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Regional district employee wages Nine employees earn more than $75,00 per year at Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako MICHAEL RIIS-CHRISTIANSON Nine employees of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) earned more than $75,000 in 2014. According to the local government’s most recent Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), Cheryl Anderson, Hans Berndorff, Gail Chapman, Janine Dougall, Deborah Jones-Middleton, Jason Llewellyn, Rory McKenzie, Corrine Swenson, and Richard Wainwright had combined wages and overtime totaling slightly more than $1.032 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014. Together they also received $29,948.21 in taxable benefits, and another $64,667.73 in reimbursed expenses. The combined earnings of the nine employees in question represented nearly 41 per cent of the total remuneration of $2,541,925.48 paid to all regional district employees in 2014. The earnings of employees who received less than $75,000 from the regional district last year amounted to $1,509,576.32. Chapman, the regional district’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was the local government’s highest paid employee last year. Chapman received $207,044.65 in wages and overtime in 2014, taxable benefits valued at $3552.80, and another $4170.26 in reimbursed expenses. Three employees – Berndorff, Dougall, and Llewellyn – all earned more ...see RDBN WAGES ▼ P3
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Monday the first day of the inquest, Lucy Charlie, sister to the late Carl Charlie drums with injured Kenny Michell and his wife Theresa. Kenny was injured the night the Babine mill exploded.
Inquest into Babine mill explosion begins
BILL PHILLIPS For some reason, the week before January 20, 2012, Maureen Luggi had trouble sleeping. She would lay awake until about 5 a.m. waiting for her husband Robert to return from his shift at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake. “That’s the only time I could sleep, when I knew he was safe,” she said Monday at the coroner’s inquest into his death. “I would lay my hands on him when he was sleeping and pray over him … I couldn’t understand, in those moments, why I was crying. I didn’t want to wake him up.” Later, an elder told him she was preparing him for burial.
Robert Francis Luggi, along with co-worker Carl Rodney Charlie were killed when the mill exploded and burned on Jan. 20, 2012. Maureen Luggi was first of 48 witnesses scheduled to testify at the inquest, which is expected to take three weeks. About 75 people gathered at the Island Gospel Fellowship Hall Monday for the first day of testimony that, as coroner Chico Newell explained, is to ascertain publicly the facts relating to the deaths of Luggi and Charlie and to make recommendations to hopefully prevent future loss of life in similar circumstances. With a framed picture of Robert by her side, Maureen Luggi told of how Robert Luggi was a caring, family man … stepfather to a child she had before they met and father to their two children. Originally from Fraser Lake, he
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moved to Burns Lake in 1989 and had worked at Babine Forest Products for 22 years. “Everyone who knew him will remember him for his sense of humour and his kindness,” Maureen said. “He was just a happy person.” However, he had been complaining to Maureen about dust at the mill. A similar explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills in Prince George was the result of combustible dust. Robert Luggi had also been wanting to move up in the sawmill and was disappointed when he was looked over for a lead hand’s position. He complained to mill management and told them that he had spoken to the B.C. Human Rights Commission about possibly filing a discrimination case against the mill as ...see INQUEST ▼ P9
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gest cheer was when re-elected chief Wilf Adam was sworn in. Although it was a joyous occasion, the tone of the meeting was sober as one of Lake Babine Nation elders recently passes away – chief Adam's mother, Maryann Adam. Although Adam’s mother passed, Adam said as emotional as it is “things must proceed’. During the ceremony, chief Adam announced which positions the elected councillors would be taking over. Bessie West was chosen as deputy chief while Melvin Joseph was appointed as finance administrator. After being appointed, Joseph announced that 25 per cent of his honorarium would be donated back to the community as he feels his “pay is too high.” Darren Patrick will be responsible for
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Act requires that all public sector file annual financial statements RDBN WAGES from t P1 than $100,000 last year. Berdorff, the RDBN’s financial administrator, was paid $138,812.48, received taxable benefits totaling $2752.28, and had reimbursed expenses totaling $7374.18. Llewellyn, director of planning for the regional district, earned $113,954.97 in wages and overtime compensation, along with $3533.76 in taxable benefits. Reimbursed expenses added another $5046.80 to his remuneration. During the same period, Dougall (the regional district’s director of environmental services), had wage and overtime earnings of $107,184.21 in 2014, received taxable benefits valued at $3179.80, and had reimbursed expenses of $7728.55. Anderson, McKenzie, Swenson, and Wainwright earned comparable incomes from the regional district last year. Anderson, the local government’s manager of administrative services, earned $97,005.04 in wages and overtime compensation, taxable benefits totaling $3751.38, and expense claims amounting $3202.76. McKenzie, who serves as the RDBN’s field operations supervisor, received wage and overtime remuneration of $93,880.97, along with $3383.41 in taxable benefits, and $16,796.52 for expenses incurred while on regional district business. Chief Building Inspector Wainwright’s wage and overtime remuneration and taxable benefits ($94,639.49 and $3414.70, respectively) were more in 2014 than McKenzie’s, but his expense claims were 43 per cent lower ($9585.27). Rounding out the list of regional district employees earning more than $75,000 in 2014 was Jones-Middleton, who serves as RDBN protective services manager. Jones-Middleton received $86,548.21 in wage and overtime pay, had taxable benefits totaling $3082.16, and was given another $4443.50 in expense money. A number of factors combined to make last year’s regional dis-
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It’s all about perspective
Is B.C. LNG industry real? Yes
If you haven’t been following my editorials lately, or if you have recently moved to Burns Lake, I should start by explaining that I am temporarily working from a distance. I’m in a foreign and magical place called Brazil (not so magical when you start reading the news though). Having lived in both Canada and Brazil provides me with a unique - and sometimes funny – perspective on things. Just last week, for example, I was watching a newscast in Brazil about the weather in the country’s biggest city, Sao Paulo. As you know, it is now “winter” in the southern hemisphere (and I put that in quotes for a reason). The reporter was talking about the “freezing temperatures” in the city. Apparently, overnight, the temperature had dropped to 11 C, setting some kind of a record. If you think this story can’t get any more ridiculous, just keep reading. The city was actually in a “state of alert” due to the “freezing temperatures.” In Sao Paulo, whenever the temperature drops below 13 C, the city declares a state of alert so that city workers can encourage homeless people to find shelter. Of course that protecting homeless people is important, but the fact that the city uses the words “state of alert” for 13 C is just astonishing. But wait, the story still isn’t over. The reporter then went out on the streets to interview locals. Men and women, wearing only light sweaters, were also referring to the temperatures as “absurd,” and “freezing.” I should also mention that one of the men interviewed was only wearing a short sleeve T-shirt (at this point I was hiding my face behind a pillow, completely embarrassed). As if that wasn’t enough, the reporter then decided to interview street vendors who were selling gloves, bennies and scarfs. And of course, lots of people on the street were wearing these accessories, including pets. After all, it was 15 C (Brrr). But unless people lived in places such as the Great White North, they won’t realise how embarrassing that reporting really was. The truth is that those “freezing temperatures” reported in Sao Paulo were actually warmer than some parts of Canada in the middle of summer. Just last week, St. John’s, N.L, had a high of 8.5 C, which was in fact two degrees lower than Canada’s northernmost weather station in Resolute, Nunavut. The Canadian Red Cross has a chart that describes the effect certain temperatures have on people. Temperatures ranging from 0 C to -9 C are as described simply as a “slight discomfort.” But when it comes to reporting on warm temperatures, Canada can be over the top too. Vancouver, for example, was reporting “scorching temperatures” a few weeks ago when the forecast was of temperatures ranging from 25 C to 30 C. That was equally confusing to me because 25 C is pretty much the average high all year round where I grew up. The report went on to advise people on how to avoid “heat stroke.” In Vancouver, a heatwave policy takes effect when the temperature hits 27 C or higher for three or more days in a row. Growing up in Brazil, unless people were practicing outdoor sports when it was over 40 C, you would never hear anyone talking about the risk of heat stroke. In fact, I must have heard about heat stroke only once or twice in my entire life. It’s definitely funny to witness all these weather differences and watch how people from different countries feel and talk about them. I guess, in the end, it’s all about perspective.
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Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the lengthy legal agreement prior to the debate, saying this step should remove any doubt that an international investment group led by Petronas of Malaysia intends to go ahead. With billions invested in upstream resources and buyers waiting at home, the Pacific Northwest LNG group includes Chinese state corporation Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp., Japan Petroleum Exploration Corp. and Petroleum Brunei. The most contentious issue is the government’s intention to protect the investors from “discriminatory” tax and regulations for the life of the project. The government insists these sorts of long-term cost certainty agreements are commonplace, and don’t affect provincial and federal taxes or environmental regulations unless they single out LNG operations. Future governments can raise corporate tax rates, carbon tax or enter into a cap and trade system. Ottawa can scrap capital cost allowances that were recently extended to LNG producers, which is significant because Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has indicated he would get rid of what he calls subsidies to fossil fuels. Both the province and Ottawa allow capital cost write-offs against corporate tax, to attract investment. B.C. attracted a lot of gas drilling rigs from Alberta with tax breaks for deep drilling. The B.C. government invited comparisons with Western Australia LNG producers, and NDP researchers did just that. They noted that Australia’s Gorgon and North West Shelf LNG projects have written provisions that local employment and local suppliers will get preference. Those are absent in B.C., along with apprenticeship guarantees for LNG. “There was hard bargaining by the companies, and certainly the premier went into this negotiation in a very weak position, having to deliver on her extravagant and grandiose promises from the election,” NDP critic Bruce Ralston said. “The companies did well. Whether the citizens of British Columbia did well is certainly an open question.” Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver painted himself into a corner, having spent the last two years dismissing the B.C. LNG industry as a fantasy that will never come to pass, strictly on economic grounds. He has since branded the Petronas deal, a template for any future projects, a “generational sellout.” Another big player with gas well investments in northeast B.C. is Shell, with a proposal for Kitimat. Its prospects have improved since it took over British Gas Group, which had its own LNG intentions here. Another group led by Altagas remains on track to ship LNG from its Douglas Channel site before the end of the decade. It’s important to remember that without LNG exports, B.C.’s natural gas industry will shrink rapidly after 50 years of increasingly significant revenues from sales to the U.S. Leaving aside all the political positioning around the province’s largest private investment to date, if this doesn’t go ahead we will all feel the effects. De Jong had a blunt response when asked what the province gets in return for all its guarantees of low tax environment: “Their money.” At peak construction, Pacific Northwest LNG will need as many as 4,500 workers, with 500 or more operations jobs depending on how far it expands. The finance ministry forecasts that once Pacific Northwest LNG is up and running, it represents $9 billion in revenues to the province over 10 years, including gas royalties and taxes. That’s more than taxpayers can expect from the entire forest industry.
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Fire season shaping up as one of the worst
Lakes District has warmest About 30 new fire starts a summer day are expected for the since 2006 foreseeable future in B.C. There will F N With 959 total fires so far this season covering be a break 263,000 hectares, this early fire season is shaping of the worst in the province. in the heat upAsas ofonenoon July 11, there were 240 active wildfires across the province, with six states of local this week emergency, and 12 evacuation alerts and orders in lavio
Flavio Nienow According to Brett Anderson, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather, temperatures have averaged over two degrees Celsius above normal in the Lakes District this summer. “Comparing this to recent years – early June to July - we see that this first part of summer is the warmest in this region since 2006,” he said. “The summer of 2013 got off to a very warm start, but not as hot as this year.” Anderson said temperatures will continue to average “above” to “well above” normal for the rest of the summer. However, there will be a break in the heat until next week. Temperatures turn warmer again toward the end of the month. “Obviously there will be shorter periods of cooler weather, but when averaged out, this summer will be a hot one,” he said. Anderson added that the Lakes District may see an increase in moisture between July 1520, and then drier conditions toward the end of the month. On the other hand, there are indications that the 2015-16 winter season will be a mild one. “Confidence is high that we will be under strong El Nino conditions this winter which normally favors above normal temperatures for that season.”
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drought, but it set in later in the summer. Finance minister Mike de Jong said the unusual early dry spell has provincial costs running ahead of 2003. Help is coming from across the world to help the province deal with the growing wildfire threat. Ontario sent 70 firefighters and specialists to Abbotsford and Cranbrook for deployment in the coastal and southeast fire centres, with two skimming aircraft, a "birddog" plane and an air attack officer arriving at the Kamloops fire centre. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said he expects further help to arrive from Australia and New Zealand. Thomson added that lightning-caused fires obviously cannot be controlled, but human-caused fires can. “We need everyone to do their part and refrain from activity that may cause wildfires." Bans on all open burning continuous provincewide. Since July 3, 2015, all open burning - including campfires and fireworks – have been prohibited throughout the majority of the province. This ban applies to: - Open fires of any size, including campfires; - The use of fireworks, sky lanterns and tiki torches; - Burning barrels or burning cages of any size or description; - The use of binary exploding targets (e.g., for rifle target practice); - The use of air curtain burners (forced-air burning systems). Failure to abide by the Wildfire Act, including open burning restrictions, can result in a $345 fine, an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, a fine of up to $100,000 and/or one year in jail. For the latest information on wildfire activity, conditions and prohibitions, visit ww.bcwildfire.ca With files from Tom Fletcher
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All the stories given to reporter by First Nation people in Burns Lake were lies says lawyer Editor: I am bewildered when today I learned a First Nation woman, testified on behalf of John Furlong after a young reporter called Laura Robison (Ontario journalist) sacrificed her career and health to tell the story of First Nation children mistreated at the Catholic school in Burns Lake in the late 60s-70s. I am told the journalist had many allegations against John Furlong in eight signed affidavits. All week I had expected First Nation people to march outside the court here in Vancouver in support of Laura Robinson who is now in debt for over $400,000 for trying to help the First Nation people by telling the story. But that did not even happen. Many people have asked me where the First Nation people are in this fight going on in the court house. I have had no answer. June 26, 2015 John Furlong's lawyer in his summary statements in a B.C. court room said that all the stories given to Laura Robinson by First Nation people in Burns Lake were lies… never mind that she had eight sworn affidavits before she wrote her story on John Furlong in the Georgia Straight newspaper, Sept. 27, 2012. In the summary of Mr. Furlong's lawyer, the stories Ms. Robinson told were said to be all lies. So much for the stories of First Nation people in the courts of our land. Jennifer Wade, human rights observer at Furlong/ Robinson Trial Vancouver
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John the Baptist was a bold preacher who called people to repent, in preparation for the Kingdom of heaven. He publicly rebuked the Pharisees as “vi-
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pers”; reprimanded Roman soldiers for unnecessary brutality; and ordered tax collectors to quit being cheats and thieves, to deal honestly and return what was stolen. Later, he rebuked King Herod for living unlawfully with his brother’s wife. Herod was so angry he put John in prison, and later killed him. The kingdom of God is unbending when it comes to sin. God defines it, not man. Man would justify his sin for selfish reasons, but God cares for those who get hurt. For example: murder, adultery, theft, lies, and drunkenness –
each of these are committed knowing it will hurt others, yet it is done to satisfy “self”. It is evil, and God is right to judge it. Sin is also hypocrisy, for people do unto others what they hope no one does unto them. The murderer hopes he isn’t killed in prison; the adulterer hopes his other half is faithful; the thief fortifies his house against burglars; and the liar expects others to tell the truth. God says all people have sinned. But the pandemic nature of sin makes it no more acceptable than a disease. God lovingly offers
forgiveness for all who will confess their sins to him, forsake them, and place their faith in Christ. The result? A new heart, with strength of righteousness, loving God, and others, above self. There are two eternal destinations for all people. Those who repent and trust Christ have eternal citizenship in the Kingdom of God. Those who refuse God’s pardon will spend eternity in God’s prison, called hell, because in God’s Kingdom, the coming joys are too glorious to be defiled by the selfishness of sin.
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Summer time at the museum Lakes District Museum’s summer student this year is local resident Ashley Cassidy. Cassidy is employed under the Canada summer jobs program. She will be entering Grade 12 in September. She welcomes the public to stop in and visit the museum. Laura Blackwell photo
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What are the best strategies to make doctors feel at home? FLAVIO NIENOW
Rural communities in Canada have had difficulties recruiting and retaining physicians for decades. According to Elizabeth Wenghofer, Associate Professor for Laurentian University’s School of Rural and Northern Health, there isn’t a shortage of physicians in Canada per se as much as a problem of “maldistribution.” According to Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, 13.8 per cent of British Columbians were living in rural areas in 2011 while only 6.3 per cent of physicians were working in those areas. The reason for this maldistribution might be that many urban-dwellers often see limitations to living in small communities. “Physicians are just like everyone else; they want sports opportunities for their
kids, places to worship and connections with cultural roots, meet new people and get married, and good career opportunities for their spouses,” said Wenghofer. “Many small rural centres cannot offer the same breadth of services and variety of opportunities that are found in urban centres, and they never will.” Wenghofer points out, however, that the main challenge is not attracting physicians to rural areas, but retaining them. “There have been numerous policy initiatives and incentives to recruit physicians to rural areas,” she said. “The problem is that they [physicians] often leave afterwards.” According to Jonathon Dyck, Northern Health’s Spokesperson, finding “the right person” that will have better chances of adapting to life in a rural setting has proven to be the best strategy. “As we recruit to rural areas, we want to make sure they are the right fit for the practice and lifestyle in the area to retain that person,” explained Dyck. “The marketing strategy must be about rural living and practice, and finding the right person.” Another common concern among physicians wishing to relocate to a rural community is the challenge of finding work opportunities for their spouses. Dyck said Northern Health has been
partnering with local governments and organizations to find work opportunities for spouses of health care professionals, as well as networking opportunities within the community. However, ensuring a physician feels at home in an isolated community takes more than government incentives. According to Dyck, an essential part of this process is community involvement. “It is not just finding a physician to cover a practice, instead finding a physician that will integrate well into the community,” he said. “Recruitment and retention of health care professionals takes a community, and having strong community involvement helps encourage health care professionals not only to relocate, but also remain in that community.” Burns Lake currently has 3.25 full-time equivalent physicians with an additional one full-time equivalent providing office locum support. However, the ideal number of physicians required to service the population in and around Burns Lake would be of eight full-time equivalents, explained Dyck. “There are a variety of health care professionals required for Burns Lake and the surrounding area,” he said. “We [Northern Health] continue to actively recruit for ...see PHYSICIANS ▼ P11
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The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council will hold a General Election Voting Day on July 24, 2015 to elect the Tribal Chief. An eligible voter is any member of Carrier or Sekani ancestry, 18 years of age or older and a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands.
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Friday July 24, 2015 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
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• BURNS LAKE BAND, Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation Office – Burns Lake • NADLEH WHUT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE – Fort Fraser • NAK’AZDLI BAND OFFICE – Fort St. James • SAIK’UZ FIRST NATION OFFICE – Vanderhoof • STELLAT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE – Fraser Lake • TAKLA LAKE FIRST NATION OFFICE – Takla Landing • TL’AZTEN NATION OFFICE – Tache • WET’SUWET’N FIRST NATION OFFICE – Burns Lake • CARRIER SEKANI TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE – Prince George
CANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL CHIEF:
John Dunning Erickson; Bert (Tim) Erickson; Martin Louie; Terry Teegee The votes will be counted in each community and reported to the Electoral Officer in Prince George immediately following the close of the Polling Station on July 24, 2015. The Electoral Officer will release the results and declare the successful candidate for the office of Tribal Chief after this count has been completed. Members are welcome to attend the counting of the ballots. All enquiries should be made to the Electoral Officer and not to the Band administration or the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council office. This is to avoid confusion and misinformation. Given under my hand at Prince George, British Columbia, this 23rd day of June 2015
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FLAVIO NIENOW In the story 'Cheslatta Carrier Nation wants solution for flooding' published in the Lakes District News' June 24, edition, Cheslatta Carrier Nation Chief Corrina Leween expressed how devastating the yearly flooding of the Cheslatta Lake and River system has been. The flooding has been an ongoing issue since 1952, and it has caused over 60 graves to be washed away. The remains are somewhere in the waters of Cheslatta Lake. “Each year the members of our nation re-live that devastation of knowing their ancestors are somewhere out in the lake,” said Leween. “My grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles are amongst the graves that have been washed away.” Cheslatta Carrier Nation has now reached a new agreement with the province to help address flooding impacts. Through a memorandum of understanding (MOU), $400,000 is being provided to support the Cheslatta for short-term watershed restoration projects in their traditional territory.
Chief Leween expressed relief over the agreement. “For decades we have proposed solutions to this and other outstanding issues and no one was willing to listen,” she said. “Finally, we have a government committed to formally work with us to design and implement creative options that will lead to an acceptable reconciliation and give us certainty moving forward. We can no longer tolerate the status quo." The MOU establishes guiding principles to support joint work toward reconciliation between the Cheslatta and the province, including economic and environmental interests related to the development of natural resources. Central to the agreement is consideration of options for the management of the Nechako reservoir and Cheslatta watershed to address flooding impacts to Cheslatta lands and cultural sites. "We cannot change history, but we can work toward building a more positive future and find new opportunities that will provide significant social and economic benefits for the Cheslatta,” said John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. “That is our goal and this MOU is an important step toward that goal." The annual flooding of the Cheslatta system is due to Nechako reservoir’s elevation management flows. Since the construction of the Kenney Dam in 1952, and the creation of the Nechako Reservoir, the Cheslatta Lake and River system has been utilized as a spillway channel, linking the reservoir with the Nechako River.
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Mount Polley mine to restart
The B.C. government has approved conditional permits to allow the Mount Polley Mine near Williams Lake to resume operation, using an existing open pit on the mine site to store water and tailings. The mine will take until early August to begin production, and up to 220 workers will return to work, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said. To continue operation into the fall, the operator will need another permit allowing it to treat and discharge water. Repair work continues on the tailings pond dam that was breached in August 2014. An independent investigation concluded the dam failed because of an overlooked glacial material layer in the foundation and a series of steep additions that eventually overcame it. Conditions for the restart include the company, a subsidiary of Imperial Metals, putting up an additional $6.1 million towards reclamation of the Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake, where a torrent of water and mine tailings escaped.
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FLAVIO NIENOW In the story ' Morrison Mine’s environmental assessment resumes' published in the Lakes District News' June 24, 2015, edition, minister of environment Mary Polak had lifted the suspension of the environmental assessment of the Morrison Copper/Gold Mine project. A decision regarding the mine’s environmental assessment was expected to be reached before July 9, 2015. However, on July 8, the minister of environment and the minister of energy and mines ordered
the Morrison Mine to undergo further assessment. Morrison Mine’s environmental assessment had been suspended after the Mount Polley Copper/Gold Mine disaster. In June 2014, a massive dam holding the toxic waste water from the Mount Polley mine collapsed, releasing 25 million cubic metres of contaminated water and mining waste, contaminating lakes, creeks and rivers. In a statement released by Pacific Booker Minerals, the company says it is committed to constructing and operating the Morrison Mine in compliance with industry best practices, using proven technology and in full compliance with all permit requirements. Earlier this year, the province’s environmental assessment office ordered Pacific Booker Minerals to reassess its plan for storing tailings under water and behind an earth-and-rock dam at the proposed Mor-
rison Mine. An engineering panel recommended that industry must move away from storing tailings under water behind earthen dams. The panel also suggested filtering tailings to remove the water and dry stacking them to eliminate the risk of tailings dam failures. The proposed mine will be located 65 km northeast of Smithers and 35 km north of Granisle. The $517-million project is a conventional open-pit mine with an extraction rate of approximately 30,000 tonnes per day. The life span of the mine is expected to be 21 years. It is expected, if approved, that the project will bring in close to $900 million in tax revenues over its life span. Lake Babine Nation’s chief Wilf Adam has said continuously that there will be consequences if this project moves forward.
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Pictured here left to right is the late Robert Luggi and the late Carl Charlie. Maureen Luggi, the wife of Robert Luggi was first to testify on Monday. To follow was Carl Charlie’s’ sister Lucy. The inquest is to last until July 31, 2015.
“How little did we know that this was our beloved Carl that was in the mill,” she said when they learned that two men were unaccounted for. But when the news came, she said the family was devastated. “Our only hope is that he didn’t feel a thing because he didn’t deserve to die like that,” Campbell said. She said that he too had talked about the amount of sawdust piling up at the mill, plus the cold weather conditions. Charlie had three children and, Campbell said, had a great Christmas in 2011 because two of his children were able to spend it with him. Charlie lived in Burns Lake all his life. He worked at Babine Forest Products about 18-and-a-half years. “He was known for his handshakes and big waves,” Campbell said. “… He never turned his back on anyone who needed help. When we went through some tough times, he was the glue that held us together. Carl was independent and spontaneous.” The inquest, before a five-man, two-woman jury, will continue this week with testimony from men who were in the mlll at the time of the explosion. Steve Zika, of Hampton Affiliates, the company that owns Babine Forest Products, is scheduled to testify next week. WorkSafeBC representatives will also be taking the stand. WorkSafeBC has been criticized for how it investigated both the Babine and Lakeland explosions. In both cases Crown counsel said it could not proceed with charges because of the WorkSafeBC investigations. That has prompted the families of the deceased, survivors, Steelworkers, B.C. Federation of Labour, and the NDP to call for public inquiry into the explosions. Premier Christy Clark has dismissed calls for a public inquiry.
INQUEST from t P1 he felt he didn’t get the job because he was First Nations. Mill management subsequently decided to move him off the A-shift and onto the B-shift, so he could train as a lead hand. He moved onto the B-shift right after Christmas in 2011, a month before the explosion that took his life. Maureen Luggi said since 2012 she has become aware of Bill C-45, commonly referred to as the Westray bill. The bill, which was sparked by the Westray mine explosion in Nova Scotia, changed the Criminal Code to read: “Everyone who has the authority, to direct how another person doe work or performs a task, is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any other person, arising from that task.” “Why is this not being enforced?” Maureen Luggi asked. “This explosion should not have happened.” She did, however, say she forgives those involved. “I pray that we can find some peace and some closure,” she said. While Robert Luggi had just joined the B-shift and month prior, Carl Rodney Charlie wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. “It was his day off,” his sister Lucy Campbell told the inquest. “But, being the hard worker that he was, he took the shift.” She said he had lunch with his parents before heading off to work that day and that was the last they saw of him. She recalled how, when news broke of the explosion, she and the family hoped Carl had survived.
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Are Burns Lake logging industry workers safe?
Local resident says logging operations should have ceased due to fire hazard rating extreme Flavio Nienow Burns Lake resident Colleen Simmons says she is concerned for the safety of her husband who has been logging in the Babine Lake area. According to Simmons, her husband has been called back to work even though the fire danger rating in the area has been classified as “high” and “extreme.” “There seems to be a lack of common sense when it comes to the volatility of the bush in these extreme heat conditions,” she said. “People think they can put out a fire if they inadvertently start one; I am very concerned about my husband's safety in the bush.” Simmons said that, a few days ago, a processor machine sparked a fire in the Lake Babine area. “They [logging workers] managed to get the fire out before the initial fire attack crew got there,” she said. “They had to spend the night to make sure the fire didn't flare up again.” Due to the fire hazard of operating machinery in such dry conditions, Simmons believes logging operations in the area should have been ceased since July 1. Northwest Fire Centre official Olivia Pojar explained that under the wildfire regulation, high risk activities must cease only after three consecutive days of an “extreme” fire danger rating. The local resident says this rule is not enough to protect workers. Meanwhile, Simmons said her husband won't be going back to work until the fire danger rating has been reduced. “It’s one thing to fight a fire that was started by lightning, but definitely another when it’s caused by lack of common sense," she added. From July 6 to 10, Burns Lake had five consecutive days of extreme fire danger rating. After three consecutive days of a danger class rating of “extreme,” industry operators must cease all high risk activities for the entire day until weather conditions change in a specific way. On July 11 and 12, the fire danger rating was reduced to high. Pojar explained that industry operators have specific legal obligations under the Wildfire Act and Regulation with respect to fire use, fire prevention and fire control. According to Pojar, ultimately it is their responsibility to ensure safety. “Industry operators are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with the Wildfire Act and Regulation,” she said. “Thus, you would have to question the individual industry operators in regards to whether or not they were performing high risk activities and whether or not these Canad da’s pipeline companies respect how important water is to all our lives, high risk activities were ceased during the past and to future generations. When pipelines cross rivers and stream ms, special week.” carre is taken taken. Innovative technologies technologies, decades of engineering e expertise Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Reand best practices, along with 24/7 monitoring, allow us to protect our source Operations enenvironment and our water. sure logging companies stay in compliance of the wild fire act.
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Vancouver resident Arsalan Hassan is finishing his third year of medical school at the University of British Columbia. Hassan worked in Burns Lake for four weeks as part of his medical program and said he was surprised at how satisfied he felt. The new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre in Burns Lake opened in February 2015. Northern Health believes the new facility will help attract more health care professionals to the area.
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PHYSICIANS from t P7 these positions.” According to Dyck, the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre - opened in February 2015 in Burns Lake - will help attract more health care professionals to the area. NEW KITCHEN HOURS: Sunday - Tuesday: 11am - 9pm “People enjoy working in new, state-of-the-art facilities,” he said. “With a new hospital and health Wednesday to Saturday: 11am - 10pm centre in Burns Lake, we know this will be an attractive environment for health care professionals and We offer GLUTEN FREE physicians seeking to relocate to a rural community.” SELECTIONS, PASTAS, Physicians considering Burns Lake as a place to live could be eligible for a $20,000 signing bonus, as BURGERS, SALADS, well as $15,000 in relocation assistance from Northern Health. In addition to their salaries, new physiSTARTERS + A KIDS MENU... cians are eligible for an annual flat fee payment of $22,922.83, and between $2000 and $10,000 for conCome check out our tinuing medical education. family section! In March 2013, the B.C. government and the B.C. Medical Association partnered to establish a new incentive - the rural physicians for British Columbia incentive. Aimed to fill 20 pre-designated family ~ OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ~ physician and specialist positions, the incentive provided each physician with a one-time payment of Hwy 16 • Cold Beer Store: 250-692-3622 • Pub: 250-692-3078 $100,000 if they committed to a three-year return of service. Northern Health designated Burns Lake for one of these positions, and a new physician, recruited in January 2015, received the one-time incentive of $100,000. While the provincial government continually works to increase monetary incentives to address the shortage of physicians in rural areas, some people The Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce would like to thank argue a different approach would be more effective. everyone who helped to make Canada Day such a success…. Wenghofer believes that investing in medical training in rural areas would encourage more students to choose rural locations after graduation. Canadian Heritage Beaver Point Resort “If you take young people who grew up in rural areas, provide them with Village of Burns Lake Royal Canadian Legion medical education in rural settings, then they might be more likely to set up and stay in rural settings,” she said. LD Arts Council Overwaitea Foods The Northern Medical Program (NMP) in Prince George had 30 graduates Lakes District News Real Canadian Wholesale Club this year, including 14 graduates from Northern B.C. Out of the 30 graduates, Babine Forest Jean Marr - Investors Group nine are entering residency training programs in Northern B.C. Products Sonya Kruger, Communications Officer for the NMP, said she is pleased Bulkley Valley Credit Union with the number of NMP graduates who chose to continue living in the area. Burns Lake Community Forest Lakes District Free Classifieds “There were 21 family practice residency positions in Northern B.C, Success by Six Burns Lake Automotive which were opened to new medical graduates from across Canada,” she said. Northern BC Tourism Your Dollar Store With More “We consider it a success that nine of those 21 positions were filled by NMP graduates.” Thank you to the community organizations who attended the Recreation Fair Many medical students choose to practice in the place where they completed and set up info booths: their medical education or residency training, she added. Lakes District Literacy, Lakes District Fall Fair, Burns Lake Search and Rescue, A few months ago, medical student Arsalan Hassan had a chance to experiBurns Lake Public Library, Arts Councils, Omineca Ski Club, BLMBA, Saddle ence life in a small town for the first time. Club, Classic cars, Jacqui’s Kindermusik, Village Recreation and Burns Lake Hassan has lived in the Lower Mainland since he was a child. At the end of Citizens on Patrol. 2014, he had the opportunity to work in Burns Lake for four weeks as part of Thank you Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50 for an awesome Pancake Breakfast. his medical program. Thank you Burns Lake Rotary for helping with the Canada Day Parade. "Burns Lake was definitely the most time I've spent in a fairly small town,” he said. “When I had the chance to live there for a month, I was surprised at Thank you Burns Lake Seniors for helping us to cook over 900 Hot Dogs! how satisfied I felt.” Thank you Island Gospel Church for an awesome Children’s Activity Tent. “It was easy to make friends,” he said. “I felt like part of the community and Thank you to all the businesses, organizations, and individuals who took the time to put an entry into the I had a rich social life with many interesting activities including going to the parade! gym, curling, hiking and playing hockey.” Thank you to all the vendors who came and provided an opportunity for us to Hassan is finishing his third year of medical school at the University of Britpick up some great products. ish Columbia in Vancouver. According to him, working in small communities Thank you to Kelly Holliday for being a great Master of Ceremonies. such as Burns Lake has many advantages over working in bigger centres. “Rural communities have less specialist coverage, and thus the general pracThank you to all the volunteers who came and set-up, picked-up, cleanedtitioner gets to have a very wide scope of practice,” he said. “The variety is up, packed chairs, set up tents, and cooked. Volunteers make the world go very interesting to me; I think you get less variety in the middle of a big city.” round and we appreciate every little thing you did for us! “Plus real estate is so cheap, you can have an amazing house by the water, Thanks to the Canada Day committee for providing a great day for the and with the money you save you can go travelling more often,” he added. “I Advertising partially sponsored by LD News community! See you next year! think I could be quite happy to settle down in a small town.”
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Marcus Paine is one of many stellar aerobatic performers at this year’s Quesnel airshow. For free tickets enter you name at Woods N Water. See ad on page 2. Annie Gallant Quesnel's International Airshow Skyfest 2015, July 31 – Aug. 2, is thrilled to welcome Marcus Paine to their lineup of stellar aerobatic performers. Following in the footsteps of former Alaskan aviator legends, Alaskan-born Marc Paine brings the thrill of aerobatic flight to Quesnel's airspace. He's been a pilot for more than 20 years and is the founder and chief flight instructor of Unusual Attitudes
LLC at Merrill Field in Anchorage and Marana Regional Airport in Tucson, a flight school that teachers recovery,stall/spin awareness and aerobatic flight. Marc is an FAA safety counsellor and a regular speaker on stall/spin awareness. His teaching directly targets and impacts the stall/spin fatality rate that plagues pilots. This eminently qualified instructor also provides training for pilots of the U.S. Army, National park Service, Civil Air Patrol, Alaska State troopers and for the flight inspectors of the FAA flight standards district office as well as, along with his training partner Patty Wagstaff, providing the same training in Kenya to pilots of the Kenyan Wildlife Service. He is a distinguished graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, Airborne Ranger and Jumpmaster. As an aerobatic airshow pilot, Marc's performance is one of the crowd's favourite because of his ability to showcase the capabilities of the Super Decathlon and the Super Cub in a way that general aviation pilots and audiences can appreciate, relate to and apply to their own flying. He flies the Super Decathlon low and very aggressively and he is considered a wizard in the Super Cub. He does an unbelievable live, in-cockpit-narrated stall and spin demo and never is above 500 feet. Marc is also the primary pilot for Third Strike Wingwalking and flies with Carol Pilon on the wing as well as solo in the 450 Stearman. He now is flying air shows throughout the U.S. and Canada in all three airplanes. Tickets (adult, youth, family and weekend camping package) for Skyfest 2015 are available at Circle ‘S’ Western Wear, the Tourist Bureuu or online at www.quesnelskyfest.ca/tickets. Mustang tickets can be purchased at various venues around town and at Cariboo Ford during the Community Drive event May 23 and other local events. Download the Quesnel Skyfest app to your smartphone and receive updates as they are posted or visit the Skyfest 2015 Facebook page.
Taxing property owners for the arts
Michael Riis-Christianson
Local elected officials are contemplating the establishment of a program to promote arts, recreation, and cultural initiatives in the Lakes District. While the proposal is still in the early stages of discussion, it may involve the establishment of a new arts/recreation/culture function through the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. This would allow the regional district to tax property owners in participating areas (e.g., the Village of Burns Lake and electoral areas B and E) for the purpose generating a pool of money that could be distributed to qualifying organizations. Bill Miller, chairman of the regional district board and director for Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural), said recently that he and Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold have been discussing the proposal for “awhile.” He indicated that Eileen Benedict, director for Electoral Area E (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural), has joined the conversation since being elected last November. “I believe that it (the proposed arts/recreation/culture function) is in the long run a more cost-effective way of meeting the needs of most of the groups in our community,” he stated. “…I have had conversations with some of my constituents and different user groups. I am using the feedback that they give to guide me in that discussion.” Miller couldn’t provide more specific information about the proposed art/recreation/culture function at this time. He suggested, though, that measures would have to be built into the program to ensure that groups receiving tax dollars were financially accountable. It’s also important, he said, that rural areas participate as equal partners in funding discussions. “The critical part is that it is workable for staff, the groups that would benefit, and, of course, is financially responsible to the taxpayer,” he said. “I can’t speak for Eileen (Benedict), but I very much want to ensure whatever we set-up has built in the ability of our rural areas to be an equal partner in the decision-making process. As you know, we contribute a significant share to the programs run within the village, which is the reason we can have so many opportunities to recreate. “In my opinion, we are moving closer to that ‘sweet spot’, and it is my hope that by the end of this term, we have a service in
place.” Mayor Strimbold did not respond to requests for information. Burns Lake councillor John Illes indicated, however, that he feels the idea of funding arts, recreation, and cultural programs through local taxation has merit. “There are a number of really important values the greater community would like to preserve or develop in a more structured manner,” he explained. “Among them are the continuing on of the arts and entertainment in the Burns Lake area, typified of the performances of the (Lakes District) Arts Council, and the maintenance/development of trails and recreation sites in the Lakes area, including the Southside.” A significant portion of the arts, recreation, and cultural programming in the Lakes District is provided by non-profit organizations run by volunteers. Because these groups lack guaranteed sources of funding, much of their time is spent raising money for operating expenses. This, noted Illes, can lead to volunteer burn-out. Illes said he feels that an annual tax requisition of between $50,000 and $100,000 would provide a much-needed financial boost to organizations involved in arts, recreation, and cultural programming here. “However, this is an early estimate, and it may vary yearly depending on … needs and planned events.” The Burns Lake councillor hopes that all three administrative areas – the village and both regional district electoral areas – will participate in the function. He says that a number of non-profit organizations have already expressed interest in it. “Some groups that have expressed interest are Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society, Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association, the arts council,” he noted. “Other current groups could also benefit, and new groups or associations could form in the future to provide more arts, culture, and recreation activities for the area.” Convincing property owners to accept higher taxes, even for worthy causes, can be difficult. Yet Illes feels local residents will support establishment of an arts/recreation/culture fund – provided grant recipients are held accountable for their use of public money. “In general, taxpayers are positive about such a function,” he said. “However, they would expect accountability for their tax ...see ARTS t P14
Lakes District Museum is now open for the season Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone (250) 692-7450.
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“God... has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed Heir of all things, by whom also He made the ages; who, being the brightness of His glory, and the exact expression of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on High.” – (Hebrews 1:1-3) /THE TRUMPET WILL SOUND
Don Lauber
January 9th, 1932 - January 7th, 2015 A Celebration of Life for Don Lauber will be held at the Decker Lake Hall on Saturday, July 25th, 2015 at 2:00pm. A coffee and tea service will follow. If anyone wishes to say a few words, you are welcome to do so, or we can read it for you. For more information you can contact Janet Lauber : 1 (780) 481 9874 or email janetlauber@yahoo.com or Donna Hodge: 1 (250) 468 2328 or email dehodge@shaw.ca
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Houston Mud Drags drew a great crowd last weekend. Stands were packed and competitors from Kitimat to Prince George races trucks through the pits. (Top) Local resident Tyler Hougen lines up for his run through the pits. (R) Dalton Callies and Murray Sullivan from Houston show off the mud after their run.
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Funding needed ARTS from t P13 dollars well spent, and this would in turn put pressure on the groups that received the funding to be accountable to the broader public.” The Lakes District Arts Council is one group that Illes feels could benefit from proposal. Established in 2006 and operated by volunteers, it strives to support and encourage the arts by promoting growth, diversity, and excellence. Like most non-profit, community service groups, the arts council relies in part on grants to fund activities such as its annual concert series. John Barth, the group’s treasurer, says having access to a stable source of funding would be a significant benefit. “The arts council has welcomed its funding partnership with the Village of Burns Lake and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako for many years,” he stated recently. “Our organization would be happy to participate in any discussion about what this funding partnership might look like in the future. “Many of the funding sources that arts organizations rely on are somewhat unpredictable. Guaranteed funding is always welcome, as it helps make planning for the future somewhat easier.”
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29. Soluble ribonucleic acid 30. Smallest American sandpiper 32. Wrote a computer program 36. Silver 37. A continuous portion of a circle 38. To send forth 40. Wood sorrel 41. Curie 42. Curved sword 43. Harmon, Wahlberg & Antony 45. Break stone 48. Doc 49. A small demon 50. Split up 54. Sierra lake 57. Micronesian
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Worship Service at 10 am Sunday mornings
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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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Burns Lake Community Church Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 am
Pastor John Neufeld 250-692-7949
Lakes Fellowship 724 Babine Lake Road
Sunday Services: 10:30 am Celebrating the Love of God www.lakesfellowship.ca Pastor Matthew Westergard 250-692-7464
LIVING WATERS CHURCH 766 Mulvaney Crescent, Burns Lake
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, since you are a friendly person and the life of the party, it should come as no surprise that everyone wants to be your friend. Expand your social circle if you feel you have time.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, take a hectic schedule day-by-day. Everything will get done in time, and you just need to have a little patience. Distract yourself this week.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, sometimes you take on too much. Reevaluate your schedule and see if there are ways you can cut back on your commitments for a few days.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Someone or something may have turned you off of making a large purchase, Aquarius. Discuss your sudden change of heart with someone close to you.
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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Don’t turn your world upside down to take on another project, Pisces. You have plenty on your plate to keep you busy as it is.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Curiosity may get the better of you this week, Libra. It’s good to pursue your interests, but make sure you aren’t stepping on anyone’s toes along the way.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: You are in for a treat this week, Aries. You finally get to experience the results of all of your hard work. Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, you desire quick answers, but no one seems to be moving at your pace this week. You might just have to buckle down and be patient. Answers will come in due time.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, calmly approach a difficult situation this week. Giving yourself time to carefully assess a problem will provide the most effective solution.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, a trip is enticing, but you have too many responsibilities on your plate to up and leave right now. You will have time to get away soon enough.
Our town Southside Slam. 1st Annual Slowpitch Tournament. July 24, 25 & 26 - Grassy Plains ball diamonds. Join us for fun, prizes and playing great ball. Contact: Sarah or James (250) 694-3305 5 day club: Island Gospel Fellowship Church gym, Aug. 10-14, 10am - 12 or 1:30 - 3:30pm. Call Tracey (250) 692-3623 to register. Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club annual Gymkhana - Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena - 10am - July 25. Spectators welcome - concession on site. More info: Liz (250) 692-1884 before 8pm. Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association: Community workbee, July 18, 10am. Working on trails close to Kager Lake. If you have a weedwacker, pruners or a handsaw bring it along. If you do not then we’ll supply. If you can’t make it that day, contact Dave at Burnt Bikes. We will loan out weedwackers for those that want to go out a time that fits their schedule. BLMBA has secured maintenance funding this year and the next four years, but we are hoping to use this for trails that are further away from Kager Lake.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, a resolution to a problem you haven’t been able to solve is on the horizon. This will make things much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off. 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.
Poetry contest - entrants of all ages. Cash prizes, closing date July 31. 22 annual open ages poetry contest. No entry fee. The poem should be original and consist of 32 lines or less. To enter please send one original poem only to: Open Ages Poetry Contest (N) Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9K 7K1 or email to: poetryinstitute@shaw.ca. Name, age and address should be included on the same page as the poem. Typed or neatly written poems. Creative writing contest - entrants must be 18 yrs+, cash prizes. Closing day July 31. Short stories, essays, anecdotes, poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction. Limited to 850 words. No entry fee. Must be original and typed or neatly hand written. Name, age and address must be included on the front page of the work. Please indicate whether your work is fiction or non-fiction. Send your entry to: Adult Creative Writing Contest (N), Box 44169 - RPO Gorge, Victoria, BC, V9K 7K1 or email to: poetryinstitute@shaw.ca Lakes District Fall Fair meeting: July 16, 7pm, Cancer Society Office on the Main Street.
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Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide financial support, equipment plus comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 A tax deductible receipt will be issued
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
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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.
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 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
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682
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
ANYONE NEEDING information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533
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SLS Discharge: 150 m3/s Cheslatta Falls: 291 m3/s Vanderhoof: 395 m3/s The Summer Temperature Management Program (STMP) is operated to minimize the occurrence of water temperature above 20 degrees from 20 July to 20 August. This is done for the protection of sockeye salmon migrating through the Nechako River; high water temperatures can lead to reduced spawning success. In order to achieve this target spillway discharge will vary between 14.2 m3/s and 453 m3/s to achieve ow in the Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls between 170 m3/s and 283 m3/s, in response to weather forecasts. Visit website www.waterofďŹ ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time ow 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
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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.
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Summit Reforestation in Smithers, BC is currently taking applications for experienced wildfire firefighters interested in being on a stand-by list. t After an initial interview we will put your name on a call list based on experience and certifications t We will call the people on the list for work as needed t Please attach a list of when, where, and for how many days you have worked on fires in the past t If you have them please include the ministry fire numbers t Attach a list of relevant certifications – we will pay for re-certification if required t Pay is based on level of experience and training t You can apply from anywhere – however, you should be prepared to move to a fire camp within 3 days’ notice of getting a call APPLY NOW! www.summitplanting.com/fire-fighting or send your resume: info@summitreforestation.com
COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA Burns Lake Campus CHILDCARE HELPER
To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/Human_Resources/employment.htm Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities.
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.
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
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Duties will include observing and recording children’s behaviour and supporting and extending children’s learning at the campus daycare. Preferred applicants will have an ECE Certification and registration with the BC Community Care Facilities Licensing Board. Experience working in a licensed preschool setting is preferred.
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BURNS LAKE RCMP Victim/Witness Assistance Program. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010
CRISIS PREVENTION 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.
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“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR REGION” 37, 3RD Avenue, PH: 250-692-3195 PO Box 820, TF: 800-320-3339 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 FX: 250-692-3305 www.rdbn.bc.ca E-MAIL:inquiries@rdbn.bc.ca
Job Posting – Knockholt Landfill Staffing Positions The Regional District is seeking three individuals to work at the Knockholt Landfill, which is located approximately 8km east of Houston, BC, commencing September 1, 2015. A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, dump truck and roll-off truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Knockholt Landfill are Monday through Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm, closed Statutory Holidays. The three positions available are as follows: Employee 1 will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 9 hours per day, for a total of 45 hours every week. Employee 2 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks. Employee 3 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks. All three positions are permanent, full time and offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period. The general duties of the landfill staff will be: • Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, unloading public drop off bins at the landfill active face, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer; • Maintaining a clean and accessible public drop off area, conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational; • Greeting and assisting the public in the proper disposal of waste materials; • General maintenance of on-site equipment; • Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities including recycling initiatives. Skills that the landfill staff should possess: • Good public relations skills; • Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions; • Be safety conscious; • An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation; • Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers, dump trucks and roll-off trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired. Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Please indicate on the resume if you wish to be considered for one or all of the available positions. Resumes may be faxed to 250-6923305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.
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The Comfort Zone Flying Dutchman Service
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Computer Training, Sales & Service Personalized In Home Service Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2
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CURRENTLY IN STOCK: • ROTTILLERS • BRUSH CUTTERS • HAY & SILAGE EQUIPMENT SPRING HAS SPRUNG WITH A NEW LOAD OF TRACTORS COMING IN soon ...stop in and check it out Give us a call for any of your attachment needs.
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PRINTING S Serving &SIGN Burns Lake & Area since 1988
374 Hwy. 16 Next to the Royal Bank Burns Lake, BC Phone: (250) 692-7887 Fax: (250) 692-7881 E-mail: hans@Ldprinting.ca www.Ldprinting.ca
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Burns Lake
Recycling Depot
ANDED! P X E & D E V O M ...HAS
See us at our new location across from
Lakeside Multiplex, 113 Park Street
Your one-stop recycling drop-off centre for all your recycling needs:
• bottles and cans for deposit refunds • electronics • plastic, tin, glass, mixed paper & cardboard, styrofoam, grocery bags and wrap • lightbulbs, smoke alarm/ CO2 detectors, small appliances and power tools • household batteries & mobile phones
NEW: Cylinder exchange at Overwaitea or fill up cylinders at the Rainbow Gas Bar
www.superiorpropane.com
Payne Septic Service (2010) 250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District Operated by
Keith Wilson
Phone: 250-692-7948
Pumps Water Treatment Plumbing Repairs
10:30am to 4:30pm
250-692-6019
For ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) users, we maintain outdoor drop-off bins for mixed cardboard and paper, plastic and metal containers.
Open: Tuesday - Saturday
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PRICE BREAK
% = $ 12,720 UP TO
OF MSRP
CASH CREDIT *
CASH CREDIT ON GMC SIERRA DENALI CREW CAB
ON SELECT GMC’S IN STOCK THE LONGEST WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. ENDS JULY 28TH
2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB
20%
OF MSRP
12,720 CASH CREDIT*
$
2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI, $63,600 MSRP.
NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORE FOR SAFETY ** 2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB DENALI SHOWN
2015 GMC TERRAIN
20%
OF MSRP
6,589 CASH CREDIT*
$ GMC TERRAIN WAS NAMED A 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK BY IIHS
2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1 FWD SHOWN
2015 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2 AWD, $32,945 MSRP.
WHILE INVENTORY LASTS. OFFERS END JULY 28. ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, or purchase of a new or demonstrator GMC Terrain SLE-2 AWD. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of July 1st 2015. Valid July 6 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. **U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).
Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]