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BC Northern Real Estate Board stats Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first six months of 2015, down from the 2637 sales reported in the first half of 2014. The value of these properties was $601 million compared with $672 million in 2014. At the end of June there were 4779 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® of BCNREB, up from 4663 at the same time last year.

BCNREB President David Black comments: “The BC Northern Real Estate Board reflects all of the economic realities associated with the significant drop in oil prices.

The communities that heavily depend on the oil and gas industries are experiencing some drops in volume; however they have been very strong markets in the past and will rebound.

Those communities expecting to benefit the most from LNG had a great year in 2014 and have now returned to traditional volumes but at higher values.

They will now have to wait for the beginning of one of these projects to actually realize the projected benefits.

The southern and central markets are flat and holding steady with respect to volume and value. Prince George, which is our largest market, is more diversified than the remainder of the Board areas and is weathering the storm. Although some areas of town are showing slight decreases, the City as a whole is showing an increase of 4% year over year.

Demand remains strong, however, the inventory is dropping which makes it a good time to sell your home.

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Save your head for future fisheries The sport fishing community has an important role in the recovery of coded-wire tags found in Coho and Chinook.

Michele Walsh, a Marine Biologist with the Department of Fisheries and formerly of Fraser Lake with schooling in Vanderhoof is asking for your help with fish tracking of chinook and coho salmon.

Many Chinook and Coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest with a missing adipose fin also have a mi-

croscopic Coded Wire Tag (CWT) in their snout.

CWT allow Canada to fulfill obligations for International Pacific Salmon Treaty initiatives and provide valuable information.

If your Chinook or Coho salmon is missing its adipose fin, it counts, the CWT is invisible to you, so the clipped fin is your clue!

Remove the salmon head and take them to a head recovery depot near you where you can fill out and attach a head label like the one

shown right.

There are over 250 depots in BC and they can be found by searching the ’DFO Salmon Head Recovery’ on the web.

When they receive enough heads and good catch information from anglers everyone benefits from a truly ‘big fish story’ about the survival, distribution and long-term health of salmon stocks.

When it comes to future fisheries, there’s no question that what the anglers catch counts!

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Express Child-care facility now a reality in FSJ Michele Taylor Caledonia Courier Daycare just got a big boost in Fort St. James. The Nechako Valley Community Services Society (NVCSS) received more than $126,000 in funding from the Ministry of Children and Family Development Capital Spending and a $40,000 donation from Mount Milligan/Thompson Creek Metals.

The funding will be used for a much needed 8-28 space licensed child-care facility in Fort St. James said Lynda Lewis, Program Manager with NVCSS. Lewis said the project has been in the works for close to four years and with the injection of funds the child-care facility is now a reality.

“The daycare has been something that has been in the process for four years or more,” she said. “It’s been a community need and the Nechako Valley certainly recognized that community need especially with the growth that has happened.”

Lewis said one of the big challenges facing the child-care facility is finding and maintaining a licenced early childhood educator (ECE) for the facility, something that is a chal-

lenge for most remote area child-care facilities she added.

“That’s a challenge for a lot of daycares, because (early childhood educators) come out with that kind of degree and there are so many opportunities to work elsewhere for huge dollars.”

Rather than spend more time and energy searching for an educator that would be on payroll the society has put out a request for proposals from enterprising ECE’s to get into a growing market in Fort St. James, said Lewis.

“Trying to get them and draw them in is very challenging that’s why we thought we’ll go with a contractor who can run this as their own business,” she said. “We put an RFP out, we want to get an independent operator to run the daycare.”

The 8-28 space Child Care Centre which is designed for infant, toddler, preschool and school age children would be located at 349 Stuart Drive said Lewis and added that the operator will have the option to start at a size which is workable for the contracting ECE. “It’s something that will be a community service that the community needs,” she said.

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Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, right, presents a cheque from the B.C. government to Nechako Valley Community Services Society program manager Lynda Lewis and executive director Tyrell Arnold.

Vanderhoof Children’s Theatre Vanderhoof Children’s Theatre get ready to go on their trip to Disneyland, waiting at Vancouver airport on July 8. They will be participating in various workshops as well as seeing what Disneyland has to offer.

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BRIEFLY Fund addresses Cheslatta flooding Black Press The B.C. government has reached agreement with the Cheslatta Carrier Nation on a reconciliation agreement that includes work to address flooding that has repeatedly exposed grave sites for more than 60 years.

The Kenney Dam was built in 1952 to provide electricity for the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat, forming the Nechako Reservoir and using the Cheslatta Lake and River system as a spillway channel. The community estimates that more than 60 graves have been exposed by annual flooding since then.

Chief Corrina Leween expressed relief that the province has committed $400,000 to design and implementation of options to protect the area.

“For decades we have proposed solutions to this and other outstanding issues and no one was willing to listen,” Leween said.

“We can no longer tolerate the status quo.”

Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad said the agreement is a step towards providing social and economic benefits for the Cheslatta.

Legacy fund for female soccer The B.C. government has established a $100,000 fund to promote female participation in soccer, to carry on the interest generated by the recent World Cup games that set new attendance records at BC Place stadium.

Community workshops will be held around the province this fall, with speeches

by Canadian soccer personalities and free workshops to develop more coaches, officials and volunteers.

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Learn to Fish Program expands into Northern BC Communities The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC is expanding the summer Learn to Fish program in Northern British Columbia. Six new events have increased the number of Learn to Fish sessions to 17 at 10 locations in regional parks and urban lakes for local and visiting youth and their families.

New this year, Learn to Fish will be held on Tachick Lake at Tachick Lake Lodge, 15112 Tachick Lake Road, Vanderhoof Jul 17 and Au-

gust 8 from 10am to noon.

Meet at the beach near the fishing docks.

“There is an increasing interest in freshwater fishing across the region, and the best way to facilitate that interest is to make fishing more readily accessible and available.

By bringing the programs closer, and providing equipment, there are fewer barriers for people to give the sport a try,” says Tanya Laird, Provincial Outreach

Coordinator.

“Access to proC di “A grams in their own community will make it easier for youth and their families to experience the sport together.”

Learn to Fish events are hosted on a drop-in basis for youngsters aged five to 15, and their families. Children under 16 don’t need a freshwater fishing licence. Every-

one learns about fish identil b h id i fication and biology; habitat and conservation; proper fish handling; ethics, safety, and fishing regulations. Instructors explain fishing tackle (rods, reels, lines, and lures) and knot-tying. Participants learn hands-on how to successfully cast and retrieve.

All the fishing equipment is provided, and the 2 hour pro-

grams run rain i or shine. hi Program cost is free, thanks to generous support from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust, Rapala, Ram Trucks Canada, and Teck, but donations are gratefully accepted.

For details and event listings across the province, visit gofishbc.com

Sockeye salmon in hot water Fraser fishing may be severely curtailed

Jeff Nagel Black Press Dangerously hot water temperatures in the Fraser River, combined with low river flows and unusually warm ocean conditions are conspiring to create a dire outlook for returning sockeye salmon.

And that could mean no fishing at all for the roughly 6.8 million sockeye projected to be on their way back to the Fraser to spawn – easily enough for what should have been a decent season.

“What’s going on now is not good and I don’t anticipate it being good in August,” said Mike Lapointe, chief biologist for the Pacific Salmon Commission. “But it’s just a matter of waiting to see where the indicators are at that time and making the decisions based on the evidence we have. I think the observed data is going to be pretty extreme.”

He said it’s “certainly possible” that sockeye fisheries will be severely curtailed or even cancelled altogether because a large proportion of the run may not survive to reach the spawning grounds.

A record low snowpack in the mountains this year has meant what little snow was in the alpine has melted off sooner than usual, leaving less to keep stream and river levels up and their temperatures down later in the summer.

Fraser River temperatures at Hope have already gone over 19 degrees in recent days, Lapointe said, when the norm at this time of year is less than 15 degrees.

“It’s “I ’ extremely l warm,”” hhe said, id adding ddi the h llower water flows compound the problem.

“It’s like a bathtub. If you don’t have a lot of water in it, it’s really sensitive to the temperatures around.”

High temperatures of 19 or 20 and higher can be deadly for salmon, which face more stress in their migration upriver to spawn, and they may also be more susceptible to disease.

“As soon as they start to reach these temperatures they’re just not as efficient at migrating,” Lapointe said. “It becomes harder for the fish to do the work they need to do.”

The Pacific Ocean hasn’t been kind to these returning sockeye either.

Northeast ocean waters up to the Gulf of Alaska have been unusually warm from late 2013 through 2014 – the entire time the now-returning sockeye have been at sea.

Warm ocean water can deplete plankton food supplies and sometimes results in many juvenile salmon being devoured by predator p fish like mackerel coming up from much farther south.

Lapointe said he’s heard reports of smaller salmon body sizes in Alaska, but there’s no confirmation yet it will be the same story for Fraser sockeye.

The warm ocean tempeatures could impact p not just this year’s runs, but the next couple of years as well, he said.

Lapointe is also concerned the warm river temperatures are becoming a trend.

“Fraser summer temperatures have been getting warmer over time, not inconsistent with the sort of predictions you would get from climate change models.”

He said different individual sockeye stocks may perform better than others in warmer conditions, depending on their past exposure.

More fishing may be possible for less desirable pink salmon, which return later in the summer.

Watershed Watch Salmon Society executive director Aaron Hill fears the river conditions will only deteriorate.

“The low water and high temperatures are combining to create lethal water conditions for salmon,” Hill said. “Unless we get some rain it’s just going to get worse and worse through the summer.”

He’s urging fishery managers not to authorize aggressive fisheries this year in order to put as many sockeye on the spawning grounds as possibler to ensure conservation of weak stocks.

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Black Press 4 Good raises $7,000 to recover Vimy Ridge heroes Kolby Solinsky BC Local News Norm Christie’s mission is getting some love, and some funding.

The Ottawa-based war historian, who’s been campaigning for some time to locate the bodies of 44 reportedly missing Canadian Scottish troops from the First World War’s battle at Vimy Ridge, has racked up over $7,000 from 49 contributors on Black Press 4 Good.

The 4 Good contest runs for 13 more days and has raised 5 per cent of its $110,000 goal, to-date.

Click to donate ‘Help Recover Our Vimy Heroes’ on BlackPress4Good.com That’s how much Christie thinks he’ll need to located

the 44 soldiers, who he believes are still buried in a “potato field” in No Man’s Land, a spot called ‘CA40’ in France.

They were thought to be moved to Nine Elms Military Cemetery after the war, but Christie doubts it.

“There is no evidence of any of the men from CA40 there,” Christie wrote in the campaign’s summary. “Searching all the likely cemeteries in the Vimy region also revealed no evidence of the Scottish Canadian graves.”

“I believe the 44 men of the Canadian Scottish, killed in action on Vimy Ridge, are still buried in a field in France,” he says in the video above. “Their bodies were never recovered, as they were supposed to have been, based on records put out in 1919.”

Christie says that, of the 60,000 Canadian men lost to World War I, 20,000 are listed as missing.

“Some of them are listed as unidentified soldiers in the

cemeteries, while others are still out there on the battlefield,” he says.

(The cemetery’s website says there are 378 Canadians buried at Nine Elms.)

The $110,000 would be used for an engineering team and equipment, to document the process of recovering and re-burying the bodies, compensating local French farmers, and for safety and security costs, according to the 4 Good write-up.

In April, after a speech on the matter to 200 people on his ‘Great War Tour’, Christie said the treatment of Canada’s heroes is critical to the country’s soul and culture.

“One of the key aspects of history is the spiritual dimension,” he said. “How your treat your dead is very reflective of the spiritual state of your society. We should be honouring our dead because they are so much a part of our history.”

High temperatures prompt heat stress alert ness and nausea. If not addressed quickly, additional symptoms such as heat cramps, or potentially lethal heat stroke can rapidly develop.

Prevention of Heat Stress: • Drink plenty of water (one glass every 20 minutes) • Wear light-coloured, loose fitting clothing made of breathable fabric • Take rest breaks in a cool well ventilated area. Allow your body to cool down before restarting your work • Do the hardest physical work during the coolest part of the day • Know your personal risk factors: medications, skin disorders, sleep deprivation, poor physical fitness, pre-existing medical conditions

Flooding over!

Normal conditions have resumed on the Nechako River, just leaving the many sandbags left to be removed.

• Know the signs and symptoms WorkSafeBC requires employers to conduct heat stress assessments. As appropriate, employers must have a heat stress mitigation plan and are required to provide personal protective equipment, education and training in recognizing the symptoms of heat stress and

HOLISTIC ALTERNATIVE THERAPY BY MAGDALENA SAITO

With temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties forecast to continue Tuesday through Sunday this week in the Prince George region, WorkSafeBC is alerting employers and workers of the increased risk of developing symptoms of heat stress and heat stroke.

“Workers in the forestry, construction and transportation industries made up the majority of the 27 time-loss claims we had in B.C. last year,” says Bruce Clarke, WorkSafeBC’s Regional Prevention Manager, Prince George. “But it’s important to keep in mind that anyone working outdoors is potentially at risk.”

Heat stress occurs when your internal temperature increases faster than the body can cool itself. Symptoms include excess sweating, dizzi-

heat stroke. Workers are required to participate in monitoring conditions, and checking co-workers for symptoms.

Employers and workers can go to: Preventing Heat Stress at Work or contact the WorkSafeBC Prevention Line with questions or concerns: 1 888 621-7233.

Oxidative stress.. why should you care?

Oxidation is a normal process of the body that results from the use of oxygen by our cells to create chemical reactions, it is what helps you breath, move, think etc. The by-product of these reactions are like burning wood; The log burns, you get heat, but the left over ash needs to be cleared out every once in a while or else problems start to occur, the worse your build up, the worse your problem. In our bodies that ‘ash’ keeps piling up as a natural process; and the left over ‘ash’ is known as free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to proteins, membranes, genes and every other part of our body.

This damage is known as oxidative stress.

Oxidative stress has been implicated in many disease and disease processes such as those leading to Alzheimer’s, asthma, BPH (see previous article), cancer, cardiovascular disease, Crohn’s, depression, fibromyalgia, diabetes, thyroid problems, multiple sclerosis, arthritis and the list goes on and on. Things that add to the creation of free radicals and oxidative stress are: unhealthy diet, processed foods, stress, environmental toxins such as the air you breathe, pesticides you eat and more. Your body deals with a lot, to minimize the impact of these things look at practicing a meditative approach to things that make you angry or stressed and look into eating a healthy diet, and I would recommend doing a detox every 3-4 months to help clear that sludge from your system.

Try some Protandim. Protandim has been shown in clinic and laboratory studies to significantly increase the production of the body’s own defenses, which are vastly superior in neutralizing free radicals and minimizing oxidative stress. After 30 days it completely eliminates the age-dependant increase in oxidative stress. You can see why I am such an advocate for this product, I use it in my practice constantly and love sharing the testimonials. When it comes to health and illness thinking preventative can give you better quality of life with a likelihood of less health problems in your future; it can lead to a healthier, happier, longer life. For more information feel free to book an appointment or attend some free information sessions.

Free radicals cause damage to cells, and when these cells replicate they cause problems, your body has its own natural store of antioxidants which are free radical fighters, they clean out the ‘ash’ and get things moving, stay tuned for next weeks’ article on anti-oxidants.

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Express Nine employees of the RDBN earned more than $75,000 in 2014.

Michael Riis-Christianson 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 $3,552.80, and another $4,170.26 in reimbursed expenses.

Three employees – Berndorff, Dougall, and

Llewellyn – all earned more than $100,000 last year.

Berdorff, the RDBN’s financial administrator, was paid $138,812.48, received taxable benefits totaling $2,752.28, and had reimbursed expenses totaling $7,374.18.

Llewellyn, director of planning for the regional district, earned $113,954.97 in wages and overtime compensation, along with $3,533.76 in taxable benefits. Reimbursed expenses added another $5,046.80 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 $3,179.80, and had reimbursed expenses of $7,728.55.

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 $3,751.38, and expense claims amounting $3,202.76.

McKenzie, who serves as the RDBN’s field operations supervisor, received wage and overtime remuneration of $93,880.97, along with

$3,383.41 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 $3,414.70, respectively) were more in 2014 than McKenzie’s, but his expense claims were 43 per cent lower ($9,585.27).  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 $3,082.16, and was given another $4,443.50 in expense money.  A number of factors combined to make last year’s regional district remuneration figures higher than what might normally be expected.

Chapman noted that in 2014, regional district employees put in a total of 1,001.17 of overtime dealing with emergency situations. “Last year was an extraordinary year for us,� explained Chapman. “We operated the Emergency Operations Centre for 92 days. We had to deal with the Dome Creek cattle liner roll-over, the Cheslaslie, Chuchi, and China Nose wildfires, the Decker Lake train derailment, and

 BC’s Financial Information Act requires that the Takysie blue-green algae all public sector corporations in BC – including outbreak.�  Chapman pointed out that its municipalities and regional districts – file anthe base salaries of the nine nual Statements of Financial Information. employees reported as earning more than $75,000 in 2014 were, in general, lower CARRIER SEKANI than the amounts reported in TRIBAL COUNCIL the regional district’s 2014 SOFI.  Figures supplied by the reThe Carrier Sekani Tribal Council will hold a General gional district’s CAO suggest Election Voting Day on July 24, 2015 to elect the Tribal that the nine employees in Chief. An eligible voter is any member of Carrier or Sekani question earned a combined ancestry, 18 years of age or older and a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands. $115,693 in overtime pay last year. Chapman’s reported Date: Friday July 24, 2015 2014 earnings of $207,044.56 Time: 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. were $48,962.65 higher than Location of the Polls: her base salary of $158,082, • BURNS LAKE BAND, Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation while the $138,812.48 paid 2I¿FH ¹ %XUQV /DNH to Berndorff last year was • NADLEH WHUT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE ¹ Fort Fraser $23,957.48 more than his • NAK’AZDLI BAND OFFICE ¹ )RUW 6W -DPHV base salary of $114,855. • SAIK’UZ FIRST NATION OFFICE ¹ 9DQGHUKRRI Even without overtime • STELLAT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE ¹ pay, all nine employees listed )UDVHU /DNH • TAKLA LAKE FIRST NATION OFFICE ¹ in the regional district’s 2014 7DNOD /DQGLQJ SOFI would still have earned • TL’AZTEN NATION OFFICE ¹ 7DFKH in excess of $75,000 last year. • WET’SUWET’N FIRST NATION OFFICE ¹ Chapman added that %XUQV /DNH RDBN base remuneration • CARRIER SEKANI TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE ¹ Prince George rates are actually lower than those of other comparablyCANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL CHIEF: sized regional districts.

John Dunning Erickson; Bert (Tim) Erickson; “RDBN salary ranges are Martin Louie; Terry Teegee five to 10 per cent less than The votes will be counted in each community and that of the comparable RDs,�

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BC Northern Real Estate Board stats From front Overall, the real estate market in Northern BC is solid and is looking to future successes.�

In the Vanderhoof area reported 57 sales

worth $10.4 million in the first six months of the year, compared to 62 sales worth $10.3 million to June 30th of 2014. As of June 30th there were 156 properties of all types available

for purchase through the MLSÂŽ in the Vanderhoof area.

Fort St. James: 29 properties worth $6.7 million have sold through the MLSÂŽ in the Fort St. James area

so far this year, compared with 18 properties worth $3.4 million in the first six months of 2014 At the end of June there were 95 properties of all types available for purchase through the

MLSÂŽ in the Fort St. James area.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE 49th Nechako Valley Exhibition Fall Fair

Saturday, July 18

Shows at 4:30 and 7pm Vanderhoof Ice Arena D CHIL FF $10 O $10

Dates: August 21, 22, 23 Changes are due to 5 week month this year.

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It’s not dry lawns we should be worrying about Mark Rushton Black Press If there is an upside to the drought we are currently experiencing, it is that lawn mowing is almost a forgotten activity, necessary now only to knock down the infernal weeds that seemingly grow out of nothing.

However, the lack of grass growth has far wider consequences to our pocketbooks in the form of ultimately higher food prices.

Normally farmers in the Fraser Valley are on their second cut of hay, with at least one or two more expected before the cool and wet of fall puts the balers to bed. Not this year, from what I have seen.

Similarly, across the Valley, the vast swaths of cow corn ground up each year as silage for cattle feed are suffering from lack of rain.

Without access to sprinklers and irrigation ditches, fields containing cole crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts will see them wilt and die.

And unless we have a wet August, current weather conditions will translate into higher prices at the grocery store.

Already, beef prices some 70 per cent over last year are affecting people’s barbecue time, which right now is thrilling ranchers, but the dry conditions are also foretelling tough times ahead. Without adequate quantities of hay to overwinter the cows who produce the calves that eventually grace our plates, ranchers will have to reduce their herds, further exacerbating the rising cost of beef.

A number of years ago when the Cariboo suffered a similar drought, the hay shortage was so acute, a rancher friend of mine made the difficult and expensive choice to ship two-thirds of his herd, some 250 cows, to Alberta for the winter. I’m sure that knocked the crap out of his profitability for quite some time.

While I’m not certain of the hay potential up-country this year, I can imagine it is similar to then, except this year Alberta is also facing drought, and an equivalent dearth of hay and grain supplies.

This means being unable to feed the cows. They will be shipped for slaughter, resulting next year in beef shortages and thus even higher consumer prices. Meanwhile, ranchers face the possibility of economic collapse.

Yet the potential for food shortages and higher costs are not so much of a concern for residents of Sumas Mountain as is the potenThe Omineca Express is published every Wednesday in Vanderhoof by Black Press Ltd. Publisher: Pam Berger advertising@ominecaexpress.com

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tial for wildfire.

I live in what’s described as forest interface. We have thousands of acres of timber and bush lands that are tinder dry on this mountain, yet on the Crown land above us it is open season for dirt bikes and ATVs, for parties and overnight campers.

A failed spark arrestor on a bike’s exhaust, a discarded bottle, a

tossed cigarette, a hot catalytic converter of a car parked on dry grass, and we face a massive conflagration – at a time when virtually all resources for forest firefighting are tasked elsewhere.

Should we have a stiff east wind like we had last weekend, a wildfire started on a remote part of the mountain is capable of sweeping all the way into Abbotsford’s eastern

urban area.

Even disregarding the possibility of a human-caused fire, the prospect of a lightning strike between now and the onset of our normally rainy conditions, at least here on Sumas Mountain, put thoughts of an apocalyptic summer way ahead of lawn mowing and higher food prices.

Three bidders for BC Ferries LNG refits Tom Fletcher Black Press BC Ferries has delayed the refit of its workhorse Spiritclass vessels by a year to accommodate plans to convert them to a dual-fuel system using liquefied natural gas.

The Spirit of British Columbia is to begin its refit in the fall of 2017, with the Spirit of Vancouver Island to follow in 2018. The fuel conversion will be included in the mid-life refits for vessels built in Victoria in the early 1990s for the Tsawwassen-Victoria route.

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, Remontowa SA of Poland and Fincantieri of Italy have been short-listed for the refits, with the contract to be awarded by the end of 2015.

Remontowa SA is building three new intermediate-

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The Spirit of British Columbia will be the first vessel converted to dual-fuel, part of a refit that has been delayed until fall 2017. class ferries in Gdansk, Poland, with delivery of the first expected in August 2016 to replace the 50-year-old Queen of Burnaby on the ComoxPowell River run.

The second is scheduled to arrive in October 2016, replacing the

51-year-old Queen of Nanaimo on the Tsawwassen-Southern Gulf Islands run. The third is scheduled for service February 2017, for peak and shoulder season use on the Southern Gulf Islands route and as a refit relief vessel for others in the fleet.

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Sunshine and Kayaks at the YMCA Submitted This past Sunday, July 5th the YMCA partnered up with Rick Brine and the lovely folks at Backwater Paddling to provide two sessions out on the water at Hogsback lake.

The first targeted kids ages 6-12 and got them trained and confident to use river kayaks.

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The evening session saw 6 wobbly adults find their footing on paddleboards, after a few bails we had one talented participant manage to get into a Sirsasana position (this is a legs straight up headstand) while maintaining balance on her board! “We are so lucky to be surrounded by such an abundance  of beautiful spots to enjoy recreation time living

CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.

in this area. Being able to partner with Backwater Paddling to provide equipment and training for some of our favourite water sports is amazing. I am thrilled to see so many people out enjoying the lake and keen to try something new, couldn’t ask for better� said Recreation Coordinator Kristin Webster.

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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.

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Express Tips for staying safe on the lake this summer The Canadian summer provides us with the perfect setting to create lasting memories. The gorgeous weather and beautiful scenery have most Canadians determined to spend as much time outdoors as possible. One activity that many Canadians will partake in this summer is boating. While boating is a great summer activity, it is important to keep in mind the safety protocol. Boating accidents occur regularly in Canada and cause around 100 deaths annually.

Always wear your lifejacket or PFD while on or near the water. It could save your life.

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Getting child and youth mental health help through new streamlined intake clinics Dr. David Smith Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for Interior Health. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative, jointly funded by Doctors of BC and the government of BC. The Collaborative recently received a national award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

When it comes to young people, early identification and treatment of mental health or substance use issues can be critical. In my series of articles I have been recommending three main actions for parents who know or suspect their son or daughter is experiencing mental health difficulties: 1. Consult one or more of the informative BC websites and organizations available to you. You can connect with other youth and parents with lived experience through the FORCE at forcesociety.com or through the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre at keltymentalhealth.ca or toll free at 1 800 665 1822. Other helpful sites are anxietybc.ca, mindcheck.ca, or cmha.bc.ca.

2. Talk to your family doctor — in recent years many general practitioners in B.C. have taken extra training in child and youth mental health diagnosis, treatment and management.

3. Call Service BC at 1-800-661-8773 to find the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) office nearest to you. You can also access the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use service map at: www.health.gov.bc.ca/healthyminds/cymhsu-servicesmap.html In this column, I want to focus on MCFD’s Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Services, which are offered in more than 80 locations across the province, and in particular their new intake process. The process streamlines and standardizes mental health screening and initial assessments for those under 19 years of age for quicker access to mental health resources.

Many families who’ve never connected with MCFD previously are surprised to learn that community-based CYMH services have been provided under the umbrella of MCFD for close to two decades. While family doctor visits, emergency room services, or hospital admissions all fall under the health system, if your child needs further assessment and treatment or ongoing community-based therapy, you may be referred to MCFD’s Child and Youth Mental Health Services.

Psychiatrists, like me, work both with the health authority and MCFD services, depending on whether we see your child in the hospital or in the community through the CYMH clinic.

Over the past 18 months the MCFD began a new intake screening and initial assessment process. Previously, access to services took anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.

Now, under the new streamlined intake, the process typically takes a few hours.

It works very much like a walk-in-medical clinic. If you feel your child needs help, all you do is show up to the office closest to you with your child during the intake hours.

(Teens can show up on their own without parents, if preferred.) See #3 at the beginning of this column for how to find your nearest clinic.

The administrative assistant will give you a form to fill out that asks for basic information, including symptoms and concerns.

After the information is entered into the system, an intake clinician will review it and meet with you privately to engage in a brief pre-screening interview.

At that time the following options will be considered as next steps: • Is an urgent response (such as hospital admission) required?

• Do you need some more information, parenting resources, and/or validation and support?

• Would a referral to another community service be better suited for your child’s and family’s concerns?

• Or is it appropriate to proceed to the full intake interview to understand more about potential mental health challenges?

If it is the latter, the intake clinician will continue with a more in-depth intake interview and screening process. All the while, the clinician will talk with you about the best way to meet your child’s needs, whether it

is an urgent response, referral to others or acceptance into CYMH services. Those services may include anything from assessment, diagnosis and treatment by a specialist psychiatrist like me, or work with other mental health practitioners such as a nurse or clinical counsellor, especially for specific help like cognitive-behavioural therapy, or group therapy, among many options.

At the end of that first intake meeting you are then provided with a copy of a brief plan for initial supports and services -- all in a couple of hours. While there may still be waitlists for specific treatments or specialized services, the intake process is greatly simplified.

As one parent recently noted about the new intake system: “I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and welcoming this experience has been .... I am grateful to the clinician for making us feel so comfortable and at ease while talking about some really tough issues concerning my daughter.”

This new process is expected to be fully available at all offices by the end of 2015 and will support approximately 80 per cent of BC children and youth seeking assessment through MCFD. For the smaller number of children or youth whose symptoms or concerns are much more severe or complex, the CYMH office may arrange alternative options for the first intake. This can include outreach, where a CYMH team-member would meet the child and family at home or in the community rather than having on the family to come to them.

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Horoscopes ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 You are in for a treat this week, Aries. You Ànally get to experience the results of all of your hard work. Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, calmly approach a difÀcult situation this week.

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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.

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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.

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.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, your goal for the time being is to take care of business and clear your calendar. You may be more than ready to indulge in some rest and relaxation.

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.

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.

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Ribs - tailor-made for slow-cooking enthusiasts

Slow cooking has grown in popularity in recent years, and perhaps no dish is more synonymous with slow cooking than ribs. While it helps to be a professional or seasoned amateur when preparing ribs, you don’t need to be a proÀcient pork preparer to enjoy the following recipe for “Coriander Spare Ribs With Cilantro Butter” from Andrew Schloss’ “Cooking Slow” (Chronicle Books).

1 tablespoon ground cumin Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Finely grated zest and juice of 2 limes 1¼2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 2 racks of pork ribs, about 4 pounds each 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 garlic clove, minced

Coriander Spare Ribs With Cilantro Butter Makes 6 servings 3 tablespoons ground coriander 2 tablespoons raw sugar

Combine the coriander, sugar, cumin, 1¼4 cup salt, 2 teaspoons pepper, and 2 cups water in a large zippered plastic bag. Seal and shake until the sugar and salt dissolve. Open the bag and add half of the lime zest and juice and half of the

cilantro. Cut the rib racks in half and put in the bag with the brine. Seal the bag again, but leave a corner open and push on the bag to make sure you release any trapped air through the opening. Close the zipper completely. Massage the liquid gently into the meat and refrigerate for at least 6 hours and up to 12 hours.

Preheat the oven to 200 F. Put the ribs in on a rack in a large roasting pan. Pour enough of the brine from the bag into the pan so that it covers the bottom of the pan but doesn’t touch the rib meat. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and steam until the rib meat is falling-off-the-bone tender, about 6 hours.

Raise the oven temperature to 450 F, remove the foil, and bake until the ribs are browned, about 15 minutes.

While the ribs are browning, put the butter and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat and cook until the garlic sizzles, about 1 minute. Add the remaining lime zest and juice and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining 1¼4 cup cilantro. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.

Cut the racks into individual ribs and serve drizzled with the cilantro butter.

Ribs can be stored for up to 3 days in a refrigerator. Reheat gently in a low oven.

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Fire help arriving from Ontario, Australia Tom Fletcher Black Press Firefighters and aircraft from Ontario arrived in B.C. Tuesday to help deal with the growing wildfire threat, and more reinforcements are on their way from Australia.

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, with more personnel coming from New Zealand to assist fire crews in Alberta.

More assistance has been requested through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, which sent B.C. crews to Alaska, Alberta and Yukon earlier in the season.

The B.C. Wildfire Service recorded 23 new fires Monday, with 184 active fires in the province. As of Tuesday there were 40 homes under evacuation order and another 920 on alert.

Smoke advisories continued Tuesday for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Sea to Sky corridor, with new advisories for south and eastern Vancouver Island from Campbell River to Victoria, including the Port Alberni area where the Dog Mountain fire continued to grow.

The Hawaii Mars water bomber based at Sproat Lake was undergoing testing and crew training, expected to be ready for service by Thursday.

Dr. James Lu of Vancouver Coastal Health said air conditions have improved in southwestern B.C., but smoke advisories remain in place. Very young, elderly and those with chronic lung and heart conditions or diabetes are advised to stay indoors and reduce physical activity, with air conditioning or filtering if available.

A province-wide outdoor fire ban was extended to include the western strip of Vancouver Island known as the “fog zone” as the forecast of hot and dry weather continued.

Kurtis Isfeld of the BC Wildfire Service said he is expecting about 30 new fire starts a day for the “foreseeable future.”

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Our Mission Glorifying God by helping all people move closer to Jesus Christ one step at a time.

Nechako Christian Fellowship WELCOMES YOU! 11:00 am Worship Service 767 Loop Road Email: NechCS@live.com Christ - Centered Bible - Based Missions - Minded Non-Denominational

“...holding forth the Word of life...” Phil 2:16

Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner “Giving you a Purpose to live for and People to live with” Worship Service: 10:00 am

1393 Highway 16 East 250-567-4960

Small Groups meeting together regularly: We have a place for you to belong!

For more information call

Join us Sundays @ 9:30 am Everyone Welcome!

For more information visit our website: www.vcfemc.com

Visit our website: nechakocommunitychurch.com

567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive

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Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to advertising@ominecaexpress.com or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is final. ***

PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’ fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even include school activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photo by e-mail (advertising@ominecaexpress.com) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.

This week’s submission....

NEW EVENTS....

FRASER LAKE FESTIVAL of the Arts is calling on visual artists of all mediums, quilters, pottery, bands, singers, poets etc. Festival will be August 8th, 2015.Call 250-6991234 for more information or email: festivalofthearts@gmail.com *** GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA...Looking for FUN opportunities and challenges? Interested in making Friends?

Do you like Games, Art, Sports? Do you enjoy Science, Camping, Outdoor activities, Singing & Drama?

Helping with Community projects?

Join Girl Guides! On-line registration also available at www.girlguides. ca Contact person: Kathy Russell @ 567-3882. *** VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS...

Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496 *** STUART NECHAKO MANOR... looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information. *** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966 vanderhoofstrokerecovery@ gmail.com *** SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program.

Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance.

Phone 250-567-8587.

For more information contact email at vanderhoofseniors@hotmail.com *** CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre.

We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-5679927. *** AL-ANON...Has your life been

The new street banners in Vanderhoof.

Submitted affected by someone elses drinking?

The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society.

For more information contact Gail at 567-4318. *** THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705. *** V’HOOF HOSPICE SOCIETY... Do you have a few hours a month to give?

Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profit charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/ weekends) or vanderhoofhospice@ gmail.com *** THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifically the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk. *** BADMINTON AT FLESS GYM...

Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun! *** THE VANDERHOOF CANCER SUPPORT GROUP...meets the first Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828. *** ENDAKO HALL SOCIETY...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm. *** THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month.

For more info contact: Jon 250-5678484. *** NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254. *** THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome.

*** HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/ weekends) or vanderhoofhospice@ gmail.com *** THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in Autumn Services. For further information call Judy at 250-6997763. *** VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the officers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-6400218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings. *** AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588 *** FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS...

Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from the Village Hall. *** ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome. *** VANDERHOOF LIBRARY HOURS Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm *** FRASER LAKE LIBRARY HOURS Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday & Thursday 12pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm *** NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5 p.m.

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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 flow in the Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls between 170 m3/s and 283 m3/s, in response to weather forecasts.

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

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Qualifications: t Education - Grade 12 or equivalent t Graduation from a recognized Resident Care Aid program or equivalent is recommended but not required t Class 5 Drivers License t Reliable Vehicle t Community Care First Aid Please apply by July 19th to souellette@tcsinfo.ca or fax to 1-250-372-7544 While, we thank all applicants for their interest in Thompson Community Services Inc., we will only be contacting qualified candidates.

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Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Nak’azdli Whut’en P.O. Box 1329, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0 Tel (250) 996 – 7171 Fax (250) 996 – 8010

Family Care Worker Nak’azdli Band Social Development Department is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the position of Family Care Worker. This position requires dedication, empathy and knowledge of the Carrier language and culture. Ability to maintain confidentiality is a great asset.

DUTIES: t Advocating on behalf of our families that are involve with Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) t Being involved with investigations carried out by MCFD either in the home, Ministry office or schools t Setting up and delivering parenting programs t Ability to Counsel Individuals, families and /or couples t Arrange transport and supervise family visits and other duties relating to supporting families that are at risk of becoming involved with MCFD QUALIFICATIONS: t Class 5 Driver’s License, Criminal Check and Prior Contact Check w/MCFD t Knowledge of the Family Law Act and Child Family and Community Act (CFCSA) required; Social Services Program Certificate or Diploma t Good interpersonal, written and communication skills t Knowledge of Carrier language/culture t Ability to maintain confidentiality t Ability to work independently with little supervision, ability to prioritize and organize duties, and ability to meet deadlines t Creativity and innovation in planning, implementing programs/training t Ability to work outside scope of job description if called upon t Able to work evenings and weekends Please fax cover letter and resume to (250) 996-0129 or email to socialservices@nakazdli.ca Deadline: July 24, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Nak’azdli Whut’en P.O. Box 1329, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0 Tel (250) 996 – 7171 Fax (250) 996 – 8010

Social Development Receptionist Position Purpose: Receives and directs visitors or incoming calls to the Social Development Office.

Reports to: Social Development Administrator Job Results and Responsibilities: Greet Visitors to the Social Development Office: t Receive visitors to determine their requirements and direct them to the appropriate staff member. Screen visitors and redirect hostile or abusive visitors as necessary t Answer routine enquiries from visitors – direct them to the proper staff member as appropriate, or take accurate messages in the staff person’s absence Answer incoming telephone calls courteously and promptly: t Monitor telephone answering and mail box service to ensure that it is kept up-to-date and properly functioning. t Monitor general mailbox and record messages for distribution to appropriate staff members. t Arrange appointments as directed by department head and ensure that they are recorded and distributed to appropriate staff member t File out absenteeism forms to track absent or late employees as per phone messages and distribute to Human Resources t Fill out absenteeism forms to show latest, including time that employee arrived t Ensure that you keep accurate records of where persons away at meetings are and when they will return Provide General Clerical support for Social Development Department: Entry Level Requirements, Qualifications: General office skills, operate office machines, 40wpm typing speed, organizational skills, good people skills, ability to multitask, good telephone skills, Desk top publishing, ability to deal with abusive and belligerent clientele, work well with public, valid driver’s license.

Please fax cover letter and resume to (250) 996-0129 or email to socialservices@nakazdli.ca Deadline July 17, 2015. No Phone Calls Please.

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CANADIAN MILL Services Association (CMSA) is looking for a Lumber Inspector/Supervisor for the Prince George area.

Duties include visiting CMSA members for the purpose of inspecting lumber for proper grade, moisture content and grade stamping, reviewing kiln records, and providing Grader training. The idea candidate is a self-starter, works safely, is willing to learn, can work with minimal supervision, and possess a valid BC drivers licence. Ideal candidates will have a lumber grading ticket.

CMSA offers a very-good salary, pension plan, & benefits, and also supplies a company vehicle, laptop & smartphone.

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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako directors pay Michael Riis-Christianson The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako paid members of its board of directors a total of $330,456.89 in 2014, according to the local government’s most recent Statement of Financial Remuneration.

The thirty-one individuals who served as either directors or alternate directors on the regional district board received remuneration totaling $264,154.54 and another $66,302.35 in reimbursed expenses last year. The regional district paid an additional $24,281.22 to third parties for director-related expenses.

The highest paid board member last year was Bill Miller. Miller, director for Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural) and the regional district’s chairman, received $32,942 in remuneration for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, and an additional $10,729.81 for expenses incurred while conducting regional district business. The local government paid an additional $5,549.42 directly to third parties for expenses incurred

VANDERHOOF LIBRARY HOURS Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm *** FRASER LAKE LIBRARY HOURS Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday & Thursday 12pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm *** NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5 p.m.

by Miller.

Stephen Freeman, who served for most of the year as the director for Electoral Area E (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural) was paid $19,179.50 in remuneration and received

an additional $3,640.70 in expense money. The regional district paid $1,446.09 directly to third parties for expenses Freeman incurred while on regional district business.

Eileen Benedict,

elected last November as Freeman’s replacement, received $795 in remuneration and $58.30 in reimbursed expenses.

Burns Lake mayor Luke Strimbold, who received $15,000 last

year from the village as Burns Lake’s mayor, earned an additional $11,418 from the regional district for representing the municipality on the regional board.

Village councillors Chris Beach and

John Illes, who served as Burns Lake’s alternative representatives, received $244 and $366, respectively, for attending regional district meetings on Strimbold’s behalf. Neither had any expense claims.

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