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Arena reno has little local contractor interest

Printed word to get message Two recent surveys conducted by the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) had interesting results.

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When it rains it pours, as the saying goes

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WALTER STRONG With three major projects underway in the Burns Lake area, the rebuild of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, the construction of the Burns Lake hospital, and the renovation and expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink, there should be no shortage of work available for local contractors.

One project, the renovation and multi-use facility expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink, has not had much success with finding Burns Lake contractors for work tendered.

“I have to be honest,” said Mark Van Ek, Venture Pacific Construction founder and principal, “We’re struggling a bit with trying to get local trade interest.”

“We’re having to go out as far as Smithers, Prince George and some other outlying areas.”

Smithers-based companies were awarded roofing and drywall contracts.

Framing was awarded to a Fraser Lake contractor, with concrete and foundation work awarded to a Prince George contractor.

Concrete supply went to a Telkwa concrete supplier who submitted a lower bid package than a local concrete contractor.

Price is not necessarily the deciding ...see ARENA

Burns Lake hasn’t had a facility where people could go to find resources and support.

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Montreal Guitar Trio returns The Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) returns to Burns Lake for the first show of the 2013/14 Lakes District Arts Council performing arts season, on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakes District Secondary School.

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Printed word to get message out Walter Strong Two recent surveys conducted by the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) had interesting results.

The first survey, conducted by the Northern Brain Injury Association showed a high volume of vehicles passing through Burns Lake during the busy month of August.

The survey logged more 475 vehicles per hour passing through downtown Burns Lake.

This gives Burns Lake a distinct advantage over some other communities. According to reference material the Burns Lake Downtown Revitalization Committee (DTRC) has been looking at, traffic volume is the number one element for a successful downtown.

“In our case the traffic is already here,” said VBL councillor Frank Varga. “What we need is more service-based businesses occupying [currently] empty spots. I think for us that is our challenge, both as the DTRC and as council.”

Another challenge the Village of Burns Lake has been wrestling with is improving its communications with Burns Lake residents.

A strong push towards using social media like Twitter and

Facebook, as well as email, to get the message out about village business is part of the village’s commitment to reducing paper waste.

A recent survey conducted by VBL staff showed that Burns Lake residents are split on how they feel about moving away from the printed word to get the message out.

In 37 responses to the question, “Which of the following considerations do you feel is more important for village communications?”, 49 per cent thought that paper circulars were important, while 51 per cent indicated that electronic or social media should be used to reduce paper usage.

“We should trend towards electronic [communication], but some people are paper-bound,” noted counc. Wes Hart.

What this means for VBL council is that they will consider a few different options for increased print communication, including possible op-ed pieces in local media as well as increased print advertising.

All this doesn’t mean that the village will shy away from increased use of social media to get their message out. One idea floated for future consideration was a dedicated YouTube channel for official VBL statements or information pieces.

Burns Lake Band fence used as billboard

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The tense situation between many on-reserve members of the Burns Lake Band and two elected councillors stems from grievances largely centred on questions of band governance transparency.

The fence has been Sept. 23, BLB counc.

Walter Strong Last Saturday morning, anyone with a view of the Burns Lake Band (BLB) fence standing beside the BLB reserve would have noticed that a new series of slogans had emerged from the night.

used in the past as a means for BLB members to express the concerns. The new graffiti included messages like ‘Neglected live here,’ ‘No democracy here’, and ‘Enbridge buys Indians - we said no’.

Mid-morning on

Dan George began removing portions of the fence. He said that he didn’t know who put the slogans up.

“We’re just getting tire of this billboard, it doesn’t look good on the rest of the community,” George said.

“We told them last time after we cleaned it up [that we would take it down]” Several BLB members arrived shortly after George began dismantling the fence, including BLB counc.

Ron Charlie.

Charlie said that he also didn’t know who put the slogans up.

“The community uses it as a billboard to express their feelings right now,” he said.

“People are getting fed up with them [BLB council without Charlie’s participation] making decisions on behalf of the burns lake band without consultation.

We’re not saying that they’re making deals with Enbridge, but they are talking to people without consulting the members.”

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Disconnect to connect

Regulator’s reading on smart meters

Driving out to Trout Creek Hall on the western end of Francois Lake strikes home how vast the Lakes District is. To people that grew up here, or have lived here for years, this observation is probably so obvious that it’s easily passed over without much thought.

‘Burns Lake is a mill town,’ people told me before I moved here. A year later, that over-simplification seems almost false.

No one could deny that forestry was and remains the fundamental economic driving force in the Lakes District, and I’m not suggesting otherwise, but the richness and diversity of culture here is a never-ending surprise.

The narrow, winding road that leads to the west end of Francois Lake and beyond is a road into our collective recent past, metaphorically and literally.

Once you’re at the Trout Creek Hall, you might as well leave your cell phone in the truck, because there’s no service. Imagine spending an afternoon with 100 other people, and not one person answers a text or makes a Facebook update.

Instead of googling the history of the hall on your smartphone, you have to look at the photos hanging on the wall, read the captions, and ask someone who’s lived there for a while, or longer, to tell you something about the place.

Long before the large, industrial-scale sawmills in Burns Lake were around, smallscale logging and small mills were the norm. Ranchers, farmers and loggers where hewing out a way of life that has persisted - often against the odds - to this day.

One hundred years of beef ranching south of Burns Lake? Naturally. Area locals know all of this, and probably take it for granted as the natural weave of the fabric around here, but the Lakes District really is a deeply unique place if you can see it again as if for the first time.

What makes Burns Lake and the Lakes District great is the diversity of culture and ways of life that exist here. We all want to say that those ways of life are thriving, but that would be a quick gloss over the facts that serves no one.

Conversation at the hall last weekend sometimes turned to serious questions about the future of area ranching and the way of life it brings with it.

Woodlots that ranchers and farmers at one time relied on to supplement incomes have been devastated by the mountain pine beetle. Beef prices are so low that ranchers dread the day when aging equipment will need to be replaced, because the money won’t be there to replace it.

Ranchers who should be thinking about their retirement days after decades of work openly wonder where the next generation of ranchers will come from, and what they will face when they arrive.

A paradox that smart people will have to unravel someday is why our society seems to places the least value on the most fundamental things, like farmland, healthy livestock, clear water and clean air.

I don’t know how we solve this perplexing inversion of values, but it starts with finding out first hand what we stand to lose. You’ll need to shut your iPhone off to do that, and maybe take long drive for some leisurely conversation.

Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts.

You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, starting in December. If you insist on a “radio off” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings.

These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.

As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive.

The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.

One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion.

Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent.

A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters.

BCUC staff added, for comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent.

What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today.

The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstantiated.”

Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”

The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.”

Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this issue in Australia.

The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”

Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Bidding for final work at arena on Correction

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The renovation and expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink are on schedule and on budget, but the general contractor reports having a difficult time getting local contractors to submit bids on construction.

ARENA from t P1 factor when it comes to who gets awarded a bid.

Venture Pacific under-

takes due diligence to ensure that bidders are qualified for the work tendered - which means the lowest bid doesn’t

necessarily win - but the project does have budget constraints.

“Lower price isn’t always the case, but under

the design-build scenario, it is a large factor,” Van Ek said.

Two of the major subtrades were included in the bid package even before the Village of Burns Lake awarded the design and build project to VPC. Smithers Electric Ltd. and Aqua North Plumbing Ltd., both out of Smithers, were part of VPC’s original bid package.

“They were part of our team at the proposal stage,” Van Ek said.

“We put a lot of effort and time into getting locals as much as possible,” he added. “Despite all our efforts to involve Burns Lake as much as possible, we just did not get Burns Lake bidders on bid day for some of the packages.”

Venture Pacific advertised tender packages as they came available. Staff at VPC head office in Langley used the Burns Lake phone book and a list of contractors provided by the VBL to call local contractors and solicit interest in the project.

Rick Williston, VPC’s site supervisor and journeyman carpenter, hired three local workers to assist with aspects of the project.

Van Ek pointed out that the other major construction projects in town may have affected the availability of local tradespeople.

Currently, VPC is accepting bids on its third tender package, which includes finishing work, painting, flooring, and tile.

Venture Pacific has no contractual commitment with the VBL on this project to give preferential treatment to local contractors, although they do strive to hire locally.

“We are the design and build contractor with a fixed price contract, or to put it more simply, we are a general contractor and our contract includes design responsibility,” Van Ek explained. “On all our projects our desire is to involve local trades and suppliers as much as possible.”

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In the article ‘Message in a Bottle Travels Francois Lake’, published in the Lakes District News Sept. 11, 2013 issue, it should have read that Dawson Byman’s bottle travelled from west Francois Lake near Sandy’s Resort to where it was found in east Francois Lake. Lakes District News apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Prettiest towns BC Hydro needs to clarify things

Editor: It was with dismay that I read the negative comments in the last Lakes District News about the village beautification. I want to express my appreciation for a wonderful job of improvement to the main street. The addition of flower planters, trees, shrubs and grass have made the town look very pretty. I love the wooden carvings and feel that they give acknowledgement and respect to a large part of our community. We are a unique community and it is great to celebrate it. When the trees mature, our main street will be even prettier. The curb change in the road has slowed the truck traffic down and if a vehicle is travelling at the speed limit there should be no danger of climbing a curb.

There is lots of public parking facing the tracks within easy sight and walking distance of the Main Street. A few signs pointing the way to this parking would be useful.

The boulevard in front of the Home Hardware makes the left hand turn into the highway from Centre Street much safer and as far as I can see the entrances to Home Hardware are still in the same place.

Burns Lake is becoming one of the prettiest towns along Hwy. 16, because of the efforts of all those who worked so hard this past summer. On behalf of the many people I've talked to who feel the same way, I would like to say good job.

Sincerely, Pat Gooding

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Editor: In the second week of September, B.C. Hydro sent a very heavy-handed message to British Columbians about compliance with their "Meter Choices Program."

This is significant news that is deserving of attention, and an important community announcement that is of interest to a substantial percentage of your readership.

It needs to be clarified in a timely way that the deadline given in that letter for

a response is not appropriate or lawful.

To respond to that letter would be a serious mistake, as the information in it was unauthorized by the BC Utilities Commission, whose approval is necessary for any fees, let alone extortionary ones, to be set in motion.

Regardless of whether or not they have a smart meter or an "old" analog meter, this message is not sitting well with British Columbians, and many are trying to find out how to join the class

action underway against BC Hydro.

Since the details of the class action are as yet a mystery to the majority of British Columbians, due to a lack of specifics in the media regarding the process, I am including a link to more information about how to participate in the class action as follows: www.citizensforsafetechnology.org.

Sincerely, Linda Ewart White Rock, BC

Harper growth record worst since Bennett Editor: You can bet your bottom dollar that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Speech from the Throne on October 16 will assert repeatedly that his government is “focused on jobs and growth”. But just saying it doesn’t make it true. In fact, Mr. Harper has the worst economic growth record since the dismal days of R.B. Bennett.

When he first took power in 2006, he was handed a steadily growing economy which had generated 3.5 million net new jobs, declining debt and taxes, a decade of balanced budgets, annual surpluses at about $13-billion, and fiscal flexibility projected ahead five years totalling $100-billion. That’s what Mr. Harper had to work with – the most robust fiscal situation in the western world. And he blew it in less than three years.

He over-spent by three-times the rate of inflation. He eliminated all the finan-

cial shock absorbers that had been built into Canada’s budgetary framework to protect against adverse events. And he put this country back into deficit again – a structural deficit – BEFORE (not because of) the recession which arrived in late 2008.

It’s now four full years since the recession ended, and still our national economy remains sluggish and uncertain with vast disparities among different regions, sectors and demographic groups.

In response, this government has only one monotonous and ineffectual prescription – austerity, austerity and more austerity. To fix (or at least camouflage) his structural deficit, for example, Mr. Harper took a slice out of future funding for healthcare and old-age pensions.

Beyond plain incompetence – as exposed in the bungled and deceitful F-35 fighter-jet fiasco, among others – Mr. Harper’s basic problem is having no

credible plan for economic growth. You cannot hack-and-slash your way to prosperity.

Mr. Harper is quick to claim that Canada has more growth than some countries, like Spain. But we’re not doing better than many others, like Australia, New Zealand, Norway or even the United States.

Canadians are weary of the grinding mediocrity that characterizes the Harper regime. We’re constantly told to lower our expectations, settle for less. And a big part of that burden falls on Canada’s middle-class. That’s just not good enough.

It’s time for a government that will be on Canadians’ side, encouraging us to be hopeful and ambitious once again – about our own prospects and about the future of our country.

Ralph Goodale, deputy leader Liberal Party of Canada

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Terry Fox Run helps people with cancer

Last week was a special week for the residents of the Tweedsmuir House when it comes to entertainment as we had some great folks come in for the evenings.

The last one was had was K. Shaffer’s niece, Pat Duncan and her accordion. What talent this lady has. She played lots of the old songs our mother used to play when we were kids. It brought back so many old memories to me. Please come again Pat we love you.

A couple of things I would like to remark on in our last paper and the first one is the write up by our reporter on the fall fair and music festival.

He did a wonderful job

on bringing it all together so well. This wonderful event deserves it all. In the many years I have taken in the fair it has grown into something very special to our Lakes District and I know it’s going to keep on growing.

Good letter ‘Don’t like the new look.’ It seems it’s not too popular. At least this party has come out with her true feelings, good for you. There must be other folks of the same opinions but are afraid to come out.

Yes the main highway through is beautiful with flowers etc. but is it practical? Time will tell with the first heavy snow fall.

The writer of this letter to the editor has mentioned how difficult to find parking to shop in Home Hardware. Sorry to say I am now having a hard time to get around and I have a hard time to shop at Home Hardware, it was my favourite store.

Another place I find a very difficult time with is the Royal Bank. Being handicapped as I am

now I have a hard time to get in. I used to be able to park in front of the main entrance but can no longer. I am not the only person who is having problems with the new entrance. A question and lots of folks ask this one, why are the side streets falling apart? Maybe no money left, could be.

Lots of bad holes. I would like to meet Denise Andersen, she sounds very interesting.

What a day The Terry Fox Run was out of this world. It showed us just how generous our folks are. In the Bible is says “It’s more blessed to give than to receive,” and that’s what happened on Sunday. The tables and there were lots of them, were loaded with so much wonderful things plus all the cooking.

I have no count on how many runners there were but sure was a pile.

Although our district is going through a bit of a decline in our economy folks still gave from their hearts as it’s all for such

a great cause, a cure for cancer, and maybe some day there will.

The money taken in was $15,000. I must not forget all the entertainers who helped make this day such a success, you were all wonderful.

I have been through a cancer scare and it’s not joke, believe me. This was now many years ago.

This was a serious case of prostate cancer and it had broken through the wall. It started out with son Mark and I working on a horse in the chute.

I was leading him out and he came up over top of me and left me on the ground. He had kicked me on the hip. My hip was not broken but bruised badly. The doctors here were not happy so they sent me to a specialist in Prince George and he was not happy as he said you have prostate cancer and it’s got away.

The next day Jo, my little wife and I, were in Vancouver General Hospital but we are unable to help you. You will have

to go to the cancer hospital in Bellingham, U.S. This is one of the best there is.

The specialist in the Vancouver General Hospital made all the arrangements at the hospital for me and the local cancer society had made our arrangements for a place for us to stay and it was wonderful with such nice folks.

Close to the clinic with well trained specialist with my type of cancer.

After a month and a half my doctor said you are cured, you can go home now. What wonderful news that was. I think I had 35 treatments. We made so many friends with both the staff at the clinic and the place we stayed. A big thanks to our local doctors and to our society. The place we boarded at was huge and so many wonderful people but no music so I said get me some song books and lets get going.

So the lady who played the piano gathered a bunch and that evening

we had a great sing-song and so much fun. Some years later we contacted the place we had stayed at and they were still singing every evening, I was pretty proud to think I had started something that was still going on and giving entrainment for so many. If that horse had not gone over me like he did they would never have found out I had cancer. I was feeling well, no ill effects so it could have killed me if the Burns Lake doctors had not picked it up when they did.

This was what I call a miracle from start to finish and the strong love of my wonderful loving wife Jo and my family.

A word of warning Packrats. They are not so big but they can do a lot of damage. They chew on wiring and anything they take a shine to. This year there are so many. One of our friends has trapped 10 and he is finding more. Another friend caught two and the one was almost the

size of a small cat. I have heard of a couple of fires started by rats chewing on the wiring.

Years ago I had a little problem with a packrat. I had my taxi in the shop and a call came through for a trip. I started the motor and it stopped dead.

I opened the hood and there was a towel around the fan and generator locked up solid. Took me an hour to get it cut loose, this was a packrats doing. Next morning before starting I popped the hood and there on the block was a brand new adjustable wrench and not mine. It was large too. Next night the rat met his doom in my trap. Where did this new wrench come from?

Time to close up for this week with my usual God loves you and so do I. As I have been writing this column for a lot of years and I do enjoy it all and also the nice phone calls I receive, thank you.

Thanks to Lakes District News for their support.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Burns Lake day-treatment centre

New Vision Recovery Centre serves the community Walter Strong Burns Lake hasn’t had a facility where people could go to find resources and support after returning from drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs elsewhere. According to local counsellors with Lake Babine Nation (LBN), this has been real stumbling block to effective recovery.

“We send people away for treatment, but if they return [to Burns Lake] and there’s no support, then relapse is inevitable,” said Ron Blinn, adult mental health counsellor with the LBN wellness team.

An opportunity to break this cycle of rehabilitation and relapse has come to Burns Lake with the recent opening of the New Vision Recovery Centre located on LBN reserve lands in Burns Lake.

As a concept, the New Vision Recovery Centre got off the ground in October 2012. By the end of June this year, it opened it’s doors. A grand opening celebration and traditional ceremonies were held on Sept. 13.

“I'm glad this centre is here,” said LBN Chief Wilf Adam. “Our goal is to assist our citizens to get help with addictions to drugs and alcohol. It’s also a preventative measure that we can assist in helping the citizens avoid getting into addiction in the first place.”

The New Vision centre occupies a recently renovated house on the corner of Tsa Street. A wheel chair access ramp leads to a large deck and sliding doors opening into a spacious and welcoming foyer.

The interior was renovated to reflect the building’s new use as a recovery resource centre, with offices for support staff, a large boardroom with a conference table and seating for many.

Most of the interior renovations were done

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The Grand Opening of Lake Babine Nation New Vision Recovery Centre in Burns Lake on Aug. 13, 2013. The facility, thanks to many volunteer hours of renovation work, now provides a support centre for those coming back to the community after treatment away for substance abuse problems. by local community members, and drop-in users of the facility.

Two televisions, one a large flat-screen made possible by a $1000 donation from Northern Health, a fully equipped kitchen, showers and laundry facilities will help make New Vision a second home for many.

A older gentleman from Hazelton spoke of his struggle with addiction during the grand opening ceremonies. He said that the centre had been crucial to his recovery from addiction.

He said that he was welcomed into the facility where he was able to eat a hot meal, and use the shower and laundry facilities. It might not have seemed like much, but for him made all the difference.

“This place has felt more like a home than anywhere I’ve lived,” he said.

A safe and secure place where people in need can find stability is how centre staff describe the rationale behind the facility.

“This is here for the community,” said Herbert William, drug and alcohol counsellor for Lake Babine Nation.

“People from the whole community can come here for one-on-one counselling.”

The centre is a dayuse only facility where people can come to find stability and counselling during the day, before or after addiction rehabilitation treatment away from Burns Lake.

The centre might help some avoid the need to go away for rehabilitation by giving people a place to go for assistance before the onset

of a crisis, especially men.

William pointed out that traditionally there haven’t been many resources for men in Burns Lake.

“Women have the Elizabeth Fry society,” William said. “But men have had nowhere to go until now.”

Cindy MacDonald, LBN community engagement HUB coordinator, said the facility

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relies primarily on the LBN health and social development departments for ongoing funding.

Northern Health will help with some programs and time to time cash donations, like the $1000 for the television purchase and another $2000 donated on opening day.

“We have an open door policy,” MacDonald said. “We will never

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turn away anyone that needs support.”

If a person is hoping to talk to a counsellor, he or she should call first to make an appointment.

The centre is open Mondays 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. An appointment can be made to speak with a counsellor at 250-692-3558.

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Stage money Accepting the donation from Sandy Doré (C) of Bulkley Valley Credit Union (L-R) Don Baker, Maxine Baker, Judy Nicholson, Kelly Moore and Jan Owens on behalf of the Grassy Plains Community Hall Association. The donation is a grant from the Bulkley Valley Credit Union Economic Development fund to provide assistance in the construction of the community’s new outdoor stage.

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Premier raps community recycling rollout Business group says Torontobased ‘monopoly’ unfair Jeff Nagel Premier Christy Clark is criticizing the rollout of a new recycling agency that has caused alarm among municipalities and businesses across the province.

Multi Material BC is slated to take charge of blue box pick-up next May when it becomes responsible for collecting and recycling all packaging and printed paper – at the provincial government's direction.

"I recognize this wasn't done well," Clark said of the planned pro-

ducer-pay system. "It's been far too bumpy a ride. There is a lot more work to be done."

The premier spoke to reporters Friday, a day after local politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention passed a resolution demanding more time to negotiate acceptable contracts with MMBC to avert higher costs and the potential erosion of existing recycling services.

Clark agreed more time and flexibility is needed "so that local communities have a little bit of leverage in trying to put together the best deal that works for them."

She said MMBC, a stewardship group formed of retailers and other packaging producers, must ensure its board includes British Columbians, not just industry representatives in Toronto.

Mike Klassen, B.C.

director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, urged the premier to go further and "push the reset button" on the entire stewardship program for packaging and printed paper in light of widespread concern.

"Not only is it local government and public sector unions not happy with it, small business has very, very big concerns," he said.

Any business that puts packaging or printed paper in the hands of B.C. residents and ultimately the waste stream must register with MMBC as stewards.

Some small businesses were unaware of the program until they were warned by MMBC they could face fines of up to $200,000 if they fail to register.

Small businesses are worried about unknown costs and the onerous workload they may face

under MMBC's model, Klassen said.

"Imagine what it would be like for a small restaurant with their name on the pizza box – they have to track all the weight and the amount of paper that they distribute with those pizzas they deliver and remit fees on a regular basis."

Small businesses have been asked to sign contracts without knowing what the final fee schedule will be, he added.

"No small business in their right mind would sign that contract," Klassen said. "This is the biggest issue we've seen come in from calls from our members in several years."

MMBC has said it will take more time to determine the costs of the program and how to apportion then – and it will exempt businesses with revenues of less

it’s SPECIAL PUBLIC BOARD MEETING September 30, 2013 7:00 pm A special public meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) will be held by video-conference on Monday, September 30, 2013, at 7:00 pm.

Designated sites for video-conferencing are: Lakes District Secondary School, Fort St. James Secondary School, Fraser Lake Elementary-Secondary School, and the Vanderhoof School Board Office.

The item for the agenda is: 2012/2013 Audited Financial Statements According to board policy, no business other than that listed on the agenda for which the meeting was called shall be conducted at the meeting.

Members of the public are invited to attend.

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The Fisher Road is located at 3.75 km on the Maxan Road, behind Decker Lake Forest Products.

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The RodeoClub The Smithers Smithers Rodeo Club take wouldwould like tolike taketo this this opportunity to opportunity to thank thank LDM Lakes LDM Lakes District Maintenance District Maintenance for the use of for the use of their building here in their building here in Smithers on TatSmithers on Tatlow Road for our low Road for our Rodeo dance on SatRodeo Dance on Saturday, August 24th. urday August 25th. It is an outstanding It is an for outstanding venue our dance venue our dance as itfor is close to the as itFair is close to the Fall grounds, Fall grounds, thisFair makes it very conthis makes very convenient for many venient foritmany participants.

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Report paints grim picture for Babine Lake

Walter Strong The B.C. Supreme Court has not yet reached a decision regarding Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) law suit which challenges the province’s 2012 rejection of the proposed Morrison copper and gold mine project.

The project as proposed would have been located 35 kms north of Granisle, near the shores of Morrison Lake, which feeds into Babine Lake.

The PBM law suit alleges that the province acted unfairly when it denied PBM environmental approval for its mine project on Oct. 1, 2012.

The provincial environmental assessment process had concluded with a report detailing how the project met or exceeded required environmental considerations as well as satisfying the duty to consult with First Nations.

The environmental assessment process, which began years before the province filed its report, had a rocky start with Lake Babine Nation (LBN) who rely on the sockeye salmon harvest in Babine Lake for sustenance and commercial use.

The close of the environmental review process saw strong and vociferous opposition from the Skeena Fisheries Commission (SFC), a Kispiox-based fisheries resource centre supported by several area First Nations (see Lakes District News Nov. 14, 2012 for more information).

Without specifically acknowledging the opposition of the SFC, the executive director of the B.C. environmental assessment office (EAO) did not follow the recommendations of his staff environmental assessment report and instead recommended against the project.

Ministers Terry Lake and Rich Coleman followed the executive director’s recommendation and, on Oct. 1, 2012, denied the project an Environmental Assessment Certificate based on threats to sockeye salmon population in the Skeena watershed, threats to the long-term health of Morrison Lake, and the

possibility of long-term liabilities that might be assumable by the province.

With this year’s low sockeye salmon return throughout the Skeena watershed, including Babine Lake, the effects of past mining activity near Granisle have been called into question.

On July 25, 2013, LBN Chief Wilf Adam called into question

the effects resource extraction has had on the Babine Lake fishery.

“They dump mine tailings into our lake, [and] strip forests from along our streams,” Adam said. He described this year’s salmon return as the lowest in ‘living memory’.

Erik Tornquist, PBM director, recently called attention to a 2012 Fisheries and Oceans

Canada report that challenges the notion that the sockeye return has never been as low as this year, or that previous mining activity should shoulder the blame for the low return.

The report, titled ‘Update Assessment of Sockeye Salmon Production from Babine lake, British Columbia’, was prepared by the Prince Rupert Fisher-

ies and Oceans Canada North Coast Stock Assessment Unit.

It reports that the actual lowest recorded sockeye return on Babine Lake was in 1955, with a return of only 71,352 sockeye.

This was previous to the operation of the Granisle mine from 1966 to 1982, and the Bell mine from 1972 to 1992. Some of the larg-

Sockeye returns:

1950: 364,356 1955: 71,352 1960: 262,719 1965: 580,000 1970: 662,000 1975: 820,795 1980: 526,259 1985: 2,148,044 1990: 978,646 1995: 1,737,009 2000: 1,831,613 2005: 709,198 2010: 639,054 Babine Lake fence counts: Low year 1955 High year 1985

est returns, according to the data, occurred during the active life of the Bell mine.

The report cites the complexity of the factors influencing sockeye return on Babine Lake, and it does not

discount the possibility that the cumulative effect of logging and mining in the area may have affected current returns.

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Regular Tuesday night team-play darts has started at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 50 in Burns Lake. Ten teams registered and started playing on Sept. 18. That’s up from last year’s participation. Although the team roster is now full and the schedule made, there’s Walter Strong Photo always room for spares on any Tuesday evening.

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Lakes Economic Development Association’s Board of Directors and staff would like to congratulate Cindy Shelford on receiving her Certificate in Economic Development the University LEDA’s EDO is attending the Economic Developerfrom Association of Canada’s of Waterloo.

Annual Conference in St. John’s Newfoundland, “Innovation on the Edge - 2013”. The 2013 Conference theme is reflecting on ideas around Cindy completed her “thesis” on the apparent disconnect innovation, not only referring to technology but also to different ways and imbalance between Northern Rural and Southern Urban of doing things. The conference will allow opportunity for interesting communities.

Through Cindy’s researchtoprocess it wasinrealized and successful initiatives to be communicated the audience a panel format, in addition to the keynote speakers and study to the see best that approximately 70% of BC’s resources cometours from North. practices in Cultural Tourism examples that can be applicable in our own As a result of these findings, Cindy has been engaging with communities. other communities to increase awareness of the significant Innovation on the Edge - 2013, aims to generate new ideas and seek out contributions that the North provides to the overall economy creative approaches for economic development locally, regionally and of BC. nationally. Fostering greater innovation requires the collaboration of all levels of government, economic development agencies, and capacity building opportunities with Aboriginal partnerships and industry & the South Burns Lake Trail Project CAF Update: private sector.

LEDA has beenwill actively moving the project with This Conference assist our community with a forward framework for a healthy, collaborative communitymeetings, development, look at the importance of the local ongoing stakeholder obtaining necessary permits, retail sector and assessments what it contributes to sustainable economicto growth. archaeological and First Nations advisory, reviewAs well evaluate as preparing investment attraction, readiness and partnerships. and thefor project to best utilize the area and trail quality.

This opportunity Burns & theZimmer Lakes District was made LEDA is pleasedto to promote announce thatLake Darwin has been possible by funding through the Government of Canada’s Invest Canada hired as the Project Supervisor for the South Burns Lake Trail Community Initiatives (ICCI) Program.

Project. Darwin will be responsible for the hiring of all the crews, LEDA has worked with ICCI since 2006, the and ICCIreporting program has helped overseeing all components of the project to LEDA’s grow Canada’s economy by supporting 401 municipalities and community Board of Directors. organizations through 918 projects in every region of Canada. The ICCI For information regarding this exciting initiative, Program works with provincial, territorialcommunity and municipal investment please Development partners,contact and hasCindy helpedShelford, attract 147Economic new foreign businesses andOfficer. expansion projects worth over $2.7 billion to the Canadian economy in 2012.

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Featuring the spirit of the local people Success of district fair relies on many volunteers Fall fair numbers up again Walter Strong Seventy years of the Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festival has seen the local celebration of farming, livestock, horses, riders, and the people that bring them all together, grow into an event that can barely be contained over two and a half days.

Richard Cannon, president of the Lakes District Fall Fair association was very happy with this year’s turnout, but he wasn’t surprised with the fair’s continued growth.

“The last several fairs have been very good, they continue to grow each year and attendance continues to climb,” Cannon said.

“We had about 2400 people attend the fair this year, and it takes about 200 volunteers every day to run the fair.”

Joan McFee, director, Lakes District Fall Fair Association, described the growth in terms of a relatively new addition to the fair, the children’s festival.

In 2009, the year of

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This year’s Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festival was the culmination of 70 years of volunteer work and strong local community -minded business sponsorship. Planning for next year’s events and festivities is already underway. The annual general meeting of the fall fair will be on Oct. 17, 2013. New volunteers are always welcome. the first children’s festival portion of the fair grounds, 30 children participated. By 2012, more than 400 children registered, and 2013 had a similar number of children register for events.

McFee said that the success of the fair is a credit to the many volunteers involved yearround to make sure the event is well-organized, and a credit to the great sponsorship the fair receives from the local community.

The music festival portion has been running for about 8 years, and has become a force on its own.

Sandra and John Barth, acting as Lakes District Arts Council volunteers on the fall fair committee and organizers of the music festival, said that finding musicians and performers hasn’t been a problem in the time they’ve been involved.

“We generally have little problem getting performers to agree to

play at the fair,” said John. “It is a popular gig. Some performers contact us well before the Fair to get on the list.”

For this year’s fair, there were several new segments and shows.

Two mechanical bulls, one for children and the other for youth and adults, had constant line-ups.

A ‘mom’s tent’ was hosted by the College of New Caledonia where mothers could bring the children for

needed quiet time.

A heritage tea organized by the Burns Lake Seniors Society gave people a place to get out of the sun and enjoy a civilized cup of tea.

The Northern Country Girls Drill Team came from Vanderhoof and provided an afternoon of show riding and a closing event at the Eagle Creek stampede grounds and main arena.

The busy on-site camp grounds were

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improved with recently upgraded water systems.

“The United Way fire truck pull drew a lot of people through the gate,” McFee added.

“The United Way team was surprised at the support in Burns Lake.

They said we equalled Prince George in terms of fund raising and team participation.”

As the fair grows and events and performers are added, fall fair committee members are back on the job

right on the heels of the fair’s Sunday finale.

The fall fair committee has about 18 active members who work with an extended network of volunteers to plan the annual events.

The first meeting of the fall fair committee has already passed, but the annual general meeting will be held on Oct. 17. Anyone considering volunteering could come to that meeting, or contact any of the committee members.

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Wander local in town trails Early morning fog already lifted from valley bottom but remains cloaking Burns Lake on Sept.

18, 2013. The wellused foot path that crosses the Eveneshen trail connects vigorous pedestrians and students over the ravine that cuts through Burns Lake from north to south. If you’re looking for walk right in town, consider taking the Eveneshen Trail, which starts on a foot bridge at the end of the Sixth Avenue cul-de-sac beside the visitor information centre, and extends to the Rod Reid Nature Trail.

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MINING from t P9 since the mines closed,” the report reads. “No significant changes in water quality as a result of the tailings ponds have been reported but the potential long-term affects on fish production have been questioned by the Lake Babine First Nation” Clearcut logging in the area, and the resulting downstream sedimentation, has also been identified as a possible contributor to lowered sockeye returns through impeded access to spawning sites.

What this means for PBM’s case is not clear, as the environmental facts of the matter are not in dispute.

“The court hearing did not deal with the technical issues related to the environmental assessment as Pacific Booker [has already] passed the environmental test,” Tornquist said.

What the report does confirm is that the steady decline in the sockeye return on Babine Lake, which supplies 90 per cent of sockeye in the entire Skeena watershed, continues, is not fully understood, and may be irreversible.

“Babine Lake sockeye returns have been on a declining trend for most of the 2000s, down from the previous highs seen through the 1980s and most of the 1990s,” the report concludes. “It is not known when (or if) a return to higher sockeye production from Babine Lake might be expected…”

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Scenic byways abound The view westward down the north side of Francois Lake from one of several pull-outs and forest recreation sites along the way to the newly renovated Trout Creek Hall.

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B.C. pulling ahead on LNG, Clark says Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark used her speech to the local government convention Friday to persuade delegates that her government's liquefied natural gas export plan is becoming reality, and communities will share in the proceeds.

Clark said the consortium of Chevron and Apache Corp. has already spent $800 million on site preparations for its proposal to pipe gas from northeast B.C. shale formations to the North Coast.

"They have literally moved a mountain," Clark said. "They have 500 people working on this project her in British Columbia, and they're just one company."

Another indication came from her meeting with the council from tiny Port Edward, which had no municipal land sales for 12 years. So far this year $2 million has been paid to purchase land, with another $2 million expected by the end of 2013, she said.

None of the half dozen international bidders for LNG projects has reached a final decision on financing, but the first ones

are expected by next year. That puts B.C. ahead of any U.S. plan to export its abundant shale gas, Clark said after her speech.

Communities such as Kitimat, the main port, and Fort Nelson, centre of gas production and processing, are already feeling the pressures of intense industrial development. Convention workshops discussed the problem of "shadow populations," mainly hundreds of remote work camps that set up outside municipal borders but still use airports, garbage dumps and other services.

Northern communities get no taxes and little commercial benefit from the camps, and workers fly in and out without ever visiting the communities. Some mayors said their trip to Vancouver and back for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was made more difficult because flights are booked up by construction and gas workers.

Clark announced a new "LNG-

Buy B.C." program intended to connect multinational companies such as Shell and Korea Gas with local suppliers.

She also gave Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson a new job, responsible for rural development and reversing decades of falling population in rural communities.

BC Hydro's planned fee of $35 a month for people who continue to refuse wireless smart meters is "outrageous" and isn't justified based on what other jurisdictions charge, according to B.C.'s lone Green Party MLA. Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) said the proposed charge for manual meter readings is as high a many people's entire power bills.

"People perceive it as price gouging," he said, adding the fees should accurately reflect Hydro costs and not generate extra profit."

Weaver pointed to some U.S. states that have similar opt-out programs from smart meters but charge much less.

California charges $10 a month after a $75 up-front fee, while low-income customers pay $5 a month after a $10 initial fee.

Maine charges $12 a month for analog meter readings, after a $40 initial charge.

BC Hydro's fees still require approval by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

Weaver said he's urging the regulators to reject the $35 fee here based on the disparity with charges elsewhere.

Holdouts here can also opt to take a smart meter with the transmitter disabled for a $100 one-time fee followed by $20 each month.

Maine's radio-disabled smart meter option costs $20 up front then $10.50 a month.

Weaver said he doesn't oppose wireless smart meters but added Hydro must provide a reasonable optout.

He said BC Hydro's price would be more logical if it were charged not monthly but on each actual meter reading every few months.

More equipment on the debarker lines are being placed on the structural steel as it arrives.

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Steady progress is being made as the walls along the Trimmer area are being insulated and sheeted. The majority of the equipment for the Trimmer, sorter and stacker line is in place.

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Two cheques from the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund are presented to members of the Southside Seniors Society. The $13,376 will be used for two separate projects.

Hard pecking Bill This Pileated Woodpecker, the largest woodpecker species in North America, was Submitted photo photographed recently by Burns Lake photographer Wren Gilgan.

A $3000 cheque from the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund is the final installment on $6000 awarded to the Ootsa Lake Bible Camp for playground equipment.

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The Lakes District Fall Fair Committee would like to send out a huge

Thank you to everyone that helped make the

2013 Fall Fair & Music Festival such an overwhelming success.

Thanks to all exhibitors, to everyone that took part in any one of the many events and especially everyone that bought a ticket and came through the gates. Without all of you the LD Fall Fair could not survive. We appreciate each and everyone of you. Thank you also to: Nechako Kitmaat Development Fund Horn Levy Fund Western Diversification Province Of British Columbia Burns Lake & District Community Foundation Village of Burns Lake - including the work crew Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Hotsync Computers Josh Swenson Terri Shanks Seniors Housing Association Gary Hemmerling Purely H2O Dave Benson Bob Watts - Lakes Electric Steve Gooding Cherille Greening & Asst. - Bus

Service BC Hydro Bryan Worrell Blair Wilson Contracting Burns Lake Cadets Brent Cradock Kelly Holliday Hawk Air Keith & Kathy Walker Tim & Lynda Maertz Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce Southside Women’s Institute Lakes District News Black Press Lakes District Team Penners Art Cronin - Beaver Brook Contracting Andy & Patty Corfe - Andy’s Machining & Repairs

Craig MacAdam Ken & Cathy Rose John Jubinville Valerie Anderson Ernie & Bev Olinyk Palling Recreation Commission Colleymount Recreation Commission Starland Building Supplies Don Howett Lou Jones Old Landmark Christian Fellowship St. Paul’s United Church Success By Six Dez Wilson - General Plumbing & Heating Gordon & Joan McFee Lance & Naida Hazelton Bob Hazelton A&W

Waterbridge John & Valerie Mould Doug Phair Brenda Read Lisa Brown - LD Free Classified Farmgate Fabrication Burns Lake Seniors Society Sybil Broten Charlie & Sheri Peebles Burns Lake Native Development Grant Conlon, Pluto Autobody Decker Lake Forest Products Keith Wilson Danny Payne College of New Caledonia Larry Aspen & George Hamp Mike Robertson United Way - Prince George All Judges

All Exhibitors New Life Christian Vineyard Church Betty & George Hamp Hampton Employees Frank Bergen Burns Lake Kennel Club Vortex Team Burns Lake Soccer Club Uncha Lake Logging, Shirley & Murray Creighton Porters Auto Repair Nicole & Josh Pressey Coast Gas Link Pipeline West B.C. Tweedsmuir Cavalier Saddle Club Karen Hutton & Dan Metcalf Richard Cannon The many volunteers too numerous to mention We apologize if we have missed anyone

It was a great fair - “IT’S A FAMILY A-FAIR” - Thank you all so very much for making our 70th anniversary a spectacular event

Sincerely, The LD Fall Fair Committee

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Celebration Of Life For

Howard Keith Phillips Saturday, September 28th, 2013 2:00 pm at the Decker Lake Hall

Refreshments to follow.

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Fifteen volunteers came out on Sept. 19 for this Fall’s first Project Trails day at Kager Lake. Lakes District Secondary School students, coaches, and other volunteers will have the opportunity for free shuttle rides twice a week, weather-permitting, following a bit of trail work.

Local students committed to helping Burns Lake mountain biking Walter Strong The Burns Lake Mountain Biking Team, coached by Pat and Patti Dubé, along with Burnt Bikes, is hosting the 2013/14 Project Trails program at the Boer Mountain mountain biking trail network.

Project Trails was launched last year.

“This project was immensely successful, giving 16 students experience building trails by hand and machine, and building a 100 foot wooden bridge,” Pat said.

“This year we are excited to build on this success by building more elevated wood structures and improving our trail network

on Wednesdays and Sundays.”

Project Trails will meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays at the Kager Lake parking lot. A ride to Kager Lake is available a half-hour earlier on either day from the Burnt Bikes parking lot.

Free shuttles follow the trail building.

Participation is open to all volunteers, not just students and team members. Anyone who doesn’t mind putting a little labour in to earn a free shuttle ride at the end of the session is welcome.

“Burns Lake has been undergoing an amazing evolution as a world-class mountain biking destination,” Pat said. “We are being considered for inclusion as an International Mountain Biking Association world mountain-biking destination.”

Biking the Boer Mountain trails was also recently selected as the number three slot in Explore magazine’s list of the top things to do in Canada.

The profile of Burns Lake mountain biking will be raised again this academic

year, with the Lakes District Secondary School hosting the 2014 provincial high school mountain-biking championships on May 24, 2014. The event is expected to bring more than 150 riders from across the province to Burns Lake.

In other Boer Mountain trail news, the newest trail under construction since last year is almost through to the top of Boer Mountain.

Called Razorback, the new trail extends the Stearns Creek Canyon trail from the lower bike park to the top of Boer Mountain, offering a number of extended riding options. When complete, Razorback will give bikers another fast and flowing shuttle run, or a challenging climb from either Kager Lake or the Burns Lake Bike Park trail network.

After the long climb, riders can either return they way they came for some wellearned fun, or they could make their way back down other already established runs, like Charlotte’s Web or When Pigs Fly.

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Burns Lake Minor Hockey is currently seeking referees for the upcoming 2013/2014 season. Minor Hockey will assist in training needs. Knowing how to skate and knowing basic rules of hockey is an asset. Please contact Trevor Peterson.

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October 5th at 1:00pm to 3:00pm Headliner: CHILDSPLAY Exciting FREE event taking place at Spirit Square.

Food, Art, Performance and Demos NOTICE: The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under construction please take care when near or inside the facilities.

Please check Rec. Corner, Village of Burns Lake website and face book page for facilities updates.

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Burns Lake Scouts meeting nights are Mondays at WKE 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Kidney Walk date has been changed to Nov. 10, 2013. LDSS More info: Deborah

Beavers. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Cubs. More info: Alex Bergen (250) 692.3913.

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Dirty fun Nearly 300 people crowded the stands at the Houston Mud Drags last weekend to watch racers from Kitimat to Vanderhoof power through the mud. Burns Lake resident Chris Anderson races her 1955 Studebaker through the muddy track at the Mud Drags in Houston last Saturday. Anderson says her Studebaker is a 545 Ford big block built by Jim’s Ultra Auto in Burns Lake.

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Montreal Trio will be a real treat for local music lovers. Get your tickets today don’t miss out on this evening of entertainment.

Contributed The Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) returns to Burns Lake for the first show of the 2013/14 Lakes District Arts Council performing arts season, on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakes District Secondary School.

The internationally renowned MG3 will perform Cambria. The Montreal Guitar Trio performs throughout Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia, in some of the world’s most prestigious concert houses.

The arts council is happy to have them back in the Lakes District for a return engagement.

Many remember them as among the best performers we have ever presented after their 2010 show in Burns Lake.

The show will be eclectic, exciting and entertaining. The season’s first visiting artist will be Ronny Berndorff. Come before the show to see his work.

Tickets for MG3 are available for $17 (adults) and $12(seniors, students and youth) at Process 4 circle arts Gallery. A limited number of tickets will be also available at the door, subject to availability.

This month’s contest: MG3’s latest album, “Cambria”, has ten songs, including a classic Beatles tune (written by George Harrison), a tune written by Ennio Morricone , and a tune written by Luis Bonfa that in English is called, A Day in the Life of a Fool. This month’s question is: Name any song on MG3’s album “Cambria”. Not sure? Check out the link http://www.mg3.ca/en/discography.php Send your answer by e-mail to be entered in a contest to win an MG3 CD. Contest deadline is midnight on Sept. 30, 2013.

The Lakes District Arts Council is about 70 per cent of the way to season ticket sales target for ‘Pieces of Eight’, the 2013/14 season. Season tickets are still available by calling 250-692-3371. You can purchase season tickets at Process 4 circle arts Gallery (250-692-3434) as well. Cash or cheques only. To have a look at the planned season, visit http://lakesdistrictarts.com/current-season/

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Anyone who has made the drive out to Trout Creek Hall knows where it is. Anyone who’s making the drive for the first time can’t help but worry that he or she must have missed it along the way.

Rest assured, you can’t miss it. It’s your first right after Trout Creek Road, about 40 kms of beautiful shoreline, driving westward along Francois Lake on Colleymount Road from the Southside Ferry landing.

The building has gone through a number of renovations since it was built in 1932. The past year has seen much renovation activity thanks to helpful Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) dollars, grants from the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, and countless volunteer hours and fund raising.

More than a hundred community members made their way to last weekend’s official grand opening of the hall with its new renovations in place.

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The local community and supporters came out on Sept. 21, 2013 to celebrate the hall’s grand opening after extensive renovations. panded kitchen were the biggest improvements completed this year. The kitchen will allow the facility to be more desirable for hall rentals, and the new roof means no more

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OUR TOWN Anyone interested in playing in the Decker Lake Travelling Crib tournament contact Sharon by Oct. 11, 2013 (250) 698-7626.

Kidney Walk date has been changed. Nov. 10/13. Lake District Secondary School, Registration 10am and Kidney Walk 11am. More info: Deborah Tucker (604) 736-9775 x 230 or deboraht@kidney.bc.ca.

Introduction to Brain Health Sept. 27 at 1 pm LD Hospital board room. Learn strategies and set goals for improving the health of your mind, body and spirit. To register: Leanne Jones at 1 866 564 7533 or email ljones@alzheimerbc.org Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on October 7 at 1 pm at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

Burns Lake Scouts regular meeting nights are Mon., starting Sept. 16, at WKE 5:30pm - 6:30pm Beavers, 6:30 - 7:30 Cubs. Volunteers needed. More info: Alex Bergen (250) 692.3913.

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Prenatal Classes Thurs. 6-8pm starting Sept. 26. Burns Lake Health Unit - located in the hospital. (250) 692-2460 to register.

Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association hosting a Women’s Bike Retreat the last weekend in September. More info email rachelleskis@gmail.com or call (250) 692-0642.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Luncheon starts on Oct. 1. Every second Tues. at noon at the Immaculata.

AA meetings every Wednesday at the Youth Centre, 12pm - 1pm. Centre Street beside Margaret Patrick Memorial Hall.

Operation Christmas Child, fill a shoe box for a needy child. Pick up shoe boxes at a local church, The Loonie Bin, Wholesale Club, Dollar Store. Contact: John Neufeld (250) 692-7949. More info: samaritanspurse.ca

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

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

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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.

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Anderson, Helen (nee Nelson)

Mar. 13, 1928 - Sept. 13, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce our beloved Helen’s passing at her home in Burns Lake. Helen was the youngest of 3 children born to Louie and Ivy Nelson of Forestdale, BC. She was raised on the farm and along with her sister Vera & brother Ralph, she went to school in Forestdale and Rose Lake. She worked at the New Omineca Café in Burns Lake and Goodacres Grocery Store in Smithers. It was there that she met and married her beloved Henry on July 6, 1949.

They spent their years working, going to dances, camping, fishing and socializing with their many friends and family.

Although Helen had no children of her own, her door was always open and she was ‘mom’ to all. For several years, she cared for her niece Sherylee during her mother’s illness.

Helen was predeceased by her husband Henry in Dec 1978.

For many years she and her companion Ross Goodwin shared their life with family in Burns Lake and Sorrento.

Happy family memories were created at their cabin on Babine Lake. After Ross passed away she moved to Heritage Manor where she spent her last years. She enjoyed much of her time there with her very dear friend, her late sister-inlaw Pat. She was however, a friend to everyone there and kept a watchful eye on anybody that might need help.

She was always up to going for coffee or enjoying a happy hour. Helen will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.

She leaves to mourn her sister Vera (Gunner) Neilson, nieces Diane (Ernie) Killman, Lynne (Brian) Olenik, Geraldine Craven, Sherylee Millar, Wendy Byrnes, Linda Orr, Lisa Saffarek-Dalmonte, nephews Roy, Peter, Jim, Kim, Terry and Greg Anderson, Ken and Kurt Saffarek, brother in-laws Roy (Shirley) Anderson, Tat Aida, Horst Saffarek, as well as her extended family, step daughter Karen Angal, step daughter-inlaw Nancy Goodwin, and all their families.

She was predeceased by her parents, husband Henry Anderson, brother Ralph Nelson, sister in-law Pat Nelson, nephew Stanley Nelson, companion Ross Goodwin and stepson Arnie Goodwin.

Grace Memorial Funeral Home in charge of cremation.

As per Helen’s wishes there will be no funeral service. An informal tea will be held from 1:00 to 3:00pm on October 19th at Heritage Manor in Burns Lake.

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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 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 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.

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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

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NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE 18 September 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.91 m (2794.99ft) SLS Discharge: 31.80 m3/s Flow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof is currently 60 m3/s, this is approximately equal to the long term average for this time of year (1981-2013).

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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.

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Please apply in person or email resume and drivers abstract to: Chris Gair, Fixed Operations Manager cgair@terraceautomall.com www.terraceautomall.com Funding provided through the Canada - British Columbia Labour Market Agreement

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Resumes to Rebecca.

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Roofing Contractor Wanted The Village of Burns Lake is seeking a skilled roofing contractor to install a new membrane roof and shingles on the Visitor Information Centre/Chamber of Commerce building at 540 Hwy 16 Burns Lake. Interested candidates must have a valid Village of Burns Lake business license and Worksafe certification. Please contact Rick Martin at 250-692-7587 for more information on the contract details.

Closed submissions will be due to Box 570 Burns Lake, BC, by 10am October 2, 2013.

• GENERAL HELPERS • CAMP ATTENDANTS • JANITORS North Country Catering has immediate openings for permanent full-time camp opportunities in Northern Alberta. Shift Rotation; 3 weeks in camp and one week home.

Founded in 2000, NCC has become one of the largest independent management, operation & catering company in Western Canada. NCC is responsible for managing and operating remote work camps.

Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.

Interested applicants are invited to forward resumes to: North Country Catering, Human Resources e-mail: hr@ northcountrycatering.com fax: 1-(780)-485-1550

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DH Manufacturing in Houston BC is looking for labourers. Must be reliable, physically fit and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Benefit package after 3 months employment.

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Services

Art/Music/Dancing GUITAR LESSONS have started. Over 10 years teaching privately in Burns Lake.

Bruce (250) 692-7728

All Pro Plumbing and Heating is seeking

Full Time Plumbers and Apprentices

from local area to work on current Burns Lake job to join our team.

Please submit resume to reception@apph.ca

FACILITATOR STRONGSTART CENTER Parents/Caregivers and Children (Ages 0-5) 24.25 hours per week

The facilitator will: O establish and post a daily schedule for the program with participant involvement.

O ensure that the activities available for the children reflect the stages of child development and encourage creativity and language development; O plan and prepare participant-oriented activities and daily circle times that involve stories, songs, movement, etc; O make connections with service providers in the community and facilitate referrals for families where necessary; O make connections with the school personnel to facilitate a smooth transition for families into the formal school system; and, O attend training sessions as offered by district or local organizations.

Qualifications: O A certificate, preferably a diploma in Early Childhood Education; O Training and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age range; O Training and/or experience working with parents/adults in a facilitative role; O Personal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourceful; O Training and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addition, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and, O A clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring.

Start date: To be Determined Application Closing Date: September 27, 2013 - 4:00 pm Please mail, fax or email resumes to: Student Support Services School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) PO Box 129, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 O Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: cupejobs@sd91.ca

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1643 Ogilvie Street, Prince George, BC V2N 1W7 Phone: 250-613-2268

The StrongStart Center is a program at Mouse Mountain School for the school year September 2013 to June 2014.

Together with parents and caregivers, the facilitator will be responsible for operating the program. The intention of the program is that parents and caregivers will participate alongside their children in a purposeful, play-based environment. The program will concentrate on key aspects of family literacy, numerary, parent support and education, stages of early childhood development and community resource sharing.

1-855-653-5450

LABOURERS Houston, BC

Selkin Logging Ltd

Is currently looking for full time Equipment operators, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Road Builder, Feller Buncher Operator and Owner/Operator Logging trucks to work in the Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake areas.

ONLY EXPERIENCED OPERATORS TO APPLY. Benefit package and registered pension plan available.

To apply fax resume to: (250) 699-6545 email: selkin1@bcgroup.net

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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1987 Omega P&H Crane 50 ton crane, for sale “where is, as is”

Asking . . .

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STEEL BUILDING Sizzling Summer Savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44$8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel, 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF BURNS LAKE

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TAX SALE

Puzzle Answers

The following properties will be sold at Tax Sale on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers of the Village of Burns Lake, #15-3rd Avenue, unless the delinquent taxes owing are paid in full prior to that date.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CIVIC ADDRESS

506 01555.000

Lot 11, Block A, Plan PRP3098, District Lot 5344, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District

458 1st Avenue

506 02151.000

Lot 41, Plan PRP7966, District Lot 5347, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District

477 3rd Avenue

506 02156.000

Lot 46, Plan PRP7966, District Lot 5347, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District

427 3rd Avenue

Manufactured Home Reg#34607, District Lot 5344, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District

U14-160 Highway 16 East

506 70023.442

Properties sold are subject to the PROPERTY PURCHASE TAX ACT and therefore a 1% Provincial Tax is payable on the fair market value at time of sale.

Sheryl Worthing, Collector/Chief Administrative Officer

NOTICE

Permissive Tax Exemptions Pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, the Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake hereby gives notice of its intention to provide “permissive tax exemptions” to the following properties under the Village of Burns Lake Exemption for the Taxation Year 2014 Bylaw #937, 2013.

Roll #

Facility

Approx. Value of General Portion Of Taxes Exempt

1099.000

The Pines 800 Center Street

$47,000

3054.000

Kinette Park 126 Fourth Ave.

$214

3055.000

United Church 136 Fourth Ave.

$1,300

2534.000

Pentecostal Church 766 Mulvaney Cres.

$800

2533.000 & 2533.500

Pentecostal Church 760 Mulvaney Cres.

$350

2515.000

Pentecostal Church 724 Babine Road

$2,600

2511.000

The Hospital 741 Center Street

$40,000

1574.000 1640.000

Catholic Church 224 & 248 Third Ave.

$2,500

2939.000

Vineyard Christian Fellowship 457 Hwy. 16

$500

2940.000

Vineyard Christian Fellowship 465 Hwy 16.

$160

2941.000

The Thrift Store 36 Fourth Ave.

$600

2937.000

Lakes District Film Society 441 Highway 16

$1,750

2800.005

Canadian National Railway Co. T5JOK2 Leased Gilgan Drive Roadway Access

$379

2800.010

Canadian National Railway Co. T5JOK2 Leased Dick Schritt Park

$330

3319.000

Canadian National Railway Co. #RP1708 Leased Ditch Encroachment

$23

2542.000

School District No. 91 - Library 585 Government St.

$7,500

1183.000

Village of Burns Lake - Childcare facility 788 Center St.

$2,100

#3828 Tchesinkut East Rd 1995 built, 4 bdrm, 1150 sqft home on 7 acres. Full bsmt, 2 baths, newly constructed dining room. Heat: elec. w/ wood backup. Water: drilled 160’ w/ 80 gallons per minute. Septic 800 gallon holding tank w/ lagoon. 24’ x 36’ wired garage, 16’ x 16’ insulated/wired work shop.

Fenced in animal pen with pond, 2 greenhouses/fenced in garden spot, 15km south of Burns Lake.

Reduced to $267,000

Call (250) 695-6931 for viewing appointment

This 3000 sq/ft house is locate 10 minutes from town and sits on 7.3 acres. Three bedrooms up and one down with two and a half bathrooms. Hardwood floors on main floor with carpet in master bedroom. Oak cupboards in kitchen and a large wrap around deck. Heated with a wood furnace and natural gas back up. There is a Lot of out buildings including a shop and large barn. As well its on a school bus route.

Asking $254,000 Contact Jeremy at (250) 692-3247

Cars - Domestic

MUST SELL

FOLIO NUMBER

• 1.37 Acres; 200 ft of lakeshore x 577 ft.

• The last lakeshore property in Burns Lake with city water and sewerage.

• Build your own home to your own specification.

• Beautiful views of Lake and hills.

• Could be subdivided into 2 or 3 good sized plots.

$235,000

Any reasonable offer considered.

(250) 692-0253 evenings and weekends

Cars - Domestic

LAKE LOT FOR SALE

2006 Chevrolet Impala

4 door sedan, very clean, low mileage.

Reduced . . .

$7,200

obo

100% Financing available O.A.C.

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100 ft. by 280 ft. lot on Burns Lake, 12km east of town. Partly fenced, small beach, large grassed area, 40x60 metal Quonset w/ cement floor.

$120,000.00 (250) 692-3292 Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 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.

Homes for Rent HOUSE for rent on Tchesinkut Rd East. Upstairs = 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, w/d, f/s, dw. Downstairs = 30 x 60 shop. Electric / wood radiant floor heating. Lake view . N/S, pets considered $1000.00 per month.

Available immediately. 604-8385023 or 778-355-1360

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NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1539

Please be advised that Kathy and Merle Hoesing is proposing to remove 135.7 hectares of private land from Woodlot Licence W1539 located in the Wisteria area. Inquiries and/or comments must be submitted to The Forstdale Canyon Adventure Ltd. (Alison Patch, RPF) at 7296 Colleymount Road, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2 by October 18, 2013. Only written inquiries received by this date will be responded to. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting the above-mentioned at (250) 695-6340.

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1753 Please be advised that Tony and Frank Strimbold, Licencees for W1753 are proposing to remove the private land associated with their Woodlot. W1753 private land is 127.8 hectares and is located at Topley, BC. Questions, comments or requests for information regarding this transfer can be sent c/o Free Growing Forestry Ltd., 250-6923443 or Box 510, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0, before October 9, 2013.

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Computer Training, Sales & Service

Loren Neilson

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Bill & Wendy Imus Certified Appliance Repair & Computer Technicians

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