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Mining company wants info

Goodbye to the Koffee Kup The abandoned ‘Koffee Kup’ restaurant building east of Burns Lake, as well as the surrounding debris from an old trailer park, is about to see its final days.

Mining company gets no FIPPA satisfaction

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Drop-in ball hockey

WALTER STRONG Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (PBM), through its counsel Hunter Litigation Chambers, is getting no satisfaction from two freedom of information requests made under the Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. The company is suing the province of British Columbia for what it alleges to be the unfair handling of its application for an environmental assessment certificate from the Ministry of Environment (MOE) for its proposed Morrison copper and gold mine project north of Granisle B.C. The project was denied the certificate last September in a move that seemed to contradict the final report of B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). In March, 2013, the company filed two separate requests.

The first was for a copy of the report and recommendations made by the executive director of the EAO for review by the ministry of environment. The request was complied with by the EAO. For the purposes of FIPPA, the EAO and the MOE are not considered separate bodies, so a request for information to one counts as a request to both.

The second request - made to the MOE, EAO, and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas - was for all documents related to the denial of PBM’s application dated between Aug. 1, 2012 and Oct. 1, 2012.

According to PBM, the MOE has responded to the second request, saying ...see MINE

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Some local youth aged seven to 13 played some pick-up ball hockey on April 24, 2013 in Burns Lake.

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Work camp on hold for now If you build it, they will come.

That popular sentiment might hold sway in some investment circles, but Kenny Worthing of Lakes District Diamond Drilling doesn’t see it that way in Burns Lake.

Swan Lake

Local resident Wren Gilgan recently caught this swan and its reflection by the bridge crossing Burns Lake.

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Friday, April 26 was the nomination closing date for interested contenders.

The by-election is scheduled for June 1, 2013.

WALTER STRONG It was only for an evening, but many Burns Lake residents went without power last Friday night as hydro lines where damaged during heavy winds.

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Environmental workers quickly contained fuel that leaked from two sunk tugboats on Ootsa Lake earlier this month. In the photo above, the mast from one of the tugs can be seen protruding from the water.

Fuel spill on Ootsa Lake contained WALTER STRONG The B.C. Ministry of Environment and the Canadian Coast Guard are working with the Cheslatta Carrier Nation in an effort to salvage two sunk tug boats and to address water quality concerns regarding leaked fuel and oil.

On April 8, 2013, two tug boats were reported sunk in Forestry Bay on Ootsa Lake, approximately 60 km south of Burns Lake. Ice cover in Forestry Bay at the time acted as a natural boom to contain spilt contaminants.

The majority of the oil was cleaned up quickly with a vacuum skimmer system and absorbent pads.

According to the Ministry of Environment, Cheslatta Carrier Nation has retained the services of a qualified emergency response spill organization, certified salvage divers and an environmental impact consultant.

As of April 12, 2013, Northern Health advises that it does not believe that there will be any drinking water issues, although local water users have been notified.

“There is currently 12 inches of ice hemming the site,” reads an April 17, 2013 update provided by Cheslatta Carrier Nation. “Salvage operations will commence once the area is ice free. Pollution booms will remain in place and daily monitoring will continue until salvage operations are complete.”

No further comments were available regarding why the tugs sank.

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“We stand poised on the edge of a historic election, for the first time in a generation we have a real chance of electing Conservative MLA’s. If we hesitate now the opportunity will pass us by; let us not wait another generation. Are we not Conservatives? Now is our opportunity, now we must act, now we must be united and show leadership and vision by electing a Conservative MLA here in Nechako Lakes and with your help and support we will succeed!” Dan Brooks

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Goodbye to the Koffee Kup

Owner hard to get; building faces demolition anyway Walter Strong

The abandoned ‘Koffee Kup’ restaurant building east of Burns Lake, as well as the surrounding debris from an old trailer park, is about to see its final days. As reported in the Lakes District News on Feb. 27, 2013, a group of concerned residents in the area had petitioned the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) for the removal of the building and surrounding debris.

The formal petition, signed by 28 property owners in the area 15 kms east of Burns Lake, requested that the RDBN do something about the abandoned building and its surroundings.

Local residents cited concerns ranging from vermin to firesafety considerations as reasons for why the RDBN should remove the old structures and garbage if the current owner was unable or unwilling do anything about it.

A unanimous recommendation was passed at the April 18, 2013 RDBN board meeting to order remedial action at the location, as well as to inform the owner of the property that she is required to comply with the RDBN Unsightly Premises Bylaw.

According to the board resolution, the Koffee Kup building has been deemed unsafe, and the owner of the building is ordered to ‘Demolish and remove from the property the Koffee Kup building, and remove from the property all demolition waste in a manner that is in compliance with all RDBN bylaws.’

The deadline for the owner to take care of the property is Aug. 31, 2013. If the deadline isn’t met, the RDBN has authorized bylaw enforcement to work with RDBN workers or contractors to carry out the demolition. All expenses, and/or interest, would be recoverable at tax time.

According to an RDBN memorandum made public in the regular agenda, the regional district has gone to exceptional measures to contact the current registered owner, without success.

Registered letters were sent to the listed address of the title holder to the property, as well as to the contact address listed with B.C. Assessment, and to the mailing address of the sister of the

property owner. Hand delivery of those letters was also attempted to the last two addresses.

In addition to those letters, a private investigator was hired who was also unable to find anyway of contacting the owner.

West Fraser bets on mill William John Macquorn Fraser Lake mill after Rankine a nineteenth century Scottish engineer and physigets shot in the cist, who helped lay the foundations for the theory thermoand paved the way arm for long- dynamics for the development of the engine. term viability steam The organic aspect that Tur-

Walter Strong There will be a lot of activity at the Fraser Lake sawmill this summer.

The West Fraser Mill Ltd. sawmill will eventually be home to the largest installation of a Turboden power generation plant in the world, and only the second in Canada.

Turboden is a Pratt-Whitney Power Systems company based in northern Italy that specializes in the design and manufacture of ‘organic Rankine cycle’ power generation systems.

A Rankine cycle is named

boden brings to power generation is that it bases its systems on renewable energy sources, like tree fibre biomass.

The Fraser Lake sawmill produces loads of biomass in the form of sawdust. Being in the heart of beetle-kill country, there’s also no shortage of dead and rotting wood in the forest.

Rod Albers, West Fraser Mills Ltd. manager of energy and Bioproduct development was at the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) board meeting on April 18, 2013 to bring directors up to ...see MILL t P6

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EDITORIAL WALTER STRONG

Votes already cast?

TOM FLETCHER

NDP plan is borrow and spend NDP leader Adrian Dix has finally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.

Major policy announcements had been released previously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.

The NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and addiction services and a rural acute care initiative totaling $159 million over three years.

As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.

Increases to Community Living B.C., children and families programs and aboriginal friendship centres are also commendable.

Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much confidence.

Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to inflation. Index the minimum wage to inflation too, at a time when inflation can only rise.

Set up a new child bonus program to send $70 per month for each child with family income under $25,000.

Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000.

This ’70s-style family allowance scheme is based on a “child poverty” claim that misrepresents federal statistics of relative income distribution. The program is optimistically budgeted at $210 million a year. Dix insists it isn’t a “big new social program,” which makes me wonder what would qualify.

It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born after 2006. Out with self-reliance, in with the nanny state.

Another $100 million is added to hire more teachers, to address the teachers’ union’s often-repeated but false BURNS LAKE

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claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.

Another $100 million goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the oversupply of English, education, sociology, women’s studies, journalism and other university grads who eventually discover there is little demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry of women’s equality, “to promote social and economic equality to all government programs....” As with female candidate quotas, the NDP keeps the flame of ’70s socialist feminism alive.

The party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. That’s exactly the amount Dix estimates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income, bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liberals’ RESP and child tax credit plans.

As for deficits, the NDP claims that the B.C. Liberal budget hides a deficit of $800 million this year and similar deficits in the next two years. The B.C. Liberals point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage settlements with public sector unions, the core of their spending control record.

Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?

Dix’s NDP caucus and staff is stocked with former government union officials. Party president Moe Sihota is essentially a direct employee of the same unions. The B.C. Federation of Labour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until after the May 14 vote.

And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters? Zero.

Since this is the party that appears to be cruising to victory in the May 14 election, I’ll look at what’s not in their platform and other issues next week.

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

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With only a couple weeks remaining before the provincial election, I’m curious to know how people are informing their own vote.

My own mind on which way to vote was made up a long time ago. I suspect that most people vote along a deeply ingrained sense of how one’s own social views line up with the policies of a particular party.

That’s why it’s difficult to convince someone to change their vote in the short term. Changing your vote is like changing your mind on some deeply held point of view.

At least that’s how it is with me. I’d have to sense that the party I’m voting for has strayed far and long from a political path that I’m willing to be led down before I’d consider voting for an alternate.

Ideally, we’re supposed to vote for the person we think will best represent the interests of our riding, regardless of their political persuasion. I’ve known people that vote that way and I admire their idealism, but I’ve never been able to get past looking at an election as a party-politics event.

So I’ll vote Liberal, or NDP or Conservative, based on which party I think will best represent the political and economic interests of the province.

The kicker is, and this probably flies in the face of how our own version of democracy is supposed to work, I’ll vote for the party of my choice even despite its track record.

My political views are so ingrained that I’d have to not be able to recognize the party anymore before I’d consider voting against it. I don’t think the other guy should have a chance just because my guy has recently had a tough go of it.

One of the informal, for-entertainment-purposes-only, polls on our website recently asked if people already knew who they were going to vote for.

Something like 90 per cent of respondents answered yes, they already knew.

So where does this leave the upcoming candidates forum in Burns Lake?

If you already know who you’re going to vote for, there doesn’t seem to be much point going to a candidates forum.

Between now and then, I’m going to ask myself what could possibly make me change my vote. Is there a stance on something that I could hear someone take that would make me change my mind?

Probably not.

A single issue election sounds like a terrible idea. It’s interesting that parties with only an outside chance of making an impact take up single issues most strongly.

The BC Conservatives, for example, say they will connect the Alberta oil patch to the coast. Of course they can say that; they won’t have to deal with the inevitable pipeline politics a governing party will face.

If you can’t win, you can say whatever you want.

I expect that the local candidates’ debate won’t deliver a knock-out moment where I’m forced to change my views, but I’ll go anyway, just in case.

It’s one of the few opportunities to have someone remind me that my entrenched political views might border on the fossilized.

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CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Kay Saul was recognized as Citizen of the Year, 2012, during intermission at the 56th annual Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts in Burns Lake.

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no records were located in response to the request.

In a press release made by John Plourde, PBM executive director, Plourde expressed concern that the MOE is either stonewalling the process or that it fails to keep adequate record keeping.

“The MOE’s position that it has no documents in its possession responsive to either of PBM’s freedom of information requests raises serious questions about the adequacy of the MOE’s record-keeping, or alternatively, about whether the MOE is properly discharging its statutory duties to search for and provide records to the public under the

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.” While the MOE does not deny the factual claim that the requested documents do not exist, they will not comment on matters related to the proposed mine project as they are before the courts.

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The tear-down of the beehive burner will take place mid-2014, assuming all goes well with bringing the Turboden generator online.

The $40 million project is expected to begin this July. Component parts for the generator - 25 transport-trailer loads - will begin arriving early in the fall.

The plant should be consuming biomass and producing energy by spring 2014.

Most of the 95,000 tonnes of biomass that it will require annually is expected to come from sawmill waste, with some coming from regional forest biomass.

The installation of the power plant, with an anticipated minimum 20 year lifespan before costly maintenance to turbines becomes an issue, will, according to Albers, provide longterm stability for the Fraser Lake sawmill.

“The economics would not work with

only logging residuals,” he said. “We need to have the sawmill operating in order to make the economics work for us.”

Last September, West Fraser entered into a purchase agreement with the province to sell excess power back to B.C. Hydro and onto the power grid. That is the profit incentive to get the plant up and running.

The profit incentive has raised some concerns at the RDBN board table. Rosanne Murray, alternate director for electoral area E, raised the question of whether or not taxpayers would eventually have to foot the bill for West Fraser's project through increased electricity rates.

"Are we as taxpayers subsidizing corporations to produce power to sell back to us at a higher rate?" Murray asked.

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"Will the rate paid by BC Hydro to independent power producers cover their [the producer's] costs?" she asked.

Despite the big-picture concerns raised by Murray, the new power plant will have positive local benefits.

The efficiency of the new plant, combined with the decommissioning of the beehive burner

and the expected diminishment of slash burning in favour biomass harvest, should mean an approximate 97 per cent reduction over current emission levels.

During the one year construction project, an estimated 20 jobs will be created. The plant will require approximately 13 direct jobs for fuel supply, operations and maintenance.

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Lakes District News apologize for last weeks typo in the headline of Jean Sam’s letter to the editor. It read voted and should have read vote.

VIEWPOINT BY HUGH NEAVE

The ice is off Francois Lake and birds are returning

Another week has just about gone by so it’s time for my viewpoint news to get out once more. To start with I would like to thank the nice ladies at the Lakes District News for helping me out with my news as my machine was haywire for a couple of weeks and they put my news in order, a big thank you to you.

Spring has sprung So far it’s got the earmark of a dry summer.

The usual runoff has not happened so far. The days are sure nice and lots of sunshine. By the time my news gets out Francois Lake will be clear of ice and the fishermen will be out in full force. This means spring has sprung.

Sad News We got some sad news today when we heard of

the passing of my good friend, R.K. Brown. What a man and what a life. His talent with his hobby of making the most beautiful jewellery was out of this world, I kid you not. He was at the top of the list.

Our family held him in respect as a teacher. He was my friend for many years and I will miss that friendship we shared.

Hungry Deer Last night I got a phone call from my good friends back on the prairie and they are really having a problem there with their deer population as they are starving to death with no feed for them. Dead deer all over the fields.

Most all of the last year’s fawns are all gone. They are moving into the town looking for food. Lots of folks are feeding them to see them through until the grass comes up. One person bought a pail of grain and the deer were eating out of a pail while they were feeding them, no fear at all. This is the first time this has happened that they can remember. One farmer put out hay for the deer but the deer are too far gone and they all died. Bill told

me if this keeps on there will be no deer left. Our deer here are in very good shape as we have lots of feed for them. There are a few around the landing but they seem to be doing well as folks slip them treats on and off. A few moose are hanging around the Brown Rd., a cow, calf and bull.

A whole family. It’s good to see there are still a few moose left.

Francois ice gone Francois Lake has beat me, the ice is gone, the lake is clear. That’s good news for us all. There was a very strong wind today and the lake is very muddy and really dirty. Let’s hope the water pumps keep going.

Bird sightings A lady told me today she saw two lots of Sandhill Cranes fly north. This is a rule that spring is not too far away. Another party told me she had a hummingbird stop over. The hummingbird came to visit the same time as a flock of geese passed, she wondered if the hummingbird had hitched a ride with a goose and decided to stop off here. Stranger things have happened in our

world as I have heard these little birds come with the geese. Nature has ways to protect its little ones. This has come to my mind that very often hummingbirds travel with the geese.

Kite flying Today just outside my window there were folks flying kites. Reminds me of my days as a kid. These were very pretty but ours were homemade and they sure were not pretty but they would fly. Lots of fun too.

Spring cleaning A number of caring folks met for a cleanup of St. Luke’s one the lake.

The yard and the inside, new steps as well, it looks great. Thanks to you all.

Moose story Here is another little moose story and this happened years ago too. It was a nice spring day and my brother-in-law John Keefe came down off the hill with his rifle. He said “Come on back up the hill as I have something to show you.”

So we went up the hill and there by the line fence was a cow moose laying down.

So we walked over to see what was wrong as she did not try to get up. She was

a sight, just covered with ticks sucking her lifeblood away as she was so thin and needing help. So john said “What do we do?” I said “Shoot her and take her out of her misery.” So that’s what John did. I had never seen anything like this before, she was loaded with them, even the ground was covered. John and I had to be careful walking as the ground was covered too.

So we went on home. In late afternoon John phoned up and said he had a sore behind his ear and he was feeling a bit on the tough side. So I walked over and his mother had located one of the moose ticks buried in his neck. You must get the tick out and not leave its head in the sore or you can become very ill. His dad was familiar with these things so he got a big darning needle with a pair of pliers, heated the needle red-hot and John sat in a chair and his dad took the needle and touched what little bit of the tick that was showing and it backed out in a hurry. John was glad to get that tick out of his neck. John has made a study now years ago, on moose ticks and it seems

that if they can get into the small lakes they can roll in the plants, like water lilies and many other plants, the moose blood changes and the ticks drop off, another one of natures wonderful ways. That’s why very often you see these animals rolling in the small lakes.

The deer also have ticks and as they are much smaller the ticks brush off on the lower brush.

And folks dogs are coming home with ticks, so it might be a good idea to check your dog after it’s been outside playing.

TV show There is a program on t.v. every morning and it’s called The Doctors, lots of funny things are brought up and very interesting too. Lots of the things brought up to make the ladies beautiful and for the men too. We have lots of things in the kitchen that we can use and save money. One thing they said was good to use was peanut butter for shaving cream.

I watched them use it and it worked ok. It’s better for your skin than shaving cream. What a mess it looked like. I think I’ll eat my peanut butter and buy

my shaving cream. What a waste of good food. They also mentioned how bad high heels were for ladies posture. I think that one went over like a lead balloon. High heels are part of woman’s beauty. I think I had better stop here.

Windy days This last week we have had our share of wind and big time. It reminds me of the prairie and the wind storms we used to get. A power outage for a short while but all was back to normal in the morning.

This was a little story that happened when I was a kid. One Sunday we went to visit some friends and when we got home our garage and workshop was in our garden, all in one piece. Just like a giant had picked it up and moved it. We did more damage putting it back than the wind did. A neighbour lost his big barn and he had a calf tied up in the barn.

When the storm was over they looked through the remains and the calf was fine, not a scratch. Funny this can happen.

Take care now and always remember God loves you and so do I.

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Sage Bialuski will play with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 23, 2013. An amazing accomplishment for the 15-year old pianist.

Pianist Sage Bialuski of Burns Lake has won the 2013 Integris Credit Union Young Artist Competition, as announced by the Prince George Symphony Orchestra (PGSO). Now in its second year, the competition provides a $1,000 cash award and a muchcoveted showcase opportunity to perform with the PGSO during its 2013/14 season.

“The concerto competition was extremely exciting for me.

Playing with the symphony will be a dream come true. My goal is to complete my ARCT in piano perform­ance, and I hope to further my music studies at a post-secondary level. Music is such a big part of my life, and I am truly grateful for this opportunity,” said Bialuski.

The 2012 winner of the competition, violinist Gabrielle Jacob, played with the orchestra in February.

“Sage is an outstanding young pianist,” says Bialuski’s piano teacher Lori Elder, “I’m thrilled that she was chosen. She's enormously talented, and I know she'll deliver an exciting performance.”

Bialuski is slated to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C major, K 467, next November 23, 7:30 pm, in Vanier Hall, on a program that will include a gala performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the “Ode to Joy.” The Integris Competition is open to advanced classical performers from throughout northern British Columbia. Adjudicators included Al Cannon, principal trumpet of the PGSO, and PGSO Music Director Dr. Kevin Zakresky. First runner-up in the competition was Prince George violinist Esther Chaerin Ban, and second runner-up was violinist Kiri Daust from Smithers.

Speaking on behalf of the adjudicators, Maestro Zakresky commented, “I am always amazed by the number of talented young musicians in northern BC. The calibre of the performances made our final decision very difficult. Each of the competitors could have been an ideal candidate to play with the symphony.”

PGSO community partner Intergis echos Zakresky’s enthusiasm. “The people of Integris Credit Union are thrilled to partner with the PGSO to inspire young talent in our com­munity,” said Integris Communications Manager Dan Wingham. “We applaud the PGSO’s efforts to engage and inspire the next generation of musicians—people who enrich our lives as they share their music. I must also thank Integris Members for their business. By choosing Integris, you have chosen an organization that reflects your values. Thank you for helping us to enhance the well-being of people and our communities.”

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Coffee House at Francois Lake Saturday, May 4 - 7:00pm at Francois Lake Hall. Admission by donation.

Lakes District Community Choir Spring Concert Water, Rivers, Tears & Rain, Sunday, May 5 - 2:30 pm at First Mennonite Church.

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The 2013 Scholarship Winners were announced at the 56th Annual Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts in Burns Lake on April 20, 2013.

For piano, scholarship winners were: Samantha Unger, Sophie Shaffer, Sadie Bialuski, Ava Nealis, Anna Shaffer, Aiden Murphy, and Connor Murphy.

For speech arts, the scholarship winners were: Francois Lake Elementary School, Meyers Illes, Casey Muis, Trystan Gutteridge, Meghan Olson, Madison Minger, and Erica Moxon.

For string instrumental, Kiri Daust was the scholarship winner.

In the vocal program, scholarship winners were: Francois Lake Elementary Choir, the Francois Lake Elementary Girls Group, Decker Lake Elementary with Mrs. Wall, William Konkin Elementary with Mrs. Mills, Lauren Solecki, Mandolyn Nicholas, Jordan Illes, Sarah Vanderwolf, and Emma Moore.

The adjudicator’s recommendations to the BC Festival of the Arts for instrumental were Kiri Daust with Stefan-Bichlmaier and Tirion Lloyd-Grise as observers.

In the vocal category Nadine Arnott was recommended, with Eve Ghostkeeper as an observer.

For piano, Sadie Bialuski and walter strong photo Samantha Unger were recomChloe Bialuski prepares to perform during the Lakes District Festival of the Performing mended as junior and intermeArts gala night on April 20, 2013. Fortunately, she didn’t need to reach the pedals for her diate performers along with Sophie Shaffer as an observer. rendition of Chim Chim Cher-ee.

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That popular sentiment might hold sway in some investment circles, but Kenny Worthing of Lakes District Diamond Drilling doesn’t see it that way in Burns Lake.

Worthing’s plan to set-up a temporary work camp beside the Lakeview Mall in Burns Lake is on hold because of current lack of interest in local camp facilities.

The Village of Burns Lake recently approved Worthing’s application to build a temporary work camp to house some of the approximately 200 workers anticipated to come to Burns Lake for work on the new hospital project, as well as the expansion of the Tom Forsyth Arena.

Both projects are officially underway, with excavators already at work digging out front of the arena. But a camper trailer parked across the street may say more about what to expect as workers temporarily relocate to Burns Lake.

“Pacific Constructors Limited, along with some of the contractors rebuilding the mill, feel that their sub-contractors will either stay in their RVs, hotels, or perhaps rent houses,” Worthing said.

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The children will gather in the gym for “circle time” and then have an opportunity to explore different activities around the gym. It is our hope that this event will give parents an opportunity to learn about and discuss ways to foster their children’s early literacy and mathematical skills and will provide the children with a positive first experience of being at school.

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, an event this week gets you fired up and excited. It could be the news you have been waiting to hear from work or from a significant other.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, knowing when to keep quiet can be difficult, especially when you suspect something is off-kilter. This week you will be put to the test.

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Pitch in Day May 9 for the participating schools, and May 10 for businesses and community. It will take place in the morning with a BBQ lunch in chamber parking lot. More info: Chamber at 250-692-3773 Lakes District Kennel Club Dog Show. Tom Forsyth Arena, Burns Lake. May 4 & 5, 8am – 4pm. Admission is free – Everyone is welcome.

The Lakes District Museum will be opening their doors for the season on April 15. Hours are 9am - 4:30pm. Monday to Friday. Phone: (250) 692-7450.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on May 6 at 1 pm at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

Grassy Plains Gospel Church Sunday Service: 10:45 am 250-694-3329 (Church)

IMMACULATACatholic Church 248 - 3rd Avenue, Phone: 250-692-3568

Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

CLUES DOWN 1. Word shortening 2. Tore down (var. sp.)

3. 22nd state (abbr.)

4. Tropical constrictor 5. Hostelry 6. Examine and expurgate 7. Small restaurants 8. E. Asian anis liquor 9. Infestation of head louse 10. New Yorker film critic

~ Everyone Welcome ~ THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Pauline 11. An orange-red crystalline dye 13. Indicates position 16. Root mean square (abbr.)

17. Electronic countercountermeasures 19. 12-31 greeting 22. Fastens 23. Himalayan wild goats 25. One who overacts 28. Facial gesture 30. Absence of aggression 34. China 38. Older Bridges brother 40. Plays 42. Term denoting psychic abilities 43. Oral polio vaccine developer 44. Any habitation at a high altitude 46. Hyperbolic cosecant 47. Russian mountain range 48. An aromatic salve 50. Venezuelan fashion designer initials 53. Highest card 54. 5th son of Jacob 58. Music storage device

OUR TOWN

All candidates meeting May 6 at 7 p.m. Island Gospel Gymnasium. Everyone welcome.

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

Crib Thurs @7:00pm

CROSSWORD

18. Ancient Hebrew coin 20. Megacycle 21. 26th British letter 22. Colonnaded Greek walks 24. Russian sourgrass soup 26. OK Corral’s Wyatt 27. Cheremiss

begins @ 9:30 am

Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Complete Commercial/Residential/ Industrial Janitorial Service

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50 Get your team together - 4 people Registration starts April 20 - $40/team

250-692-3259

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Open 7 Days a Week 11:00am - 9:00pm Highway 16, Burns Lake • 250-692-3020

SCAVENGER HUNT Saturday, May 4

Kerr Road, Burns Lake Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15. Worship Service at 10:30 includes Children’s Church

Island Gospel Fellowship

includes snack box & medium drink

for meetings, conferences and events.

website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, B.C.

Student Special

Omineca Ski Club Day Lodge

To book a rental: please contact Joan & Jeff Ragsdale 250-692-0093

Lakes District & Area

Call for an appointment today...

The newly renovated

Church Directory

Videoconference. Basic information about dementia and the impact it has on the individual, caregivers and families. Through an exploration of how dementia affects the brain and behaviour across the progression of the disease, caregivers will learn what to expect throughout the journey with dementia. Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre – Conference Room 1. May 2, 2 - 4pm (Pre-test at 1:45 p.m.) More info and to register: Leanne Jones at 1-866-564-7533 or e-mail ljones@alzheimerbc.org.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Society 5th Annual Garage & Bake Sale. Decker Lake Hall, May 4, 9am - 12:30pm. All donations welcome!

Donations can be dropped off May 3, 4–8pm. More info call: (250) 6987649 or (250) 698-7632.

Community garden / greenhouse. There is one raised bed left and lots of space in the greenhouse here at the Southside Health & Wellness Centre for those who may like to use it.

Sunday 10:00AM

President Lambert 694-3748

Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-6956316 Everyone Welcome

OLD LANDMARKS

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AM Contact: Roland & Lisa Cataford 250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH 136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Sunday Worship 10:00am ALL ARE WELCOME Ministry led by lay leaders Phone 250-692-7202

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH Sunday Morning Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.

Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629 David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057 Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church Group Meets Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

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Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

Burns Lake

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 am Celebrating the Love of God Pastor Henry Washington 250-692-7464

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Apr. 21, 1950 - Apr. 30, 2003 We thought of you with love today, But that was nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, and the day before that too.

Your memory is our keepsake, With which we’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, We have you in our heart.

Forever loved, Karen, Glenn, Brandie, Michael and Joey.

In Memoriam Gifts ALL FUNDS DONATED

to the Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide financial support, equipment plus comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services.

Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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CARLETON, DORIS

FOOD BANK As of February 2013, clients are welcome to a box on both of the distribution days. Distribution days will be the first and third Tuesday of each month. Clients should come at 11am. The Lakes District Food Bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0.

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice office, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on bereavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO NECHAKO RIVER

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passed away peacefully on April 24, 2013 at the age of 97 years. Doris will be remembered and sadly missed by her daughter, Patricia Anne Kupiak and her husband, Dennis, of Keremeos, her grandchildren; Lance Collison and Michelle Schilds and spouse, Murray, her great grandchildren; Morgen and Garin Schilds, and Kyah McKinleyCollison, her brother-in-law, Herold Knodel and sister-inlaw, Ruth Collins and many other family members.

Doris was sadly predeceased by her husband, George and three sisters, Gwen, June and Violet.

A memorial service was held for Doris on Tuesday, April 30, at 2:00 pm in the St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Keremeos, BC with Reverend M. Stuchbery, officiating.

The family thanks all the staff at Orchard Haven in Keremeos, who were so kind and gave Doris such good care in her last days. The family also thanks the home support people who provided Doris with the assistance she required.

Thanks as well to Doris’ close friends, Marlene Smail and Vi Manery, whose care and attention provided her with so much comfort. To the friends who were able to visit Doris, thank you.

Memorial tributes may be made to your local Cancer Society. No flowers, please. Condolences may be sent to the family through providencefuneralhomes.com.

Providence “Celebrating Lives Together” 250-493-1774

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Information ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meetings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catholic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm Catholic Church. For information or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 6987325 / (778) 669-0070 Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682 Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1866-564-7533 BURNS LAKE RCMP Victim/Witness Assistance Program. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010 CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confidential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also provide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

PLANNING a wedding or anniversary party? Looking for plastic flowers for decorations.

Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845

FLOW FACTS 25 April 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 850.36 m (2789.90ft) SLS Discharge: 49.40 m3/s Mountain Snowpack: 1 April 77.5 per cent of long term average For more information please call Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105. A recording of Flow Facts is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 5675812

The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and services about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can access us at the touch of a button. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc The Chronic Disease Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed.

To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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ROAD BUILDER & FELLER BUNCHER OPERATOR (Merritt)

ROAD BUILDER – Must be experienced in grades, culvert placement and install, ditching and sloping, and Forestry standard roads.

Pay negotiable, full season work with benefit package.

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For $399! 1-888-481-9660. www.luxurycabohotel.com

Help Wanted

Selkin Logging Ltd

Is currently looking for full time Equipment operators, Log truck drivers and a heavy duty mechanic to work in the Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake areas. %eneÀt package and registered pension plan availaEle. To apply fax resume to: (250) 699-6545 email: selkin #Ecgroup.net Only experience workers need apply

“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION” 37, 3RD Avenue, PH: 250-692-3195 PO Box 820, TF: 800-320-3339 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 FX: 250-692-3305 www.rdbn.bc.ca E-MAIL:inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Hired Equipment Registration The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is creating a list of registered equipment for hire for the 2013 year for possible construction projects and emergency needs.

Feller Buncher Operator (Cat Buncher) – Full time Pay negotiable by exp. benefit package.

Individuals and companies that wish to register their equipment are invited to visit the RDBN office or website (www.rdbn.bc.ca/hiredequipment) and obtain the appropriate registration forms. Completed forms can be dropped off in person, mailed, emailed or faxed using the addresses provided above.

Please fax resume (1)250-378-4991 or e-mail: kristy@bcclassified.com

For more information on equipment needs and registration requirements, please visit the RDBN office or www.rdbn.bc.ca/hiredequipment.

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

The deadline for registrations is 4:30pm on Monday, May 13, 2013.

DRIVERS WANTED:

Terrific career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects.

No Rail Experience Needed!!

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, Meal Allowance, 4 weeks Vacation and Benefits Package.

Compensation based on prior driving experience.

Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver.

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An Alberta Oilfield Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction (780)723-5051.

L.D. MUSEUM summer job opening for University or college student starting in May. Drop off your resume at the museum. Phone (250) 6927450 MEAT MANAGER, Jasper Super A. Jasper Super A is looking for an experienced Retail Meat Manager. As Meat Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the managing the department, including cutting meat. You must have working knowledge of gross margins, expense controls and human resources management. The successful candidate must have Grade 12 (or equivalent) and be able to provide a “clear” security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities please forward your resume to our Head Office, The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in confidence to: Human Resources, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781, humanresources@tgp.ca

Construction Site Superintendent The Construction Site Superintendent is responsible for the supervision of all construction activities that take place on the work site and for ensuring consistently high standards of safety, workmanship and efficiency.

As Superintendent, you will manage on site construction workers and enforce required safety and work regulations, policies and procedures. You will ensure the efficient use of labour, machines and materials on site and will administer planning and scheduling of work, records maintenance and job progress reporting, including costs and safety.

Although mainly a supervisory and construction site management role, the Superintendent may be required to assist in the construction on an occasional basis and must be familiar with contracts and procedures. Preference will be given to Gold Seal Certified Superintendents.

Please forward your resume by May 17, 2013 to: Babine Forest Products Limited, Human Resources By email hrcanada@hamptonaffiliates.com By fax 503-291-5590 Babine offers competitive compensation and benefits, the potential for career advancement and is an equal opportunity employer. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Babine Forest Products Limited, Burns Lake BC

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SUNRISE FORD 100 Mile House Requires Ford trained technicians & apprentices.

Well equipped 11 bay shop, competitive wages & benefits E-mail Resume to Att; Helmut Loewen helmut@sunriseford.ca WARATAH PROCESSOR Operator.

Houston area.

Competitive wages. Starting mid May. (250) 692-0919

Professional/ Management PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Production Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treating facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be responsible for employee training and development, quality and cost control, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field. Minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leadership skills, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to elizabeth@pwppost.com. For further information about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.

Trades, Technical CONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Fax 780-444-9165, Jobs@RaidersConcrete.com GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry.

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

Work Wanted DO YOU NEED YARD WORK DONE?

Landscaping - trees pruned. Call Jeff at (250) 698-7533 or (250) 649-8044.

Services

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FLOORING SALE Over 300 Choices Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

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Merchandise for Sale

Auctions AUCTION SALE Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. Decker Lake Hall, 9km west of Burns Lake

1994 F150 Ford PU - 6 cyl, 5 spd. 1993 Ford F350 xlt crew 460 auto - 6” lift. 1997 Plymouth Neon car, 1993 Terry 5th wheel 21 1/2’ travel trailer, 19’ 5th wheel tandem stock trailer, 9’ alm. punt/elec. motor, PU box trailer, 6’ plywood storage box, 1981 Honda XR 500 motorcycle, 12’x20’ portable shed (metal clad), 8’x12’ chicken house, Bobcat bale spear, pallet of power tool access. (blades, bits etc.), Misty River alum. boat (14’) / EZ loader trailer, Yamaha 20 hp outboard, Yamaha golf cart, 8x8 u-built snowmobile trailer, 1992 Arctic Cat snowmobile, John Deere garden tractor (16hp), Vicon hay rake (4 wheel), 1 bottom plow (3pt), 8’ steel work bench, Porter cable comp.

(7hp, 60 gal), 4600 W Yamaha generator, Delta 14” radial arm saw, Bosch 10” table saw/stand, 8” drill press, Dewalt 12” planer, Yamaha water pump, 4pc-18v Milwaukee cordless tool set, Jet 3/4” air impact, quick fish tent / fishing tackle, small wood stove, Bradley smoker, Craftsman tool chest, Jet wrench set (11pc-1 1/4”-2”), socket sets, tire tools, May truck tire spreader, 20’ ext. ladder, wheelbarrow, Craftsman 9hp snowblower, 10-20’ homemade roof trusses, Clayton wood furnace, 5/4”x6”x12’ treated decking, 12’x16’ roll linoleum (new), saddles, tack & much more.

Antiques: Western marquis 1892 wood cook stove (exl. condition), occasional chair, RCA Victor record player, Crosley radio, metal 3/4 bed, Burroughs adding machine, 5pc bedroom suite, English silver tea set, silver platter, serving dish. Collectable’s: Sports limited edition prints: Wayne Gretzky, Pavel Bure.

Nature limited edition prints: Stephen Lyman, Daniel Smith, Terry Redlan & much more. Framed Royal Doulton plates. Collection of coins, banknotes, Royal Canadian mint sets, postage stamps & sports cards. Coin collection will be sold at approx. 12 noon. Household: Dining table / 6 chairs / hutch, Oak dinette / 4 chairs, Oak coffee table / glass, marble coffee table / glass table / iron legs, Crystal chandelier, cherry wood desk, cherry wood side table, sofa table, book cases, 5pc bedroom suite (Pecan), 4pc bedroom suite, tv cabinet, Pine dresser / hutch / night table, dressers, night stands, computer desk, floor lamps, lamps, wooden wall clock, Chesterfield, couch, loveseat, hide-a-bed, loveseat, barber chair, glider rocker, patio furniture, offset umbrella, propane deck heater, water cooler, patio ice box, stainless steel hamburger patty maker, IHC elec. cream separator, ice cream maker, Proform 740 treadmill, Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner.

Terms: Items are “As Is” condition. Cash or cheque with I.D. Concession on grounds.

HUGE Food Equipment Sale Auction World, Kelowna- New from the manufacturer to auction block! Used from closed restaurants & bailiff seizures www.KwikAuctions.com or call 1-800-556-5945

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

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40’ Containers under $2500!

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

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 online at; www.bigirondrilling.com or Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

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 or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. 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 STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Help Wanted

HELP WANTED

Experienced Computer/Network Support Technician Visit our website at http://www.technorth.ca/employment for a complete job description.

Please submit resumes to employment@technorth.ca by 4:00pm May 10th, 2013.

LAKES DISTRICT & AREA

BUSINESS DIRECTORY B’s Free Enterprises Ltd. Bill & Wendy Imus Certified Appliance Repair & Computer Technicians Computer Training, Sales & Service Personalized In Home Service Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies

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HIRING DRIVERS and LEASE OPERATORS

Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2

Phone: (250) 692-4353

Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: bsfree@bsfree.ca

Need a fuel efficient vehicle?

Burns Lake Pellet Plant Wood Fibre Haul Seeking qualiĮed drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling. Drivers can be based in the following communiƟes Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Fraser Lake and Fort St James BC. We oīer: • Full Time, Year Round Work • Home Every Day • CompeƟƟve Wage, BeneĮts & Pension You possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References

Let me help you with your next purchase

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The Comfort Zone Flying Dutchman Service

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

High Efficiency Furnaces

Plants /Nursery SPRUCE tree SALE! Starting @ $69.-6’ft, Larger sizes available, 50 tree minimum order. Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge.

Call 1-778-436-8776 or email mk1786@telus.net

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA FOR SALE 3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer & dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher hot tub, natural gas, contact 250-845-3315

WHERE DO YOU TURN

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

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TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

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101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake

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Payne Septic Service (2010) 250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District Operated by

Keith Wilson

Advertise your Business or Service here for $ 22.25 per week.

Call 250-692-7526 for more information.

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Mother’s Day

We have a relaxed atmosphere with great service!

...is coming up ~ Sunday, May 12th

Treat your mom to a delicious lunch or dinner at the Grapevine!

Pub: 250-692-0068 • Liquor store: 250-692-0067

Located on Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake

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Tenders LAND PARCEL sale by tender SW 17-28-29W1 RM of Shell River, MB. 80 acres. hay/pasture/bush for farm/recreation/acreage. Highest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. Closes May, 17, 2013.

Call 204-937-7054 (Roy).

House and 5 Acres

Newer and bright, 1465 sq ft home w/ finished basement on 5 acres just minutes from town. Three bedroom, office and den, two full bathroom mountain-view home with attached two-car garage on paved road. Enjoy gas heat with wood heat back up and know your deep-well water is clean, safe and plentiful.

Large landscaped yard with amenities such as the welldesigned greenhouse, gardens, fire pit, lighted skating rink, wired workshop, almost full woodshed, and more.

Numerous trails out back for hiking, riding, quadding, snowmobiling, etc. This is an opportunity to enjoy life close to town and within fire protection boundaries, yet be in the rural quiet of the country.

Quit.

Before your time runs out.

$239,900

LARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site management. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

ONE BEDROOM apartment for rent in quiet four-plex building downtown Houston. Call: (250) 845-3343.

Suites, Upper UPPER 3 bedroom duplex suite, washer, dryer, sat tv, partially furnished, $1200 includes utilities.

-------------------------------------LOWER 2 bedroom duplex suite, washer, dryer, sat tv, partially furnished, $800 includes utilities. Both available May 1st. Text, call or email Quinten to arrange viewing.

Cell: (250) 692-0499. Email: quintenbeach@hotmail.com

Transportation

Antiques / Classics FOR SALE Antiques - the best array of recondition antiques in the business. Call (250) 6956941

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Cars - Sports & Imports 2007 VW Rabbit. 2.5 ltr., 5 speed, heated seats and mirrors, sunroof, winter tires on rim and new summer tires on Alloy rims. $10,500. Call (250) 692-4228.

MUST SELL

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Cars - Domestic

Cars - Domestic

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

Asking . . .

$4,495

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Sport Utility Vehicle

MUST SELL

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Reservations Recommended

The Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake wishes to advise residents that a Special Meeting of Council will be held:

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250-692-6019

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The Comfor/CFDC Developmental Lending Program can help!

For more information, call 1-800-556-5539

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 12:00pm At the Village of Burns Lake Office

SL 2 dr convert, average condition.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide residents of the municipality with an opportunity to comment on the Village of Burns Lake Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw # 940, 2013.

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Copies of the bylaw can be picked up at the Village Office.

1996 Chevrolet Cavalier

$4,000

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Lakes District News

MAY 2013

GENERAL ELECTION Get ready to vote.

In the 40 th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

BC Has More Ways to Vote All voters can:

Identification Rules for Voting Voters must prove their identity and current residential address to get a ballot or register to vote at the time of voting. Any one of the following pieces of identification is acceptable: • • • •

Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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For further information visit Elections BC’s website at elections.bc.ca or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683.

If you don’t have any of the above, bring two documents that together prove your identity and current residential address. A complete list of acceptable identification is available from Elections BC. Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or by a direct family member, or by someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

Or, contact your district electoral office.

Hours of operation Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Nechako Lakes for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Nechako Lakes Electoral District Candidate’s Name:

Financial Agent:

Official Agent:

Beverly Bird Advocational Party

Anne Filippone 3944 Cascade Dr, Vernon, BC, V1T 9E7

Dan Brooks BC Conservative Party

Gerald Caron PO Box 2401, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0

Colin Hamm Green Party of BC

Colin Hamm PO Box 1653, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0

John Rustad BC Liberal Party

Alan Fitzpatrick PO Box 2282, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0

Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett BC NDP

Terry Archibald 3795 Sunny Slope Rd, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A3

General Voting Places:

Amy Keddie 370 Carrier St, Fraser Lake, BC, V0J 1S0

Advance Voting Places:

District Electoral Offices: 192 Stewart St W Vanderhoof, BC (250) 567-6834

Cluculz Lake Comm Hall 3385 Lund Rd, Mapes, BC

Grassy Plains Hall 37267 Keefes Landing Rd, Grassy Plains, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 274 165 Chowsunket St, Fraser Lake, BC

Houston Sr Activity Centre 3250 W 14th St, Houston, BC

David Hoy Elem School 772 Birch St W, Fort St. James, BC

Hindmarch Residence 19618 Sturgeon Point Rd, Vanderhoof, BC

Saik’uz First Nation 135 Joseph St, Vanderhoof, BC

Immaculate Catholic Church 248 3rd Ave, Burns Lake, BC

Decker Lake Elem School 6710 16 Hwy W, Burns Lake, BC

Houston Comm Hall 2302 Butler Ave, Houston, BC

Sinkutview Elem School 3348 Sinkut View Rd, Vanderhoof, BC

Music Makers Hall 241 2nd Ave W, Fort St. James, BC

Endako Comm Hall 3689 Main St, Endako, BC

Kwah Hall 285 Kwah Rd E, Fort St. James, BC

Southbank Fire Hall Southbank, Southbank, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 274 165 Chowsunket St, Fraser Lake, BC

Eugene Joseph Elem School Tachie Rd, Tachie, BC

Lakes District Sec School 653 16 Hwy, Burns Lake, BC

Takla Landing Band Office 18 Hudson Bay Cres, Takla Landing, BC

Vanderhoof Fire Hall 2230 Nechako Ave, Vanderhoof, BC

Fort Babine Health Clinic Fort Babine Rd, Fort Babine, BC

Mapes Elem School 14907 Mapes Rd, Mapes, BC

Topley Comm Hall 11591 Chester St, Topley, BC

Fort Fraser Comm Hall 470 Corporation St, Fort Fraser, BC

Nadleh Whut’en Health Centre Nautley Rd, Fraser Lake, BC

Trout Creek Comm Hall Colleymount Rd, Houston, BC

Francois Lake Comm Hall Francois Lake Rd E, Francois Lake, BC

Nechako Senior Citizen Hall 219 Victoria St E, Vanderhoof, BC

Wistaria Hall 36674 Ootsa-Nadina Rd, Ootsa Lake, BC

Germansen Landing Store Omineca Mining Rd, Germansen Landing, BC

Nithi Resort 103 Nithi Lodge Rd, Fraser Lake, BC

Wolf Ridge Store/Post Office Manson Creek, Manson Creek, BC

Granisle Sr Comm Centre 19 Chapman St, Granisle, BC

Rose Lake Hall 16 Hwy, Topley, BC

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