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Burns Lake youth plan Alarming statistics surrounding the physical condition of youth in Burns Lake and area will hopefully be addressed through federal funding towards a youth health initiative.

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Four arrested in the Bjornson murder Four suspects have

WALTER STRONG Sixty-four Burns Lake community members came out to an age-friendly assessment workshop held by the Village of Burns Lake’s (VBL) economic development officer, Krystin St. Jean.

St. Jean was collecting feedback from residents regarding the challenges seniors in the district might face regarding transportation, social and leisure opportunities, and a life in Burns Lake in general.

Participants gathered at Lakes District Secondary School on Nov. 13, 2013 and perused several sign boards that highlighted information St. Jean and the age-friendly assessment committee had collected, as well sign boards giving participants the opportunity to post sticky-notes with comments.

Perhaps not surprisingly, many of the comments addressed mobility issues, like parking close to shops so that a senior’s downtown experience didn’t include too much walking, especially in difficult winter months.

Comments were often specific, like adding flashing crosswalk signage at the main crosswalk downtown between the Royal Bank and the Gwynn’s Green Grocer, or making sure that sidewalks were clear of ice and snow.

Parking seemed to be a common theme as well. Central parking may be ideal from some points of view, but it presents challenges to anyone with mobility challenges, especially in the winter. And participants were quick to ...see AGE FRIENDLY ▼ P3

been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

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Burns Lake rec society denied grant No tankers Enbridge About 50 Burns Lake and area residents joined thousands of others across Northern B.C. on Nov. 16 as part of a day of action to remind leaders the answer is still no to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project.

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Burns Lake residents attended a village sponsored age-friendly assessment workshop on Nov. 13 at the Lakes District Secondary School.

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On the positive side, residents felt that Burns Lake provided a healthy level of leisure and social activities for seniors, and that the Lakes District News is a good source of information for local activities and events which seniors are interested in.

“Over the next couple of weeks the information will be compiled, analyzed and used to make a series of recommendations that will be the focus of an Age Friendly Assessment final report,” said St. Jean.

Comment is still invited. You can call St. Jean at the Village of Burns Lake office, or contact her by email at kstjean@burnslake.ca.

Alarming statistics surrounding the physical condition of youth in Burns Lake and area will hopefully be addressed through federal funding towards a youth health initiative.

Logan Wilson, Village of Burns Lake Recreation Coordinator, has put together a synopsis proposal for Burns Lake that may result in an invitation to submit a more substantial application for dollars under the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) ‘multi-sectoral partnerships to promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease’ program.

Wilson’s proposal shows Burns Lake residents facing challenges related to health and lifestyle choices that stretch back to the formative years of youth.

Burns Lake residents have the highest body mass index (a numeric formula for measuring levels of obesity) in the province, with a life expectancy at birth three years lower than the provincial average.

In 2010, 63 per cent of Burns Lake residents reported suffering from some form of chronic illness, 18 per cent were diagnosed with chronic depression, and 17 per cent with hypertension. ...see YOUTH

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Rethinking trades training

Two solitudes on B.C. farmland

Statistics in this week’s paper raise some alarming numbers about the high school drop-out rate in the Lakes District.

A recent Regional District of Bulkley Nechako skills gap analysis (Lakes District News Nov. 6, 2013) also reported the drop-out rate to be a particular employment challenge in the region.

That’s not new information, parents have been telling their kids to stay in school for as long as parents have been telling their kids what to do.

Options after dropping out of high school, or for those who don’t look for trades, college or university training after high school, are getting fewer, and those prospects don’t show promise of improving.

We want to look at a stat like almost half of Burns Lake 18 year-old youth not finishing high school, and read that as a criticism of kids these days. Why don’t they stay in school and get a trade?

Here’s a different question. Why should they have to stay in school to get a trade? There are internationally recognized apprenticeship programs taking young men and women into meaningful, well-paid, career-track programs well before what we recognize as high school graduation age.

We expect teenagers to finish a high school program largely structured as a university feeder system. Once they’re finished with that, we tell them to go back to school to qualify to start an apprenticeship.

This approach to cultivating young trades people is broken, and it breaks many young people.

If a person wants to make a commitment to a skilled trade, they shouldn’t be stuck in an educational stream that postpones getting on with it. Let them begin their qualifications earlier, let them be productive young men and women earlier.

There is no reason why a 16 or 17 year old shouldn’t be ready for the kind of pre-apprentice classes offered by the College of New Caledonia. They don’t have to leave high school - there are important social dynamics to high school - but maybe there could be integration between college apprenticeship training and high school education.

It’s important that kids here have the same opportunities to continue on to university education as kids in larger centres, and they do.

Lakes District Secondary School produces graduates equal to larger high schools in terms of intelligence, aptitude and readiness for further college or university education. That part of the equation is solved.

But it’s just as important that students here have an education system in place that recognizes a number of factors separating the life experience of youth in Northern B.C. from the experience of youth elsewhere.

Youth in the North, if they’re going stay up North, are roughly 2.5 times more likely to derive their eventual household income from the resource sector and related trades.

If we could acknowledge that fact in our education system and not create insufferable delays for young people to enter apprenticeships, we would do two things: we’d substantively address the constant complaint of a lack of skilled trades in the north, and - more importantly - we’d give many youth a greater sense of hope for their future.

Dropping out of high school shouldn’t be looked at as simply a failure on the student’s part.

We have a responsibility to youth, and high local drop-out rate says something about our success in living up to that responsibility.

A young person’s hope is grounded in immediacy, not in the vague promise that things get better once they finish high school, and then only after they go to college.

My late father used to say that if he ever won the lottery, he would “farm until it’s all gone.”

It was 1960 when he and my mother pulled up stakes in the Okanagan, where their families had been for generations, and moved north to carve a homestead out of a half section in the Peace River country.

So it’s a mainly northern perspective that I bring to the latest debate over B.C.’s agricultural land reserve. A dialogue of the deaf has been going on for decades in B.C., where there are two separate realities in agriculture.

The dominant voice is always from the southwest, from the Okanagan to the Fraser Valley to southern Vancouver Island. This is not only B.C.’s most productive land, it’s also the place of greatest population and development pressure, where three million of the province’s four million residents live and more arrive every day.

In the rest of the province, except for pockets that are attractive for recreational development, farming is a tough row to hoe. These days, people are more likely to be moving away.

In our urbanized society, the loudest voices tend to be the least informed, from backyard-chicken hipsters to what I call “drive-by environmentalists,” who like to look out their car windows at green fields as they motor from their subdivisions to big-box stores. The elderly Sikhs and Mexican guest workers bent over in the fields don’t need their lofty lectures on “food security.”

Voices from the rest of the province are seldom heard and quickly shouted down, as was the case at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

Merritt councillor Mike Goetz pleaded for relief from an Agricultural Land Commission that refuses to release a property that has “grown nothing but rocks and tumbleweeds for the last 100 years.” Similar property next door was released, but not this parcel, blocking a project for five years in a little town that could use the work and additional tax base. Urban sprawl isn’t a big problem in Merritt, which like many small towns is trying to hang onto its population.

Spallumcheen councillor Ed Hanoski described the situation beyond the towns, the real rural B.C. He proposed easing the restrictions on building a second home on farm properties.

Currently, farmers can put a mobile home on their property for an elderly or infirm relative, but nothing with a permanent foundation. Once that relative moves or passes away, the home is supposed to be removed.

Hanoski said a sewage system for such a residence costs around $12,000. Add the temporary foundation, skirting, well hookup, power, landscaping, driveway, and a mobile home that will lose its value if it has to be moved, and the property owner takes a loss of $150,000 or more.

That’s why the removal rule is routinely ignored in rural B.C., Hanoski said. These second homes are the only rental stock there is, providing modest income for marginal farms, and should be allowed permanent foundations. Motion defeated, after a scolding from a Sunshine Coast delegate about people lusting to build mansions on farmland.

I asked Bill Bennett, the cabinet minister in charge of the latest agricultural land review, about a rumoured proposal to split the province into two zones with different rules. He declined to comment, but described the case of Fort Steele Farms, the East Kootenay community’s only market garden that almost closed because the next generation was initially refused permission for a second home.

The two zones approach deserves serious consideration.

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

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Local society explores feasibility of Burns Lake cultural centre

WALTER STRONG The recently incorporated Tsi’yanne Buts’udilhti Friendship Centre Society (TBFCS) has made an application for a letter of support from the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) in their quest to fund a feasibility study for a proposed cultural centre in Burns Lake. ‘Tsi’yanne Buts’udilhti’ means ‘honouring all’ in Wet’suwet’en and Nadoo’ten.

Society director and project spokesperson, Deanna Nolan, in her letter requesting support, described the proposed centre as an opportunity to foster social development, the local economy, cultural exchanges, and family health.

The closest friendship centre to Burns Lake is the Houston Friendship Centre. Other centres are the Dze L K’Ant Friendship Centre in Smithers, and the Prince George Native Friendship Centre.

Although TBFCS would consider using a portion of the proposed facility for their work as a society, the Burns Lake proposal is for a facility with a larger mandate than that of the B.C. As-

sociation of Aboriginal Friendship Centres.

“We see the centre as operating somewhat differently than other friendship centres,” said Nolan. “We’re looking at other alternatives for funding, and at meeting the needs of a broader range of community interests.”

Although it is too early to talk about when the project could be break ground - the feasibility study wouldn’t be completed until next summer - the society has approached a local property owner regarding a potential location. Community engagement has already begun as well with local community groups, business leaders, and the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C. The village tabled Nolan’s request for a letter of support for a later meeting of council so that VBL staff had time to complete a report on the matter.

The initial feasibility work is estimated to cost $55,480, with funding requests to the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund and Enterprising Non-Profits for the majority of the funds. The society is not asking the village for funding, but for a letter of support for the project.

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proposal and the subsequent complete proposal, the after schoolfunding could be in place as early as September, 2014.

The village is requesting $500,000 over five years from PHAC, but will require matching funds on the village’s behalf to activate the funding. An eventual challenge would be that the $100,000 provided by the federal agency would have to be matched by funds from either non-profit groups or for-profit business donators.

A funding challenge is that contributions from the municipality, the regional district, or First Nation communities do not count towards matching funds.

But Wilson is confident that other funding sources will step up to the plate.

A larger challenge may be the longterm nature of developing healthier lifestyle habits in youth, and convincing the community-at-large that funding programs like this is important.

“It’s hard for people to see the benefits it has for the community,” Wilson said.

“It’s not tangible right away; it slowly benefits everyone involved and the whole community.”

“But it’s hard to measure that.”

A 2012 survey showed a 230 per cent increase in Burns Lake residents with diabetes (from 134 in 2010, to 443 in 2012), and a population with 33 per cent higher cancer rates than the rest of the province.

According to a separate 2012 Northern Health community health synopsis of Burns Lake, “Health status indicators consistently show that the residents of Burns Lake are not as healthy as the rest of B.C.” These alarming statistics for the general population are reflected in similar statistics for Burns Lake youth.

The rate of Burns Lake youth (ages 0-14) hospitalized for respiratory disease is 39 per cent higher than the provincial average. The infant mortality rate in the Burns Lake region is almost double the rest of the province, with close to three times the number of children aged zero to 18 in care compared to the rest of the province.

“In LHA 55 [Lakes District] there are more children receiving income assistance, and higher serious violent crime rates compared to B.C. values,” reads the NH report. “There are more 18 year-olds who did not graduate, more children in care, a higher infant mortality rate, and a higher rate of teen pregnancies. Life expectancy is also shorter in Burns Lake, and there is a higher potential years of life lost due to suicide and homicide when compared to all of B.C.” Wilson’s proposal for an after school program is a step towards addressing the bleak prospects for some youth in the community.

“The target population is 40 high-risk, low income youth (ages 13 to 19),” Wilson said. “Due to the substantially lower than average annual family income there is a high-risk, school-aged population who cannot afford to eat properly or to have access to recreational amenities.”

A previous after-school program run through the College of New Caledonia had good results, with a reported 84 per cent increase in regular school attendance and a 69 per cent improvement in healthy food choices.

All Health Centre Staff and Board Wilson’s report identified Burns Lake youth dropof Directors invite you to join us in ping out of high school at a 66 per cent higher rate Celebration of than the provincial average. That amounts to almost 10 years of Service. half of all 18 year-olds in Burns Lake who do not graduate from high school.

Location: Southside Health “We’re focussing on chronic illness and training & Wellness Centre kids to eat healthy and stay healthy,” Wilson said.

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 “Hopefully they’ll use those skills throughout life Time: Open House 10:00am-3:00pm and avoid chronic illness.”

Recognition Ceremony starts at 1:00pm The specific details of the program will be worked out if the village receives a positive response from Please join us for all or part of the day PHAC, and is invited to submit a complete proposal. to share our celebrations.

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Hang on there is hope

Editor: For National Climate Change Day the Lakes Clean Water Coalition had a table at the mall. As part of the display I was involved in making a collage of alternatives to oil.

As I searched the internet for pictures, I was totally amazed at how many alternate energy projects are being successfully

carried out both in Canada and around the world.

You name it, hydro, wind, solar, electric, biomass, tidal, geothermal. Cool cars, trucks and buses running on solar, water, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, alternate oils.

Many countries and communities are becoming independent of fossil fuels, Germany, Denmark, Iceland for example.

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We need to encourage our government to put the same subsidies they give the oil companies into these viable alternate energy projects, so that we can live in harmony with nature and leave the legacy of clean air and water for our children.

Energy).

This person told me that he is paid 40 cents per meter and works for a firm called Ola Meters Inc. that does contract meter reading in North America.

This person assured me that contracts can be reached to read any kind of meter. This would include hydro,

gas and water meters and the cost would be very low.

When B.C. Hydro says that the $35 per month fee is not revenue generating or punitive, I believe it is misrepresenting the facts.

Historically, the meters have always been physically read every other month and the cost was

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such that it was included in the normal monthly charges. For that cost to now approach the cost of energy used is not rational and must be stopped.

I believe it is time that B.C. and Kamloops city residents – with their water meters – stand up to the corporate bullying in this regard and demand an end to the illegal practice of negative billing.

Signing a contract with Ola would meet these conditions in a fair and equitable way.

It might also employ many additional people in B.C., maybe laid-off B.C. Hydro meter readers.

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Hydro meter charge is simple extorsion Editor: I recently sent a letter to the B.C. Utilities Commission decrying the extortionate charges, $35 per month, to keep and maintain my analog hydro meter.

Further to that letter I met and talked with the person who reads the analog meters for Terasen Gas (Fortis B.C.

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The cost of meter reading would be greatly reduced by allowing co-operative reading of all meters on one visit, including City water meters.

It should be remembered that cities in B.C. used the same bullying practices when residents were forced to pay up to $1000 so that they could be safe from the radio emissions of these water meters.

B.C. residents must stand up for their individual rights or they will lose them. Call your MLA or MP.

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❄ Avoid sudden moves with your vehicle and know how to handle a skid.

❄ Plan extra time to get to where you want to go. ❄ Read the owner’s manual regarding the maximum speed your vehicle can travel in four wheel drive.

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Had a nice visit from a very talented friend

Work of art It was very interesting this morning to have Allen Stanyer Jr. stop in and show me his guitar he had made right from scratch.

What a work of art it is. It’s made from our local birch and there is not a flaw in any of it, it’s clear. Something to be very proud of. As he built it Allan recorded every step of this work.

This even makes it more valuable. We compared with my Fender and it’s just a fraction smaller. Even with the strings and he said they were very cheap. This guitar has a deep melodious ring to it. I only wish I

could have played it as it looks and feels like it would be better but I don’t think so. I have played guitars all my life and just by picking this one he had made I could feel the life in it, it feels good. Yes, we have talent in our district and I just hope Allen is going to continue with this gift he has.

We did get a touch of snow, not much, but just enough to let us know winter is sneaking up on us. It’s Thursday and I have just come in from a little walk and there is a bite to the wind. A little snow but not much but it’s pretty close, enough to be a warning. A little rain mixed with it today.

I went down town today with son Mark and his wife Laurie. I just could not get over the huge freight trucks going through town, sure giving the new streets a test out. These outfits were going west so something big is going

on. Let’s hope for the best, we sure need it.

Looking back I keep recording in my mind the growing up years as a kid. It was lonesome but as I look back very interesting too. On the homestead which was the Eyehill place that Dad and uncle Will homesteaded in I think 1906 or 1907.

We had about a mile of C.P.R. railway bordering the place for at least a mile and there were lots of trains hauling grain and livestock and two passenger trains, an eastbound at 6 a.m. from Evesham and a westbound at 10:30 p.m.

Our town was a busy town with five grain elevators and grain trains day and night. No matter where we went we had a railway crossing and we had some nasty scares too.

During the summer there were cattle guards at each crossing but during the winter

they were pulled up so stock could get on the railway and get killed.

It was because of the snow plows was the reason the guards were pulled.

One morning early we heard the eastbound whistle keep blowing so we saddled up and we followed the train. Three young horses, two bays and a black one.

On our place there was a long big bridge made with huge timbers spaced about a foot across just big enough for a horses foot.

Two horses stopped at the bridge and the train hit the two and broke their backs and the other tried to walk the cross timbers and went through and the train broke her legs, she was dead. The other two were still alive and Dad had to put them down, very sad.

I will never forget

that morning to this day. The next fall we had about 30 sheep get onto the track and this could have been a real disaster but it only got five of them, that was good luck for a change.

Dad was running the ranch with mother’s help as both his brother Will and his wife has passed away as very young folks.

They passed away before brother Peter and I came into the picture.

We never saw them.

Dad was very upset over it all as he said the train had lots of room to give the horses a break to get out of the way.

Warming up We hear global warming that we can expect in the near future and no doubt we can expect it. I wonder how many old timers remember when our lakes used to freeze over.

Francois Lake was used as a highway for many years as some

years we would get over a foot of clear ice. It was never really safe as there were accidents with folks going through.

A number of vehicles lost and a four horse team with a load of Timothy Seed was lost, this belonged to Billy Bickle, a Grassy Plains rancher.

A diamond T truck never recovered and a number of cars also some lives were lost.

The ferry would be taken out of service so the lake was the next best way to cross. Yes our winters are warming up so let’s see what this winter will be like?

The saying goes only fools and new comers try to predict the weather. The lakes do still freeze over but never very safe to travel on like the old days.

A little story A guy had a sick dog so he took it to the vet.

So the vet checked out the dog and told the guy your dog is dead.

Prove it as it looks alive to me.

So the vet put the dog on the table and brought in his lab dog.

The dog walked all over the dog and it never moved. So the vet brought it his cat.

The cat walked all over the dog and it even bit the dog and it never moved. The dog owner said you have proved your point my dog is dead.

Next week the dog owed got a bill for $300 and he was mad.

This was to much, break it down. So he broke it down $150 for the lab test and $150 for the cat scan. So this makes your $300 to prove your dog is dead.

It’s not near as important how many years a fella has lived as how many other folks have been right glad he has.

Take care and every day remember that God loves you and so do I.

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Four arrested in the Fribjon Bjornson murder in Fort St. James

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Four people have been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

Ruth Lloyd sible for this horrific Four suspects have been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

Three men and one woman will be facing charges and are in custody in Prince George after a lengthy investigation.

Wesley Dennis Duncan 27, Teresa Marie Charlie 21, Jesse Darren Bird 31, and James David Junior Charlie 23, will face with a variety charges.

“Our Major Crime investigators have been working extremely hard over the past year in order to identify and charge those respon-

crime. They have been working closely with the Bjornson family and though these arrests cannot bring Fribjon back, it can give some much needed closure to end the nightmare they have been living,” said Cst. Lesley Smith, North District media relations officer in a release today.

The investigation is still ongoing and RCMP say more arrests are still possible, so no further details will be released.

Bjornson’s murder has been hanging over the community of Fort St. James/Nak’azdli, with rumours swirling ever since the young

man’s severed head was found in a vacant house on Nak’azdli Reserve (which borders Fort St. James) on Feb. 3, 2012.

His body was never found.

Bjornson had been missing since Jan. 12, 2012, after he was last seen leaving a 7-11 in Vanderhoof and the house on the reserve was searched following the location of his abandoned truck in the area. Bjornson lived in Vanderhoof but had been working north of Fort St. James and had friends in the community.

Then there were nu-

merous reports of rumours Bjornson had been killed and tortured during a drug fuelled party on the reserve.

The alleged location of the party was next door to the abandoned house where his severed head was found.

“I think it’s a good thing for our community,” said Nak’azdli Chief Fred Sam. “Knowing these people aren’t out there running around in our community.”

Sam said some of those arrested were feared in the community due to their violent backgrounds.

Bjornson was only 28

years old and the father of two young children, but he had struggled with a cocaine addiction, according to his family and friends.

Bjornson’s parents, Eileen and Fred Bjornson, had gone forward to the press with information people had brought to them of their son’s torture and murder in the basement where the party was going on, but those who told the grieving parents were reportedly too afraid to come forward to the police because they feared reprisals from those involved.

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the Silverado did not see the approaching Sunbird as their view was obstructed by a parked flat-deck trailer.

Both drivers were sole occupants of the their vehicles and were wearing seat belts. One driver was taken by EHS to Lakes District Hospital for non-life threatening injuries while the other driver was cleared medically by paramed-

ics on scene. RCMP are reminding the public to drive with caution at night as there has been an increased number of motor vehicle incidents due to decreased visibility and winter weather conditions.

The Burns Lake RCMP attended a two vehicle collision on Hwy. 35 near Eagle Creek Rd., Burns Lake, B.C. at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2013.

A Pontiac Sunbird collided with a Chevrolet Silverado when the Silverado turned onto Hwy. 35. The driver in

Following the tragic aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Province is committing to match up to a total of $300,000 in monetary donations that British Columbians make to the Canadian Red Cross by Dec. 9, 2013, for disaster relief in the Philippines.

The Burns Lake Rotary Club purchased two shelter boxes for the relief effort. The provincial government will match the donation.

At least one local family has been affected by the terrible storm as they await to hear about a relative who was visiting one of the devastated areas.

"So many British Columbians have roots in the Philippines - family or friends the storm has left homeless, missing or waiting to be rescued. The provincial government will match every dollar British Columbians donate to the Canadian Red Cross - up to $300,000," said Premier Christy Clark.

"This will support search-and-rescue missions and provide assistance on the ground. I encourage all British Columbians to dig deep and do what they can to help."

A Super Typhoon Haiyan - one of the strongest storms ever recorded with wind speeds of up to

300 kilometres per hour -destroyed at least 80,000 homes, left more than 600,000 displaced, and completely devastated parts of the Central Philippines.

Approximately 100,000 people currently living in British Columbia are of Filipino descent.

"By making a donation, British Columbians will help the Red Cross distribute food and provide blankets, medical support, hygiene kits and sleeping mats to those most affected in the Philippines," said International Trade Minister and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism Teresa Wat. "Today's commitment from our government, combined with the federal government's offer to match every eligible donation made by individual Canadians, means every dollar donated by British Columbians to the Red Cross for Typhoon Haiyan relief could be worth three dollars to the people of the Philippines," said Attorney General and Justice Minister Suzanne Anton.

Qualifying monetary donations can be made until Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at any one of 195 BC Liquor Stores throughout the province, or directly on the Canadian Red Cross website at: http://www. redcross.ca/donate/donate-online/donate-to-thetyphoon-haiyan-fund.

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Local college checks pulse

Local programs successful in placing workers Walter Strong

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) Lakes District campus advisory committee met recently and the college presented members with some interesting facts regarding the college’s local impact, the role it plays, and the challenges it faces.

“The questionnaire was an interactive informational tool with a learning focus for advisory committee members,” said CNC’s marketing, recruitment and linkages manager Lynn Synotte. “It informed members of the number and types of programs offered at CNC, the key outcomes of our graduates [and] helped illustrate who and where CNC serves.”

More than 240 students are registered in 11 full-time programs at

the local college. From carpentry, and introduction to trades programs, to professional cook programs, the local campus has a focus on providing training that matches regional employer need.

The resource economy and related construction trades are the backbone of life in the Burns Lake area; the number of families which rely on resourcebased income in the Lakes District is 264 per cent higher than the provincial average.

Post-study employment outcomes are good for CNC graduates. Welding and millwrighting programs placed 91 and 86 per cent of graduates respectively. The administrative assistant program placed 90 per cent of graduates. The professional cook program (level one) placed 67 per cent of its graduates, and their mining industry certificate (MINE Certificate Program) placed 60 per cent of its graduates.

"The consensus was that we are delivering the right programs at the right time," said Syn-

otte. "There was also some concern regarding education funding and addressing the training needs, priorities, and skill demands of the North, [with] the dilemma being the immediate need for fully skilled workers immediately without accounting for the 4 to 6 years it takes one to become red seal certified in a trade."

A challenge faced by the region concerns the gap between the education and skills levels required by employers and what is actually possessed by job seekers.

As reported by Lakes District News (‘Preliminary regional skills gap data in’, Nov. 6, 2013), a recent skills gap analysis commissioned by the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako showed a high rate of high school drop-outs in the region. The CNC survey confirmed those findings, reporting the Lakes District beats out the rest of the province for the percentage of its adults who have never finished high school.

We have a 133 per cent higher high school incompletion rate than the

The cost of liberty

View Point

By Roland & Lisa Cataford

Having just celebrated another Remembrance Day, we were saddened to see those wearing a white poppy rather than the red.

It was a dishonor to our veterans and the blood-bought freedoms we enjoy today.

Perhaps they slept through history class.

The Bible is, above all

things, a history book. It is abundant with real people used by God to bring rest from oppressors and dictators. At one time, God called a man named Gideon to be a military leader to rescue Israel from the terrorism of the Midianites.

Gideon built an altar and called God – Jehovah Shalom – “The Eternal God of Peace.” He understood the fact that God’s call to war was a call to peace. As the saying goes, “All that is needed for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.”

History’s wars against tyranny were not won by human strength alone. When a nation stands against evil, God promises His blessing and power. This is a fact that our society must never forget, and never cease to thank him for.

The nations who purged the Biblical God out of their society never got an atheist

utopia. They reaped the devil of tyranny and oppression – as is evident in our world today. Those who wish for freedom from Christian liberty need to consider carefully the choices that remain.

Where do wars come from? God says wars begin in hearts filled with hatred and greed. The good news is that Jesus can transform the heart and make it right.

The Christian life is not about happiness, it is about righteousness. And those who welcome Christ into their lives, schools, courts and councils, find that His truth brings liberty for all people – and that results in peace and happiness.

Jesus said, “It is for freedom that you have been set free.” Let’s stand firm on the Judeo-Christian pillars of liberty this great country of Canada was built upon.

provincial average.

The college addresses challenges faced by those who might find their career pursuits stymied by lack of education through adult education. Fifteen students graduated with their adult high school graduation certificate - adult Dogwood - last year.

Besides being Burns Lakes’ local post-secondary resource, CNC Lakes District campus contributes to the local economy.

It took 186 full-time and part-time employees last year to run CNC Lakes District campus and its program offerings last year. Wages and benefits for that local workforce totalled $4,112,755. Most employees live within the region.

Statistics for the survey were sourced from CNC research and Statistics Canada.

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Burns Lake rec society denied grant

Trails and rec site maintenance funds to be found elsewhere Walter Strong The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS) has been denied its application for a provincial gaming grant worth $50,000.

The grant application, which represents the entire LORS budget for 2014, was denied on the grounds that the trail and recreation site maintenance program is ineligible for funding under gaming grant guidelines.

The LORS program, according to a rejection letter from the B.C. ministry of finance, is ineligible for funds because it is already funded by a Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., and gaming grant funds cannot be used to reduce or replace existing government funding.

Although the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) does fund the LORS trail program through Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., the agency would prefer to see other funding models in place (see Lakes District News, 'Rec sites safe for another year' March 27, 2013).

Lynn Synotte, LORS president, has contacted other directors to discuss options, and expects to meet within a week. ...see LORS

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Burns Lake Pee WEE win tourney The Burns Lake Pee Wee hockey team defeated Fraser Lake to take First place at a Houston Pee Wee tournament Nov. 1617, 2013

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Sawmill inspections continue.

WorkSafeBC Prevention staff have been working with industry, other provincial regulators, and stakeholders to ensure that BC sawmills and other businesses that deal with wood dust are, and continue to be, in compliance with safety requirements.

Directive order, follow-up inspections and industry action

targeted inspections of other wood products manufacturing industries, including pellet plants, and plywood and pulp and paper mills. We

In April 2012, we issued a directive order to all sawmills in the province to conduct a risk assessment for combustible wood dust, and

inspected for compliance for the management of wood dust, and also examined ventilation and dust-collection systems.

implement a dust-control program. Officers

Ongoing and sustainable compliance

inspected every sawmill in the province for compliance with that order.

A CEO-led sawmill taskforce and industry advisory group developed safety resources to distribute to industry, including best practice guidelines and an audit tool for dust-control management.

Three new occupational health and safety guidelines related to wood dust were published, along with two hazard alerts to address risks specifically related to wood dust.

Our officers re-inspected all sawmills to evaluate the industry’s efforts to manage combustible dust.

Scope expanded to include wood processing operations

In 2013 and going forward, our officers will continue to address combustible dust as a regular part of their inspectional activity. This winter, a dedicated team of officers will re-inspect sawmills throughout the province. The sawmill industry has made significant progress in addressing dust management. We want to ensure that progress and compliance with wood-dust management requirements is being sustained.

Safety in BC sawmills is a vitally important issue, firstly to those who work in the industry, and also to their families and communities. Our common goal is to make wood-dust management an integral part of manufacturing operations.

We will continue to work proactively with businesses around the province to make safety

In 2012 and into 2013, officers also conducted

a fundamental part of this industry.

Learn more at www.worksafebc.com/sawmills

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Burns Lake Rotary Club volunteers answered phones last week during the 45 annual rotary auction. It’s the biggest rotary fund raiser of the year and all proceeds are spent on community projects. More than $27,000 was raised this years thanks to business and community donations, busy volunteers and generous bidders.

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Danny Tress takes award for spirit of sport Burns Lake's Danny Tress was awarded the 2013 'Spirit of Sport' award in Burns Lake last week. Tress was selected out of approximately 4000 B.C. athletes for the honour. Pictured are (LR) Wendy Kelemen, Monique Brodie, Suzzy Tress, Danny Tress, Special Olympics manager for community development Kristen Webster, and Barbara Durand.

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he latest addition to the Babine Forest Product site has been this Multiclone Dust Collection System. After considering safety, fire risk, environmental impact, effectiveness, reliability and WorkSafe, NFPA and BC building code regulations, it was determined that the multiclone dust collection system was the best option for the new sawmill. The system also allows for more flexibility when transitioning the mill from a diet of beetle kill pine to greener wood.

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Lakes District Secondary School’s (LDSS) Jannik Michalzik (L) plays past the opposition in a rain storm during provincial soccer championships. Curtis Brown and André Dubé display some teamwork (R) during the same tournament. All three players were game MVPs for the LDSS Lakers.

Contributed The Lakes District Secondary School boys soccer team had a great season this year.

They won their zone championships in Prince George in October and then in November travelled to Abbotsford for the B.C. Secondary School boys “A” provincial championships. There were 16 teams from all over the province. The boys played against West

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Point Grey, Southridge, Similkameen, Mulgrave and Fraser Lake. The team played in a torrential downpour one day. Their three games were very exciting and well-played. Game MVPs were Matt Skinner, Andre Dubé, Curtis Brown, Jannik Michalzik, Pierce Hofer and Benny D’Silva. Matt Skinner was chosen as one of the “Commissioner’s 11”.

Logan Gray and Brandon Strizich were out with injuries.

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Under MFLNRO contract, LORS maintains the sites and trails by contracting with local landscapers.

Last year’s funding shortfall of more than $30,000 was a challenge, but the Bulkley Valley Credit Union donated $10,000, and the province contributed most of the balance.

Although the Lakes District was not really in danger of losing its outdoor recreation facilities - the province would have stepped in to cover the shortfall - there is no guarantee that future provincial budgets will be able to accommodate LORS funding shortfalls.

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ACTIVITIES & EVENTS: UPCOMING COMMUNITY Parents and Tots Skate: 0am Every Wednesday at 11:0 Disco Skate: pm Saturday, Nov. 23 ™ 7:30

Village Recreation is looking for Seasonal Part Arena Attendants.

This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in a career in recreation.

Please visit http://office.burnslake.ca/jobs/ to find current job description.

Increase your business exposure by advertising in the arena. Contact the Village for how your business can support community recreation programs and facilities by advertising at the arena.

Public Skating: 00pm Sunday , Nov. 24th @ 4:

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

Visit our new real time ice calendar at:

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder that Senior Curling is every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am.

And our next Rec-Connect meeting is Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00pm at the Village Office. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Jill Elliot (R) is this month’s guest artisan at the Lakes Artisan Centre in Burns Lake. Her work on display includes kiln-fired glass works, original jewelry and a unique take on traditional stained glass ornaments.

CONTRIBUTED The Lakes Artisan Centre (LAC) is proud to present its guest artist for the month of November, Jill Elliott. Stop by the LAC and have a look at Jill's glass mosaics, earrings, pendants, magnets, wine charms and hair clips.

On Nov. 22, the third performance in the Lakes District Arts Council's 'Pieces of Eight' season takes place at Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS).

Victoria, B.C. tenor Ken Lavigne and his band will present 'The Road to Carnegie Hall'. Ken will take you on a riveting journey, retelling his dream of singing at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops.

The show is a little bit of Frank Sinatra or Michael Buble, a little bit of Luciano Pavarotti and a bit of Elvis thrown in. The evening will include pop standards, operatic selections and some surprises. Tickets are available for this performance at Process 4 circle arts Gallery (250-692-3434) and at the door.

Look for our posters around town, and our ads in the

Lakes District News. To find out more about Ken Lavigne, check out his website at http://www.kenlavigne.com/ This month's contest question: In 2004, a wellknown Canadian trio of tenors began performing, with Ken Lavigne one of the founding members.

What is the name of that group? Not sure? Check out this link, http://www.kenlavigne.com/biography/ Send the correct answer by return e-mail no later than midnight, Nov. 21, to have your name entered in a draw to win one of two Ken Lavigne CDs. On Nov. 30, the thirty-first annual Christmas craft fair takes place at LDSS, sponsored by the Burns Lake Library. Come to the Craft Fair for a wonderful display of handcrafted and local goods in the LDSS gym. Get your Christmas shopping done and support local artisans. Doors open for seniors at 9 a.m., and everyone else is welcome from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Elaine at the library (250-692-3192) or e-mail elaine@burnslakelibrary.com.

Burns Lake Public Library Christmas Craft Fair: Sat., Nov. 30 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at LDSS gym. Contact the Library for more info: 250-692-3192.

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Now accepting bookings for holiday parties and banquets Nechako Kitamaat Development funds

Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) chair Wayne Salewski and NKDF manager Dan Boudreau were in town last week to support the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association (Top L), the Lakes District Fall Fair Society, the Village of Burns Walter Strong photos Lake’s downtown revitalization project, and the Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Funding for animal care

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“We’re on an emergency vet run right now,” said Topley’s Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue Society manager Yvette Labatte. “We have a St. Bernard with a broken leg, thank God for the extra funding.

His leg is badly broken and needs pins and plates.”

The funding Labatte was referring to is a recently announced $20,000 provincial gaming grant towards its animal shelter program.

The shelter has been operation for 25 years, placing between 225 and 250 dogs every year with caring families.

The funds are already in the Turtle Gardens bank account and being put to work.

“It’s for operating expenses,” Labatte explained.

Dog food is donated to the shelter, and Smithers shipping company Bandstra give Turtle Gardens a

reduced rate, but expenses still add up for the shelter.

“Veterinary bills are upwards of $50,000 per year,” Labatte said. “It [covers] only part of our operating expenses. We do fund raising galas down south. Most of our donation base is down south.”

The Lakes Animal Friendship Society (LAFS) has been busy this year as well.

“To date this year the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic has spayed or neutered close to 250 community cats,” said Alistair Schroff, who manages the society with Valerie Ingram.

The community cat project, focussing on feral cats and cat colonies, is a joint effort between the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic, LAFS, and the B.C SPCA. The Lakes District Secondary School industrial arts class recently built 30 pre-fab dog houses.

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Thank you The Burns Lake Rotary Club would like to thank everyone who donated to this year’s auction. We could not have done it without the generosity of the donors. Also to all the volunteers who helped us make it a successful auction and to everyone who bought items.

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Thanks again to everyone and see you next year!

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OUR TOWN November 2013 Arena Schedule: Great ice time slots available for friends, family and organizations please contact the Village of Burns Lake for open time slots. Visit our Public Access site for real time calendars. We also have a calendar for Curling activities at the Curling Rink. Call village office for more info (250) 692-7587.

The Lakes District Fall Fair Monthly Meeting will be held on Nov. 21 at the Cancer Society Office - 332 Hwy 16 (main street) at 7pm. All new volunteers welcomed.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: November 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Nov. 21. foot Care, by appt. Nov. 20. dental varnishing for children 6 and under. Flu shots available by appointment. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Southside Strongstart outreach. Learning program for children and caregivers/ parents. Tues. 10am-2pm, Wed. 12:15-3:15pm, W.O.W. Bus at the S.E.D.A. Centre.

Rita: (250) 694-3396.

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Parent-child Mother Goose. Children between 0-5 yrs. Circle time, snack time & free play 10am-11:30am Wed. & Fri. at Muriel Mould learning Centre.

Strongstart. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Crafts, circle time & snacks. Mon. - Fri. 9am-12pm. Muriel Mould Learning Centre.

Southside Family Centered Program. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Thurs. 11:30am - 3pm. Grassy Plains School. Rita (250) 694-3396.

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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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Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: fish@blackpress.ca 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 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

LEGION BUSINESS

With November 11th just passed, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Burns Lake for their attendance and support for both the Remembrance Day Parade as well as contributions to our Poppy campaign.

This year we had a successful poppy campaign and Remembrance Day ceremony at LDSS. It is however, the community that attended to pay their respects to our fallen comrades, our living veterans and those personnel still serving that make this day special.

You have taken the time in the past few weeks to thank us for our services to our country.

On behalf of our veterans and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 50, I thank the people of Burns Lake for supporting us and showing respect during this time of year. We hope to see all of you throughout the year in other activities that we are conducting. Remember, this is your legion.

Sincerely, Joe Comeau, President 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 13 November 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.43 m (2793.43 ft.)

SLS Discharge: 34.41 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 Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and services about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can access us at the touch of a button. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc The Chronic Disease Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed.

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The Huckleberry Mine is an operational copper/ molybdenum mine located approximately 130 km due south of Smithers and 86 km southwest of Houston, in west central British Columbia. The Mine is owned by Huckleberry Mines Ltd. and produces approximately 80,000 WMT of copper concentrate annually, while employing approximately 280 staff. The Mine has been operating since 1997 and is planned to continue operating until 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

ACCOUNTANT HML is seeking a newly designated accountant, preferably with resource based knowledge with strong technical and ,7 e[perience to Àll a full tiPe perPanent $ccountant position, reporting to the $ccounting 6uperintendent 7he successful candidate will forP an integral role in the operational accounting, transaction processing, Ànancial statePent preparation, cost PanagePent and long terP strategic planning within the accounting departPent He 6he Pust work well both independently and in a teaP enYironPent 6peciÀc functions are Áe[ible and will Yary depending upon the candidate·s TualiÀcations, howeYer they can include: 3reparation of Ponthly Ànancial statePents 6uperYision of $ccounts 3ayable personnel, reYiew and approve invoicing and cheque processing, providing guidance into day to day and short long terP objectives • Work closely with Purchasing and Warehouse departPent to Panage integration between Purchasing and $ccounting software • ([pense analysis and cost PanagePent activities, including review of Ponthly cost reports with various departPents • $ssist in preparation of annual budgets • Coordinate with external auditors for preparation and coPpletion of annual audit • Prepare ad hoc docuPents and analysis for other departPents, Mine *eneral Manager and 9ancouver ofÀce to assist in cost PanagePent, expense analysis and corporate presentations • $ssist in long terP planning and Ànancial feasibility studies • $ssist in developPent of accounting related systePs and processes, including iPplePenting cost control policies • Coordinate with external suppliers and external consultants, as required • 'evelop and iPprove upon overall accounting systeP and reporting requirePents in coordination with $ccounting 6uperintendent, other departPents and Mine *eneral Manager HML offers a coPpetitive salary and coPprehensive beneÀts package coPPensurate with the candidate·s experience and the role of an $ccountant 5elocation assistance is available as required Please subPit all correspondence to:

Attn: Stephen Fujiwara: E-Mail steve@huckleberrymines.com

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IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (VARIOUS LOCATIONS) Qualifications: • Proven administrative skills to maintain office documentation, processes and function • Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet specific objectives within specific timeframes • Ability to collect and manage documents to monitor for integrity of information • Ability to ensure security of confidential information • Assist with data entry • Must have sound working knowledge of standard computer applications and keyboard skills • Must be able to promote the activities of PTP ASEP Training Society in a clear and accurate manner • Experience with First Nation communities, culture and protocols DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • Knowledge of basic computer operations • Knowledge of basic database procedures • Skill in using an alphanumeric keyboard • Skill in reviewing, proofing and verifying data • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet functions • Strong attention to detail • Results Driven EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • 5 years experience in administrative roles with a minimum of 2 years in a senior administrative capacity in a high paced environment • Advanced proficiency using current Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Speed and accuracy in work processing are essential • Excellent English language skills (written and verbal) • Highly organized self-starter with proven ability to multitask under minimal supervision • Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with senior management • Ability to think critically, solve problems and make decisions independently • Highly service-oriented individual with the ability to demonstrate tact, discretion, confidentiality and trustworthiness • Ability to adapt responsibilities based on changing environments and requirements • Strong attention to detail APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. November 29, 2013 Reply by email to: info@ptpasep.ca Attention: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee.

Please provide: • Covering Letter • Resume (3 pages max.) • Three references ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED

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Journey Level Electrician Babine Forest Products is currently searching for a Journey Level Electrician with experience in lumber processing machinery.

Key responsibilities include troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment and systems, machinery operation, understanding of electrical systems, expertise with all tools related to the trade and good communication skills.

The successful candidate must be able to establish a working relationship with maintenance, production and management personnel to achieve the goal of the organization. You must understand the mechanics of working machinery, be able to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment and facilities. The ability to understand and work with work order systems, machine histories, scheduling, warehousing and related maintenance fields is necessary.

Preferred qualifications would be a minimum of 3 years in an Industrial Electrician position and Red Seal certification as a Journeyman Electrician. Experience with Allen Bradley PLC’s, Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi VFD’s and IT communications is also preferred.

Please forward your resume by November 22, 2013 to: Anne Currie Human Resources Assistant Babine Forest Products Limited hrcanada@hamptonaffiliates.com Confidential fax 503-291-5591 Babine Forest Products, working jointly with First Nations, provides equal opportunity for employment including First Nation status privileges. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and the potential for career advancement. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours per day, 5 days per week DUTIES TO COMMENCE: Immediately - August 31, 2014.

RATE OF PAY: $27.28 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is seeking a highly motivated, progressive individual who would be interested in working as a Journeyman Carpenter - Trades Qualified in the Vanderhoof Area. This individual would provide carpentry and maintenance services to the repair, alteration and construction of District buildings, fixtures and equipment.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate or meet the following criteria: KNOWLEDGE: O completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) O valid BC Trade Certification as a Carpenter O valid Class 5, B.C. Driver’s License with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver’s abstract.

EXPERIENCE O Experience gained through Trades Qualification apprenticeship program inclusive of 1 year industry related experience O Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate and Familiarity with Work Safe BC safety procedures SKILLS & ABILITIES O ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications O good basic knowledge of painting and finishing O ability to perform a variety of skilled carpentry tasks in the construction and maintenance of school district facilities O thorough and current knowledge of the standards, practices, regulations, methods, tools and equipment of the trade O ability to communicate effectively using courtesy, tact and discretion in dealing with requests, complaints and clarification of information

O ability to use judgement to interpret, analyze and modify methods and procedures O physical capability to perform the job duties O basic working knowledge of computers For complete duties and responsibilities of this position, please contact Lynn Maksymchak at 250-567-2284 or lmaksymchak@sd91.bc.ca Applications will be accepted for the following position until 4:00 pm, Friday, November 22, 2013 by:

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LYNN MAKSYMCHAK DISTRICT PRINCIPAL - HUMAN RESOURCES/ LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) PO BOX 129 VANDERHOOF BC V0J 3A0

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To be considered for the winter/spring semester, all applications are due by november 29, 2013 As positions become available, qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview. To apply, please send your resume to the address below.

Please note: First Aid courses and other specific Vocational courses require registered licenses, certification and equipment. In addition, computer instructor candidates must have extensive working experience and / or training with the program(s) of expertise. Please ensure these documents are included in your application.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 17,000 TPD open pit copper/ molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Plumber/Gasfitter – Temporary Position

Reporting to the Site Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be part of the Site Services Team which is responsible for the repair and upkeep of a 250 and 100 person camps and mine site buildings and infrastructure. Duties include plumbing and gas repairs, scheduled maintenance checks and some carpentry work.

Applicants require experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, ability to use power and hand tools and follow safe work practices. A journeyman plumber’s ticket and a minimum class % gas Àtter’s ticket with electrical endorsement are required and should be submitted with resume.

Huckleberry Mine is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. This position works a 7 x 7 schedule (7 days in, 7 days out). While at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Houston.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 4ualiÀed candidates can submit their resumes in conÀdence to: Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: HR@Huckleberrymines.com

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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Southside Economic Development Association from Southbank, BC have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation - Community - Miscellaneous Use situated on Provincial Crown land located THAT PART OF DISTRICT LOT 7734, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.005 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, Francois Lake. This application is for the purposes of licencing a public dock.

The Lands File for this application is 6408605. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Nadina Land Officer, MFLNRO, at 3333 Tatlow Rd., P.O. Bag 6000, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to Thursday, December 26, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

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For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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Take notice that Gary Blackwell from Burns Lake, BC have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, to Amend (add a hunt camp) the existing Licence of Occupation Commercial Recreational purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND SOUTH OF SIBOLA RANGE, ON THE NORTH SHORE OF TAHTSA LAKE, RANGE 4 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.1 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File for this application is 6400286.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Land Tenure Specialist, MFLNRO at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave., Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0.

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Amendment to Hampton’s approved Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA) Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine) has amended its approved 2012 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA). The purpose of this amendment is a Results and Strategies to manage for visuals on Taltapin Lake in utilizing the dead pine component left on the landscape unit. There are no other changes to Babine’s approved FSP.

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Babine proposed FSP amendment will be referred for a period of 60 days starting November 13th, 2013 and will be available for review at the Babine Forest Products administration office Monday through Friday during normal business hours. A representative from Babine will be available to answer any questions, address concerns and provide additional information in regards to our proposed amendment. Comments arising from this referral process will be considered in the approval of the amendment to this Forest Stewardship Plan.

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TRUCK BUCKS FOR CURRENT TRUCK OWNERS^

PLUS 2 YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES ON ALL 2014 MODELS¥

CONVENIENT CARGO ACCESS AND FUNCTIONALITY

LTZ Model Shown with Optional 20” Wheels

*BASED ON A PURCHASE PRICE OF $33,817 (1WT MODEL). OFFER INCLUDES $3,500 IN CASH CREDITS, FREIGHT, PDI & PPSA.¥¥

CHEVROLET.CA

Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. ‡/†/**/*/¥ Offers apply to the lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4X4 1WT equipped as described. Freight & PPSA included ($1,650). License, insurance, registration, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. Some features advertised are available features and not standard on all models. See your Chevrolet dealer for details. ‡1.5% lease APR available for 36 months on a new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab 4X4 1WT, O.A.C by GM Financial. Applies only to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Down payment or trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Dealers are free to set individual prices. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Insurance, license, dealer fees, and applicable taxes not included. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See participating dealer for details. ¥¥$3,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit has been applied to the purchase, lease and financing offers of 2014 Silverado Crew Cab, and is applicable to retail customers only. Other credits available on select Silverado models. ^ Offer only valid from November 1, 2013 to December 2, 2013 (the “Program Period”) to retail customers resident in Canada who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a GM or competitor pickup truck to receive a $2,000 credit towards the purchase, finance or lease of an eligible new 2014 Model Year Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty, Silverado Heavy Duty, Sierra Light Duty, Sierra Heavy Duty, or Avalanche. Only one (1) credit may be applied per eligible vehicle sale. Offer is transferable to a family member living in the same household (proof of address required). This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. The $2,000 credit includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. As part of the transaction, dealer will request current vehicle registration and/or insurance to prove ownership. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details. ¥The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2014 MY Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC vehicle (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 KMs, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM Dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserve the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer or chevrolet.ca for details. †Offer valid only to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have obtained credit approval by GM Financial, have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and who accept delivery from October 11, 2013, through January 2, 2014, of a new eligible 2014 model. General Motors of Canada will pay the first month’s lease payment (inclusive of taxes and any applicable pro-rata amount normally due at lease delivery as defined on the lease agreement). $0 first month lease payment means no bi-weekly payments will be due in the first month of your lease agreement. After the first month, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. XU.S. government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA ’s) New Car Assessment Program (safercar.gov).

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