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A call for action
Fraser Institute’s school rankings The academic rankings by the Fraser Institute for B.C. elementary and high schools have been released and three of the schools in Burns Lake rank amongst the lowest in the province
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Govt. makes a decision on Northern Gateway STEVEN MAISEY PHOTO
A stretch of highway along Hwy. 16 between Burns Lake and Smithers. Nine women have gone missing, or been murdered, along this 724 kilometre stretch of highway, between Prince Rupert and Prince George, while hitchhiking since 1989. That has led to Hwy. 16 to be referred to as the Highway of Tears.
NDP critics call for longwaited action along B.C.’s Highway of Tears STEVEN MAISEY A two day tour by two members of B.C.’s New Democrat party has reinforced the call for action along the Highway of Tears. Jennifer Rice, MLA for the North Coast and Maurine Karagianis, NDP critic for women’s issues spent two days last week touring Hwy 16, the 724 Kilometre stretch of highway from Prince Rupert to Prince George that has been labeled the Highway of Tears after several women turned up missing or murdered along the highway. The purpose of the tour was to highlight the need for alternate transportation for people in remote communities, specifically a shuttle bus for young women who have no other means of transportation but to hitchhike along the highway. The shuttle bus was one of many recommendations made towards the Liberal government at the 2006 Highway of Tears symposium, and was again reinforced during the Wally Oppal inquiry in 2012.
“The B.C. Liberal government agreed to implement all the recommendations from the inquiry. That was several years ago, and they’ve yet to take action,” Maurine Karagianis, NDP critic for women’s issues, said, “we determined that if we cam up here ourselves, drove the highway, had a first hand experience of the kind of isolation that the people experience up, that we could go back to the legislature next week and reinforce our call for justice.” Between the years of 1989-2006, nine women, most of aboriginal decent, turned up missing, or were murdered while hitchhiking along the highway. The recommendation of a shuttle bus along the highway was one of many made, in regard to safe public transportation during the 2006 symposium. This tour is also a reinforcement of the resolution put forth by the Town of Smithers’ Mayor, Taylor Bachrach in 2012. Bachrach put forward a resolution at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention. The resolution stated that the UBCM petition the B.C. government to implement the recommendation from the Highway of Tears symposium for a shuttle bus.
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“We’re just reinforcing that call,” Karagianis said, “he went before the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention and had a resolution debated on the floor which received huge support.” In January of 2013, the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board approved changes that saw the number of Greyhound trips between Prince George to Prince Rupert reduced from 22 to 14. Rice says that people are now faced with no other alternatives. “People are faced with no other alternatives,” Rice said, “we have limited Greyhound service, and many people cannot afford vehicles. If you’re living on social assistance or disability and you only have a couple hundred dollars a month, but it takes you $50 to hire a taxi to go to town and get groceries it’s just not feasible, so no wonder people hitchhike.” Both believe it is time the government acted upon the promises that they made regarding this issue. “Jennifer Rice has asked numerous times in the legislature when the government is going to implement the bus, and they continue to stall or give a non-answer,” Karagianis said, “they’re declaring
This is the second of two columns addressing what Davis Black sees as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime.
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Exposure for Burns Lake mountain biking Burns Lake has partnered with the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association to promote the local mountain bike trails in northern communities.
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Stopping cancer in its tracks
The Canadian Cancer Society held its daffodil month fundraiser last Saturday, April 26. at Decker Lake Hall. The event was held to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society, with proceeds going towards helping the prevention of cancer. April is the Canadian Cancer Society’s daffodil month, with the daffodil being used as a symbol for hope. Rhoda Anderson, one of the fundraiser’s organizers says she would like to grateful to the entire Burns Lake community for the wonderful support they’ve shown. Relay for Life is the next big event for the cancer society and will begin to take place Canada wide beginning in May. Steven Maisey Photos
tips &traps What to do if you receive your slips after you have filed your tax return? If you have already filed your personal tax return then you receive a 2013 information slip in the mail do not file it away for next year. Any slip that you receive for income you received in 2013 must be filed on your 2013 tax return. Bring the slip to your tax preparer and they will file a T1 adjustment on your behalf. If you do not report the income for three consecutive slips CRA will charge you penalties and interest on the actual amount of income that you failed to report. If you have your tax preparer file a T1adjustment as soon as you receive the slip in the mail you can avoid these penalties.
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Burns Lake and area schools are ranked amongst the lowest in the province, but does that tell the whole story? Steven Maisey The academic rankings by the Fraser Institute for B.C. elementary and high schools have been released and three of the schools in Burns Lake rank amongst the lowest in the province. The three schools, Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS), William Konkin Elementary school and Grassy Plains Elementary school near the bottom of the list in the latest rankings released last week. Francois Lake Elementary and Decker Lake Elementary schools were not included in this year's rankings. Lakes District Secondary School ranked 255/293 B.C. high schools, while William Konkin and Grassy Plains Elementary ranked 962 and 931/982 respectively in the elementary school rankings. Peter Cowley, director of the school performance studies at the Fraser Institute says the rankings are designed to provide objective information about each school. "The rankings are designed to provide objective, easily accessible and easily understood information regarding by-school student performance to parents and educators," Cowley said, "the rankings encourage improvement in education." The rankings take into account standardize testing, in reading, writing and numeracy that occurs at elementary schools for grades four and seven students, as well as the exam marks for all students in grades 10-12 courses where a provincial exam is mandatory, in high schools. The rankings for high schools in B.C. also include the percentage of exams failed, the graduation rate in high schools and the school vs. exam mark difference, which calculates the difference tween the school’s final exam in a given course to the provincial exam marks for students. A large number in that category would indicate the school exam had inflated marks. Cowley says these rankings are often used by parents and teachers in evaluating the school they teach at, or their child attends. “Parents use the rankings as one source of information in making an informed decision regarding a school in which to enrol their children,” Cowley said. But are these rankings missing the bigger picture when it comes to schools in Burns Lake? ...see SCHOOL RANKINGS t P7
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t Editorial Steven Maisey
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The need for pubic transit
Inconvenient truth of pine beetle
Owning and operating a motor vehicle is expensive. As someone who just purchased my first vehicle earlier this month, I’m learning first-hand just how expensive it is to keep my truck on the road. From the car payments, to insurance, to gas and maintenance, keeping my truck on the road takes a good sized chunk of change. This is a luxury not all can afford. Before I moved up Burns Lake to work, I didn’t own a vehicle. This meant on the days that I wasn’t lucky enough to use my mom’s car to get around, I was taking public transit. Public transit is a relatively cheap and affordable way for people, who aren’t lucky enough to own a vehicle, to get to work, or run errands or just get around in their day-to-day lives. While, the service may not be perfect, buses and sky trains run late, have maintenance problems or have long lines and delays, the service for the most part runs fairly well. In northern B.C., there are a number of communities, such as, Smithers, Terrace and Prince George, that have the option of taking public transit. In Prince George, a single fare for an adult costs $2.50, a sheet of 10 fares costs $22.50 and monthly pass costs $57.50. In Smithers, a single fare for an adult costs $2.25, a sheet of 10 fares costs $20 and a monthly pass costs $50. Finally in Terrace, a single fare for an adult costs $2, a sheet of 10 fares costs $18 and a monthly pass costs $44. The cost of taking public transit in these northern B.C. communities is quite affordable. So, why not have public transit in Burns Lake and other smaller, remote northern B.C. communities? This past week two members of the B.C. NDP, Jennifer Rice, MLA for the North Coast and Maurine Karagianis, NDP critic for women’s issues, took a two day tour across Hwy. 16 to highlight the need for a shuttle bus along the highway, known as the Highway of Tears. One of the issues these two brought forward was that many first nations communities are situated in remote locations with no access to safe public transportation services, such as, Greyhound services, to take them into town so they can do things necessary for day-to-day living, such as grocery shopping. So why not introduce a public transit system that would take members of these communities, and other communities in northern B.C., like Burns Lake who don’t have public transit system, that cannot afford a vehicle, and take them into town to go grocery shopping, or visit a doctor, or see a social worker. These buses wouldn’t have to run seven days a week. Rather, these buses could run once or twice a week at a low cost. A day pass in Prince George costs an adult $6.25. Why not have a system that runs once or twice and week and costs the rider $5 for the day to ride? It would allow people to complete errands needed to maintain a standard of living. It would give these people some sense that their needs are being heard by their elected officials. And it would give people, especially remote communities, who can’t afford to own a vehicle, a safe and affordable transportation option.
VICTORIA – Last week’s column on Earth Day myths attracted a fair amount of criticism. One tireless member of the “Alberta tar sands killing the planet” crowd scolded me for daring to mention that 60 per cent of the oil pollution in the oceans around North America comes from natural seeps. That’s eight times more than all pipeline and tanker spills combined, and it’s been going on 24 hours a day for the last 10,000 years or so. This fact blows another hole in the carefully crafted narrative that only Canadian oil exports to Asia would destroy our delicate ecosystems. That narrative is why the daily Alaska supertankers along the B.C. coast are ignored, as is the barbaric shale oil rush in North Dakota that can be seen from space. U.S. oil barons are flaring off the vast volume of natural gas that comes up with the more valuable light crude, while the U.S. environment lobby obsesses over the Keystone XL pipeline. Here’s another one that may upset people indoctrinated by our school system, media and our supposedly green B.C. Liberal government. B.C.’s recent pine beetle epidemic was caused by human carbon emissions, right? Everybody knows that. Gordon Campbell hammered the point home in speeches for years. In 2012 I participated in a B.C. forests ministry tour of facilities where hardy seedlings are grown for reforestation. Test plantings were also underway to see if the range of southern tree species is shifting northward due to climate change. During the bus ride, I asked the province’s top forest scientists if Campbell was right. The answer? We don’t have enough evidence to conclude that. As for shifting tree habitat, those decades-long experiments are continuing. The scientists confirmed what I already knew, which is that the most recent bark beetle epidemic is the latest of many. It’s the largest “on record,” but the record goes back less than a century. In 2008 I interviewed Lorne Swanell on the occasion of his 100th birthday. A graduate of UBC’s school of forest engineering, Swanell began his career with the forests ministry in 1930. After a year as a ranger, he was assigned to the Kamloops region to help deal with a pine beetle epidemic. Conventional wisdom on the latest outbreak holds that it spread so far because of a lack of cold winters, attributed to human carbon emissions. I grew up in northern B.C., and my last two visits to the Peace country were both in January. In 2004 I recall changing planes on the tarmac of Prince George airport, moving briskly in the daytime temperature near -40 C. That night, and subsequent nights, the mercury dropped to -50 C. In January 2013 I returned for some discussions on the Enbridge pipeline route, and experienced a relatively balmy -30 C in the daytime. So when I hear people talk about the end of cold winters in northern B.C. because of global warming, it’s difficult to square with personal experience. I can hear the rebuttals already. It takes long periods of extreme cold to kill the pine beetle. How long? Longer than those ones, of course. Similarly flexible theories are being advanced to explain the 17-year “pause” in Earth’s average surface temperature rise, the growing Antarctic ice sheet, and this past winter’s “polar vortex.” If anyone has substantial evidence that CO2 from human activity was the trigger mechanism for the latest beetle outbreak in B.C., I’d like to see it. But please, spare me the affirmations of quasi-religious faith that often pass for climate change arguments today.
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The Canadian government makes a decision on We service Northern Gateway next month what This is the second of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime
DAVID BLACK The Alberta oil industry’s Northern Gateway plan is to export bitumen to Asia via tankers from the BC coast. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years. My first column discussed the light oil spill by the Exxon Valdez and the terrible toll it took on the Alaskan habitat and fishery. It also gave proof that a bitumen spill would be far worse. A bitumen spill would be almost completely unrecoverable because it would sink and stay on the bottom of our seabed. The solution that is
best for Canada is to build a refinery in Kitimat. I am promoting and backing this solution. It will convert the bitumen to very light fuels that would float and evaporate if ever spilled. There are other enormous benefits: • There will be a major reduction in greenhouse gases. We will use new cutting-edge Canadian technology in our refinery. It will be so clean that in combination with oilsands extraction there will be less CO2 than in the huge conventional oilfields and refineries of Iraq and Nigeria. In other words the Kitimat refinery will neutralize the extra greenhouse gases generated in Canada’s oilsands. This refinery will be built in Asia if not in Kitimat, and if so it will
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emit double the CO2 of our new design. This is the reason that Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party is in favour of a Canadian refinery. • An Asian refinery will also generate 100 train cars a day of very dirty coke (much fouler than BC coal) which will be subsequently burnt in the atmosphere to create power. The Kitimat refinery will not result in the production of any coke. As we all live on one planet, it is far better for the global environment to build this refinery in Canada. • Construction of the refinery will create 6,000 jobs in BC for five years. Operations at the refinery will result in more permanent jobs than any project has ever created in BC with approximately 3,000 direct jobs. These will be highly paid permanent jobs. These jobs will be available for the life of the refinery which should be in excess of 50 years. In addition there will be thousands of other jobs created in spinoff local petrochemical companies and in indirect employment throughout the province. • The Canadian and Provincial governments, local regional districts and municipalities, and many First Nations, will share in billions of new tax dollars each year.
Unfortunately our Canadian oil companies are not interested in building a new major refinery. They are focused on extraction which is more profitable than refining. One of them challenged me to spearhead the refinery myself, so I am doing that. We have a solid business plan and as a consequence Chinese banks and other institutions are prepared to lend us most of the funds required to build the greenest and most efficient refinery in the world. We are currently moving ahead with engineering design and environmental work. We will also build a safe pipeline from Alberta to the refinery, with the active participation of First Nations. Modern pipelines can be built and operated safely. Leak data is available for everyone to see on Canadian and US government websites and it proves recently constructed pipelines are not leaking. Furthermore some of the best pipelining companies in the world are based in Canada. In addition we will build a fleet of new tankers, powered by LNG rather than Bunker C oil, to transport the refined products to Asia. This way we know the tankers will be state-of-the-art and as safe as possible.
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The fleet will be owned by a company based in BC so it cannot shirk its legal liability if there ever is a spill at sea. Let me be up front about my biases. I am for creating thousands of good permanent jobs in BC. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers. If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on Northern Gateway next month.
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Proud of the Easter Accountability for B. L. Band egg hunt event
Editor: While I am a fairly new addition to the Burns Lake community, I've never felt so proud and or more at home. The community Easter egg hunt that took place last weekend at Spirit Square Park was an 'egg-cellent' event -- one that wouldn't have been possible without the donations, volunteers and all the people who came out to participate. Overall, around 20 people and local businesses donated items such as chocolate and other goodies for the hunt, toys for prizes, giveaways, printing services, ad space in the newspaper -- some people even donated funds. In total, we had just under 4000 items for the actual hunt, which was divided into three age categories and put into different areas so that each group had well over 1,000 goodies to go searching for. And of course, the event wouldn't have been possible without all of the dedicated volunteers who came out to lend a helping hand --this included a handful of youth from the high school. Volunteers helped out with setup, take down, helping out at the colouring station, face painting and helping to facilitate the egg hunt for the three different age groups. It was because of their hard work that the event was a success. Seeing all of the little kids, we had around 75 in total having a hoppin' good time was the icing on the cake. So many parents told me afterwards that their kids had a ton of fun and that they'll be back next year. All in all, I'd say our first annual Easter Egg Hunt was a success, and I couldn't have done it without all of your support! Let's do it again next spring -- just bigger and better! Samantha Gernhart Burns Lake Families
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Editor: I am writing you today to discuss major changes needed at the Burns Lake Band to create a more accountable and transparent office. My name is Ryan Tibbetts, a member of the elders society here on the Burns Lake reserve, myself along with community members want to know what is happening with our band finances as we are not privy to any accountability or transparency with where exactly the bands money is going. I know the Burns Lake Band has received money from Pacific Trails Pipeline but do not know what is being done with the money. Since the new chief has been elected I am unaware of any council meetings nor community meeting to get direction from the people. In other band offices it is a conflict of inter-
est to have the chief and council running everyday operations especially I don’t have information on accountability on how the monies are being distributed with no community involvement. With writing this I want to be known the people I have spoken to want to be included in making decisions on the band’s behalf because it takes a community as a collective to move forward, the youth here that live on reserve need to be included in building a strong future. Suing the membership only creates tension and we need to figure out a solution for everyone but that includes the proper measures for transparency and accountability to the Burns Lake Band members. Ryan Tibbets
The history before renaming
Editor: A bit of history before the village goes ahead and re names the Tom Forsyth arena I would like to put a bit of history behind the naming of the addition and the reason behind the building of this building I admit there was a lot of volunteers in the village and area that did a lot of work this started off as a centennial project. The chair I believe was Fred Stearns Don Campbell Larry Paynton and several other. But the real work came when the money and the organization of the work load started the needed someone to do the foot work. So the Kinsmen stepped in to do a lot of the organizing of the volunteers I forget who was chair if the kinsmen I believe it
was Dr. Doug Mann in any case it doesn’t matter construction foreman was George Hamp and his crew now. That’s how things got started the beams were to be ordered the kinsmen had no money but agreed to buy the beams and raise the money to buy them so the club was on the hook for the beams I forget the dollar value but it was a lot of money for a small club but we felt we could do it. So we started cutting firewood dine and dances having casino nights all run but volunteers that was the start if the project anyway then we needed lumber the put this together so we had to go to the forest service at that time there was only one district man-
ager that was Bill Waldron we needed enough trees to do all of the lumber that was required for this building. Bill gave the Kinsmen a permit to cut that permit was to give us enough lumber to do the job but is was only trees the kinsmen had to get these trees cut fell and hauled to the mill all of this was done by again volunteers falling hauling and milling when it came time to mill it. Larry hope owned Decker Lake Forest Products he had the logs sawed and hauled to Burns Lake on time for when the prelims or beams were put up all this being done with free labour. Next week I will have part 2. Sincerely, Paul H. Jean
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The ice is all but gone on Francois Lake
Things are back to normal after a wonderful Easter time. Everyone you talk to had a great holiday with family and friends visiting is always good for the soul. Nice calls I would like to thank so many of friends for their phone calls, just made me feel good to be remembered. When our family were growing up Easter was such a special time and I look back with such good memories of those years so long ago. Now our younger generation have taken over where we left off. It’s a good feeling. On Easter Sunday I was more or less hunting for some Easter music on the tv.
I had just about given up trying when low and behold the Mormon Tabernacle Choir flashed across the tube and what a wonderful performance it was. No wonder they are classed as one of the finest choirs in the world. I had no idea they were so big. The music and singing was out of this world, believe me. I wish everyone could have heard them and enjoyed it as much as I did. Old ferry When we had the old ferries on the lake the lake had to be clear of ice so sometimes it would be no traffic to the Southside for a week or so. It was a long late spring and the stores on the Southside were low on stock so Andy Anderson decided he would try to get a load of groceries around the lake. He was in the trucking business. Pete Anderson was working for Andy Anderson (no relation to Pete) I was also working for Anderson trucking at this time. At about noon we loaded up the truck
with groceries, it was loaded with everything including three boxes of baby chicks for Bill Harrison Sr. who lived at Wistaria. As it was spring breakup the road was terrible but we made Noralee about 4 p.m. Then came the fun, the rock cuts and it was a river of mud coming down. Pete Anderson was some driver, nothing scared him as we almost lost the whole load over into the lake a dozen times. Lots of times we had to dig the truck out of the sloppy mud. I took a shovel and walked ahead of the truck and Andy followed in his car. We at last reached the Nadina post office and store with Earl Osburne had at the time. We had supper and Pete took off for the stores on the Southside and Bill Harrison met the truck with his chicks and wonders never cease the chicks were fine. Andy and I took off for home. It had started to freeze so we made better time
going home. We were two tired guys when we got to the landing, past midnight. Ice is gone The good news is Francois Lake is open for the best part. It always gives folks a good feeling. Now the fishermen will be making ready to catch a nice fresh trout and they will be good after the ice has just gone out. What we need now is a couple of heavy rains to bring up the lakes as they are low and a warm rain to start the hay crops. Francois Lake is coming up but very slow. Looking back When we took over the store and post office at Francois Lake. It’s now almost 75 years ago. In the first years or so there were very few cars, mostly horses and our hitching rail would have a wagon or a buggy and saddle horses. Some of our customers came as far as Colleymount. We sold most everything. Most everything came Beach Truck Lines direct
from Vancouver. Mother always had the teapot on and it was well used too. We had a big heater in the store and a wood box. The heater stood in a frame filled with sand for the tobacco chewing boys and there were lots of them in those days. Lots of smokers too and the store would be so full of smoke it was a job to see. Mother would say if you must smoke there is the door. One of our most interesting customers was Bill Anderson. Bill and his family lived 20 miles east of the Landing and the only way out was by boat or horse back. In the winter Bill would ride up on the frozen lake pulling a sleigh with a big box on it. This was for groceries and mail. He was riding a bay horse called Coyote and he was one tough horse. Bill would have a lunch with us and feed Coyote as they had already come 20 miles. After a rest Bill and Coyote would head for Tchesinkut Lake and ride down
the lake on the ice then ride on to Jeffery Buttes, check a bunch of his horses and then on home on Francois Lake. The round trip was 45 miles. Thanks Lone Spur On Wednesday evening last we had the most delightful of music and singing with Bryan Worrall and his Lone Spur singers and musicians. They gave us some real good old country music. We were also treated to some violin playing and to finish off the evening with some toe tapping fiddle playing. I look back with fond memories of my playing with Lone Spur, it was just like family. As I look back they were great years and I really do miss it. Good music is good for the heart and soul and that’s what we got. There are two very good letters in the last edition of Lakes District News. Number one is ‘Face-lifts for Burns Lake businesses’ and the second is Dr. Magee’s letter. He has hit the nail
on the head, yes we do need an operating room in our new hospital an that’s for sure. Our Lakes District covers a huge area and we deserve an operating room. If we have an operating room we will have doctors, just wait and see. Thanks Dr. Magee let’s hope you will get the ball rolling with your very informative letter. Letter number one is also very interesting and the rerouting of the heavy traffic on the main street will in the future have to be dealt with. Many years ago I was a member on the board of trade and I well remember a person brought up the same thing and he almost was run out of the meeting. There will never be enough heavy traffic to change the route but times are changing and it may not be too far away. Take care as you drive along what’s 20 minutes compared to the rest of your life. Always remember God loves you and so do I.
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Steve Dominic was one of the men injured in explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products mill in January 2012. He was among about 150 people who took part in a rally in Prince George last Wednesday calling for a public inquired into the Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills explosions.
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While LDSS may rank low in the province compared to other high schools, it has shown an upward trend in graduation rate at the school over the past five years. In 2009 the graduation rate was at 95.7 per cent, this year’s rankings have the graduation rate at 97.8 per cent. Mike Skinner, principle of LDSS says that the measure of a school is difficult to gauge by a few narrow indicators, but says that him and the rest of the staff at LDSS are always looking for ways to improve the school. “Lakes District Secondary School has many different sources of data to look at for school improvement,” Skinner said, “we have internal data, such as, failure rates, grades, school wide writes, exam results, surveys and RAD scores, and we also several district sources such as grad and transition results.” Skinner believes that even though LDSS is a smaller school, that the school still offers a variety of programs for its diverse student population. “We offer academic courses for university, trades programming, cultural initiatives and a rich fine arts department, for example,” Skinner said, “we also provide a wide range of specialized programs for students that have unique learning needs or individualized education plans.” For results on all the ranked schools, visit www. compareschoolrankings.org.
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Colleymount Road. The suspect vehicle and driver were located at a residence on the Colleymount Road where the driver was arrested Between Apr. 21 and Apr. 27, 2014 Burns Lake RCMP respond- and returned to Burns Lake detachment. The adult male was lodged in cells and later released before a justice for first appearance in ed to a total of 85 calls for service and lodged seven prisoners. Provincial court in June. Police have recommended charges includIntoxicated teenager At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Apr. 21, 2014 police received a ing one count each of Obstructing a Police Officer and Flight from th call for service to the ravine between 8 Ave. and 5 Ave. in Burns Police, pursuant to the Criminal Code in addition to two counts of From 1:30-2:30 PM Lake for a female young person who was passed out. Upon ar- Assault a Peace Officer pursuant to the Criminal Code. Excessive speed rival BC ambulance was on scene and dealing with the young Your child can come and listen to stories At approximately 7:35 p.m. on Apr. 23, 2014 while conducting person who was transported to the Lakes District Hospital for exand participate in fun learning activities traffic enforcement on Hwy. 35 police observed a motor vehicle amination. The young person was later medically cleared, lodged while you, the parent/guardian, will be traveling southbound on Hwy. 35 near the Omineca Ski Club in cells until sober and release to a parent. presented with helpful information traveling at a high rate of speed. Police activated their radar and Fleeing make driver regarding your child’s development clocked the motor vehicle traveling 155 km/hr in a posted 90 At approximately 4:25 p.m. on Apr. 22, 2014 police observed and school readiness. a pickup truck with no license plate traveling westbound on Col- km/hr zone. Police initiated a traffic stop and issued the adult leymount Road. Police located the suspect motor vehicle in the female driver a ticket for excessive speed, operating a motor veContact WKE at 692-3146 for further information. lineup for the ferry and had a discussion with the driver. Stem- hicle without a valid driver's license and had her motor vehicle ming from the discussion the driver impounded. Pet detective proceeded to drive away. Additional At approximately 5:00 p.m. on Apr. 24, 2014 police received police resources were dispatched as a call for service involving the theft of a dog from its owner in the adult male driver of the pickup DID YOU PAY TOO MUCH TAX? a store at the Lakeview Mall. Police investigation resulted in beproceeded to travel westbound on the There are many strategies you can use to minimize your tax bill. ing able to identify who had the dog, where the dog Here are just a few ideas for saving taxes now and in the future. was located and facilitate getting the dog back to its Invest in RRSPs where it makes sense. Give to charity. Take a owner. At the request of the owner a charge of theft capital loss – do not buy the same investment within 30 days was not pursued in this matter. though! Get income from capital gains or dividends instead Females fighting of interest or foreign income on your investments. Crystalize At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Apr. 25, 2014 police received a call for service to a residence in capital gains – especially if you have capital losses. Contribute the 100 block of Chas Avenue regarding a fight in Comfor Management Services Ltd. to TFSA for tax free growth. progress. Police investigation determined that two 2014 Donations Update adult females were involved in a fight with one of RESPs and RDSPs allow tax deferred growth and get incentives. Comfor Management Services Ltd. is pleased the females sustaining a broken nose and requiring If they are appropriate for you, make full use of them. to contribute to the Tweedsmuir Cavaliers medical attention. The injured female was taken to Saddle Club. The Club anticipates a busy and the Lakes District Hospital for treatment. Police arHave short-term savings exciting season and new bleachers will enhance There are many more strategies for rested the alleged adult female responsible for injurthe experience of everyone who attends and saving on your tax bill that are com- needs? You could get ing the other female and released on documents for participates in Saddle Club events. pletely legal. If you would like more 1.55% interest on a Provincial court in Burns Lake in July 2014. 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Burns Lake and 11 other communities in northern B.C. have partnered with the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association (MBTA) to promote the local mountain bike trails in northern communities. The objective of the new strategy is to use a common vision to attract more mountain bikers to the numerous trails in the various northern B.C. communities. This new program will be similar to the programs used to promote mountain biking at resort destinations, such as, Whistler and Silver Star, where every dollar contributed by the resorts Steven Maisey photo was matched by the province. Kevin Derken, fomer president of the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association, and current marketing director, takes ...see BIKING t P11 his new bike out for a test run last Saturday
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levels of residual immunity, perhaps from previous infection or previous vaccination, and the group who had the least immunity was 25- to 60-yearolds," Kendall said. "So that was why we saw the shift of hospitalizations in a younger than expected age group." The World Health Organization tracks influenza strains around the world and estimates the strains for the coming year. The vaccine being produced for next winter includes H1N1 and common seasonal flus H3N2 and influenza B. Kendall said research is proceeding for a universal vaccine, to eliminate the guesswork in crafting the annual strain. That could be available in five years.
It wasn't as many as in the global H1N1 pandemic of 2009, but this year's influenza vaccine program delivered a record 1.4 million seasonal doses to B.C. residents. Resurgence of the H1N1 strain that triggered hospitalizations and deaths among younger patients motivated a late-season surge in demand for flu shots after Christmas, resulting in temporary shortages of vaccine in some areas. Changes in policy also contributed to better protection agains seasonal flu, said Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall. Health care workers and visitors were required to get the vaccine or wear masks in patient care areas, to protect patients with underlying conditions that make influenza more serious. After the health care worker immunization rate had drifted as low as 50 per cent, the new policy prompted 80 per cent of health care employees to be vaccinated and the remainder used masks, Kendall said. One health care aide in Grand Forks was fired after repeatedly refusing to wear a mask when working around patients. Health Minister Terry Lake said the total was increased by extending free flu shots to anyone who was considering visiting a relative in a health care facility during the winter. Previously seniors, children aged six months to five th years, seniors over 65, residents of care and assisted living facilities, those with chronic conditions and health care and emergency workers were eligible for a free Express your love and appreciation vaccine. Lake said the for your mother with flowers... ministry is considering offering the vaccine free Order a special arrangement today! to everyone in future Give Us a Call -We Deliver years. Kendall said the impact See our unique line of kitchenware & gourmet seasonings! of H1N1 on younger peo416 Government Street, Burns Lake 250-692-2395 Toll Free 1-877-692-2395 ple has been analyzed. Open Monday thru Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm "The group over the age of 65 had the highest See our website: www.burnslakeflowers.ca
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The past 60 years have seen major accomplishment in human history; from Rosa Parks and the bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, to Neil Armstrong and man walking on the moon, to the breaking down of the Berlin wall and to the advancement in computers and the internet. Jim and Carol Everett’s marriage precedes all of those events and accomplishments. The two were married on May 1, 1954, in Burns Lake, and have been together since. On Sunday, May 4, 2014, the two will celebrate their 60 year anniversary at Decker Lake Hall. When asked what it has been like to be married for 60 years, Carol keeps her answer short and sweet. “You know it went by so fast,” Everett said, “it doesn’t seem like 60 years to me anyway. I can’t believe it.” The two were married, at what today would be considered a young age, Jim was only 21-years-old and Carol was 18-years-old. They met one day as Carol was walking home from high school, Jim offered to give her a ride home in his car. “He picked me up, literally,” Carol said. Jim and Carol really don’t have any advice on being married for so long for young people getting married today, noting that every marriage has their own unique challenges. They do have a message they’d like to share. “Burns Lake has been good to us, Jim owned a business, we had four children, raised them and sent them to university,” Carol Everett said, “Burns Lake is a great place.”
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Promotion of local trails to increase
BIKING from ▼ P9 Outgoing president of the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association, Kevin Derksen says that Burns Lake has been apart of promotional programs like this for a number of years. Derksen says that the Burns Lake trails have been promoted at MBTA booths at events like Crankworks and Vancouver Bike expo for a few years now. Martin Littlejohn, executive director of MBTA says that Burns Lake has been setting the standard in northern B.C. in what has been accomplished with the mountain biking community. "I think they [Burns Lake] are really setting the standard for some of the other communities in northern B.C.," Littlejohn said, "some of their accomplishments other communities can really learn from." Littlejohn says the purpose of this program is to augment and strengthen what tourism in northern B.C. already has to offer. The project will be fairly extensive in terms of research with all involved speaking with mountain bikers who travel, asking what they look for in a mountain bike destination, both in general and in northern B.C., as well as looking at the range of experiences the are unique to each community. Derksen says that the uniqueness of each community is one of the nice things about riding in the north. "The nice thing about riding in the north is that Prince George has different terrain than what we have, Vanderhoof has different terrain being on a plateau, Smithers has coastal mountain terrain," Derksen said, "each location has different trails because those trails take on the best characteristics of the terrain." The timing for this new strategy is perfect, according to Littlejohn. The idea received strong support from the local communities, in terms of enthusiasm, and there has been a lot of positive momentum in terms of communities wanting to build these amenities and trail systems. The growing system of mountain bikers, and the interest lately in northern B.C. is another reason for this strategy being put forth. "There's a number of positive things," Littlejohn said, "the small business growth in northern B.C. has been fairly good in the last few years, and I guess at the same time northern B.C. has been in the news quite a bit these days with all the development that is being proposed, and that could potentially be making people want to know and discover more of what is going on up there and experience the area for themselves." Funding for this project is coming from the communities themselves, as each community involved will contribute to the funding, as well any money put forth by the local communities will be matched by the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition. Burns Lake role in the strategy has yet to be determined, as most of the details will be ironed out as the process takes place, but Derksen believes that there will be some correlation between what Northern B.C. Tourism is doing to promote the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, and what will be done with mountain biking in the northern B.C. As far as the actual infrastructure goes, Derksen says that Burns Lake is ahead of the curve. "We've been fortunate enough to have a lot of access to grant funding to get the development on the ground quickly, so there's a lot of high quality trails that those grants have enabled us to push ahead and get ahead of the curve," Derksen said. Incoming president of the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association, Guy Epkens-Shaffer says there is really no downside to the new partnership. "Getting a bunch of communities together and having a common market strategy is getting more bang for your buck," Epkens-Shaffer said.
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The Burns Lake Minor Hockey Association celebrated a championship season during its awards night last Sunday. Two of its teams, the midget A1s and the peewees ended their season’s as playoff champions. The peewee team won the zone and league Tier 4 playoffs, and fell just shy in their run to a provincial championship, finishing fourth at the event. The midget A1 team were a dominant team throughout the season, winning the zone and league playoff championships, and ended their season by defeating Kelowna in the championship game at the provincials in Clearwater to win the title. It was a special night all around, as each team award their most sportsmanlike, most improved, most dedicated and most valuable player awards. Other awards handed out include coach and junior coach of the year, senior and junior referee of the year, goalie of the year and volunteer of the year. In initiation, Tessa Green won most dedicated, Nicholas Hiebert won most improved and Landon Gillanders won most sportsmanlike. In novice, Alexzander Klassen won most dedicated, Hailey Crouse won most improved and Cody Higginson won most sportsmanlike. In atom, Dakota Yarjau won most dedicated, Michale Chalmers won most improved and Brody Green won most sportsmanlike. In peewee, Garrett Radley won most dedicated, Cormick Turner won most improved, Cameron Peterson won most sportsmanlike and the co-MVP’s were Spencer Brown and Blaine Worthing. In Bantam, Devin Anderson won most dedicated, Evan Vessey won most improved, Avery Wilson won most sportsmanlike and the MVP was Kian Strimbold. For the girls team, Ashley Cassidy won most dedicated, Mikaylie Culberson won most improved, Michelle Abraham won most sportsmanlike and MVP was Rylie Eakin. The midget A2 team’s most dedicated player was Dino Wiebe, Dallas Patrick won most improved, Tyler Sam won most sportsmanlike and MVP was Brandon Larsen. The midget A1 team decided to forego handing out team awards. Coach of the year was Wes Hart and junior coach of year went to Jordan Minger and Evan Vessey. Senior referee of the year was Ken Chalmers and junior referee of the year was Pierce Hofer. Goalie of the year was awarded to Tyler Havens. Volunteer of the year was awarded to Mike and Renee Skinner.
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Stand up and speak William David, executive director of the Indigenous Rights Centre speaks with local leaders and citizens at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) last Friday. David, along with Craig Benjamen of Amnesty International spoke at the CNC’s free social forum called “Protecting Steven Maisey photo Indigenous and Human Rights.”
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Rosemary Edgeworth Seminuk returns to her father’s home in England for the first time Steven Maisey Rosemary Edgeworth Seminuk is finally getting the opportunity to go to her father's hometown of Sunderland, England when she runs in the Sunderland half marathon in May. Edgeworth Seminuk will run in the half marathon May 4, her first half marathon, during her vacation to England April 26-May 12. However, this trip is much more than a vacation, and more than just about running. She has never been to the place where her father was born, and lived part of his life, and through a family contact was able to locate someone from her father's past. "I wasn't expecting to learn much about my dad, but I found out about this gentleman, so we're going to stay with him while we're in Sunderland," Edgeworth Seminuk said, "I wanted to go to feel this connection to my dad, he's been gone 15 years, and for me it's just to feel that connection to him and to my heritage." Her father's connection to this man goes back four generations. In World War Two, her father, and five other Canadians, stayed with him and his family. The trip to Sunderland, May 2-6, and her running in the half marathon May 4, is bookended by trips to London. This will be her first time going to Europe, and it is something she has been planning on doing for a long time. "I've wanted to go ever since I was a girl, it got put off and put off,and finally I decided this year I was going to go," Edgeworth Seminuk said. Steven Maisey photo As for the half marathon itself, she has never run Rosemary Edgeworth Seminuk (L) pictured with her Work B.C. co-worker Lynda Maertz is set in one before, but is an avid runner. Last year, she ran the Mother's Day run in Smith- to run the Sunderland half marathon, May 4. Edgeworth Seminuk insisted that Maertz, who ers, which is a 10 km run. phoned the Lakes District News with the tip that her co-worker would be running in this event, She does have an expectation of how long it will be included in the photo. take her to run the half marathon in Sunderland, but says more than anything it's just a personal thing for herself, to do it, and run her first half marathon in the place where her father was born. And while this is a holiday for her, she has planned a couple of tours in London, and she is excited to take the train back and forth from London to Sunderland and back, she says that this trip is so much more than just a holiday. "I'm pretty excited, I mean to some people it's just a holiday, and it is for sure, but it's just so much more to me, it's hard to believe I'm going," Edgeworth Seminuk said, "I guess it's just the reality is starting to set in because it is an emotional thing for me." In the end, her ultimate goal is to learn more about her father and where he grew up. "I knew someone was over there, but I hadn't had any contact with him," Edgeworth Seminuk said, "he said he has a lot of stories about my dad during wartime and stuff like that." Come celebrate
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The L.D. Museum opening their doors for the season on April 7. 9am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Wheelchair access at the back. Phone (250) 692-7450. Lakes District Fall Fair meeting on May. 1/14, 7pm, Held at the Cancer Society Office on the Main Street Lakes District Kennel Club Dog Show. Tom Forsyth Arena, Burns Lake. May 3, 8am – 5pm. May 4, 8am – 4pm. Admission is free - Everyone is welcome. Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club general Meeting 6 pm, May 13, Forestry Office, Contact Kristi (250) 692-5721. 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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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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For more information visit www.ajac.ca ^ 2014 Sierra 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100 km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2013 Fuel Consumption Guide for WardsAuto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest available information at the time of posting. **When equipped with available 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Light-Duty Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles. † Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles. †† The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2014 MY Sierra with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 KMs, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM Dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. + Whichever comes first. See dealer for conditions and limited warranty details. ‡ 0% for 36 month lease available on all 2014 Sierra 1500 Regular/Double/Crew Cabs. Sample lease payments based on 36-month lease of 2014 Sierra Double Cab 4x4 (1SA + G80 + B30) on approved credit by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Example: Sierra Double Cab 4x4 (1SA + G80 + B30) including Freight and Air Tax is $30,488 at 0% APR, $1,075 Down payment, Bi-Weekly payment is $139 for 36 months. Total obligation is $11,928, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $18,560. ¥¥ 0% Purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto Financing/Scotiabank for 48 months on new or demonstrator 2014 Sierra 1500. Rates from other lenders will vary. 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EFFICIENCY POWER COVERAGE
%
UP TO
REDESIGNED 2014
0 MONTHS‡ LEASING
$
LEASE FROM
$ ‡
2014 SIERRA DOUBLE CAB 1500 4X4
BI-WEEKLY
139 0 AT
36
PLUS ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE
A SPRING BONUS UP TO
2,000 ‡‡
%
FOR
APRIL IS THE BEST TIME TO GET THE BEST DEALS. ^
MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT V8 IN A PICKUP
OR
PLUS
40¢
36
MONTHS
WITH $1,075 DOWN. BASED ON A PURCHASE PRICE OF $30,488. OFFER INCLUDES $1,000 SPRING BONUS# FOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS.
OR
BEST
**
BEST
AVAILABLE 420 HP, 460 LB FT OF TORQUE 5 YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY+
0 %
UP TO
OFF/LITRE GAS CARD++
ON ALL 2014 MODELS
2 OIL CHANGES
Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]
Lakes District News
Partnering for a Healthier Community funding
Partnering for a Healthier Community grant program presented a cheques for $2500 to the Lakes District Fall Fair (L), the money will be used for children’s activities and $3000 to College of New Caledonia for the young parents group. Laura Blackwell photos
ENDS APRIL 30TH 2014 BEST NEW PICKUP †*
†
SIERRA 1500
MONTHS¥¥ PURCHASE FINANCING
48
YEARS/40,000 KM
COMPLIMENTARY
††
CASH PRICE FROM
$
INCLUDES $2,000 SPRING BONUS# ON CASH PURCHASES FOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS.
29,595 (1SA MODEL)
OFFERS INCLUDE $4,750 IN CASH CREDITS,¥ FREIGHT & PDI. MODEL INCLUDES AUTOMATIC REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL.
ALL-TERRAIN DOUBLE CAB SHOWN
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