Burns Lake Lakes District News, October 09, 2013

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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Burns Lake on full roster again Two vacant positions at the Village of Burns Lake have been recently filled.

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Backwoods burn All aboard! ...page 2

Two fires discovered

by Burns Lake RCMP officers const. Mike Young and const. Donald Gunn during the course of their regular area patrols in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2013 are still under investigation.

Thirty-four Burns Lake seniors boarded a VIA rail train bound for Prince Rupert on Oct. 3, 2013. Lakes District Seniors Society member Diane Killman organized the three day excursion, which included a lunch with the Prince Rupert Seniors Society.

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Completed design guidelines compliment downtown revitalization Phase one complete WALTER STRONG The Village of Burns Lake (VBL) celebrated the formal grand opening of phase one downtown Burns Lake revitalization work on Oct. 2, 2013.

Village councillors, staff, work crews, and invited guests took a quick walk through the revamped downtown core.

Speaking of the completed work, VBL Mayor Luke Strimbold said, “We want the place we call home to be something we can be proud of.”

“It also defines our downtown core for business,” he added. “We’re hoping that it will retain and attract businesses.”

The Village of Burns Lake recently finalized downtown design guidelines to help ensure that future downtown business development reflects well on the dollar and community investment the downtown revitalization effort represents.

The Burns Lake design guidelines refer to all permit commercial buildings within areas mostly defined as lining the highway through town. The guideline area stretches east to Peterson Road just past Lino’s Sales and Service, and west to just past Dad’s Restaurant, and south to include properties along Francois Lake Drive in between the railway and the southbound bridge.

The guidelines exempt industrial businesses operating in light industrial (M1) zones, as well as government buildings, temporary structures, minor facade work, or any work that does not affect

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the outside appearance of a building.

Many of the guidelines are about making the downtown core a welcoming and safe environment for pedestrians through ample lighting, the use of awnings, canopies or covered walkways to improve the downtown experience during inclement weather.

Building facade guidelines are general, leaving room for interpretation.

The guidelines state that building facades should incorporate multiple design elements to maintain interest and aesthetic appeal.

Among the more specific design guidelines strictures is the recommendation that dominant paint colour should consist of warm tones and earthy hues with brilliant colours reserved for accents. ...see ROAD WORK

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Curling club ready for season Curling rinks at the Burns Lake Tom Forsyth Arena and curling rink are being prepared and should be ready for curling club members to test by the middle of October.

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Burns Lake is a conditional stop for VIA passenger service.

“Our on-board crew are informed of tickets purchased for conditional stops along the way and the train will stop,” Belanger explained. “Also, the train

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traveller is seen on the platform.”

The Burns Lake train station is a sideways leaning sign that reads, Burns Lake. It could easily be mistaken for downtown parking, which is what most vehicles parked at the station are all about.

VIA is working on a solution for the nondescript nature of the Burns Lake stop.

“VIA is considering installing signs [in Burns Lake] that would provide train schedule and contact information,” Belanger said.

“Eventually, we hope to be able to provide realtime status information for our trains.”

The technology being considered for Burns Lake is now being tested in the QuebecWindsor corridor. If the technology is reliable, it may come to Burns Lake.

“We are willing to work with the community of Burns Lake to improve passenger service in your community,” Belanger added.

Passenger rail service is an affordable option in Northern B.C., with rates less than typical Greyhound bus service rates. Schedule frequency for rail service is a limiting factor for its use.

Visiting artist Justin Nelson has travelled from Bella Coola to Burns Lake to spend time in a spiritual retreat and to develop his lifelong apprenticeship with his art. Nelson has been painting for 19 years and carving for 10 years. On display for the month of October at the Lakes Artisan Centre are some of his most recent works completed while in Burns Lake.

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VIA Rail plays second-fiddle to CN

A seniors group of 35 local residents made their way to Prince Rupert by train last Thursday afternoon. The regularly scheduled VIA Rail passenger service to Prince Rupert through Burns Lake was delayed by more than two hours.

VIA Rail leases rail time from CN Rail, and VIA’s service is con-

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“Because we do not own the tracks, we do not control the situation.”

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Village of Burns Lake councillors, staff, public works crews invited guests gathered in Spirit Square, downtown Burns Lake, on Oct. 2, 2013 for the grand opening of phase one downtown revitalization work. Phase two waits on the remediation of brownfield sites and budget approval before it can begin.

DOWNTOWN from t P1 The Burns Lake Cancer Society and Lakes District Printing have both been awarded grant money towards building improvements through the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) Business Facade Improvement program launched this spring.

The program awards up to $5000 in matching funds to a business for facade upgrades. Proposed upgrades are strongly encouraged to meet the design guideline criteria outlined by the village, and must involve at least $2500 worth of facade upgrades.

Phase one of the revitalization program was worth upwards of

one million dollars, but cost-sharing with the province and successful grant applications reduced the village’s contribution to less than $200,000.

Phase two plans include the development of a downtown square in between the post office and Gwyn’s Green Grocer, as well as more parking.

The $1 million second phase project cannot proceed until remediation of local brownfield sites are complete. Brownfield sites are properties that suffer from soil contamination due to industrial use.

The brownfield property in question is the former Shell gas station property across from the Rexall Drug store.

Come in and see our pharmacist Henry, he can now give flu shots and other vaccinations in the pharmacy.

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Safer walking and driving

Larsen bunch should get jobs

It’s easy to forget what it used to be like to drive into Burns Lake for the first time. It was a gritty experience that didn’t pull you in to make a stop.

With phase one of the downtown revitalization complete, the town feels a lot more inviting.

It’s certainly safer for and more considerate of pedestrians. I was always amazed on first moving here that there weren’t very many official marked crosswalks. I’m trying to remember, but I think there were only two marked crosswalks in town.

With four new crosswalks, the village is a lot more pedestrian friendly. It also sends a message, even if only subliminally, that this is a place where people are crossing the street frequently enough to warrant crosswalks. That’s got to be a good message to be sending.

The new medians in town, a thorn in the sides of some, have turned out to be a non- issue so far. I’ve seen the widest of wide loads come through town and they’ve navigated the medians without missing a beat.

It looks like if a load was wide enough to require taking out the sign posts in the medians then you’d pretty much have a load wide enough to require the oncoming lane of traffic to be shut down. In other words, whenever the median signposts might be an issue, they’d be the least issue of all.

Parking, parking, parking… That’s still a kicker for some business owners. At this point, it seems the best to be hoped for is that the next phase of the revitalization will go some distance towards ameliorating the loss of the quick-and-easy streetside parking.

Some people really dislike the work done out front of the Home Hardware. I haven’t been sure what to think of it until recently.

The new curb forces drivers to really want to make the turn onto Centre Street. It also makes the rear entrance to Home Hardware seem like the more natural choice, with the front ‘entrance’ now more like an exit onto Centre.

On that front, it’s probably a good thing.

It feels inconvenient and it’s not what people are used to. Many people in Burns Lake have had a long time to get used to the way things were, but sometimes a new inconvenience isn’t a bad thing.

With traffic encouraged to travel to the rear entrance of Home Hardware, you’ve got a safer left-hand turn, I think. Drivers in either direction have a clear view of someone turning into the parking lot, or of oncoming traffic as a driver is waiting to turn in.

The way it was, you had a to make a quick left hand turn on a what was basically a blind corner - you really had no idea what was on the other side of the Home Hardware building when you made that left hand turn, and anybody coming around that corner from the east had no idea there might be someone making a turn.

Having the substantial curve at the bottom of Centre where it meets the highway does two things to users of Centre to access the highway. It forces them to slow down, and it forces them into a position that gives the driver the clearest view possible of what’s coming around the corner from the east, and it gives oncoming westbound highway traffic the clearest view of someone merging onto the highway from Centre Street.

Both those scenarios have to be good, especially with the winter conditions we get around here.

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I won’t be signing the “Sensible B.C.” petition to demand a provincewide referendum on marijuana enforcement. You shouldn’t either, and here are a few reasons why.

Let me start by saying I’ve been calling for legalization and regulation of pot for 20 years, to conserve police resources and reduce violent crime. Our war on drugs is a failure even for heroin and cocaine, and marijuana is obviously much easier to produce.

But the current effort led by Dana Larsen, B.C.’s clown prince of pot, is not only misguided, it’s dangerous.

The petition does not propose legalization. It seeks to impose a provincial law that would stop B.C. police from using any resources for simple possession charges. This would create a loophole in the federal drug law.

So what would that do? It would protect otherwise innocent customers of the current illegal marijuana trade, while leaving the criminal distribution business in place.

For a closer look at that, I recommend reports from the Surrey Six murder trial now underway, or the upcoming case against three accused assassins of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna.

Larsen’s loony law would tie police hands when they are trying to hold someone on a lesser charge while they search for evidence of something nastier. This is a source of many simple possession charges today.

Police chiefs have a different idea, asking for the option of treating simple possession as a ticket offence to keep the court time to a minimum.

Both of these notions have the same obvious flaws. They don’t deal with sales to minors and they divert no revenue to government, leaving most of that in the hands of criminal dealers who buy cocaine, guns and fancy cars.

Colorado and Washington have gone the legalization route, so far without interference from their federal government. These states need money, and they don’t need more crime or ill-considered hippy gesture politics.

Meanwhile in Ottawa, Health Canada is trying to convert a poorly regulated mess of small-scale medical marijuana licences to a free-market system of commercial producers.

Local politicians tore a strip off Health Canada officials at their recent convention, after years of warnings that federal licences were scattered at unknown locations, often used as fronts for larger grow-ops.

Mission Coun. Dave Hensman predicted that when a grower gets a letter cancelling his licence, he’s more likely to roll up a big joint with it than to shut down. Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow suggested the response would echo an old Cheech and Chong routine: “Dave’s not here, man.”

Here’s another reason not to support Larsen: the conduct of his organizers.

One fellow set up a petition table at, of all places, the Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam. After scrawling “pot cures cancer” on the table, he proceeded to interrupt speeches by cancer survivors and the run itself by yelling the same false slogan.

You can imagine how people with terminal cancer and their loved ones would react. Some would know that marijuana may alleviate side effects of chemotherapy, just as it can ease suffering for some multiple sclerosis patients. But the suggestion of a cure is as cruel as it is moronic.

Larsen’s “cannibus” has been rolling around B.C., reaping uncritical media coverage. It even blundered into the recent Walk for Reconciliation in Vancouver, an event to mark the end of federal hearings into the effects of residential schools on aboriginal children.

I wouldn’t support the Larsen bunch for anything, unless it involved them looking for jobs. Just say no.

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Burns Lake right in the middle of market variances

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Real estate sales in Burns Lake and area are holding steady, says local realtor. There are wide variances in sales rates across Central and Northern B.C., but properties are moving here.

WALTER STRONG The BC Northern Real Estate Board reports that inventory is down and sales are up over last year for homes across the board area, which includes the Cariboo, the Northwest, Bulkley-Nechako, Fraser Fort George and the North.

Regional variances are strong, but overall, sales volumes are up by 41 per cent over last year while inventory is down seven per cent. The strongest markets are in the western, central and northern regions, with Prince George, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, and Fort St. John considered

seller’s markets.

Burns Lake and area currently has 136 properties listed for sale through MLS. So far this year, 52 properties worth $6 million dollars have sold. Last year, 48 properties worth $6.2 million had been sold in the same time period.

The average selling price for a residential detached house was $130,797, the lowest of the of MLS reported sales across the northern real estate board. But this is an increase over three years from the average price in 2010 which was $127,706.

The highest value average home sales in Northern B.C. to date have been in Fort St. John, where the average sale price of a home in September was $372,506.

“We’re about average in Burns Lake,” said Dennis Bock, Burns Lake Royal LePage realtor. “It’s not a buyer’s market, and it’s not a seller’s market.”

Bock cautioned that the real estate statistics can be skewed because the MLS report includes homes for sale, or that

have sold, in Southside, Topley, and Granisle.

“If a home sells for a low price in Granisle, that will reflect on the overall value of sales in Burns Lake,” he said.

Bock said that homes are moving at both the low and high end of the market range.

Information for Houston, Smithers, and the Vanderhoof area are as follows: Houston To the end of September, 39 properties worth $6.6 million sold in the Houston area, compared with 42 properties worth $6.4 million in the same period last year. At the end of September there were 50 properties of all types available for purchase through MLS in the Houston area.

Smithers As of Sept. 30, 196 properties worth $48.7 million changed hands in the Smithers area, compared with 192 properties worth $47.6 million in the first nine months of 2012. Half of the 93 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $255,000 and these

Minister issues order on meter fees

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Energy Minister Bill Bennett has issued a cabinet order to the B.C. Utilities Commission to make sure it approves fees high enough cover the costs of customers opting out of BC Hydro's smart meter program.

The order in council, signed by Bennett and Environment Minister Mary Polak, instructs the independent regulator to approve extra fees sufficient to meet the cost of manually reading mechanical electricity meters that remain in use, or collecting readings from digital meters that have their radio transmitter turned off on request of the customer.

The order also directs the BCUC to approve fees to cover the costs of "failed installations," either because the customer refused or because an obstacle was placed in the way of the

installer.

A spokesman for Bennett confirmed that the BCUC may still decide to lower the opt-out fees proposed by BC Hydro, or it may increase them if costs warrant.

BC Hydro sent letters in September to about

60,000 residential customers who have refused wireless meters, giving them until December to choose. If customers insist on keeping their old meter, a $35 monthly fee applies effective Dec. 1.

If they accept a smart meter with the "radio

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If customers do not register a choice by Dec. 1, their meter will be left as is and the $35 monthly fee will be added to their bill.

homes took, on average, 73 days to sell.

Also changing hands this year were 26 parcels of vacant land, 34 homes on acreage, 15 manufactured homes in parks and 10 manufactured homes on land. As of Sept. 30, there were 232 properties of all types available through the MLS in the Smithers area.

Vanderhoof Sixty-nine properties worth $14.1 million were sold in the first nine months of the year compared with 99 properties worth $17.8 million in the same time last year. Half of the 32 single family homes sold so far this year, sold for less than $216,000 and these homes took, on average, 93 days to sell. Also changing hands were 14 parcels of vacant land and 14 homes on acreage. At the end of September there were 129 properties of all types available through MLS in the Vanderhoof area.

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Editor: I to would like to commend the Village of Burns Lake for the look we have as we pass through main street. It is refreshing to see so much growing rather than just concrete and asphalt. Great job done by the village crew and especially Justina Peters who all worked so hard to accomplish this.

I also want to express my appreciation for the new approach and exit to Home Hardware off Center Street. Now we have two lanes to enter or exit.

The exit lane is moved up further so now the turn onto Center Street is possible without blocking the street because your vehicle is sideways on the street. AS well because Center Street is moved further west it is easier to see if it is clear to proceed onto Main Street. Good Job Burns Lake.

By the way I have not seen any big rigs having any more trouble driving through town now than before. As I told one truck driver years ago who talked about our crooked main street- 'our town is unique'.

Thank You Bill Bueckert

Editor: It’s been a bad year for the Conservatives.

Five members of the government’s caucus have left while under investigation or facing outright charges.

These five have something else in common: they were all appointed or promoted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

After eight long years in power, this record raises unsettling questions about the judgement of our Prime Minister.

Let’s consider the facts. Mr. Harper rode into office promising an accountable and ethical government. Yet just last month he reappointed MP Dean Del Mastro to a senior position as a Parliamentary Secretary, a mere week

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before he was charged with four violations under the Elections Act. Mr. Harper kept MP Peter Penashue in his cabinet while under investigation for similar elections violations before he was forced out.

Mr. Harper appointed Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau to the Senate, all of whom are under investigation by the RCMP and were found to have claimed inappropriate expenses in the Deloitte audit.

And this list just starts to scratch the surface.

It’s clear that the Conservatives believe there is one set of rules for them, and one set of rules for everyone else.

It doesn’t have to be that way. The Liberal Party believes that politicians should be held to higher standards. This fall our caucus members will begin posting all their expenses online every quarter. The records will be searchable and comparable so that anyone can understand them. We hope this will be the first step of

a cascade of transparency and openness as the other parties try to outdo each other.

Let’s try to raise the bar on government ethics—not keep turning a blind eye for our friends like Mr. Harper.

Scott Andrews, MP Liberal Party of Canada Ethics Critic

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Another moose kill, a cow moose and her calf.

This was on Hopper’s Hill or some call it the summit on Hwy. 35.

I understand it’s the second kill there this year. This cow has had her calf there for some years and it’s too bad to see she is gone. Drivers should know this is a game crossing and has been for many years. It’s too bad to lose a cow and calf. A note; Hoppers Hill now and not the sumit the old name.

Wildlife I have been hearing reports on the number of weasels in our area. A couple of farmers have lost all their chickens.

They don’t always eat

what they kill but just kill for the fun of it. The one thing about them is they are so small and can even go through a page wire fence. They can be mean and nasty. Some cats will kill them but not all as they are fighters.

Bears seem to have moved in and are not only a nuisance but dangerous. Folks had reported they come into their yards. That’s too close.

One year a bear started to get into Richard and Margaret’s chicken yard, this was much too close for comfort for us at the landing. It had made a bed of feathers within 10 feet of the trail the kids went up the hill on.

Grandson Seth Hunter came down with his rifle just as the bear came onto the trail and that was the last of the bear. It was a big one too. Seth got its hide tanned and it’s a beauty.

There is a hugh black behind the Landing here.

It crosses the highway at the Brown Road corner where it joins the main

highway. Anyone who has seen it thinks it’s a grizzly but its a black.

I came face with this bear some years ago.

Laura and I were riding through the hayfield behind the landing and we noticed something big and black walking toward us, it looked like a heifer, it kept coming, the horses were used to bears and this was the big bear. He was not going to stop. It was a bit scary but Hunters big shepherd dog came out and the bear left in a hurry. That was close enough for me. This big bear is still in the back but not seen too often.

An old story I said a while ago I would pass on some of Fred Knowles stories.

This happened many years ago while he was a trapping partner of Ed VanTine in the Whitesails. It was Christmas time and Ed wanted to go home to be with the family so he left Fred on the trapline alone. Fred said it started to snow and snow and even the

animals would not come out. It went down very cold and he ran out of food.

Ed was unable to get into the trapline for the deep snow. Fred was starving, he thought this was the last time, he was finished. He could smell smoke so some one was close by.

It was the Jack family, it was a lifesaver for Fred. He got food from them, enough to see him through and saved his life. He remembered this all his life. How I got this story Tommy Jack told me that story and he saved my life many years ago. He is always welcome.

Another one of Fred Knowles old-time stories. I feel if I don’t they will become lost more or less forever. During the summer months Fred would leave the trapping and tour up the west coast with a small boat.

He became friends with a number of the First Nation people. Very often he would cross over to

the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Fred got along well with them. The First Nation people would take prisoners of the other First Nation people along the coast. Also take supplies from them. The coast First Nations are afraid of them. Fred told me they invited him to go on one of their raids.

The war tribes would go for miles up and down the coast line. They had wonderful boats that were very sea worthy and very fast. While staying in their camps he noticed a number of the women hobbling along having walking problems. He talked to one of the chiefs who he became friendly with and he told Fred that years ago they would hamstring the girls they took so they could not run away. How horrible.

He enjoyed his stay with them as they were very very hospitable and respectful to him.

He never forgot his visits. Our family always enjoyed Fred’s visits

as later on he more or less made our home his home. Fred was trained to become an English butler but he left it all behind when he came to Canada. I checked the records this morning and Fred Knowles came to Ootsa Lake in 1912 but he came to Canada some years before.

I can still see Fred at our big table with our kids beside him listening to his stories. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word. My wife Jo and Fred loved to garden together and we missed him very much when he passed away. So much history went with him.

Hard to realize over 100 years. Time seems to just slip away on us.

Singing at the house It was a treat last Sunday afternoon to have the Grassy Plains Gospel Church stop over for some good old hymn singing. From the Tweedsmuir House they go up to the Pines where they are also enjoyed.

We thank the choir very

much for visiting.

Jim Newman, also an old-timer from the south side of the lake, spent his last years at the Landing.

He was also a welcome visitor to our home. Jim took up land in 1905 which is now Grassy Plains. The Bateson family now own the old Newman farm. Lots of history goes with that old place. At one time it was an experimental farm.

Our kids used to enjoy visiting Jim and Fred as they lived close to us.

Pickup for sale I have decided to put my pickup for sale. The only thing I will do for whoever takes it will replace the wind shield, it has some rock breaks.

As to price I contacted GM and they gave me a fair price so that’s what I will go on. To keep it safe it’s at Ron Meadows home at Minsmere just across from the Brown Road. I have the particulars, no matter what price it will be a good buy.

Always remember God loves you and so do I.

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Village of Burns B.C. speed Lake postings filled limit review announced

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Burns Lake on full roster again Walter Strong Two vacant positions at the Village of Burns Lake have been recently filled.

The Village of Burns Lake coun-

cil seat vacated by Susan Schienbein when she moved to take up a position with the municipality of Clinton, B.C. has been filled by Burns Lake resident and Francois Lake Elementary School teacher Chris Beach.

“I am pleased to announce that Chris Beach has been acclaimed as the Village of Burns Lake’s newest councillor,” said Sheryl Worthing, Village of Burns Lake chief administrative officer.

Beach was acclaimed on Sept. 27, 2013, when the nomination period closed and he was the only name put forward to replace Schienbein.

Village of Burns Lake intern, Krystin St. Jean, will replace outgoing Economic Development Officer (EDO) Emile Scheffel as the village’s new EDO. St. Jean has been working for the village since June 2013 as development and planning assistant. St. Jean, born and raised in Burns Lake, has degrees in both northern and rural community planning and natural resource management form UNBC. “We were very happy to be able to provide Krystin with this opportunity to springboard off of her internship” Worthing said. “She has been a wonderful asset during her time here, and we are very pleased to fill this position from within the village.”

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Stone announced the formal review of speed limits last Friday in Kamloops although he had previously indicated it was coming and technical work is already underway.

The Coquihalla Highway already has a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour but traffic there does an average speed of 118, while drivers routinely exceed the posted limit of 90 or 100 on many other provincial highways.

"There's no question the Coquihalla is a prime candidate for an adjustment in the speed limit," Stone said, also listing sections of Highway 1 in the Lower Mainland and around Kamloops as well as the Cariboo Connector towards Prince George.

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Backwoods Burn Walter Strong Two fires discovered

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Two large piles of wood debris were set on fire in the Eagle Creek area, off one of the Guyishton Creek area forest service roads.

“We found the fires in the area where the lost berry picker was found a while ago,” said const.

Young. “There were two large bonfires of deadfall, with beer cans and food in the area.”

The constables were alerted to the fire by a thick plume of smoke visible from the high-

way. Once they determined the location of the fire, the Burns Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was notified and responded.

Wet ground meant that the fires were left to smoulder for the evening and Wildfire Management Branch was informed and investigated the next day.

The fires were too large to be able to tell if an accelerant was used to ignite the wet piles, but there was enough evidence collected on scene to allow the RCMP to maintain an open file.

Local RCMP are waiting for surveillance information from other enforcement areas that may tie evidence found on scene to a driver and license plate.

Anyone that has any information regarding this fire should contact Burns Lake detachment RCMP at 250-6927171.

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Curling rinks at the Burns Lake Tom Forsyth Arena and curling rink are being prepared and should be ready for curling club members to test by the middle of October.

“We may have some practices to test the ice,” said Sandy Doré, Burns Lake curling club president. “We haven’t met as a club to say when we’re going to start the regular season.”

Doré expects the season to start in the beginning of November as it usually does.

“There will be a curling season, and we’re still looking for [new] members,” Doré said.

“Anybody with questions or who wants to join should contact someone in the club.

Most everybody knows somebody who curls.”

The curling club has seen consistent growth over the last four seasons. The 2009/10 season started with 57 members, and by last season it had grown to 84 members.

“Most of the growth was in the ladies league and the mixed league,” Doré said. “The mixed league is becoming

very popular.”

The growth in membership does not include seniors who come out for drop-in league play.

Seniors league this year will not be managed by the curling club as part of changes to the way the facility will be run by the Village of Burns Lake (VBL).

Management of the arena will now fall to the VBL recreation department. The seniors league and any other groups - like the organizers of the Fireman’s Bonspiel - who want to use the curling rink facilities will now organize rink rental directly with the Village of Burns Lake.

The curling club will rent the upstairs curling lounge and ice time from the village. According to Doré, costs associated with rink and lounge rental remain the same this year as last year.

The annual Fireman’s Bonspiel may not be on this year because of rink restrictions and a reduction in the legal capacity of the rink during renovations.

One of the three rinks normally available for curling will be used as a temporary entrance while what will be the new main entrance for the curling rink is under construction. This means that the lane will be sheathed with ply-

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The base sheet of ice has been laid at the Burns Lake curling rink. New, large capacity sprinklers have been installed in the curling rink to bring the facility up to current fire suppression standards. wood for day time construction workers.

“We’re currently only allowed 25 people in the ice area because of construction,” said Logan Wilson, VBL recreation director. “We’re hoping that will get changed shortly. [Venture Pacific Construction] is working on getting an entrance established.

Then we would have to get building inspectors and architects to sign

off on it.”

When the third sheet could be opened for play is something Wilson can’t give a definite date on.

“There are too many variables,” he said.

“The building inspectors, the architects, they all have to sign off on the entrance before it can be opened.”

It likely wouldn’t make a difference for the Fireman’s Bonspiel

at this point.

“As far as we’re concerned, there won’t be a bonspiel this year,” said Jim McBride VBL director or protective services.

For a successful bonspiel, McBride explained, the lounge would have to be in working order, and that won’t happen in time for organizers to commit to it this year.

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Arena User Groups Thank You

The Village of Burns Lake would like to thank the arena user groups for their patience with the arena construction.

The ongoing construction is going great, and the users have been very understanding.

Thanks again for making this process possible!

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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.

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

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The Montreal Guitar Trio (above) returned to Burns Lake on Oct. 1, 2013 for the first performance of the Lakes District Arts Council 2013/14 season.

Francois Lake’s Ronny Berndorff (l) was the guest artist for the evening. A selection of his art will be on display at Circle Arts Gallery in Burns Lake for the month of October. The next show of the season will be the cowboy crooning of Woody Holler and his Orchestra on Oct. 21, 2013.

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ALSO: Meet and Greet Michael McMillan, Chief Operating Officer for Northern Health.

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Competitive Prices and Contract Rates available

Friday October 11th ITALIAN NIGHT - Minestrone Soup,

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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 Drivers Needed! The Lakes District Literacy Outreach Program is in need of volunteer W.O.W. Bus Drivers. No special license is required to drive the bus, other than a Class 5. Call Jennifer at (250) 695-6778.

The L.D. Museum has closed their doors on Sept. 27/13 for the season. To leave a message call (250) 692-7450 Kids Club. 5-12 yrs old. Island Gospel Fellowship, Oct. 15, 3:30-5pm. Afterschool snack, action packed songs, activities and Bible stories. Pastor Ed (250) 692-7551 or Marian (250) 698-7356 Story Time at the library. Register your pre-school child (250) 692-3192. Starting Oct. 17.

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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

No Worship Services during July & August 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.

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Burns Lake Community Church Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 am 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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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.

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the first and the third Tuesday of each month. Clients should come at 11 am. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity o the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0 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

Legions For Families - BC Government Liquor Review.

We need your help now - this is why. The BC Government is conducting a provincial liquor review, and is looking for public input. Here are our two requests to help our organization thrive for generations to come: 1. We are asking to allow families in Legions. Family and community events, such as Celebrations of Life, anniversaries, birthday parties, holidays, and other gatherings are events that Legion Branches can easily, effectively, and safely accommodate for the community.

2. We are asking to be able to sublet our kitchens. To provide food service to members and guests during a branch’s regular hours of operations, as well as for special events that are held at branches.

If these changes are made, it would be a whole new day for Legions in this province. We would grow, prosper, and increase services to communities. The Legion is here to serve communities; we are simply an organization who cares. We support programs for Veterans, youth, seniors, and the local community. In fact, the Legion is among the largest charitable contributors to community programs and volunteer service, especially in small cities and towns. Did you know that Legion members contribute over 600,000 hours of volunteer time every year?

Every penny of the money we fundraise goes to charitable causes - and so we depend on our lounges to keep the operational part of things going. It is primarily lounge-based revenue which funds the Legion’s basic branch operations.

Please help us by joining the conversation online: 1. Express your support on the BC Liquor Policy Review website.

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Thank you for helping us secure our future.

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 RESERVOIR UPDATE 4 October 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.76 m (2794.50ft) SLS Discharge: 31.52 m3/s Visit website www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time flow information for the Nechako River.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-5675105 for more information. A recording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250567-5812

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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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639

Aboriginal Education Worker Wanted School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is accepting applications from those interested in employment as an Aboriginal Education Worker.

SUMMARY • A pro-active member of school staff who provides general support in the school to Aboriginal students • Assists teachers with the academic, cultural, social and emotional support of Aboriginal students.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • functions as an advocate for the students and the school • acts as a positive Aboriginal role model for students and promotes pride in Aboriginal culture • acts as a resource for teachers on the integration of cultural content into the classroom • assists with the implementation and presentation of cultural programs • keeps regular records for the maintenance of Aboriginal programs and services as it relates to their duties • assists, primarily Aboriginal students in the classroom by working with groups or 1-on-1 • assists students to deal with social and emotional issues in a positive manner • reports incidents/accidents to proper authorities as required • maintains and shares, directly with the administration, issues of custody and/or access to students • assists students in discussing academic difficulties with their teachers • alerts the teacher in dealing with students who may have academic, social or discipline problems • functions as a member of the school-based team and participates in team meetings regarding progress and placement of students, where required • attends staff or other scheduled meetings as required • maintains confidentiality of sensitive information seen or heard QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE • completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) • training of up to one year in studies related to working with Aboriginal families and children • BC Driver’s License - Class 5 with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver’s abstract EXPERIENCE • six months of current relevant experience working with Aboriginal students • a detailed working knowledge of the local Carrier or Wet’suwet’en history, culture, traditions, and communities • WHMIS Certificate and familiarity with Work Safe BC (WCB) safety procedures SKILLS & ABILITIES • ability to use courtesy, tact and discretion to deal with or settle requests, complaints or clarification of information • ability to work independently and use judgement to determine which of many methods are applicable in any given situation • working knowledge of behaviour management techniques, conflict resolution and task analysis techniques • basic knowledge of computers and technology • physical capability to perform the job duties • must be familiar with the families and communities of surrounding reserves and families living off-reserve and be familiar with the local band offices(s) staff and organization • may be required to be fluent in an applicable aboriginal language PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITH ABORIGINAL ANCESTRY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE CARRIER AND/OR WET’SUWET’EN NATIONS • must be familiar with the families and communities of surrounding reserves and families living off-reserve and be familiar with the local band offices(s) staff and organization

PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS RELATED TO SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE POSITION TO: LYNN MAKSYMCHAK DISTRICT PRINCIPAL – HUMAN RESOURCES/ LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) PO BOX 129, VANDERHOOF BC V0J 3A0

To apply: Please send a detailed resume to Lynn Maksymchak at lmaksymchak@sd91.bc.ca

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CUSTODIAL APPLICANTS WANTED

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LINO’S SALES & SERVICE located in beautiful Burns Lake, has an immediate opening for a Marine / Snowmobile Technician. Competitive wages & relocating allowance.

Forward resume to attention Marco. Call: (250) 692-7045, (250) 251-7204 or Fax: (250) 692-7693

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced flat-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended benefits & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax: 250357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888357-2612 Ext: 230

School Bus Drivers Required Immediately

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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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Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for

in the Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake areas This is an excellent opportunity for a semi-retired person or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” seeking part-time employment. Work early in the morning and afternoon with the midday off.

Competitive wages and Eene¿ts paFNage

Qualifications: • Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) • Valid Class II Driver’s License with Air Endorsement • If you have a Class 5 – will assist in acquiring your Class 2 • Exemplary driving record as demonstrated by driver’s abstract • Clean Criminal Record Check • Excellent interpersonal skills with students in Grades K to 12 • Physical capability to perform the job duties Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca/ or from the School District Administration Office in Vanderhoof – 153 Connaught St. Please email resumes to: cupejobs@mail.sd91.bc.ca or mail them to: Human Resources School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, 153 E. Connaught St. Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 • Fax: (250) 567-4639

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Will need to have Serving it Right, bartending experience would be great.

Only experienced persons need apply.

Minimum wage to start.

Resumes to Rebecca.

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EXPERIENCED PROCESSOR OPERATORS and HD MECHANIC

The wage is $23.52 per hour as per the current CUPE Collective Agreement.

Is currently looking for experienced wait staff needed immediately Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and/or 5:00 p.m. - Close Monday - Friday Occasional weekends

POSITION AVAILABLE for Mobile Home Park manager.

Duties include collecting rent and general maintenance.

This position is a deal for a husband and wife team as housing is provided. For details and to send resume email to: ngtietze@shaw.ca or call: (604) 929-1800.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639

The Grapevine Pub & Bistro

in the Houston area.

Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to tim@tahtsa.ca For more info call Tim: 250-845-9493

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Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. Call 780846-2231 (Office); 780-8462241 (Fax).

EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator.

Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-4883002 or send and email to; jobs@commandequipment. com EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced (or experienced) Mulcher Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required.

Fax 780-488-3002 or email to; jobs@commandequipment. com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info online at: www.hannachrylser.ca.

Fax 403-854-2845; or Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net. .

LABOURERS for SMALL SAWMILL and SAWMILL FOREMAN

with mechanical and personnel management experience in Burns Lake.

Must have valid driver’s license. &RPSHWLWLYH ZDJHV DQG EHQH¿WV SDFNDJH Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to angelika@tahtsa.ca

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32x40 $8,374. 35x38 $9,540.

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Real Estate Houses For Sale

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

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

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• Build your own home to your own specification.

• Beautiful views of Lake and hills.

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

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Pets & Livestock

Pets BRITISH Bulldog Puppies. Pure breed, CKC and home trained. $700. M/F, 2 months old, current shots. 778-800-1369. Email: statohe@gmail.com FILA Brazilio Puppies (Guard Dogs). Families best friend/Intruders worst nightmare. All shots. 604817-5957

GERMAN Shepherd Puppies For Your Consideration. Evans Training Centre and Blacklion Kennels, produce dogs with powerful, athletic bodies with sound, stable minds. No hypeJust good dogs honestly presented. Find us @ www.blacklionkennels.ca or call 250-9894397 Inquiries invited and appreciated. Ask about our Purchase - to - Train bonus.

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LAKE LOT FOR SALE

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

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing affecting “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 7:00 P.M at the Trout Creek Community Hall 39630 Colleymount Rd, Francois Lake, B.C. “Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Zoning Bylaw No. 700, 1993” is proposed to be amended by Bylaw No. 1678 which rezones part of the subject property from Rural Resource (RR1) to Large Holdings (H2) to allow the subdivision of the property into two parcels.

The subject property is located at 46745 Colleymount Road, in the Noralee area, approximately 45 km southwest of the Village of Burns Lake, and is legally described as “Fractional W 1/2 of the Fractional W 1/2 of District Lot 701, Range 4, Coast District, Except the Most Northerly 20 Chains & Except Plan 12440”. The part of the subject property that is under application is shown cross-hatched and labelled “Application Area” on the map below.

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YAORUN WOOD FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN NRFL A76469 and A76470 Please be advised that this Forest Stewardship Plan(FSP) is available for public review and written comment from Oct 14, 2013 to Nov 1, 2013.

To review the FSP contact Scott Rowsell at 250-846-5060.

To submit written comments: • Fax to Pro-Tech Forest Resources 250-846-5007 • Mail to Pro-Tech Forest Resources Ltd. Box 100, Telkwa BC V0J 2X0 • Hand deliver to Pro-Tech Forest Resources Ltd. 1158 Hwy 16 Telkwa.

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At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing.

Written submissions sent by mail to P.O. Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0; by fax to (250) 692-1220; or by e-mail to inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca must be received by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako no later than October 17, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. to be ensured of consideration at the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing on Bylaw No. 1678 will be chaired by the Director or Alternate Director for Electoral Area E as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation, copies of the proposed bylaws and other relevant information may be inspected at the office of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako between the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, October 3 through October 17, 2013 inclusive. A copy of the proposed bylaw and other relevant information will also be made available at the Burns Lake Public Library.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1753

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LAND ACT: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

School District No.91 (Nechako Lakes) invites proposals for the Driveway, Parking Lot and Sidewalk Sanding and Snow Removal Contracts for the winter season of 2013-14 for the following communities:

Take notice that Jack Hooper & Lloyd Hooper from Smithers, B.C. have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for an Amendment to current Adventure Tourism Licence of Occupation situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND SOUTHWEST OF SADDLE HILL, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.03 HECTARE, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File for this application is 6401071. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine Land Officer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Rd, Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to November 6, 2013.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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

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.

Burns Lake and Area Fort Fraser Fort St. James Fraser Lake Vanderhoof and Area Snow Removal Proposal Specifications and Site Information is posted on our Website: http://www.sd91.bc.ca/ or packages may be picked up at the Vanderhoof or Burns Lake Maintenance Facilities. Viewing of the site(s) prior to submission of proposals, along with the Maintenance Area Coordinator, is mandatory.

Proposals must specify a lump sum for each site and service. The successful contractor will be responsible to contact WorkSafeBC to determine their coverage eligibility and have the appropriate insurance and licenses. Each site will be awarded separately.

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