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Omineca Express Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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NEWS Police update Along with speeding complaints, the Vanderhoof RCMP recorded four roadside encounters with drivers this week, including three fails or warning after an alcohol test and one charged for impaired driving.
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From council meeting Vivian Chui Omineca Express New CAO Tom Clement, formerly Vanderhoof’s Director of Community Development, is now the new Chief Administrative Officer. “I have great staff here, who will make my job as CAO a whole lot easier,” Clement said. “The public works and recreation employees are the best around, I expect great things from them all.” The previous CAO Evan Parliament, from Summerland, had left on Aug.12 after his two years of tenure at the district council. “Mr. Parliament has left Vanderhoof and I wish him all the best in the future,” Clement said. Renewing arena concession The District is calling for volunteer or private groups to operate the concession in Vanderhoof’s arena. With new management, the concession could open for more
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hours and have better food choices, as well as eliminate past concerns regarding volunteer shortage and food safety, stated Clement in a council document. The concession was previously managed by the Nechako Figure Skating Club, where registrants were asked to help run the food outlet by volunteering or paying an additional cheque for food staff. “[Not operating the concession any more] is the best way to ask less from the parents of the figure skaters, as well as having a comparable cost to other sports clubs in the district,” said the club’s president Jeannie Garrett. “We were having to ask for registration fee, and then concession postdated cheques, and ask people to volunteer to fundraise as well,” she added. “It turned away some people.”
Broke and entered A man broke into a car in the Vanderhoof Home Centre on the night of Aug.16. According to a surveillance camera on site, the man had climbed the compound’s fence, headed straight for the car, smashed the car window, rummaged through the glove compartment, and left immediately. The man appeared to have left the premises with an object, though staff from the Vanderhoof and Districts Coop did not report missing anything. Beating the train On Aug.18, CN Police Service reported a logging truck running across the railway tracks on Burrard Avenue as the safety gates came down for an incoming train, damaging the south gate as it caught the truck’s tail end. Though unsafe railway crossings are rare in Vanderhoof — two to three instances per year — the RCMP reminds citizens of the safety risks involved, as the train would not be able to stop at such short distances. The Recreation Avenue overpass east of the crossing provides an easy-to-access alternate route to the other side of town. Itchy fingers courting cars Summer has brought to the RCMP a half dozen of reports last week on people wandering and randomly checking car doors. The police advices citizens to secure their vehicles and ensure that their valuables are locked away from prying eyes. - With files from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) SCHOOL OPENING AND REGISTRATION All schools will open on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the regular time. Parents and students should note that on school opening day school bus runs would be as follows: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Bus runs will begin on their regular schedule in the morning and will make the return run immediately following school dismissal at noon. Please note that noon hours vary from school to school. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2015, will be a full, regular day with regular bus runs both morning and afternoon. Kindergarten students will begin regular bus runs. For further information, see the advertisement re: Kindergarten. NOTES: With student population shifts in various locations, some changes in bus runs or pickup locations may be required. Problems such as these will be carefully studied and parents will be notified. Cooperation by all concerned will be appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Tracey Syrota, Transportation Manager, at 250-567-9618.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) REGISTRATION FOR STUDENTS NEW TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 1. DAVID HOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Fort St. James Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 31 – September 4, 2015 2. MOUSE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Fraser Lake Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 31 – September 4, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Registration for all students who are NEW to this District will take place in the school listed below on the dates indicated during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Grade 6 & 7 students heading to Nechako Valley Secondary and students who are returning to their same school as last year do not need to re-register. Report cards or transfer records should be presented to the school upon registration to assist in proper placement in the school. Please bring the student’s birth certificate and care card. Beginning students (Kindergarten and Grade One) who have already registered should not re-register. SCHOOL
GRADES ENROLLED
DATE
Evelyn Dickson Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 6
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
Mapes Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 6
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015 **(9:00 am to 1:30 pm)
Nechako Valley Secondary
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
5. SINKUT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Vanderhoof Kindergarten Registration for the 2014-15 School year is closed, but will re-open for the 2015-16 School year.
Sinkut View Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 6
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
W.L. McLeod Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 6
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
6. W.L. MCLEOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Vanderhoof Parents should register English or French Immersion Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 31 – September 4, 2015
Fraser Lake Elementary Sec.
Grade 4 - Grade 12
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
Mouse Mountain Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 3
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015 **(9:00 am to 2:30 pm)
David Hoy Elementary
Kindergarten - Grade 7
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
Fort St. James Secondary
Grade 8 - Grade 12
Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2015
EBUS Academy
Kindergarten - Grade 12
Online, July & August, 2015
3. EVELYN DICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Vanderhoof Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 31 – September 4, 2015 4. MAPES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Vanderhoof Parents should register Kindergarten pupils new to the area on August 31 – September 4, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
7. EBUS Academy – Vanderhoof Please phone our registrar at 1-800-567-1236 any weekday during the summer to discuss how the EBUS distance learning Kindergarten program may fit your child’s needs. TRANSPORTATION: Kindergarten pupils will be transported on regular school bus runs. To request transportation for your child/children please contact the office starting the week of August 31, 2015 Fort St. James Bus Garage: Frances Honeywell, at 250-996-7835 Vanderhoof Bus Garage: Graeme Kellam or Tracey Syrota, at 250-567-9618 Fraser Lake Bus Garage: Lisa Barnes, at 250-699-6995
**NOTE TO SECONDARY STUDENTS: Those students who register after Friday, September 4, 2015, may have difficulty registering in classes due to space availability.