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The funding, Helkenberg said Last Thursday was would allow the a great day for the BBSS to hire local Bulkley Backcountry contractors to Ski Society as they perform the necessary received a $68,000 maintenance on the grant from the trails, roads and federal government’s cabins.

Community For Smithers Infrastructure Mayor, Taylor Improvement Bachrach, Fund. funding for the “This means BBSS is good we’ll have for Smithers. better trail “This grant maintenance, and project cabin are very maintenance important, it’s and road part of what maintenance,” makes the Leanne Leanne Bulkley Valley Helkenberg so unique in Helkenberg, chairperson of the north and the BBSS said. in British Columbia,” “It means a lot Bachrach said. to us to be able to “We have these maintain the Hankinincredible recreational Evelyn backcountry opportunities that area to a certain are part of a quality standard.” of life that is drawing On hand to more and more people dispense the funds, to live here.”

Minister of State for Facilities such as Western Economic the Hankin-Evelyn Diversification, backcountry area are Lynne Yelich, said part of what convince the goal of the new residents to funding, through the make long-term CIIF was to support commitments to communities and the area, Bachrach regions such as the explained.

Skeena - Bulkley The Hankin-Evelyn Valley area. backcountry ski area “The projects is by all accounts a announced today popular place in both will help create jobs, winter and summer. growth and long-term See BBSS on p. A2 Smithers/Interior News

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Hankin-Evelyn a unique treasure in B.C.

BBSS from A1 Helkenberg said the Hankin side of the area saw more than 4000 skier visits last winter and Evelyn saw just about as many visits.

The recreation facility is also busy in the summer.

“A lot of people go hiking up there in the summer,” Helkenberg said.

That Hankin-Evelyn is the first non-motorized backcountry ski area in North America is also key for tourism in Smithers.

“That’s putting us on the map,” Bachrach said.

Bachrach added the CIIF funding is a tribute to the hard work and vision of Brian Hall and Jay Gilden and the volunteers of the BBSS and the Bulkley Valley Backpackers Society.

Minister Yelich also noted the importance of funding organizations that improve the well-being of their communities.

“That’s definitely a plus,” Yelich said.

“It leaves a large footprint of impact to the whole area.

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“It involves a lot of stakeholders and users of all ages and different user types.”

Minister Yelich also announced $45,300 in funding for the Moricetown

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The Kermode Friendship Society in Terrace received $5,000 for upgrades to the Friendship Centre and the Village of Granisle

received $51,153 to put towards conversion of their community winter trail into an all-season trail.

For information about Hankin-Evelyn contact BBSSHankin@gmail.com.

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Hazardous materials response time also a concern

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

Last week’s Village of Telkwa council meeting was a busy one, with several items drawing much discussion.

As with most communities across the country, Telkwa is facing a looming infrastructure crisis.

Over the next several years, Telkwa is looking at spending more than an estimated $10 million on infrastructure work including roads, their water supply and water treatment facility.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is trying to garner support from all Canadian municipalities, asking them to draft resolutions letting the

federal government know the current system isn’t meeting their needs.

The current funding model is set to expire at the end of 2013.

The FCM and member communities are looking for several changes to the infrastructure funding agreement.

Councillor Rimas Zitkauskas highlighted several changes he would like to see in the infrastructure funding agreement, including announcement of successful projects in December so the municipalities could initiate successful projects in the Spring, which would accommodate the northern climate.

Telkwa council also agreed smaller communities should be allowed to make

smaller contributions to jointly-funded projects to account for their smaller tax base and longer term and more predictable infrastructure funding agreements would allow them to better manage their finances and infrastructure commitments.

One remedy, Zitkauskas suggested involved payments received from the gas tax fund.

“It should be based on infrastructure commitments, the value of the infrastructure,” Zitkauskas said.

The current system, he explained, sees electoral regions receiving base funding of $50,000 per year and that amount is then topped up depending on population size.

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system, Area A of the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako receives much more funding than the Village of Telkwa, but has about three times less infrastructure commitments compared to the Village of Telkwa, Zitkauskas said.

Zitkauskas acknowledged that Area A Director, Stoney Stoltenberg has put the RDBN gas tax funds to good use, including several projects in Telkwa, but argued distribution of gas tax funds should take into account a community’s infrastructure commitments.

Mayor Carman Graf agreed the current model put Telkwa at a disadvantage and asked that the resolution for the FCM include a

request to modify how gas tax funds are distributed.

Also piquing the interest of councillors is the lengthy response time expected should there be a hazardous material spill in Telkwa.

“I was shocked to find out there are only six individuals province-wide for responses to spills of any type of hazardous material,” Zitkauskas said.

“We’re certainly not adequately equipped to take care of a spill ourselves,” Graf said.

Zitkauskas added some members of the Telkwa Volunteer Fire Department might have some hazmat training, but they didn’t have the equipment to deal with an emergency dealing with hazardous materials.

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Smithers council holds public forum for 2013 budget input

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

Two weeks ago Smithers council held a public forum to get input on how council should prioritize spending the 2013 budget.

Many new ideas were discussed such as more green energy initiatives, local food security and a 50 per cent reduction in waste.

There were also hot topics council is already familiar with like the need for a new library and the construction of a new arena.

More than 100 residents attended to voice their opinion on what and how they wanted Smithers council to spend their tax dollars.

“I was really happy with the forum, when you organize something like this your greatest fear is no one is going to show up and we had over 100 people here tonight,” Mayor Taylor Bachrach said.

“It shows people are really keen to have

a conversation with their neighbors about the direction the town is headed in.”

Although they managed to pack the room and got a lot of keen ideas, some thought the forum wasn’t focused enough to really make the kind of difference people hope to see.

“It’s laudable that council is doing this and trying to do this, but having said that I didn’t think a lot of what I heard,” Mike Sawyer said.

“We heard from a lot of people who have varying values and interests, but the problem with this is that what we had was basically a pie-inthe-sky wish list and we ended up with a bunch of motherhood type wishes that have very little connection to financial costs to the taxpayer or to the municipal budgeting process.”

The issue of taking a stronger role on recycling came up and Sawyer used it as an example of how people want to expand the recycling

depot and even roadside pick up.

However the question of how much they are willing to pay in taxes to make that happen was never asked.

Sawyer mentioned, as well as a few others who attended the forum, wanted to see certain items in the budget debated in council.

One in particular is the 28 per cent of the

budget that goes towards the RCMP and is projected to rise to 40 per cent in the next few years.

For a town just over 5,000 people, law enforcement is a substantial chunk of the budget that had some questioning the cost benefit of the towns single largest expense, Sawyer said.

“We have to have conversations at all levels, some of the

questions tonight were really at the higher level of the communities vision, where do we want to be in 20 years and those conversations are important.”

“We need to have ideals as a community and we need to know the direction we want to head in,” Bachrach said.

“The other conversation is also important,” he said.

“We need to talk about the details, about the meat and potatoes of running a community and talk about projects and initiatives and services we can start in 2013 to chart a path towards the long term vision we want to get to.

“It’s difficult in a two hour session to have a really substantial discussion of the details but what

I heard from people was they appreciated the opportunity to talk about the broad theme.

Bachrach said he heard a lot of support from residents about the public engagement and communication initiatives council has created over the past year and hopes to continue the trend into council’s second year governing Smithers.

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Flu shot flim-flam T

he feud, if you can call it that, between the British Columbia Nurses’ Union and the provincial government over flu shots continues.

Provincial health authorities want all health care workers who come into contact with patients in hospitals or elsewhere, including long-term care facilities, to get the influenza vaccine, or wear a mask during the flu season.

The directive applies to all health care workers including staff, physicians and residents, volunteers, students, contractors and vendors who come into contact with patients.

This all sounds reasonable, despite the lack of credible evidence such a policy is effective, since protecting the health of patients should be the primary goal of everyone.

The BCNU agrees and encourages its members to get the immunization.

But the provincial directive goes even further.

Health care workers refusing immunization, must wear a mask during the entire flu season, health care workers must wear a sticker confirming their immunization status and report non-complying co-workers.

To this the BCNU has said no.

Requiring non-immunized staff to wear a mask during the entire flu season seems reasonable and any conscientious health care worker probably agrees.

But wearing a sticker and asking employees to tattle on each other is divisive and demeaning.

Then again, what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander.

It’s our tax dollars paying the salaries of members of the legislative assembly and their executives, so they too should be required to receive the immunization or wear a mask, as well as a sticker confirming their immunization status and dutifully report coworkers who don’t comply with the policy.

Afterall, our tax dollars are better spent on working MLA’s rather than MLA’s on sick leave.

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More questions than answers in Cohen report Before the 1,200page, $25-million Cohen Commission report on the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery slips beneath the waves, allow me to dip my toe into the river of data that has flowed by in the past three years.

If your information on this complex subject consisted of skimming a few news stories or watching protesters on TV, you’ll likely conclude the whole issue is salmon farms and whether they are bad or catastrophic.

“Freeze new salmon farms on sockeye migration route: Cohen” said the headline on a Black Press report.

Those who read past the headline learned Justice Bruce

Cohen recommended a freeze on further salmon farms around the Discovery Islands group near Campbell River until 2020.

It’s up to the industry to show by that time that the risk is “minimal,” or farms there should be shut down.

A B.C. Salmon Farming Association spokesman said only nine of 70 B.C. salmon farms are in that area.

There are no current applications for more.

If you go to Volume 2, page 102 of Cohen’s report you’ll see a series of graphs showing sockeye runs from rivers other than the Fraser, from Washington all the way up to Alaska.

It’s not a

GUEST VIEW Tom Fletcher pretty sight. From Washington up to the Central Coast, the Skeena, Nass and up to Yukon’s Klukshu and Alaska’s Alsek, most runs show a decline starting in the 1980s or early 1990s.

This includes runs that migrate away from salmon farms.

Alaska doesn’t allow farms, preferring “ranching”

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These are commercially fished and marketed as “wild.”

B.C.’s north coast has never had salmon farms. The area has been subject to a moratorium since an NDP-controlled legislative committee gave its verdict on the problem in 2008.

The popular villain in those days was sea lice.

How about logging impact?

Cohen concluded stream protection has improved significantly during the time of observed sockeye decline.

His biggest concern was climate change, warming

sensitive river waters and affecting ocean conditions.

During the Cohen commission hearings, the 2010 Fraser sockeye run came in gangbusters, with 35 million fish.

One leading theory is that ash from an Alaska volcano fertilized the ocean, producing algae that supported more salmon feed.

Could it be that salmon ranching from Alaska, Japan and elsewhere is simply depleting the food supply?

That too is inconclusive.

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BVCU FUNDS RECYCLING The Bulkley Valley Credit Union stepped up with $5,000 for the Smithers Recycling Society to help cover the costs of a new baler. From left to right, Tom Havard Credit Union Board Chair, Greg Wacholtz Bulkey Valley Credit Union Branch Manager present a $5,000 cheque from their economic development committee to Art Mortensen and Ernie Harding of the Smithers Recycling Society.

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Telkwa sustainable?

Editor: (re: UN Gives Nod to Telkwa, Interior News, Sept. 19, 2012) Telkwa’s nomination for a LivCom award is for a Community Sustainability and Resiliency Plan produced for the Village of Telkwa.

This plan cost in the neighbourhood of $100,000 to complete.

Telkwa residents continue to pay as a budget of $2,000 is allotted in 2012 to produce colour photocopies of the document.

The LivCom Award, a UNEP Partner Award, not to be confused with the five UNEP awards, is one which organizations self-

register for, and pay an application fee.

As a nominee, the Village of Telkwa is sending three representatives to the United Arab Emirates when a maximum of two Project Presenters are allowed per finalist.

This begs two questions.

Was a Telkwa employee paid to apply for this award, with taxpayer funds used for the application fee? And, are Telkwa taxpayers paying for the trip to UAE? The village’s sustainability plan is a far cry from the reality experienced by Telkwa taxpayers.

In 2012, my family paid $3,653.77 in Telkwa property taxes and utility surcharges.

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One water hookup with severe water restrictions all summer.

One sewer hook-up we must service and maintain our own sewage pump and tank.

Garbage collection service, mandatory at $80 for a garbage can which is not bear proof and possibly obsolete in 2014.

One rough, dusty, dirt road.

Fire protection, our nearest hydrant didn’t work as of Spring 2012.

One new, or at least, new to us, municipal office building which needs repairs.

Darcy Repen Telkwa

GTS leadership scary Editor : (re: Black Goose lays dud, Interior News, the Oct. 24, 2012).

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Black Goose sure did lay a dud and there are Gitxsan citizens that think the Gitxsan Treaty Society may have created a lot more duds that we haven’t been told about.

The details about Del Ga Goka Corporation, Black Goose Holdings, Black Bird Petroleum Corporation and a number of other questionable investments such as Tathacus and Xogen have been hidden from

us for years.

The GTS just ignored any questions that I and others have asked.

Neil Sterritt is quite right to ask the penetrating questions he did.

Eventually these questions asked in public forums and the answers presented will alert the general population to the mismanagement that is still going on.

Some Gitxsan Chiefs and citizens are close to the issues but many don’t know what is going on.

Thank you Mr. Turner for helping point out some of the consequences of investing in “duds” With regard to the specific answers provided at the Summit I would say Jim Angus should know better.

As chair of the board of GTS directors it is his responsibility to know exactly what assets the GTS have and the value and state of those assets.

It isn’t his duty to manage the investments it’s the GTS management team’s responsibility.

The response by Ms. Clifton-Percival that “it was before we had the Gitxsan Development Corp” and that “we now have the corporate expertise to do investments” is not only stupid and naive but also scary.

The Gitxsan Development Corp. isn’t responsible for GTS investments, that is the responsibility of the GTS and their Board of Directors.

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Letters GTS from A7 Clifton-Percival’s statement says we had no idea of what we’re doing with investments in the past.

The Gitxsan Development Corporation should be of concern to everyone.

From what I can tell there is no effective oversight or management control in place for this organization.

I have no reason to trust Rick Connors or his team.

Norman Johnson Hazelton

Dog hit and left to die Editor: To whomever struck the black dog on Highway 16, in front of Bulkley Valley Home Centre, I want to update you on what happened afterward in the hopes you may learn about respect.

When I saw the dog lying inert on the side of the road, I pulled over to see what could be done.

The poor girl was really in a bad way, but not yet dead.

A few caring people gathered to load her into a vehicle and she was taken to the vet clinic in Smithers where a humane end to her suffering was provided.

As sad an ending as that was for such a nice old dog, what I find really discouraging is the fact that you would have such little regard for another living being and just leave her there on the cold pavement to suffer

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and die.

This circumstance has left me wishing for two things, one, she didn’t have to wait long between the time you ran her down and when we arrived to assist her.

Secondly, I truly hope that if you are ever lying there, broken and bleeding, someone shows you more compassion than you could muster up for this dog.

Respectfully wishing you some personal growth.

Cheryl McRae Telkwa

Need better choice of words Editor: In a recent letter to the editor, Mark Edwards commented on the Interior News’ grammatical or editing error in the reporting of a comment by our Mayor, Taylor Bachrach.

Not to be outdone

by Mark, here’s another example of your paper’s reporting.

On the front page of the sports section of last week’s Interior News, the headline reads “Steelheads edge Bulkley Rivals 5 - 1.”

This isn’t exactly a grammar problem but it is very poor writing, anyway.

First of all, the writer uses capital letters for all the words in the headline except “edge.”

This is a lack of consistency.

And, the word edge, commonly used in sports to refer to a one-point or maybe

two-point difference, is glaringly out of place.

C’mon--shaip up!

Brian Burrill Smithers

Elders being neglected Editor, We’re neglecting many of our senior citizens, imposing indignity on them in their declining years, and causing great hardship to their families.

These are the people who helped build this community and our nation, we have a pressing obligation to respect them and to look after their needs.

There are at least 50 seniors requiring acute care living with their families simply because there are no beds available at the Bulkley Lodge.

The family members are illequipped to provide the care the elders need, their homes don’t have the facilities required and home care is not sufficient.

In addition, while the Bulkley Valley Hospital has 20 beds, 12 are occupied by elderly acute-care patients with nowhere else to go.

The hospital therefore has only eight beds available to support and care for a regional population of at least 15,000.

This problem is going to become dramatically worse within the next 10 years given the aging baby-boomer population.

What is urgently needed is a significant

expansion of the Bulkley Lodge.

Currently, there are a number of private local funding initiatives underway, the museum, art gallery, new library and the CT scan unit, which is required on an emergency basis only two to three times a year, to name a few.

Also, Smithers Town Council is spending time, money and energy on funding for the second ice sheet, travel junkets to Victoria, engaging in economic lobbying against development and apparently not particularly concerned about the tragedy facing our elderly citizens.

The community and town council should prioritize what is important to the people of our valley and take urgent action to address this issue.

John Baker Smithers

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By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

There was a sound of silence last week in Council Chambers during a public hearing regarding the new amendments to zoning bylaws to include a microbrewery designation that saw not one member of the public come forward to speak.

Although no one spoke at the hearing the amendment passed regardless and despite some question as to the effectiveness of the public hearings councillor Mark Bandstra felt it was an issue that just didn’t attract a lot of attention.

“It’s not a concern for me, we’ve had public hearings before with lots of people who’ve come out,” Bandstra said.

“There are times when there are no issues around the change of a bylaw and no one feels they need to speak. The citizens of Smithers have elected us and have faith we’ll make the right decisions.”

Council also received a delegation from potential youth council representatives.

Although they haven’t officially formed a youth council, Arctica Cunningham and Seth Jex approached Smithers council with the idea of engaging the youth better by bridging the gap between politicians and young people with a Bulkley Valley wide youth council.

“The youth council is a group of individuals who are passionate about youth engagement and municipal politics,” Cunningham said.

“The objective is to transfer information from council to the youth and be that voice, the bridge between the adult municipal world and the views and the opinions youth have.”

The pair said youth feel somewhat disenfranchised when it comes to politics.

The idea Cunningham and Jex hope to see come to fruition

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Despite being asked some tough questions about how specifically the council would function and where they would get a budget, Unit caught the24 delegation

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“Young people in Canada feel increasingly disconnected from our political system and the decisions being made in their community,” Bachrach said.

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Tune in to 870am / 106.5fm The PEAK or drop in at the Hudson Bay Lodge and check out the items in the Banquet Room www.smithersrotary.ca 1. Re/Max Bulkley Valley BV Wholesale Gift Certificate $25 2. KFC 20 piece chicken feast $47 3. Adema’s Auto Shop Service & Checkover includes filter & 5L oil $75 4. Smithers Sausage Factory Homemade Boneless Smoked Hamm $40 5. Heartstrings Gift Certificate $50 6. Kelly Jones - Investors Group Sausage Factory Gift Certificate $50 7. Trails North Power Sports Service on a Honda or Husqvarna Lawn Mower $40 8. Pyper & Tuomi Financial Glacier Satellite Gift Card $40 9. Tales & Ales U Brew Credit towards wine $125 10. Masa Yama Gift Certificate $25 11. Fitness Northwest 100 Tanning Minutes & lotion $69 12. Hairs to You 2 haircuts & styles (shampoo/ condition/cut/dry) $60 13. Alpine Optometry Service or eye care products Gift Certificate $50 14. Logpile Lodge Dinner for 2 $75 15. Silvicon Services Boston Pizza Gift card $50 16. B.V. Financial Services Dawn to Dusk Gift Certificate $150 17. Wertz Appraisals Wildwood Natural & Organic Gift set $74 18. Driftwood Dental

Wednesday November 21 & Thursday November 22

In-office Teeth whitening $250 19. Smithers Golf Club 2 - 18 hole green fee passes $84 20. All West Glass Rock Chip Repair $40 21. Rob’s Mediterranean Grill Gift Certificate $25 22. Royal Bank Alpenhorn Gift Certificate $40 23. Interior News 1 years subscription $43 24. Boston Pizza Gift Certificate $50 25. Northwest Fuels Gift Certificate $100 26. Glacier View Satellite Nano spy copter $70 27. Rescan Environmental Services Winterland Yeti Bucks $50 28. Northwest Kitchen CentreGift Card towards hardware, cabinets etc. $200 29. Marandy’s 3 car washes - Deluxe, express $40 30. All Season Automotive Service or purchase Gift Certificate $75 31. Snap-on Tools XL Snap-On Tools Jacket $130 32. Tyhee Forestry Oscars Source for Sports Gift Card $50 33. Colin Bruintjes CGA Chatters Pizzeria Gift Card $25 34. RPS Ventures Oscars Source for Sports Gift Card $100 35. Aileen’s Home Hair Care 1L Shampoo & Conditioner $40 36. North Country Rentals Gift Certificate $50

Bidders are welcome to drop in at the Hudson Bay Lodge, look over the items on display and participate in person.

37. Louise’s Kitchen Gift Certificate $40 38. Oscars Source for Sports Digital Safe $185 39. BV Water Services Load of water delivered locally $120 40. Aqua North Plumbing Credit towards furnace (NG) - remove & replace $250 41. Driftwood Diamond Drilling Authentic Brass Miner’s Oil Lamp $165 42. Home Hardware Mustang Survival Suit (L) $350 43. BV Eye Care Mens Serengeti Sunglasses $215 44. Interior News 1 years subscription $43 45. Kelly Jones - Investors Group Heartstrings Gift Card $50 46. Ecklands Denture Clinic Custom Fit Sports Guard $200 47. Tricon Truss & Millwork Emtek Lafayette wrought Iron Passage & Deadbolt $152 48. Winterland Ski Yeti Bucks $50 49. Babine Pet Hospital Gift Certificate $50 50. Baristas Gift Certificate $20 51. Ackland Grainger 155 Piece Mechanics Tool Set $250 52. Twin Valley Inn Dinner for 2 $30 53. Collingwood Bros.

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Vehicle Detail package $350 76. Ksan Association T-shirt Bear Chilkat & poster $46 77. Smithers District Chamber of Commerce 2013 Chamber Membership $195 78. Hudson Bay Mtn Ski Rental for the whole immediate family $200 79. BV Regional Pool & Rec Centre Adult 3 month full facility pass $216 80. Wash the Works Sani Sport clean $25 81. Smithers Feed Store Go Dog food - 25lb bag $60 82. Glacier Water Full bottle of water & Crock $70 83. Alpine Physiotherapy Initial appointment w/ Graham Pollard $60 84. Frontier Chrysler Box Liner for Dodge Pickup $315 85. Eddyline Bistro Gift Certificate $75 86. Sedaz Lingerie Ladies long cotton sleep shirt $65 87. Smokescreen Graphics Hard travel bag with wheels $300 88. Mainerz Gift Certificate $50 89. Willow Massage Therapy 1/2 Hour of Massage $45 90. Boston Pizza Gift Certificate $50 91. Theresa White 18 Homemade Bagels $25

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116. All West Glass Rock Chip Repair $40 117. Winterland Ski Yeti Bucks $50 118. North Country Rentals Gift Certificate $50 119. Carl Eddy - Investors Group Louise’s Kitchen Gift Card $25 120. Marandy’s Auto car wash package (3) $39 121. All Season Automotive Gift Card towards purchase or service $75 122. All for Less Warehouse Gift Certificate $25 123. KFC 20 piece chicken feast $47 124. Nielsen Gallery & Framing 50% off Derek Alexander Handbag or Wallet up to $150 125. Home Hardware Benchmark Cordless Drill $130 126. Marks Workwearhouse Windriver XL T-Max hoodie $90 127. Re/Max Bulkley Valley BV Wholesale Gift Certificate $25 128. Interior News 1 years subscription $43 129. Hy-Tech Drilling 32 GB I-Pod Touch - 4th Generation $250 130. Ranch Trucking Load of Top soil delivered in Smithers area $165 131. MacKenzie Travel Travel Voucher $100 132. Appreciations Gift Certificate $40 133. Outdoor Essentials Gift Certificate $50 134. Evergreen Industrial Can-Am Jacket XL $210 135. Rayz Boardshop Gift Certificate $25 136. Louise’s Kitchen Gift Certificate $40 137. Main Current Rafting Sunset Cruise for 2 on the Bulkley River $155 138. Total Physio Houston Gift card towards physio $60 139. Richard Stanton - RBC Dominion Securities Kobo Touch e-reader $99 140. Smithers Lumber Yard Gift Cards towards any in stock power tool $250 141. Smithers Parts &

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Certificate $75 167. Alpine Wiring Hudson Bay Lodge Gift Card $50 168. Chicken Creek Coffee Co 1 lb Mexican Organic Coffee $15 169. Aim High Driving School1 Hr driving lesson $60 170. Alpine Physiotherapy Initial appointment w/ Graham Pollard $60 171. Pacific Employee Benefits Hetherington & Hooper Gift Card $50 172. Salt Boutique Gift Certificate $50 173. Theresa White 18 Homemade Bagels $25 174. Ekhart Mendle Load of firewood, cut & delivered $150 175. Interior News 1 year subscription $43 176. Coast Mountain GM Insulated denim jacket $119 177. Valhalla Pure Outfitters 22.2 Inch MSR Evotour snowshoes $169 178. Total Physio Houston Gift card towards physio $60 179. Calderwood Realty Alpenhorn Gift Card $50 180. Alpine Wiring Ski Smithers Pass $55 181. Northern Sun Developments Dewalt Drill, driver impact driver kit $240 182. Tyhee Dental Zoom - Home Teeth whitening kit $350 183. Re/Max Bulkley Valley BV Wholesale Gift Certificate $25 184. All West Glass Rock Chip Repair $40 185. Pyper & Tuomi Financial Steakhouse on main Gift Certificate $30 186. Collingwood Bros Luna’s Pilates Gift Card $50 187. Silvicon Services Boston Pizza Gift Card $50 188. Vihar Load of Crush delivered in Smithers area $220 189. Aquabatics Kayaks & Canoes Gift card towards paddling instruction $100

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Feature Items & Packages a. Castle Building Centre 40” Sony Bravia HD TV $1000 b. Northline Collision Rock Guard on any normal Vehicle $850 c. New Pro 20 Sheets of 5/8 White Melamine $500 d. Smithers Lumber Yard In Stock Ceramic Tile wide variety of sizes & Colors available $1050 e. Mulder Concrete Credit Towards Concrete $500 f. Kal Tire 4 studded 235/85R16 Arctic Claw Tires $1295 g. SilverKing Helicopters 20 Minute Valley Tour for 5 people $700 h. Vandergaag & Bakker CGA Credit towards accounting Services $500 i. Nature’s Pantry Gift Basket w/ Product and Gift Cards $500 j. Giddings & Co Husband & Wife Will w/ Power of Attorney $725 k. LB Paving Ltd Paving Credit $1000 l. Total Floors 450 square feet of 3” Espresso Stained Engineered Oak Flooring $1800

m. Smithers Lumber Yard In Store Credit towards In-stock counter top - various colours available $500 n. Kyahwood Forest Products1 lift of 2X4X104 5/8 Finger jointed lumber $600 o. BV Electric Return Flight for 2 to Vancouver (some restrictions) $1200 p. NewPro 20 Sheets of 5/8 White Melamine $500 q. C.O.B. Bike Shop Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc Bike $679 r. West Fraser Concrete Credit Towards Concrete $500 s. OK Tire Smithers Credit Towards Tires or work $500 t. Hawk Air Return Flight for 2 to Vancouver (some restrictions) $1200 u. Dawn 2 Dusk $2000 shopping spree plus 1 week of Heliskiing in Alaska. Total Package $8000 v. BV Credit Union, BV Insurance, Harvey Mountain Adventures & Blue Fin Sushi Bar 4 person/4 Sleds Full day (including lunch) Guided Snowmobile Adventure and $200 Gift Card for the Blue Fin Sushi Bar $1925

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Public Notice

In accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Town of Smithers intends to dispose of lands at the Smithers Regional Airport, comprising of 2221 sq meters to Tsayta Aviation Ltd. by way of a 10 year lease agreement at the following annual rates for the purpose of aviation operations.

Dec. 1, 2012 – Nov. 30, 2013, $5330.40 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2013 – Nov. 30, 2014, $5490.31 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2015, $5655.02 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2015 – Nov. 30, 2016, $5824.67 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2016 – Nov. 30, 2017, $5999.41 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2017 – Nov. 30, 2018, $6179.39 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2018 – Nov. 30, 2019, $6364.78 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2020, $6555.72 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2020 – Nov. 30, 2021, $6752.39 per annum plus applicable taxes Dec. 1, 2021 – Nov. 30, 2022, $6954.95 per annum plus applicable taxes This is not a tender nor a request for offers. Further information and a detailed drawing of leased premises can be obtained from the Town’s website (www.smithers.ca) or by contacting Susan Bassett, Director of Corporate Services at (250) 847-1600, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

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Telkwa Mayor, Carman Graf, left and Stoney Stoltenberg, Area A director with the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako present Earnie Harding, middle, of the Smithers Recycling Depot with cheques for $30,000 and $120,000 respectively to help cover the costs of a new baler.

The new baler is 50 per cent more efficient and is expected to do the job for the next 35 years. For Graf and Stoltenberg, the cash infusion is an environmental investment and saves money on the landfill bill.

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By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake off Haida Gwaii, Oct. 27, gave parts of Smithers a good shake, not enough to warrant a full scale response by local emergency services, but enough to serve as a reminder of what could happen.

“It was a good little wake up call,” interim health administrator with Northern Health at the Bulkley Valley Regional Hospital, Jim Aldrich, said.

For Aldrich and others, the key was getting the right information.

When the temblor hit, Aldrich called Karen Clark, another administrator, who was already at the hospital to see what was happening and Clark had no information on the earthquake.

Because his landline was down, Aldrich went online in search of details.

Given the magnitude of the earthquake, Aldrich

thought the Prince Rupert hospital may send patients to Smithers, which would trigger a code orange In the end, there were no injuries.

Aldrich did say the hospital has regular fire drills, but doesn’t participate in the annual BC Shakeout drills.

Neither do the students in School District 54.

“It’s not a mandatory program,” SD54 Superintendent of Schools Chris van der Mark said.

The school district opted not to take part in the exercise because the region is not identified as a seismically sensitive area, van der Mark explained.

The provincial government has invested millions of dollars on seismic upgrades in schools, but none of that money made its way to SD 54 because the risk was deemed low, he explained.

“That’s why we traditionally haven’t taken part in the BC Shakeout drill,” van der Mark said.

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“Obviously a 7.7 earthquake is going to have us revisiting that policy.

“We’re going to have that conversation even though there was no damage.”

For Keith Stecko, chief of the Smithers Volunteer Fire Department, the BC Shakeout exercise should be practiced.

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In Smithers, the Oct. 27 earthquake gave buildings a good shake, but without consequence.

As with hospital administrators, the difficult part for Smithers Mayor, Taylor Bachrach, was getting accurate information.

So he turned to the internet.

“Social media just lit up,” Bachrach said.

That was a good thing given phone

service was knocked out as friends and family tried to verify the well-being of residents in the affected area.

This emphasized the importance of social media and the internet for Mayor Bachrach and local emergency service providers.

“For a lot of people the first place they turn to is the internet,” Bachrach said.

Fire Chief Stecko said he knew

within minutes the earthquake hadn’t caused significant damage or caused injuries.

“We didn’t receive any 911 calls from our community for service,” which Stecko said was his first indication the earthquake wouldn’t require a response from emergency services.

“It was a non-event in terms of anyone needing service.”

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Smithers with an eye for potential infrastructure damage and damage to hydrants or water lines, then satisfied all was okay, he went home.

If damage had occurred and calls seeking assistance had poured in, then Stecko’s first move is to contact Deborah Sargent, Chief Administrative Officer requesting she initiate the Town of Smithers emergency plan.

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Being prepared is key

SHAKE from A15 As director of the emergency operations centre, Sargent calls the mayor, gathers a team to oversee various aspects of the emergency response, contacts the RCMP, the hospital and any other agency relevant to the particular emergency, she explained.

In addition, details of the emergency are posted on the town’s website, including potential directives.

The earthquake, Stecko said, was an opportunity for residents of Smithers and elsewhere to consider their

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preparedness for an emergency.

Everyone should have an emergency kit, a bag with essentials and important papers that can be grabbed should an evacuation be required.

“This event gives everybody an opportunity to reflect on personal preparedness,” Stecko said.

“We should all have a kit ready to go on a moment’s notice, including important papers, clothes, emergency numbers, all in a duffle bag.

“So, if you have to evacuate, you don’t have to run around and get the things for

your kids and so on, you grab the kit and go.”

On the flip side, Stecko also said, residents should be able to stay inside for at least 72 hours, should emergency responders not be able to get to them right away either because of conditions or because they are busy dealing with more serious situations.

Being prepared for such a scenario includes having canned food, water, flashlight and a windup radio.

“Every residence in Smithers should have those, just in case,” Stecko said.

Contact Alpine Optometry now to book your child’s eye exam appointment at 250-847-50205, Toll free 1-877-372-5025 or on line at www.alpineoptometry.ca

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Steelheads continue to dominate CIHL

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

It was business as usual last weekend at the Smithers Civic Arena, as the Smithers Steelheads once again dismantled the opposition in a double-header weekend.

Saturday night started off with a bang, hammering the Terrace River Kings 7-2 and keeping the momentum alive by crushing the Prince Rupert Rampage 6-1 on Sunday.

“In the first period against Terrace we really came out hard and we’re going to continue to come out hard against other teams and we saw the result tonight, scoring six goals in the first period,” Steelheads assistant coach Darrell DeVries said.

However, in the second period the Steelheads almost looked like they were shutting down, taking several penalties and giving up at least four more chances to score for Terrace.

The River Kings tried to step it up to even the score but came up short, slipping one goal past Steelheads netminder, Mike Wall.

“We kind of shut down a bit after the first period, the mood you get in after you’ve scored that many goals tends to happen,” DeVries said.

Despite the convincing win from both games, the Steelheads continue to draw several unnecessary penalties each game.

However, with one of the best penalty kills in the league it’s not a big concern for the Steelheads.

“We seem to get a lot of stick infractions so keeping our sticks in and staying out of the stuff in front of the net and not retaliating are always big issues,” DeVries said.

Although the game against Terrace last time was much closer, they failed to keep a close lead against the Steelheads.

“We came out a bit too strong and got caught to deep in our own zone and just fell behind really early and couldn’t find the net,” Terrace trainer, Lou Teixeira said.

“We had a good second and third period, we played well and we just have to take the positives off

Smithers Steelheads netminder, Mike Wall prepares to make a save during game action against the Terrace River Kings at the Smithers Civic Arena Saturday Nov. 17.

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it and move on.”

Sunday against Prince Rupert was more of the same, forcing the puck into Rampage territory for majority of the game, as the Rampage couldn’t get any plays started.

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“Tonight we kept it pretty simple, we used our speed and got on them early

and popped in a few at the beginning and they kind of got discouraged and their effort level wasn’t where it needed to be in the second and third and we just took advantage of that,” Smithers forward Ian Smith said.

Although the Steelheads season is already looking similar to last year’s, the success hasn’t gone to the teams head.

Smith said they treat every game like it could be their last.

“We know that any team can win any

night and we have to do the little things to keep it going and if we don’t we won’t be on top by the end of the night,” Smith said.

The Steelheads play next in Vanderhoof on Saturday Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

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CORRECTION Three weeks ago the Interior News published a story entitled A Foundation for the People.

We reported: The BVHCH foundation got it’s start after long-time Smithereen, Robert A. Hesse who donated more than $166,000 to be used to better the health of those in the Bulkley Valley after he passed away last February.

In fact Robert A. Hesse was a long time resident of Houston and the Bulkley Valley, the Interior News apologizes to Mr. Hesse’s family for mistake.

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The Burns Lake Dental Clinic would like to thank Dr. Young for his services and wish him luck in his retirement.”

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Thanks for the Dedication RAMPAGE DISAPPOINTMENT The Smithers Steelheads demolished the competition last weekend, smoking the Prince Rupert Rampage 6-1 at the Smithers Civic Arena Sunday afternoon.

The Steelheads continued to pressure the Rampage all day, here scoring the fifth of six goals on Rampage netminder, Warren Hansen. The Steelheads now hold a 10-0 record.

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Back Country Horsemen Society of B.C. (North West Chapter) would like to thank the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation and the BV Community Foundation for their generous grants to enable us to replace two sections of boardwalk for hikers and horse use on the Lyon Creek Trail in the Babine Mountains Park in 2011/12. Thank you also to Smithers Lumber Yard for donating the treated decking on the lower boardwalk. (Members of BCHBC NW Chapter standing on lower boardwalk in July 2012.)

Smithers receives PacificSport grant

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

The Town of Smithers recreation department received a grant last week from Pacific Sports XploreSport program to be used to develop young coaches and after school sports programs in Smithers.

Recently Pacific Sport, an organization that over sees sports development initiatives throughout northern B.C. made a call for grant applications and Smithers responded.

Last year the town received a similar grant to conduct an all girls after school recreation program and this year will be expanding the program thanks to the $3,000 grant program entitled Nothing but Net. “What’s really nice about the Pacific Sport granting program is they’re addressing what’s really necessary up here in the north,” Andrew Hillaby, Recreation Director for the Town of Smithers said.

“We need more young people certi-

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NORTHWEST GUIDE OUTFITTERS ASSOCIATION Students take part in an after school basketball clinic at Smithers SecFile photo ondary. fied as coaches.”

The Pacific Sport grants have gone towards bringing in coaches for training camps as well as coaching clinics for local coaches to improve their coaching abilities and in turn create better development among young athletes.

“Not only are we offering a great after school program for kids, we’re offering youth employment, we’re offering the community to build some capacity in these young people to become coaches and instructors,” Hillaby said.

These kinds of de-

velopment programs have far reaching abilities past the field of spot, Hillaby said.

“I’m a firm believer that if we employ youth to teach children, they will become compassionate, they will become empathetic and be leaders in the future,” Hillaby said.

“It’s a win, win for the community, you employ teenagers they become leaders and inspire younger kids to do the same.”

Recently Hillaby was also approached by three groups in the community about getting an

indoor facility to accommodate seniors for walking, skate boarders and roller derby.

Although it may not be in the cards just yet Hillaby is optimistic that through the grant application process it’s possible they might one day find a solution to the overwhelming number of users wanting an all year round facility to train.

But for now, anyone interested in signing up for the after school recreation programs can contact the Town of Smithers at 250-8471600.

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Sports BVCS clinch NW zone championships for second straight season

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

BVCS goes on the attack against the Centennial Seahawks to take the Northwest zone championship for the second time in a row.

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“Our passing was great throughout the tournament so we got to run our offense really well which was our main challenge during the season.”

Despite the loss the Seahawks will advance to the provincials as well as the Royals and are hoping to get another shot at them.

“It was certainly bitter sweet in some cases, I thought we played our best volleyball of the year for the most part, but we still lost to a good team in the end,” Seahawks coach Joel Ringma said.

“We have an opportunity now to go to provincials, it’s disappointing to lose the zone championship but at the same time our season continues at provincials.”

Now the second time BVCS has gone to the provincials, Van Driel knows what needs to be done to remain successful this year.

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“We have to block well and get good offense from everyone, that’s made us successful in the past and hopefully we can show the same thing when we get there again this year,” Van Driel said.

This season has been very productive for BVCS volleyball, with the Jr. boys winning zones as well as the grade eight team, BVCS volleyball is in the midst of a dynasty and Van Driel hopes to see it continue for years to come.

“I think BVCS volleyball at the Sr. boys level is good and solid, a lot of the younger kids are excited and they want to keep the tradition going because volleyball is a very big tradition at BVCS,” he said.

“It shows a lot about BVCS volleyball because our kids just love the game, we do well at all levels. We don’t have big rosters but the kids just love to play and work so hard.”

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The Bulkley Valley Christian School Sr. boys volleyball team are zone champions for the second consecutive season, after beating the Centennial Seahawks three games to one in the best of five series, last weekend at Smithers Secondary.

“Everything went sort of went according to plan,” BVCS coach Ron Van Driel said.

“We won the matches we needed to win and we played Centennial earlier and lost in three which wasn’t unexpected, they were the favorites going into the tournament but we put it together in the final.”

It was a hard fought battle on both sides of the net, however after a few mistakes by the Seahawks, the BVCS Royals capitalized and held them off to the final buzzer.

Coming out hard in the first set, the Royals smashed the Seahawks 25-10.

Knowing they needed to clean up their game the Seahawks tightened up for the second set and edged BVCS 25-19.

BVCS weren’t finished yet and continued to pound the Seahawks into the third and fourth sets 25-17 and 25-23, pushing the final set right to the wire to claim their second championships in two years.

“We really improved on our passing this year,” David Bakker said.

Over 137,000 BC children are growing up in poverty.

BC had the highest rate of child poverty for eight years in a row.

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Bridging Committee works to close culture gaps

By Jerome Turner Smithers/Interior News

The Bridging Committee is in its 10th year of operation and continues to address racism and promote cultural awareness in the Bulkley Valley.

Nancy Cody has been part of the committee since it began and is proud of how far the committee has come and where it’s headed in the near future.

One of the first events was the Festival of Nations and although there’s a multicultural focus the focus of all events comes from a very immediate group - the Wet’suwet’en, whose ancestral territory is always recognized before any festivity or discussion begins.

“Everybody needs to know that the Wet’suwet’en are the original people of this area,” Cody said, who also recognizes an important part of the local First Nations group’s society.

“They have a tradition that welcomes outsiders, so we’re blessed to be in a place that has such inviting people.”

The Bridging Committee is a branch of the Social Planning Society, a notfor-profit organization with the goal of creating inclusive, proactive community events and resolving any social dehesion found in local society.

“We want to help people stop selfsegregating,” Birdy Markert, committee member and representative from School District 54, said.

“The only reason people do it is because it’s comfortable and familiar.”

The Festival of Nations strives to educate everyone present about multiple cultures and music is used to do that when possible and has just had its sixth installment.

Alex Cuba has performed at one of the Festivals, which are held either in Smithers or Moricetown.

The Safe Harbour program is also very important to the general community.

It involves people hired by the committee to approach local business owners to educate them about the realities faced by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Smithers.

If a business decides to become part of the program their business pledges to provide immediate sanctuary for anyone feeling unsafe on the street or suffering some form of discrimination.

The committee’s vision statement is, “We see a vibrant, harmonious

The Festival of Nations (above) is one of the events that draws a lot of people from across cultural divides and the Bridging Committee provides events like this to bring people together in an environment where everyone present can open up to learn about other cultural practices and beliefs.

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community that is respectful of Wet’suwet’en territory and the diversity of nations and cultures that reside here.

We appreciate that we are all connected and enrich ourselves by celebrating each other. We have the ability and responsibility to enhance the health of our community.”

Organizing Against Racism and Hate is another program, which is a joint venture between the committee and EmbraceBC, a provincially operated funding organization that aims to support programs that target racism and cultural insensitivity.

The committee is represented in nearly every facet of the Smithers community, including organizations like Smithers

District Chamber of Commerce, Positive Living North, RCMP, Dze L ‘Kant Friendship Centre, Northwest Community College and Northern Health Authority.

“These are people who came wearing their other hats,” Markert said.

“One problem we have is holding on to people because most people move on to other careers or move altogether.”

Despite the somewhat transient nature of the committee events like the community dialogue have become better with time.

In 2010 the dialogue was directly linked to the documentary Finding Our Way, a movie about a dispute between the Burns Lake Band Office and the

Municipal Office which may not have happened at all if the two sides knew more about one another and .

The dialogues create a space where people discuss the movie at length to learn from each other by way of listening to individual perspectives.

An upcoming event is the Spirit of the Mountain, which is meant as a celebration coinciding with the 10,000 year anniversary of Wet’suwet’en living in this area.

“Nowhere else in the world has the Wet’suwet’en culture,” Cody said.

“We have to what we can to make sure they becomes more known in B.C.” The Bridging Committee meets every month.

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Doiron uses experience to speak for patients

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

Lorraine Doiron is busy, but she finds time to speak up on behalf of patients in the Bulkley Valley and northern British Columbia.

A columnist for the Interior News, Doiron also hosts a radio show, Porch Talk, on CICK, the local community radio.

Nonetheless, she finds the time, as a member of the Patient Voices Network, to speak up for patients as well as to inform Northern Health how some policies don’t fit with life in the north.

“I believe you can’t just sit back and complain about things,” Doiron said when asked why she joined the Patient Voices Network of 1,200 volunteers across the province.

“You have to be involved in the making of change that you feel is necessary.

“I just thought the medical-care system needed a little bit of tweaking here and there.”

As a member of the PVN, Doiron sits in on conferences and webinars put on by various branches of the health care system

Lorraine Doiron is a member of the Patient Voices Network.

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and offers suggestions as she sees fit.

The change Doiron seeks to achieve comes from her experiences in the health-care system and as a caregiver for her late husband, Kenneth Arnold Graff.

Doiron said she felt isolated while caring for her husband.

“That’s when I started thinking there needs to be changes here,” she said.

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What if the patient changes their mind?

Other discussions revolve around how healthcare services are provided in northern B.C. “It’s like we speak a different language,” Doiron said.

As an example she recounts receiving a phone call to schedule several appointments, all on the same day.

The first was in Terrace, the next in Kitimat and the third was in Vancouver at 3 p.m.

“I asked the girl if she happened to have a map of B.C. handy,” Doiron said.

The PVN is also a wealth of information for patients, information that can change lives.

For example, Doiron points to an organization called Hope Air which

collects Air Miles and then uses them to fly patients to major centres for treatment.

“It was a godsend for me,” she said.

“It took such a load off.

“I just feel the information has to get out there.”

A current focus for Doiron is access to services for residents of northern B.C. “Under the Health Act, we’re all entitled

to the same services,” she said.

“I think we’re getting short-changed in northern B.C.” As an example Doiron points to the Northern Health bus service.

“It’s a wonderful service, but the schedule doesn’t match the schedule of specialists,” Doiron said.

In addition, taking the Northern Health

bus to Vancouver also entails two nights stay in a hotel, which not all seniors can afford.

“I think they need to walk a mile in our shoes,” Doiron said.

The PVN is a supported by ImpactBC in collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Patients as Partners initiative To register or for information visit www.patientvoices.ca.

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Minding Your Money Small business succession planning

It is your small business and you’ve worked hard to make it a success. But one day it won’t be yours. You’ll decide to step back and hand over day-to-day responsibilities to someone else, or a medical event may make the decision for you. That’s why you should put a succession plan in place that ensures your hopes for your business – like funding a comfortable retirement or leaving a legacy for your family – are realized.

Here are some essential planning items to consider.

Sell it? At some point, sell your business to the highest bidder. Or if you have co-owners, partners or other shareholders, have them buy you out. Be sure you have a buy-sell agreement in place. Speak to your lawyer about putting one in place before you are in a position that you want to sell your business. Alternatively, you could offer ownership to certain key employees. The most difficult task may be setting a value on your business.

Keep it in the family? You’ll have to decide how to finance the transfer. The new owner could purchase an interest in the business but at what value? You might plan on leaving shares to a person, like one of your children, but have you considered if -there are enough other assets in your estate for other children? Do you need to increase your insurance coverage to provide that inheritance?

Wind it down? If your knowledge and expertise is the biggest asset in your business, you may not be able to sell it unless your client list has some value. There are many different aspects to deal with when winding down a business, such as disposing of remaining inventory, giving notice to landlords, creditors and customers and, if your business is incorporated, decide whether to keep the corporation going for tax purposes or winding it up.

Other things to consider: Assessing the tax liabilities of the sale to you, your family or estate; ensuring the growth on your business receives the most favourable tax treatment; considering capping the tax liability on your business through an estate freeze by transferring ownership and future growth of capital assets, usually to your children, now rather than after your death; or placing the business in a family trust that becomes a separate taxable entity and is not included in your estate. When making your succession plan for your business you should consult a lawyer to deal with the legal aspects.

It’s hard to imagine your business without you – but you need to plan for that day now and your legal and tax advisors and professional advisor have the knowledge and perspective to help you make the right decisions for your business and every other aspect of your financial life.

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Test-drives kick off ski season

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

All it took was two days of test drives and local ski clubs hit the jackpot.

Mark Williams, owner, Hoskins Ford, was succinct when asked why his business donated more than $6,000 to the two clubs following a Drive 4 UR Community event that saw Ford donate $20 for each test drive.

“Community,” Williams said.

“You have to support the people that support you.

“It’s our kids, our friends, our families, it’s strictly about community.”

Williams said the clubs were chosen because their combined membership represented a significant proportion of residents in the Bulkley Valley.

“We want to make sure we’re touching as many people as we can,” Williams said.

Williams did add the program was open to other groups.

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Mark Williams, owner of Hoskins Ford had local ski officials smiling with donations to their respective clubs.

Top: Williams, right, presents Gary Huxtable and Jan Wengelin, far right, of the Smithers Ski Club with a cheque for $3,160; bottom: Williams presents Leslie-Jean McMillan and Chris Werrell of the Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club with a cheque for $2,900.

Both the Bulkley Valley Cross-Country Ski Club and the Smithers Ski Club said the money was important for their youth programs.

“This money will go towards our athlete development program,” coach with the cross-

country ski club Chris Werrell said.

“It allows us to purchase equipment for training.”

Jan Wengelin, with the Smithers Ski Club said the donation from Hoskins Ford is earmarked to cover some of the

infrastructure costs associated with the construction of a new snow-cross track on Hudson Bay Mountain in partnership with the Hudson Bay Mountain Resort.

“That means a lot to this region,” Wengelin said.

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The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will only review written complaints regarding an error or omission respecting a name or address on the assessment roll, an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel, an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel or that an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. Complaints concerning participation within the local area service project will not be considered. Letters have been sent to the property owners within the service area with their property information and details of the Parcel Tax Roll Panel review process.

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Home Sweet Home Family and humble beginnings take Daniel Imhof to the football pitches of Europe and back again

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

For most Canadian kids, growing up playing hockey and dreaming of making it to the NHL is something that’s ingrained in our society.

Canadians undoubtably make the best and most essential hockey players.

But, what about the other most popular sport in Canada, soccer?

Have you ever heard of a great Canadian soccer player?

They have in Europe and he’s Smithers’ own Daniel Imhof.

“I don’t really remember how I got into soccer I just played it.”

Imhof said.

“Growing up there was youth soccer but when we got to high school they didn’t have a soccer team and it died out but when I look back there was a group of six or seven guys that just loved playing soccer and we formed a team and went to tournaments all over B.C. and if I didn’t have those guys I probably would have never got the opportu-

nity to do what I did.”

This past summer, Imhof, who immigrated to Smithers with his parents from Switzerland when he was very young, moved back to his childhood home in the mountains of central B.C. after a 14 year career playing professional soccer in Switzerland and Germany.

In 1998, after playing a couple of years for the University of Victoria soccer team, Imhof contacted relatives in Europe to see about setting up tryouts with local soccer clubs.

After catching the eye of coach Marcel Koller, Imhof was signed to FC Wil as his first professional soccer contract.

In the years that followed, Imhof would go on to play nine seasons for the Swiss Super League team St. Gallen, where he saw his most promising achievements, scoring a career high of 10 goals during his time and picking up a championship in his first year with St. Gallen.

From 2005 to 2009

Imhof entered the Bundesliga in Germany, playing for Vfl Bochum and beating teams like the English Premier Leagues Chelsea FC. During his career, Imhof would also go on to play 36 international games, representing Canada’s national mens team at 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Imhof said playing pro soccer in Europe was an amazing experience but the amount of pressure involved to always be ready for peak performance takes its toll.

“You play in full stadiums every week, the pressure is enormous, everyday training and competing even within your own team for spots is very intense,” he said.

“I remember after every season I’d just be mentally drained because there was so much pressure, but to play in that atmosphere, week in week out is just amazing.”

Unlike a lot of professional athlete, Imhof left everything on the field.

He ended his career

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Daniel Imhof battles for the ball during a club game with FC WIL in the Swiss Super League.

Imhof played fourteen years of club soccer in Europe between Switzerland and Germany.

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on a high note, not having to retire from injury or some kind of controversial scandal, he left on his own terms able to feel good about a long eventful career.

Now that he’s back in Smithers, Imhof hopes to give back to the sport that got him his start and although no plans are concrete

at the moment, Imhof wants to put together a soccer camp to give kids the opportunity to develop their skills better and maybe one day make it to the big show too.

But, despite the achievements in his sporting career, the limelight cast over every professional athlete at one time or another,

Imhof has never forgot where he came from and the humble beginnings that made it all possible.

“Over the years I’ve been asked numerous times of how I got to be a pro soccer player in Europe and I really think it has to do with my upbringing in Smithers,” Imhof said.

“The values and

character I learned growing up here, the friends I played soccer with and the support of my family.”

“It was a great experience and an amazing 14 year ride, but I’m glad to be back home now and I’m looking forward to new challenges and raising my family here in the Bulkley Valley.”

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Wintergold Arts & Craft Fair Friday, Nov. 23, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. & Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Park Building. $2 admission fundraiser for the Art Gallery. Door prize donated by Central Mountain Air! www.smithersart. org Virtuosity on the Violin Friday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. at The Old Church. Presented by the BV Museum as part of the Christmas in the Valley celebration.

Pennies For Kids BVCDC is collecting pennies until April 1, 2013. Drop off pennies at The Interior News on Broadway, Scotia Bank in the Smithers Mall, Western Financial Group on 1st Ave. Call Estelle 250-847-4122.

BV Remembers 2012 at the BV Museum now until January.

Skiing Around Hudson Bay Mountain from 1950-1980 in Safeway’s Café Area presented by the BV Museum now until January.

Friday Fun Curling until Mid-March at the Smithers Curling Club Friday’s at 1 p.m. Drop In Curling, Friday’s at 7

p.m. it’s Friday Nite Fun League. Both open to all, new or experienced! Info 250-847-9263.

Smithers Senior Citizens Bazaar Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Seniors Activity Centre, 4018 Mountain View Dr. Tea, crafts & sewing, baking, “Gently Used” tables. Eileen Bouvier 250-847-3478.

Smithers Film Society presents Where do we go now? Sunday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre. This film addresses the charged topic of religious differences in the Middle East.

Standard Admission.

BV Toastmasters will meet Mondays, Dec 3 &17, for the final Table Topics sessions of the year. Rm 401, SSS. All welcome.

Check BV Toastmasters Facebook page or call Mark Edwards 250-847-3828.

Lymphatic Drainage, Brown Bag Lunch topic on Thursday, Dec. 6, noon at the Healthy Living Centre. Catherine Ryan, RMT will explain what lymphatic drainage is and why it is beneficial to our health. 250-877-4424 for more info.

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id you see the recent episode of Marketplace?

It was the one that discussed in gory details the germ count in hotel rooms.

Made me glad I don’t stay in places other than my own little house..

The crew went from hotel to hotel lighting areas where spillage of some sort hadn’t been cleaned.

They also used a germ meter thing that did a count of germs on certain things in the room.

Great places for the nasties were bedspreads, toilets, telephones, sheets and bathroom counters.

It went on and on.

Let me tell you it wasn’t the sleazy places who showed the dirty side of things.

High-class hotels had the same problem.

Just after I saw that show a friend sent me a list of things we no longer like to do just because there could be some consequence.

How about opening a public bathroom door?

Do you use a paper towel to keep germs away?

Do you like to shake hands with people?

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SPICE OF LIFE Brenda Mallory I now think about the study that told us what people do in their cars before they come to greet us.

The details I will leave to you.

Now this one I did not like.

It’s been found that the glue on an envelope might just have rat poo in it.

I don’t think rats are pooing on envelopes.

It must be getting in the glue bucket.

We’re told that cans from the grocery store will have bad things clinging.

Now we have to clean the lids.

I don’t go to bars anymore but the e-mail sent to me said that some people fear drinking in a bar since you could wake up in a bathtub of ice with your kidneys gone.

Really?

Surely not in the Bulkley Valley.

Let’s not skip past things we’re told will cause cancer.

Deodorant is a big one.

I gather we could stop using the stuff.

We have to accept that we might smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Have to admit I’ve never smelled one of those.

Often when e-mails come to some of us we are told to get busy and send the message on to a certain number of people or bad luck will come our way.

That’s not why I’m sending this to all of you. It just struck me that we’re always in a dither about one thing or another.

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The Village of Telkwa would like the residents of Telkwa to be aware that an error was made in the Public Works Calendar concerning the recycling pickup.

Recycling pick up will continue on the following days for the remainder of 2012: November 27 and December 11 There will be no recycling pickup December 25 as it is a statutory holiday.

Recycling pickup will resume on January 8, 2013 and continue every two weeks from that date.

Garbage pickup for Wednesday, December 26 will be done on Thursday, December 27. If you have any questions about these changes, you can contact the Village office at 250-846-5212.

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Please share your new knowledge about HIV with others, and please encourage everyone to get an HIV test.

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They strutted their stuff with confidence and with a sense of humour and the packed room at the Hudson Bay Lodge had a great time, all for a good cause.

This year’s Mz. Judged contestants, 14 men, raised more than $31,000 for the Northern Society for Domestic Peace.

“It’s amazing,” Carol Seychuk, executive director of the NSDP, said of the money raised by the contestants.

“It’s just an overwhelming feeling.

“All of them [contestants] did it for a good reason, it takes a lot of time and commitment.”

This year’s winner of the Mz. Judged crown, Mz. Boom Boom Raven, was only too pleased to take part in the event as it was a way to give back to the community after receiving support from the community when one of “her” children fell ill.

On the drive back from spending six weeks at

All contestants at this year’s Mz. Judged pageant put in a great effort, but it was the Dance Evolution presentation by Mz. Boom Boom Raven, top, that nudged her to the Mz. Judged 2012 crown, ahead of Mz. Amanda Love, top right. Mz. Fit, bottom right, proved she was the fittest of the contestants while Mz. Taken, near right, earned an autographed B.C. Lions jersey and the title of Mz. Industrious for raising $11,000.

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B.C.Children’s Hospital, Boom Boom Raven made a commitment.

“A lot of people in the community helped us and we just wanted to give some time back,” Raven said.

Although “she” was only too pleased to take part, Boom Boom admitted there was one component of the competition that caused some secondguessing.

“The waxing,” Boom Boom said with a laugh.

Boom Boom took the competition largely based on “her” performance in the talent competition, a well-done version of Dance Evolution which earned a standing ovation.

As for men contemplating taking part in the next edition of the Mz. Judged pageant, Boom Boom said, “Just do it with no pride, just do it.”

“I have a new appreciation for women, the stuff they go through every day.”

When asked about the funniest part of the whole experience, Boom Boom turned to “herself.”

“Seeing myself in the mirror,” “she” said.

Runner up in the competition was Mz. Amanda Love and Mz. Taken earned the Mz. Industrious title for raising $11,000 for NSDP.

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The 34th Annual Christmas Arts and Craft Fair at the Central Park Building is set for Friday, Nov. 23, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wares from 30 artisans including pottery, jewellery, body care, textiles, cards, prints, photography, stained glass and baking, something for everyone.

Smithers secondary school hosts their Christmas Bazaar, Friday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec.1, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

I never miss either, just love this time of year!

The Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market Association (BVFMA) and the Regional District have partnered to make a contribution to the Breakfast Program in our schools.

A donation of $425.00 in Farmers’ Market coupons will be given to each of the four participating schools.

Coupons can be spent at the Farmers’ Market on food items to supplement the Breakfast Program.

You are invited to the indoor Farmers’

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Market( at St Joseph school), Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to take part in the presentation.

Stoney Stoltenberg, Regional Director, Principals from Lake Kathlyn, Walnut Park, Muheim and Telkwa Elementary have all been invited as well.

This is seen as an opportunity to draw more attention to the benefits of the Breakfast Program and perhaps create more interest in donations.

For information call Kala, 250-8469033, or e-mail: kalahooker@hotmail. com.

Just read an article that says the story of the Highway of Tears will be featured on the

US investigative TV show 48 Hours.

It focuses on the 18 women who were murdered or mysteriously disappeared along Highway 16.

In the article it says the story is not well known south of the boarder and so with this show there is hope for new information and tips.

I’m sure this is happening due to the continued pressure from the families.

The worst thing for a parent is not to know what happened or where is their child.

Attended the performance of Friday Night Live at the High School.

I wasn’t really planning on going but with my grandson performing I felt the support of family was necessary.

I’m so glad I went, it was incredibly funny, fast paced and completely entertaining, the performers appeared to be having as much fun as the audience.

Our Mayor Taylor Bachrach was the guest performer and when he first appeared on stage he was greeted with a rousing cheer from the audience.

Your deadline for enjoying Christmas Wine is here!

He did well, taking part in several skits.

The entire performance ended with a standing, cheering, clapping ovation.

Closing with: There ain’t nothing from the outside can lick any

of us.

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By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

The Hazelton Secondary School’s Senior Girls volleyball team only needs a win against Chetwynd to advance to the Single A Provincial Championships in Castlegar, after a tough game against the Ebenezer Christian School.

Coach Marcel Melanson is very proud of his team despite the result in the final of the hometown tournament.

“We were ranked fourth and finished second,” Melanson said.

The Spartans made some giant leaps from years past by defeating some of their most fierce rivals.

The Spartans beat BVCS in straight sets 25-18 and 25-20.

“That was the first time we beat them in three years,” Melanson said about the first game for his team Friday afternoon.

“Meagan Trombley, Tristan Morrison and Noelle Herrigan were incredible.”

Friday evening the Spartans played Houston Secondary School and kept the momentum rolling with another straight set victory 25-19 and 25-15.

Coach Melanson was excited to be able to give every player on the team some game pressure and needed experience.

With the win the Spartans were first in their pool and set to meet the second-place team in the other pool.

“All my girls played well,” he said.

The first opponent on Saturday would be the Centennial Christian Seahawks, who are a sore spot in the rearview mirror. “[They] crushed our dreams last year,” Melanson said, remembering losing to the Seahawks the year previous.

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Hazelton Secondary Spartan Noelle Herrigan (left) puts some pressure on the defense with a hit from deep, while Tristan Morrison, Kassie Vipond and Meagan Trombley (left to right) cover any potential block during the final of last weekend’s zone playoffs, where the Spartans came second to Ebeneezer Christian School.

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Hazelton’s West receives Jubilee medal for RCMP service

Lyn West is the latest local recipient of the Diamond Jubilee medal for nearly 24 years of service in the New Hazelton RCMP office.

West is currently office manager at the New Hazelton detachment and has definitely made an impression on colleagues. “[Her] nominations were known to set a record,” Jeff Pelley, New Hazelton RCMP detachment commander, said in a press release.

“She received 14 nominations from various officers and fellow colleagues posted at the New Hazelton detachment

over the years.”

West was honoured on Nov. 7, 2012 by Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens at a ceremony in Prince George.

She joins 2,299 other RCMP officers and civilian employees across Canada.

“This provided the [RCMP] an opportunity to recognize some of the tremendous work our employees are doing every day while contributing to a better safer Canada,” Detachment Commander Pelley said.

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Hazelton ready for next opponent in PG SPARTANS from B1 Confidence from the home town team was evident to members of the cheering crowd as the game against Centennial progressed, including local MLA Doug Donaldson.

“It seems like they are gelling at the right time,” Donaldson, who never misses a chance to support sports in the area, said.

Up by one point Noelle Herrigan unleashed a heavy serve that was barely touched by the Centennial defense before landing to give the Spartans the first set 25-22.

The Spartans seemed to use the bitter memories as motivation to edge out the Seahawks.

Strong passing allowed Trombley to lead an offence that proved too much to handle and with a well-timed back-set for Savana Wilson to hammer home for a 25-16 victory.

“The atmosphere was electric,” Melanson said.

“Savana is a phenom.”

The match for third featured Centennial and BVCS with BVCS ending up taking the match.

The Spartans met their most difficult challenge of the weekend in Ebenezer Christian School.

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Savana Wilson shows supreme focus on her serve attempt during last weekend’s senior girls zone volleyball tournament in Hazelton, where the hometown Spartans placed second.

After falling to ECRS in the first set 25-13 it became apparent that one Spartan was feeling less than 100 per cent during the final set.

The Spartans fought back in the second set to win 25-15, but that’s when Trombley was overcome by an ailment that had been bothering her all week.

“I was sick most of the weekend,” Trombley said.

“I dove for the ball and got winded when I hit the floor.”

Coach Melanson noticed Trombley hyperventilating and had to withdraw his only setter to let her

catch her breath.

“It was neckand-neck all the way,” Melanson said about the final and ultimately deciding set.

ECRS ended up taking the final set 25-22.

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zone with ECRS in Castlegar.

“We’re still in a daze that we’ve made it this far,” Trombley said.

“But we’re very excited to go to Prince George on Tuesday and hopefully we play like we can and get a chance to go to provincials.”

TO ALL NOT-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Bulkley Valley Community Foundation Call for Grant Applications 2013 Grant Funding The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation serves local community needs for Topley, Granisle, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers, Hazeltons and the Kitwanga areas. Grant Applications are being accepted from October 1 to November 30, 2012, from Not For Profit Organizations within the service area. Grant and information forms may be obtained from the following: Bulkley Valley Credit Union , Northwest Community Colleges in Smithers, Houston & New Hazelton and the Bulkley Valley Community Foundation.

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Workshop brings ray of hope to energy bill headaches Gerlach is meant for a flat surface, which poses problems in areas where over two feet of snow falls in a typical winter.

But with a bit of research and follow through it’s possible to run on solar energy alone.

“We haven’t run our generator since March,” Kneifl said, adding that it takes awareness and a go-with-the-flow mentality to succeed.

“Some nights people will think we aren’t at home, but it’s only because we have one light on in one room.”

Gerlach agrees that a massive overhaul of conventionally used items is necessary in every solar powered home.

“Living ‘off-thegrid’ is a combination of generation and retrofitting,” Gerlach said.

“All incandescent lighting has to go.”

A typical home will run on three to five watts per day, which can be decreased with attention to details like having anything with a glowing light on it, despite not being on, unplugged when not in use, according to the presenters.

Off-the-grid, however is not the only option where alternative energy generation is concerned.

Solar panels (left side of peaks) with added reflectors (right side of peaks) that increase energy output considerably are being installed in Canada and the U.S. Contributed photo

By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

Solar power was the main topic of discussion at a workshop, led by two industry experts in the Kispiox Valley last Saturday, where attendees were introduced to the growing industry of alternative energy production.

New reflective technology is now available that increases output of a single panel, about the size of a billiards table, by over 50 per cent.

“It’s as much about the solar panel technology and current price, as it is about the reflector,” Richard Gerlach, owner of Waterboy Solar products, said.

Solar panels consist of silicon sand put into contact with boron and phosphorous and when sunlight strikes

this combination of elements electricity is produced.

This is not new technology, in fact there are those, like Kispiox Valley’s Brian Dahl and Riki Kneifl who have lived “offthe-grid” for over 30 years.

“We bought the high-end panels because we wanted them to last,” said Kneifl.

“We figure these 12 panels have cost us around $4,500 total.”

Kneifl and Dahl were faced with the cost of running hydro lines to their newly purchased house around 30 years ago and decided to go another route that would suit their lifestyle.

“We want to have as small a footprint as possible to ease the pollution and impact on future generations.”

They have always had a generator back-

up in the event their solar energy depletes.

That generator used to be diesel, but Dahl has converted it to run on vegetable oil.

Although Kneifl and Dahl didn’t learn a lot during the workshop they agree with a lot of main points made by the presenters.

Rick Dunsmore, president of Goose Creek Renewable Energy Inc., is from Burns Lake and knows the perils of solar panels in a rural setting.

“People in urban centres generally put their panels on rooftops because there is nowhere else to put them,” Dunsmore said.

“Don’t put the panels on the ground because I know cows and they tend to get out on occasion.”

The panel system being offered by Dunsmore and

A building can still be ‘grid-tied’, according to the presenters, and if the building produces more energy than it uses, excess energy will be bought monthly by whichever power

company operates the main grid.

One concern for emergency crews, like structural fire fighters or B.C. Hydro repair crews, is the electricity output of an ‘off-thegrid structure.

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Northern Gateway will be one of the safest energy pipelines because it’s been designed by engineers, safety experts and the people of British Columbia.

Our every intention is to ma make ke the North ther ern n Ga Gate tewa way y Pi Pipe peli line ne the str tron ngest st and safestt of its kin nd in Can anad ada. ad a. And the people o of British Columbia have told us that we must exceed safety standards if it is to cross this beautiful province. We’ve heard their concerns and have continually incorporated their feedback into our plans. We have added $500 million in extra safety measures–like thicker pipe, more isolation valves, meticulous pipeline construction techniques, and plans for around the clock monitoring by real people, in real time, with sophisticated technology.

We will use thicker pipe...

We will have advanced monitoring and response systems...

Northern Gateway pipe will have

Constant, diligent monitoring is vital for safe pipeline operation. Northern

an average thickness of 0.80 inches.

Gateway will be monitored on-site and via the control centre 24/7, in

That’s 20% over and above current

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Canadian safety standard requirements

well, extensive geotechnical investigation and route planning

for the Northern Gateway Project. The pipe

has taken place and this, combined with sophisticated

will be even thicker when it crosses major rivers and tributaries.

monitoring techniques, will provide protection against

It will be welded with exacting precision and its integrity checked

geotechnical and other natural hazards. Pump stations in

using ultrasonic inspection and hydrostatic testing methods. And

remote areas will be staffed around the

to ensure safe operation, the frequency of high resolution, in-line

clock. Dual leak detection systems

inspection surveys will be increased across the entire pipeline system

will be installed and remotely

by a minimum of 50% over and above current practices.

operated isolation valves will be used, increasing their number in BC by 50%.

We will respect wildlife habitats and migration routes...

To address concerns from the public that the construction of the pipeline will affect the

We will practice and be prepared for incidents...

environment, we have pledged to build it in such a way that natural wildlife habitats,

Our goal is always zero spills. To help achieve that, the

migration routes and fish spawning sites will be respected. During the building phase,

pipeline will be monitored from the air and the ground and

disturbances will be kept to a minimum by having construction vehicles access most of

routinely inspected inside and out to identify and address

the pipeline using existing forestry roads. Instead of building all new bridge structures, it

any integrity issues. But that doesn’t mean we will not

will use existing watercourse crossings where possible. When construction is completed

prepare for an incident. We will adhere to world-leading

on each section, soil will be returned and shrubs and grasses native to the region will be

practices for oil spill response and recovery systems. Emergency response equipment

planted. If any large trees are removed to make way for the pipeline, a new tree will be

and training will be provided and constantly updated and upgraded. Training exercises

planted in another location as part of Enbridge’s commitment to plant a tree for every

with our own operations personnel and local emergency providers will be conducted on a

tree we remove to build our projects.

regular basis. Can we guarantee that there will never be a significant pipeline failure? Our original pledge to build a safe pipeline combined with further enhancements made after hearing the concerns of British Columbians puts us closer than any other pipeline system in the world to providing that guarantee.

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Winning Mz. Judged takes much preparation

FIRST GOAL EVER Tatum Jack glides around the defense to the goal-mouth enroute to scoring her first goal in competition during an intersquad game last Saturday involving the Initiation and Novice divisions of the Hazelton Minor Hockey Association.

Dude looks like a lady.

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hat’s a girl to do?

I waxed my legs and eyebrows. I changed wigs and wore enough makeup to support buildings. And that was just the foundation.

Picking a name was a relative no-brainer considering my profession.

Mz. Info - done.

Then I needed a persona.

I scoured the reaches of my mind.

After those 10 seconds were up, I resorted to the Internet - YouTube to be precise.

Jack Johnson’s song, The News, seemed like a perfect fit, but this show was about making people cry because they’re happy, so I moved on.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, nah; Too, Wong Foo, nope.

Then I remembered a gem of a movie, which my wife and I love: Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Hansel, the main character is a man from East Germany that escapes to America to become a touring musician, which sounds good, but he was playing to smorgasbord restaurant crowds and the occasional dive bar.

Persona and talent. Perfect.

One of the songs, The Origin of Love, is epic, I highly suggest a listen, but I chose Wig in a Box, for its appropriate content.

Next came the wardrobe.

Choosing the appropriate outfit to go with each of the categories of the hotly contested pageant was the most stressful part of the process, because my wife decided to impart her vast knowledge on the subject.

Now don’t get me wrong, I like a sequinned dress as much as the next gal, but I would rather sparkle more than the dress, thank you very much.

Somehow we made it to this side of Value Village with our relationship intact, some athletic gear and a swimsuit to boot.

Phew.

There are women out there who lose their mind at the thought of men in women’s clothing, surprising no one.

Lucky for me I was able to find a last-minute gown for the evening wear portion or I would have had to go on stage in my swimsuit again and nobody wants that, alright, maybe they would.

Then came the night of the pageant.

I felt a bit like a polar bear in the southern prairies before I found the room backstage, where there were other northern nomads.

It was like walking into another world, where gender didn’t factor into the equation.

There were wigs and jewelry and very large high-heels.

We all had made it through a similar journey and now the only thing left was show time.

The fact that it was all to raise money for local programs for men seeking counselling made it much easier to go through the awkwardness and pain involved in what women go through on a daily basis - and that’s just the clothing and beautification process.

Kudos to all contestants, organizers, donors and, of course, the ravishing Mz. Boom Boom Raven, who was the most prepared to shine.

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Margretta Mcguinness June 26, 1950 to Nov. 27, 2011

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new, I thought of you yesterday, and days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name, All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part, God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart!

Deeply loved and missed by Husband Jim Mcguinness, children Peter, Damian (Viki), Sinead (Gary) and grandchildren Ashley and Eamon, and the many family and friends that meant so much to her.

He passed away after a courageous battle with stomach cancer with his friends Ciril and Johanna at this bed side, predeceased by his only sister Alexandra in Poland on Oct. 2, 2012.

At a young age his was uprooted by Russians from Poland to Siberia, from there he was conscripted to join the Allies serving in the Middle East, Africa and Italy during the way years. In 1946, he immigrated to Canada and was working forests and farms on the prairies and ended up in B.C. and the Yukon, where he started to work in the Asbestos mines at Cassiar, B.C. and Clinton Creek, Yukon as supervisor and General Foreman from May of 1953 until his retirement in September of 1982 in Smithers. Stan was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, boating, skidooing and most of all gardening and flowers were his passion. In his retirement he enjoyed reading by the fireplace and watching the birds outside his window and enjoying all sports of TV. Our sincere thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at Bulkley Valley Regional Hospital, Special thank you to the nursing staff at the Bulkley Lodge who gave compassionate care to Stan with a big heart. To Dr. Preto our sincere thank you for being so tactful with Stan to the very end.

Arrangements entrusted to R.A. Schrader Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Nov. 8, 2012, afterward refreshments were served by the Catholic Women’s League and followed by a private inurnment at Smithers Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the Smithers Community Cancer Care Team.

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Margaret Elaine Davidson July 26, 1935 – November 9, 2012

Margaret was born in Smithers to Percy and Phyllis Davidson, and had two siblings, Phyl and Jim. She worked for BC Tel as an operator, then in the office in Hazelton and Terrace, returning to Smithers to provide customer service.

She enjoyed meeting people and seeing the growth of her town.

Marg was actively involved in the Royal Purple, Ladies Golf, Curling, Bowling, BC Seniors Games, Seniors activities, and St. James Church. Marg was part of the group that sponsored and managed the Smithers Totems during the competitive hockey years in Smithers between the Totems and the Junior Bruins. Her adeptness with numbers and compelling ability to get things done kept her busy in her retirement. She loved being with her family and friends, hearing all that was happening with them. She had an uncanny ability to give people the things they needed when they needed them. We will remember Margaret’s love and joy shared with her smile and time taken to say hello.

Marg was a third loving parent to all her nieces and nephews and their families. She spent many hours with her great nephews at the playground and giving rides in her van.

Her family extended beyond relatives to her friends and her many godchildren. She was a lucky lady, winning many times and she generously shared that bounty.

In memory of Marg, the family requests any donations be made to the Bulkley Valley Foundation, Box 4584 Smithers V0J 2N0, or the local charity of your choice.

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ACCESSORIES INSTALLER/ Journeyman Technicians.

Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta) needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop.

Competitive wages, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net ESTHETICIAN NEEDED Please call 250-877-9505 for details.

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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Tahtsa Timber Ltd. has the following full time positions available

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

(Woods Foreman) TIMBERLANDS Campbell River, BC Mid Island Forest Operation is a continuous harvest operation (6x3 shift) harvesting 1.1 MM M3 annually and building 140 km of road.

Working as part of a team of supervisors, this position will have direct responsibility for woods operations and union crews.

The successful candidate will value the team-oriented approach, have a good working knowledge of applicable occupational safety regulations, first-hand knowledge and experience in a unionized environment, and will be responsible for planning, supervision of hourly personnel, safe work performance and the achievement of departmental goals.

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Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association Executive Director The Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association requires a part-time Executive Director to work 4 hours per week.

Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘ Duties related to financial control, human resources, systems and program management, and reporting. â&#x20AC;˘ Develop partnerships, networks and collaborative efforts with other community organizations. â&#x20AC;˘ Work with the Board of Directors in the development, implementation and maintenance of the business of the association as set out in its mission, goals and objectives.

Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Post-secondary degree in Social Services or related field, plus experience in providing direct client services, â&#x20AC;˘ Sound knowledge of brain injury, â&#x20AC;˘ Strong interpersonal skills, â&#x20AC;˘ Strong verbal and written communication skills, â&#x20AC;˘ Self-starter and commitment to team work, â&#x20AC;˘ Computer skills including MS Office, e-mail and the internet, â&#x20AC;˘ Valid BC driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and own vehicle.

Travel is required. â&#x20AC;˘ Successful criminal record check.

For complete job description, e-mail executive_director@bvbia.ca Subject: E D Job Description Apply with resume to: Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association Box 634, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250 877 7723 E-mail: executive_director@bvbia.ca Closing date: Nov 23, 2012.

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Tatlow Tire, a locally owned and operated automotive and commercial tire store is seeking a career minded individual to join in day to day operations of a busy tire store. Experience in truck/ farm/ and OTR is an asset. Competitive wage package.

Must hold a valid class 5 drivers licence.

Apply in person or mail to Box 1016, Smithers, B.C., V0J 2N0 or email sabian11@telus.net Fax 250-847-4189

HELP WANTED

The Steakhouse on Main in Smithers has the following position available immediately.

Full Time Dishwasher Apply with resume to the Manager.

Education/Trade Schools Hours: Mon-Thurs 11-8 â&#x20AC;˘ Fri-Sat 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 Sun 10-8 â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday Breakfast Buffet 250-847-2828 â&#x20AC;˘ 1314 Main Street, Smithers

Arena Worker I/Parks Personnel I Regular Part Time The Town of Smithers is currently seeking qualified applicants for the positions of Arena Worker I/ Parks Personnel I. This is a regular part time, unionized position required immediately.

General Statement of Duties: Reporting to the Director of Works and Operations: The Arena Worker I, working part time hours from approximately October to March performs a variety of maintenance and operational functions such as building maintenance and janitorial, operating ice resurface machine, ice making and refrigeration plant maintenance.

The Parks Personnel I working full time hours from approximately April to October performs a variety of labour and maintenance functions for Town parks and boulevards and assists in other Works and Operations areas.

For complete details of this position, please request a job description from the Town by contacting the individual noted below or visit our website at www. smithers.ca. Qualified candidates may forward a cover letter, resume, three references and a current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract by 4:30pm, November 23/12 to: Susan Bassett Director of Corporate Services Confidential: Competition #12-12 Town of Smithers Box 879, 1027 Aldous Street Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: 250-847-1600 Fax: 250-847-1601 Applications may be submitted by mail, fax or in person but cannot be submitted via email or without a current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract.

The Town of Smithers thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Kondolas Furniture needs a Full-Time Sales Associate

â&#x20AC;˘ Eager to Learn â&#x20AC;˘ Outgoing & Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Good Compensation â&#x20AC;˘ Strong Customer Service Skills

Apply in person 3840 Alfred Ave., Smithers

The United Church Health Services Society

Wrinch Memorial Doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinic Position Available for:

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Position Overview Reporting to the Secretary Treasurer and working closely with administrative staff, the Assistant Secretary Treasurer is responsible for the day to day management of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full cycle accounting, finance and budget functions. The position requires an ability to work independently, exercise judgment and meet deadlines while ensuring accuracy.

Required Experience & Qualifications r A recognized accounting designation is preferred however candidates with 3rd or 4th year CGA will be considered. r A minimum of 5 years direct and relevant accounting experience r Exceptional communication, organizational and time management skills Desired Experience & Qualifications r Relevant experience working within BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K-12 education sector r Experience with SDS software r Knowledge and familiarity with government financial reporting & budgeting processes, particularly within the Ministry of Education We offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualified applicants should submit a resume and references by 4:00 PM Friday, November 23, 2012 to: Ms. Toni Perreault Human Resources Administrator PO Box 758 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Email: tperreault@sd54.bc.ca The District appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Help Wanted

Mature person with photolab/photography experience would be an asset, but are willing to train the right individual.

Apply with resume at photolab counter.

Bulkley Village Shopping Centre, Smithers 250-847-9187

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TRUCK DRIVERS Are you an experienced truck driver looking to stay close to family or seeking a career change and have a Class 3 licence with air?

We have a position for you!

Billabong Road & Bridge Maintenance & Nechako Northcoast Construction are now accepting applications for Seasonal/Auxiliary Truck Drivers/Snow Plow Operators, in Service Area 25 & 26: Smithers, Carnaby, Meziadin and Terrace. We offer a competitive wage ranging from $20.43 to $31.32 per hour and the opportunity for long term advancement.

Required qualifications include: â&#x20AC;˘ Valid BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licence â&#x20AC;˘ (minimum Class 3 with air endorsement) â&#x20AC;˘ Preference will be given to applicants with Class 1 Licence, Loader experience, and/or Grader experience, Level 1 First Aid, WHMIS and TCP ticket. â&#x20AC;˘ Must be physically fit and able to work outside in all weather conditions. â&#x20AC;˘ We offer comprehensive snowplow training.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume along with a current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract to: Email: jritchie@nechako-northcoast.com Fax: (250) 638-8409 Or Apply in person at

2865 Tatlow Road 5720 Highway 16 West Smithers Terrace Attention: Dan Beaulac, General Manager

Full-time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monday to Friday Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. is a general freight and house hold moYing FomSany Zith head ofÂżFe loFated in Smithers and branches in BC and Alberta.

We currently have an opening for an Accounts Payable person.

Role and Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘ coding and daily data entry of supplier invoices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1000 to 1300 invoices per month â&#x20AC;˘ verifying scanned invoices and distributing invoices electronically within the company â&#x20AC;˘ ensuring timely and accurate payments to suppliers â&#x20AC;˘ recording manual and online transactions payments into the accounting system â&#x20AC;˘ reconciling vendor statements and proactively following up, responding and resolving any queries â&#x20AC;˘ processing employee and petty cash expense reports â&#x20AC;˘ preparing weekly and monthly cheque or direct deposit runs, sending out remittances electronically and by regular mail â&#x20AC;˘ updating vendor records â&#x20AC;˘ Âżle *S7 +S7 returns monthly â&#x20AC;˘ some payroll â&#x20AC;˘ all other duties assigned 4XaliĂ&#x20AC;Fations: â&#x20AC;˘ previous accounts payable and or general accounting experience required â&#x20AC;˘ ability, initiative and tenacity to resolve issues both collaboratively and independently â&#x20AC;˘ organized and detail orientated â&#x20AC;˘ possess effective and verbal communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ computer literate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Excel, Word, Outlook â&#x20AC;˘ ability to meet deadlines.

A competitive wage and beneÂżts package is offered.

Please forward your resume to aslater#bandstra.Fom or fax to 250-847-5042

Employment Help Wanted

Part/Full Time

LOCATION: Smithers, BC

ASSISTANT SECRETARY TREASURER

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THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. has full time

TRUCK DRIVING POSITION available in the Burns Lake area.

Top rates and beneÂżts package.

Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to reception@tahtsa.ca

JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN A huge opportunity has become available at an industry leading truck and equipment dealer. Inland Kenworth / Parker Pacific is expanding their truck service department and is looking for a journeyman technician. Preference for this position will be given to technicians with engine experience. Cat & Cummins preferred. This is a full time position with competitive wages and great benefits. All overtime is double time.

Opportunities for advancement and mobility with one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest industry leading truck dealers.

Please forward resumes to:

Chris Cisecki, Service Manager 1995 Quinn Street Prince George, BC V2N 2X2 or by email ccisecki@inland-group.com

AUTO SERVICE Journeyman Technician required immediately at EJ Klassen GM in Port Hardy, Vancouver Island.

Above average wages and benefits. Fax resume 250-9497440 email: ejkgm@telus.net EXPERIENCED PARTS Person for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances.

Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net LOOKING for enthusiastic, driven Hair Stylists guaranteed clientele, full or part time. Apply with resume in person to Valley Oasis, 3847 2nd Ave. North Valley Gymnastics Society is seeking â&#x20AC;˘ Certified Full or Part-Time Gymnastics Coaches â&#x20AC;˘ Full or part-time Manager for our new gym (prefer certified coach).

Please email your resume to: petra@nvgym.com FAX it to: 1 250 545 4793 or CALL: 1 250 545 0516 RELIABLE house cleaner wanted weekly. Please call 250-847-6661.

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road.

Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta.

Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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We are looking for a dynamic energetic individual, with positive attitude. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel). Essential skills are: Strong ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet multiple deadlines,and the ability to communicate effectively.

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Employees of AWG Receive competitive Salaries, and a Full Extended Health Plan Please Forward your Resume via fax or e-mail Attention: Laura Stanton Fax: (250) 877-7610 e-mail: Lauras@awgni.com

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We are looking for a self motivated individual with excellent communication skills. MacCarthy GM will provide training to the successful candidate. We offer an above earnings potential and a great working environment. Please forward your resume to: gmaccarthy@maccarthygm.com.

Fax to: 250-635-6915 or deliver in person Attention General Manager to MacCarthy GM 5004 Highway 16 West, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5S5 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Employment

Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Trades, Technical

Legal Services

Snowclearing

Farm Equipment

Heavy Duty Machinery

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

CHILLSPOT IS The Coolest Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. www.chillspot.biz

PRIVATE 5 acre mtn view property 6 min. from Smithers off Hudson Bay Mtn Rd. 1200 sq.ft., 2-3 bdrm home w/shop, lawn, gardens, fruit trees and clean air. Motivated to sell. $250,000. 250-847-4695.

FLAGSTAFF COUNTY, Sedgewick, Alberta requires a full-time Licensed or 2nd to 4th year Apprentice, Heavy Duty Mechanic. Fax or email resume by 12 p.m., December 10, 2012. Attention: Kevin Kinzer, Fax: 780-384-3635; Email: kkinzer@flagstaff.ab.ca WOLFTEK Industries in Prince George is looking for: Controls/Automation Specialist Working Knowledge of: - PLC programming - HMI development - Variable frequency drives Education: - Electrical Engineering degree or Technologist/Technician (Electrical/Electronics) diploma.

Wolftek Industries is willing to train the right candidate and offers competitive wages and benefits. Please submit your resume in confidence to Audrey@wolftek.ca or by fax to: 250-561-0235

Services

Health Products

GERRY’S SNOWPLOWING AND SANDING Commercial, Rural, Residential Call Gerry Norton 250- 847-3322

Pets & Livestock

Classifieds Get Results!

Feed & Hay

Firewood/Fuel

BARN Stored Square Bales Timothy/Brome, solid bales.

2012 @ $4.50/ea, 2011 @ $4/ea. Call 250-847-0601

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$100 & Under STUDENT DESKS, 2, $20 ea.

Wooden futon frame, mattress avail., $50 obo. Manual treadmill, $40. 250-846-5742.

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

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Blinds & Drapery

SKEENA DECOR

New Blinds...

Misc. Wanted WANTED to buy: Used rifles & shotguns. (250)847-3827 after 6 p.m.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Pick-up load good dry pine, will cut to size. (250)643-0835

Blinds & Drapery

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Of All Kinds

For Sale By Owner

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3236 - 3rd Ave

Willowvale Subdivision

Cleaning Services SMITHERS, B.C. Has an opening for a

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Qualifications: • Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Trade Certification.

• Minimum driver classification required is a Class 3 with air endorsement.

• 3-5 years related experience.

• Willingness to work winter period in Meziadin camp.

• Knowledge of the techniques, tools, equipment, and safety precautions pertaining to the maintenance of trucks and heavy equipment.

• Should hold or be able to obtain CVIP license.

• Applicants with welding experience will be preferred.

• Experience in the repair and maintenance of highway maintenance equipment will be preferred.

Cleaning Services

FURNACE & DUCT CLEANING PROFESSIONAL “CLEAN AIR & QUALITY SERVICE IS OUR PRIORITY” ! ew BLOWN-IN ATTIC INSULATION

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COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES • INDUSTRIAL

“CALL TODAY FOR PEACE OF MIND”

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Work involves the diagnosis, overhaul, and repair of heavy construction and service equipment. This position will entail shift work and work outside in all types of weather, and may include the operation of snow removal equipment in storm situations. Remuneration starts at $28.01 per hour.

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Please Fax or email your resume and drivers abstract hr@nechako-northcoast.com Fax: 250-638-8409 Only those short listed will be contacted

Get prepared for your guests.

BOOK US NOW!

Mind Body Spirit

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Spacious, open concept home with 2,100 sq. ft of living space and 4 covered porch/ decks with a total of 320 sq. ft. of covered space. Home has 3 large bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, appliances, enclosed garage, hardwood floors, tile and much more.

Call 250-877-8759 (Cell) or 250-877-6778 for more details.

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CHRISTMAS IS NEAR

Joe Bramsleven Owner/Operator 20 Years Experience

“for all your cleaning needs” Serving Smithers and Surrounding Area Phone: 250-847-0756

Moving & Storage Register now for the Beginners Serise & workshops at Round Lake Hall starting November 17th Call for details.

LOAN HELP. Consolidate all your credit cards, bank loans, income tax debt and payday loans into one small interestfree monthly payment. Contact us asap toll-free 1-888-5284920.

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MINI-STORAGE UNITS Various sizes available!

Ph: 250-847-1001 Ph: 1-866-845-2711

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

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BOURGON ROAD

+-55 acres of valley bottom land, with approx. 30 acres in hay, mature mixed woodlands, outbuildings and large historic barn. Prime homesites with river and mtn views, hydro established. Contact Sandra today for a viewing!

Own A Vehicle?

Borrow Up To $25,000

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www.PitStopLoans.com 1.800.514.9399

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

$368,000

Bob Swift 250-847-3051

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca

$140/CORD, split $165. $270 2 cords, split $320. Delivered in Telkwa/Smithers area. 250847-0566

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

• cleaning • repair •

HERBAL MAGIC. With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds by New Year’s Eve and keep it off. Results guaranteed! Start today, call 1-800-854-5176.

It Starts with You!

FARM EQUIPMENT: 12 foot finishing disk for sale. $3,000 (obo).

For info contact: (250) 845-7707

www.sandrah.biz

$250,000

MLS N222630

Sandra Hinchliffe

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Cell 250-847-0725 250-847-5999

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Legal Notices

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Cottages / Cabins

Homes for Rent

Homes for Rent

Suites, Upper

IN TOWN

2 BDRM, like new. F/S/W/D. N/S, N/P. Avail immediately (250) 847-3376

2-BDRM rental unit in a rural, family friendly neighbourhood.

Wood heat. Shared laundry.

15 min drive from Smithers.

N/S. Pets neg. $650/mth incl. hydro. 846-9612 or 846-9029.

1 BDRM Suite in Smithers W/D, wireless internet. N/S, N/P. $650/mth all incl. 250847-5585, Clark.

SMITHERS, 2 bdrm, clean, quiet, adult building, N/P, N/S, basic cable, Ref’s Req’d. 250877-6100 WOODRIDGE APARTMENTS ADULT ORIENTED 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites, bachelor No pets, No parties Phone 250-877-0186

Cottages / Cabins

Seeking quiet clean tenant for 1 bdrm cabin with riverfront. N/S. $500 + util.

Avail. Jan. 1.

250-847-0937 Sonia

Homes for Rent

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24/7 • anonymous • confidential • in your language

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE

Suites, Lower

1-800-680-4264

info@youthagainstviolence.com

Stand up. Be heard. Get help.

2 Bdrm Basement Suite for rent close to downtown Smithers. Clean, renovated, laundry, dishwasher, n/s, n/p, lease and references rqd. $850 plus hydro. 847-8711.

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Monthly Rental Available From Nov 1st to Apr 30th

The Fireweed Motel is offering 50% Discounts from their regular rate.

Starting at just $35.00 a night.

Price includes local phone, wi-¿, cable, hydro, natural gas heat, furnishings, linens, weekly housekeeping, garbage pick up and coin laundry on site.

Limited rooms available No lease, pre pay for 30 days.

Damage deposit or pre authorized credit card.

Call 250-847-2208 or e mail stay@¿reweedmotel.com for more details.

Office/Retail

on Railway Avenue

1150 sq. ft.

Plus storage yard.

2011 Harley Davidson ST Fat Boy Asking only ...

$18,000

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

Trucks & Vans

Trucks & Vans

2005 Ram Quad Cab 1500 SLT 4x4 170,000 kms

$

11,500 250-847-5422

2004 Nissan Quest Ltd

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Contact Mark at 250-847-0813

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

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8,500

Fully loaded. Leather, heated seats, DVD, power everything, tow package, winter and summer tires on rims both with only one season.

Great condition.

847-3387

Crown Land Application (6408412)

Box 55, Smithers, BC 250-847-3043

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Will

Re: The estate of Erna Henny Johanne Oevermann (also known as Erna Johanne Henny Oevermann), deceased, formerly of 3237 Fulton Ave., Apt. 306, PO Box 1074, Smithers, British Columbia, V0J 2N0.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Erna Henny Johanne Oevermann are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executor, Ingo Oevermann, at PO Box 1074, Smithers, British Columbia.

V0J 2N0, on or before January 25, 2013 after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

Take notice that TM Mobile Inc. from Burnaby, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a License of Occupation for a communication site and right-of-way situated on UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF MATTHEWS LAKE, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 3.72 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS and UNSURVEYED RIGHT OF WAY OVER DISTRICT LOTS 2107 AND 2115 AND UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF EICHENBERGER, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 5.89 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands Files for this application are 6408410 & 6408411.

And a Licence of Occupation for Communication site situated on UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF GROUSE MOUNTAIN, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 4.07 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File for this application is 6408412.

Written comments concerning these applications should be directed to the Nadina District Land Officer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Road, Smithers BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to December 21, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

Wrecker/Used Parts

“Home of a Million Parts” Publications purchased with In Memoriam Donations will be recognized

by Commemorative Inscriptions

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

Office/Retail

PRIME BUSINESS SPACES

Shop, office and warehouse.

6000 sq. ft.

Plus storage yard.

MUST SELL

FURNISHED CABIN ON TYHEE LAKE. Quiet location, scenic view. Satellite TV. N/P, N/S. 250-846-9636.

2BDRM CLEAN Mobile home on 5 acres with south aspect, Driftwood side of valley, 6km on pavement to town. NS, W/D/F/S/DW Ref’s req’d. 250877-9230.

BILLETER LOFT, Short term stay, 10 min from Smithers; bright, fully furnished, private suite in a country setting, “home away from home.”

Daily, weekly, monthly rates.

(250)847-5528 www.bulkleyriver.com

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• Eco Friendly & money saving • Preserve natural resources • Save valuable land¿ll • Provide tested OEM repair parts at a fraction of the price

Barrett Lake Crown Land Application (6408410 & 6408411)

HARRIS AUTO WRECKERS LTD 3471 Old Babine Lake Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N6 Phone: 847-2114 Fax: 847-1445 Email: harrisauto@bulkley.net

Please Don't Litter.Spay and Neuter.

In just 7 years,one unspayed cat and her offspring can produce over 450,000 cats! (average litter of 3,twice a year). BC SPCA There really isn't a good reason not to have your pet spayed or neutered as they make better companions and live longer and healthier lives.The benefits of spaying or neutering,especially if done during before six months of age include: Reduced aggression and dominance | Reduced desire to roam | Decreased risk of several types of cancer | No unwanted suitors of the opposite sex | Less chance of spraying by male cats | No unplanned kittens to care for.

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Houston If you are a resident of the Bulkley Valley or Hazeltons and would like to stop the cycle but cannot afford the full cost of spay/neuter procedures for your cats, please fill out a low-income spay and neuter application at BV Vet Clinic (3155 Tatlow Road) or Babine Pet Hospital (3851 1st Ave.) in Smithers. Your application will be subject to approval by representatives of the society.If you are approved,we will help pay a significant portion of the cost of spaying or neutering your cat. If we can acquire additional funding,we will expand this program to include dogs.

We are gratefully accepting donations at all BV Credit Union locations.

www.nwass.ca

Box 3064 ,Smithers,BC V0J 2N0, smithersnwass@hotmail.com

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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Land, hydro bring Tofino treaty nearer

By Tom Fletcher

aboriginal land and resource claims has been attempted under the B.C. Treaty Commission.

Tla-o-qui-aht Chief Councillor Moses Martin said the power and tourism development reached under B.C.’s first incremental treaty agreement benefits the entire region.

After the new approach to treaty settlements was pioneered in 2008, the Tlao-qui-aht built their first run-of-river power project, a 5.5 megawatt facility that began selling power to the BC Hydro in 2010.

“It is profitable and has given us the confidence to

Victoria/Black Press

The B.C. government signed an agreement Friday with a Tofino-area aboriginal community that both parties described as a key step towards a treaty settlement and economic development.

The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation receives $500,000 to help develop a six-megawatt hydroelectric project in the Kennedy River watershed, and 12 hectares of land around the Tla-o-qui-ahtowned Best Western Tin-Wis Resort. It is the first time a staged approach to settling

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move forward to the next project,” Martin said.

Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong said the trust built through the Tlao-qui-at agreement brings a full treaty settlement within reach.

“Why wait when there is agreement to move forward?”

Chong said. “Why wait when we can see those jobs created in your community that much faster?”

B.C. has since signed two other interim treaty agreements, with the Klahoose First Nation on the southern B.C. coast and the Nazko First Nation near Quesnel.

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Tla-o-qui-at First Nation Chief Councillor Moses Martin is optimistic about tourism and energy projects around his original Indian Act reserve on southwest Vancouver Island.

Black Press file

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Bulkley Valley Real Estate

250-847-5999

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Located in the Log Office at 3568 Hwy. 16 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Pick up your FREE copy of our map of the Bulkley Valley. View extra colour photos of our listings on the internet at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or EMAIL US at remaxbv@telus.net

$24,900

NEW LISTING

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Lot 14 Dunlop Street

1435 Columbia Drive

3675 Snake Road

1089 Queen Street

1475 Chestnut St, Telkwa

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100x210 lot in Evelyn Paved no through road access Very affordable, super views Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n223511

3 bdrm, 2 bathroom, central location Hardwood, OSBE, new sundeck Renovated kitchen, new siding/paint Suitable for home based business

Karen Benson

2400sf family home on 1.78 acres Bordering Canyon Creek, views Hardwood, spacious rooms, 2 decks OSBE, newer shingles, apps incl.

Karen Benson

mls n223324

mls n222648

$499,000

$269,500

1920’s Heritage Home 4 bedrooms, 3 pc bath, hedged yard Large 75x125 lot, 2 sun rooms Scenic views of Hudson Bay Mtn

Peter Lund

mls n222904

$98,500

3 bedroom, 2 storey home 2 bathrooms, den on main floor Family and rec room in basement Huge, private deck, detached shop

Donna Grudgfield

$98,500

mls n214552

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Double garage/workshop New roof on house and shop New back deck and front fence

Donna Grudgfield

$950,000

mls n222089

$299,000

1036 Toronto Street

5041 Hidber Road

38871 Forest Point, Babine Lake

Lot B Sixteenth Avenue

4148 Highway 16, Smithers

23557 Ridge Road

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4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Fireplace, laminate flooring Roomy kitchen, huge rec room Fully fenced backyard, deck

Donna Grudgfield

mls n220372

2.17 acres, 2 storey home Fenced, private, quiet 28x32 heated shop www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$448,000

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576 sq ft squared lot Electric baseboard Wood heat www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n221443

$239,500

LD

mls n222784

Fully serviced lot Prime hill section location Cleared, view Build before winter

Leo Lubbers

$232,500

mls n221972

4 bay carwash & laundry 30,000 sf commercially zoned C-3 Highway exposure, est. 1989 www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$100,000

mls n4505751

7.2 acres, 3 bedroom home Shop, greenhouse, guest cabin Ideal for organic gardening www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n222628

$469,000 HST incl.

$339,500

7468 Boundary Rd, Telkwa

28154 Walcott Quick Road

3915 Fourth Avenue

Bulkley Riverfront on Walcott

3634 Fourteenth Avenue

24 Starliter Way

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Sunny 80 acre view property 2,900sf architecturally designed Fencing, timber, spring, guest cabin www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n221513

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Immaculate log home & 6 acres 20 foot vaulted ceilings Chefs kitchen, master bedroom loft Full basement, shop, outbuildings

Ron Lapadat

$349,000

Neat and tidy 2 bedroom bungalow Private yard, fencing, trees, gardens Newer roof, facia, soffits, trim, paint www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n199382

$174,900

mls n219710

Enjoy 68 acres on Bulkley River Great location for fishing AG-1 zoned Walcott Quick Road Located 45 minutes to town

Dave & Sonia

$259,000

mls n20582

Updated 4 bdrm, 3 bathroom home 2 gas fireplace, full completed bsmt Vaults, sundeck, quality Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$250,000

mls n213718

2 storey, basement, 4 bedrooms High eff gas furnace, vaulted ceiling Lake front recreation, views Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$103,500

mls n219860

$159,000

9199 Bluff Road, Telkwa

3856 Alfred Avenue

11209 Highway 16

Bourgon Road

Lot 6 Aurora Avenue

Old Babine Lake Road

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3 bedroom, 5 acres, vaults Spectacular lake & mountain views Community water system Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

mls n217027

Donna Grudgfield Res. 847-3787

Affordable 1060sf 3 bedroom home C-1A zoning allows business use Wired 24x20 shop and garage Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

Leo Lubbers Res. 847-3869

mls n223122

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

Bulkley riverfront 1.2 acres, high bank Modern cabin Exclusive steelhead hole out front

Sandra Hinchliffe

Dave Barclay Cell. 847-0365

mls n219256

Sonia Apostoliuk Cell. 847-0937

+/- 55 acres 30 acres in hay and mature trees River and mountain views Historic barn and outbuilding

Sandra Hinchliffe

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

mls n222630

Alida Kyle Res. 877-6050

Over 60% of lots sold Town sewer and water Lake front living Cul-de-sac location

Sandra Hinchliffe

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n215546

Jeff Billingsley 877-0838

+/- 84 Acre parcel 18 km East of Smithers Great Mountain views Seasonal creek

Sandra Hinchliffe

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Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 846-8420

Smithers Interior - August 19, 2010

NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */†/††/¥Offers apply to the purchase, finance or lease of 2013 Chevrolet Spark LS (1SA), Equinox LS (1SA), Cruze LS (1SA), Sonic Sedan LS (1SA), Silverado Light Duty (1500) equipped as described. Freight of $1,500 included in purchase, finance and lease prices and payments. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. †0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit/TD Auto Financing for 60 months on new or demonstrator 2013 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty and Malibu and 48 months on Equinox. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $167/$208 for 60/48 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. 0% financing offers are unconditionally interest-free. ¥Based on a 0.9%/0%, 48/60 month lease for new (demonstrator not eligible) 2013 Equinox LS/2013 Cruze LS, equipped as described. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. OAC by GM Financial. Lease APR may vary depending on down payment/trade. Down payment or trade of $2,899/$0 and security deposit may be required. Total obligation is $17,275/$10,557.

Option to purchase at lease end is $11,985/$5,938 plus applicable taxes. Other lease options available. ††4.99%/3.99% purchase financing for 72/84 months on 2013 Spark LS / 2013 Sonic Sedan LS on approved credit by TD Auto Financing Services/Ally Credit/Scotiabank. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade.

Example: $10,000 at 4.99%/3.99% for 72/84 months, the monthly payment is $74/$63. Cost of borrowing is $1,591/$1,479. Total obligation is $11,591/$11,479. Down payment and/or trade may be required. Monthly payments and cost of borrowing will also vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. ≠To qualify for GMCL’s Cash For Clunkers incentive, you must: (1) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured in your name for the last 3 months (2) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured under a small business name for the last 3 months. GMCL will provide eligible consumers with a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) to be used towards the purchase/finance/lease of a new eligible 2012 or 2013 MY Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, or Chevrolet Avalanche delivered between October 2, 2012 and January 2, 2013. Incentive ranges from $1500 to $3,000, depending on model purchased. Incentive may not be combined with certain other offers. By participating in the Cash For Clunkers program you will not be eligible for any trade-in value for your vehicle. See your participating GM dealer for additional program conditions and details. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate program in whole or in part at any time without notice.

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Call Coast Mountain Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-847-2214, or visit us at 4038 Yellowhead Highway 16 West, Smithers. [License #10041]

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