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Mill shut down at mine in Houston

Multi-use facility opening delayed The Village of Burns Lake is gearing up to take possession of its new multi-use facility this week.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. to temporarily suspend milling operations

Is CN passing the buck to locals?

MICHAEL RIIS-CHRISTIANSON Damage to a critical piece of equipment has forced Huckleberry Mines Ltd. to temporarily suspend milling operations at its open pit copper mine southwest of Houston, but company officials say it’s too early to speculate on the length of the shutdown or how it might affect employees.

Imperial Metals, which owns a 50-per-cent stake in Huckleberry, announced last week that a physical failure in the mine’s Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) mill was discovered Feb. 26.

Subsequent investigation revealed that a tooth had broken off the mill’s bull gear (a giant ring gear that drives the SAG), forcing the company to suspend milling operations indefinitely.

In its March 5 media release, Imperial Metals suggested the SAG mill might not be operation for as long as four months. However, Randall Thompson, vice-president of operations for Huckleberry Mines Ltd., says it’s too soon to say how long it might take to repair the damaged equipment.

Thompson said in an interview March 8 that efforts to correct the problem are hampered by a shortage of spare parts. While several companies worldwide make bull gears, the massive parts aren’t ‘off-the-shelf’ items.

“You can get parts,” he explained.

“However, we’re finding it difficult getting parts in the timelines that we want. ...see HUCKLEBERRY ▼ P7

Civic leaders from across the North are questioning the Canadian National Railway’s ability to effectively respond to rail disasters in the region.

Story on page 9

Mill fire families demand justice NDP leader Adrian Dix (R) listen as Maureen Luggi speaks to reporters about the death of her husband Robert at Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake in 2012. See story on page 3.

House fire probably started in basement A neighbour called in a house fire on Upper Lorne Street March 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Burns Lake Fire and Rescue Department responded with 16 fire fighters and all of their equipment.

Story on page 13

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The Burns Lake Rotary club did a fund raiser last week and raised $500 for The MS Society.

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Dog complaint At approx. 5:25 p.m. on Mar. 3, 2014 police received a call for service alleging a neighbours dog had attacked the complaints dog within the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. Police investigation determined that there was no physical evidence or witness evidence to support the allegation. Police contacted the owner of the dog having alleged to have attacked the complainants dog who agreed to chain the dog within their property.

Hospital disturbance At approx. 10:30 p.m. on Mar. 4, 2014 place received a call for service to the Lakes District Hospital to deal with two intoxicated males in the emergency area who were causing a disturbance.

Upon police arrival, the two males had already departed the hospital and a subsequent patrol in the neighbouring area observed the individuals enter a residence.

911 At approx. 3:16 p.m. on Mar. 5, 2014 police received a 911 hang up call from a cell phone. Police investigation located the subscriber at their residence in the 2900 block of Babine Lake Road and determined that the call was placed by the subscribers young child coming home on the school bus and that there was no emergency. The subscriber committed to reviewing the incident with their child to ensure proper use of the 911 service in the future if required.

Hit & run At approx. 8:38 p.m. on Mar. 6, 2014 a citizen of our community attended the Burns Lake RCMP to report a hit and run. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Margaret Patrick Memorial Center on Center Street. Police abstained a statement, took photographs of the damage and completed an accident report. Police remind all drivers that it is their legal duty to report a motor vehicle incident involving damage over $1000. Or leave their contact details in cases involving unattended motor vehicles.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Coroner’s inquest scheduled for fall Tom Fletcher

Survivors and relatives of those killed in a pair of sawmill explosions in northern B.C. came to the B.C. legislature last Thursday to back calls for an independent inquiry into the disasters and how they were investigated.

Among the visitors was Maureen Luggi, a former chief of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation, and her son Robert Luggi Jr. Her husband Robert and her second cousin Carl Charlie were both killed in the explosion in January 2012 at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake.

Both Maureen Luggi and Dirk Weissbach, who was also working on that evening shift and was one of 20 workers injured, questioned why the mill continued to operate as the temperature fell to below minus 30.

Water lines were frozen and vent fans used to clear dust from the dry wood were turned off to keep heat in the building.

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BURNS LAKE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Burns Lake & District Community Foundation is able to offer a number of small grants for Lakes District community members in 2014.

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Theresa Michell has cared for husband Kenny since he was severely burned in a 2012 explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake.

Maureen Luggi said she has reviewed the WorkSafeBC report, the Crown prosecutor decision not to lay criminal charges and a follow-up report by John Dyble, Premier Christy Clark's deputy minister, which looked at problems with evidence gathering by WorkSafeBC investigators.

"Our families will

never be the same," she said. "I would like justice, I want transparency, I want accountability. All of this evidence that the Crown looked at, I want to know what's in it."

With family members in the public gallery, Clark took questions from NDP leader Adrian Dix in the legislature.

"My view is that in order to make sure this never happens again, we need to get on with fixing the problems that exist at WorkSafeBC," Clark said. "We need to do it now."

Dix told the legislature that two years after the fatal explosions in Burns Lake and at Lakeland Mills in Prince George, 42 per

cent of mills inspected have continued to show non-compliance with dust control measures.

A coroner's inquest is scheduled for this fall into the Burns Lake incident. Prosecutors have not yet decided on whether to lay charges in the Lakeland explosion, which also killed two workers and injured 22 more in April 2012.

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Applications must be dropped off at the Burns Lake Village office by 4:00pm March 28th, 2014. Your application should clearly indicate in which fund you are interested.

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New marijuana law stinks

Forget issues, pass the muffins

In the spring of 1997, four days before his 20th birthday, my new friend Bob Raven was goofing around at Pioneer Park in Kamloops, playing volleyball and having fun with his buddies when he decided to join some of them in the lake. Without thinking, the college student ran down the dock and dove in to what he later found out was less than three feet of water. He felt his neck break instantly.

Lying face down, motionless, he wondered how long it would take his friends to notice he was paralyzed.

Not wanting to be moved for fear his situation could get worse, he was supported in the cold water for over an hour before the ambulance finally arrived. By then the local newspaper was already there, and he was their front page story the next day.

He spent the next two months at Vancouver General Hospital before being admitted into GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, where he would begin learning to live his life as a quadriplegic.

After plummeting from 160 lbs down to 105, he started using marijuana to help regain his appetite and dull his pain and spasms in order to get through the day and sleep through the night.

“It was a natural way for me to get off most of the heavy prescription pills I was on,” he said. “Before my accident I had always been healthy and I wanted to keep living as well as I could. I didn’t want to be addicted to drugs like morphine.”

Four years ago he attained a license to cultivate his own cannabis, and with the aid of his helpers he’s been able to medicate himself sufficiently by grinding it down and either vaporizing it, putting it in capsules or using it in his baking so he reaps the healing benefits without getting high.

New regulations that the Canadian government is about to implement will change all of that.

As of this April people like Bob, who are legally allowed to produce their own pot for medicinal purposes, will now have to buy it from a federally-approved supplier at a much higher cost.

“It won’t just be more expensive,” he said. “It will be an inferior product delivered dry through Canada Post. I can’t imagine they’ll be able to keep up with the demand or retain our privacy. People will be forced to break the law by continuing to grow their own, or they’ll buy from illegal suppliers willing to sell it cheaper and more discreetly.”

Frustrated there’s still such a stigma regarding marijuana, despite its proven therapeutic impact, Bob believes these new regulations come down to politics and money.

“The only people happy with this change in law are the ones who will monetarily profit from it,” he said. “It will only hurt people like me.”

Recognizing there is a crime element that needs to be controlled, Bob thinks the government should simply limit the number of plants per person. “With my prescription I only have access for enough to grow my own medicine,” he said. “But there are doctors out there willing to write up prescriptions for way more plants than one person actually requires.”

He isn’t against federally-approved suppliers, he just wants to see a combination of options so people who aren’t abusing the system can continue to safely grow their own, and those who aren’t able will have access as well.

“Big illegal grow-ops on the news have much of society thinking pot gardens are dangerous,” he said. “It takes the same electrical equipment to grow tomatoes that it does marijuana, and with my intent and limited supply, there’s nothing unsafe or corrupt about it.”

Bob is now hoping B.C. lawyer John Conroy’s class action lawsuit against Health Canada has these new changes declared unconstitutional, and the new regulations will be overturned.

I am hoping the same. For more info: JohnConroy.com/mmarcoalition –Lori Welbourne

Last Week’s Question: Do you think Topley school should be sold for a medical Marijuana grow op?

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Proceedings here at the B.C. legislature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds.

No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forcing through legislation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents.

It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733.

This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speaker last summer. In fact it’s just the latest phase of a strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has championed. The new MLA lounge replaces a seldom-used one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow proceedings, similar to those installed in the legislature chamber last year. Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate woodwork to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, conditioned by media to expect corruption and scandal, would rather be outraged about free muffins.

Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Michelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan now elected to serve using their wheelchairs.

A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheelchair.

The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for long-suffering wives to seeing someone punished for alleged negligence.

The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges, but the companies or executives would be able to show “due diligence” that would likely result in acquittal.

What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park.

It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, without incident or scandal to date.

But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did.

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

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Multi-use facility opening delayed

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Originally, the facility was to be completed by the end of January 2014 but will open sometime in April says Village Chief Administrative Officer, Sheryl Worthing.

Michael Riis-Christianson The Village of Burns Lake is gearing up to take possession of its new multi-use facility this week.

Village Chief Administrative Officer, Sheryl Worthing told council Feb. 25 the building will likely be finished in mid-March.

The yet-to-be-named structure was slated for completion by the end of January, but Worthing said last week that several factors prevented the contractor, Venture Pacific Construction Management Ltd., from meeting that deadline.

“Originally, the facility was supposed to be complete by the end of January 2014,” she explained March 5. “However, construction issues related to building tie-ins, and the delay of supplies due to disasters such as the Alberta flood, contributed to an extended completion date. These are normal construction delays and out of the control of the contractor.”

The municipality’s work won’t end with completion of the building. Worthing said a host of other tasks still need to be completed before the village’s newest recreation facility opens to the public.

“The equipment will be moved in and set up, staff will be trained, signage installed, etc.,” she noted. “The facility will open in April. It’s difficult to (provide) an exact date at this time, but as soon as we know, we will provide that information to the public.

The $2.96-million facility contains a squash/ racket ball court, a climbing wall, fitness center, two multi-purpose rooms with views of the arena, office, and various other amenities. Grant funding paid for $2.8 million of the construction costs.

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Editor: Re: Lakes District News issue dated Feb. 26, 2014. Regional District to consider pot proposal.

This article raises many questions that require answers. I believe that a meeting should be held in the Topley Community Hall with the regional district, health Canada and the participants in this endeavor all present to explain how this enterprise will affect the residents of our community.

Electoral area G (Houston rural) director Rob Newell said (according to the article) "There is a great deal of support for the Topley proposal." I have asked many residents and they had not been consulted, we can not come up with a meeting held regard-

ing this. This proposal affects the whole community and everyone should be consulted.

We had a meeting chaired by Community Futures representatives and Rob Newell regarding the possible use of the Topley school after its closure. This was advertised and well attended by the community. Ideas were exchanged and it was unanimously agreed the best use would be to turn it into a seniors care facility.

A seniors care facility could be used by residents from Topley, Houston, Granisle, Burns Lake and Smithers. All communities within driving distance for friends and relatives. It would also provide jobs. A committee was formed to look into getting this proposal off the ground. The

committee has been working on this proposal but it is a slow process.

Let's get together and find a fitting solution as there are members of the community who started school on theses grounds and would like to end their days in their own community.

We know nothing about this type of business and I believe that we should be informed so that we can make a decision regarding whether we want it in our community.

Yours truly, Pauline Watson Editor’s note: There will be a meeting March 17, 2014 at the Topley Community Hall. Everyone welcome.

Why reject Prosperity Mine?

Editor: It boggles the mind that the federal government said no to such an important economic catalyst as the New Prosperity mine. The tens of thousands of secure, high-paying jobs the mine would have created for people in the Cariboo and Williams Lake region are just a small taste of the economic benefits that would have been in store for the entire province.

British Columbia’s share of the New Prosperity mine’s revenue would have been in the billions, not to mention all of the spinoff economic activity and jobs that would have also resulted. Rejecting this project makes no sense.

I urge the Prime Minister and the Conservative cabinet and caucus in Ottawa to turn their gaze to the West and give the New Prosperity mine, and the people of BC, another look. Prosperity is what we want and what we need; and the New Prosperity mine will bring it to us.

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We have a great ski club here in Burns Lake

My typewriter gave me some trouble last week and I couldn’t finish my skink story so I will finish off this week.

Our son Richard has a home overlooking the barn and it was early morning. I was milking the cow and Jo my wife was on the hill feeding Richards chickens.

These were big white meat birds ready to butcher. I heard Jo calling bring the rifle there is skunk in the chicken yard up here.

I always have a rifle in the barn so I picked it up and ran up the hill.

Sure there’s a skunk and some dead chick-

ens.

Jo had a big long stick trying to keep the skunk in the yard, why she didn’t get sprayed was a mystery. It had killed about five nice big birds. The skunk was a goner but the smell stayed in the yard for months. This was a long time ago and we have never had any more skunks.

Unkind husband This is a prairie story that has been in my mind for a long time and it’s true so I had better tell it, I am no doubt one of the few left who would remember it.

This story happened on our home place north of Evesham in the Eyehill Valley.

This was a lonesome place as there were very few living there at the time. There was government land still open for settlers. It had been mostly for returned soldiers from the great war. This land was about five

miles of our place. A couple had taken over a deserted homestead.

The wife was very young and her husband was much older and very unkind.

They had a baby as the mother walked up to visit Mother and had the child with her.

After Dad took the team of horses and drove her home. Dad was upset when he saw the condition of the place. Her husband was away, good thing as Mom had sent some food home with Dad. Dad said no way can they winter here. Winter came as usual and a tough one by its start.

Mother was wondering what about that girl and her baby. This was November and winter had really set in and big time. It was evening and a blizzard on the way. Just after supper and a knock on the door, brother Peter ran and opened the door and there was this little mother

with her baby covered with snow. She had walked the five miles from their shack to our place.

She was in rough shape, the baby was fine though. She was hungry and cold and you could see she had been crying a lot. She had a family in Ontario and her mother had sent her the train fare which she kept hidden from her husband. After she warmed up she asked Dad if he would take her to catch the early train in Evesham going eastbound. She was afraid of her husband as he was very abusive and unkind.

She was afraid for Dad as he was taking a chance as her husband was violent and was not afraid to shoot.

Our dad was a tough man too so don’t worry. Next morning early Dad was at the door with lots of blankets and a fast team on the sleigh and that was the last time we saw of

her.

Dad made the train in good time and saw her off. Our mother and her mother wrote back and forth for years. It was our mother and dad that really saved her life. The guy she left moved on to places unknown as we never heard of him again. Brother Peter remembers this but we have lost the names but it’s now over 80 years ago. A lot of water under the bridge.

Great skiers Burns Lake is known for its skiers and for their ski club that’s such a drawing card to their club. When we came to Francois Lake in 1941 there are so many folks taking an active part. It was ever so popular everyone was a skier old, young and not so young.

Lakes District News this past week had some wonderful write ups on this sport. There were also some professionals

from Burns Lake who hit the big time. Now we see a number of younger folks taking it up and doing so well, no doubt some of them will hit the big time as well.

My late wife Jo loved to ski and she was good too. I have two pairs of her crosscountry skis that maybe some member of our family will take it up. I tried down hill a few times but lost my nerve and called it quits. At one time there used to be a number of cross-country skiers at the landing.

I stayed with horses I thought they were safer but that was a pipe dream as I got hurt bad a few times too.

A little poem Hope that it will cheer you up when you are blue.

No person has ever added up the value of a smile, We know how much a dollars worth and

how much is a mile.

We know the distance of the sun, the size and weight of earth, But no one here can tell us just how much a smile is worth.

The wrong message An 84 year man went to the doctor for a medical. A few days later the doctor saw him walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

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The SAG mill is a critical piece of the copper extraction process, and Thompson concedes that it could take many months to manufacture and replace the bull gear. In an effort to bring the SAG mill back online sooner, Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is “vigorously” investigating the possibility of a short-term fix.

“We’re looking at every possible option to repair the gear in the short term,” Thompson said. “We’re going through that process right now, subject to technical assessments of the gear and its status, and risks associated with operating the gear through a repair scenario. Repair would be a first step, with replacement being the ultimate step.”

Thompson said the company should know in one or two weeks if the bull gear and associated equipment can be repaired well enough to allow milling to resume. If the repair option is viable, it could take another one or two months to complete necessary work and bring the SAG mill back into production.

“The assessment of whether we can repair the gear should be relatively short,” he said. “That could take upwards of two weeks, in terms of where we’re at, based on information I have. That will tell us whether the repair work is viable. (If it is), we could be back in a position of repair, based on where we’re at now, we believe anywhere from one to two months… It definitely looks better than it did a week ago in terms of whether there is a repair, and it definitely could shorten the timeline the mill would be down. We’re optimistic we’re going to improve upon those dates if the assessment comes back with repair as a viable option.”

Huckleberry mine employs approximately 260 people. Thompson stressed that as of March 8, none of them had been laid off.

“Right now, all operations are normal in terms of employment.

We’re still operating in the pit, and we’re doing maintenance in the mill supporting the assessment work that’s ongoing.”

Huckleberry’s vice-president of operations said the company will re-evaluate its labour requirements

after learning if temporary repair of the SAG mill is feasible.

“We’ll do our internal assessment and follow the proper course of action in terms of what’s best for everybody involved,” he said.

“It’s a step process, and in fairness to everybody, that’s the communications we have with everyone at the mine. I can imagine it’s extremely frustrating for everybody. But our goal is to work safely and keep calm. Once we have an understanding of the repair works that are needed, then we’ll understand what needs to be done (in terms of employment).”

The shutdown is having a significant impact on Huckleberry’s revenues. Thompson wouldn’t say how much it is costing the company, but noted that the mine normally operates round-the-clock 365 days of the year and produces between 35 million and 40 million pounds of copper annually. It also produces smaller amounts of gold, silver, and molybdenum.

“I’m not prepared to answer that question at this time with regards to our bottom line,” he said. “Again, I’d be making assumptions. The SAG mill is our primary grinding mill, though. If it’s not operating, we’re not creating the products our business model dictates. Right now, there’s zero income.”

The fact that the company carries business interruption insurance should help reduce the financial impact of any extended shutdown. Imperial Metals has indicated that Huckleberry will file a claim, but indicated “there can be no assurance that its insurance provider will pay on such claim.

“Huckleberry’s property insurance covers mill repair costs such as equipment purchases, installation, commissioning, and testing,” stated Imperial’s media release. “Huckleberry’s business interruption insurance also covers certain standing charges, but does not cover lost profits.”

Huckleberry’s financial position is such that it shouldn’t require added investment from Imperial Metals or the mine’s other shareholder, the Japan Group (a consortium of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Dowa Mining Co. Ltd., and Furukawa Co.).

Huckleberry Mines Ltd., located 123 km southwest of Houston, opened in 1997. When in operation, the company’s mill processes approximately 16,000 tonnes of ore daily. Copper concentrates are trucked to the Port of Stewart for shipment overseas, while molybdenum is sent to a facility in Vancouver.

The company’s current ore reserves are expected to last until 2021.

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Michael Riis-Christianson Community outreach and completion of a new Micro-Emissions Inventory (MEI) for the region are high on this year’s list of priorities for the Bulkley Valley – Lakes District Airshed Management Society.

The society, currently in its tenth year of operation, held an open house Feb. 27 in Burns Lake. Members of the society’s board of directors, along with coordinator Susan Brookes, were on hand to explain the organization’s activities and plans.

Brookes noted that the organization updated its airshed management plan in June 2012. The document, entitled A Community Action Plan for Cleaner Air, sets out a strategy for improving air quality in the corridor between Kitwanga and Endako.

Developed with input from a wide variety of stakeholders, the plan primarily targets a pollutant known as “Particulate Matter” (PM) – fine particles of dust, carbon, and other materials suspended in the air.

Brookes said meetings such as the one held in Burns Lake are crucial to increasing public awareness of air quality issues and the actions individuals can take to reduce air pollution. She noted that in some

instances, people can dramatically improve the quality of the air they breathe by modifying their own behaviours.

“Sometimes it’s something as simple as a lifestyle change,” she noted. “For example, when you heat with wood, crack the stove, let it draw, and then open it up. But how many times have I myself opened the door to the stove, and ‘poof’, out comes the smoke? Meanwhile, the little girl who’s upstairs sleeping is breathing it in.

Unfortunately, people don’t always see it when they’re immersed in it.”

While outreach is critical to improving local air quality, it’s equally important that the society understand the amount of emissions in the region and their sources.

To this end, it hopes to update the airshed’s current Micro-Emissions Inventory.

“The other objective we have for this year, although we haven’t got the funding for it yet, is to undertake a MicroEmissions Inventory,” Brookes explained.

“The one we have was released (in the mid-2000’s), but a lot of the data used to complete it was older than that. Some of it was based on data captured in 2002, so it’s at least 10 years out of date… We feel we really need it to understand the science behind the emissions.”

Dave Stevens, president of the airshed management society, agree. A founding member of the organization, he feels that completion of a new MEI is crucial to the society’s work.

“Over the past decade, the beehive burners in the Bulkley Valley have gone,” Stevens noted. “Those sources (of air pollution) have disappeared, but new sources

have come on stream. Pinnacle (Pellet) operates out here at Sheraton and in conjunction with Canfor in Houston. Now, I’m not finger-pointing, I’m just pointing out that the nature of emitting industries changed over that period of time. What the airshed society wants to do is gain some clarity by performing an emissions inventory for the plan area. One was done in 2006 and it’s out of date. We need to re-do it, and if you happen to have a spare $30,000, we’ll hire somebody and we’ll do it.”

While the society isn’t short of enthusiasm, funding of the magnitude required to update the MEI is more difficult to come by. The organization was fortunate to receive a grant from the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition to complete outreach and related works, but what it really needs is a long-term source of funding.

“In terms of money, I would say we need anywhere between $15,000 and $25,000 annually,” said Brookes. “That’s kind of the minimum. It would cover the salary of a part-time coordinator who does member outreach as well as outreach into different communities. And the airshed is vast, 35,000 square kilometers, so that would cover some travel. We really want to reach remote First Nations’ village and reservations, because they’re all heating with wood and really suffering from the cumulative effects of wood smoke.”

“I’ve got a four-year-old grandson with asthma, and I think it’s a crime against humanity,” noted Stevens. “If you want to know my motivation, there you go. It’s good enough.”

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McBride said that help could be a long time coming with the closest emergency response centres for CN are located in Vancouver. noted. “The knowledge gained from this offering Michael Riis-Christianson Civic leaders from across the North are questioning the Canadian National Railway’s ability to effectively respond to rail disasters in the region, and say the transportation giant’s latest emergency plan places too much responsibility on local personnel ill-equipped to handle such incidents.

The issue was front and center at a March 4 meeting of Smithers council, where Lee Nelson, senior dangerous goods officer for Canadian National (CN), was grilled on the company’s safety practices and emergency planning process. While Nelson’s presentation on dangerous goods and the safety measures CN takes when transporting them was extensive, it didn’t allay the concerns of at least one local official.

“I believe we (all that were present) felt that CN was passing the buck as far as taking responsibility for the safe transportation of hazardous and dangerous goods,” Jim McBride, director of protective services and fire chief for the Village of Burns Lake, said in wake of the Smithers meeting.

McBride added that in his opinion, CN clearly expects local first responders to be the ‘first line of defense’ in any emergency involving hazardous goods, and remain on the front lines until hazardous goods specialists arrive.

Unfortunately for northern residents, says McBride, that help could be a long time coming. According to Nelson, he said, CN’s closest emergency response centres are located in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton – many hours, if not days, away from communities along the railway’s North Line.

“From my perspective, if we have such an incident as Lac-Megantic, Quebec had, we will be on our own for at least 24 to 36 hours before any real material assistance comes from CN,” he stated.

McBride feels that CN’s expectation that local emergency crews can respond effectively to derailments involving hazardous materials is unrealistic.

Small town fire departments such as the one in Burns Lake, he said, simply don’t have the training or equipment to deal with incidents of this type.

“The Burns Lake fire/rescue department presently has five members who successfully completed a 24-hour ‘First Responder Operations Hazardous Materials Training’ course in May of last year,” he

only goes to the level of awareness and preparedness in the event of a Hazmat (Hazardous Materials) incident. It does not go into, or certify, these individuals in the operational side of an incident.

“In order to operational,” McBride continued, “you have to have all the necessary Personal Protective Clothing (PPC) and breathing apparatus that would protect the individual from whatever the hazardous product is. Given the various types of PPC required… (It) would be a very expense undertaking to provide these types of materials.”

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not be able to do much more than “cordon off the area and prevent the public from entering.

“My primary concern at such a scene is the safety of all fire department members on scene,” he stressed.

“Everything else is secondary.”

McBride said that given the number of serious derailments in Canada and the US in recent months, he would like CN to become more involved in training – and perhaps equipping – local emergency personnel.

“I’d like CN to take a more proactive role in the education of all the first responders they expect to see responding to incidents along their rail lines,” he continued, “(and) provide or centralize a stockpile of the necessary materials to equipment depart-

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The issues of rail safety and CN’s ability to respond to derailments involving hazardous materials are not new.

Fire chiefs from communities throughout the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako voiced their concerns during a conference call in January. Several noted that CN’s March 2013 emergency response plan suggests the railway will rely on “local emergency personnel” (i.e., firefighters and paramedics) for rescue services, medical aid, and even site decontamination in the event of derailment involving hazardous materials.

They also expressed disappointment that CN didn’t involve them in development of the document.

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Officials of Canadian National Railway (CN) are defending the company’s safety record, communication strategy, and emergency response planning.

Jim Feeny, director of public and government affairs for CN, said last week that the company understands the concerns expressed by first responders along its North Line.

“We are in regular communication with them, and offer counsel and training,” Feeny said. “We recognize that any response to an emergency by a local department will be aligned with their training and capabilities.

Concurrently, CN will be assembling and bringing in the specialized resources needed to deal with any emergency.”

Fire chiefs within the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako have criticized CN for not involving them in the company’s emergency response planning. Yet according to Feeny, that involvement wasn’t necessary.

“Local fire chiefs were not consulted in the preparation of CN’s emergency response plan,” he said.

“The document describes the CN protocols and procedures used by CN staff to respond to emergencies, and is provided to external responders to give them insight into CN emergency response processes.”

Several northern communities have also suggested that CN’s emergency specialists are stationed too far away to provide effective assistance in the event of a derailment involving dangerous goods. Feeny, however, feels

adequate resources are available.

“Canadian National Railway has its own emergency response specialists, located across its North American network,” he explained. “In the case of an emergency, CN will bring both internal and external specialists from anywhere they are located, if they are needed for a particular problem.

It’s not possible to speculate on how long it would take to bring people in.

This would depend on where from, and where to. CN will bring the right people in, from anywhere.

“CN will fulfil its legal obligations, and is fully committed to working with any affected community in a fair and open manner to address their concerns,” he concluded.

Claude Mongeau, CN’s president and chief executive pointed out that the vast majority of rail cars containing hazardous materials arrive at their destinations without incident.

“A full 99.998 per cent of CN and rail industry movements of dangerous goods – many of which are essential to the North American economy – arrive at their destination without a release caused by accident,” said Claude Mongeau, CN’s president and chief executive.

“That being said, CN understands that municipalities feel they need more transparency and information from railways about the dangerous commodities moving through their communities. And that’s why we a launched a comprehensive outreach program last fall with communities along our network in Canada, and are now launching a similar program this year in the United States.”

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Score Board DECKER LAKE WHIST - March 5, 2014

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House fire probably started in basement

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A neighbour called in a house fire on Upper Lorne Street March 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Burns Lake Fire and Rescue Department responded with 16 fire fighters and all of their equipment. The inside of the house was destroyed as the fire started in the basement.

"Due in part of the extent of the fire and smoke damage the house and its' content received extensive damage. I would have to think that the damage I viewed was extensive enough to warrant the destruction of the house. The fire extended up from the basement area which contained the furnace and wood stove, burning a hole in the floor of the master bedroom, weakening the entire floor structure in this part of the house. The water damage in the basement due to the separation of a water line flooded the entire basement area,"

said Jim McBride Burns Lake Fire and Rescue Department Fire Chief He went on to say, "The following morning I went back up to the house with the intent of entering the structure to investigate the cause of this fire. Upon viewing the basement area and the height of the accumulated water and ice I choice not to. The Burns Lake Village public works crew attempted to find the shutoff valve put were unsuccessful Monday night.

Therefore the water ran into the basement over night and until mid afternoon when the village works crew were successful in uncovering the shutoff valve through the snow and frozen ground and were able to turn the water off."

The cause is still undetermined, but the wood burning appliance and accumulated combustible material surrounding it is very suspicious at the moment as the source of ignition.

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Exciting Recreation Employment Opportunity:

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The Burns Lake Figure Skating Club presented their carnival ‘Skating into Spring’ at the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena. All members of the Club performed as bugs, flowers, puddle jumpers, rainbows and sunshine as well as individual solos from the Senior skaters. It was a great turn out from the community.

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Tom and Gaylene Neary would like to congratulate their son Garrett and daughter in law Natasshia in joining as husband and wife in Pemberton, BC, back on September 7th, 2012. The happy couple are currently residing in Victoria, BC where Garrett is completing the last leg of his apprenticeship as a lineman with BC Hydro. They look forward to the excitement of their next adventure together!

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Thursday, March 13: 12:00-1:00pm I have a Facebook Page... Now What?

This is part two of our last month’s workshop “Create and Setup a Facebook Page”. In this hour long workshop we’ll discuss how to get your vanity url, increase your likes, what to post and when and how to use it to the fullest to grow your business or organization.

Police Report At approximately 12:46 p.m. on Mar. 7, 2014 Burns Lake RCMP responded to call of a residential break, enter and theft which occurred in the Blue Spruce Trailer Court.

Suspects(s) gained entry via front entrance door.

Stolen property comprised of prescription medication. No physical evidence suitable for examination was located at the scene.

Neighbourhood inquiries failed to identify any suspicious activity for people. Victim Services were offered and accepted by the victim.

Thursday, March 20: 12:00-1:00pm I have a Twitter account... Now What?

This is part two of our last month’s workshop “Create and Setup a Twitter Account”. In this hour long workshop we’ll discuss what hashtags are and how to use them, who to follow, how to increase your followers and how to use Twitter to the fullest to grow your business or organization.

Call the Chamber of Commerce to register for either of the above events. 250 692 3773.

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Chamber Members: $15.00 plus GST. Non Chamber Members: $20.00 plus GST. Bring your laptop.

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BRIDAL EXPO Saturday March 15 11:00am-2:00pm Are you planning a wedding this year? You won’t want to miss this!!

See what services are in our community to help plan your special day!

We present members of the Prince George Symphony for the third time in eight seasons.

Wind Quintet members have delighted patrons at Ohh Chocolate in Prince George, and at other concerts around the city. Hear PGSO principals Simon Cole (clarinet), Erica Skowron (oboe), Don Bond (flute), Lynn Giesbrecht (bassoon) and Laszlo Klein (French horn) in a matinee performance of selections from the classical repertoire.

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hockey money and winners (L) Sandy Doré of Bulkley Valley Credit Union presents $500 to Lakes District Secondary School hockey program, for use toward the purchase of uniform socks. The group had previously raised enough funds to purchase the hockey jerseys they are wearing in the photo. This program introduces the game of hockey to students and gives them the opportunity to participate in the sport on a more casual basis.

(Below) Burns Lake Minor Hockey Association president Trevor Peterson presents raffle winner Patti Dube with the grand prize Arctic Cat 450 ATV.

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The weekend was dedicated to skiing in the memory of Jean Paulson.

We also wish to thank the generous sponsors to our prize table: Alternative Grounds Bulkley Valley Credit Union Burns Lake Auto Supply Ltd Burnt Bikes College of New Caledonia Curly Temple Hair Salon Gwyn’s Green Grocer Home Hardware NAPA Auto Parts (Polar Park Auto) New Leaf Café P&B Feeds Royal Bank of Canada Starland Supply (TimberMart) Tree to Tree Contracting Morgan Paulson (Jean’s granddaughter) Woods and Water A special thank you to Technorth, Lakes District News and Free Growing Forestry

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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS The dates and locations of the Regular Board Meetings of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for the months of March and April 2014 are as follows: March 17, 2014 School Board Office, Vanderhoof, BC April 14, 2014 School Board Office, Vanderhoof, BC These meetings will commence at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Plant anchor 5. 13th Hebrew letter 8.

Microelectromechanical systems 12. Number system base 8 14. Doctors’ group 15. Greenish blue 16. Sent by USPS 18. A Communist 19. Southern swearword 20. Get free 21. North northeast 22. Uncommon 23. Commit anew 26. Lion, goat & serpent 30. Irregularly notched 31. Lessened 32. Constitution Hall ladies 33. Fidelity

34. Mother of pearl 39. Help 42. Arouse passion 44. Avoid 46. About roof of the mouth 47. In a very soft tone 49. Periodic publications (slang) 50. __kosh b’gosh 51. Rouse from sleep 56. El Dorado High School 57. Golf ball stand 58. Tranquil 59. Pear shaped instrument 60. Anger 61. Raja wives 62. Dashes 63. Cardboard box (abbr.)

64. Human frame (slang)

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

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

Saturday 7:30 p.m.

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If you would like to pre-order please call the office at (250) 692-7203 and leave a message or e-mail burnslake@bc.cancer.ca.

Fundraiser to celebrate Canadian Cancer Society daffodil month. April 26 at Decker Lake Hall. Live music by “Flaming Pie.” Doors open 5pm – Dinner 6 pm. “Family affair – non-alcoholic refreshments.” Dinner, Dance, Silent Auction.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada celebrating 50 years will have a table set up at the Lakeview Mall from 10am - 4pm on March 13 for World Kidney Day. BC Seniors Games Zone #11 members: BC Seniors Games Langley 2014 website is http://www.2014bcseniorsgames.org. The theme this year is Everyone Wins! Check out the possibilities for participating in the 55+ Games.

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Southside Health & Wellness Centre: March 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Foot Care, all day by appt., Mar. 20 & 25. Farewell party for Cindy Heslop at noon Mar. 27. More information (250) 694-3270.

Omineca Lakes Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Committee meetings are held via video-conference on the second Thursday of the month from 1 -3 p.m.- at the following community venues: Fraser Lake Community Health Center - Library Conference Room. Lakes District Hospital - Conference Room 1 (Burns Lake). Granisle Community Health Center boardroom. Grassy Plains- Southside Health & Wellness Center (Southside). Anyone affected in any way by mental health and/or addictions issues welcome to attend. Phone Doris at (250) 699-6976 for more information.

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

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

Worship Service at 10 am Sunday mornings Ministry led by lay leaders Phone 250-692-7202

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

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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Burns Lake Community Church Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 am Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

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

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Week of March 12th - March 18th PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, fight against the current for something you truly believe in. Unexpected events arise on Thursday.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: This week you need to be the follower instead of the leader, Aries. It may be difficult to go against your normal grain, but it is for the best. Keep an open mind.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Your confidence may wane sometime this week, Taurus, but some friends will boost your morale to help you get back on your feet. Saturday will be a big day.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, certain things that have to get done this week are out of your realm of expertise. Do your best to tackle these projects but have a helper on hand just in case.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, you have a lot on your plate, but you don’t know where to start. Make a list of your tasks, and it will help you better tackle one thing at a time until you are all done.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, learn to laugh at yourself as a means to relieving stress. Things can’t always be serious, so ligthen up and take some time to relax. Work with Virgo this week.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Give yourself a much-deserved break, Virgo. You’ve been working nonstop for the last several months, and now is a great time to take a vacation or enjoy a weekend getaway.

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With just over a month remaining before Microsoft cuts off the remaining support for its iconic XP operating system, it looks like quite a few people have yet to make the switch. According to market tracker Net Applications, XP is still holding onto approximately 29.5% of the desktop operating system market share, down from the 49% mark of two years ago but still a significant presence. While Microsoft plans to start reminding XP users with a pop up of the impending deadline, it seems that a significant amount of late change overs are from the business world. Many large companies face significant costs in time and expense when changing their equipment to a new system, and oftentimes they have special software that only works with one operating system, which must be redesigned or purchased again to work on a new one. One example of this is the US Automatic Teller Machine supplier NCR, which claims that 95% or more of ATMs globally are still running on some form of Windows XP (Which is kind of frightening from a security standpoint).

Whether Microsoft likes it or not, XP is probably going to be around for a while longer, no matter how many pop ups they pester us with. We can only hope that large corporations take the necessary steps to keep their data, and ours, secure.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: You don’t have all of the answers, Libra, so don’t even think about saying you do. Relationship concerns are at the forefront of your mind lately.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, it might be hard to bite your tongue, but that’s just what you have to do this week. Wait until you are called on for help before you get involved.

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Burning the candle at both ends again, Capricorn? This is not the best way to get things done. Take a more steady approach, and give yourself time to recover.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, you can’t put your finger on it, but something positive seems to be on the horizon. The truth will reveal itself in the next few days.

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

THE CHRONIC DISEASE Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. 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) 6922440

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682

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Ministry of Justice BC Coroners Service Community Coroner – Burns Lake We are seeking an energetic, motivated and experienced individual who is interested in an opportunity to serve their community in this unique position. Under the direction of the Regional Coroner, you will work as an “as and when required” medico-legal investigator, to conduct and coordinate all aspects of investigations focusing on clarifying the facts surrounding sudden, unexplained and unnatural deaths.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Closing date: March 17, 2014.

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(Planning Department) Summer 2014 The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is looking for a motivated student to fill its Summer Student position with the Planning Department. It is noted that the hiring is subject to budget approval and funding. This is an ideal opportunity for a student, interested in a career in planning, to gain valuable experience working in a local government planning department. Duties will include: maintaining and updating Planning Department records; conducting research; responding to requests for land use and development related information; undertaking site visits and interpreting air photos; assisting in the preparation of reports and other documents; assisting in the processing of development applications; and organizing public meetings.

Qualifications include full time enrollment in a postsecondary educational institution in a planning, geography, or related field of study within the last year.

Preference will be given to students in a CIP accredited planning program. We are looking for the student that will take full advantage of this opportunity to positively contribute to the operation of the Planning Department.

Applications should include a cover letter and resume containing three references, and should identify the institution and degree program in which the applicant is enrolled.

This is a full time (35 hr/week) position with a term of up to 16 weeks from April 28th, 2014 to August 15, 2014.

The start and end dates are negotiable. The closing date for receipt of applications is noon on March 21st, 2014. Applications should be addressed to Jason Llewellyn, Director of Planning, at the above address.

School Bus Drivers Required Immediately in the Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake areas This is an excellent opportunity for a semi-retired person and/ or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” seeking part-time employment. Work early in the morning and afternoon with the midday off. When the kids are out of school, you are too.

The starting wage is $24.24 per hour as per the current CUPE Collective Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS: ● Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) ● Valid Class II Driver’s License with Air Endorsement ● If you have a Class 5 – we will assist in acquiring your Class 2 ● Exemplary driving record as demonstrated by driver’s abstract ● Clean Criminal Record Check ● Excellent interpersonal skills with students in Grades K to 12 ● Physical capability to perform the job duties Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91bc.ca/ or from the School District Administration 2f¿ce in Vanderhoof ± 1 Connaught St. Please email resumes to: cupejobs@sd91.bc.ca Human Resources School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.2. %ox 129 Vanderhoof, %C V - A )ax: (2 ) -4 9

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

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for a program to make the Lakes District a healthier place to live & work?

If so, you may qualify for grant funding through the Partnering for a Healthier Community grant program. Criteria & application forms can be picked up at the Village of Burns Lake, the Chamber of Commerce & the Southside Health & Wellness Centre.

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Requirements: • Strong computer skills.

• Minimum one year experience with retail.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

• Demonstrated interpersonal and communications skills.

• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion with confidential information.

• Strong customer service.

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Please drop off resume in person at: Starland Supply (2000) Ltd. 165 Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake, B.C.

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Heavy Duty Mechanic As a Heavy Duty Mechanic, you will be responsible for the maintenance, overhauling, reconditioning and diagnosis of gas/diesel powered wheel loaders, forklifts, skidders, material handlers, dozers, pick-ups, manlifts, etc. The successful candidate must be familiar with systems such as: fuel, brakes, steering, suspension, tracks, undercarriage, hydraulics, transmission, emission control & exhaust, electrical, heating and air conditioning. Ideally you will possess journeyman status (Red Seal preferred) or be an indentured 3rd or 4th year apprentice.

Please forward your resume by Monday, March 24 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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“i want my grandchildren to work here. i’m voting yes.”

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trish parsons, Kitimat

“With all the ups and downs over the years, it’s been tough for Kitimat. We need some stability. We need to know that everything’s going to be good for a long time, not just a year or two.

The Northern Gateway project will bring that stability.

I’m glad it’s going to bring jobs, but also training.

Wouldn’t it be great if our kids could get more education here, rather than heading off to Vancouver or Calgary?

For me, the best thing about living in Kitimat is that you can go hiking or fishing on your way home from work.

It’s a special place to live.

But without jobs and stability, I worry that my kids and grandkids won’t be able to live here with me. And that’s what I want more than anything.

So I’m voting yes.”

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