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Deleted gov’t emails on Hwy 16 VICTORIA-In an investigation report released last week, B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham identified major deficiencies in the access to information practices of two government ministries and the Office of the Premier.

B.C.’s privacy commissioner launched an investigation after Tim Duncan, a former executive assistant in the Office of the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted a complaint on May 27, 2015 alleging destruction of records responsive to an access request about Highway 16/the Highway of Tears filed with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in November 2014.

This same access request was at issue in Tim Duncan’s allegation of destruction of records by ministerial assistant George Gretes. Duncan alleged that after identifying 12-20 responsive records in his mailbox, Gretes “triple deleted” the records from Duncan’s computer. Gretes denied the allegations.

After multiple interviews under oath and a review of available forensic evidence, the commissioner found that it is more likely than not that the email records were in fact deleted by ministerial assistant George Gretes. Therefore, the ministry contravened s. 6(1) of FIPPA because it failed to openly, accurately and completely respond to the access request.

“In the course of this investigation, we uncovered negligent searches for records, a failure to keep adequate email records, a failure to document searches, and the willful destruction of records responsive to an access request. Taken together, these practices threaten the integrity of access to information in British Columbia,” said Denham. “I found Mr. Duncan to be a credible witness and that, on a balance of probabilities, his account of the events of Nov. 19, 2014 was truthful. In contrast, I did not find Mr. Gretes to be a reliable witness. He admitted to giving false testimony under oath, and aspects of his testimony was contradicted by other evidence.”

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A Viqueen gearing off for a spike at its final round robin match on Friday for the girls volleyball invitational tournement.

12 tearms across the region from communities including Hudson’s Hope, Williams Lake, and Chetwynd participated in the event over the weekend. See VIQUEENS on page 12

Christmas by Kids Also featuring Children’s Stories, Pictures, Christmas Articles, Letters to Santa & more in the December 9, 2015 issue of the Omineca Express & the Caledonia Courier.

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B.C. welcomes Trudeau’s climate, infrastructure plan Tom Fletcher Black Press Premier Christy Clark is emphasizing cooperation with the new Liberal government in Ottawa on climate change and infrastructure spending, while avoiding comment on plans to run deficits and legalize marijuana.

Clark said Tuesday she is looking forward to having Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accompany premiers to Paris at the end of November for the next United Nations climate conference.

Trudeau said Tuesday he is looking forward to changing Canada’s reputation as a “less than enthusiastic actor” on climate policy, but he wants provinces to take the lead.

Clark said B.C. will outline its “Climate 2.0” plan before leaving, and it will add to the carbon tax on fossil fuels with measures aimed at the “built environment” and other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Trudeau’s infrastructure plan is in “complete alignment” with B.C.’s efforts to grow the economy, with BC Hydro alone spending $2.5 billion a year over the next decade, Clark said.

She sidestepped a question on Trudeau’s deficit plans, noting that a prime minister has to govern for all provinces and B.C. is “an outlier” with operating budget surpluses and projected growth.

Clark was even more cautious with Trudeau’s plans to legalize and

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“If and when they make changes, we’ll work with them to make sure that the changes can be effective in B.C.,” she said.

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Cariboo-Prince George region candidates Todd Doherty (elected) Conservative Party of Canada 36% with 19,418 votes Tracy Calogheros Liberal Party of Canada 32% with 16,822 votes Trent Derrick New Democratic Party of Canada 26% with 13,806 votes Richard Edward Jaques Green Party of Canada 3% with 1,845 votes Sheldon Clare Independent 1% with 656 votes Gordon Campbell Non-Affiliated 1% with 399 votes Adam De Kroon Christian Heritage Party of Canada 1% with 325 votes

John Horgan shrugged off his federal party’s big setback in the federal election, consoling himself with an increase of two NDP MPs in B.C. The NDP’s Gord Johns won the new riding of Courtney-Alberni, defeating long-time Conservative MP John Duncan for an NDP sweep of Van-

couver Island, except for Green Party leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands.

“I’m also delighted that the country voted for change in massive numbers,” Horgan said. “And that’s good news for me as well, because in 2017 there’s going to be a desire for change.”

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THE VANDERHOOF CHESS CLUB...Exercise your brain! All ages, from beginner to master, feel free to join the Vanderhoof Chess Club every Monday through the school year (except Statutory holidays) 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the NVSS library. It’s FREE. Play chess with friends and meet new people. Use our boards or bring your own. Our goals are to have fun playing chess and to host an Annual Vanderhoof Chess Tournament. For details please contact Jeff Obayashi at jobayashi@hotmail.com or Jeremy Hara at NVSS to sign up for the chess club and/or tournament.

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Pumpkin Walk in Vanderhoof With Halloween taking place on a Saturday in the coming weekend, this year’s festivities may promise more crowds and fun for the community.

Startingat 5:00 p.m. and finishing with fireworks at 8:00 p.m., Costumed or casual partygoers will be welcomed with hot chocolate at the entrance of Riverside Park, sponsored by Tim Hortons.

Through a trail of pumpkins carved by students from all schools in the community — with almost 150 from Nechako Valley Secondary School alone, attendees of all ages can visit vendors from Vanderhoof’s businesses for candy and refreshments, as well as warming up by campfires at every station.

This year’s Pumpkin Walk was also a benefactor of a $1,000 donation from New Gold, and as with every year, all pumpkins were donated by the Independent Grocer - with files from Chelsay Christian, Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce

Free workshop for autism On November 14th, the Canucks Autism Network is presenting READY, SET, COACH!, a workshop to help support children with autism in community recreation settings. This 5 hour workshop is great for everyone from coaches to parents to teachers. Registration is free but space limited, so please RSVP to Kimberley Bennett at kbennett@pacificsport. com, and join us at the Prince George Civic Centre. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Young cooks ladling care for Vanderhoof seniors

Weekly Police Updates Bird seed is the new honey A black bear, with a fascination for bird seed, was reportedly seen multiple times around Evelyn Dickson Elementary in the last week.

It has gone into neither the garbage, nor the trap that a commissioned officer had set up in the area, the RCMP said.

Residents and students in the vicinity are advised to be aware when travelling in the area.

Attempted suicide on railway overpass The RCMP stopped a woman in mental distress from jumping off the railway overpass on Recreation Avenue on Oct.18.

At 5:00 p.m., the woman was standing for over 30 minutes in distress on the bridge, a bystander reported.

On arrival, Constable Steanna Lavigne had spoken with the distressed individual, who proceeded to step onto the ledge and Lavigne intervened to pull her out of harm’s way.

The woman was taken to the St. John Hospital for mental health concerns.

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Both Gr. 12 students of Northside Christian School,Jordan Byers (left) has served meals for Riverside Place’s seniors for the last two years, while Erica Byers is a new edition to the facility’s cooking staff since June this year.

Post-search fatigue On Oct. 22 at 8:30 a.m., a member of Vanderhoof’s search and rescue team fell asleep at the wheel on Engen Frontage Road in Fraser Lake, returning from a search mission.

The truck had, as the road turned, continued off a hill, over a ditch, through a fence, and into a tree at last.

The driver was taken to the St. John Hospital with minor injuries; there was no passenger and no other vehicles were nearby.

- with files from Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Vanderhoof RCMP

Nechako Lakes students get peer voice Vivian Chui Omineca Express Moving on from satisfaction surveys and focus groups, Nechako Lakes school district’s students now has a defined group from their peers that advocates their needs.

A Student Voice representative from Vanderhoof presented the group’s mission and vision statements, as well as its values to School District No. 91’s board on Oct. 19.

With two students from each high school in the district — including Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Fort St. James, and Vanderhoof — Student Voice has started in 2013 when the school board became interested in having student opinion, said Manu Madhok, the school district’s director of instruction.

“They rarely get a chance to say whether they are satisfied or not,” Madhok said. “If you’re thinking of a business model, they are our customers.”

With no particular model for the student voice project at its inception, the first group of students were picked by each school’s vice principal, Madhok explained.

“The kids said what we need to do is a survey in what the kids think about,” he said, and the

group went on to conduct an online survey across the school district through broad questions, such as naming five things the school does well, rating their school involvement, and suggesting how the school experience can be improved.

Bullying, racism, communication, and school engagement are the main topics that emerged as the group categorized the collected information according to grade and gender.

To gather more in-depth information in person, the group then conducted focus groups with specific questions on the issues affecting schools, and are now reviewing the results.

For Danielle Marks, who represents Nechako Valley Secondary School in Student Voice along with Zech Nightingale, participating in the group is an opportunity to learn and help.

“It was exciting to learn lots about issues,” Marks said. “I’m able to address and help solve the problem.”

The most surprising result for Marks was one of the main topics that had emerged from the survey.

“You hear about bullying, but I thought it’s more in the past,” she said. “I didn’t expect it to be so much of an issue in some grades.”

Representatives of Student Voice currently attend school board meetings on a rotational basis, as the group has no hierarchy system.

“As soon as you elect one person, all we’ve done is created a structure where one person represent all students,” Madhok said. “We want to stay away from that.”

Though the majority of group are active members of student government in school, the group is looking to diversify, with future representatives found by students.

“When we started, we are deliberate in the sense that we wanted a broad spectrum of students because it really is about getting student voice,” said Eugene Marks, the school district’s director of instruction.

“It’s about building capacity and leadership across a wider number of students,” Marks said.

Mission Statement: Students creating positive change, collaborating to build an even better and brighter future for our district.

Vision Statement: Students advocating for students Values: Confidentiality, Teamwork, Commitment, Respect, Creativeness, Adaptability, Initiative, Inclusiveness, Share your ideas willingly and confidently

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Council meeting notes the district council is discussing a new multi-purpose field out of the flood plain, complying with U18 regulations for soccer as well as other sports such as football and rugby.

Potential sites include district-owned locations by Ball Diamond A on Stewart Street East, Hospital Road, Prairiedale Elementary School, and the Vanderhoof Airport Field.

Ball Diamond A, with an estimated development cost of $20,000, is preferred — as the most cost-effective and centrallylocated site.

Visitor centre moves onto the highway The district council is looking to move Vanderhoof’s visitor centre to the museum grounds on Highway 16 by next May, with the support of the Nechako Valley Historical Society and the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce.

With minor renovations such as winterizing the property for year-round operation, the historic Board of Trade building on site would be the centre’s potential new home.

New sports field away from flood On request from the Vanderhoof Youth Soccer Association,

Acting Mayor rotation change The district’s councillors will

now rotate every six months, instead of two, as Deputy Mayor — who assumes the mayor’s role when he is absent.

The change follows last year’s extension of the district council’s term, from three to four years, according to a recommendation from the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting.

Community forest Though still in the application process, the province would be providing the district with a forest license, to be operated by the community, in the northeast of Vanderhoof.

The annual cut limit on-site would be 4,000 to 5,000 cubic metres.

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New theatre for all ages on, off stage Lights, sound, and cushion — enraptured audience members in Nechako Valley Secondary School’s small auditorium will no longer be roused by hard seating.

On Oct. 20 in NVSS’s revamped small auditorium, the Integris Credit Union Community Foundation presented to School District No. 91 the $150,000 grant that enabled the space’s renovations.

Including LED lights, a new sound and insulation system, a high-definition screen and projector, as well as padded seating, construction of the now-renamed Integris Community Theatre had the students’ grandparents as its focus — with much of the budget used to ensure the comfort of the seats, said Tim Bancroft, the school district’s manager of facilities.

The collapsible new seating, allowing the space to become a cafeteria if necessary, can now hold up to 204 people, with room for 32 additional audience members along the sides of the theatre, Bancroft added.

For NVSS principal Ken Young, the quality and sound of the new space is better than expected — particularly as the new seating pops out with a button in three minutes and can now fit an entire grade of students, he said.

He added that the biggest complaint came from grade 12 students.

“They asked, ‘Why did you wait until we’re leaving?’”

Charlene Seguin, the school district’s superintendent, said it provides support for NVSS’s fine arts program, as well as decreasing the amount of clean up work at the end of each performance.

“Anything good is worth waiting for,” Seguin said. “And this is really good.”

The Integris donation came from their investment with the Vancity Community Foundation in 2002, when the Nechako Valley Credit Union — now renamed Integris — created its community founda-

Staff from Integris Credit Union and directors of its community foundation presented to School District No. 91’s staff on Oct. 20 a donation of $150,000, which brought new seating, sound, and technology to the Nechako Valley Secondary’s small auditorium, now renamed the Integris Community Theatre.

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tion for promoting and providing charitable assistance in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and surrounding areas, said Allison Felker, Vancity Community Foundation’s manager of fund development.

“It’s made a significant impact in building community and creating community amenities that can be added to the quality of life for the citizens,” Felkner said.

“The theatre is such a great example of a vision that people had… but didn’t have quite the

available resources to make it possible,” she said. “We want to join together and really see this vision come to reality.”

Since its inception, the Integris Credit Union Community Foundation has granted more than $700,000 to charitable projects in the region, with the first larger grant to Fort St. James’ recycling centre in 2012, at $68,000, said Dan Wingham, Integris’ manager of strategic partnerships and business development.

“There was an appetite from the school district, from the folks on our foundation board, even from Integris, to create a real community asset that those in the community can gather and host a variety of events, dramatic performances,” Wingham said.

He added that the final total was $50,000 more than the original budget of $100,000, payable over three years from now until 2017.

“We realized that if we really want the audience experience…that

Wayne Robert Ackerman December 26, 1938 – October 1, 2015 Wayne Robert Ackerman passed away peacefully on October 1, 2015.

Wayne was born to Elizabeth Helen Cumming and Robert Edward Ackerman on December 26, 1938 in Rorketon, MB. In 1946 the family moved to Canoe, BC, where Dad and his two surviving brothers, Rae and Ted, grew up and had many adventures on the small family farm.

In 1960, Wayne married his high school sweetheart Margaret Schulz; they were married for 21 years. After getting married, Wayne went on to become a successful Chartered Accountant. His career took him briefly to Kamloops and Williams Lake before settling in Prince George in 1964. He later moved to Vanderhoof, where he retired in 1996.

In 1997, for outstanding career achievements as well as outstanding service to the community and the profession, Wayne was awarded the designation of Fellow Chartered Accountant, an honour of which he was extremely proud.

Wayne and Marg had two children, Derek (1963) and Paige (1967). Derek and his wife Julie had two children, Troy and Kendra. He had to settle for grandcats from Paige and her husband Kirk who live in North Vancouver, BC. In 2006, Wayne moved to Cranbrook to be closer to family.

Over the years, Wayne volunteered countless hours of his time to Kiwanis, Rotary, and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne enjoyed travel, fishing, and watching the geese and other birds on the river, from his front yard in Vanderhoof. He also took it upon himself to adopt, feed, and care for, feral cats that took up residence on his property, naming each and enjoying their aloof companionship.

Helping others, human or animal, was always a high priority; all who knew him will miss his gentle kindness, honesty, and generosity.

Wayne’s family would like to extend special gratitude to the staff at Joseph Creek Care Village for their exceptional level of care during the past four years.

Memorial donations are unnecessary, but may be given in Wayne’s honour to a reputable charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.

An informal gathering to celebrate Wayne’s life will be held at Burrard Yacht Club, 10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, on Friday, November 6th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Please join us to share your experiences, anecdotes, and any stories of the times you spent with our Dad. If you are unable to attend, please remember our Dad by raising a glass to him, or paying someone a kindness on his behalf.

Please feel free to share any cherished thoughts or memories of Dad with us by email to derek.ackerman@shaw.ca or paige_ackerman@me.com.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

extends to the folks on stage, that whole packaged experience came at a higher price,” he said.

“It’s here now, we don’t have to wait until 2018 to enjoy this.”

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Small businesses truly connect with you, the customer Laura Jones VP of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

They aren’t based in a remote office tower, they are right in the community touching lives directly.

I can think of no better way to celebrate Small Business Month and Small Business Saturday last week than to share the following email from some grateful small business customers.

“I’m writing to let you know about one of your members, The Dutchman Catering in Langley, and the amazing job they did for our wedding on Aug. 29, 2015.

This was no normal day in B.C. That Saturday was one of the biggest windstorms in B.C. history, with a blackout that affected 750,000 people.

During these extreme weather conditions, our caterer managed to pull off an amazing meal for our guests when most of the other weddings in our region had to be cancelled. They cooked by flashlight, using only gas stoves and managed to cook, as one of our guests told us, some of the best wedding food they’d ever had. Trees had fallen everywhere blocking roads, one even hit a Dutchman employee’s car and she still managed to get to work.

If there is any way you could honour one of your members to show how much we appreciated their efforts please do so and let us know.”

- Christophe and Samantha Vaissade

It’s a pleasure to honour Dutchman Catering and all the other small businesses owners and their employees who regularly go above and beyond in big ways and small for their customers.

Dutchman Catering is one of 382,600 small businesses in British Columbia. Ninety-eight per cent of businesses in the province are small (fewer than 50 employees) and (81 per cent) have fewer than five employees. Over a million people in B.C. work for small businesses; this represents over half of the private sector jobs. BC’s small businesses export $11 billion of merchandise internationally each year (about a third of the total exports).

But the email illustrates something such numbers don’t do justice to.

The contribution of small businesses to our communities goes far beyond an economic one. Small business owners and their staff aren’t operating on remote floors of high office towers, they are connecting with their customers every day. They touch our lives because they care not just about the business side of business but about the human side of business.

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When we talked to Mike Wessel, owner and head chef of Dutchman, he said he knew he could handle the wedding with some “old school cooking.” Not delivering didn’t occur to him. In fact, he was catering another wedding that day. When he called the groom to reassure him not to worry, that the catering would be there on time, the groom laughed and said that he might not be on time because he was stuck in a parkade due to the storm.

In making their contribution to communities, business owners take bigger risks than those of us who work for someone else. They work longer hours and retire later. They incur more stress — the responsibility of meeting a payroll, paying rent, and staying competitive to attract customers. It’s not for the faint of heart.

Yet they don’t ask for much in return.

An occasional thank you goes a long way. As Mike said about his customers’ response, “It was pretty thrilling

to get such lovely comments back, as it truly was a nuts day.”

The month of October is dedicated to celebrating small businesses. As part of that, this Saturday is Canada’s annual Small Business Saturday.

Both customers and business owners will find a great way to connect in the online directory shopsmallbiz.ca, which was created to encourage local shopping. And if you happen to be getting married soon, we’ve got the perfect caterer to recommend.

Let’s get real about trade deals Tom Fletcher Black Press As the dust settles from last Monday’s federal election, to paraphrase former prime minister Kim Campbell, it’s time to talk about serious issues again.

The Conservatives were hoping to make 2015 a free trade election, by signing onto the world’s largest trade deal at the end of July. But things didn’t go as planned at the talks in Maui, and Canada was among the players that walked away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership table at that time.

Then came five days of round-theclock negotiations in Atlanta, with the U.S. pushing for a deal with Japan, Korea, Australia and other Pacific Rim powerhouses to normalize trade in 40 per cent of the world’s economy. And the TPP came together at the end of September.

Canada and B.C. essentially got what our governments were demanding, which was broad access to Pacific Rim markets and continued protection for nearly all of domestic dairy, poultry and egg markets. Also preserved was B.C.’s regulated market for logs and U.S. lumber sales.

The 200-kg gorilla of the TPP burst out in the heat of the election campaign, and the Kim Campbell rule was dem-

onstrated again. Much of the discussion revolved around alleged secrecy, as the legal text of the deal won’t be out for some time to come. Protected farmers downed their pitchforks, counting their blessings, and their guaranteed compensation.

The NDP was forced to come out against the TPP, as it was against trade deals with the U.S., Mexico, Europe and others. But it’s getting lonely for them as the rest of the world moves on.

Within days of the TPP deal, the World Bank issued one of its periodic reports on “extreme poverty,” which it defines as an income of less than $1.90 U.S. a day. And 2015 is the first year when fewer than 10 per cent of the world’s people remain below this global poverty line, down from 12.8 per cent in 2012.

It’s easy for comfortable First World folks to protest conditions in running shoe and cell phone factories in India or China, but the graph of extreme poverty in those countries shows steep decline since 1990. Trade and technology are lifting up the poorest of the world.

For B.C., withdrawing from Pacific Rim trade is unthinkable. We worry a lot about lumber and copper and natural gas, but the TPP also opens up huge markets for services, where much of our economic future awaits.

The question for us is simple. Can we compete in health sciences, engineering, architecture, digital media, and information technology? Do we want to?

The TPP doesn’t change B.C.’s dependency on the United States. As with NAFTA, our vital lumber trade remains under a separate agreement, which expired on Oct. 12.

I’m told by federal and provincial officials that at this stage, the U.S. isn’t even taking our calls on the softwood lumber agreement, which Canada and B.C. want extended. Americans are preoccupied with the TPP and domestic politics.

After decades of bitter legal actions from the American industry, the latest softwood deal has provided a rough peace. It set a floor price for B.C.’s allegedly subsidized lumber exports, with an export tax collected by Canada when the price went below the floor of $355 per thousand board feet. That money went back into our government general revenue.

Higher prices meant no export tax was collected through 2014 and early 2015, and only five per cent as of September. Now that the agreement is expired, by default we have actual free trade in lumber for up to the next year.

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Lighting up ‘hoof museum with Xmas Vivian Chui Omineca Express This December, Vanderhoof’s museum promises to become a beacon for visitors and residents cruising through town — with lights, trees, and Christmas.

Normally hibernating through winter in the past, the Vanderhoof Community Museum will bring Christmas-themed festivities to its grounds for the first time throughout the last month of the year, said Jessi Wilson, president of the Nechako Valley Historical Society.

With over 4,000 visitors this summer, the museum had a successful season after its closure last year, including its first-ever A Night at the Museum event in August, Wilson said.

Including more community support, grant funding, as well as assistance from the District of Vanderhoof, the museum also played host to student staff this summer from UNBC, she said.

“I want to see it become a place where people go, not just for tourists, but people in our community to make it a gathering place,” Wilson said, adding that a historical church building on the grounds could serve

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“You go for a walk [on the historic site] and you’re still in town, but it’s nature, it’s history.”

The museum will welcome visitors with Christmas-themed historic buildings and the OK Cafe offering light refreshments — such as hot chocolate served in Christmas mugs, and the December festivities’ will serve as a joint fundraiser for the historical society and the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre, Wilson added.

Including nearly 150 trees, historic and fiberoptic Christmas lights, as well as thousands of decoration pieces, the majority of the collection came from the re-use shed, said Barb Penner, who has sorted the deposited items by Vanderhoof residents for the past five years.

“I would see and I kept collecting Christmas, because I love Christmas,” Penner said. “It was heartbreaking to see these pieces go into the landfill.”

She added that as a project and by telling people that the collection came from the re-use shed, it shows the value of what was thrown away.

“When you’re dealing with used things, it just doesn’t look all beautiful,” Penner said. “It should be

A sizeable Christmas collection gleaned from Vanderhoof’s re-use shed, including 150 trees now stored in Barb Penner’s warehouse, will light up Vanderhoof’s historic site in Decemeber.

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used again; we can make our town beautiful.”

She would also add a few antique pieces from the now-closed Hobson museum, where she had also shown the Christmas collection from 2011 to 2012.

“It was well received, but the

collection has grown since then,” Penner said.

The museum would be a convenient location to house the large amount of items, as it allows the collection to be shown and then locked away afterwards, she added.

“It’s a big project to show for

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a couple of days,” Penner said.

“If you show it outside, you have snow.”

Many volunteers have already shown interest in helping with the decoration and tree set up, she added.

“It’s quite the collection, and it’s free!”

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COMMUNITY For a Halloween of horror, watch these big screen scares Barbara Roden Black Press Halloween is the time for haunting tales of “ghosties and ghoulies and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night”.

If you’re looking for movies that are long on chills but short on gore, and which rely on atmosphere rather than flashy special effects to achieve a sense of terror, then settle back and reach for one of these films. They’re all proof that what you can imagine is much more frightening than anything a filmmaker can show you, and will have you looking over your shoulder and turning on the lights once the credits have faded to black. Happy viewing!

in Jonathan strikes a sinister note), this Halloween-set comedy is a delight from start to finish. Theatre critic Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) wants nothing more than to go on his honeymoon; but first he has to deal

with his sweetly murderous aunts, his mad Cousin Teddy (who thinks he’s Theodore Roosevelt), criminalon-the-run Jonathan and his accomplice Dr. Einstein (no, not that Einstein), several dead bodies, a couple of

inquisitive cops, and the fact that insanity doesn’t so much run in his family as gallop. All together now: “Charge!”

The Body Snatcher (1945) Based on the short

story by Robert Louis Stevenson, the film is a fictionalized account of the notorious Burke and Hare body-snatching case from early 19th century Edinburgh. In the film, marvelous character actor Henry Daniell plays Dr. Mac-

Farlane, whose medical research depends on a steady supply of fresh corpses to dissect and study. One of his students soon realizes that the sinister cabby John Gray (a wonderfully creepy Boris Karloff) isn’t just digging up

The Old Dark House (1932) Almost every movie about a spooky house in the middle of nowhere, and the group of travelers who must reluctantly seek shelter there, can trace its roots back to this film, but few can match director James Whale’s classic. It’s a delicate mix of horror and dark comedy, splendidly acted by a wonderful cast including Boris Karloff, Raymond Massey, Charles Laughton, and the stunning Gloria Stuart, 65 years before she received an Academy Award nomination for “Titanic”.

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The Uninvited (1944) A composer from London (Ray Milland) and his sister (Ruth Hussey) fall in love with an abandoned house on the coast of Cornwall, and promptly move in. All seems perfect at first; but a series of increasingly strange and sinister events makes them wonder if the house is haunted, and who its next victim will be. A classic, old-fashioned ghost story that also gave us the jazz standard “Stella by Starlight”.

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Not really a horror film (although Raymond Massey as Cous-

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the recently dead; he’s turned to murder in order to ensure a constant stream of cadavers.

Bela Lugosi has a small but effective role as one of MacFarlane’s assistants, and the final moments are truly chilling.

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Sport and athletic dreams lead to achievement and success in life Submitted by Gary Simrose NVSS Athletic Director There are many ideas and clichés related to this topic. We have all heard and likely repeated various quotes, myths, sayings and expressions related to striving to attain goals; “...decide…commit… succeed…”, “…follow your dreams…”, “teamwork makes the dream work” are a few examples.

Pete Carol, Seattle Seahawks coach, once said, “Each person holds so much within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching and the greatest things can happen.”

On some level, we all understand the value in this process of having goals to work toward.

Regardless of the particular sports that fuel the passion in the school and community sports realm, it is this process of dreaming then setting and striving toward goals that is valuable for our students and youth to practice, more so than the actual results this brings and definitely not because they are all going to turn professional in their chosen sport. Developing leadership, teamwork and persistence or drive qualities is a lifelong benefit as well. Various research and literature support the concept that individuals with sport training backgrounds are more sought after and more trainable employees across the entire continuum in the workforce. These persons also tend to be promoted quickly into a management stream.

As multi-sport athlete at Nechako Valley Secondary (NVSS) and national level speed skater Matthew Ebert indicates, “Sport has given me a healthy, athletic lifestyle. The training has helped me attain an elite level of fitness. It has taught me how to work hard, set goals, be persistent and face challenges. My involvement in team sports has shown me how to work with people and has given me leadership skills. Sport has molded me into the person I am today.”

Emma Floris, another student athlete at NVSS involved in various sports and excelling at several sports including sprinting, had this to say about the strengths her involvement in sport has helped her to build. “Sports have taught me about teamwork, fair play, citizenship, self-confidence, fitness and the responsibility to give back to help sports continue just as someone has done for you. These are traits that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”

Kaitlyn Verduzco, sharp shooter for the senior

girls’ basketball team and cross country running star for NVSS, discussed the value of her sport experience. “Sports have given me a great look at how it feels to live a healthy lifestyle and I definitely want to continue with that. It’s shown me that I want to give back to sports and still be involved as an adult working in the field of kinesiology. I have done nothing but gain confidence, leadership abilities and a strong work ethic from sports. That will help me for the rest of my life!”

NVSS student, Sydney Andres, discussed the connection between sports and succeeding in other parts of life as well. “I’ve learned you have to sacrifice time to give your knowledge about the sport to younger kids. I can give all the skills, drills and habits that have helped me succeed back to the community. Sport helped me with confidence, dealing with pressure and being mentally tough in hard situations. It allowed me to build habits that help me deal with stress and pressure in positive ways and focus on the task at hand no matter what.”

Rising star in figure skating as well as volleyball and member of this years’ graduating class, Abby Delisle, credits participation in sport as having “impact on the rest of my life in many ways.

I now have the skills to help coach in the future if I want to. I also know the importance of staying fit and will always lead a healthy lifestyle. Sports also boosted my confidence because you can see improvement in yourself and it feels good! My coach has been extremely positive with me which has helped me a lot outside of sports.”

Another fantastic benefit of this process is the opportunity for volunteers and coaches to build relationships with these athletes as they help them experience this process. These lifelong connections are very important and meaningful. Talk with anyone that spent multiple seasons playing any sport during their life and they will be able to name a coach or an assistant and speak warmly of how much that person means to them. An outstanding athlete in wrestling at NVSS, Jesse Raymond, speaks warmly of his coach and says, “Mr. ‘H’ has made a huge impact in my life...I think of him as a father figure.” Jesse also recognizes sport has allowed him to focus on positive aspects of life and avoid negative influences, stating that he would “probably be doing nothing good” with his time if not involved in sports. “Sport has made me confident with every aspect of myself and has See VOLUNTEERS on page 11

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Volunteer for sports applauded SPORTS, continued from page 10 given me a great work ethic!�

Long-time coach at NVSS, Vaughn Mueller says, “A friend once told me that coaching is all about relationships. If you establish those strong ties you can make a difference in a kid’s life!�

These volunteers are often asked why they do it with so much time, effort, work and personal sacrifice required. Eran Bach, a veteran Gr. 10 wrestler at NVSS, had these sage thoughts to share about helping out and leadership, “If you want a sport to stay in a community, you have to be willing to help out whether that is coaching or just going and encouraging the younger athletes. That’s what keeps the players around and that’s what keeps them passionate for the sport.�

Travis Himmelright, wrestling coach at NVSS, was quick to respond to this question about why you would coach. “Someone did it for me when I was young.â€? So there is a sense of obligation, recognizing the time and commitment of those that have volunteered and coached in the past and how valuable that was for the athletes being coached. Upon further reflection, coach Himmelright mentioned the athletes, how they improve physically and emotionally. “As fitness and skill levels improve they become more competitive. This improves their confidence and self-concept which leads them to set more challenging goals to strive for. This confidence spills over into other parts of their lives and it becomes an upward spiral. The connection between effort and positive change often becomes more visible and student athletes build this into their lives‌this is a good thing!â€?

Sport volunteers and coaches are indispensable parts of the sporting community fabric and provide incalculable benefit to each and every athlete they work with. The most important benefit is just being there to support the activity, allowing it to happen and the athlete to be involved — without these volunteers it would not happen. Many are hesitant to get or stay involved because they feel under-qualified to teach the skills or, sadly, because they felt criticized or otherwise persecuted by a parent or another person who complained but was not willing to volunteer. These are far from the most important reasons to be, or not be, a coach or volunteer.

NVSS student athlete Jordan Andres says of the coaches, “They see the potential in us and push us to do our best which is often way beyond what we thought we could do. They teach you what you need to know and they help you grow off of it and give you confidence to set goals and then have the drive and work ethic to achieve them.�

There are training, learning and mentorship benefits for volunteers in addition to the life-long connections made with athletes, coaches or other members of the sporting community. National Basketball Association coach Phil Jackson, winner of more cham-

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pionships than any other coach in the history of that league, states, “I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you are doing. You have to be a salesman and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you are trying to accomplish.�

Mueller says, “For me, coaches made all the difference in my life. Competitive sport kept me in school. It taught me work ethic and to set goals, but most of all, it helped me develop self-esteem and confidence. I have had the privilege of having fantastic coaches in my life!

They have taught me so much more than just Basketball or Running. They taught me sacrifice, humility, commitment, perseverance, resilience, patience and work ethic.

All of my coaches from grade school to post-secondary had significant impact on shaping who I am today. They were friends, mentors and teachers.â€? Mueller also mentions, “I used to think that my high school and collegiate playing days were some of the best days of my life. As I took up coaching, I discovered a new passion, helping kids discover what I grew to love! There is something wonderful about watching the light come on in a kid when they discover something amazing and magical in themselves. Their smile, their confidence and demeanor completely change. It is then you know that you have made a difference in a kid’s life‌you have given back what someone has given to you.â€?

If you are involved as a volunteer or coach, congratulations and thank you. If you would like to get involved or return to volunteering, contact your local school or sport organization and they will welcome and help you.

Young athletes do have a lot of fun training for and playing sports. They meet new friends and develop connections with a variety of peers. They experience fitness and health benefits that often follow them throughout their lives. Athletes and those that spend a lot of time involved in sports develop improved time management abilities and are often more focused academically, both during class time and for homework. Teamwork, cooperation and leadership abilities are all facilitated through sport participation as well. Confidence, character, self-concept, passion for success and zest for life are all typically strengthened with sport experience. One of the greatest coaches of all time, John Wooden, once said, “Be more concerned with your character than with

your reputation because reputation is simply what others think of you whereas character is who you really are — what you do when nobody else is watching you.�

If you are involved in sports then well done, keep it up. If you would like to get involved with a sport you currently are not then go for it!

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Spiking Viqueens Vivian Chui Omineca Express After a tight three-set match, Vanderhoof’s Viqueens defeated D.P.Todd Secondary from Prince George for third place at the invitational tournament on Saturday.

12 teams from the region including Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Williams Lake, and Burns Lake, spiked and bumped at the Nechako Valley Secondary’s invitational tournament last weekend.

The Viqueens emerged victorious after losing 22-25 at the first set, then won 26-24 and 15-1 in the following sets.

It’s been a few years since Nechako Valley Secondary’s volleyball teams hosts an invitational tournament for the region, said NVSS senior girls volleyball coach Barb Ziler “A gym full of happy kids, it doesn’t get much better than that,� Ziler said.

Duchess Park and College Heights played for the gold medal with Duchess Park taking the Gold Medal and College Heights with the silver medal.

Round Robin games in our pool: NVSS win over Williams Lake 25-18 and 25-22 NVSS win over Chetwynd in 3 sets : 25-17, 24-26, and 15-4 Playoffs: 1st round: NVSS win over Fraser Lake 25-13 and 25-21 Semifinals: NVSS loss to Duchess Park, PG 18-25 and 11-25 1. Duchess Park 2. College Heights 3. Nechako Valley 4. DPTODD 5. Chetwynd 6. Fort St James

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Nechako Valley Secondary’s cross-country took home two out of four banners at the zone championships last weekend in Dawson Creek.

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Vanderhoof X-country gets gold Vivian Chui Omineca Express Vanderhoof’s boys and girls junior teams snatched gold in cross-country zone championships this weekend in Dawson Creek.

Over 100 runners from 15 high schools in communities across the north central region, including Burns Lake, 100 Mile House, and Chetwynd, participated in the cross-country zone championships last week.

Competition was tight, as the junior girls team pulled ahead of Dawson Creek by six points, while the boys team defeated Quesnel by three points.

Individually, Vanderhoof’s Simon Nemethy placed first and Hayley Stephen placed third overall among runners from grades 8 to 10.

With 16 out of 29 runners on Vanderhoof’s crosscountry team qualified over the weekend, coach Brian Nemethy will be leading 50 athletes from the zone to participate in the provincial championship on Vancouver’s Jericho Beach on Nov. 7. “For the past six years, Vanderhoof has really been a powerhouse in cross-country in the north central division,� Nemethy said. “The girls have won six years in a row, and the boys have won three out of the past four years.�

A Vanderhoof runner has always placed first in his division in the past four years — Alexander Nemethy and Riley Wallace, he said. “The teams know they have to work hard, and we try

the best we can,� Nemethy said. “We put them through the training program, and they come out strong at the end of the season.�

He hopes to have most of the qualified runners, though some are committed in other sports such as hockey or volleyball, to attend the provincial event next week. “This is provincial championship,� Nemethy said.“I’m confident we’ll place top 10.�

Girls Junior Team 1st NVSS 27 pts 2nd Dawson Creek 33 pts 3rd PG 38 pts Boys Junior Team 1st NVSS 24 pts 2nd Quesnel 27 pts 3rd Dawson Creek 33 pts Individual Girls Gr. 8 - 2nd Nicole McBride Gr. 9 - 3rd overall Hayley Stephen Junior - 1st Georgia Verduzco, 4th Camille Ouellet Senior - 3rd Kaitlyn Verduzco Individual Boys Gr. 8 - 1st Elliot Tone Junior - 1st Simon Nemethy Senior - 4th Charlie Borek

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Halloween movies From page 9 Dead of Night (1945) A mild-mannered architect travels to a house in the country, to advise about some renovations. He’s never met the owner, or any of the guests – except in a recurring dream, of which all he can remember are a few jumbled details.

The other guests, intrigued by his story, begin recounting strange events that have happened to them, which we see in flashback. As the evening draws on, the stories become stranger and stranger, and the architect becomes more and more convinced that something terrible is about to happen. All five of the stories told within the film are excellent, but the most famous is the chilling “Ventriloquist’s Dummy”, starring Michael Redgrave as a man convinced his dummy, Hugo, has developed a life of its own.

Carnival of Souls (1962) A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) survives a car accident, and moves to start a new life in Utah. A series of strange and unsettling events plague her, however, and she finds herself drawn to an abandoned pavilion on the edge of the Great Salt Lake. The only film director Herk Harvey ever made had a budget of $33,000, was filmed in three weeks with a cast of unknown actors, and was barely seen when it was first released.

Over the years, however, it has gained a (deserved) reputation as one of the most haunting movies ever made, its eerie black-and-white photography, organ score, and lean script all contributing to a sense of pervading fear and isolation.

The Haunting (1963) Avoid the dire 1999 remake and head straight for director Robert Wise’s classic haunted house film, based on the novel “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. A group of paranormal investigators decide to spend a few days at the notorious Hill House, to determine whether it really is haunted. The movie never answers the question, leaving viewers to decide what – if anything – walks the house’s halls. The scene in which two of the characters seem to be menaced by something just outside their bedroom door is one of the most terrifying moments ever filmed.

Plague of the Zombies (1966) A product of the legendary Hammer Films studio, this eerie movie features classic zombies – those reanimated through the use of magic, so they can provide cheap slave labour – rather than the flesh-eating zombies of more recent years. The movie does, however, feature a truly nightmarish scene in which the recently dead, looking believably the worse for wear, rise from their graves, seemingly intent on finding human victims.

VANDERHOOF’S FAITH

Church Directory For more information or to join Vanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

Call Pam at 250-567-9258

The Gospel Chapel 448 Connaught Street 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (Affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada) For more information call

567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

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: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am Small Groups meeting together regularly:

1393 Highway 16 East 250-567-4960

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

Nechako Notes COMING EVENTS....

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. *** VANDERHOOF CRIME WATCH PATROL...will be holding their Annual General Meeting November 4, 2015 at 7pm in our meeting hall. All members are encouraged to attend and new members welcome. For more information call 5679037. *** THE VANDERHOOF CHESS CLUB...

Exercise your brain! All ages, from beginner to master, feel free to join the Vanderhoof Chess Club every Monday through the school year (except Statutory holidays) 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the NVSS library. It’s FREE. Play chess with friends and meet new people. Use our boards or bring your own. Our goals are to have fun playing chess and to host an Annual Vanderhoof Chess Tournament.

For details please contact Jeff Obayashi at jobayashi@hotmail.com or Jeremy Hara at NVSS to sign up for the chess club and/or tournament. *** ADULT BADMINTON...Thursdays at 8:15pm. Bring your own racket, and wear indoor runners. More info call 250-5679908. *** MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof.

1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital.

Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider *** Dates for the 38TH ANNUAL NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS will be March 9-20, 2016. Please keep these dates in mind to support our performers in speech, piano, strings and vocal disciplines. Please visit the website for more details. www.musicfestivalweb. com/nechako The committee is always looking for volunteers to help plan this event so if you are interested call Swan @ 250 567 9501. *** GIRL GUIDES...

Sparks meets 5-6pm Mondays @ United Church.

Brownies meets 6-7:30pmm Mondays @ United Church.

Girl Guides meets 6-7:30pm, Mondays at St. Josephs Gym. Pathfinders meets 6-7:30pm Mondays @ Lutheran Church.

For info on any of these please call Laura Freeman 250-567-6997. *** DO YOU HAVE PERSISTENT PAIN? Then this support group is for you.

This peer-led support group will help you to self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that so many people with persistent pain find themselves facing. Help you find meaning and purpose in your life again.

For more details visit our website or call our toll free number 1-844-747-7246, email: vanderhoof@pipain.com, attn: Racquel. *** VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250640-0218 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

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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....

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At their second season, the NVSS girls rugby team have qualified for the provincial tournament next spring. 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: 250-567-9927. *** AL-ANON...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The AlAnon 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!

*** 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 250-567-8484. *** NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets the third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 5675254. *** 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), 250567-3889 (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 250-699-7763. *** 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 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-6907496 Evenings. *** AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 5674588 *** 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

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CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE 21 October 2015 Reservoir Elevation: 852.83m

(2798 ft.)

SLS Discharge: 32 m3/s Cheslatta Falls: 32 m3/s Vanderhoof: 46 m3/s Over the next few days repairs will be conducted to the concrete walls in the plunge pool downstream of the spillway gates.

During that time spillway discharge will be temporarily reduced to approximately 15 m3/s.

After this work is complete spillway discharge will be increased to 32 m3/s or higher to meet the required annual water discharge to the Nechako and to manage reservoir elevation.

Flow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof for this time of year is normally between 40 m3/s and 60 m3/s unless management of reservoir elevation requires additional discharge from Skins Lake Spillway.

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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SERVICE WRITER Eagle Automotive in Burns Lake requires an energetic individual to join our Service Department.

Job Responsibilities: • Greet customers and assist them with any inquiries • Document services • Keep customer informed on completion times, service expenses, and possible changes • Remain involved with delivery of vehicle to customer upon completion to assure all customer concerns are addressed • Build strong relationships with the customers A competitive compensation package is available.

Applicants should direct their resumes to the attention of David in person or via e-mail to eagleauto@telus.net

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Business Opportunities

Financial Services

BCDaily Career Opportunities

Processor Operator Required for Barlow Lake Logging in Vanderhoof, B.C. Must have a minimum of 2 years previous experience as a Processor Operator. All contracts are in the Vanderhoof area.

Competitive Wages Commensurate With Experience & Benefits after 3 months.

Please call Les at 250-567-0770.

Logging Truck Owner Operators Required Full-Time for Selkin Logging Ltd. for the Vanderhoof/Fraser Lake Areas.

For more information call or leave a message 250-699-6554

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Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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Trades, Technical HEAVY Duty Mechanic required in the Hinton, AB area. Must have extensive knowledge in Caterpillar equipment. Responsibilities will include rebuilding and repairs to Cat motors, power shift transmissions and hydraulics. Fax resume with references and drivers abstract to 780-865-9710.

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Advertise your goods and services in the Classifieds and reach hundreds of potential buyers daily.

Call today to place your ad and make a sale quickly.

Responsible for operating service truck and maintaining logging equipment. Experience with Waratah Processors, and Madill Equipment required. The successful candidate will work well with others and be a problem solver.

Contact Tahtsa Timber Office email: reception@tahtsa.ca Phone: 250-692-7640 Fax: 250-692-7140

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Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Acreage for Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

Trucks & Vans

ABOVE THE REST!

3bedroom, 1 bath mobile home in trailer park. Newer furnace and windows.

No dogs allowed. Must be quiet and willing to follow park rules.

Call Sam 250-570-2304.

2004 International 4300 with 26 foot freight box and 3000 lb capacity power tailgate. Factory Remanufactured engine with 2300 Km’on engine. 176000 kms on truck. Automatic transmission and power disc brakes. MVI just ran out but will get done for a serious buyer. Truck is good to go for the winter, comes with tire chains. email, mvanherd@telus.net.

Text 250-6159238, or call 250-635-5669

Lakefront Acreages 133-264 acres, good fishing & hay producing, middle of the best farming & ranching area of BC.Visit our website for more properties starting from $27,000.

Contact: sales@niho.com or Call: 604.606.7900 Website: www.Niho.com

Silvermill Apartments Secure quiet apartments VACANCY 250-567-4208

Commercial/ Industrial Property 4 Bay Shop in West Quesnel showroom, offices, compressor, paved lot across from shopping mall. Suitable for auto sales & service, detail shop or second hand store.

248,800k. Will take partial trade on vehicle, trailer, motor home or WHY. Call (250)9928334 or (250)981-3583

Real Estate

19,951 That’s how many companion animals will need loving, new homes this year. Will you open your home to one?

Townhouses 3/bdrm townhouses: familyfriendly complex, near schools & park. No smoking, no pets. $760/mth. 250-567-4430

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Victoria Manor

Large 2 Bdrm from

$742 - $772

Large 1 Bdrm from

$712 - $742

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* Balconies * Landscaped View * Cablevision Available

250-567-4048 or 250-567-9080 BURRARD APARTMENTS. Two bdrm suites. No pets 250-567-9128

If you see a wildfire, report it to

1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks.

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LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND Take notice that Tyrol Forfar from Vanderhoof, BC has applied to the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Omineca Region, for a Crown grant for Agricultural-Extensive purposes situated on Provincial Crown land near Sturgeon Point Road described as, Part of District Lots 4981, 4982, 4983 and 10076, Cariboo District.

Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

The Lands File for this application is 7409759. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ryan Hall, Senior Land Officer, Omineca Region, FLNR, at 5th Floor - 499 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1R5, or Ryan.Hall@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received

by FLNR up to December 5, 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Please visit the website for more information: http://www. arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/viewpost.jsp?postID=48359.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

spca.bc.ca

A hard copy MAP showing the location and extent of the application area may be acquired by calling the land officer named above at 250 561-3446.

VANDERHOOF AND AREA BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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Endako, Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser, Cluculz Lake, & Vanderhoof

Featuring the spirit of the local people Seniors’ heart caught through the stomach by youth Vivian Chui Omineca Express New young cooks in Riverside Place are bringing joy to seniors’ stomachs, as well as to the heart.

Five culinary students from Northside Christian School were brought into Riverside Place’s kitchen staff by the facility’s new caterer, Christy Goultry, in June, said Riverside Place resident Dene Cutts.

Having lived in the facility for the last two years, Cutts said the new staff brought not only great food, but also great company.

“They come and set up the table, they serve us, and then clean up,” Cutts said. “And the nice part of it is, at the end of the day, they come out of the kitchen and give us a big smile and a big hug.”

She added, “To a 90-yearold lady at the end of the day, that’s nice.”

When serving dinner, one of the cooks, Erica Byers, seemed to have memorized each resident’s preferences, as she ladled out portions customized for each dish — extra apple sauce for one senior or VIVIAN CHUI photo mashed potatoes for another, Left to right: Erica Byers, Christy Goultry, Stephanie Ludwig, and Jordan Martens has been bringing new life to Riverside Place’s seniors for example. through its kitchen since June this year.

“I haven’t been working “They always make me laugh when I come to work,” Her catering company, Shannon’s Kitchen, features here that long, but it comes Ludwig said. homemade desserts as well as bread in the facility, and was naturally,” Byers said.

In addition to new staff, Jordan Martens from Northside named after her mother who had published a cook book in While most of her food skills came from cooking at started work at Riverside Place two years ago.

Vanderhoof years ago, she said. home, her favourite part at work is the people, she said.

“It’s been really fun,” Martens said. “I made lots of “She gave me the passion for cooking.”

“When I’m working, they’ll ask about what you are dointeresting connections with people I would never have Goultry said she keeps the kitchen window open ing,” Byers said. “They just care about you.” thought of.” throughout food preparation time, allowing the seniors to She added, “Sometimes I stay and play the piano, they The students were referred from Northside’s food course visit while they cook. love that I stay.” when Goultry approached the school for potential kitchen “Everyone has the same passion for the seniors,” she For another student cook Stephanie Ludwig, who also staff, upon her new role in managing the kitchen in June, said. “The people make working here so great.” helped to serve meals, the conversations with seniors are a she said.

She added, “It’s like my second family.” highlight at work.

John Rustad, MLA Nechako Lakes

Box 421 183 First Street, Vanderhoof Tel: 250-567-6820 Fax: 250-567-6822

Toll Free: 1-877-964-5650 Email: john.rustad.mla@leg.bc.ca Website: www.johnrustadmla.bc.ca