Burns Lake Lakes District News, April 29, 2015

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Coastal GasLink open house

Does living in a small community make you happy?

Statistics Canada says that investigated life satisfaction levels in metropolitan areas across the country suggests that life satisfaction is higher in smaller communities.

Conditional approval comes with 32 conditions

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MICHAEL RIIS-CHRISTIANSON BC’s Environmental Assessment Office has given conditional approval to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, but it may be another year before the company planning to complete the mega-project knows if it will proceed.

Greg Cano, director of project planning & execution for Coastal GasLink, told local residents at an information session here April 21 that a final decision on the $4.8 billion development likely won’t come until next year.

That’s when LNG Canada -- a joint venture involving Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina, Korea Gas Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation – is expected to decide whether to proceed with its planned Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility near Kitimat. “(We expect an investment decision) sometime in 2016,” Cano stated. “It’s up to our client (LNG Canada), and they’re best to answer that question…

As far as we’re concerned, we just take their direction.”

“We’re getting close,” he added. “It may not seem that way, but if we do get a final investment decision on this pipeline, we’ll be looking to start some type of construction in 2016.”

Coastal GasLink has already invested heavily in the project. Cano noted that since the project’s launch three years ago, the company has consulted extensively with local governments, First Nations, landowners, residents, and other stakeholders. In 2013 and 2014, it sent scientists, engineers, and technicians into the field to collect data on rocks, soils, rivers, plant life, and ...see COASTAL GAS

LBN pondering agreement Lake Babine Nation is pondering an agreement with TransCanada on the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project.

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Suspicious house fire On April 22, 2015 at 11:31 p.m., the Burns Lake RCMP received a request to assist the Burns Lake Fire Department at a residential fire on Mcphail Rd.

Major police investigation

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Unconfirmed reports say a homicide took place after a shooting on Fifth Avenue, and one man is in custody. Neighbours said they heard gun shots ring out around 6 a.m.

Monday morning. Soon after concerned neighbours called police. A special crime unit from Prince George is on scene and more details will be available later.

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Yes it’s a black bear...local resident Betty Mathews had a visitor in her yard last week. This bear climbed way up this tree to eat the cotton wood buds.

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New study suggests life satisfaction is higher in smaller communities Flavio Nienow

A new study from Statistics Canada that investigated life satisfaction levels in metropolitan areas across the country suggests that life satisfaction is higher in smaller communities.

According to the study, most of the census metropolitan areas at the top of the rankings have populations under 250,000. The average life satisfaction in the country is greater in Saguenay, Que., Trois-Rivières, Que., and St. John’s, N.L.; and lower in bigger centres such as Toronto and Vancouver.

The report also suggests that life satisfaction is slightly higher among women than men, and slightly lower among immigrants than persons born in Canada. Life satisfaction is also lower among individuals in their forties and early fifties than among those in younger and older age groups.

Married individuals reported higher levels of life satisfaction

B.C. land sales reached election target

Tom Fletcher The B.C. government released details of its pre-election property sales, showing it came out with more money overall than appraisals or B.C. Assessment Authority values forecast.

Opposition critics called for the disclosure after obtaining government memos that showed a rush to make the deadline for the 2013-14 fiscal year, where the B.C. Liberals campaigned on a balanced budget

than those who are divorced or separated, widowed or never married. Individuals rating their health as “excellent” have life satisfaction scores a full point higher than those rating their health as “good,” and almost three points higher than those rating their health as “poor.” Life satisfaction is also slightly higher among respondents who identified themselves as Aboriginals.

When considering the percentage of individuals who rated their life satisfaction as “nine” or “10” out of 10, Sudbury leads the way with 44.9 per cent, and Vancouver comes at the bottom with 33.6 per cent.

A similar range is evident across the 58 economic regions considered. At the high end, average life satisfaction is about 8.3 to 8.4 out of 10 in several economic regions in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. Average life satisfaction ranges from about 7.8 to 8.0 in the British Columbia economic regions of Northeast, Cariboo, North Coast and Nechako; the Alberta economic region of Red Deer; the Saskatchewan economic regions of Prince Albert and Northern; the Manitoba economic region of North; and the Nova Scotia economic region of Annapolis Valley.

The research is based on a pooled sample of almost 340,000 survey respondents aged 15 or older who reside in one of the 10 provinces. Data for this study was taken from 2009 to 2013.

tabled before the 2013 election.

NDP critics highlighted property in Coquitlam that sold for millions less than an appraiser estimated it would get.

Development property south of the B.C. legislature beat its appraisal by $13 million, selling for $34 million to help the government meet a $350 million target to end the fiscal year.

A former hospital site in Surrey was sold for $20.5 million, $3 million less than its B.C. Assess-

ment Authority value for property tax purposes. Finance ministry records showed the sale price was midway between two appraisals, one commissioned by the government and the other by the buyer.

De Jong said surplus Crown property is sold every year, with about 1500 properties disposed of in the last 30 years. They will continue, but there won't be another identified program in future budgets now that post-recession deficits have ended, he said.

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NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING The Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake wishes to advise residents that a Special Meeting of Council will be held:

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

6:30pm At the Village of Burns Lake Office The purpose of this meeting is to provide residents of the municipality with an opportunity to comment on the Village of Burns Lake Five Year Financial Plan and Tax Rate Bylaw.

Copies of the bylaw can be picked up at the Village Office.

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t Editorial Flavio Sachett Nienow

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Smaller communities are happier

Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower

Statistics Canada recently released a report analyzing the levels of life satisfaction in many cities across the country.

Small communities such as Burns Lake were not included in the survey, but even within metropolitan areas it was easy to observe a pattern.

People in smaller communities – with less than 250,000 people reported higher life satisfaction levels than people in major centres such as Vancouver and Toronto.

The “happiest communities” in the country were Saguenay, Que., Trois-Rivières, Que., and St. John’s, N.L., while Toronto and Vancouver were at the bottom of the list. I thought this report was interesting because Vancouver and Toronto usually rank high among the best places to live in the world. It goes to show that when experts are analyzing which cities have the best quality of life, they might be forgetting some important aspects. Although economic factors are certainly important, people’s well-being and satisfaction levels are just as imperative.

The report did not explain why people in smaller communities reported being happier, but since I was intrigued, I did some research. Turns out there are a number of studies linking a close contact with nature to human health and well-being.

This is certainly not a new concept for people living in areas such as Northern B.C. If you’ve always been blessed to go to work surrounded by beautiful mountains, lakes and wildlife, you most likely already understand the intrinsic relation between nature and humans’ wellbeing. Some studies actually refer to cities as “unnatural surroundings,” saying crowded streets, noise and the overwhelming amount of things that divide someone’s attention can take its toll on a person’s brain.

“After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control,” said Jonah Lehrer in the article ‘How the city hurts your brain.’

Lehrer discusses how being in an urban environment can impair our basic mental processes.

“After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control. While it’s long been recognized that city life is exhausting - that’s why Picasso left Paris - new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.”

Big cities have long known that green spaces are part of the solution to increase people’s well-being. Central Park is certainly not in Manhattan by accident. But some cities have not been so successful in implementing green spaces. When you walk around Toronto, for example, parks are not that easy to find. They certainly exist sparsely around the city, but you might have to take the subway to access them (which then can turn into a stressful activity). I can certainly relate to the feeling of exhaustion after walking around in a big city. What I have observed in people who live in big cities is that they sort of push those feelings of unsettledness to the back of their mind, not even knowing why they feel drained or exhausted at times. Now every time I’m in a big city to visit friends, it drives me crazy to wait for public transportation.

Just the other day, as I was waiting for the bus, I started counting how much time on average people spend every year on a bus or subway. Considering someone works five days a week, and it takes them 45 minutes from home to work, that’s the equivalent of about two entire weeks every year on public transportation. I find that to be mind-boggling! I certainly got used to being home in four minutes while living in Burns Lake (taking more than four minutes to get home now just feels unnatural). When millions of people are making the move to big cities across the world, maybe it’s time to reconsider what really makes us feel good.

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The Vancouver media’s frantic coverage of the Great Bunker Spill of 2015 has just about run out of fuel.

By late last week, the usually serious <I>Globe and Mail</I> was reduced to quizzing a U.S. expert who had at first told the CBC he thought the spill response was pretty good.

But then he heard that it might have taken up to 12 hours until the leaking grain ship was completely under control, which would be not so good.

This U.S. expert admitted he has not “followed the Vancouver spill very closely,” and was basically speculating. But that’s OK, because the main purpose of this media frenzy is to feed the established narrative that the Harper government is gutting the Coast Guard while trying to ramp up heavy oil shipments to Asia.

Yeah, that makes sense. A University of Toronto philosophy prof recently suggested that Stephen Harper likes war. Maybe he likes oil spills too.

A retired captain from the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station became the latest of a series of disgruntled ex-employees and union bosses to serve as the media’s go-to critics. He contradicted Coast Guard management at every turn, dismissing them as political appointees with little operational experience.

His claims about loss of spill response capability from Kitsilano are questionable at best. There was no talk of spill response when Kitsilano closed two years ago, because it was a search and rescue station.

Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair held almost daily news conferences as it closed. People are going to drown, warned a parade of union spokespeople.

It’s been two years, and nobody has.

Premier Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were quick to summon TV cameras as oil-sheen angst spread through condo towers. They declared the Coast Guard response a failure before they had any real understanding of it.

Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees, has vowed a full-scale election advertising attack on the Conservatives this year. On federal budget day, Unifor protested the closure of the Ucluelet Coast Guard ship monitoring station. Similar stations in Vancouver and Comox are also closing this year, replaced by a new monitoring system run from Prince Rupert and Victoria.

I asked Industry Minister James Moore, the federal minister responsible for B.C., if this is a reduction in service. He said 1970s-era ship tracking equipment is being replaced with a new system that has already been deployed on the East Coast, to improve safety.

“These fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when lighthouses were de-staffed,” Moore said. “I remember people saying, oh my God, this is going to be the end. And it turned out to be complete nonsense.”

Unifor operatives rushed to the media again last week with dire news of a half-hour outage of this new system, portraying this as evidence of a high-tech disaster waiting to happen. (Ships were told to monitor an old-school emergency radio channel for that uneventful half hour.)

What the union is really doing is ramping up its election propaganda, and intensifying efforts to protect redundant positions that are being replaced by new technology.

There was a similar media campaign last year targeting the consolidation of Veterans’ Affairs into Service Canada offices. There are serious problems with services to veterans, but union featherbedding would not help them.

The B.C. government is also introducing digital technology, eliminating hundreds of paper-pushing jobs in the process, with a mostly realistic response from unions.

But in this federal election year, realism will be in short supply.

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Lakes District Secondary School students in Grade 10 participated in Project Local Government last week. As part of the program, offered annually by the Village of Burns Lake, the students assumed the roles of staff and elected officials for a mock council meeting. Pictured from left are Mitchel Martens, Ricky Wainwright, Brandon Havens, Samantha Larsen, Cobie Martens, Teryn Cameron, and Emily Eakin.

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Lake Babine Nation pondering agreement with TransCanada Chief Wilf Adam says a final decision will be made by May 1 Flavio Nienow Lake Babine Nation is pondering an agreement with TransCanada on the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project.

The approximately 900-kilometre pipeline is expected to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a point near the District of Hudson's Hope, B.C, to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG facility within the District of Port Edward on Lelu Island.

“As Lake Babine Nation we haven't said yah [yes] or nay [no] to LNG,” said Chief Wilf Adam. Lake Babine Nation is now in the process of negotiation with the government of British Columbia and representatives of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project.

Chief Adam said he expects a final decision will be made by May 1, 2015. However, he chose not to give any further details of the negotiation until a final decision has been reached.

“We will make sure that we do this in the best interest of all

Lake Babine citizens and make sure our land and resources are protected, especially our fish resources,” he said.

On April 20, 2015, approximately 200 people packed the Margaret Patrick Memorial to listen to representatives from Prince Rupert Gas Transmission present the proposed project and demonstrate what liquefied natural gas is.

Until recently, Lake Babine Nation had also been negotiating with Spectra Energy on their proposed pipeline. Spectra Energy is proposing a new natural gas system in B.C. called the Westcoast Connector. The proposed pipeline would extend from the Cypress area of Northeast B.C. (about 110 kms northwest of Fort St. John) to Prince Rupert, passing 330 kms north of Burns Lake through Cranberry Junction.

According to Chief Adam, Lake Babine Nation is no longer negotiating with Spectra Energy because “Spectra Energy has taken a pause in the negotiation.”

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MEETING SCHEDULE 2015 April 30, 2015 ...........RDBN Board Meeting/

SNRHD Meeting May 14, 2015............RDBN Committee Meetings May 28, 2015............RDBN Board Meeting/

SNRHD Meeting June 11, 2015...........RDBN Committee Meetings The Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 will be presented for Board review and approval at the April 30, 2015 Board meeting. The Audited Financial Statements are available for inspection at the Regional District office at 37 3rd Avenue, Burns Lake, B.C. during regular business hours from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Meetings tentatively commence at 10:30 a.m. Please call (250) 692-3195/1-800-320-3339 for further information

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Funding Opportunities The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC) is now accepting funding applications for local • • • •

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Proposal writing info session: Friday May 8, 2015 from 10-11am in the downstairs meeting room at the Burns Lake Public Library.

Funds must be spent by March 31, 2016 Deadline for submissions: Friday, May 22, 2015 For more information please contact:

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Crosswalk Natural gas, AKA methane, is a greenhouse gas song Editor: As the debate rages over the safety of the new crosswalks along Hwy. 16, I would like to remind people that the previous method of crossing the highway was to wait for a break in traffic, send up a prayer, and run like crazy.

Many years ago I wrote an ode to Burns Lake entitled "Small Town Song". One of the verses ran as follows: Our town it is so small, It's dull for traffic cops; We never have a traffic jam 'Cause no one ever stops.

You see that old pedestrian, His beard so long and gray?

He grew it, waiting for the chance To cross Alaska Way. Yours truly, Jacqui Graham

Editor: The recent LNG demo at the Margaret Patrick Centre extolling the safe, harmless properties of liquid natural gas may have been interesting in a science fair way, but had no relevance at all to the risk faced by residents of our region.

The high volume natural gas pipelines being proposed would only liquefy the product when it reached the Coast. The product piped across our region would be in compressed gas form. If you're unfamiliar with the danger this poses, google the phrase 'natural gas pipeline explosions'. You might be shocked by the devastation they can cause.

The caption in last week's newspaper states that LNG "will not contaminate the... air". Well, not quite. Natural gas, AKA methane, is a greenhouse gas that absorbs heat 20 times as fast as carbon dioxide, warming the atmosphere. I call that a contaminant. It's why

scientists are so worried about the vast, permafrozen bogs of the Arctic tundra thawing and decomposing. I'm wary when proponents of these projects resort to distracting or misleading information.

We in central BC have a fortunate future. Being downwind of the Pacific we will continue to have a cool, moist climate, even as droughts and extreme weather ravage other places.

That snow and rain falling on our hills provides the basis of the sustainable economic activities we've been practicing: forestry, fishing, farming, tourism.

Managed properly we can enhance those and do them forever. We don't need climate killing, quick buck, 'do it once and it's gone forever' projects.

Say no to more fossil fuels. Say yes to a decent life for our grandchildren's grandchildren.

Walt van der Kamp

In last week’s issue of Lakes District News “The safety aspects of LNG”, should have been reported that Sean Turner, Chief Operating Officer for Gladstein, Neandross & associates stated that LNG would not contaminate the air in his demonstration and was a quote from him rather then LD News.

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Chamber will promote local business Michael Riis-Christianson

providing vision and encouraging excellence here, and delivering a level of excellence at the Visitor Information Centre.

It also includes a new vision statement: “Prosperity, pride and potency of the Lakes District built around the vision and unity of the business community.”

“The strategic plan is a diagram to take the chamber from the present to a better future,” the plan concludes. “It should be used in business meetings when deciding on how to allocate human and financial resources.”

Developed by the chamber’s board, staff, and membership, the strategic plan is the culmination of a series of work-

shops undertaken over the past few years, according to Susan Schienbein, acting administrator for the organization. The next “Promoting local business through step in the process, she said, will likely be communication, networking opportunities development of an operational plan. and information sharing, and to advocate “I’m assuming that the chamber will use for the interest of members and recognize this strategic plan to form an operational business excellence of members.” plan with some clearly articulated goals,” That’s the Burns Lake & District Chamshe stated. “For the board, this will involve ber of Commerce’s new mission statebuilding governance processes: policy rement, one of several components of its views, committee, charters, etc. For staff, strategic plan. this will involve implementation of activiAdopted earlier this year, the two-page ties and programs that support the stratedocument includes five strategic goals: promoting local business, advocating on gic plan.” behalf of members, serving as a hub for The operational plan will also provide information sharing in the community, activity templates for annual chamber initiatives such as BC Chamber Week, Small Business Week, and Canada Day. At the same time, Schienbein explained, it presents the opportunity to outline reactive programs, e.g., vandalism prevention.

“Operational plans create efficiency by having a structured approach to activities… that allow the chamber to be more nimble and Join us Saturday May 23rd for a FREE SEMINAR and HANDS ON DEMO featuring address current issues,” Rick Webb, a specialist in log homes and Perma-Chink Systems products. Snacks she concluded. and Refreshments will be provided at the event.

The Burns Lake & Saturday May 23rd from 9:00am to 12:00pm District Chamber of at Brock White - Prince George, 1706 Ogilvie Street Commerce has nearly 150 members. Its curRSVP to Denise Raby: rent president is Greg 250-596-8728 or 1-877-846-7505 Brown of Burns Lake draby@brockwhite.com Home Hardware.

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Flavio Nienow School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) announced a potential reconfiguration, with possible closure, of schools in both the Fort St. James and Fort Fraser/Fraser Lake areas.

The announcement was made at the April 20, 2015, public meeting of the board of education of the school district. This initiated a 60-day consultation period in which the public will have an opportunity to provide input to the board of education.

At the end of this consultation period (June 2015), the board will either choose to remain status quo or to close schools in either or both of these areas.

Manu Madhok, Director of Instruction for School District No. 91, said a continuous decline in enrollments is the reason behind this reconfiguration.

“Decreasing enrollments are impacting school districts across much of the world,” he said. “We know that families are having far fewer children when compared to former generations. In addition, we are seeing a steady migration of families from rural to urban centres, which in turn impacts the small communities that we serve in our school district.”

In 2010/11, 4650 full-time students were enrolled within the school district. This year, 3857 students are enrolled, a reduction of approximately 17 per cent.

“School districts are funded by the number of students they serve, and with fewer students in our schools, our overall budget is impacted,” said Madhok. “Many of our schools were originally built for double the number of students that we serve today, which in turn impacts the servicing of these buildings such as maintenance, repairs, etc.”

Team In the Fort St. James area, the school district Concept has seen a decline in Selling enrollments from 900 students in 2000/01 (grades K–12) to 594 RE/MAX students in the 2014/15 Franchise school year. In the Fort Fraser/Fraser Lake area, the school district Office has seen a decline in Staff/ enrollments from 664 to 464 students in the Store front same period.

Over the last five Market years, the school district has closed Topley Share Elementary School in Topley, Muriel Mould Maximum Primary School in Burns Lake, and PraiExposure riedale Elementary School in Vanderhoof.

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Francois Lake 84acre parcel with astounding lake views located at Km 47 on Colleymount Road.

Current zoning may permit subdivision opportunities. Property is covered in young pine and spruce, and has Crown land on the western border. A proposed road is developed on the southerly portion of the property, and creates approximately 10 acres of easily-accessed building lots. This area has an abundance of wildlife and great fishing opportunities.

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Home on over 84 acres. Located 20 minutes west of Burns Lake, along the Highway 16 corridor.

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Upgraded windows, high-efficiency propane furnace and a wood stove/ fireplace on the main floor add to the value of this country-living package.

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This Francois Lake north shore property is both a view lot as well as having beautiful low bank pebble beach.

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Check out this 160 acre parcel of Canada located in the Cheslatta region of the Northern Interior of BC. This property is accessed via the Francois Lake Ferry south of Burns Lake. This property is very private but serviced by good road access and BC Hydro on site. An older homesite does exist with some residual buildings and cement foundation. In the market for a hunting or a piece of Canadian wilderness?

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Unique Francois Lake, 1300+ sq ft lakeshore home. This property is located on the south side (Colleymount Road) with approximately 500 ft of pebble beach, a paved boat launch, a sauna, 3 shops, and a single carport. There are no visible neighbours to the west or east, giving this 0.39 acre lots of privacy. There are 2 kitchens, 2 full bathrooms, and 3 bedrooms. This home has the potential to be 2 completely separate suites.

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Francois Lake north shore ferry terminal, this lakeshore home has endless potential!

Country living in this log home on 5 acres with highly desired a low bank private beach on Francois Lake. A large loft on the upper level, master bedroom on the main floor as well as an additional bedroom and a full, partially finished basement with many custom features throughout the home.

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Undeveloped 5 acre lot located 2 minutes South of Burns Lake on Beach Road. This lot has potentially great views from building sites that gradually elevate to the southerly portion. Covered in mature spruce and scattered aspen and offering unique moss covered rock out crops. Interesting enough to obtain additional information and a map to take a look today.

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This home qualifies as one of Burns Lake’s earliest residences. It has been well maintained and offers a heritage feel with modern conveniences.

An addition was added several years ago to accommodate a bedroom with an ensuite on the main floor. A total of 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms are available.

Laundry is conveniently placed by the rear entrance providing total living on one floor. This home is tastefully decorated and very comfortable.

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Charming log home on the desirable north shore of Francois Lake.

This home is suitable for year-round living or as a summer lake cottage. The well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom cabin is bright, neat and available for immediate occupancy. Featuring vaulted ceilings, wrap-around deck with a spectacular view of the lake, sauna and a full basement. The basement has an outside entry and a workshop.

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29 acre view property located in the Cheslatta area approximately 30 minute drive from the Southside ferry terminal. No services to existing log cabin. Exceptionally well built and finished with tile and laminate floors. Upper loft provides 10x10 deck while lower covered measures 10x17. This property and cabin is well suited to the outdoorsman seeking a wilderness retreat.

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Check out this 1400 sq ft rancher located on 10.7 acres of private wilderness only 5 minutes from town on a no thru road. Custom kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a recent addition for the family.

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one million seedlings will be planted by a local contractor this season, one pine tree for every spruce (or a 50/50 species mix).

This technique is used to reduce the risk of disease within the plantations.

BLCF has an obligation to bring harvested areas to a “free growing” state. Planting reduces the wait time and gives reasonable confidence that the area will be restocked with appropriate species in a timely manner. The areas will also “green up” sooner, which is great in a landscape dominated by dead pine.

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From Dawson Creek to Kitimat

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wildlife across Northern B.C. “When we started in 2012, all we knew was that we had to get the gas from Dawson Creek, and we needed to bring it down to Kitimat,” he explained. “We’ve spent the last two and half years, 180,000 man hours in the field, collecting data.”

Information gathered in this manner allowed the company to develop a proposed pipeline route, and facilitated its 7200-page submission to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).

In October 2014, the EAO gave the project its blessing in the form of an environmental assessment certificate.

“That certificate comes with 32 conditions that we have to meet, and they cover such things as the various wildlife management plans, water quality plans, and social and economic impact assessments,” Cano said. “What we view these as is nothing more than best practices for pipeline construction and pipeline projects. We have no concerns with any of the conditions. We intend to meet all these conditions.”

The Coastal GasLink project will involve constructing a subsurface pipeline 48 inches in diameter from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek to LNG Canada’s gas liquefaction facility near Kitimat. The 670-kilometre route will traverse two mountain ranges (the Rockies and Coast mountains) and BC’s interior plateau.

To minimize disturbance on the land base, the line will (when feasible) cross lands that have already been altered by logging, mining, or other human activities. Construction activity will be timed to reduce seasonal impacts on wildlife, and watercourse crossings will be carefully designed to minimize potential adverse impacts on fish, water, and riparian areas. If construction begins in 2016, the line is expected to be operational by the end

of the decade.

Initially, only one compressor station near Dawson Creek will be required to supply LNG Canada’s two Kitimat liquefaction plants (or ‘trains’) with up to 3 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas capacity. The Kitimat facility may eventually be expanded to four trains. If this occurs, Cano said Coastal GasLink will need to increase its pumping capacity.

“The difference between just providing gas for two trains and providing gas for four is seven additional compressor stations,” he noted. “So we don’t have to change anything with the pipeline after it’s built, we just add more compressor stations along the route as we need to increase the gas supply.”

Adding seven additional pumping stations would increase Coastal GasLink’s pumping capacity to approximately 5 billion cubic feet per day.

Cano stressed that Coastal GasLink is committed to building a safe, reliable pipeline, and will employ state-of-the-art technology in constructing, operating and maintaining it. The company is also dedicated to providing lasting benefits to communities along the pipeline corridor.

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., a Canadian energy distribution company with more than 60 years’ experience operating pipelines throughout North America. TransCanada’s 68,500-kilometre natural gas pipeline network carries nearly 20 per cent of all natural gas consumed on the continent each day.

TransCanada has already invested approximately $1.5 million in communities along the proposed Coastal GasLink route, primarily in education, training, and initiatives focused on environment, safety, and community well-being. In 2013, the company donated $12.7 million in total to 1600 non-profit organizations across North America.

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Coastal GasLink’s proposed natural gas pipeline promises to create significant benefits for British Columbia, but the project’s potential economic impact on the Lakes District is uncertain.

The 670-kilometer pipeline, which will connect Northeastern BC with a proposed LNG export facility in Kitimat, is expected to be an economic boon to the province. While it will pass through this area, company officials said last week they can’t predict how many jobs it will create here.

“We don’t have the specific numbers for the Lakes District at this time,” Shela Shapiro, senior communications specialist for Coastal GasLink, said last week. “In general on the project, we anticipate an estimated 2000 – 2500 jobs during construction and 16 -35 permanent positions during operation.”

Local residents are nevertheless hoping it will create significant employment opportunities here.

Although Coastal GasLink intends to hire as prime contractors only two or three companies experienced in building large-diameter pipelines, GasLink officials told people attending an information session in Burns Lake last week that they are committed to making contracting and employment opportunities available to qualified local and aboriginal businesses.

According to Coastal GasLink’s website, each prime contractor will be expected to employ and manage one or more sub-contractors. Companies interested in fulfilling this role are required to provide local and aboriginal participation plans as part of the bidding process, and successful bidders will be required to “accept and consider vendor information” and “provide regular reporting on local and aboriginal participation.”

The expectation, according to Greg Cano of Coastal GasLink, is that the company’s prime contractors will hire local sub-contractors whenever possible.

“They can’t bring foreign labour in,” Cano, director of project planning and execution for Coastal GasLink, said last week. “We know that’s not really going to be an option, so what they’ll be looking to do is bring in some expertise in actually building and supervising (pipeline projects), and then they’ll be looking to hire as much local labour as possible.

Coastal GasLink officials note the project is expected to create other economic benefits for B.C. At least 32 per cent of the more than $4.8 billion construction budget will be spent in this province, they say, and the project will generate approximately $20.88 million in annual property tax benefits to local governments.

Another $42 million is forecast to be spent by the company each year once the pipeline is in operation, as well as significant expenditures in provincial sales tax, fuel tax, and carbon tax.

Merchants here may also benefit from the company’s plan to create a temporary construction camp south of the village.

“There will be a camp in the vicinity of Burns Lake,” Cano stressed. “The whole idea in our camps is to have as much positive benefit to the community while having minimal negative effects. That includes things like having the people in the camp get the ability to take advantage of local businesses, come in, go to restaurants, go to stores, but doing it in a manner that doesn’t impact (negatively).”

If LNG Canada expands its Kitimat export facility, the company may also construct a compressor station southeast of Burns Lake.

Cano said Coastal GasLink and its parent company, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd., believe in investing in communities along the route. Most of these investments have come in the form of funding for training and education. TransCanada’s Pathway to Pipeline Readiness Program focuses on helping build Northern BC’s skilled labour force and workers’ transferrable skills.

“With that (program), we’re working with local colleges and aboriginal training organizations,” explained Kiel Giddens, a land, community and aboriginal relations officer assigned to Coastal GasLink. “So what that means here in Burns Lake is that we have an agreement with the College of New Caledonia. They’ll be delivering safety training sponsored by TransCanada.”

“By focusing on safety and environmental responsibility, we are looking for real benefits to the communities we go through,” Cano elaborated.

“That’s the thing about a pipeline: it doesn’t take a lot of people to run it, but it’s there all the time.

So we’re in the community. Our employees will be living and working close to the communities, so we focus on community and community benefits.”

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada. Maps supplied by the company show the proposed pipeline entering the Lakes District southeast of the Tercer Forest Service Road (FSR), and then running roughly parallel to the 700 FSR to Hwy. 35. It will cross beneath Hwy. 35 just north of Bald Hill Road, then run south of Guyishton Lake through a section of the Burns Lake Community Forest before heading west toward the Goosly Lake – Parrott Lakes area.

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Suspicious house fire

On April 22, 2015 at 11:31 p.m., the Burns Lake RCMP received a request to assist the Burns Lake Fire Department at a residential fire on Mcphail Rd. Upon attendance, Fire Rescue located a man outside the residence and were advised there was another man and woman still inside. The man who was outside and the woman located inside, suffered from smoke inhalation while the third individual rescued from inside the building suffered serious burns and is currently in Vancouver hospital. The Burns Lake RCMP, with the assistance of the North District Major Crime unit, and the Prince George Forensic Identification Unit, is investigating the cause of the fire as it appears suspicious in nature at this time. No further details will be released at this time. laura Blackwell photo

Funding for two more jobs Michael Riis-Christianson

funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities.

The Village of Burns Lake has received federal funding to create two temporary positions in its recreation department. s Village Chief AdminBurns Lake Automotive Ystoourer pwartitChH istrative Officer Sheryl SO MU Worthing said last week MORE! that the municipality will receive $3500 under Service Canada’s $ 70 $ 80 $ 80 Canada Summer Jobs program. The money will be used to hire two students.

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Burns Lake resident recognized for 50 years of service Boni Lambert has been an avid volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society Flavio Nienow Burns Lake resident Boni Lambert was recognized for her 50 years of service for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Lambert was honoured during a luncheon on April 16, 2015, where she received the 50 year length of service certificate and pen.

Rhoda Anderson, President of the Lakes District Community Office of the Canadian Cancer Society, said Lambert has been a great role model and friend to all volunteers.

“Boni is always friendly, cheerful and understanding; she is enthusiastic and willing to tackle any task that she’s asked to do,” she said. “It is a remarkable accomplishment to volunteer for the same organization for that many years.”

Lambert said the most important aspect of the Canadian Cancer Society is that it offers a support network for people who have just been diagnosed with cancer and people looking for more information and support.

“It’s great to have an organization like this because when people are diagnosed [with cancer], they have somewhere they can go,” she said. “It helps just to talk to someone who has gone through the same things you have.”

Lambert was born in Kelowna, B.C., and moved to Burns Lake as a young girl with her parents.

Although she had already been involved with the Canadian Cancer Society, when her mother was diagnosed with cancer and eventually died, Lambert decided it was time to get more involved.

“I felt it really was worthwhile [to volunteer],” she said.

Lambert has not only volunteered for the Canadian Cancer Society, but also for the Lakes District Festival Association, and has been a member of the Lakes District Community Choir for many years. In 2001, Lambert won an award from the Canadian Cancer Society for her volunteer involvement. In addition, she was citizen of the year in Burns Lake in 1999.

Lambert said she continues to participate in all events organized by the Canadian Cancer Society and she continuous checking in at the community office on a regular basis.

“I plan to continue on with our

unit,” she said. “They are a great group of people, and I will help out wherever I can.”

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. The Lakes District community office currently has 25 registered volunteers, but several people that are not registered help out with different events.

Other volunteers have also received recognition this year including Berenice Haggarty, who volunteered for over 50 years; Betty Hart, who has volunteered for over 55 years; Sadie Dyck, who is nearing 40 years; and Rhoda Anderson, with almost 30 years of service. Karen Dueck was recognized for 15 years of service; Karen Hutton, for 10 years of service; Sandra deHoog, 10 years of service; Barb Ball, five years of service; and Sybille Broten, five years of service.

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Rhoda Anderson (L) presented Boni Lambert with a paddle for her 50 years of service for the Canadian Cancer Society. The Cancer Society also held a lunch with friends to celebrate Lambert’s milestone. (Below)Friends gathered for a photo opp to help celebrate Lambert’s 50 years of service.

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Burns Lake Curling Club will have to pay rent for upstairs lounge Flavio Nienow

In the story 'Burns Lake Curling Club members say they lost momentum' published in the Lakes District News' Jan. 21, 2015, the curling club articulated how they had been negatively affected by the delay in construction of the Lakeside Multiplex.

The construction of the Lakeside Multiplex started in April 2013 and was supposed to be completed by November 2013. However, the construction was only completed in April 2014, disturbing operations of the Burns Lake Curling Club.

According to club member Sandy Doré, during that period the club lost bar inventory, volunteers and saw a decline in

memberships.

“We lost the momentum of our club,” Doré told Lakes District News in January.

“We are now starting over with fewer volunteers and trying to rebuild momentum with the spirit, strength and participation we had prior to the construction [of the Lakeside Multiplex].

Doré added that after the construction of the Lakeside Multiplex, the upstairs lounge of the curling club was not cleaned up properly.

“There were holes on the walls to be filled, and areas that needed to be repainted,” she said.

In addition, the curling club said their stair way was “too steep and unsafe,” and that the reconfiguration of the downstairs area resulted in the loss of a suitable washroom facility for curlers.

Given the newfound challenges of the Burns Lake Curling Club, three club members approached village council on Jan. 10, 2015, asking for help. The club requested a five-year rent free agreement for their upstairs lounge.

During the meeting, village council said

they would take the club’s request into consideration. In early February, council visited the curling club’s facility to assess the members’ complaints and discuss their proposal.

However, the request for a rent-free agreement was denied. Instead, the village will charge the curling club $250 a month for the upstairs lounge. This five-year agreement encompasses that the money paid toward rent will offset any projects that the curling club wishes to pursue in the lounge.

Although the original request was denied, curling club member Kevin White said he believes most of the curling club members are content with this agreement.

“I am quite happy with the agreement as it is pretty much what the club had proposed in the beginning,” he said. “We [curling club] will now be able to move forward with planned renovations and improvements to the lounge.”

“The agreement offers us a window to build membership and interest in the club and the facility,” he added.

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Burns Lake winners Eight, Lakes Taekwon-Do students participated in the Western Canadian International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Championships in Kelowna and we brought home a total of 13 medals. The tournament was held on the 60 birthday of the ITF. It was great to have 40 ITF schools attend to celebrate and participate in this celebration.

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Age Friendly Grant

April is almost over, don’t miss out!!! Village Recreation received an Age Friendly Grant for Seniors. Our Fitness program, Gym, and much more will be FREE April 2015 for seniors’ 60+.

Indoor Playspace has now re-opened from 1:00-2:30 every Friday with a new set of toys and activities for all the kids to enjoy. We hope this change will allow more kids and parents to enjoy this awesome free program!

Let us help Shane and the less fortunate kids...

Please drop your donations in kind, (any old jerseys of any sports) or small cash donation and have your picture taken with the travelling jersey until May 10th before the awesome jersey travels to another town.

Lakeside Multiplex - 103 Flogum Dr. P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0 Phone: 250-692-3817 • Email: villagerecreation@burnslake.ca www.burnslake.ca or Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

Lakes District Kennel Club Annual Dog Show - Tom Forsyth Arena, Burns Lake May 2: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. May 3: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.

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Mary can’t fit in at school; social action theatre

The Lakes District Community Choir presents

Sing, We & Chant It Mads and Pops

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High school bully Alex (right, played by a member of Street Spirits) shows troubled teen Mary (third from right) explicit photos of her taken at a recent party while other students (also Street Spirits performers) look on. The Prince George theatre group was in town to give two performances of a play that explored teen issues. veloped in the 1960s by Brazilian theatre practitioMichael Riis-Christianson Social action theatre came to Burns Lake last week as part of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week.

Street Spirits, an internationally recognized theatre company from Prince George, led an interactive theatre workshop and performance event here last Thursday and Friday (April 23-24). The events, which featured 7 p.m. performances at Lakes District Secondary School on both days, were sponsored by the Burns Lake Violence Against Women In Relationships (VAWIR) Committee.

The Burns Lake productions were developed by Street Spirits after speaking with local residents about issues in the community. Both explored the impact peer pressure, sexual exploitation, substance abuse, bullying, and isolation/marginalization can have on youth people.

The plays told the story of Mary, a young girl struggling to ‘fit in’ at school. Pressured and bullied by two fellow students, she begins drinking and taking drugs – only to discover that her new lifestyle is the key to ruin rather than acceptance or popularity.

People who attend the Thursday and Friday shows were treated to an unconventional entertainment experience. In keeping with the techniques of “Theatre of the Oppressed” (a theatrical form de-

ner Augusto Boal as a means of promoting social and political change), audience participation was encouraged.

The performances were stopped several times each night to give viewers a chance to intervene and change the play’s outcome. Several local residents took to the stage and played new characters or replaced Street Spirit performers.

In an interview prior to last week’s performances, Tamara Bjorgan, co-chair of the Burns Lake VAWIR Committee and manager of women’s services for the local Elizabeth Fry Society, said she hoped the performances would “raise awareness and get people talking about issues that are happening right here in Burns Lake.”

While attendance was relatively low (a little more than two dozen attended the Thursday show), those who took it in were impressed.

“The work Street Spirits did was incredible,” said one spectator. “The play pulled no punches and really hit home. If it’s truly representative of some of the problems here, we have a lot of work to do as a community. Creating positive change may be difficult, but we owe it to our young people to try.”

Funding for the Street Spirits workshop and performances was provided by the Department of Justice Canada.

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

at the First Mennonite Church Admission by donation.

Refreshments served during intermission.

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Local resident Joni Conlon (R) took to the stage at Thursday’s Street Spirits performance in an attempt to reach out to a troubled teen (played by a Street Spirits performer). The performance, developed by Street Spirits after talking to local residents, dealt with issues pertaining to local teens.

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John Rustad (L), MLA was in Burns Lake last week to have lunch and a chat with the Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce. Rustad gave the group of 20 or so, an update on what is happening in the north plus answered questions from the group. Also on hand was Mayor Strimbold.

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Grassy Plains Community Hall Dinner starts at 5:30pm Adults $12.00 Children 5-12 $8.00

Tickets available from 4-H members or cell 250-694-3566 or text 250-692-9671.

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Access to the recreation site had been restricted by a private property owner

road so that users could drive their vehicles in, but a petition in the 1990s, signed by over 30 residents around the area, was submitted opposing the upgrade of the road.

After the property ownership changed hands and public access was no longer available, different sections of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations worked together on a collaborative solution, including the Recreation Sites and Trails Flavio Nienow B.C., the Nadina Resource District Engineering Program and the Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management Branch.

In the story 'Access to Richmond Lake recreation site restrictThe solution was to build an alternate access road, located ed' published in the Lakes District News' Aug. 27, 2014, Nadina/ solely on adjacent Crown land. Heemskerk said public access Skeena-Stikine recreation officer Ben Heemskerk discussed the will now be re-established to a “high-value fishing lake” that has possibility of using Crown land to build additional access to the been stocked since 1969.

Richmond Lake recreation site.

“Without the re-establishment of public access, the continued In 2014, a piece of private land along the access road to the stocking of this lake was in jeopardy,” he said. “Stocked lakes recreation site changed ownership, help take the pressure off of wild fish populations.” causing a portion of the road to be Heemskerk said the improved road access will also provide an restricted to the public. The access opportunity to upgrade facilities at the recreation site such as outroad is located roughly 30 km east of houses and picnic tables. However, the road profile and upgrades Burns Lake and approximately four to the site will be kept smaller in size to maintain the traditional km off of Hwy. 16. nature of the site.

The issue of the access road being Construction of the new access road is scheduled to commence located on and near private property in July 2015, and is expected be completed in the fall of 2015. have been a long standing issue for “Referrals for the road construction and site upgrades are unRecreation Sites and Trails B.C. For derway, and work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2015, the past 20 plus years, there have pending availability of funds, outcome of referral process and any been attempts to upgrade the access unforeseen construction delays,” said Heemskerk.

The Nadina Resource District Engineering ProBurns Lake Figure skating CLuB gram will be funding the construction of the road, while Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. will be paying for the upgrades to the recreation site.

Updates on the status of construction and upgrades will be posted online at www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca

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If a person does not love me, he will no longer continue in my sayings: and this word which you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.” – Jesus (John 14:23, 24)

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Yugo Ministries is an interdenominational, nonprofit, missions organization.

The ministry is currently collecting needed supplies/donations for their prison ministry program, Grace Baby and Children's Home Program and the ever busy building effort.

If you feel moved to help with a donation some of the needed items include: feminine hygene products(no tampons), Shampoo( no conditioner), toothbrushes, basic writing equipment, diapers, formula, toys, building supplies and monetary donations made out to Yugo Ministries.

The cargo trailer will be brought to Edmonton mid May and all donations must be collected prior to that time.

For more info please call Jess Shively @ 692-3912 Thank you for your support

Decker Lake Recreation Commission Garage Sale: Saturday, May 2 at Decker Lake Hall, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For info call Sharon at 250-698-7626 or Cecile 250-698-7627.

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Annual Dart Tournament Starts 7:00 p.m.

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Church Directory FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages and Worship Service at 10:30am Pastor Steve Swires 250-692-3259

Island Gospel Fellowship Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

Grassy Plains Gospel Church Sunday Service: 10:45 am 250-694-3753 (Church)

IMMACULATA Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Ave. • Phone: 250-692-3568

Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m. ~ Everyone Welcome ~ THE CHURCH OF

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Sunday 10:00AM President Moore 250-695-6654 Hwy 35 & Francois Lake • 250-695-6316

Everyone Welcome

OLD LANDMARKS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP At Muriel Mould Primary School

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

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

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.

250-695-6586

Burns Lake Community Church Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 am

Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949

Burns Lake

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 724 Babine Lake Road

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

LIVING WATERS CHURCH 766 Mulvaney Crescent, Burns Lake

Please come and fellowship with us on:

Sunday at 11:00am Tuesday at 7:00 pm Saturday at 7:00 pm

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, you are a powerhouse of activity this week and it’s hard for others to keep up. Slow down a bit so coworkers don’t fall too far behind.

Our town WKE StrongStart is a parent participation early learning program for children aged 0-5. Mon., Tue., Thur. & Fri. 8:4511:45am; Wed. 11:45 - 2:45pm. Snack is provided. More info: WKE StrongStart Facebook page or by emailing kblackwell@sd91.bc.ca Lakes District Rock & Gem Club meeting, May 7, 7pm, CNC Room 109, new members welcome. For info: (250) 692-7243 or (250) 692-7458.

Tweedsmuir Park Rod & Gun Club 1000 Yard Shoot, May 30 & 31. More info: Dallas (250) 696-3133 / trg1000yrd@ hotmail.com.

Burns Lake Slow Pitch meeting. Registration and information. Apr. 30 & May 7 at 7-8pm, CNC Room # 109. More info: Nolan (250) 698-7979.

Lakes District Kennel Club annual Dog Show. Tom Forsyth Arena, Burns Lake, May 2: 8am - 5pm. May 3: 8am 4pm. Admission is free.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Don’t be afraid to stray from your comfort zone this week, Aquarius. If you never try new things, success will prove elusive. Jump in with both feet.

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, be subtle in your approach with friends and family members.

This thoughtful approach will benefit you and those you care about.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: You are determined to get things done this week, Aries. You might want to start with that long list of chores that you have been putting off for some time.

DECKER LAKE RECREATION COMMISSION

Garage Sale

Please drop off your nonprofit coming events at the Lakes District News office by Friday 3:00 pm. (We regret we cannot take items over the phone). Listings as space permits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on a specific date.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

at the Decker Lake Hall, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Spring Fling. Bev Hughes Highland Dancers and Sophie Shaffer Dancers will present a night of Highland Celtic dance.

Apr. 30 at 7pm - Multipurpose room at LDSS. Admission by donation.

To rent a table at $15.00 call Sharon at 698 7626 or Cecile at 698 7627.

Lakes District Fall Fair meeting: Apr. 30, 7pm, Cancer Society Office on the main street.

Coffee available

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: May 2015. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Soup and bannock day May 20, noon, all welcome. Foot care, all day by appt., May. 7, 14 & 21. The mobile Mammogram Unit will be on site June 4 & 5.

More info (250) 694-3270.

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Lakes District Cancer Society Community Office are looking for donations for the May 2 garage sale. Donations of items can be dropped off at the office during office hours or by calling Rhoda at (250) 692-3690. Regular office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10am to 2pm.

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SALES – SERVICE – INSTALLATIONS

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, let others know what you expect of them this week.

Be clear and concise and set a firm deadline. Reward those who fulfill your expectations.

SPOONS

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, enthusiasm about a new plan reigns supreme. You don’t need to convince others about your excitement. Just jump right in and get started on the project.

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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, your confidence inspires you to try something new this week. Embrace this newfound boldness, but don’t forget to keep your head on straight along the way.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, try to look at a problem through someone else’s eyes. This new perspective may be just what you need to find a solution that has thus far proven elusive.

You were just using your trusty notebook a few minutes ago, yet suddenly the screen has gone dark, even though all the lights are still flashing and it otherwise seems like it’s on. Your notebook has locked up for some reason, but how do you fix it? Some people are tempted to remove the battery immediately to shut the computer off. Right idea, wrong method. Pulling a notebook battery from a system while it is on has a slight risk of causing damage to the computer, the battery, or both. Should your notebook lock up it is much safer to first try a hard shutdown. It’s fairly easy to do, just press and hold the power button for about 10-15 seconds, and the computer should shut down. Press the button again to start the computer up, and this usually will solve the problem. If the screen is still blank, do another hard shutdown, then remove the battery and unplug the power cord for a few minutes. If it still won’t boot up after this, you may need to take it in for repair.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, a challenge awaits you this week. Don’t be afraid to seek help from others, as recognizing you need help is a sign that you’re capable of handling this task.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, it’s easy to get your way this week, but try to remain humble. Others might not be so lucky, so offer your help in any way you can.

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Information ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake meetings: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Immaculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 6929104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325 Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682 ANYONE NEEDING information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533 BURNS LAKE RCMP Victim/Witness Assistance Program. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

Canadian Cancer Society

Make a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one impacted by cancer. Please include the honouree name as well as the name and address of the person you would like notified. To donate please call or mail Box 1301 Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0, (250) 6927203.

CRISIS PREVENTION Call 1.800.SUICIDE or 1.800.784.2433 is a confidential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. Youth support line 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). 24 hour crisis line for northern BC 1.888.563.1214.

In addition, several crisis lines also provide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.northernyouthonline.ca.

4-10pm. daily or www.youthinbc.ca.

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the first and the third Tuesday of each month. LD Food Bank will provide a warm waiting room at the Beacon Theatre.

Clients will go first to the theatre. Doors open at 10:45am.

This is available until the end of April. The food bank closes at 1pm. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0 LOCAL HOSPICE (250) 6922448. The Hospice office, located in the Lakes District Hospital, open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library is available. Please make donations to Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO PLANNING a wedding or anniversary party? Looking for plastic flowers for decorations.

Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845

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Reservoir Elevation: 852.03 m

(2795.36 ft.)

SLS Discharge: 286 m3/s Cheslatta Falls: 255 m3/s Nautley River: 122 m3/s Vanderhoof: 391 m3/s Snow pack: 104% long term average Skins Lake Spillway discharge was increased to 285 m3/s on 18 April 2015. This increase to spillway discharge is required for reservoir safety and to minimize the risk of flooding in the Cheslatta and Nechako rivers.

Visit website www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time flow information for the Nechako River.

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

THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and services about arthritis. 1-800321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc 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

WITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON….HELP IS ON THE WAY Lifeline, the #1 medical alert service, with the touch of a button, provides immediate assistance to seniors in emergency situations, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. This service helps you live more independently in the comfort of your own home while providing peace of mind for you and your family. For more information on this valuable service, contact Northern Health at 1800-851-0184 or call Rotary Representative Sandy Dore at 250-692-7761 at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union - Lakes District Branch.

Lost & Found FOUND: IPHONE at Nourse Creek Falls Sat. April 11, 2015.

Call to describe (250) 859-4859.

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Employment Business Opportunities

AREA SUPERVISOR – LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CANADA LTD - MALAKWA WOODLANDS DIVISION LP is seeking a highly motivated individual to supervise harvesting, road construction, road maintenance and other forestry operations in the Malakwa BC area. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Supervision of Contract Harvesting, Road Construction & Maintenance Activities. - Inspections for Compliance and quality control - Review field layout working with Planning Forester. - This is a field oriented position; 80%+ of time will be in the field. QUALIFICATIONS: - Driver’s License required.

- Strong communication, negotiation, interpersonal and computer skills. EDUCATION: - Forest Technician diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Forestry is preferred; Or equivalent combination of education and experience. EXPERIENCE: 5 + years’ forestry and supervisory experience. Apply with Resume & References to: Fernando.Cocciolo@LPCorp.com

by May 23, 2015.

Help Wanted

Bulkley Valley

Newhaven Construction Ltd. is seeking

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTERS for a project located on the Nautley Whut’en Reserve, outside Fort Fraser.

Project completion is June 2016.

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

Available Immediately!!

Please send resume: jking@newhaven.ca or call 604-990-1130

Help Wanted

JOB OPENINGS AVAILABLE Seasonal: April 1 - October 30, 2015

CASHIER/SALES ASSOCIATE

CREDIT UNION Lakes District Branch

MSR CASH SERVICES

Bulkley Valley Credit Union is seeking an energetic, personable team player to join their Lakes District Branch as a part-time Member Service Representative.

Bulkley Valley Credit Union employs committed and empowered staff to deliver high-quality personalized financial services to our members and support to our communities. When you join the Bulkley Valley Credit Union team you can expect: t UP CF QBSU PG B TUSPOH UFBN t UP CF BCMF UP TIBSF ZPVS JEFBT JO B TVQQPSUJWF responsive environment t PVUTUBOEJOH USBJOJOH BOE EFWFMPQNFOU QSPHSBNT t DPNQFUJUJWF DPNQFOTBUJPO t GBOUBTUJD DBSFFS BEWBODFNFOU PQQPSUVOJUJFT Qualifications include a secondary school diploma. In addition, two years of post secondary education or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

Your resume should be directed to Bulkley Valley Credit Union Attn: Crystal Miller P.O. Box 1029, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Or you can e-mail your resume to: infolakes@bvcu.com or drop it off at the Lakes District Branch located on Hwy 16, in the Lakeview Mall in Burns Lake.

2 Positions - part time

Resumes will be accepted until May 15, 2015

Description: The qualified candidate will be responsible to process cash sales, assist customers with their projects, and be available to assist wherever needed.

For further information about Bulkley Valley Credit Union, visit our website at: www.bvcu.com

t Competitive wages t 24 hours per week t Training available Requirements: t Strong computer skills t Minimum one year experience with retail t Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment t Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion with confidential information t Strong customer service t Ability to work with flexible scheduling and on short notice

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Feed & Hay ROUND HAY Bales, barn stored, for sale. 250-846-5855 or 250-882-3083.

Livestock YEARLING RED Angus bulls for sale.

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Misc. for Sale CROSLEY SELF cleaning convention oven.

Ceramic glass top. Great condition. $300 (250) 692-3133.

Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

Real Estate Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals Homes for Rent HOUSE FOR rent. 2 bdrms, 3 acres, near Endako. Available May 1st. $775 per month.

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LAND ACT Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Telus Communications Inc. from Surrey, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation – Communication Site purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF TOCHA LAKE , RANGE 5, COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 2.27 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by Babine Lake, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408812. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Bag 6000 – 3333 Tatlow Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to May 14, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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

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For an appointment to view - call 250-877-3479, serious inquiries only or call Donna Grudgfield at Re/Max Bulkley Valley Realty 250.847.5999

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The ministry is currently collecting needed supplies/donations for their prison ministry program, Grace Baby and Children's Home Program and the ever busy building effort.

If you feel moved to help with a donation some of the needed items include: feminine hygene products(no tampons), Shampoo( no conditioner), toothbrushes, basic writing equipment, diapers, formula, toys, building supplies and monetary donations made out to Yugo Ministries.

The cargo trailer will be brought to Edmonton mid May and all donations must be collected prior to that time.

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Skeena MP calls federal budget a disappointment

Nathan Cullen says this year’s budget was a “wasted opportunity” FLAVIO NIENOW

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen, who is also the NDP Finance Critic, said this year’s federal budget is defined more by what it lacks than what it offers.

“Overall, it’s a disappointment,” he said. “A wasted opportunity when so much was possible.”

The 2015 federal budget, introduced April 21 by finance minister Joe Oliver, projected a $1.4 billion surplus for the year. However, Cullen said the budget does little to jumpstart the economy, create jobs, and give support to people and families who need it the most.

“There are 1.3 million Canadians looking for work and trying to make ends meet; there are 11 million Canadians without a workplace pension; families in B.C. are paying over $1000 per month per child on average for childcare; and the Bank of Canada says our economy is basically at a stand-still.”

Cullen said the government’s $2.5 billion income splitting scheme will only benefit 15 per cent of families, most of them in the wealthiest households in Canada. Income splitting is a tax-planning technique designed to shift income from a taxpayer paying a high rate of tax to another taxpayer within the family unit paying tax at a lower rate.

Cullen said that in October 2014, new democrats proposed a better plan to assist low-income families.

“New democrats proposed a universal, affordable childcare plan to create $1 million new childcare spaces,” he said. “Parents wouldn’t pay more than $15 a day, and it would cost roughly the same as

Mr. Harper’s handout to the wealthy.”

Cullen said the NDP has also been pushing to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

“We don’t think people working full time making minimum wage should be forced to live in poverty, which is increasingly the case under Mr. Harper’s conservative government.”

In addition, Cullen said the budget offers nothing to help First Nations’ education, and that the budget doesn’t mention the phrase “climate change” once.

Furthermore, he said the budget does not include funding to boost the coast guard.

“The coast guard performs important work in our region, especially for search and rescue and oil spill cleanup,” he said.

But not all is negative in this year’s budget, according to Cullen. The federal government is proposing to do reduce the small business tax rate from 11 to nine per cent over four years.

“I think lowering the small business tax rate, which new democrats have been calling on the government to do for months now, will be positive for the family-run businesses in Northwest B.C.,” he said. “Small businesses in Canada create 80 per cent of the private sector jobs in our country; they’re the backbone of local communities, especially in the northwest.”

The documents from Canada’s 2015 federal budget can be found at http://www.budget.gc.ca/2015/docs/plan/budget2015eng.pdf

PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS Several Grade 10 students, involved in Project Local Government, watched as the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with School District No. 91. This MOU outlines the village’s commitment to provide work experience or hands-on learning opportunities for students in the district. Sheryl Worthing, Chief Administrative Officer for VBL indicated this MOU reflects the strong partnership between the village and the School District.

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Hydraulic fracturing is a tried and tested way of accessing natural gas.

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Typical depth of potable water sources and domestic wells in B.C. Typical depth of a hydraulically fractured natural gas well in B.C.:

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Hydraulic fracturing is not new to British Columbia. It has been used for nearly 60 years to extract natural gas safely and efficiently. The natural gas industry, including hydraulic fracturing, is regulated by the BC Oil and Gas Commission, which employs hydrologists, agrologists, geologists, reservoir engineers and environmental analysts who ensure that the industry is following B.C.’s laws and regulations. The Commission also hosts fracfocus.ca, a website that provides detailed and objective information about hydraulic fracturing in B.C. The BC LNG Alliance is the voice of British Columbia’s new LNG export industry. Our mission is to foster the growth of a safe, environmentally responsible and globally competitive LNG industry in British Columbia and Canada.

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