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LAKES DISTRICT NEWS Babine Memorial

The second anniversary of lives lost during the Babine Forest Products mill explosion was remembered in Burns Lake on Jan. 20, 2014.

Abuse of hunting license nets fine Warning: graphic photo with story.

On Jan. 14 2014 an Okanagan man appeared in a Burns Lake court room and pleaded guilty.

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Point of sale credit card fraud At least one local business in Burns Lake was hit over the Christmas holidays by a tricky credit card fraud which resulted in a $1000 loss for the business owner.

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Burns Lake Band to elect new chief

Non-band member stands for election as interim step WALTER STRONG

Wesley Sam and Pauline Goertzen have been nominated for the position of chief of the Burns Lake Band (BLB) in Burns Lake (Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation).

Sam and Goertzen were the only nominations last Wednesday afternoon during a statutory nomination process. Sam is a former elected

band councillor, BLB member, and local business owner.

Burns Lake resident Goertzen, a non-band member, has been an active member of the Burns Lake community of most of her life, and has been involved with the Burns Lake Band since her early twenties.

According Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), current Indian Act band election regulations allow for an elected chief who is not his or herself registered on the band list.

Only registered members of the band who are 18 or older can vote, and only registered members of the band can stand for election as a councillor.

All registered band members, both

on and off reserve, are eligible to vote in the up coming election on Feb. 11, 2014.

The position of chief for the Burns Lake Band was vacated on Dec. 31, 2013 when then Chief Albert Gerow resigned from his position citing the desire to pursue other opportunities.

Gerow was in his second term as chief when he resigned. His tenure was marked with controversy surrounding on-reserve band members who challenged his leadership.

Sam declined the opportunity for the moment to comment on his nomination for chief or to comment on his running mate.

Goertzen described her nomination as being for a period of transition.

“This is not a common practice, nor

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should it be,” Goertzen said. “But it has gotten everyone’s attention. The desire for fair participation and no perception of nepotism or self-interest among the members on the reserve has been communicated to me, as the band membership now struggles from severe divisions and unrest.”

“I have been asked to convene, in the next eight months, the entire membership to review information and plan together. This willingness to bring the community together has made me decide to accept this task and comes as an honour. I look forward to using my skills to serve and walk with this community on the path they choose to move forward.”

Goertzen reported she was asked by Cecelia Sam to stand.

Village program may expand Recreation site and trails users, builders, and promoters turned out in a large show of support for efforts the Village of Burns Lake is (VBL) is making.

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Details of WorkSafe BC report into tragedy cause

Walter Strong Contained within the 87 page WorkSafe BC final report on the Jan. 20, 2012 Babine Forest Products (BFP) mill explosion that killed two workers and injured many more are details regarding the exact cause - as best as can be determined by investigators - of the terrible accident.

Available oxygen, confined space, dry wood-dust accumulation, and what was probably an open flame, combined to produce the massive explosion that night.

Other gases present in the environment, thanks to safety-valve venting of pressurized combustible gas containers also contributed to the force of the explosion.

WorkSafe BC investigators determined the source of the ignition to be a flame ignited by friction generated within a motor assembly.

The motor assembly, located in the facilities half-basement below a waste conveyor system, had become packed with accumulated dust to the point where, the report said, the moving parts within the motor were in constant contact with the accumulated dust.

This constant moving contact was enough to start the debris in the assembly to smoulder.

The limited space with-

in the assembly would have prevented ignition to a flame within the assembly, but it is suggested that smouldering debris would have been transported closer to the exterior of the assembly where sufficient oxygen was present to create an open flame.

Just prior to the explosion, the report said, fire alarms where triggered within the mill.

They were not loud enough for workers to hear them over noisy machinery, but a watchman was in the process of investigating the alarms when the explosion occurred.

High levels of airborne dust and accumulated dust were determined to be the primary source of the conflagration. Contributing factors were low winter humidity, closed windows due to cold temperatures, and the presence of pine resin, the result of a pine beetle killed tree’s natural response to the invading insect.

Sprinkler systems installed to mist airborne dust were not fully op-

erational thanks to the extremely cold weather in the weeks leading up to the explosion. Many were frozen.

The report did indicate that older mills throughout the province, including BFP, were not built to take into account the dust levels associated with processing large volumes of dead pine.

Dust collection systems were, according to the report, absent from some of the dustiest areas of the mill. Small fires within the mill were previously noted, but WorkSafe BC did not follow up on those fires beyond requesting BFP to file their own reports regarding the incidents.

Although wood dust collection and removal systems were found to be inadequate to the task, the report also said that BFP had been taking steps to improve dust control within the facility.

“The Babine sawmill was spending considerable amounts of money on upgrading the sawmill’s pro-

duction capabilities and improving the dust management system by opening up floors, pressurizing the [motor control centre panels], and improving the waste conveyors systems,” the report said.

At the time of the explosion, BFP was under a December 2011 order to improve airborne dust removal systems.

“However, no adequate actions were taken to reduce or control the levels of airborne wood dust within the mill,” the report said.

The report noted that BFP had significant dust removal upgrades in the works, including a down payment on additional or replacement dust removal systems, as well as one of two additional exhaust fans already on site to be installed.

The installation of those systems were delayed because of required upgrades to the electrical systems before they could be installed. The required electrical upgrades ...see REPORT t P3

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Conservation Report On Jan. 14 2014 an Okanagan man appeared in a Burns Lake court room and pleaded guilty to using another person’s hunting licence and to exceeding the bag limit for moose under the Wildlife Act. The case originated in the fall of 2013 when Conservation Officers checked a hunting camp near Helene Lake. While checking three moose carcasses in camp, the officers became suspicious when a member of the hunting party was unable to point out which moose he had killed.

Further investigation revealed that the Okanagan man had killed all three moose and used other hunter’s licences to cover off the harvest. At the conclusion of the case the Okanagan man was sentenced to pay a fine of $3000 and is now prohibited from hunting or being in the company of anyone engaged in hunting for the next two years.

The two other members of the hunting party were each issued $575 in fines bringing the Submitted photo total penalty to $4150. The meat of the An Okanagan man was sentenced to pay a fine of $3000 and is now prohibited from hunting moose, or three moose seized and was redistributed to low income families in the Burns Lake area. being with anybody hunting moose, for the next two years.

No stop-work orders issued at mill REPORT from t P2 were, according to WorkSafe BC, already underway when the explosion occurred.

The final conclusion of the report, which has received the most media attention, was that the accident was preventable.

WorkSafe BC did not issue a stop work

order against BFP, despite having itself noted that dust accumulation levels were above acceptable standards.

The responsibility for worker safety, the report concluded, ultimately lay with the employer.

At press time, BFP had not issued a response to the WorkSafe BC report. Steve

Zika, BFP chief executive officer, said they were waiting until after the passing of the two-year memorial last Monday to issue their statement out of respect for the families involved.

Zika did say that BFP disagrees with the conclusions of the WorkSafe BC report.

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tom fletcher

Looking at report details

Old man take a look at your facts

The release of the WorkSafe BC (WSBC) report into the cause or causes of the Babine Forest Products BFP mill explosion has added to the feeling among some that the owners of (BFP) have gotten off the hook.

The conclusion of the WSBC document - that the explosion was avoidable coupled with observations made in the recent Crown Counsel decision not to proceed with charges, partly because not all evidence collected was gathered under standards that would likely satisfy the court, has led to politically partisan accusations that the investigation was bungled from the start.

Has justice been hamstrung in the process?

Without prejudice to your right to form your own opinion, there are salient and somewhat underreported sections of the Crown Counsel report that bear consideration.

First, the Crown was not asked by WSBC to consider criminal charges beyond those falling under provincial regulatory provisions included in the Workers Compensation Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. WorkSafe BC had never recommended that the Crown pursue charges under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Furthermore, WSBC had never recommended charges be laid against any BFP employees, managers, or executives. They recommended charges only against BFP as a corporate entity.

Importantly, the Crown report did not say all evidence would likely be inadmissible.

In fact, it said enough evidence would likely have been admissible to justify at least four serious charges under regulatory provisions, including failure to ensure the health and safety of workers.

Despite the availability of evidence to proceed with charges, the Crown still decided not to proceed. About three pages of the eight page ‘clear statement’ provided by the ministry to explain its decision were spent outlining how BFP would have a strong case for proving a defence of due diligence.

“The wisdom gained by hindsight is not necessarily reflective of reasonableness prior to the incident,” reads the Crown’s report. In other words, again in the words of the report, “The available evidence reviewed by criminal justice branch does not contain material establishing that the directing minds of Babine knew or ought reasonably to have known of the full extent of the hazards of combustible sawdust.”

“Babine would likely be able to establish that it did not foresee and could not reasonably have foreseen that sawdust could cause a catastrophic fire and explosion of the nature that occurred on Jan. 20, 2012.”

The Crown statement goes on to outline the steps which BFP had taken to mitigate dust buildup in the facility. It concludes that, “The evidence reviewed by criminal justice branch does not contain any material establishing Babine failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate those risks of which it was aware, or ought reasonably to have foreseen.” Dust levels at BFP were, according to evidence reviewed by Crown Counsel, “about the same as those in… other regional mills.”

The urgency of the situation at BFP was not apparent even to WorkSafe BC officials during their regular inspections. Despite recognizing that the buildup of dust was significant enough to recommend dust masks be worn, the report noted that “WSBC raised no concern that dust levels in the Babine mill posed a risk of explosion.” It can’t be overlooked that, according to report, “The manner in which WSBC conducted parts of its inspection/investigation would likely render significant evidence that it gathered inadmissible in court.” This is a serious problem but it’s not the whole story surrounding the Crown report on its decision not to proceed with charges under the Workers Compensation Act against BFP. Nowhere in the report does it say the Crown would have proceeded with charges had the evidence in question been collected to a more rigorous standard.

What it does say is that even where the evidence likely admissible would justify a charge, the likelihood of a successful defence outweighed the probability of a successful conviction.

Last Week’s Question:

Neil Young’s anti-oilsands concert tour was the perfect distillation of the American enviro-assault on its dependent northern neighbour that’s been going on for a decade or more.

After touring Fort McMurray in his electric car with actor-turned-protester Daryl Hannah, the 68-year-old Young covered all the big propaganda hits and added his own fantasy facts.

It looks like a war zone up there! Hiroshima! If it keeps going it will be like the Moon! There’s no reclamation! Tar sands oil is all going to China, and that’s why their air is so bad!

All of those statements are false.

And then Young dropped his own nuclear bomb, claiming cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are 30 per cent higher than, well, somewhere else. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has cited a discredited study by former community doctor John O’Connor to press the same claim.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta reviewed O’Connor’s claims in 2009. It concluded that “Dr. O’Connor made a number of inaccurate or untruthful claims” about cancer patients, and then refused to provide patient information after his claims made international news.

Retired professor David Schindler toured with Young and continued to push the health scare, referring darkly to newer research showing increased mercury and PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) contamination.

When you peel back the propaganda and journalistic hype, these studies mainly reveal that such toxins are on the rise, but are found in much higher concentrations around large cities where fuel is consumed. The cancer claims were then debunked by a Royal Society of Canada expert panel in 2010.

This cancer scare is the most damaging and dishonest part of the selective attack on Alberta. The oil industry, politicians and most of the media seem unwilling to examine it critically.

Climate scientist-turned-politician Andrew Weaver was at Young’s Toronto news conference. He says there were no questions for him, Adam or Young’s other validator, David Suzuki, who previously worked with Schindler on a slanted oilsands documentary for the CBC. Weaver calculates that Young’s claim about greenhouse gas emissions is substantially correct, if you include emissions from the finished fuels. Weaver refused any comment on the cancer claims.

Young included the obligatory sneering comparison between Stephen Harper and George W. Bush, which is another sign he’s lived in California too long. He seemed unaware that the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau support continued oilsands development.

As for moonscapes, Young could have driven his famous electric Lincoln from his Redwood City mansion on a hill to nearby Bakersfield, to view the greasy expanses of closely packed pumpjacks reaching to the horizon, still expanding due to hydraulic fracturing.

Young could have visited North Dakota, where the second shale oil train explosion luckily didn’t kill anyone. It seems there will be no remake of Young’s classic Kent State lament dedicated to 47 Dead in Old Quebec. That’s American oil, so no protests.

Chief Adam was frank in an interview on CTV about using the “Honour the Treaties” tour to strengthen his legal position. Young’s concert tour put $75,000 in his fund to pay lawyers. Oil isn’t the only thing being extracted here.

By the end of the tour Sunday, Young and Adam conceded they weren’t trying to shut the Athabasca oilsands down, just start a dialogue.

Thanks to uncritical media coverage, there will no doubt be discussions at dinner tables and in classrooms all over the world about the terrible Alberta tar sands and the cancer they don’t actually cause.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Video elicits complaints

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Walter Strong Complaints were received by Lakes District News regarding a Christmas video circulating on Hampton Affiliates Facebook page.

The video was done in the spirit of the video, “What does the fox say?” which went viral online late last year. The video is a comedic roast of Hampton CEO Steve Zika.

Some elements of the video were interpreted as making light of the two lives lost in the Jan. 20, 2012 Babine Forest Products mill explosion near Burns Lake.

Hampton took the video down from their Facebook page after learning that some were offended.

“The video was made by the Hamptons for our holiday party in the Portland office and was a spoof of me,” Zika said.

“There was no reference to Burns Lake, the uniforms at the end… had absolutely nothing to do with the accident. I am sorry if anyone was offended by it and the video has been taken off our Facebook page.”

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Premier Clark orders review of Burns Lake mill explosion case

Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark has ordered a review of the decision not to lay charges after the fatal explosion and fire in Burns Lake.

Clark has directed her deputy minister John Dyble to review the circumstances that led to the decision. WorkSafeBC's investigation has been criticized after Crown prosecutors said some of their evidence would not be admissible in court because of the way it was gathered.

Clark announced the internal review Thursday at the Truck Loggers' Association convention in Vancouver. She emphasized that the review is not to second-guess the independent decision of the criminal justice branch, "but if there are lessons to be learned from this, I want to make sure that we learn them."

Two workers died and 20 more were injured in the explosion and fire at Burns Lake. A province-wide program of sawmill dust inspections has been in place since the Babine mill explosion in January 2012 and a similar blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George three months later.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said there should be a review, but Dyble is not the right person to do it because he reports to the premier. The investigation was "bungled," and cabinet ministers also intervened to keep a B.C. Safety Authority report on the situation from being made public before last May's election, he said.

"Somebody independent should address the question of what happened here, why the government acted in this way, why information that should have been made public wasn't, and why charges weren't brought because of the inability of government agencies to work together in the correct way," Dix said.

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WorkSafe BC also released its final report on the explosion Thursday, and is considering orders and penalties for the owners of the Babine Forest Products mill, which is being rebuilt. is excited to announce the WorkSafe BC investigators concluded that the explosion was preventable.

They found that the company knew its dust collection system was undersized, but the mill increased producCome out and provide your input on the tion before an electrical upgrade was Village’s 2014 projects and budget. completed.

The report said there was "considLast year’s Town Hall was a huge success, providing council erable work" done to the mill's dust with insight into what residents want for their community. management system and improving the waste conveyor system, which was Come give your feedback on the likely the ignition source for the th dry dust from pine beetle-killed lumber.

7:00pm at It also found that "no adequate actions were taken to reduce or control The Burns lake Vineyard Church, the levels of airborne wood dust, even 457 hwy 16. though this was the root cause of the violation cited in December 2011."

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Recolation of depot not a problem

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Editor: December Village of Burns Lake council meeting concerns were raised as to the looks of the recycle depot. I don't think the relocation site will be a detriment to the looks of Burns Lake streets, compared to the useless sign islands in the middle of the street and the other obstructions of the Burns Lake deactivation plan.

H.W. Bohmer

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Local resident says buyer beware

Editor: To all the people who are thinking of buying a vehicle, I would really shop around for a dealership because here is my story. The salesman at a Prince George dealership offered me the moon and were they nicest people in the world, offered us

the best service, helped with our financing and at the end of the day we were happy.

Then I felt that there was an issue with the vehicle, took the vehicle back to the dealership, they said they couldn't find anything.

Then again the engine light came on as well as

the windshield washer stopped working. We took the truck back to the dealership and they said that they couldn't fix the truck because it was a Ford, and their diagnostic system didn't go that deep, why not say that at the time.

We had to take it to a Ford dealership and had

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to wait two weeks for an appointment. They also told us that they fixed the windshield washer but once we got on the highway and tried to used the washers they didn't work.

We had to stop and clean our windows, it took five hours to get home and at one time we hit slush and ended in the oncoming lane traffic just missing a five ton truck.

We could have been killed and all I could think of is who would look after my daughter?

When we told the story to the dealership they didn't seem to care. We were offered a $120 gas voucher for our troubles but we had to drive to Prince George to get it lol. We phoned the Ford dealership at Westline Ford in Vanderhoof and they took us the

next day. The mechanic came out in less than 10 minutes to tell us that a fuse had fallen out and there was nothing else wrong, handed us a bill which the Prince George dealership won't pay for, I had too, plus the fuel to Vanderhoof.

Well I guess it was cheaper than a return trip to Prince George.

Fixed the washer issue with a new washer and we were gone in 30 minutes.

I phoned the Prince George dealership and was told that all the expenses incurred where mine.

So what I have to say to you is "Buyer beware." Sweet talking salesman but once a sale is complete that salesman and service disappears.

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As we approach the middle of winter, some of us look to ice fishing to get outside and maybe catch a tasty dinner.

Burns Lake Community Forest wants to remind you to be ice safe. Here are some reminders when ice fishing:

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Try to stay off the ice until there is 4 inches of clear solid ice.

Remember that ice thickness varies from one area to another.

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Always go with someone and have a check in system with someone at home. You and your partner should walk out on the ice at different times and both of you should carry a section of rope as well as a cell phone.

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Think about wearing a life jacket.

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Be extremely cautious crossing ice near river mouths, points of land, bridges, islands, and springs.

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Avoid going onto the ice if it has melted away from the shore.

This indicates melting is underway, and ice can shift position as wind direction changes.

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Heated fishing shanties must have good ventilation to prevent deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Above all, avoid alcohol which increases risk of hypothermia.

Carry a pair of homemade ice picks (e.g. a pair of screwdrivers) that you can use to pull yourself out of the ice. Make sure they have wooden handles so they float.

And remember, have fun and catch some fish.

Wishing you a good ice fishing season!

For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724

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We are all so proud of our Francois Lake hall

Here we are just about back to normal again after losing our power for a few hours. Sure makes us feel just how helpless we really are.

The Tweedsmuir House kitchen had a temporary source of power so the meals could be prepared.

Sure felt good when the power came back on.

Nice job Here is a little something that was passed to me, no names mentioned but thought I would pass it on. Hat’s off to Albert Klassen for his faithful help keeping the sidewalks clear at Tweedsmuir House and also for his dedicated garbage picking throughout spring, summer and

fall around our town of Burns Lake. Also a big thank you to Allen Stanyer Sr. and Harvey Funk for removing snow on the residents cars. We really appreciate this. It’s the way to go fellas. We all live at Tweedsmuir House.

History I have at hand a booklet put together by Doreen Shelford and given to me a lifetime ago and it’s really a treasure. She has called it some history told to Faye Short

by R. W. Innes. The first story is very interesting, it tells of Harry Morgan, Al Goodwin and Jim MacDonald came into the Ootsa Lake district in 1904 by dog team over the Kamano Pass.

This was March and the lake was still frozen over and they skated the length of the lake. Jake Henkel already had a cabin on Ootsa Lake and had winter there. Years ago a retired forestry man and I were visiting and I mentioned the Kamano Pass and he said the po-

lice had to close the pass as there were too many grizzly bear accidents.

Also there had been some kills as well. It’s amazing to see the number of folks who came into the Ootsa Lake and Lakes District in those early years. Also I have the names and dates of the folks moving into Burns Lake, this is also very interesting. I found this very interesting too, Bob Gerow built the first hotel on the island in 1913 so Burns Lake has had a hotel for a lot of years.

So slowwwww Our daughter Kathy and her three girls make their home in Bangor, N. Ireland and she posted a package of Christmas cards for me to pass on to the family and friends.

They were sent air mail posted Dec. 1 and the package arrived yesterday Jan. 14 so family and friends can celebrate two Christmas days. Just about a month and a half but at least it got here.

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late than never.

Windy days On Tuesday last a very strong gale force wind hit the lakes and east of town as well with a power outage. Lots of folks figured it was one of the worse wind storms they had ever seen. The power blinked a couple of times here in town but no power outage thank heavens for that as we have already had enough. Hat’s off to BC Hydro for their efforts to keep our power going.

Here we are half way through January and still enjoying the mild winter.

It’s what is called a surprise but keep our fingers crossed this can’t last or am I fooling myself. It’s the ice that seems to be all over that’s very dangerous. No matter what happens now we are half way through the winter.

Our mother used to write for the Prince Rupert news and she kept all her writings in scrap books and some of the winter months, the 50s and the 60s, will tell us

how lucky we are so far.

Most winters reported 40 and 50 below and stay that way for days.

One winter it was reported 70 below in Burns Lake. There were only two places in town that had thermometer’s that showed that cold, Burns Lake Hardware and Beatty’s Cleaner’s. Skag up in the north and Burns Lake were the coldest places in Canada, we set a record. There were very few water systems or septic systems so freezing up water lines were almost unheard of. There are no block heaters then so you had to figure how you had to start your vehicle.

I bought a little kerosene heater from Sears and hung it beside the block, it worked fine but always a danger of fire.

I left the motor running all night and this was the best. There were some bad winters. I had one emergency trip to Burns Lake at 45 below zero.

Most folks here hauled water from the lake with

a horse, I know we did.

In our big house we just couldn’t keep warm so we shut off the upstairs bedrooms and slept in the living room close to the wood heater. Our kids just loved that. One thing we sure had good ice for driving on. These cold winters made the taxi business a bit exciting.

Good entertainment The Decker Lake Mennonite choir came last night and sang for us and also gave a message for us all. The residence of Tweedsmuir House always enjoy them coming to entertain us. We look forward to them.

On Saturday night last there was a pot luck supper at the Francois Lake Hall to raise funds for some more improvements for the outside of our hall. There were about between 60 and 70 present counting the children.

It was a lovely supper with everything a hungry soul would want.

Brian and Lone Spur entertained us during the

evening with their good music and song. Everyone really had a good time and say we should have these evenings more often.

As far as we can figure out the hall was built in 1922 and managed by the Farmer’s Institute for many years. Some funds became available and put to use, a new large addition was built on the west side. This gave the interior much more room.

There have been many improvements through the years and the last big one was just lately and this was a whole new interior, including kitchen, bathrooms and much more and the interior now looks really modern and bright.

Through the many years there have been weddings, funerals, picture shows, auctions, and dances.

And a big thanks to all those who have been responsible for all the work that has been done to make it so.

Remember always God loves you and so do I.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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The business owner requested anonymity to protect against future fraud attempts. Burns Lake RCMP requested the details of the scam not be made public as it could interfere with an ongoing investigation that includes neighbouring detachments.

A second business owner was also reported to have been targeted, but the details of that case were not relayed to Burns Lake RCMP. There is only one

current fraud investigation related to this case.

Staff Sergeant Grant MacDonald described the perpetrator as a young woman, approximately five foot seven and 110 pounds, with purple streaks dyed into her black hair.

She is believed to have been driving, or to have been a passenger in, a car with Alberta license plates.

Until details of the scam can be released, RCMP are asking business owners to be very attentive to card swipes or chip-card insertions at their card reading machines.

“Business owners should be extra vigilant regarding keypad transactions,” MacDonald said.

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Burns Lake Hwy. 16 volumes high Heavy industrial traffic means Rustad wants current classification assessed Walter Strong Despite large volumes of private and industrial traffic on Northern B.C. highways - with more commercial traffic expected as resource projects ramp up across the north - most of the double lane highway between the Alberta border and Prince Rupert carries a class B designation when it comes to its winter maintenance schedule.

The winter maintenance schedule is determined by the province, setting the standard for local highway maintenance contractors along the way. Class B highways are maintained to a lower ploughing frequency standard than class A highways.

Although Hwy. 16 from the Alberta border to Prince Rupert is listed among the province’s primary highway systems, it doesn’t receive class A certification.

Highway classification is determined primarily by traffic volume according to the following formulas provided by the Ministry of Transportation: “Class A - high volume traffic (over 5000 winter average daily traffic count) or commuter routes and certain expressways and freeways through mountain passes as determined by the province. They are heavy commuter traffic routes extended to include the bulk of vehicles commuting daily to a centre and cut-off where traffic drops below 2500 winter average daily traffic count.”

“Class B - all trunk and main routes (or portions thereof as designated by the province) not included in class A, with a cut-off traffic volume of 1000

winter average daily traffic count.”

There are no class A sections of highway near Burns Lake. The closest is the short four lane section of Hwy. 16 running through Smithers.

A significant difference between class A and class B certification relates to permissible snow depths and the length of time that can exist between when conditions develop and when attempts must begin to remedy them.

Ministry of transportation engineering staff monitor volumes annually, a ministry spokesperson added, with a detailed review held every three years.

Doug Donaldson, Stikine NDP MLA, recently called on the province to re-designate Hwy. 16 as a class A highway.

However, Nechako Lakes MLA, John Rustad has been concerned with increased traffic volumes long before this winter’s run of terrible accidents.

“I’ve been looking at this for a while now,” Rustad said. “I’ve spoken to the minister [of transportation] about it. It’s class B but I believe there are stretches of it that are the busiest class B in the province.”

Highway 16 through the Nechako Lakes (Vanderhoof to Houston) riding has seen many safetyrelated improvements over the past few years, including an almost complete resurfacing of the highway last year, as well as the addition of turning lanes, passing lanes, deceleration and accelerations lanes, improved lighting, and the installation of more highway webcams feeding into live highway conditions monitoring on DriveBC. In the fall of 2011, a turning lane was added at the intersection of the Augier forest service road and Hwy. 16, a location that had seen a number of accidents previously, particularly in winter whiteout conditions.

The increased maintenance costs associated with reclassifying Hwy. 16 as class A were not available at press time. See next week for more details.

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Pacific Booker Minerals back to province for reconsideration

Appeal window closed province to challenge courts

would be pursued in the courts if the province reversed its earlier decision to reject the proposal.

Erik Tornquist, PBM director, said they are waiting for the province to provide further direction on when another application must be submitted.

This time, Tornquist added, “[PBM] and interveners will be entitled to be provided with a copy of the recommendations, if any, sent to the Ministers and will be entitled to provide written response to the recommendations in advance of a further decision.”

The original decision to reject the Morrison mine project was done after the executive director recommended the province not approve the project, despite the B.C. environmental assessment agency having given the project a conditional green light.

Walter Strong Along with the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision to send the Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) Morrison mine project back to the province for reconsideration, came a 30-day window for the province to challenge the court’s Dec. 9, 2013 judgement.

That window closed last week without the province appealing the decision.

“The court decision stated that Pacific Booker did not receive adequate ‘procedural fairness’ because they were not provided with the opportunity to respond to the final recommendation from the executive director,” said Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett.

“Government has decided to not appeal this decision and to provide the company with the opportunity to respond to the executive director’s recommendation.”

Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, and Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad was in Burns Lake recently for an audience with Lake Babine Nation (LBN) band council (see Lakes District News Jan. 1, 2014 Lake Babine reaffirms Pacific Booker Minerals rejection). The better part of that visit was a discussion surrounding LBN’s stated and continued opposition to the proposed copper/gold mine project.

Although Rustad said he had no say in the final decision the province may make, he hoped to bring a better understanding of LBN’s position back to the ministers responsible for the decision.

The main concern for LBN surrounds the construction of a tailings pond approximately two kms from Morrison Lake, a salmon spawning ground held by LBN to be an important food source and one of the few remaining unsullied bodies of water in their traditional territories.

Lake Babine Nation has a case for claim to aboriginal title over the area, something which, LBN Chief Wilf Adam emphasized,

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The high winds which tore through Burns Lake recently not only resulted in a number of downed power lines and service interruptions, it was strong enough to blow large objects - like the fridge on the bottom right - around a Burns Lake yard. Although power interruptions were widespread in Burns Lake and area, they were quickly remedied by BC Hydro.

Walter Strong High winds have been wreaking havoc for BC Hydro across Northwest and Northeast portions of B.C. On Jan. 11, 2014, a large swathe of the Burns Lake area was without power.

“Saturday’s outage… affected 3852 customers in Burns Lake and area, including as far down to the south side of Francois Lake and Colleymount,” said BC Hydro representative Bob Gammer.

“The initial cause was not determined, but something caused a fault on the transmission line between our Glenannan Substation, located west of Houston and the Burns Lake Substation. The fault resulted in an outage to the entire Burns Lake Substation and all customers fed from there. Following the fault, a piece of protective equipment did not operate properly and so the circuit would not close – keeping the power off to Burns Lake.”

“BC Hydro crews investigated, patrolled the

transmission line, set up a by-pass of the protective equipment and restored power to Burns Lake.

Power went out at 11:20 a.m. and was back on at 3:05 p.m., a total of three hours and 45 minutes.”

A few days following that outage, a large windstorm swept across the region.

“At the peak around 10 p.m. [Jan. 14, 2014], approximately 22,000 BC Hydro customers were without power in an area stretching from Terrace to Tumbler Ridge and Fort Nelson,” Gammer said.

“BC Hydro customers in the Burns Lake area were also hit by windstorm-related outages as trees contacted power lines in several locations in the community, the south side of Francois Lake and north to Fort Babine and Takla Landing. For several hours about 1800 customers in the Lakes District were without power.”

By early evening the next day, power had been resorted to all but 300 customers in the area, with full power restored to all but six customers by last Friday morning.

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Morning sunshine It’s a great time of the year to head out and catch your local sunrise, like this one over Burns Lake. Not only do ice and snow create some great reflections, but you can sleep in to a walter strong photo reasonable time and still get the sunrise.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett made a pitch to Toronto-based mining companies to invest in B.C. Tuesday, after pressing Ottawa for approval of one of the mine projects being opposed by local aboriginal people.

It was Bennett’s second trip to Ottawa in as many months to seek federal cabinet approval of the New Prosperity copper and gold mine near Williams Lake.

Bennett said in an interview from Toronto Tuesday he expects to have an answer by the end of February.

Proponent Taseko Mines has filed a court action to protest the results of the federal environmental review, which the company says did not recognize the new mine design’s use of a lined tailings pond located away from Fish Lake. Bennett wouldn’t

comment on the court action, except to say it is not yet resolved.

“We have tailings ponds that are constructed that do not leach into adjacent watercourses, and that’s the central concern here from the federal panel,” Bennett said. “So it’s been our position that the mine could actually be built in such a way as to not contaminate Fish Lake.”

Bennett rang the opening bell at the Toronto stock exchange and had lunch with 50 mining and investment executives, promoting the projects that have proceeded and the B.C. government’s efforts to open more.

Production is to start this year at Red Chris, a $500 million copper and gold mine near Dease Lake expected to employ 750 people. The Roman coal mine near Tumbler Ridge is also set to start up this year, with 375 employees.

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Walter Strong Recreation site and trails users, builders, and promoters turned out in a large show of support for efforts the Village of Burns Lake is (VBL) is making to draw disparate trail and recreation groups together to develop a shared vision.

Logan Wilson, VBL recreation director, has been hosting RecConnect meetings as a way for user groups to get together and discuss issues and coordinate resources surrounding their particular interests.

Trail users in the Burns Lake area have come to form such a dominant front at regular meetings, that a special meeting of trail users was convened on Jan. 15, 2013.

Members of VBL council, Mayor Luke Strimbold, VBL staff, a Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. representative, and Regional District of Bulkley Nechako directors Bill Miller and Steve Freeman were also on hand to hear from approximately 20 very active members of local trail societies as they discussed common objectives and roadblocks.

While the common objective for all societies is to expand and maintain existing trail networks, a number of mutually-beneficial

strategies were discussed, with the a pressing need being identified as the development of a central database of existing trails.

This central database would be a onestop source for all area trail networks, whether mountain biking, hiking, sledding, skiing, running, horse-riding, or walking, as well as for info on the current state of individual trails.

Although most trails are well-maintained and well-used, a number need to be identified in terms of the challenge the present to inexperi-

enced hikers. Trails also need to be flagged for maintenance if they’ve been affected by timber downfall or other events that could frustrate an unknowing visitor.

“Some trails have so much downfall and are so overgrown, we shouldn’t be sending people out to them through tourism brochures,” said Omineca Ski club volunteer Karen Broadworth.

Another issue that came up repeatedly is the need for stable funding.

The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society

(LORS), which maintains recreation sites in the area under an agreement with Recreations Sites and Trails B.C. faces a serious funding crunch again this year.

“We previously relied on Burns Lake community forest (BLComfor) money,” Bernice Magee, LORS president said. “But when that money dried up we had a problem.”

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Piano duo delights Burns Lake The Fung-Chiu Duo played in Burns Lake last weekend at the First Mennonite Church.

The crowd loved their “four hands, one piano” show. It was the fourth performance in the 2013/14 Lakes District Arts Council eighth season. Works of art made

by Lakes District Secondary School students during their recent Mexico art trip were on display in the church’s parlour. The colourful display attracted much positive commentary (bottom).

Pet of the Week BLOSSOM is a white female spayed cat available for adoption. Blossom is 2 ½ - 3 years old and has been able to enjoy indoor & outdoor life, but is kept inside at night due to her colour.

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“Building a Better You” Health Expo: January 24, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Lakeview Mall. Lots of information and some door prizes.

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Flu shot still your best defence against a nasty bug Flu season normal so far Walter Strong The volume of flu cases within the Northern Health region has been within normal boundaries so far, said Dr. William Osei, Northern Health medical health officer, but because the current virulent strain is associated with a previously pandemic outbreak, a lot of public concern has risen surrounding the current season.

“What you’re seeing now is a very normal trend of cases,” he said. “In the last 10 years we’ve seen an elevation in flu cases around the end of December and the beginning of January and a repeat a month later.”

The H1N1 flu virus is back, but health officials in the North stress that no deaths have been reported in B.C. associated with the virus, and very few confirmed cases have been found.

With only 26 confirmed cases throughout the Northern Health region, officials are recommending usual flu prevention hygiene, like frequent handwashing, as well as getting the flu shot.

“The flu shot is your best shot to avoid the flu this season,” Dr. Osei said.

Even if the shot doesn’t completely prevent coming down with the flu, it will lessen the severity of illness as well as shorten the length of time a person is down and out.

A recent death in Alberta has sparked public interest in this year’s strains of flu, but the H5N1 virus associated with that death has not been confirmed in B.C. yet.

Although the previously pandemic H1N1 is circulating in B.C., officials do not fear a new pandemic, as current and previous vaccines contain H1N1 antibodies. Vaccination levels mean enough of the population has been vaccinated to make the possibility of a new pandemic related to H1N1 very unlikely.

Still that doesn’t mean that individuals can’t come down with the heavy-hitting bug.

So far, older residents have been the most severely hit by the flu this year.

“What we’re seeing here of those that have been hospitalized is an older age group, 55 years and older,” Dr. Osei said. “Only one was under 40.”

The flu vaccine is available at local health units throughout the region. In Burns Lake, the Lakes District Hospital public health unit is distributing the vaccine. For information on other locations in the Northern Health region, go to http://northernhealth. ca/OurServices/Facilities.aspx The flu shot is also available in Burns Lake through Pharmasave in the Lakeview mall, and Rexall Drugs on Hwy. 16. Although there is a charge associated with vaccination, the list of those qualifying for a free flu shot is extensive and liberally interpreted.

Lakes District Fall Fair meeting on February 6, 2014. Starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Cancer Society Office in Burns Lake.

Lakers Girls school the fort A Burns Lake Lakes District Secondary School Lakers Senior Girls Basketball player encounters some resistance during a drive for the basket during their first game on Jan. 10 in a two-day tournament in Fort St. James. Lakers girls dominated the match-up, ending the game with a score of 56-31.

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The Lakes District Office of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. located at 332 Hwy. 16.

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OUR TOWN “Building a Better You” health expo Jan 24, 3 to 7pm at the Lakeview mall.

This event will showcase groups/services/individuals that provide health & wellness services to residents of the Lakes district. Lots of information and some door prizes.

The Lakes District Office of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are located at 332 Hwy. 16 (Main Street). Check out our craft table and garage sale items. New volunteers are welcome.

Ph: (250) 692-7203. For Cancer Information Service and Cancerconnection, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: January 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Kerr Road, Burns Lake Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.

Pastor Steve Swires 250-692-3259

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2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts. April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available at: Burns Lake Public Library, Artisan Centre, Western Financial Group, Burns Lake and Smithers or phone Jacqui Graham, (250) 692-3971. Entry deadline: Feb. 14, 2014 W.O.W. Bus Schedule ~ January 2014. Jan. 22 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre 12:15 to 3:15p.m. Jan. 28 Wet’suwet’en First Nation 2:30 to 4:30 pm. StrongStart Outreach (No Bus) Grassy Plains School 10am to 2pm. Jan. 29 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre, 12:15 to 3:15p.m. This is a free service for all ages.

Omineca Ski Club will be hosting the following events in the near future. Feb. 2 Teck Northern Cup #4 and Omineca Open Race start time: 11am. Feb. 22 Racing Rocks start time: 10 am. Feb. 23 Lakes Loppet (various distance events for all levels of skiers) start time: 10 am. Visit ominecaskiclub.com for updated notices.

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

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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It is with deeply saddened hearts we announce the passing of Peter Timothy Unruh.

Son of George and Pat Unruh.

Pete passed away unexpectedly at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace Jan. 7, 2014. Pete was born Jan. 9, 1971 in Burns Lake. He grew up there along with his sister Gwen, grandparents, uncles and aunts who loved him very much. He made many friends.

Pete got an early start in the work force when George Hamp hired him at his concrete business. There Pete learned to operate some machinery and how to work with concrete. When Pete moved to Terrace in his early twenties he worked in various sawmills.

He then learned how to work with brick where he helped to build Walmart, a school and other buildings. Pete then worked in the bush running machinery, falling, mechanic and whatever else came his way. He there got into road building and grading winter roads which is what he was doing at the time of his death.

Terrace is where he met his lady Rhonda. He helped raise Rhonda’s daughter Kelsie as if she was his own. Pete always did what he could to help others no matter if they were children or seniors, never expecting anything in return. A very fond memory of Pete’s mother is last year on Mother’s Day Pete had phoned her to tell her he was helping an elderly couple who owned a flower shop in Terrace. He was making many trips to deliver flowers to mothers and grandmothers around Terrace with his own vehicle for no wage.

He then said mom you should see their glowing faces. Then he said with a chuckle they are tipping me. This brings great pride to his mother. And of course at the end of every phone call was I love you mom. Pete kept in touch with family and friends. Pete’s parents, sister, niece and nephew looked forward to visits with him and his family in Terrace.

And they look forward to his visits back in Burns Lake. Pete will be missed so much by family and friends. We love you Pete.

Pete passed away peacefully with his mother, girlfriend Rhonda and daughter, aunt Linda, other family and friends at his side. He is survived by his mother Pat, girlfriend Rhonda, daughter Kelsie, granddaughter Madison, sister Gwen Driscol, niece Taylor, nephew Joseph, many uncles, aunts and cousins. Predeceased by father George Unruh, grandparents Aron and Lena Unruh, Abe and Ethel Wiens, uncles Jack Calder, Bill Wiens, Henry and Tim Unruh, aunt Anne Banks and his buddy Gordie Hamilton.

A memorial barbecue will be held later in the spring.

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AUDREY ADELINE CRAWFORD (NEE FOWLER) Nov. 13, 1928 - Jan. 14, 2014 Survived by her children: John (Cindy) Crawford, Mary Crawford, Donald Crawford, Maureen (John) Noonan, Daniel (Dawn) Crawford, Calvin Crawford. Grandchildren: Willow, Ian, Sean, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Calvin, Robyn. Great Grandchildren: Brian, Coralie.

Predeceased by her loving husband David Douglas Crawford and infant son Paul Albert.

She will always be remembered by her strong faith and love for God, which was carried forward to her family. She was a long time resident of Burns Lake, BC, where she worked for many years as a Registered Nurse.

Funeral was held in Prince George at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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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

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

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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.

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SAWMILL PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Dunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and efficient SPF dimension Sawmill and Planermill facility at Strathnaver, 75 km south of Prince George, BC. Our quality lumber products are sold across North America and in overseas markets. To find out more about us, please visit our website at www. dunkleylumber.com.

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MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR / PLANNER Dunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and efficient SPF dimension Sawmill and Planermill facility at Strathnaver, 75 km south of Prince George, BC. Our quality lumber products are sold across North America and in overseas markets. To find out more about us, please visit our website at www.dunkleylumber.com.

We currently have an opening for a Sawmill Maintenance Supervisor/Planner.

Key responsibilities include contingency planning, working closely with the Purchaser to maintain operational and mechanical supplies and spare parts, establishing and maintaining corrective, reparative and preventative maintenance programs, as well as supervising maintenance employees. Weekend work will be required.

The successful candidate will possess the following technical skills and experience: • Journeyman certification as a Millwright or relevant experience • substantial supervisory and/or maintenance planning experience • effective leadership skills with the ability to manage a team • exceptional inter-personal and communication skills • outstanding problem solving and root cause analysis skills • strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to work on projects concurrently and under time constraints • a strong commitment to safety.

This position offers a highly competitive wage and benefits program.

If you possess the noted qualifications and are interested in joining Dunkley Lumber, please submit your resume via fax or email to the attention of: Personnel Coordinator Fax: (250) 998-4513 Email: hr@dunkleylumber.com We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team.

• This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time.

• Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place.

• Long term commitment, including a training and career development program.

If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:

Jeff Morrison, Parts Manager 1995 Quinn Street Prince George, BC V2N 2X2 Fax: 250-562-6288 or by email: jmorrison@inland-group.com

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC) is accepting proposals from interested applicants to coordinate the development of a

Early Child Development Strategic Plan for Burns Lake and Area.

A strategic plan would need to be completed by March 31st, 2014.

Interested applicants with a background in strategic planning, early child development and an awareness of the early services for children and their families within the Burns Lake and surrounding communities, please contact: Katie Blackwell, Lakes District Success By 6/ Children First Coordinator, at lakesdistrict.sx6@gmail.com

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NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

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

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.

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

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In operation for over twenty years, Pinnacle is the longest established pellet producer in Canada. Located in the heart of the lumber industry in central BC, Pinnacle has access to excellent and abundant sources of raw materials. Pinnacle produces a variety of products including softwood pellet fuel, animal bedding and natural sorbent. Today, the company operates six pellets plants across BC producing millions of tonnes annually.

As a rapidly expanding company, we are always on the lookout for skilled labourers particularly electricians, millwrights and heavy duty mechanics. We offer regular shifts, competitive wages (at $40/hr plus a tool allowance), benefits and group pension plans. We are also currently hiring utility/general labourers as well.

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WosiƟon͗ LocaƟon͗ Burns Lake The successful candidate will coordinate all Lakes District Family Enhancement Society funded programs which includes the Lakes District Foodbank (7 to 15 hours per week).

Skills ReƋƵireĚ InclƵĚe͗ • One year post-secondary training in business, communicaƟons or oĸceͬcomputer skills.

• Two years of comprehensiǀe program coordinaƟon or administraƟǀe assistantͬedžperience • wareness of cultural issues, consultaƟon and the need for boriginal representaƟon • Competency in word processing and database management • Strong organinjaƟonal, interpersonal and communicaƟon skills (both wriƩen and ǀerbal) • wareness of the realiƟes faced by marginalinjed populaƟons and a commitment to clients͛ saƟsfacƟon and preserǀaƟon of dignity.

For a complete descripƟon of this posiƟon and skills reƋuired please contact Anne at 250 692 1717.

Zesumes must be submiƩed by January 31st, 2014, at 4:30pm.

Contact inĨormaƟon͗ • Emailed to guarascia@cnc.bc.ca • Mailed to the Lakes District Family Enhancement Society, cͬo College of Eew Caledonia, Bodž 5000, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0; or • Deliǀered to the Front Oĸce at the College of Eew Caledonia, 545 ,ighway 16, Burns Lake.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Lakes District News

Mining

Employment

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

MILLWRIGHT Reporting to the Mill Maintenance Supervisor and working closely with other tradesmen and the operating department, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance work in the mill, crusher and other areas of the mine. Duties will include planned and preventative maintenance on the SAG mill, ball mills, crusher, conveyor belts, pumps and other equipment.

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The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade qualiÀcation and have a minimum of Àve years experience in an industrial environment. Preference will be given to applicants with mining experience and individuals who are also licensed or experienced in welding. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. Possession of a &raneSafe &ertiÀcate would be considered an asset.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia.

Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 7 days on followed by 7 days off. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca.

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of beneÀts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

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Take notice that REDDOG Logging Ltd. has filed with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) Smithers and the Chief Inspector of Mines, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed REDDOG Aggregate located 1 km on Wrights Bay FSR (THAT PART OF DISTRICT LOT 5007, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 1.504 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS).

The Lands File for this application is 6408639 and the Mines File is 1650804. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave, Smithers BC V0J 2N0 Comments will be received by MEM up to March 1, 2014. MEM 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.

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