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Airport plan takes off

MALHOTRA ON DECK Manny Malhotra may return for the Celebrity Golf tournament.

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FAMILY REUNION Sisters Duanne and Brenda are re-united.

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By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

There’s lots going on at the Smithers Regional Airport.

At the regular Town of Smithers council meeting March 26, a preliminary airport terminal expansion concept was approved and the facility’s marketing and rebranding strategy took another step forward.

Council voted to approve the

awarding of the $77,150 marketing contract to Red the Agency Inc. after a recommendation put forward by airport manager Rob Blackburn.

The Vancouverbased company will now develop a plan on how to most effectively market the leasehold subdivision of the lands around the Smithers Regional Airport, as well as develop a new brand for the facility, Blackburn said.

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Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is not backing down from his call for action on instances of freight trains blocking public railway crossings.

Early last month, Cullen asked Minister of Transport Denis Lebel to enforce the Railway Safety Act, which says a train cannot idle on the tracks and block a public crossing for more than five minutes.

Lebel has the authority to fine CN up to $100,000 if

they are found to be in contravention of the Railway Safety Act. Last week, Cullen said he has yet to receive any type of response from the minister.

And the issue will not be going away anytime soon.

With a threefold increase in traffic at the port of Prince Rupert since 2008, rail traffic in the northwest has also increased exponentially and Cullen said he has heard of instances where trains have blocked public crossings for up to 100 minutes.

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Cullen sets up rail hotline

Four bids for the new arena project were opened in on March 28.

The lowest bid, from Venture Pacific Construction Management, came in at $3.95 million and the highest bid of $6.86 million was put forward by Mierau Contractors Ltd. Town of Smithers staff will analyze the bids and provide a detailed report to council, likely at the April 23 regular meeting, Mayor Taylor Bachrach said.

“In a design-build tender, each of the proponents puts forward a design concept,” Bachrach said.

“We’ll be looking at both the cost factors and the designs.”

None of the four bids received were from Bulkley Valley contractors.

It’s a public safety issue, Cullen said.

“We have heard from an elderly couple in the Burns Lake area, one of whom has medical conditions,” Cullen said.

“They’ve waited 30 to 90 minutes for a train to move off the crossing.

“What happens if she has to be rushed to the hospital?”

Cullen said CN is also ignoring public frustrations about the extended delays.

Emily Hamer, CN public and government affairs regional manager, said the rail company abides by federal regulations and makes every effort to minimize the amount of time their trains block public crossings.

“Our intent isn’t to inconvenience

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the public in any way but, given our obligation to meet our customers’ needs for the benefit of the Canadian and British Columbian economy, trains will cross over roadways,” Hamer said.

“While we make every effort to minimize the effect of our operation on road traffic, there’s an effect on vehicular traffic from time to time.”

There are no public railway crossings within the Town of Smithers boundaries, but Mayor Taylor Bachrach said he often hears from people in the community who are concerned about the amount of time trains spend blocking crossings.

“It’s certainly an issue that residents have been calling me about, personally,”

Bachrach said.

“Train traffic is projected to increase so the issues we’re experiencing, unless they’re addressed, will become more of a problem in the future.”

The Village of Telkwa, which is cut in half by the train tracks, built a second fire hall to deal with situations where they are not able to reach the main hall on Highway 16 due to railway traffic.

That hall is well used, said Telkwa Volunteer Fire Department Chief Corey Kortmeyer.

“We’ve been caught behind a train four times in the last calendar year,” Kortmeyer said.

“It can be problematic for an emergency response, I’ve been sitting by the track and waiting

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Cullen has set up a hotline for constituents — 1-888622-0212 — to call if they encounter long delays at rail crossings.

Since it was set up, the hotline has been flooded with calls from concerned residents frustrated by the delays.

“One thing you hear across the board is: why can’t they just move the train up enough, just five or 10 metres, so they’re not blocking the crossing?” Cullen said.

“It isn’t much to ask.”

Community members with concerns about trains blocking crossings can call CN’s Public Inquiries line at 1-888-888-5909 or the CN Police emergency number at 1-800-4659239.

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Terminal expansion approved

From PLAN on A1 “This is what we need the experts to tell us: where are our dollars best spent to attract the type of people, the types of businesses that we want and need to grow our airport?”

Blackburn said.

Councillor Frank Wray, while admitting the contract cost is substantial, said he believes the cost is worth it.

“If we can get the airport going they way we think it can, I think the value is there,” Wray said.

“It is a rather large price tag but I think it’s money well spent.”

Councillor Mark Bandstra told Blackburn he wanted to make sure they impressed upon the consultants that results are expected.

“At the end of the day, we need to turn this $77,000 into real business,” Bandstra said.

“If we spend this

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money we have to work hard to turn those consulting dollars into real business.”

Council also approved one of the three concept options for the terminal expansion presented by Kasian Architects.

The concept is a 20-year vision for expansion of the terminal, that can be

done in phases to make it more affordable.

The expansion will be to the west and south of the current building, allowing for improved traffic flow, more office space, a larger holding area and the addition of washrooms to the holding area.

One concern raised about the option

chosen was the loss of the view of Hudson Bay Mountain from the holding area.

Council approved a motion that asks the architects if there is any way to tweak the layout to maintain the view.

“I can approve the footprint that we want to look at,” said Councillor Phil Brienesse.

“The space where you want to put it makes the most sense logically but I don’t approve of the way they’ve laid things out in that space.

“This puts offices and storage in what, in my mind, is the prime location, which is that viewscape onto the mountains.”

Mayor Taylor Bachrach said having a long-term vision is vital so council can move forward on the airport expansion in measured steps.

“It doesn’t mean it’s going to get done tomorrow but if we don’t have long-term plans, how do we know where we’re going?” Bachrach said, adding the project will be an item for future council discussions as no money has been earmarked for it in the 2013 budget.

“I think this is probably an item for further down the road.”

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The lowest effective dose is the rule of thumb for using medications during pregnancy. For headaches, pain or fever, use acetaminophen (like Tylenol) for your first choice. ASA and other NSAIDs like ibuprofen (called Advil and Motrin) and naproxen (called Aleve) should not be used during the last trimester or at least six to nine weeks before delivery. They can prolong labour and increase bleeding in both the mother and fetus. For nausea or stomach upset, try calcium carbonate as found in the product Tums. If you suffer from ongoing nausea and vomiting, your doctor may prescribe

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TVFD to host hazmat training

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

It’s another three days of training, but Telkwa Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief, Corey Kortmeyer, knows it can save lives and that’s what counts.

Kortmeyer, on behalf of the TVFD, successfully applied for a grant to receive a three-day hazardous materials and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive response training session offered jointly by the International Association of Firefighters and Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.

“Spills are on everyone’s mind because we have proposed lines running through our area and trains are already hauling all of this stuff and some is being carried by

commercial tractor trailers,” Kortmeyer said to describe the motivation behind his application for the course.

Adding to the urgency is a sudden surge in the number of tractor-trailers tipping over on the hill just east of the municipal offices.

“The concern for us is that we will be called first, we’ll be first on scene and generally those are the people that succumb to fatalities because they don’t know what’s in the spill,” Kortmeyer said.

The course includes topics such as hazardous material characteristics, health and safety threats, as well as exercises to identify hazards and planning stages for communities in the event of an evacuation.

“I think as we get more and more activity through here

it will be important to identify the risks,” Kortmeyer said.

“They [Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs] don’t want first responders to be placed in a position of peril.

“So identifying the hazard is key.”

Although the important component of the course is the training to identify hazardous materials, Kortmeyer noted the evacuation planning is also key for municipalities such as Telkwa that are bisected by the railway.

“In our community we’ve had train derailments and if you look at where the tracks are and how it bisects our community and imagine that we have to establish an evacuation zone of up to 1 km, that doesn’t leave much of Telkwa left,” Kortmeyer said.

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least 35 individuals and Kortmeyer has extended an invitation to other first responders, including ambulance and the RCMP to send members to participate in the training.

“Hopefully they can add this [training] to their toolbox, bring it back to their hall, ambulance station or detachment and use it to make sure everybody comes home,” Kortmeyer said.

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Can I eat local produce year-round? YES! There are a number of options available in Smithers including: 1. HARVEST BOX BY GROUNDBREAKERS COLLECTIVE: A monthly bin of local vegetables, available for nine months from September to May. Groundbreakers is a community supported agriculture (CSA) initiative that buys from participating local farms to supply the box. The farms are located from Houston to Kitwanga, and several are certified organic. Boxes are filled with items such as root vegetables, herbs, seasonal greens, wild mushrooms, frozen berries, eggs, and honey. Customers help with the program by volunteering for a set number of hours per box purchased. Jobs can vary from farm and garden work to preserving work bees to box assembly. Boxes can be purchased at Nature’s Pantry until June 15, 2013. For more information visit www.groundbreakerscollective.ca or email info@groundbreakerscollective.ca 2. CSA BOX BY LAURISTON FARM: A weekly bin of fresh vegetables available for 18 weeks from the end of June until mid-October. Lauriston grows staples such as carrots, potatoes, garlic, kale, and heirloom tomatoes, as well as “exotics” such as fennel and eggplant at its Certified Naturally Grown farm on Tatlow Road. By purchasing the food in advance of receiving it, customers “provide capital for operating expenses such as seeds, utilities, and greenhouse supplies” and also help the farm shoulder the risk of crop failure and enjoy the bounty of a good season.

Lauriston’s CSA box can be purchased directly through the farm until April 15, 2013. Visit www.lauristonfarm.ca/ csa-program.html for more information. To sign up, email info@lauristonfarm.ca or call 877-7783.

3. GOOD FOOD BOX BY SMITHERS COMMUNITY SERVICES: The Good Food Box (GFB) is a box of fresh fruits and vegetables available for pick up once a month. Where possible during the growing season, local suppliers provide produce; donations of surplus fruits and vegetables from local gardens are also welcomed and encouraged. Out of season, most produce is purchased from Bulkley Valley Wholesale. Contact Smithers Community Services Association at 847-9515 or email goodfood@scsa.ca to sign up.

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t takes all kinds of people to make the world go round.

Not surprisingly all of these people have their own views.

Thank goodness I say.

Heck, whenever I’m with my best friends our discussions always seem to come to a point of disagreement.

That’s more than 30 years worth of discussions on some pretty serious matters.

In that time, our views and disagreements have changed, but one thing has remained the same, we’re still the best of friends.

So it baffles me, the reactions some points of view can generate.

The Interior News is fortunate to receive many letters, letters that often reflect various points of view.

We appreciate them all, even though we may not agree with the views expressed.

So long as the letters are not hateful or mean, we publish them, regardless of the opinion, be it Conservative, Liberal, New Democrat, Green or any other political or social bent.

As with the editorials, or point of view, the letters section of The Interior News is meant to generate discussion.

The Interior News recently received an anonymous letter stating the writer would cancel their subscription if the editor continued to write, “personal rants against the Conservatives,” arguing the editor should represent everyone, and claimed the editor has a socialist agenda.

Instead of telling the editor he’s wrong about the Conservatives, show him the good they have done for the country, explain why it’s okay to muzzle scientists and more recently stifle debate on abortion.

Write a letter to the editor.

The editor will be the first to defend your right to express your opinion and claim your right to free speech, just as he expects the same in return, without fear of reprisal.

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Greenhouse gas leaks from trust The Pacific Carbon Trust orchestrated a months-long campaign of calls and letters to discredit a report from B.C.’s Auditor General on its first two big carbon offset projects, before it could be released.

Just as the audit report was set to be released, the trust, a Crown corporation created at taxpayer expense, participated in the leaking of selected critical letters to media outlets.

As soon as it was out, Environment Minister Terry Lake tried to discredit it, by blustering about all the highly paid experts who swore up and down that a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake, and a gas flaring reduction project near Fort Nelson, were bona fide carbon offsets worth $6 million of

taxpayers’ money.

The audit states the $6 million was basically given away for nothing. I look forward to further audits on this carbon offset scheme, assuming it survives after the May election, because these two projects aren’t the only boondoggles.

The PCT was set up in 2008 as part of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate change program. To make the B.C. government’s operations “carbon neutral,” the government and all of its agencies were required to pay the trust $25 per tonne for their carbon dioxide emissions from fuel use.

In 2011 alone, B.C. universities paid $4.46 million to the trust. B.C.’s 60 school districts paid a total

GUEST VIEW Tom Fletcher of $5.36 million the same year, and the province’s six health authorities paid $5.79 million to offset the heating of schools, the fuel burned by ambulances and so forth.

The 55,000-hectare forest reserve is known as Darkwoods.

The audit shows Nature Conservancy of Canada decided in

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2006 to buy it, using $25 million of federal taxpayers’ money. The deal closed in 2008, the same year the PCT was formed.

From 2008 to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all rested on the assumption that Darkwoods would be clear-cut logged.

Since the forest was already owned

by Canada’s leading conservancy, this assumption makes no sense. Was the conservancy going to log it, or flip it to someone who would, after accepting $25 million in tax money to acquire it? Legally, it could not.

The audit found a similar case against EnCana’s flare reduction program, which the company

used on many wells before the trust started offering money.

EnCana was saving money as well as reducing emissions without collecting offsets. Therefore, the audit concluded, neither of these projects was a credible offset because the emissions savings would have occurred anyway.

The next PCT project that should be audited is something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast.

PCT paid for forest that was already preserved.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press, tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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STEPPING UP Members of the academic workers union at Northwest Community College chipped in to support the Salvation Army and the Northern Society for Domestic Peace.

Here Mark Wong, left, assistant academic head at NWCC, presents Dawn Fehr from the Salvation Army with a cheque for $200, while Rick Budhwa, far right, NWCC faculty, presents Carol Syechuk, from Northern Society for Domestic Peace, with a cheque for $200.

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Will history repeat itself?

Editor: From 1966 to 1976, China began a new period in its history now referred to as The Cultural Revolution.

China was in an internal disagreement regarding if and how it should shift ideologies.

How would it be able to recommit to communist philosophy, but retain elements of capitalism?

The disagreements were soon quashed and determined by Mao Zedong, who used the Red Guard’s military pre-eminence to enforce this new rule.

Millions died at the hands of the government soldiers.

Politically and economically, the country was stagnant.

It was a struggle between capitalists

and revisionists.

In June 1989, the now market-driven Chinese government was appalled at students protesting and suppressed the crowd by using the military.

The government slaughtered 7,000 students in the Tiananmen Square massacre and many of these students met their deaths under the tracks of government tanks.

Their only crime was to disagree with their government and demand a more democratic future.

For a number of years, the west refused to do business with this tyrant.

Then, strangely, governments and business saw economic opportunity in China.

Many excuses were given for this to save face, but in reality, it was all about money.

China is now a

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partner in the oil sands in Alberta and our coal mines in British Columbia.

It appears at times Canadians have lost control of our own future.

Contracts signed in November 2012 leave us wide open to billions of dollars in lawsuits, should changes in the aforementioned contracts be necessary anytime in the next 31 years.

A prime example of a breach of contract would be shutting down the Enbridge pipeline for environmental

reasons.

As the Harper government has gutted all environmental regulations, if the pipeline were to have a major spill and would need to be shut down (even for a short period of time), it would have not only serious lasting environmental repercussions, but would be deemed a breach of contract as the lost oil in the spill would not have been delivered to its consumer.

With the recent changes to environmental

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standards and policies, especially in the Fisheries Act, it appears that the Harper Government has accepted the Chinese approach to pollution control, based firstly on economics and secondly, cleanup with no thought or prevention (remember the Chinese government is a shareholder in Enbridge).

For those interested in viewing China’s environmental record of performance, please visit ChinaHush.com.

It’s said that history

repeats itself.

Ask yourselves if this is happening in Canada?

We have a federal government who classifies dissenters as terrorists.

We have a federal government dictating to our democratically elected politicians, telling them what they can say and what they cannot say.

We have a government who acts in almost total secrecy with no chance for rebuttal.

Does this even sound like a democracy?

This federal government has ignored the advice of some of the world’s top scientists on issues such as climate change. This government, judging by their actions, do not seem to give a damn about pollution and have lowered our standards to give

China a level playing field.

I urge you to ask how much further our government is prepared to go to achieve their goals?

Think about this, where will you be when the tanks roll in?

Will you support a government whose very actions have proven they can’t be trusted, or a future with many promises from government and industry for a clean, clear environment?

Sorry folks, you can’t have both.

Robin Hawes Smithers

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The photograph is somewhat misleading in that it shows only me in the picture when, in reality, this was not a solo event for me.

The list of people on my team is far too large to enumerate but it includes those that provided direct support during the event.

Many observers have pointed out that most of these were beautiful women who would have enhanced the photograph considerably.

It also includes the dozens of people that provided moral support throughout the day, the smaller group of people who gave many hours to help me get out downhill skiing in preparation for the event.

Thanks also to the entire community of Smithers whose support has helped me make progress in so many ways since my injury.

Thank you, all.

Thank you also to Valhalla Pure Outfitters and the many volunteers for organizing and producing the event as an opportunity for

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Double Your Savings Event!! personal challenge rather than as a race and to Hudson Bay Mountain for everything ski-hill related.

There are two points to clarify.

In 2010, I lived in town not at Lake Kathlyn.

This year, we skinned up the course and skied down Ptarmigan but with a high point of chairlift tower seven, not the top of the course!

Could we, someday, make it all the way to the top?

My answer is this, surround yourself with amazing people and there is almost nothing you can’t do.

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Why shop local?

Editor: Until recently, I believed people should shop locally but two experiences have changed my view.

In one experience, we were trying to engage the store manager’s assistance for warranty on a building product sold to us.

We were told they had no record of the

warranty and they no longer sold the product so we were told to deal with it ourselves.

We had the original receipts.

All this after waiting for six months for a product inspection the store told us they would arrange.

In the second instance, I went to purchase an item displayed for the wrong price.

The store refused to honour the price on a similar product.

I reminded him of the law that if the price is wrongly advertised he is obliged to give a free product.

He did not acknowledge his error but attempted to call into question my integrity.

I went home and ordered the product online for less money while receiving polite and knowledgeable service.

Why shop local?

A benefit of local shopping should be honest and respectful service because almost all products can be purchased cheaper elsewhere.

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Gary Huxtable and Claire Challen were the fastest male and female racers on Hudson Bay Mountain Saturday for the 29th Annual Schuss Boomer downhill race.

Huxtable completed the course, a run down Twinkletoes, in a time of 1:19.62 while Challen was just four seconds behind.

They clocked in at speeds of 114 and 108km/h, respectively.

Speed suits were just as common on Hudson Bay Mountain as fishnet stockings and onesies as racers went allout in the fun event, which is a fundraiser for the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club.

“The best part is the camaraderie,” organizer Heidi Westfall said.

“There are lots of long-standing, fun rivalries.

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Heidi Westfall, left, prepares to ski the Schuss Boomer course and, right, the Sexy Snow Blowers Sandi Vestvik, Debi Smith and Kelly McCormack, wait their turn on Saturday. for more photos from the 29th annual event, go to www.interior-news.com.

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“The weather was spectacular, we had a fantastic turnout for a long weekend, especially

in the middle of spring break, there were lots of beginner skiers and all sorts of different costumes.”

Eric Person had the fastest time at the Schuss Boomer last year.

He turned 50 this

year and said he will soon be hanging up his speed suit.

“I have really fast skis,” Person

explained.

“I’m not really that great of a skier.

“I’m going to pass off the skis

and the suit to my son and I’m going to start getting into costumes.”

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Saltos head to provincials

The Smithers Saltos came back from a competition in Abbotsford at the end of March with an impressive haul of medals.

In Level 1 Argo, Railey Bird placed first on beam.

In Level 1 Novice, Brynn Brandon placed first overall, followed closely by Josephina Kindrat in second.

In Level 2 Tyro, Meghan Newberry finsihed third overall.

In Level 2 Open,

Isabel Edwards finished second on floor and Nadia Maskiewich placed fourth overall.

In Level 5 Novice, Grace Allen placed sixth overall and in Level 5 Open, Haley Allen finished second on floor, third on vault and sixth place overall.

Members of the Smithers Saltos Gymnastics Club are travelling to Prince George this weekend to compete at Provincials.

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Schuss Boomer benefits ski club From SKI on A9 In the Under-19 male category, Anders Person had the top speed of 109 km/h and Martin Heidinger had the fastest time of 1:23.03.

On the U19 female side, Clair Hinchliffe earned both the fastest female speed of 108 km/h and time of 1:23.55.

In the snowboard category, David Anthony had the

fastest course time and the top speed of 89 km/h and Elise Dube was the fastest woman.

In the team category, Spidy and the Snow Fairies, made up of Martin Heidinger, Nelsie Schaeffer and Sandra Hinchliffe, earned the top spot by guessing closest to their actual combined time.

The event raised just over $9,700 for the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club.

Robin Mulder makes her way down the Schuss Boomer course on Saturday.

Mulder was a member of the Iron Maidens.

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and self-centeredness.

Often our most “giving” deeds are done I just got back from a with pride and selfish trip to Russia. It was motives. an amazing experiChristians worldence to be part of wide have just a hockey tour that finished celebrating included 2 games Easter. We have travin Finland and 8 in elled again through Russia. We did observe some political the final week of corruption, Russian Jesus Christ. We have remembered His mafia people, and death on the cross, referees who were His burial, and then definitely not unbiHis resurrection as ased. But we also encountered the love, our Eternal Savior. warmth and generos- Christians believe and affirm that Jesus ity of the Russian Christ is alive today. people.

Even though we were 12 time zones away, it was a vivid reminder that people are the same everywhere. We may have different cultures and languages, but, at the heart level, we are all the same. Each person has both a good side and a bad side.

The Bible declares that all people have been made in the image of God. We all have the capacity to do good and to love both God and man. However, we also have a dark side that pulls us to sin

The Easter message is that people are of great worth and value to God, as His image bearers. That was why He sent His Son for us. Jesus’ sacrificial death provides God’s love and forgiveness for our bad side, as well. Through faith and commitment to Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and enabled to live in His image more fully.

The Easter message is good news for all people (and that includes Canadians, Russians and any other nationality).

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S PORTS Celebrity hockey game added to lineup

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

This year, to celebrate Smithers’ centennial, the annual charity golf tournament has added a celebrity hockey game to the mix.

The hockey game gives residents another opportunity to see some of their favourite hockey stars, past and present, up close and personal, said one of the event’s organizers, Kent Delwisch.

“It’s an event for people that either can’t get into the golf tournament or aren’t interested in golfing and for the kids,” he said.

“It gives people an opportunity to see these guys do what they do best.”

The hockey game takes place August 8, with the golf tournament following on August 10 to cap off the Smithers Centennial Homecoming week.

Among those already confirmed for this year’s event are former NHLers Joe Watson, Ron Flockhart, Charlie Simmer and Todd Fedoruk, television personalities Steve Darling from Global BC and David Visentin, Hillary Farr and Todd Talbot from Love It or List It and Olympic snowboarder Leanne Pelosi.

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this event,” he said.

“The two main focuses are to put on a great event for the community and at the same time, you’re raising money for charity so it’s a winwin situation.”

This year, all funds raised will be donated to the Bulkley Valley Health Care and Hospital Foundation.

“Trying to get funding for health care, not only in our area, is getting tougher every year,” Delwisch said of the reasoning behind their choice of benefactor.

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2013 is upon us and our Centennial Celebrations have started. We hope you are in the spirit and that you were able to take in some of the wonderful events during the Spirit of the Mountain Winter Festival. Make sure that you take in Rayz Rail Jam on March 2 and the Lions Jam Pail Curling on March 3rd.

There will be activities happening all year and we need YOUR HELP especially during Home Coming which runs from August 2nd until August 10th. We need Volunteers to help us out in the following areas – Setting up of Events, Clean up after Events, Security and Assisting with Running the Events. Do you have a Talent (Singers, Musicians, Dancers, Kids Entertainers) and would love to perform we would like to hear from you. We will have entertainment all day and evening at different venues during homecoming.

VOLUNTEERS Contact Bill Goodacre at 250-877-1895 ENTERTAINERS Contact Sharron Carrington at 250-847-2675 Or contact us through our email at celebrations2013@yahoo.ca Remember this is your Centennial and we would like to hear from you. If you are planning an Event, having A Family Reunion or if you would just like some information we are here to help you. Go to our web site at smithers2013.com and check out our news reports, projects and events.

We will try to let everyone know about upcoming events before they happen in our weekly article in the Interior News.

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Answer: A single working parent can deduct receipted childcare expenses. Otherwise usually only the parent who has the lower net income may claim the deduction. The allowable deduction is the lesser of: a) $7,000 per child under 7, and $4,000 per other eligible child who was under 16 at any time in the year, or, $10,000 per child eligible for the disability tax credit, or, b) The amount of receipted childcare expenses.

As well, Childcare expenses are now permitted to parents who are full-time or qualifying part-time students: 1) A working parent is now able to claim childcare expenses while his/her spouse is a full-time high school student.

2) A single parent who is a full-time student is now able to claim childcare expenses against all types of income.

3) Two-parent families, where both are full-time students are also now able to claim child care expenses against all types of income.

4) The dollar limits applicable to 2) and 3) above are $175 per week per child under seven, $100 per week per older eligible child and $250 per week per child eligible for DTC. Todd Larson & Associates Certified General Accountants 3896 Second Avenue Smithers BC, V0J 2N0 Todd Larson, CGA Building Tomorrow Phone: 250-847-3939 Fax: 250-847-2969

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Long story reunites long-lost siblings

By Jerome Turner Smithers/Interior News

It’s not every day long-lost siblings get to reconnect and one of them get an immediate foot-bath, but that is exactly what happened at Sweet Dreams Esthetics last Thursday.

Duanne Hall, owner of Sweet Dreams, was the recipient of the welcome surprise, when her halfsister, Brenda Combs decided to come to the Bulkley Valley.

“It’s really great to finally get to see her,” Hall said.

“I’m still in shock a bit.

“We’d been searching for them all our lives.

Them refers to Comb’s fullbrother Darryl who lives in Edmonton.

The Combs’ and Hall’s, Duanne is the youngest of four, share the same father, Joseph Frederick Johnston, who passed away in 2009.

Johnston was forced to give up Brenda and Darryl after the untimely death of the Combs’ mother.

He was 21-years-old and felt unable to care for a toddler and five-month-old Brenda.

“I had been looking for my father since I was 15,” Brenda, now 57, said.

“But with a name like Joe Johnston you can imagine how difficult that was.”

Compounding the challenge was the fact that her father went by his middle name, Fred.

Another reason for the inability for either side to locate the other was the Ministry of Children and Families had lost all record of both biological parents, Brenda said.

“Plus, my brother and I weren’t legally adopted until we were in our teens,” she said.

Brenda, having exhausted most options, turned to Ancestry.com, which led to an end to the search.

“This woman wrote me in 2007, but I didn’t see that message until last year and she asked if I had found who I was looking for,” Brenda said.

“I only knew a few things about

him and sent that info back to her.”

A phone number for a man named Joseph Frederick Johnston came back and Brenda took the chance and called last November.

Brenda left her number with the Alpine trailer park manager and hoped for a return call.

“I wouldn’t let the lady go before giving her my information,” Brenda said and she didn’t have to wait long.

“About 20 minutes later I got the call I had been waiting for all my life.”

Unfortunately for Brenda her father had passed away, but it was then she learned of her siblings.

Johnston, who was a mechanic at OK Tire, never hid the fact that he had other children and gave them up for adoption.

“We knew we had a brother and sister out there, but could never find them,” Duanne said.

During one of the first phone conversations between Brenda and Duanne was when it finally clicked that the right connection had been made.

“I was kind of skeptical until she asked me if I had a brother named Darryl,” Brenda said.

“Then she told me that Fred had packed a picture of him in his wallet.”

The picture was one of father and son in a photo booth, Brenda said.

“She sent it to my phone and I almost cried,” she said.

Brenda, who is a nurse, decided she couldn’t wait any longer to see her sister, so she planned an Easter getaway.

After finding out what Duanne did, Brenda booked a pedicure appointment under a false name.

To facilitate the surprise Duanne’s daughter and husband, Bruce, helped out where they could.

They booked the appointment, Bruce picked Brenda up from the airport and both kept the secret.

“I’ve had a lot of twists and turns,” Brenda said.

“But this is a very needed chapter in my life and I’m so happy.

“This is a nice ending to a long story.”

Brenda Combs (in the chair) finally got to meet one of her siblings, Duanne Hall, owner of Sweet Dreams Esthetics, after 42 years of searching last Thursday.

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his is early but so exciting, mark May 25 on your calendar for the Perennial Plant Sale, a Bulkley Valley Genealogical Society annual fundraising event.

Viewing 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., sale 9 a.m. to noon, corner of Main and Highway 16, the Goat Statue parking lot.

Want to donate plants, plant pots, containers, if dividing perennials, splitting shrubs, thinning flowers or halting the spread of your berry patch, save your spares for the sale.

Need help digging up your plants or for pickup call Karen Mitchell 250-8479052, or Dale Gilbert 250-847-2107.

Houston area Marie Kaszas 250845-2514.

The exciting part is they are planning to feature a Centennial Plant Display consisting of plants in the Bulkley Valley 100 years ago.

I spoke to Irene Howard 250-846-5930 Coordinator and Researcher for this display.

She went to the Prince George Museum for sources, found some books on gardening in the 1920s and checked out their collection of Sears catalogues, making a list of seed packages that were for sale then.

She also was able to check out information from the Prince George Exhibition as they had recently celebrated their 100 years.

Our library also had some books that helped out along with information from Doug Boersema with the Telkwa Museum.

Cindy Savage from our Fall Fair opened up their archives providing information from old exhibitors’ books.

Jim Davidson remembered flower gardens at the Bulkley Valley Hotel and the Railway station.

VIEW FROM THE PORCH Lorraine Doiron It appears that with the help of the different communities this will be a magnificent display of memories.

Brigitt Leffer is interviewing local elders, searching their

memories and looking for heritage posters.

They are also looking for old gardening items.

If you have any that could be used for the display contact any of the above.

A story from the Second World War, The Sock Knitters of Sobibor by Heatherly Walker.

Sobibor was a Nazi extermination camp in Poland.

Some of the inmates were knitters, their job was to sort through victims clothing, salvage sweaters, other woollen garments, unravel them, use this wool to knit into socks, gloves and

sweaters for the camp guards.

This job saved their lives.

Esther Raab and Regina Zielinski, are still alive.

The knitters and the story remind us of the power of knitting.

Knitting in a death camp.

We have been researching our library’s history.

We discovered that Ruth Mold was instrumental in starting our library.

There was also another woman, Kathleen Daisy Casler who was involved.

It appears she wrote two children’s books, Sammy the

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Young Canadian and Gypsy the Bob-Tailed Dog. We have searched for copies of these two books, so far no luck.

If anybody out there has a copy or knows where we could find one, please call me, Lorraine 250-8474797.

Closing with: I learn by going where I have to go.

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Coulson honoured as community builder

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Mel Coulson is starting to get a little sheepish about all of the attention he’s been receiving lately.

Last month, the retired civil engineer from Quick was named as a recipient of a B.C. Community Achievement Award.

This is in addition to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal he was awarded with late last year by MLA Doug Donaldson for his community contributions.

Coulson was presented with the Community Achiever award for contributing his expertise, energy and leadership to three major heritage restoration projects in the Bulkley Valley: the Old Church in Smithers, Round Lake Hall and Camp

Caledonia outside of Telkwa.

“It’s very surprising for one thing,” Coulson said.

“I get the award but 30, 40 people were involved in these projects.

“It’s a bit unfair in that sense.

“I hope that these other people will get some reflected enjoyment out of this.”

Coulson met with The Interior News at the Old Church, where he explained some of the work that went into restoring what has become a cherished community hall that is used for everything from weddings to film screenings to concerts.

Together with four other dedicated community members, Coulson took out a $25,000 loan to get the work started, hoping that once the community noticed the project had truly

Mel Coulson, a retired civil engineer who lives in Quick, was recently presented with the B.C. Community Achievement Award.

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individuals and businesses stepped forward and the Old Church was brought

back to its former glory.

The building opened with a live,

5.5-hour broadcast by the CBC. “This is where the joy comes out of it,” Coulson said of seeing others enjoy the building.

“After all the hard work, we had finally done it.

“It was a bit like being a Dad for the first time.”

“The community achievement awards honour individuals who have made a significant contribution either as volunteers or in the course of their work,” Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, said.

“We’re privileged to showcase and celebrate the contributions of these exceptional British Columbians.”

For now, Coulson has turned his attention to a senior’s co-housing project.

A member of

the Bulkley Valley Seniors Co-Housing Society, Coulson and the group are currently looking for a one-acre site close to downtown to build their project.

“The idea of seniors co-housing is coming together with the intention of being good neighbours,” he said.

“It mixes private residences with some common facilities and the whole thing is geared toward being super environmentallysustainable.”

It’s being envisioned as 14 units with a common house, gardens, greenhouse, workshop and meditation space.

With Coulson’s track record, it will not be long before this project, too, is looked at as an asset to the community that will be enjoyed for a long time to come.

Community Calendar

To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listing at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email laura@interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words.

Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone.

Reveries, is a joint show featuring the work of Christa Krisman, Quesnel and Lynn Cociani, Prince Rupert. Exhibition dates: March 8 – April 6. Tuesday–Saturday, 12-4 p.m. info@smithersart.org, 250-847-3898.

Understanding Ourselves as Energy in Illness and Wellbeing Jean Christian, CCH, Pdhom, Thursday, April 4, Brown Bag Lunch program, at noon at the Smithers Healthy Living Centre. Call 250-877-4424 for more info.

Who Am I? Workshop will introduce you to a system that can help you take charge of your life and its happiness.

Over 2 weekends, April 5 (evening), April 6 & 7 (days), April 12 (evening), April 13 & 14 (days). Dan or Wendy, 250-847-3533.

Divas & Friends Concert variety performance of music, dance, and theatre Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m., Della Herman Theatre. Headlining for us this year is a cappella group Boys of the Bush. Info: pdubar45@yahoo.com, 250-847-3550.

BV Backpackers Sandstone Lake Tour Sunday, April 7.

Meet at Safeway 9 a.m. Phone Wayne Buholzer 250-8475689 for details and to register your attendance. Moder-

ate, less than 5 hrs, hike/snowshoe.

Glenwood Hall Society Discuss current issues and future plans with interested neighbours. Monday, April 8 at the hall, 7 p.m. Notice of motion available at corted2@gmail. com.

Catholic Women’s League next meeting April 9, 7 p.m. at the St. Joe’s Church. Meetings every second Tuesday of the month.

Smithers Art Gallery April Exhibition April 9 – May 4.

Black & White Hudson Bay Mountain Curtis Cunningham (photography), A Shiver of a Hint Joanne Madeley (printmaking & drawing), Sea Change Sita Then (sculpture).

Tigers, Temples and the Taj Mahal 2012 Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. at NWCC. BV Naturalists talk and slide show by Rosemary Fox. A visit to some of Northern India’s National Parks and Historic Sites.

Smithers Art Gallery April Exhibition Opening Reception April 12, 7-9 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12pm–4pm. www.smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, 847-3898.

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Phone 250-847-2333 “Back to God Hour” on The Peak at 9:30 am Sundays on CJFW at 9:30 Visitors Welcome

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It seems that for weeks I have seen chocolate bunnies just waiting for a good home and an open mouth.

I am not sure if the bunnies are the best chocolate but I do know that chocolate is very good for us.

The best chocolate to have is the dark variety.

A small amount from time to time is good for our heart.

It can lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol and increase blood flow to the brain.

How about that?

So, you see, chocolate can reduce the risk of stroke and the flavanoids help reduce insulin resistance.

The antioxidants in dark chocolate are eight times that of strawberries.

Besides the antioxidant value, dark chocolate also contains potassium, copper magnesium and iron.

Dark chocolate is your best bet since it has more cocoa.

65 per cent or more cocoa is best.

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Then mix together: • ¾ cup brown sugar • ¼ cup cocoa powder • 1 ¾ cup hot water.

Pour this over the batter and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

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SOFTball REGISTRaTION Timbits T-Ball & Youth Divisions U8 to U19 Forms available at Oscar’s Source For Sports, or download them from the Smithers Junior Softball’s Facebook page, or the Town of Smithers’ Recreation Department website.

It is probably better just to have a tasty bit of hard dark chocolate rather than a gooey piece of cake.

What the heck, you can tell yourself it is good for you.

A bit of aside here about the birds. More of you have called about the redpolls dying off. It might be a good idea to stop feeding for a time.

They can find some natural food at these warmer temperatures.

Don’t forget we have more birds coming our way.

Thanks for all the calls about birds and other things that have come to 250-846-5095.

E-mail notes have come to mallory@ bulkley.net.

League is scheduled to start on May 6th Year-end Tournament scheduled for the weekend of June 22nd.

Register by April 26th for the 2013 Season Softball BC Umpire Clinic - April 21st Community-Parent Coaching Clinic - April 27th We are looking for new Executive Members.

For further information call: Bill Jex 250-847-3460 or check our Facebook page for updates.

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SNOWY STARE This snowy owl on Snake Road eventually won the staring contest with a few lucky photographers.

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Submitted by the Smithers Farmers’ Institute Interested in locally produced meat, eggs, and artisan products? The Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market is still indoors for 2013! The next markets will be held on April 13th & April 27th at St. Joseph’s gymnasium from 9am to noon.

The first outdoor Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market will be on Mother’s Day weekend, May 11th, starting bright & early at 8am and going until noon.

Notes for Producers: We have gone back to PST as of April 1, 2013!

Farmers & ranchers are back to paying PST unless they either have/purchase a BC Agriculture Council’s Farmer ID card, or fill out a certificate at each retailer with your farm folio tax roll #.

“Growing Abundant Tomatoes” workshop on Monday April 8th, Northwest Community College at 7:00pm.

The Smithers Farmers’ Institute is having their Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2013 at Glenwood Hall, 7:30pm.

BC Cattlemen’s Association Annual General Meeting will be from May 23-25, 2013. The North Okanagan Cattlemen’s Association is hosting this year’s BCCA Annual General Meeting. The Convention headquarters will be at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon where Registrations, Trade show booths, Crafts, Banquets, Entertainment, Silent and Live Auctions will take place. For more information, visit www.bccaagm.com.

EARLYBIRD DEADLINE: April 15, 2013.

The BC Women’s Institute has been active since 1909. There are four branches either in or close to the Bulkley Valley area: Glenwood WI, Quick WI, South Hazelton WI and Southside WI. New members are always welcome!

• The Glenwood Women’s Institute meets Charlie McClary on the first Tuesday of every month. Contact Bulkley Valley - Smithers Helen atRe/Max (250) 847-9705 for more information.

Office (250) 847-5999 Fax (250) 847-9039 (250)877-1770 Cellular • The Quick Women’s Institute meets at 6:30pm on the second Monday of every month. Contact Ria Rouw at (250) 846-5064 or Dianne Vandermeulen at (250) 847-5433 for more information.

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DIVAS AND FRIENDS Saturday April 6, The Divas and Friends concert is back for another year, showcasing the amazing talent in the Bulkley Valley.

Headlining this year is the a cappella group Boys of the Bush.

Show starts at 7.30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre.

Tickets are available at Mountain Eagle Books, SpeeDee Interior Stationery and at the door. $15 adults, $10 youth (17 and under).

RED CHAMBER April 13 The Bulkley Valley Concert Association hosts Red Chamber an evening of Oriental music with a new twist.

Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $16 for youth, are available at Mountain Eagle Books.

Hip hop artists Testament, left, from Test Their Logik and Ant Loc of Savage Family shared their pro-environment message with the crowd at the Old Church last Thursday.

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They came to bust some rhymes and in the process to support First Nations groups in their fight against resource development.

“We’ve been doing hip hop for a long time and have been involved in activism,” Testament of Test Their Logik, from Toronto, said.

“Social and environmental issues are a main focus.”

Mel Bazil, program coordinator with the

Circle of Supports Program at the Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Society referred to Test Their Logik and Savage Family as allies of the Unist’ot’en camp and Lhe Lin Liyin organization.

“Tonight is about sharing information,” Bazil said as his hand waved towards a table covered with pamphlets and books.

“It’s also about sharing music and celebrating the stance against unwanted pipelines and unwanted mining.”

SmitherS Budget 2013 Mayor Bachrach and Council would like to invite all interested members of the public to attend an information session about the Town’s 2013-2017 Five-Year Financial Plan. This will be held in the Council Chambers of the Smithers Town Office from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 9, 2013.

A brief presentation will be given by Council, followed by a question and answer period.

Light refreshments will be served.

Please feel free to contact the Town Office at 847-1600 if you would like more information regarding the Town’s Five-Year Financial Plan or the public presentation process.

Test Their Logic is currently on a cross-Canada tour, spreading the word about environmental issues such as the several pipeline projects proposed for northwestern B.C. Hip hop has been a part of Testament’s life since he was a child, and along the way he learned about social and environmental issues and decided to blend the two when he first took the stage as a hip hop artist.

“I thought I would put two and two

together and make those connections in my daily life,” Testament said.

“I’m trying to shift the voice of hip hop away from horizontal violence, gang culture, drugs and sexism.

“We have so much power in hip hop to use our voices for good.

“The lyric sheet for hip hop is long, you have so many words, you should be making people think about things from a different perspective.”

Testament described the current

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generation of youth as the tipping generation, referring to the many aspects of their future being decided right now, especially with respect to environmental damage.

“It’s their future, they need to take ownership and fight for the future they want to see.

“A lot of people want to get rich by putting pipelines through here.

“Take the long view, take control of the future because you are the future.”

Registration is on now for the 4th biennial Festival of Voices.

The choir festival, which runs April 19 to 21, will be comprised of a mass choir rehearsal and performance and a dayand-a-half of singing workshops with Vancouver clincians Brian Tate, Karla Mundy and Dawn Pemberton.

With room for only 100 participants, the festival is expected to sell out.

Registration deadline is April 15.

Go to www.singsmithers.com for more information.

APRIL COFFEEHOUSE The Bulkley Valley Folk Music Society’s latest coffeehouse is Friday night at the Smithers Art Gallery.

Starting at 7 p.m., String Licorice will play their eclectic mix of jazz, gypsy jazz and bluegrass.

Also performing is Adam Gagnon with his brand of high-energy country, featuring some originals.

As always, the evening will end with an open mic session.

All Aboard! Celebrate the first train through Smithers As part of the 2013 Centennial, MLA Doug Donaldson and the BV Museum invite you to come commemorate the first train to steam through Smithers in 1914. Enjoy refreshments, displays and door prizes, including a return trip for two to Prince Rupert on VIA Rail!

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Two young entrepreneurs have started teaching dance classes at Hazelton secondary school to bring in some extra money and get other young Hazeltonians interested in dance.

Twelve-year-old Katelyn Larson and her older sister, Cecilia, 17, who have both been dancing for several years, have opted to provide lessons in their hometown.

Katelyn, while only 12, already has a bit of teaching experience under her belt.

“I started helping with a different dance class,” Katelyn, who helped a former teacher, Sarah Cullen, with classes, said.

Cullen moved and that left a void in Hazelton, as far as dance instruction went and the Larsons stepped in, but it’s not always easy, according to Katelyn.

“It’s challenging because the students are very energetic,” Katelyn said.

“And sometimes they don’t listen very well.”

Katelyn does most of the teaching in both classes, while Cecilia is there to lend whatever help is needed.

It is rare for someone as young as Katelyn to be instructing anything, but Cecilia has been taking dance lessons for as long as her little sister’s been alive.

“I’ve been at Creative Roots for nine years,” Cecilia said.

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Left, Cecilia Larson,17 and sister Katelyn, 12, have begun two dance classes in the Hazeltons for ages three to 10. Both girls have been involved with the Creative Roots dance studio for many years and are branching out on their own.

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Elections BC is looking for reliable and enthusiastic people to work as election officials on General Voting Day, May 14, 2013.

These positions are required to assist voters at voting locations throughout B.C. during the provincial general election.

Every Canadian of a certain age remembers the day the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska. It was a tragic day and one which marked a turning point for marine shipping along British Columbia’s coastline.

Most positions are paid $250 for the day. Previous experience is not required and training is provided.

Following the Exxon spill, the marine shipping industry in Canada and worldwide began to rethink virtually every aspect of its business. It wasn’t easy. But it was absolutely necessary. And looking back 24 years later, the industry has taken great strides to ensure another catastrophic spill never happens again.

If you can provide excellent service to a variety of people during a long day, and you have the ability to be a non-partisan representative of Elections BC, APPLY NOW! To contact your local hiring office, visit the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca/jobs, or call 1-800-661-8683.

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Our goal: to reduce the risk of a spill to as close to zero as possible. And if a spill does occur, our tug escorts will provide immediate first response to minimize the impact on the environment while our full emergency response is quickly brought to bear.

Our response program will greatly enhance safety for all marine traffic on B.C.’s north coast.

Nowhere is our progress more evident than in the way we are approaching the Northern Gateway Pipeline. The standards it will be built and operated to far exceed anything ever contemplated a generation ago.

We hope all Canadians recognize that the Exxon Valdez spill resulted in real and lasting change. For Canada’s oil marine shipping industry, the events of that day 24 years ago marked a moment of profound change. As a result, British Columbians can benefit from the enormous economic opportunity our industry generates, while being confident that our environment is protected.

Like similar facilities in Norway and Scotland, every tanker calling on Northern Gateway’s marine terminal will be double-hulled, and adhere to stringent standards. That means no tankers older than 20 years will be allowed to operate. It means every tanker must carry the most advanced navigational technology and be crewed by only the most highly

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While the age and relative inexperience of the students presents a challenge for the instructors, it also allows for a lot of creativity that fosters knowledge of dance.

“Instead of Simon Says, Cecilia Larson, dance instructor we play Ballerina Says,” Cecilia said.

The classes happen in the instruction becomes more finely the Hazelton secondary school on tuned.

Mondays from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. and “As they begin to remember the Wednesdays from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. names of what they’re doing we start Classes are split between ages three introducing more complex steps.” to five and six to 10 and are $10 each.

“People have been asking us to start dance classes in Hazelton for a while and we’re happy to be able to do it now.”

“I’ve trained in nearly every category of dance that they offer there.

“People have been asking us to start dance classes in Hazelton for awhile and we’re happy to be able to do it now.”

The classes are meant to teach basic dance, while avoiding a rigid class atmosphere.

“We play lots of games in the younger class because ballet theory probably wouldn’t go over so well,” Cecilia said, but as the dancers advance

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The Hazelton public library has been hosting a robot club which will be wrapping up in the coming weeks.

Participants have each fashioned a robot from salvaged material with instruction from Keagan Schopfer, who came up with the idea of a robot club.

Apparently the first rule of robot club is not the same as the first rule of fight club. “This club was for mid-to-late teens,�

Schopfer said. “It’s main objective is to get them interested in computers, electronics and robotics in a more engaged way. “This is a few steps beyond going on Facebook and smart phones.�

The proposed Fortune Minerals Ltd. Arctos anthracite coal mine in the Sacred Headwaters, also known as the Klappan region in Tahltan territory, does not have a tailings pond, as reported in a previous Interior News story.

The information was part of a Tahltan Central Council press release, which included comments

Schopfer has himself been interested in robotics since he was a teen and he is using his first-hand experience to bring a particular type of robot to the Hazeltons. “It’s known as the simple robot revolution,� Schopfer said. “The philosophy calls for building small-circuit machines that interact directly with their environment.�

The two-wheeled robots, which run on nine volt batteries, being built by club members are all fashioned mostly out of salvaged materials. “The kids were able to get most of their parts from old computers or cassette players,� Schopfer said.

One member’s robot has a body made from an old computer mouse.

TO ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2013 Bulkley Valley Community Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation provides scholarships and bursaries for 2013 graduating students who attend high school in Smithers, Houston and Hazelton.

Applications are accepted from March 15 to May 15, 2013. Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to qualifying students in each of these communities.

The application forms and information may be obtained from your teacher or counsellor. The information package and application form is also available on our website www.bvcf.ca For further information contact: Ms. Geri Britton, Executive Director BV Community Foundation Box 4584, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 PH: 250-847-3310 Email: bvfoundation@bulkley.net Houston : Tanya Amonson 250-845-7838 The Hazeltons : Pauline Gomez 250-847-7515

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Application No. 105017

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE

Application for a Permit amendment under the provisions of the Environmental Management Act. We, Red Chris Development Company Limited, Suite 200, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3B6, intend to submit an amended application (application number 105017) to the Director, to authorize the discharge of site runoff from plant site clearing, tailing impoundment area, crusher site and soil stockpile for the Red Chris Mine Project located near Iskut, British Columbia, and a new application to discharge air contaminants from an auxiliary fuel fired incinerator.

The land upon which the facility is situated and the discharge occurs are Mining Tenure Numbers 337486 and 541436, located near Iskut, British Columbia. The effluent discharge locations are (Sediment Control Ponds 1 to 8, Crusher Area Diversion Dam 3 (CDD), Saddle Dam Discharge Location (SDD), and North Reclaim Dam Discharge Location (NRDD)) with discharge characteristics noted below in Table 1 and 2; and air emission discharges from an incinerator with characteristics presented below in Table 3 located in Mining Tenure Numbers 323341, 999362, 999363, 999364 and 999382, near Iskut, British Columbia.

The locations and elevation of the 11 erosion and sediment control facilities are: Sediment Pond #1:

Northing: 6399242

Easting: 453422.4

Elevation: 1532m

Sediment Pond #2:

Northing: 6398857

Easting: 452801.9

Elevation: 1510m

Sediment Pond #3:

Northing: 6398459

Easting: 451636

Elevation: 1480m

Sediment Pond #4:

Northing: 6396641

Easting: 453185

Elevation: 1420m

Sediment Pond #5:

Northing: 6398722

Easting: 454958.6

Elevation: 1440m

Sediment Pond #6:

Northing: 6400995

Easting: 454218.3

Elevation: 1320m

Sediment Pond #7:

Northing: 6401448

Easting: 456872

Elevation: 1044m

Sediment Pond #8:

Northing: 6400915

Easting: 456638

Elevation: 1068m

CDD:

Northing: 6396787

Easting: 452881

Elevation: 1452m

SDD:

Northing: 6399098

Easting: 456335

Elevation: 1110m

NRDD:

Northing: 6401519

Easting: 456873

Elevation: 1050m

Incinerator

Northing: 6399401

Easting: 454593

Elevation: 1475m

Table 1.

Parameter

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60

Nitrates

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32

Total extractable hydrocarbons

mg/L

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30

pH

pH units

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Minimum discharge rate for each of the 11 facilities is 0 m3/sec. Maximum discharge rates are provided below in Table 2.

Table 2.

RCMP Briefs New Hazelton RCMP responded to a total of 47 calls during this week.

On March 21 police attended Gitsegukla on a report of an assault.

One person was arrested and released on the assault.

Alcohol was involved with both the victim and accused.

On March 26 RCMP attended the village of Gitwangak on a report of a grass fire that had been started near a residence.

Police are speaking to witnesses in the area.

On March 27, constables responded to a call of a suicidal person.

The person had swallowed an unknown amount of pills and was transported to the hospital for medical treatment.

Outstanding Warrants to Arrest: Robert THOMAS, New Hazelton Andrew QUOCK Jr., Gitsegukla

Facility

Brucejack Gold Mine Project Public Comments Invited As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Brucejack Gold Mine Project located in British Columbia on March 26, 2013. The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be affected by this project and what should be examined during the environmental assessment.

The public can review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines, a document that identifies the potential environmental effects to be taken into consideration and the information and analysis that needs to be included in the proponent's EIS. Pretium Resources Inc. is proposing the construction, operation and decommissioning of a gold-silver underground mine located approximately 65 km northnorthwest of Stewart, B.C. The proposed project would produce approximately 16 million tonnes of mineralized material at a rate of up to 2,700 tonnes per day over a minimum 16-year mine life.

Sediment Pond #1

0.02

24 hours

Sediment Pond #2

0.39

24 hours

Sediment Pond #3

0.62

24 hours

Sediment Pond #4

0.61

24 hours

Sediment Pond #5

0.04

24 hours

Sediment Pond #6

0.11

24 hours

Sediment Pond #7

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24 hours

Sediment Pond #8

0.52

24 hours

NRDD

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24 hours

SDD

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24 hours

CDD

0.61

24 hours

The maximum rate of air emissions discharge from the facility [an Eco Waste Solutions model CA600 incinerator] will be ~44.4 m3/minute, with an operating period of 16 hours per day, 365 days per year. The incinerator’s air emissions discharge characteristics are as follows: Table 3.

Pollutant

Annual Emissions (kg)

Particulate

43.1 577.7

Total Metals

Brucejack Gold Mine Project Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 410-701 Georgia Street Vancouver BC V7Y 1C6 Telephone: 604-666-2431 Fax: 604-666-6990 Brucejack@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

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Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection at Bag 500, 3726 Alfred avenue, Smithers, British Columbia V0J 2N0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 22nd day of March 2013.

To view the draft EIS Guidelines or for more information, visit the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 80034). All comments received will be considered public. Copies of the draft EIS Guidelines are also available for viewing at the following locations: Stewart Public Library 824 A Main Street, Box 546 Stewart B.C.

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HCL

Written comments must be submitted by April 25, 2013 to:

Smithers Public Library 3817 Alfred Avenue, Box 55 Smithers B.C.

Max. Discharge Rate (m3/sec)

Terrace Public Library 4610 Park Avenue Terrace B.C.

Consistent with the transparency and public engagement elements of CEAA 2012, this is the second of four opportunities for Canadians to comment on this project.

Following this comment period, the Agency will finalize and issue the EIS Guidelines to the proponent. An application period for participant funding and a future public comment period related to the EIS will be announced later.

Projects subject to CEAA 2012 are assessed using a science-based approach. If the project is permitted to proceed to the next phase, it will continue to be subject to Canada’s strong environmental laws, rigorous enforcement and follow-up, and increased fines.

Signed by: Jack Love Contact person

Jack Love

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE VAN TINE

Born in Burns Lake, June 30th, 1929 passed away peacefully on March 19th, 2013 in Sidney, B.C. George was a son of Ed and Daisy Van Tine, early pioneers of the Ootsa Lake area. The Van Tines had a guiding and fishing business around the circle of lakes. George grew up in the Lakes District and lived in Burns Lake, Southbank, Ootsa Lake, Telkwa, Pendleton Bay, Terrace and Smithers before moving to Sidney. He had a real love for family and the great outdoors.

George worked for the Forest Service for 31 years and retired in Smithers as head of Tech Services in the Regional Office. Poppa had a full life, rich with love, hard work, and a home that always had an open door to visitors.

Survived by loving wife Marjorie - Sidney, Darryl (Charmaine) - Victoria, Keith (Paula) - Burns Lake, Diana (Ron) Nelson, Shirley (Sheldon) Sidney, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Eleanor Anderson - Burns Lake and brother Doug (Aneta) Van Tine - Enderby and many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by both parents, and siblings Meryl, Ruth, Florence, Buster, Chuck, Margaret, Jim, Leo, and Bill.

Interment at Burns Lake Cemetery.

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Mary Jim ‘Akh dekin’iwh Jan. 12, 15, 1965 1925 to April 2, 2012

When we are sad and lonely And everything goes wrong, We seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on.”

Each time we see your photo You seem to smile and say “Don’t cry, I’m only sleeping, We’ll meet again someday.”

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THE Livestock Pedigree Act forbids selling a dog as purebred if unregistered. It provides fines of up to two months imprisonment for anyone who sells a dog as purebred and does not provide the Canadian Kennel Club registration papers.

Brian Cyril Daniels, recent resident of Smithers B.C., died on March 25, 2013 after a brief illness. Brian was born on January 19, 1928 in Birmingham, England. He was educated at King Charles School in Kidderminster. He served in both the British and Canadian Armies and retired as a Lieutenant.

After emigrating to Canada in 1948 Brian worked at the Hudson’s Bay Company in Edmonton. In 1960 he joined the Government of the Yukon Territory in Whitehorse, where he also served as an alderman for two years. In 1961 Brian began a 28-year career with the Government of Canada in the Department of Employment and Immigration. A transfer to Penticton took place in 1967 and he became an active member of the community there. He served as Chairman of both the Penticton Airport Committee and Penticton Public Library and sat for nine years as a School District #15 trustee. He belonged to several service clubs including Rotary, Kiwanis, and Probus.

After retiring in 1988 he moved to Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island where he was a member of the Glen Meadows Curling Club, the Sidney Stonewaller’s Cricket Club and the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club. In 2011 Brian moved to Smithers, where his daughter Kate and family reside.

Brian is survived by his brother Michael Daniels, son Andrew Daniels (Joy), daughters Wendy Shaw (Bill) and Kathleen (Kate) Daniels-Howard (John) and grandchildren Julie, Sylvan, Carolyn, Matthew and Genevieve. Brian requested that no service be held rather, if people so wish donations to the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver would be appreciated.

True to his love of the game and the great memories he made there, Brian’s ashes will be scattered on his favourite cricket pitch in Warwickshire, England. Many thanks to the caregivers at both the Lodge at Broadmead (Saanich) and the Bulkley Valley Lodge (Smithers), Dr. Marius Scholtz and the staff at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital (Smithers).

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Millar Western is an Alberta-based forest products company, committed to the sustainability of our business, resources and communities. We offer a competitive wage and benefits program, and exciting career development opportunities, within a collaborative and respectful work environment.

Our Fox Creek, Alberta, sawmill is now recruiting:

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, the successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation and ongoing management of preventative maintenance processes at the company’s new, state-of-the-art Fox Creek, Alberta, sawmill, while coordinating day-to-day maintenance activities for the operation. He/she will work closely with the maintenance team and production personnel to ensure key performance targets are met in a safe, cost-effective manner.

Applicants will have a trades qualification, complemented by several years of progressively responsible experience in a lumber manufacturing environment. Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, interpersonal, communications and computer skills are essential. Experience with SAP and/or other computerized maintenance systems preferred.

Qualified candidates should send a current resume to: Human Resources, Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., P.O. Box 429, Fox Creek, AB T0H 1P0; e-mail: dadamson@millarwestern.com; or fax: (780) 622-4297.

CLOSING DATE: APRIL 12, 2013 Millar Western is an equal opportunity employer.

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Interested candidates may apply in confidence by fax to 250-847-4878 or e-mail resumes to jobs@hudsonbaylodge.com

Job Opportunity Driftwood Dental is looking for two highly motivated, enthusiastic people who thrive on learning new skills and working in a fast-paced team environment.

Office Manager: The successful candidate must have a positive attitude; the ability to manage an organization for growth; excellent computer knowledge; and exceptional leadership and communication skills. They must be solution oriented, highly resourceful and manage in a team environment. Bookkeeping skills and knowledge in the dental field are assets.

Administration/reception: The successful candidate must have a positive attitude; a willingness to learn; the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively; excellent computer and communication skills; and work well in a team environment. Previous experience in the dental field is an asset.

Written inquiries only please to PO Box 878, Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Email: info@smilesmithers.ca or drop off at Driftwood Dental.

Intermediate Accounting Clerk - Accounting Diploma/Certificate or equivalent work experience would be an asset.

Entry Level Accounting Clerk - Looking for individuals with careful attention to detail, who use discretion, uphold confidentiality, can work independently and in a team environment, as well as possess strong communication & interpersonal skills.

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If you are interested in one of these positions please fax your resume to (250)-847-2517 or e-mail leona.pollard@flycma.com no later than April 8, 2013.

Smithers Community Services Association Job Posting – Competition #306 The Meadows- Casual Relief Housekeeping / Meal Server Smithers Community Services is currently accepting resumes for a relief Housekeeping/ Meal Server for The Meadows. Applicants must have experience working with Seniors and possess a current “Food Safe Certificate” or be willing to obtain one. Previous experience with housekeeping and meal serving is recommended. This position will require the successful applicant to be available on short notice and involves evening and weekend work. Applicant must provide a clear criminal record check prior to employment and be willing to take, Level I First Aid and Non Violent Crisis Intervention.

Please apply with resume (state competition #306 on resume or cover letter) to: Smithers Community Services Association 3815B Railway Ave., Smithers Mail: Box 3759 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-3712 Email: general@scsa.ca Closing date: April 12, 2013 Job Description available by request

Operates the Ark Playday Center 1750 Hankin Avenue, Box 620, Telkwa BC. V0J 2X0 (250) 846-9661

Building community from the roots up

The Ark is Hiring!

Treehouse Housing Association operates The Ark in Telkwa and we are hiring!

We are seeking a talented and energetic School Age Coordinator to join our team.

Qualifications: Education or training for school age, child educator, or parks and recreation; valid ECE certification an asset; Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role; supervisory experience; First Aid certification and CPR; Class 4 Drivers License (or ability to obtain one)

We offer a fun, energetic, and engaging environment; a competitive salary, childcare benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Please forward your resume to: the_ark@telus.net Box 620, Telkwa, BC V0J 2X0 Fax: (250) 846-9661 Phone: (250) 846-9661

Did you know?

• Kidney Disease causes death in many people with diabetes and d high blood pressure, and raises the risk of a heart attack? od • Healthy kidneys reduce the risk of heart attacks and high blood pressure?

If detected early, Chronic Kidney Disease can be treated, thereby re reducing the risk of complications of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attacks.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch 200-4940 Canada anada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4K6 1(800) 567-8112

HELP WANTED

Hoskins Ford has an opening for an Accountant/Bookkeeper with good organizational skills. This position is for a 40 hour work week. The successful applicant must be a team player and enjoy dealing with the public.

We offer a positive work environment and an excellent benefit package.

Duties will include but not limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, tax remittances, and general bookkeeping duties associated with financial statement preparation etc.

Please contact Colin Williams at 250-847-2237 or send resume to Hoskins Ford Sales Ltd. P.O. Box 400, Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Email: colinw@hoskinsford.com Fax: 250-847-3017 Hoskins Ford Sales Ltd Hwy 16, Smithers • 250.847.2237

Business and Loans Analyst We are seeking an individual with excellent attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to prioritize and multi task in a busy work environment. The successful applicant must have superior communication skills, be a self starter, and be comfortable working with business clientele This position requires 35 hours per week and offers a competitive salary commensurate to education and experience, as well as a benefits package.

The Business and Loans Analyst is primarily responsible for the development, analysis and recommendation of loan proposals to the Business Development Committee. This position manages the overall Investment Funds (loan) portfolio, with the goal of achieving a healthy balance between acceptable portfolio returns and providing a valuable developmental lending service to the community. This position will also provide coaching, counseling and ongoing support to loan clients.

Qualifications for the position include: 1. Commercial/Small business lending background desired.

2. Good oral and written communication skills.

3. Good crediting skills (The ability to assess risk through the analysis of business plans, financial statements/projections, proper due diligence and experience).

4. Good Investment Funds (loan) portfolio management and administration skills.

5. Competent computer hardware and software knowledge (Excel, Word, and use of Internet).

6. Effective time management and prioritizing skills.

7. Ability to provide client support services via business counseling and coaching.

8. This position requires the ability and skills to work with a wide range of community members and partner organizations.

9. Reliable transportation and a valid drivers license are required.

Please forward cover letter and resume no later than April 19, 2013 to: Jerry Botti, General Manager CF Nadina, PO Box 236, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 250-845-2528 (fax) jbotti@cfnadina.ca

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Auctions

Auctions AUCTION SALE

Trades, Technical GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry.

Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209.

Services

Financial Services DROWNING IN debts? Cut your debts in half & payback in half the time. Avoid bankruptcy! For a free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500.

BBB rated A+ GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com 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.

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.

Computer Services Enclave Managed Networks offers instant: email • website hosting backup solutions • help desk 250-847-0870 dstrain@bcenclave.ca

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay HAY AND SILAGE FOR SALE, 500 LARGE ROUND BALES $25 PER BALE YOU PICK UP. 250-842-6400 OR 250-842-6487

RETAIL DELI WORKER WANTED

Join our fun loving hard working team.

Cleaning Services

FURNACE & DUCT CLEANING PROFESSIONAL ! ew BLOWN-IN ATTIC INSULATION

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Misc. for Sale AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com or Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

TRUCK MOUNTED VACUUMS

Applications are being accepted for the following position:

FREE Chest deep freezer, computer with printer. 4381 Birch Cres. Phone 250-9194321.

HOME PHONE reconnect. Toll Free 1-866-287-1348 Cell Phone Accessories Catalogue Everyone Welcome To Shop Online at: www.homephonereconnect.ca HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Help Wanted

250-847-4550 www.priorityvac.ca Eavestrough

Capri Motor Inn is now accepting resumes for Must be able to work flexible hours, be available on weekends, and work independently. Must be reliable. Please drop off resume at front desk or email lisat@citywest.ca

250-846-5509

Bulkley Valley Eavestroughing - Telkwa Serving the Bulkley Valley. w_vh@hotmail.com Willy Verhelst

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Bring in your resume and talk to Liz. 250-847-9507 1230 Main Street, Smithers kitchenworkssmithers@hotmail.com

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closes April 12, 2013 closes April 17, 2013 closes April 17, 2013 closes April 17, 2013

Please drop off your resume at the pool, or email to mseginowich@bvpool.com

By shopping local you support local people.

Eavestrough

Continuous Aluminum Gutters

Housekeeping

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FURNACES • DUCTS CHIMNEYS • FIREPLACES BOILERS • PELLET STOVES SAWDUST • WOOD CHIPS AIR CONDITIONING ATTIC INSULATION REMOVAL SAWMILLS

“CALL TODAY FOR PEACE OF MIND”

Experienced Service Staff

for sale. 5 males and 3 females ready to go by May 12 $550 each. Call (250) 8474203 or (250) 643-0358.

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COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES • INDUSTRIAL

Please apply within with resume 4268 Hwy 16, Smithers or email aspenmgr@telus.net

CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS

Cleaning Services

“CLEAN AIR & QUALITY SERVICE IS OUR PRIORITY”

Flexible schedule – Employee perks & Great work environment.

View the full posting at www.bvpool.com Mike Steinebach @ (250) 694 - 3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 or Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & Website www.mikesauction.net

Bob Swift 250-847-3051

For more information: Richie at (250) 698-7377 or (250) 698-7351

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!

Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Of All Kinds

• cleaning • repair •

Apply in person with resume to 1107 Main St.

Heavy Duty Machinery

Blinds & Drapery

SKEENA DECOR

New Blinds...

Immediate job opening at the Smithers Sausage Factory

• TRAMONTINA • CALPHALON •

SALE 1 April 20, 2013 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Francois Lake Hall, Francois Lake, B.C. South of Burns Lake @ Intersection of Hwy 35 south & Colleymount Road.

ANTIQUES: The sale will have some of the nicest antique furnishings ever offered by us at auction. We have a beautiful selection of large antique furnishings such as: Tables, sete, couch, sideboards, piano stool w/ bear claw feet, end tables, side tables, curio cabinets, grandfather clock, buffet, bedroom suites, dining room suites, marble top satin wood wash stand, antique oak table 6 chairs, buffet & hutch suite, misc. antique dining room chairs and other occasional chairs. This sale will have a beautiful selection of Victorian & Eastlake antiques and other beautiful antique Oak & Mahogany furnishings.

ANTIQUE HORSE GEAR: There is a very large selection of antique horse gear that includes sleigh bells, spreaders, scotch tops, bridles, and hames etc. NATIVE & TRADITIONAL ART: Nice selection of native art including hides, drums, face masks, leather art & clothing, moccasins, paddles (exact items will be posted on the website). HOUSE HOLD & MISC COLLECTABLE’S: Very large selection of hockey, baseball & football cards, clocks, lamps, candelabra’s, brass, pewter, wrought iron collectable’s, plate ware, glassware, china & vases, sword, coal oil lamps, very old antique leather horse collectable, violin, banjo. Sale will include a few modern furnishings, deep freeze, fridge & furnishings. ANTIQUE TOOLS & MISC: Antique tools, antique survey transit, large antique brass gold scale in glass cabinet, antique bamboo fly rod.

This Sale has a large & excellent selection of antiques & collectable’s. This is a partial listing, so look for future advertising as there are more items & consignments to come.

Please view website for pictures of exact items and a list of all of our scheduled auctions. Consignments welcome!

If you would like to consign any items contact Mikes Auction.

Condition of Sale. Terms: Cash & cheque with identification, sorry no credit cards.

Items are as is condition ~ not responsible for accidents.

There will be a concession on Site.

SALE 2 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & TOOL AUCTION May 25, 2013 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Topley Garage, Topley, B.C. Intersection of Hwy 16 & Hwy 118 to Granisle.

SALE 3 ANTIQUES, FURNISHINGS & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION June 8th, Saturday @ 10:00 am. George Dawson Motor Inn, Banquet Room, Dawson Creek, B.C. Any question Please Contact:

Blinds & Drapery

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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.

Sale conducted on behalf of several Estates

Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. Decker Lake Hall.

Large selection of good furniture. Large dining room set, patio furniture, antiques & collectable’s.

Limited edition prints.

Large commercial freezer. Snowblower, tools, tack, vehicles and equipment.

Help Wanted

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ANTIQUES, FURNISHINGS & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION

Help Wanted

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TIN Rooster Holding Ltd, P.O. Box 160 (100 Boulder Ave.), Dease Lake, B.C., V0C1L0, requires full time cooks to prepare and cook short orders and full meals for eat-in and take-out. Prepare and cook deli items for retail sale. Maintain all health standards. Applicants must have 3 years experience. Salary $13.30 / hr.

Apply by mail or fax: (250) 771-4382.

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Misc. for Sale

Other Areas

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188.

25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860.

32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760.

47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

AMERICA’S BEST Buy! 20 acres, only $99/mo! $0 down, no credit checks, money back guarantee. Owner financing.

West Texas, beautiful mountain views! Free color brochure 1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or see us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

Misc. Wanted

Rentals

Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030

Apt/Condo for Rent

Acreage for Sale

For Sale By Owner TELKWA 2 bd rancher large, private lot. Carport, wood heat, plus 630 sqft cabin. $160K Open House March 17, 3-5pm. See propertyguys.com ID#702817. 250-847-1399.

Mobile Homes & Parks

2930 Nadina Way, Houston BC

Fight Back.

Volunteer your time, energy and skills today.

1200 square feet 3 bedrooms upstairs, 1 bedroom down, Large rec room • 1 ½ bathrooms • All appliances updated • New flooring & paint main floor & basement • Chain link fence

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Front & rear decks Paved driveway Vinyl siding & more

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419,900

$

Desirable SilverKing Home OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 6th & Sunday, April 7th 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Call 250-847-8868 for more information.

Selling price $179,900

Phone 250-845-2498 or 250-845-7419 evenings

Cedar Log House for sale $369,000

Commercial/ Industrial LOCATED just off Main St. Smithers, B.C. Avail. April 1.

2800 sq.ft. of useful space.

Large garage for machinery, shower, kitchen, alley access, near all amenities. Great for mining, exploration, office use, along with many other business opportunities. 250-8476000 or info@mainerz.ca OFFICE SPACE 875 sq.ft. located at 101 – 3423 Fulton Ave., Smithers. Please call Melodie Blackburn at 250-8476452 for more info.

Want to Rent

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

COUPLE MOVING to Smithers for FT positions. Location needed for live-in 10.5’ camper for summer. Hydro access preferred, no other amenities needed. 570-517-1685

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

John Deere 2130 Tractor 70 hp, with loader Good condition.

12,500

For Sale By Owner

HOUSE FOR SALE

WOODRIDGE APARTMENTS ADULT ORIENTED 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites, bachelor No pets, No parties Phone 250-877-0186

Real Estate ACREAGES at the end of Jackpine Rd, Telkwa, B.C. Nice view and exc. water supply. Power to property line. For info. please call 250-846-5354 or fax 250-846-5394

For Sale By Owner

1371 Sunny Point Drive

Merchandise for Sale

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Open Houses

Cedar Log House for sale, 2 stories, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full finished basement (2100 sq ft), 2 forested acres in private setting off highway 16, five minutes to Smithers, south facing sunroom, cork, birch and tile flooring, solid pine kitchen cabinets, large windows, large wrap around 2 level deck, mountain views, 2 storey heated, insulated and wired 22 x 26 shop/garage with bright, heated office/ rec room on second floor, post and beam stackwall sauna, new drilled well.

Call 250-847-3673

Open House 1-3pm Saturday, Apr. 6th Beautiful 4 bdrm, 3 bath with a full completed basement. Enjoy new; walnut kitchen cabinet/ island, 5 piece en suite, paint, stone fronted FP, a 12’x24’ cedar sundeck 1349 Cronin Place, Silverking Subdivision and more. $399,500

mls n225693

SHOP ONLINE...

Dave Barclay 250.847.0365

Price Reduced $149,500

Kiesha

MATTHEWS

2200 Cote Road

Cell • Beautiful 4.41 acres 250-876-8420 • On the sunny side of the Valley 250-847-5999

• Established driveway • Fantastic views, 5 minutes to town mls n224784

Bulkley Valley Real Estate

NEW PRICE

Sonia Apostoliuk 250.847.0937

RE/MAX Bulkley Valley Realty 3568 Hwy.16 250.847.5999

#38 Mountain View MHP

$52,900

MLS N223812

Well maintained and renovated, 14x70’ and ready to movein, 2-3 bdrms, fenced yard, sundeck and view.

Contact Sandra today for a viewing!

www.sandrah.biz

Sandra Hinchliffe

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Cell 250-847-0725 250-847-5999

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Anytime! bcclassified.com

Thank you Bulkley Valley Credit Union for your generous donation of $500 to Telkwa and District Seniors to purchase equipment for our exercise class. You have helped us to be healthier.

We’re on the net at www.bcclassified.com

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Cars - Domestic

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

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Cars - Domestic

2005 Chrysler Sebring (Touring) 124,000 km (1/2 Hwy), 8 tires & rims, recent new front discs and pads, reg. maintenance, no accidents, upgrading to SUV. Call Ted

877-6783 Cell 250-877-1573 250-

6,495 obo

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$

1996 Chevrolet Cavalier SL 2 dr convert, average condition.

Now only . . .

$4,000

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100% Financing available O.A.C.

It takes 11 muscles to read this ad.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434

MUST SELL

Sport Utility Vehicle

Sport Utility Vehicle

2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4 door, 4x4, average condition.

Asking . . .

$4,495

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434 Trucks & Vans

Trucks & Vans

1995 F150 4x4 Dual fuel, new gas tank, 2 sets mounted tires, newer transmission, running boards, new shocks, new brakes, well maintained.

Dave at

4,000

$

847-9657

250-

Wrecker/Used Parts

Wrecker/Used Parts

“Home of a Million Parts”

Will

• Eco Friendly & money saving • Preserve natural resources • 6ave valuable land¿ll • Provide tested OEM repair parts at a fraction of the price

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

Return all your empty beverage containers to a Return-It Depot for recycling.

Find locations at encorp.ca/locations

Don’t take your muscles for granted. Over 50,000 Canadians with muscular dystrophy take them very seriously.

Learn more at muscle.ca

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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT

Simple robots accomplish complex tasks ROBOTS from B3 “Instead of having a complex computer calculate the amount of light in a room, which will then determine how fast to spin the motor, we attach the sensors directly to the motor,” Schopfer said.

“The input, which

in this case is light, directly affects the output.”

The result is a single purpose machine with several applications, such as, a potted plant placed on a light sensor robot would get the maximum amount of direct

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sun available in a room.

There are also several potential solar power applications for a robot that is drawn to the maximum available light.

“Especially within the simple robot philosophy, these

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robots are perfectly adaptable to solar power,” Schopfer said.

“That kid of adaptation could be really useful.

The club was made possible from an Industry Canada grant through the Community Access Program, which also

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provides funding for the library’s public computers.

“I was hired by the library to do a few educational programs based in information and technology,” Schopfer said.

“We wanted to try and reach as

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many age groups as possible with the programs.”

One of the programs was the Camera Club for elementary aged students to learn about photography.

Schopfer also held one-on-one photography tutorials

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Bulkley Valley Real Estate

250-847-5999

for adults.

The club meets every Wednesday at the library until midApril.

For information on other clubs or library events call 250-842-5691 or visit the library website at www.hazelton. bclibrary.ca.

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Email: remaxbv@telus.net Located in the Log Office at 3568 Hwy. 16 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Pick up your FREE copy of our Real Estate Flyer and our map of the Bulkley Valley. View more of our listings online at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or on Facebook.

NEW LISTING

$399,500

$79,900

NEW LISTING

$439,000

NEW LISTING

$309,000

NEW PRICE

$212,000

NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

$259,000

1349 Cronin Place

Lot 1 Whistler Road

5529 Old Babine Lake Road

3611 Fourteenth Avenue

1059 Columbia Street

#36 – 1205 Montreal Street

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4+ bedrooms, totally renovated New kitchen, 5 piece ensuite Vaults, skylight, wood fireplace Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n225693

Enjoy 5.9 acres, SE exposure Minutes to town and ski hill Private rural, view Paved to driveway

Dave & Sonia

Sandra Hinchliffe

mls n225717

$339,500

8.66 acres on Canyon Creek 5 bedroom home with indoor pool Mature landscaping, pond Numerous outbuildings

$279,500

mls n225176

Immaculate 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom Private fenced yard with shed Backyard deck to enjoy views Jacuzzi tub

Alida Kyle

mls n224607

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom rancher 75 x 125 lot, newer kitchen Rental or 1st time buyer www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$459,500

$339,500

mls n225017

Alpine Village Estates Very well up kept home 2 bdrm, 2 bathroom, garage, sundeck Easy living, great location

Jantina Meints

$285,000

mls n224664

$329,000

1216 Hunter Ave, Telkwa

3968 Third Avenue

1542 Willow Street

4555 Schibli Street

#5 – 1410 Hwy 16, Telkwa

12792 Alder Road

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Hand hewn log home, riverfront .96 acre, level beach front 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Gourmet kitchen, lots of windows

Donna Grudgfield

mls n224956

2 bedroom rancher, close to town Attached carport 3 years old, one ½ duplex Vaulted ceilings, huge kitchen

Donna Grudgfield

4 bdrm, 3 bathroom, full basement Enst w/ soaker tub, stand-up shower Central air, built in vac, gas fireplace Paved drive, RV parking, dbl garage

Donna Grudgfield

mls n224650

mls n225114

Peter Lund

$268,500

$249,000

Executive quality home Large lot, private back yard 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms School, perimeter trail near by mls n225094

New redesigned living area 3 bedroom, 3 bath, large dining area Low strata fee, attached garage www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n224039

5 acres, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 30x30 shop, wired and heated Barn, lots of upgrades www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$489,500

OPEN HOUSE

mls n218955

$264,900

Saturday, April 6 1:00 – 3:00 pm

1269 Coalmine Road

1321 Dogwood St, Telkwa

#4 - 3664 Third Avenue

924 Highland Road

1875 22nd Avenue

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3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bathroom, bsmt entry Detached garage, large .6 acre lot New kitch, bathrm, windows & more www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n224946

Beautiful level 1.75 acre location Well kept 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm home 2 car garage,big deck, lots of storage www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$244,900

mls n225386

$174,900

$149,900

Brand new 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1164sf, all appliances incl, n/g fp Open design, excellent location www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n225432

Family living at its best!

Great 5 acre, view location Updated 3900 sq ft country home www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n225312

$52,900

$474,900

Park like 1 acre with river access 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 3 fireplaces Private, gardens, 16x24 garage Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

$98,000

mls n223178

$299,000

3744 Broadway Avenue

1866 Aveling Coalmine Rd

3232 Turner Way

#38 – 95 Laidlaw Road

Lot 5 Hyland Place

3919 Broadway Avenue

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3 bedroom, downtown area C-1A zoned res, retail, offices, etc Includes appliances and furnishings Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

mls n216307

5 acres on the Telkwa River Well, septic system, power, driveway 30x50 heated concrete slab Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

Dave & Sonia

Dave & Sonia

mls n221205

$169,500

4 bedroom, 6 years young Great room with 18’ ceiling Heat pump, gas fireplace Visual tour @ www.askmel.ca

$260,000

mls n225135

Well maintained and renovated 14x70 and ready to move in 3 bedrooms, fenced yard Sundeck and view

Sandra Hinchliffe

$395,000

mls n223812

Rare undeveloped lot in Silverking Quiet cul-de-sac location Great mountain views This won’t last

Sandra Hinchliffe

$265,900

mls n224606

Updated heritage home Energy efficient Private landscaped yard New detached garage

Sandra Hinchliffe

$149,500

$279,500

3225 Fielding St, New Hazelton

12805 Telkwa Coalmine Rd

153 Moricetown/Suskwa FSR

4212 Mountainview Cres

4141 Whalen Road

2200 Cote Road

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Renovatd 3 bed,2 bath historic home Huge 120x165 park like lot Wrap around antebellum style deck Detached garage, greenhouse

Ron & Charlie

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

mls n222021

Donna Grudgfield Cell. 847-1228

Beautiful crafted log home, 3/4 bdrm 2500sf living space, 744sf basement Fenced property, 30x24 workshop Private, 30min to Smithers, 1.17acre

Charlie McClary

Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292

mls n219253

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

Modern 2.288 sf Pt, 4 bdrm home Fertile level farm land Quiet rural road, pristine setting Spectacular mountain range views

Charlie & Ron

Dave Barclay Cell. 847-0365

mls n210328

Sonia Apostoliuk Cell. 847-0937

3 bdrm, 2 bathroom, 1300sf rancher New paint, new flooring Close to schools, pool and arena Carport, concrete driveway,apps incl

Karen Benson

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

mls n223328

Alida Kyle Cell. 877-2802

5 bedroom, all on one level, 5 acres Beautiful panoramic mountain views Covered front porch, rear sundeck Detached garage/shop, greenhouse

Donna Grudgfield

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n219082

Jeff Billingsley Cell. 877-0838

mls n221050

Beautiful 4.41 acres On the sunny side of the Valley Established driveway Fantastic views, 5 minutes to town

Kiesha Matthews

mls n224784

Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420

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