunization rates.

Officials asked anyone who believes they are exposed to measles to contact their doctor before arriving at a medical facility.

"We are urging individuals who may have been exposed to the virus to contact their local Public Health Unit to be cleared before travelling during spring break," said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for Fraser Health.

The measles warning applies to Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

Measles outbreak alarms health minister

Local resident Craig Armstrong set up an information table last week in the Lakeview Mall to mark Kidney Month. Armstrong has bee volunteering for the Kidney Foundation since 1998. Wow that’s awesome Craig!

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CoLLege opeN houseOver 70 people attended an open house at CNC Lakes District Campus. Attendees were able to explore training programs then talk directly with nine different organizations that could possibly support them to take the training they identified. “Businesses are attracted to communities that have a skilled workforce,” commented event coordinator, Lynn Synotte. “Today’s event will help support the workers of tomorrow to get the training they need for the jobs of the future.”

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Comfor Management Services Ltd. 2014 Donations Update

Comfor Management Services Ltd. was pleased to contribute to both the Burns Lake Bruins Peewee hockey and the Burns Lake Minor Hockey Association Midget A teams.

Both teams worked hard this year to compete at a high level and both teams represented Burns Lake at Provincial Championships from March 15-20, 2014.

The Burns Lake Bruins Peewee hockey team attended the Peewee Tier 4 Provincial Championships in Richmond, B.C.

The Burns Lake Minor Hockey Association Midget A team attended the Provincial Championships in Clearwater, B.C.

The Donations Committee considers donations to individuals or groups towards:

• Local Education including scholarships and bursaries in resource management, environmental science or trade school. • Service clubs in the local area • Outdoor recreation in the local area • Recreation facilities in the local area • Sporting teams and local events

No formal applications. Requests should include the name of organization or group, contact information, and the amount requested followed by a brief description of what the funds are intended for.

If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]

Do you have an idea for a program to make the Lakes District a

healthier place to live & work?If so, you may qualify for grant funding through

the Partnering for a Healthier Community grant

program. Criteria & application forms can be

picked up at the Village of Burns Lake,

the Chamber of Commerce &

the Southside Health & Wellness Centre.

The deadline for applications is October 31st, 2014.

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the economy,” he said. “I am all about express-ing and understand-ing different values through meaningful conversations, so when I was approached to participate in this new provincial roundtable, I was extremely grate-ful.”

Strimbold said eco-nomic development and the environment are two subjects near and dear to him, and

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B.C. residents will be able to buy B.C. wine from grocery stores by early next year, with some stores connected to liquor stores that offer full selection including hard liquor.

The provincial government released its framework for a major overhaul of liquor policy last Thursday. It proposes a small num-ber of new licences for Vintners' Quality Alliance (VQA) wine sales from grocery store shelves, with future expansion to include B.C.-made craft beer under the same licences.

Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap said all alcohol sales will be rung through at separate cash registers, with staff trained in an expanded "Serving It Right" course to check identification and sobriety. Customers will be able to stock up on groceries and alcoholic beverages in the same shopping cart, whether from in-store B.C. wine or products from a connected liquor store.

Changes to take effect by this summer include licensing B.C. wine and beer sale and tasting at farmers' markets, permitting "happy hour" drink discounts at licensed businesses and remov-ing the requirement for fenced beer gardens at approved outdoor

festivals.Yap said the government is adopting a recommendation from

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall and other health of-ficials to tie prices to alcohol content, in an effort to reduce over-consumption.

The government plans to maintain its cap on the number of liquor stores, with 670 private stores now in operation. Liquor stores are currently restricted to relocating no more than five km from their original location, but that restriction is being lifted so a licence can be sold or moved anywhere in the province.

Yap said that would allow either a government or private liquor store to relocate next to a grocery store.

Another major change in the works is to wholesale pricing from the government's monopoly Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB). Currently private stores pay a 16 per cent discount off the government store retail price.

Yap said the LDB will move to the same wholesale price for all stores, based on the value of each product, and retail prices will be set by a competitive market.

Local grocery stores could not confirm if or when they would offer this program.

Booze coming to grocery stores in 2015

Economic development and enviro. are important to mayor

Bill Bosch, Alex Fer-guson of the Canadian Association of Petro-leum Producers, United Steelworkers’ President Frank Everitt, and Chief

Shane Gottfriedson of the Tk’emlups Indian Band.

The group will hold its first meeting in Van-couver later this year.

he looks forward to the upcoming discussions.

“Both the environ-ment and economy are important topics for me and all other citizens across the province,” he stressed. “We strive to find a balance to ensure we sustain our pristine environment while sup-porting a strong econo-my. It is not easy to find the perfect balance, but I am prepared to lis-ten to others, express community values, and think outside of the box to find solutions.”

The new round-table will be chaired by Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier. It includes representation from environmental organizations, indus-try, First Nations, local government, and orga-nized labour.

Strimbold is one of two individuals se-lected to represent BC communities. Other roundtable members include BC Wildlife Federation President

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BuLkLeY VALLeY CReDit uNiON DONAtes

Bulkley Valley Credit Union manager Sandy Dore (L) presented a cheque for $500 to the Lakes District Secondary School snowboarding and ski teams for their recent trip to the provincials.

Submitted photo


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donates moneySouthside Senior’s Housing Society was granted $11,753 toward the development of the Hospital Point Trail. This was the final installment in the amount of $5,877.(L-R) Dan Boudreau, Bonnie Lambert, Shelley Wall, Lianne Olson.

Lakes District Community Service Society received $1430 for strategic planning, this was the final payment. (L-R) Shelley Wall,Kelly Turford and Dan Boudreau.

Burns Lake Mountain Bike Asst. received $13,753 for marketing tourism initiative and trails. (L-R) Lianne Olson, Shelley Wall,Guy Epkens-Shaffer, Patti Dube and Dan Boudreau.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50 received $702 , this was the final payment. (L-R) Diane Sedlar, Harry Elliotte, Linda Uchacz, Shelley Wall, Lana Williams Lianne Olson, Lianne Neville and Dan Boudreau.

Regional District Bulkley Nechako received $2212 for connecting producers and consumers and $2,250 tourism marketing initiative. (L-R) Lianne Olson, Bill Miller, Shelley Wall and Dan Boudreau.

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Several Lakes District organizations were award-ed funding at the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako’s most recent regular board meeting.

On Feb. 20, directors authorized grants-in-aid to the following groups:

• Fort St. James Secondary School ($1,000 for a Grade 12 bursary);

• Fort St. James Sled Dog Association ($2,500 for costs associated with the Caledonia Classic Dog Sled Races);

• Fraser Lake Elementary Secondary Senior Girls Basketball ($2,500 to help defray the cost of attending zone finals in Bella Coola, and provincial finals in Lumby);

• Southside Economic Development Association ($1,758.39 to purchase meeting room chairs and a cart);

• Grassy Plains Elementary Junior Secondary School ($3,000 to defray the cost of a school field trip to Edmonton, where students will visit to the Mayfield Theatre, planetarium, Imax Theatre, and Alberta Gallery of the Arts);

• Southside Seniors Housing Society ($5,000 to help pay for design of the seniors’ housing com-plex); and

• Search & Rescue Teams of Bulkley-Nechako ($29,536 for the purchase of mapping technology and software for all SAR teams in the regional dis-trict).

The board also approved $2,500 contributions from the regional district’s economic development budget to the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tour-ism Association and Community Futures Fraser Fort George.

The mountain bike tourism association will use the funds to help complete a Northern BC Moun-tain Bike Tourism Initiative. Money contributed to Community Futures Fraser Fort George will help implement two initiatives under the Beyond the Market regional agriculture knowledge network proposal.

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If there are any new developments in the Destiny Rae Tom case, the RCMP aren’t shar-ing them.

Almost a year has passed since Tom’s death, but RCMP Dis-trict Advisory NCO Cst. Lesley Smith suggested last week that police are still looking for answers in the case.

“The investigation into the death of Des-tiny Tom is ongoing and remains a priority for the North District Ma-jor Crimes Unit,” said Smith.

Tom’s badly-beaten body was found in the early morning hours of March 23, 2013 outside a home on the Nautley Indian Reserve near Fraser Lake. On April 17, RCMP announced that the 21-year-old woman died as a result of foul play.

Although an arrest was made shortly af-ter discovery of Tom’s body, charges are yet to be laid in the case.

Anyone who may

have information relat-ing to Tom’s death is urged to contact either the Fraser Lake RCMP detachment (250-699-7777) or Crimestoppers (1-800-222-8477).

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MarteN vs MartiNLocal resident Alice Martin caught this little visitor snooping around their patio last week. Martens are slender, agile animals. They have bushy tails, and large paws with partially retractable claws. submitteD photo


Well, lookie here.

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That’s defi nitely not democracy in action.

The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offl oad the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected offi cials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

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Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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The number and type of employment opportunities in this re-gion could depend greatly on whether B.C.’s oil and gas industry grows as predicted, according a report released by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN).

The RDBN’s Regional Skills Gap Analysis, endorsed Jan. 23 by the regional board, notes that total employment in the region remained relatively static between 2001 and 2011. However, dur-ing that time, jobs in the forest industry declined by approxi-mately 23 per cent, while employment in the mining, oil, and gas sectors increased by a modest 13 per cent.

According to ‘base case’ projections prepared for the RDBN by Strategic Projections Inc. (SPI), if current trends continue, the region will lose an estimated 935 jobs by 2021, many of them in the forest industry.

The outlook could be quite different, however, if BC’s oil and gas industry develops as anticipated. In 2011, only 805 individuals were employed regionally in the mining, oil, and gas sectors. The report’s ‘proj-ect case’ estimate suggests regional employment in these sectors could increase to almost 2,225 by 2021 – enough to offset losses in the forest industry and create a net growth of 1,673 jobs during the period.

Both the base and project case scenarios suggest the regional economy will require employees with advanced skill sets in the coming years. Tradesmen, particularly millwrights and industrial mechanics, will remain in demand, along with agricultural man-agers and transport truck drivers.

The report suggests that the key to making the most of any ‘boom’ -- or, for that matter, sustaining local employ-ment in a future without oil and gas development – lies in ensuring that workers here have the skills required by indus-try. To this end, it rec-ommends a number of goals and strategies the RDBN and its member communities can use to address the “skills mis-match’ that currently ex-ists here.

The Regional Skills Gap Analysis took a year to complete. It was pre-pared by the consulting firm of Millier Dickin-

son Blais with assistance from an 11-member project manage-ment committee.

Although the full report is currently available on the RDBN’s web site, local government officials will formally introduce the findings later this spring.

“In spring of 2014, a launch event will be held,” RDBN spokes-men stated in a media release March 3. “The event will introduce the findings of the Regional Skills Gap Analysis to community members and stakeholders, and launch the implementation of recommenda-tions. The event will provide the op-portunity for stakeholders to meet face-to-face, and solidify the involvement of communities.”

Interested individuals will be able to register for the ‘launch’ event later this month.


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WeaseLiNg arouNDLocal resident Buck Hick captured this little guy. Weasels are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs. They have from time to time been considered a vermin, since some will poultry or rabbits. Submitted photo


BC Seniors Games: Zone #11 members: BC Seniors Games Langley 2014 website: www.2014bcseniorsgames.org. Check out the possibilities for participating.

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club Round Robin Cattle Sorting - May 31 at Eagle Creek Grounds. Please call (250) 692-4182 for more information.

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Rec Corner

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

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:

The ice season is coming to an end and the last of the public skating sessions

are on the following days in March:

Ice Rentals Visit our new real time ice calendar at:

The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under constructionplease take care when near or inside the facilities.

Increase your business exposure by advertising in the arena. Contact the Village for how your business can support community recreation

programs and facilities by advertising at the arena.

are on the following days in March:

Parents and Tots:March 19th at 11:00am

March 26th at 11:00am

Disco Skate: March 21st at 7:30pm

Public Skating: March 23rd at 4:00pm

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Hi Everyone,I would like to thank everyone coming out to the Rec-Connect meeting on March 12. It was another great session and we

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Snowboarding team does awesome at provincials

Contributed

The Lakes District Secondary School snowboard team had an amazing trip in Whistler for the B.C. School Sports Alpine Provincial Championships.

The students competed in a two run combined Giant Slalom and a one run all-terrain event. It is truly amazing to watch the students compete at such a high level. To have Andre and Elise win two years in a row is a first in the Alpine Champion-ships. The team is to commended for their commit-ment to training and competing. Congratulations to everyone.

Results: Girls Snowboarding: 2nd overall in the province

1 Elise Dubé, 5 Mikayla Fairley ,9 Kandice Wainwright, 33 Holly Burleson

Boys Snowboarding: 1st overall Provincially1 in the Province- André Dubé, 12- Tristan Pug-

las, 16- Tyler Wilson, 25- Cody Bardarson, 42- Sam Goertzen, 44- Matt Skinner

We are the four time Combined Boys and Girls Snowboarding Champions

Individual Skiers: Boys: 71- Connor Vossen. Girls: 22 Barbora Kruspanova, 26 Lauren Solecki

Coaches: Patti and Pat Dube

Submitted photo

The boys snowboarding came in first overall and the girls snowboarding came in second overall in the province. Way to go!

HerriNg boNe Andrea Gilgan made this cool pattern that looked like a herring bone going up a hill at the Omineca Ski Club recently. Submitted photo


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

Canadian Cancer Society daffodil month Fundraiser: April 26 at Decker Lake Hall. “Family affair – non-alcoholic refreshments.” Dinner, Dance, Silent Auction.


A number of local students will represent School District #91 next month at the Central In-terior Science Exhibi-tion in Prince George.

The youths, enrolled in grades 4 through 9, were chosen by a panel of judges at the School District #91 2014 Dis-trict Science Fair held March 12 in the gymna-sium of Lakes District Secondary School

Representing School District #91 are: Grade 4: Kathleen Steiner, Fraser Lake Elemen-tary/Secondary (first); Rebekah Aebischer and Melissa Olin, Fort Fras-er Elementary (second); Kyla Hindmarch, Mapes Elementary (third).

Grade 5: Trista Tei-chroeb, Evelyn Dick-son Elementary (first); Michael Chalmers and Rory Creighton, Fran-cois Lake Elementary (second); Hailee Allen and Lexa Sanders, Fra-ser Lake Elementary/Secondary (tie – third); Tye Clovis and Kaeden Harrington, Decker Lake Elementary (tie – third); Solarus Mann, home school student

Afternoon entertainment for music lovers

Wind Quintet of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra entertained Burns Lakers Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2014 at First Mennonite Church. The Lakes District Arts Council has presented members of the Prince George Symphony for the third time in eight seasons. Guest artist for the afternoon was local artist Sue Chretien. The last show of the year will be a captivating, inspirational and charming one-woman show,Veenesh Duboisin‘Under the Mango Tree’ Saturday evening, April 12, 2014 7:30 pm Lakes District Secondary School. Watch for ads in upcoming issues of the Lakes District News.

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(honorable mention).Grade 6: Myers Il-

les, Francois Lake El-ementary (first); Lucas Phillips, Francois Lake Elementary (second); Kael Evans and Col-tin Godwin, Fort Fra-ser Elementary (third); Vaughn Semmler and Alyssa Koenig, Fraser Lake Elementary/Sec-ondary (honorable men-tion); Avril Thom-Lucy and Kaylin Frediani, Decker Lake Elementa-ry (honorable mention).

Grade 7: Angus Bro-chez, Decker lake El-ementary (first); Jordan Cranmer, Sinkut View Elementary (second); Hailey Matthew and Savannah Buchanan, Fort Fraser Elementary (tie – third); Matthias Steiner, Fraser Lake Elementary/Secondary (tie – third).

Grade 8: Christian Kelemen, Nechako Val-ley Secondary School (first);

Grade 9: Elizabeth

Schulz, Fraser Lake Elementary/Secondary (first).

A total of 71 projects – three non-experimen-tal, and 68 experimental – were entered in this year’s district science fair.

“The calibre of the projects was incredible, and all the participants enjoyed a wonderful day of learning and sharing,” said District Science fair coordinator Candice Little.

Upcoming young scientists

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(L-R) Elizabeth Schulz and Roper Knapp.

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Cancer Society fresh daffodil flowers arriving the first week of April. To pre-order please call the office at (250) 692-7203 or email [email protected].

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Tuesday, March 25th, 201412:30 pm

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Members of the Omineca Owls Biathlon team are making names for themselves at provincial and national competitions.Youngsters Nisa Hofer, Cole Bender, and Ava Nealis brought home several medals from the B.C. Championships / Biathlon BC

Cup #3 event held earlier this month at the Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre in Smithers.On March 1 in Smithers, Hofer and Bender overcame minus 18 Celsius temperatures and placed second and third, respectively, in

the Juveniles (Mixed) 2.7 km Sprint. Teammate Ava Nealis struck gold the same day, finishing first in the Junior Girls 4.5 km Sprint.The Burns Lake skiers were equally strong on March 2, when Bender took top spot in the Juveniles (Mixed) 3.6 km Individual

event, and Hofer placed third. Nealis was in fine form again, too, earning a silver medal in the Junior Girls 6 km Individual event.None of the three Owls are strangers to the podium. In early December, when Biathlon Canada announced the results of the 2013

BUFF Precision Shooting Competition (a six-month event), they were among the top shooters in the country.Bender was Canada’s top shooter in the Novice .22 Calibre Using Rests category with a score of 352 points, while Hofer placed

second with 336 points. Nealis, meanwhile, finished fourth in the Senior Girls & Younger category.Other members of the Omineca Owls also posted excellent scores in the national precision shooting competition.Kyle Nealis finished fourth in the Novice .22 Calibre Using Rests category, while Rory Creighton held down the 10th best spot in

the country with 133 points. In the Open Men’s category, meanwhile, Dirk Hofer placed third with 272 points, Bryan Dickson came in sixth, and Marvin

Creighton, tenth.In the Open Women’s category, Agathe Bernard, Waneta Nealis, and the late Akiko Hofer took the top three spots in the country.

Other top 10 finishers in the category were Alexandra Dickson, Pam Higginson, and Leone McHugh.Biathlon is an Olympic winter sport that combines competitive, skate-style cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. Competitors

must extremely physically fit and capable of hitting a small (45 mm or 115 mm) while under considerable physical stress.

Omineca Owls Biathlon team making a name


(L-R) Cole Bender, Nisa Hofer and Ava Nealis despite cold weather came home with medals from the B.C. Championships / Biathlon BC Cup held in Smithers.

Burns Lake hockey teams are currently battling for provincial bragging rights in sepa-rate events.

The Burns Lake Midget team, which in-cludes players between the ages of 15 and 18, is in Clearwater this week for BC’s Tier IV cham-pionship.

The club won its first game 12-4 against Clearwater on Sunday (March 16), and was scheduled to play two games Monday. Other teams in the tourney hail from Kelowna, Sur-rey, Ridge Meadows, and Chetwynd.

Team manager Renee Skinner said the youths hope to bring the Midg-

et title back to Burns Lake.

“Team expectations are to play hard, rep-resent our community, and bring home a gold medal,” she said. “Ours was the first game, so we aren’t sure how the others will look.”

A few hundred miles south, Burns Lake’s Peewee Tier IV team is also in the hunt for gold.

The players, aged 11 and 12, are competing in Richmond against clubs from the host city, Elk Valley, Victo-ria, Vancouver’s North Shore Winter Club, Prince George, and Revelstoke.

The Peewees dropped their first game 7-3 to

Elk Valley, but stayed within one goal of the East Kootenay team until the third period,

when Elk Valley scored three times to take a commanding lead.

The Peewees earned

the right to represent this region by posting a perfect 8-0 record in regular season play.

Burns Lake hockey battling it out

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Recently Lakes District Maintenance donated $500 top the Burns Lake Peewees for their trip to the provincials.


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Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

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

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Daffodil pre-sales Fresh daffodil � owers will be arriving the � rst week of April. If you would like to pre-order please call the of� ce at (250) 692-7203 and leave a message or e-mail [email protected].

Fundraiser to celebrate Canadian Cancer Society daffodil month. April 26 at Decker Lake Hall. Live music by “Flaming Pie.” Doors open 5pm – Dinner 6 pm. “Family affair - non-alcoholic refreshments.” Dinner, Dance, Silent Auction.

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club putting on a Round Robin Cattle Sorting May 31, at Eagle Creek Grounds. (250) 692-4182 for more info. Spring Show June 14, Youth clinic, TBA.

Lakes District Fall Fair meeting on Apr. 3/14 at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Cancer Society Of� ce on the Main Street.

Omineca Lakes Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Committee meetings are held via video-conference on the second Thursday of the month from 1 -3 p.m. at the following community venues: Fraser Lake Com-munity Health Center - Library Conference Room. Lakes District Hospital - Conference Room 1 (Burns Lake). Granisle Community Health Center boardroom. Grassy Plains - Southside Health & Wellness Center (South-side). Anyone affected in any way by mental health and/or addictions issues welcome to attend. Phone Doris at (250) 699-6976 for more information.

Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Burns Lake from March 3rd to April 7th 2014, from 6-8:30 p.m at Immaculata Catholic Church at 248 3rd Avenue. More info call Kimberly at 1-866-902-3767. Workshop is being led by Judy Carroll and Brenda Read.

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Obituaries

In Loving Memory ofGeorge Van Tine

June 30, 1929 - Mar.19, 2013You can shed tears that he

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

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

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

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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) 692-3010CRISIS 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.

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FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0LOCAL 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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THE CHRONIC DISEASE Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic ill-nesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors re-ferral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYLake Babine Nation

SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTORREpORTS TO: Executive DirectorDEADLINE: MARCH 28, 2014

Social Services Director will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Social Ser-vices program. They manage and assign responsibilities to staff, hire new staff members, coordinate fund-raising efforts and write grants to obtain funds. They also recruit vol-unteers as needed and manage finances and coordinate administrative tasks with other employees.

Social Services Director will work from the Woyenne office and make regular trips to the communities of Tachet and Ft. Babine.

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Read this notice carefully. You may be eligible for a refund.

This Notice is to all persons who borrowed a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans located in British Columbia during the period November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash card at the time of negotiating the payday loan.

Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British Columbia.

A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.

If you feel that you may be eligible for a refund related to this Notice you may request a claim form from any branch of The Cash Store or Instaloans.

Claim forms may also be downloaded from www.cashstore.ca or www.instaloans.ca.

If you arrange to receive a claim form, your completed claim form can be submitted:

• By fax to Cash Card Refunds B.C. at 604-320-1655• Or by attachment to an email sent to [email protected]• Or by mail to: Cash Card Refunds B.C. #200, 4946 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7

Completed claim forms are to be submitted by July 31, 2014.

Heavy Duty MechanicAs a Heavy Duty Mechanic, you will be responsible for the maintenance, overhauling, reconditioning and diagnosis of gas/diesel powered wheel loaders, forklifts, skidders, material handlers, dozers, pick-ups, manlifts, etc. The successful candidate must be familiar with systems such as: fuel, brakes, steering, suspension, tracks, undercarriage, hydraulics, transmission, emission control & exhaust, electrical, heating and air conditioning. Ideally you will possess journeyman status (Red Seal preferred) or be an indentured 3rd or 4th year apprentice.

Please forward your resume by Monday, March 24 to:

Anne Currie Human Resources Assistant Babine Forest Products Limited [email protected] Confidential fax 503-291-5591

Babine Forest Products, working jointly with First Nations, provides equal opportunity for employment including First Nation status privileges. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and the potential for career advancement. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Babine Forest Products Limited, Burns Lake BC

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for

FULL TIME HARVESTER OPERATORS minimum 3 years experience

Job duties: operate and maintain a harvester and train other people on that machine $30/hr,

life, AD & D insurance, extended medical & dental.

FULL TIME FORWARDER OPERATORS minimum 2 years experience

Job duties: operate and maintain a forwarder and train other people on that machine $28/hr,

life, AD & D insurance, extended medical & dental.

60 hours/week per position in Burns Lake & Houston area.Fax resumes to 250-692-7140

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We are in search for a manual machinist who is qualifi ed in machining and welding. We do a variety of different jobs for the logging industry and mills in our area, such as machin-ing, hydraulic cylinder rebuilds and repairs, fabricating, me-chanical repairs, lineboring and welding. We offer a com-petitive wage based on experi-ence and benefi t package. Full time employment.

Please send resumes to Andy at [email protected]

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LOOKING for a lasting career with opportunities for growth and advancement? Due to rapid expansion in Northern BC, A&W is currently seeking Store Managers. If you have a proven track record in man-agement and are energetic, hard-working, and enjoy a fast-paced work environment, a career with A&W may be for you. We offer an excellent compensation and incentive package. Locations: Vande-rhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers & Terrace. For more information, or to apply, send resume by email to [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalAUTOMOTIVE Technician needed immediately in Vernon BC. We are a busy independent shop doing all types of diagnosing, maintenance and repairs. Wages are $25/hr but negotiable. We are located in the desirable North [email protected] 250-545-3378

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

ENSIGN IS looking for Assist-ant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Re-cruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alber-ta, March 31 - April 9 to con-duct interviews. If you want to hear more about our Interna-tional opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online ensignjobs.com. Call 1-888-367-4460.

GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus,Alberta needs Power Engi-neering Instructors. No teach-ing experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca

HIRING in Fort St John, BC.EXPERIENCED MILL ELEC-TRICIANS. Wage up to $50/hr. Housing & Benefi ts. Shift-7days on/ 7off. Email re-sume: [email protected] or fax 250-630-2114 Ph: 250-263-4350

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Pets & Livestock

PetsREG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-877-3564 or email northernfl [email protected] for pics/info

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Misc. for Sale4 YEAR old Polled registered Hereford Bull. $2500. Ph: John at (250) 695-6548

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WINTER PUB HOURS: Mon. to Sat. 11am-10pm (Kitchen closes at 9pm) • Sun 4-9pm

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(*Mexican Night Thursdays cancelled)

The Extension of Babine Forest Products Limited Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA)

Forest Stewardship Plan Please be advised that Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine) has formally requested the Minister’s approval to extend the term of Babine’s Lakes TSA Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for a period of up to 5 years starting August 7th, 2014. The licences included are A16823, A16825, A83075, A82283, A83728. This extension includes revised stocking standards. This public review and comment is in accordance with FPPR section 20 (1).

Babine’s proposed Lakes TSA FSP extension will be referred for a period of 60 days starting March 12th, 2014 and will be available for review at the Babine administration office, Monday through Friday during normal business hours of 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. A representative from Babine will be available to answer any questions, address concerns and provide additional information in regards to our Lakes TSA, FSP and FSP extension request. Comments arising from this referral will be considered in the extension approval of Babine’s Lakes FSP.

If you have any questions, or would like to meet and discuss the proposed FSP extension, we encourage you to call Daniella Oake, Planning Supervisor at Babine Forest Products Limited, 250 692–4603.

The deadline for receiving written comments is May 12th, 2014. If you wish to provide written comments, please address them to:

Babine Forest Products Limited Box 4000, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Attention: Daniella Oake

Babine Forest Products Limited, 19479 Hwy 16 East, Box 4000, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • Telephone 250-692-7177 • Fax 250-692-4595

Decker Lake Forest Products Ltd., 10345 Lewis Rd., Box 250, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • Telephone 250-698-7304 • Fax 250-698-7374

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Burns Lake & area BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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TOLL FREE1-877-873-7467

250-692-7887 Next to Rexall

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250-692-6019

PumpsWater Treatment

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Payne Septic Service (2010)

250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

Operated by

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P&B Mechanical

Bill and Patsy Miller

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Phone 250-696-3211Cell: 250-692-9940

email: [email protected]

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- Chris Anderson, Master Mariner, Lead Marine Advisor, Northern Gateway Project

Working in partnership with B.C. and Alberta First Nations and Métis Communities, and leading energy companies in CanadaLearn more at gatewayfacts.ca

“Northern Gateway is taking extraordinary measures to ensure marine safety—reducing tanker speeds on British Columbia’s north coast is just one.”

Chris Anderson is a Master Mariner and port planning and operations specialist. He has substantial experience in the

assessment and development of many terminal facilities on the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacifi c Coasts of Canada.

Meet the expert:

Northern Gateway has proposed tanker-related safety measures designed to maintain safe vessel transportation. These measures, together with lower tanker transit speeds in the coastal channels, not only reduce the risk of marine incidents, they also minimize potential adverse eff ects on the marine mammal environment.

ACTING ON EXPERT ADVICENorthern Gateway has consulted with many of the top experts in Canada and the world, including Chris Anderson who, as a Master Mariner and seafarer, has over 50 years of experience including the development of port and terminal facilities in Brit-ish Columbia’s coastal waters and internationally. Acting on the advice of a team of experts, Northern Gateway committed to a vessel transit speed range from 8 to 12 knots. Anderson says, “Reducing vessel transit speeds through a confi ned channel to within this range allows improved response from our escort tugs, substantially reducing the risk of a naviga-tional incident, while maintaining safe vessel operation.”

BEYOND WHAT’S REQUIRED The commitment to reducing transit speeds is not a regula-tory requirement, but one of many voluntary marine safety

initiatives that was put forward by Northern Gateway. As Anderson puts it, “Project-related vessels are capable of speeds of 15 to 16 knots. Many other oceangoing vessels can travel at even higher speeds. Northern Gateway is committed to reducing vessel speeds by as much as half that as an added

measure of prevention.”

GOING EVEN FURTHER TO ENSURE MARINE SAFETYIn addition to reducing tanker speeds, Northern Gateway has committed to the use of two escort tugs for every loaded tanker associated with the Project, with one tug being tethered at all times. According to Anderson, “In the event of a mechanical issue, the tethered escort tugs can take over steering and braking which greatly reduces the risk of an incident occurring. This commit-ment will also help protect British Columbia’s north coast.”

ENDORSED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELSThe Joint Review Panel’s endorsement of the Northern Gateway Project came after a rigorous, scientifi c review of the evidence, including Gateway’s precautionary approach to vessel speeds and escort tug standards. Northern Gateway is working hard to meet all of the fi nal conditions set out by the Panel, the same way they are working to meet the fi ve conditions set out by the Province of British Columbia. Northern Gateway is committed to doing everything possible in order to build a safer, better project.

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