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CHRISTMAS KIDS PARTY The Burns Lake Rotary Club, in conjunction with Babine Forest Products and Bulkley Valley Credit Union held their annual kids Christmas party at the Beacon Theatre. Each child that attended Saturday’s party got into the movie free of charge and also received a pop and popcorn. Later after the movie Santa made an appearance and gave each child a goody bag.

A number of people walk out of meeting with CNC president

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The much anticipated visit from Henry Reiser, President of the College of New Caledonia (CNC), to discuss the removal of family programs took place at the Lakes District campus on Dec. 2, 2015.

Community members were eager to finally address concerns in the first community consultation since CNC discontinued family programs at the local campus and took steps to centralize operations in Prince George.

Mayor Luke Strimbold referred to the size of the crowd in his opening statement, “The turnout is reflective of our concern for some of the direction that the college is taking.”

Reiser was accompanied by four executives and board members from Prince George. The panel got off to a rough start when they breached protocol by incorrectly acknowledging First Nations territories, an issue Burns Lake Band member Albert Gerow addressed in a passionate statement, later receiving an apology from the director of Aboriginal education at CNC. There were numerous tense moments during the meeting including when speaker Chantal Burt called out Reiser, asking him to look at her when she felt he was not paying attention while she made a moving statement about the impact that the family programs have had on the success of students and her family.

Over the two-hour meeting, the dominant issue continued to be the dismantling ...see CNC ▼ P5

Community conversations will be used at budget talks Burns Lake residents identified a list of community priorities FLAVIO NIENOW The Village of Burns Lake held a series of community engagement events throughout November to hear what community members had to say.

The first, called “economic development visioning,” was held at Lakes District Second-

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ary School (LDSS) on Nov. 16. Participants were asked to identify community strengths, opportunities and priorities, as well as weaknesses and threats.

Through interactive activities intended to spur discussion, here’s what participants identified in Burns Lake: • Biggest strength: access to outdoor recreation opportunities; • Biggest weakness: taxation (limited tax base in municipal boundaries to support programs; low tax base drives up taxes); • Biggest opportunity: partnering with First Nations; • Biggest threat: Removal and lack of es-

sential services from the community - both public such as medical and education and private services.

Participants were also asked what areas they would choose to invest a $1000 grant. Based on this activity, infrastructure development was the highest priority, closely followed by business retention and expansion and sector development.

Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold said that focusing on agriculture is one example of a potential priority for the region.

“We have seen an increase in demand for agriculture products including vegetables, ...see MAYOR ▼ P3

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Flavio Nienow Since the start of the year, the Burns Lake RCMP has received 11 reports of sexual assault. However, according to a new survey conducted by Statics Canada, the number of sexual assaults could be much higher.

According to the survey, the more serious the incident or the greater the resulting loss, the more likely were the police to be notified.

Incidents resulting in injury, those involving a weapon or those resulting in a financial loss of $1000 or more were more likely to be reported to the police. Sexual assault, however, was an exception. Although sexual assault was the most serious crime measured by the survey, only five per cent of sexual assaults were reported in 2014.

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en compared with 67 incidents per 1000 men. Statistics Canada attributes this difference to the relative stability in the rate of sexual assaults, an offence mostly involving female victims, along with a decrease in the rates of other violent crimes, which mostly involved male victims.

The report also found that Aboriginal women are at higher risk of violent victimization. Aboriginal women had a rate of 115 sexual assaults per 1000 women, compared with 35 per 1000 nonAboriginal women.

The rate of self-reported victimization decreased for all crimes in 2014, except sexual assault. The largest declines compared with 2004 were for theft of motor vehicles (-59 per cent), vandalism (-49 per cent) and robbery (-39 per cent).

Mental health and a history of victimization during childhood are associated with the risk of violent victimization, according to Statistics Canada. Overall, the rate for those who reported having a mental health-related disability or learning disability, or who self-assessed their mental health as being poor or fair was more than four times higher than for those who assessed their mental health as being excellent or very good.

The target population of the survey comprised people 15 years of age and older in all provinces. In 2014, 33,127 respondents took part in the survey.

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Mayor Luke Strimbold had coffee with the community at A&W and also at this year’s Burns Lake Library Christmas Craft Fair.

MAYOR from t P1 beef, and hay crops,” he said. “We want to know if this is a priority for residents of the Lakes District.”

On Nov. 26, Strimbold hosted the “coffee with the mayor” at A&W. About 50 residents attended the event. According to Strimbold, one of the topics he received

most feedback on was the closure of the re-use sheds.

Community members expressed how disappointing the closure was to them and said they were willing to work on a solution that would allow the re-use sheds to reopen. The Regional District of BulkleyNechako (RDBN) announced the closure of the re-use sheds on Sept. 8, 2015. Ac-

cording to the RDBN, the closure was due to a number of troubling incidents affecting staff and public health and safety.

Participants also discussed the regionwide cardboard ban. Starting July 1, 2016, cardboard will no longer be accepted for disposal as garbage at any RDBN solid waste management facility. Community members discussed the possibility of individuals bringing their own recyclables to the recycling depot, rather than the village starting a pickup service.

In addition, many individuals expressed support for reviewing revenue methods through membership fees at the Lakeside Multiplex. Council has been discussing the significant increase in the recreation department’s budget after the Lakeside Multiplex opened in May 2014.

The third community consultation was held at Lakes District Secondary School during a craft fair on Nov. 28. Mayor Strimbold said the closure of the re-use sheds and the topic of recycling options came up again, as well as the topic of road repairs.

“People want the regional district to find solutions in order to safely reopen the reuse sheds,” he said.

Regarding recycling options, Strimbold said there was mixed response whether the municipality should collect recycling or that each person is responsible for bringing their own recycling to the local depot.

Village staff will now be compiling all the information gathered during the community engagement events and the information will be used to guide council during budget deliberations.

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Strong sense of community

Business not as usual on farmland

Now that I’ve been living away (and I expect to be back in Burns Lake very soon, so please save my Christmas present) I certainly have a new perspective on our community.

Over the last few months I’ve been explaining to my family and friends in Brazil why I chose to live in a British Columbia village called Burns Lake (I even made a Power Point presentation with maps and photos I took over the winter).

When my friends come over for a beer (expecting to have fun) I take them by surprise with my Power Point presentation. Then I walk them through the Canadian political system for the next 45 minutes (not surprisingly, some of these friends were “too busy” to see me again).

In fact, after a few months back in Brazil, some of my friends would start rolling their eyes every time I started a sentence with “did you know that in Canada…”

But explaining the Canadian political system was the easy part (except for my mother who can’t seem to grasp the role of the Queen of England).

The most difficult part has been to explain why I want to live in a town of about 3500 in Northern B.C. The main concern that some of my friends and family have is that Burns Lake is “small and remote” (perhaps I should point out that in Brazil we call cities of 200,000 “small towns,” partly because our biggest city, Sao Paulo, has over 20 million people).

It has been difficult to explain to my friends and family why being in Burns Lake does not feel “remote.”

One thing I learned for sure in Northern B.C. was to be more connected to nature. This might sound weird, but I pay much more attention to trees and my surroundings now, and I notice that my old friends don’t have the same perception.

But the best thing about Burns Lake and other great communities in Canada is their strong sense of community.

Sadly, where I live now, even small communities have a “don’t trust your next door neighbour attitude,” and we certainly don’t have community initiatives like we see in Burns Lake.

Every year Lakes District residents are able to raise thousands of dollars for a number of different initiatives – providing food for families in need, helping someone who needs a certain medical treatment, and even helping out people in other countries.

But maybe the thing that impresses me the most is the ability that Burns Lake residents have to come together when something tragic happens or when something needs to change.

Since the board of directors of the College of New Caledonia decided to transfer all family programs offered in Burns Lake to other agencies, the community has really come together to ensure services are not lost.

Residents have been really organized and are demanding answers from government.

Mayor Luke Strimbold, along with a group of concerned Burns Lake residents, recently travelled to Victoria to speak directly to the B.C. minister of children and family development, who oversees the transfer of family programs.

Burns Lake council also met with the B.C. premier and other cabinet ministers in September and even proposed the creation of a rurally focussed community college serving the Lakes and Nechako regions. Since a loss or change in service structure could significantly impact Burns Lake, Strimbold said the loss of these services is simply not acceptable.

It’s this kind of attitude that makes this community great. We don’t simply stand still while services get taken away from us. We fight for this community.

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Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has released the latest update to the B.C. Liberal government’s “strategic growth plan” for farm and food products.

After reporting a record $12.3 billion in total agriculture and agri-food sales in B.C. for 2014, the latest plan sets a new goal of increasing it to $15 billion by 2020.

It’s a mostly a status quo plan, continuing current marketing efforts and encouraging higher-value production of a wider range of products.

The ministry intends to hire its first expert in food and beverage production. It’s a reflection of the fact that fully 70 per cent of that $12.3 billion comes from food and beverage processing. This continues the government’s push to improve economic viability of farms by allowing more food product manufacturing and sales on Agricultural Land Reserve property. Letnick says another key strategy is to improve access to irrigation. B.C. has 20,000 farm operations, a number that’s holding steady even as the average age of farmers increases.

Opposition MLAs formed their own agriculture committee to tour the province over the past year, chaired by NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham and independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington. Their report speaks to some of the issues not discussed by the government.

One of those is foreign purchase of farmland, a matter subject to regulation in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba but not B.C. Properties have also been purchased to grow hay for export to Asia, and Huntington says she continues to hear of costly farmland in Delta and Surrey being bought at prices long-established farm families can’t afford.

We’ve seen a British food and drug conglomerate buy up B.C. Interior farms to plant trees for carbon offsets, a project that was wound down after local protests. Popham and Huntington are calling for a systematic inventory of foreign purchases, to determine if regulation is needed here as climate change shifts growing patterns.

Popham argues that with California enduring years of drought, B.C. can’t continue to depend on imports for more than half its food.

“We have countries that are actively seeking food producing land, because their countries are having difficulties producing under drought conditions,” Popham said. “So before we know it, our farmland could be bought up by other countries that are actively and smartly trying to ensure their own food security.”

Neither Letnick nor the opposition MLAs could produce results from the government’s decision to split the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more latitude for nonfarm activities outside the southwest and Okanagan.

But we’re starting to see signs of the new system of regional Agricultural Land Commission panels working with local governments.

The Langley Times reports that the Township of Langley quietly signed a deal with the ALC in July to allow development of farmland near the Aldergrove border crossing and Langley airport. The agreement says there is a need for a “defensible and durable urban/ALR edge.” If you think everyone loves farming, you’ve likely never lived on this “urban/ALR edge.” The latest example is on Vancouver Island, where urban neighbours are protesting an established farmer’s decision to clear a forested property for hay growing. The farmer has been forced to erect a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers who have decided the property is a park that they can use when they like. The mayors of Saanich and View Royal seem more concerned with appeasing urban complainers than protecting the right to farm. They are being pressed to buy up idle ALR land to soothe urban voters repelled by logging and farming.

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fine as education can be successful for the people who live in this community.”

Gerow stood again to explain, “It’s the life skills courses that have dramatically turned First Nations people’s lives around and helped them to be successful students… The programs that you are cutting here are going to dramatically reduce the success rate. One shoe does not fit every model, you’re going to have an empty campus here, or one that no longer exists.”

Birgit Wilson, a family program support worker at the college described how her work helps families in the community Andrea Currie photo The recent meeting held at CNC about the family programs being cut brought in a large crowd of community members who had and also supports student success at the collots of questions for president Henry Reiser. lege, “I help students go REC SITES from t P1 from our end of the building to this end, and they are successful because they don’t have to worry about where their next meal is of the award winning and nationally recognized family programs coming from, or if the school calls and they need help with their hub at the Lakes District campus, due to the panel’s belief that kid, or they need a call from income assistance and it takes four ‘social programs’ were not relevant or related to “the core manhours on hold, they can call me and I can run down there and say date of education.” ‘they’re on the phone.’”

When asked if his definition of education had expanded at all Wanda Giesbrecht, Head Teacher at Ashurst Daycare, also felt in response to people’s stories and comments, Reiser responded, that the panel did not appreciate the barriers that some students “Well, no… my vision is that we focus on our core business… in the Lakes District face.

I am fairly confident that those services will be provided by an“A student who has had to walk all the way down for blocks other agency as it is in most communities.” in the freezing cold wheeling her children in a stroller, but she At this point a number of participants walked out of the meetgot here because she knew that when ing. she got here she had support, and she Dr. George Magee felt the need to respond to Reiser’s claim would get a ride home and she would that the programs could easily be provided by other agencies. have some food… she’s going to be “I have practiced here for 47 years and I have seen organizagiven help through that day to finish tions cycle through, we have never seen an organization that is her class.” as steady as the college and family services. We’ve always had One ministry of children and famups and downs, and that will be in any of the communities that ily development (MCFD) child proyou say have other agencies doing these programs, they are not tection worker added, “It’s not fair to stable, those communities. This is the jewel of our community make the assumptions that you guys and probably all of the north, and you’re destroying it. I find it are making coming from a bigger very difficult to watch this happen.” center [Prince George] and putting Scott Zayac, former local Regional Director - now ‘regional that on our community. I welcome principal’ under the restructured model, was able to confirm that you to come to our office at MCFD the family program contracts are worth between $1.7 and $2 milon April 1 and hear our stories about lion, and that $240,000 of that money goes to Prince George. removing children because we lost One community member commented, “To me it’s cutting off those programs.” your nose to spite your face; you’re making money from these A final comment from a communiprograms.” ty member brought an end to the conThe response from the panel was, “The biggest rationale is that tentious session. “To me this seems we’re not in the business of social services.” like a slow death of our institution Southside resident Mike Robertson greeted the panel, “Your here in Burns Lake. How is Burns reputation has preceded you,” provoking laughter from the crowd.

Lake going to attract enough students Robertson continued, “Don’t cut a cash cow that feeds you into this building now?” guys, you’re talking budget cuts in Burns Lake but you’re bringReiser concluded the meeting ing in new executives to help you with your cutting and slashing stating, “Actually this has had a lot - that’s not a good investment, invest in the people that will make of impact on me, I’m going to give it happen here.” this more thought, actually thinking John Barth, Arts Council Treasurer also commented, “A big about solutions to this. Your passion part of what’s an issue here is that this community defines edu- for what is here I hear loud and clear, cation in a very different way from how you define education. and we have to go back and think For many years I thought ‘what are these programs doing at the about how we’re going to respond.” ...see CNC t P7 college?’, but the reason (they are there) is so that what you de-

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Editor: Open letter to Premier Christy Clark The purpose of this email is to first of all introduce myself and secondly request your intervention with respect to the new direction that the board of directors, and President of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) is taking with respect to the Lakes District Campus. My name is Albert Gerow and I'm a member of the Carrier Nation and Burns Lake Band member. I was born and raised in Burns Lake and have a broad experience within forestry, human resources and employment counselling.

Last night Dec 2, 2015 I had the very unpleasant meeting with the executive of the board of directors and president of the CNC. The board stated multiple times that they were here to listen to the community, and explain their new direction. I can say that there was not one community member that was at all happy with the new direction that the college is taking. Time and again person after person stood up to express their dislike of this board and their proposed direction.

Specifically they have made the decision to eliminate all the social programing from the Lakes District campus, which

will not only have a deep and traumatic cut to the current staff, but will also severely impact the learning outcomes for First Nations people. The Lakes District campus works directly with the community members, and industry throughout the Lakes District to determine annual programing and how to best achieve success for their students. The local college has made tremendous strides in meeting not only industry needs but students as well.

If it wasn't for people like Cathy Ashurst and many others Canada and North America will never have know the devastating effects of Fetal Alcohol Effects Syndrome, and the countless people they have been able to help across our nations. On average the local college has 60 per cent plus First Nations participation, and for decades there has been millions of dollars that have flowed through the Prince George CNC because of the hard work of so many in our community.

Now with the stroke of a pen and absolutely no prior discussions or communications this board is literally tearing apart the fabric of our community that's made huge success over the years in student outcomes and again meeting employers

needs. The direction that this board is taking the college will push it back decades and it will become a shell of what it once was. Not only that the property that the local college is situated on was once Burns Lake Band reserve lands. With over 60 per cent First Nations annual enrollment this college would not exist, and when this board is finished with their policies and direction, I greatly fear the CNC - Lakes District campus will be finished.

The board of directors last night said that they want to go around to each community to listen to the people and industry through “talking circles" well I can tell you we as a community were talking last night, but they were not listening. I would there for call upon you and your ministers to immediately intervene and stop this insanity that they are causing.

I would further ask that you immediately terminate the current board of directors of the CNC and president, and enlist a new board and president that is willing to work with the communities.

Thanks you in advance for your early intervention to this matter, Sincerely, Albert L. Gerow

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Sales volume to Japan is down so far this year, but value is up slightly to $556 million, in a market known for demanding high-grade wood.

The next stops are Dalian and Beijing, China, which is B.C.'s biggest recent success

Min. Steve Thomson story with sales that topped $1 billion last year for mostly lowergrade lumber. So far in 2015, sales to China are off 11 per cent from the same time last year as the world's most populous country struggles to maintain economic growth.

In an interview as he prepared to leave, Thomson said B.C. lumber producers are faced with slow sales in Asia and a decline in timber supply for standard lumber in the

wake of the pine beetle epidemic. After years of promotion, B.C. has reached 43 per cent of all China's imported lumber, over competitors including Russia, Australia and New Zealand.

"One of the focuses of the mission is to move the product up the value chain, particularly in the China market, because as you look to supply limitations, you want to make sure you get maximum value out of it," Thomson said.

"So it's important to move up into the midrise multi-family construction, infill partition walls, hybrid construction, that aspect of it."

Along with the industry and the federal government, B.C. has promoted wood construction as a green and earthquake-resistant alternative to concrete, the building standard in China.

Susan Yurkovich, named president of the Council of Forest Industries in June, is making her first official visit to Asia. COFI represents B.C.'s biggest producers, including Interfor, West Fraser, Weyerhaeuser, Conifex, Domtar, Gorman, Dunkley, Babine Forest Products and Canfor.

Yurkovich said member companies have meetings lined up with Asian buyers, and she wants to spread the word that B.C. is a reliable supplier of lumber from sustainably managed sources.

B.C.'s top five lumber customers by volume are the U.S., China, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and South Korea.

With the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement having expired, participants say diversifying B.C.'s lumber market is more important than ever.

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CNC says they will run programs until successfully transferred

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Scott Zayac regional principal confirmed that the family program contracts are worth between $1.7 and $2 million, and that $240,000 of that money goes to Prince George.

Henry Reiser, President of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) explained that the college has been working with the ministry of children and family development (MCFD) on transitioning MCFD contracts.

“We’ve been assured that the programs will be transitioned across in their entirety,” he said.

Many of the programs were funded through various contracts with a number of agencies, not just MCFD, including Northern Health, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

A CNC employee said that in the transition, many programs have now been lost to the community including FASD prevention programs, support for pregnant women, the complex developmental behavioral conditions diagnostic clinic, the kids’ edge program (community action program for children), Canadian prenatal nutrition program and daycare services, among others.

Reiser reiterated that “as long as there is funding, the college will run the family programs until they are successfully transitioned to an appropriate agency.”

Carrier Sekani Family Services supports decision to transfer programs Flavio Nienow Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) says it is supportive of the decision of the board of directors of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) to shift the focus of the college from direct service delivery back to education.

“The plan to enable agencies best positioned to focus on direct service delivery means enhanced service; not a reduction as has been suggested in some community meetings,” said Warner Adam, CEO of Carrier Sekani Family Services.

“We applaud CNC for concentrating on its education mandate and preparing a diverse work force for the Burns Lake region,” he added.

According to Adam, CSFS does not run cost recovery programs.

“We maximize funding to direct service delivery, and already have established programs running in Vanderhoof that can be replicated in Burns Lake.”

Carrier Sekani Family Services also points out that the “hub model” at the Lakes District campus - which took over 25 years to develop is regarded as one of the college’s most successful operations – might not be as effective.

“There are philosophical differences in the manner organizations believe services should be provided,” says a CSFS press release. “CSFS believes in order to improve access services should be delivered where people reside rather than a hub that people must travel to.”

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“Carrier Sekani Family Services has for some time recognized the need for increased early childhood development services and has repeatedly approached MCFD about providing such needed services to the communities in the Burns Lake area,” says the press release.

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A delegation of Burns Lake residents including Mayor Luke Strimbold recently headed to Victoria in an effort to ensure that no services offered at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) will be lost.

The Burns Lake delegation spoke directly to Stephanie Cadieux, B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development. The ministry is the primary funder of the CNC family programs and has been overseeing the transfer of these programs to other agencies.

The CNC board of directors decided to transfer all family programs offered at the Lakes District campus to other agencies by March 2016.

According to Mayor Strimbold, since the contracts were surrendered by CNC, the ministry has been reassessing their priorities for the region, which means some changes to programming may be implemented. Strimbold said the ministry re-

cently issued request for proposals that did not include many of the existing services.

However, according to Bill Anderson, a ministry Spokesperson, “no services the ministry was delivering from CNC are being cut.” When asked about the request for proposals that have been issued, the ministry simply repeated their previous statement.

The decision to transfer all family programs offered by CNC to other agencies could significantly impact the community. According to Anne Guarasci, FASD Training Lead for CNC, a loss or change in service structure could cause an increase in teenage pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, FASD and dependence on social assistance, as well as a decrease in stable housing and access to medical and prenatal care.

“The loss of these services is extremely concerning to our community,” said Mayor Strimbold.

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Flavio Nienow The provincial government recently announced funding of $762,446 to support First Nations skills training in Burns Lake.

The province is making sure that First Nations communities have the necessary skills to take part in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector development anticipated for Northern B.C. in future years.

With funding of $365,684, one of the programs will provide members from the Burns Lake Band and Wet'suwet'en First Nation communities with trades-related training.

The bridging to trades program offered at Wet'suwet'en First Nation is running at full capacity with 20 students. The bridging to trades component of the program includes in-classroom instruction as well as hands-on training. The initial classroom time will provide safety certifications, essential laura Blackwell photo skills and career awareness training. The hands-on John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation training includes eight weeks of practical shop time was in Burns Lake last week to announce the provincial training and one week of blended experience across five money. construction and mechanical trades.

Wet'suwet'en First Nation chief Karen Ogen said ing the direct and indirect jobs being created in the these programs and services being funded are part emerging LNG sector," he said. of the keys to success for the overall training and Provincial funding for these programs is proeducation plan for the nation. vided through the Aboriginal skills training devel“Our members will be able to gain the skills they opment fund, which is investing up to $30 million need and want, ensuring they are well prepared for over the next three years for new Aboriginal skills employment opportunities as they become avail- training projects and partnerships. able," she said.

An additional $396,762 is being invested in a seven-month program that will provide an opportunity for 60 participants from the Skin Tyee and Nee-Tahi-Buhn communities to pursue post-secondary opportunities and careers in environmental sciences.

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Premier says refugees will receive “warmer welcome” in Northern B.C. Last month premier Christy Clark suggested that Syrian refugees would find it easier to settle in Northern B.C. communities.

“It's my hope that we can help settle those refugees in communities where they're going to get the best start," she said. "Some should be up in the northeast, where they've got almost zero unemployment and the cost of housing a lot lower."

Besides employment opportunities, Clark said refugees would receive a “warmer welcome” in northern communities.

"Sometimes settling in a smaller community is a much warmer welcome," she said. "So let's encourage them to go to communities where they will have the best chance of success, the warmest welcome, and the best chance of making sure that they can find work and afford a home."

A day after the premier’s comments, Fort St. John resident Bailie Hambrook launched an online petition demanding a referendum on B.C.’s refugee plan.

According to Hambrook, Northeast B.C. is going through an “economic downfall” due to a slump in the oil and gas industry.

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In March of 2012, the village received a $2.4 million grant from the province to connect the ice arena and curling rink and build the Lakeside Multiplex. It was then determined that due to safety compliance regulations, the village must retain the operations of the curling rink, freeing the curling club of all responsibility.

Worthing explained that once the ammonia plant has been replaced, however, safety compliance regulations will be removed, allowing the village to offer the curling club back control of the curling rink.

“We are simply looking at many different options to become cost-neutral,” she said.

In order for the curling rink to be cost-neutral, curling rink fees would have to increase 330 per cent, according to a village staff report.

Considering that the village has recently increased all of the recreation department’s user fees by 10 per cent, another substantial increase in user fees would arguably be viewed negatively by community members, added the report. This could result in reduced memberships and rentals.

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Lots of local entertainment Lakes District Community Choir and guests invite you to enjoy its Christmas favourites on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at Immaculata Church, on 3rd Ave. Admission by donation. Refreshments served at intermission. Sing along with the Hallelujah Chorus.

And this is a reminder that Grassy Plains Movie Night features the original ‘White Christmas’, with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. Movie starts at 7:00 pm sharp. And then Grassy Plains Movie Night features “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Miracle on 34th Street”.

The first in the series of joint presentations of The Met: Live In HD by The Beacon Theatre and The Lakes District Arts Council kicks off with Verdi’s Otello on Sunday, January 3rd at 1:00 pm sharp. Admission is $12.00. For more information on this production of Verdi’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s famed tragedy, click on: http://www.metopera.org/Season/2015-16-Season/otello-verdi-tickets/ It's time to start planning your entries for the 2016 Music and Speech Arts Festival.The Festival takes place from March 11- 19, 2016. The entry deadline is February 1, 2016. The 2016 Syllabus will be available soon on the Festival website: ldfestival.com.

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Lakes District Secondary School students successfully built 40 insulated dog and cat houses during their shop classes. The hound homes even come pre-drilled making transporting and home-assembly easier. The Lakes Animal Friendship Society supplied materials to the students thanks to a recently awarded provincial grant of $6500. The houses were donated to the Lakes Animal Friendship Society and will be distributed to northern pets in need.

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Lakes District Senior Society - Christmas dinner Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Decker Lake Hall.

Any questions please contact the society.

Christmas Home Based Business Fair December 11: 5:00- 9:00 p.m., December 12: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Heritage Centre, Hwy 16.

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HIV testing remains low in the north

Many people still don’t know they are living with HIV, says Northern Health

Flavio Nienow World AIDS day is held on Dec. 1 each year to raise awareness and show support for people living with HIV. Improvements in testing and treatment have made HIV a manageable chronic disease. However, there are still many people living with HIV in Northern B.C. who are not getting tested until they have a serious HIV related illness.

The HIV epidemic in Northern Health peaked in 2004 with 33 new HIV diagnoses. Although the overall trend in new diagnoses has been declining since then, there are still about 15 newly identified cases every year in the region.

Between 2010 and 2014, there were 76 new cases of HIV infections in the Northern Health region.

According to a report prepared by Northern Health earlier this year, many people in the north are diagnosed with advanced HIV infection, which means that a person has been living with HIV for many years and is at risk for developing HIV related infections.

Despite an increase in HIV testing of 39 per cent in Northern B.C. between 2009 to 2014, the number of people getting tested remains low, according to Northern Health.

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are increasing, but some people are still unaware of their infection,” said Ciro Panessa, Northern Health’s Regional Director of Chronic Diseases.

People still die from HIV, and one of the reasons is the fact that many people don’t know they are living with the virus because they have never been tested.

According to Northern Health, more acute care facilities are starting to offer an HIV test as part of regular blood work.

Fort St. James, Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake introduced this practice in spring of 2014.

Point-of-care testing still not available in Burns Lake

There are two types of HIV tests available in British Columbia – the standard laboratory test and the point-of-care test.

The standard laboratory test is done using a blood sample taken from your arm; the result is available in one to two weeks.

The second type, called point-of-care test (also known as “rapid test”), uses a drop of blood taken from your finger; the result is available in a few seconds.

Although point-of-care testing is now offered at eight Northern Health and First Nations Health Authority sites, it is still not available in the Lakes District.

“Northern Health is very aware of the need to extend point-of-care testing across the north,” said Jonathon Dyck, Spokesperson for Northern Health.

Dyck said Northern Health receives a “limited number of point-of-care kits” each year, and that they are looking for ways to utilize them more effectively.

Northern Health completed a review of all point of care sites last summer and is now examining the possibility to extend point-of-care testing to more areas across the north.

“Burns Lake will be included with this review,” he said.

Northern Health began promoting point-of-care testing in designated centres

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in 2010. This kind of test is already available in Prince George, Smithers, Skidegate and through the Nak’azdli.

Can people get tested anonymously in Burns Lake?

Fears of provider’s judgement and breeches in confidentiality are obstacles to obtaining HIV care for many people.

In British Columbia, positive HIV test results are shared with public health, in a confidential manner, to ensure that people diagnosed are offered support and followup. However, when getting an HIV test, a person can request to have a non-nominal test using non-identifying information such as initials or an alias.

Some clinics allow you to test using a numbered code and give no contact information. This is called anonymous testing, and is currently being offered at a limited number of sites in B.C., not including Burns Lake.

HIV epidemic has evolved differently in Northern B.C.

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has evolved differently in Northern B.C. than it has in the province overall, according to the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. While men who have sex with men are the main source of new HIV infections in B.C. (58 per cent), they represent only 13 per cent of newly diagnosed infections in Northern B.C. Heterosexual transmission, on the other hand, is 39 per cent in Northern B.C. compared to 25 per cent provincially.

Injection drug use is one of the primary routes of transmission of HIV in the north and accounts for 37 per cent of cases, compared to 12 per cent of cases in the province.

Thank you On behalf of Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Nee Tahi Buhn, we would like to thank all the people who came out to support the health fair.

We would like to thank all the businesses that donated to the nations to make the fair a success.

Thank you too all the service providers for your expert treatment.

Thank you again for supporting the youth.

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Pink Ribbon Tea fund raiser Dec. 9 at the Southside Health & Wellness Centre. All donations go to breast cancer research.

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The Legion is looking for Blue Blazers (suit coats) - If you have any please call the legion The Legion is currently looking for volunteers to help out with Friday night dinners and events if you are a member and have some spare time please call the Legion at 250-692-3232 or Lana Williams at 250-692-4320 or Leanne Neville 250-692-9681. Come down and

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Island Gospel Fellowship Gerow Island, Highway 35

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

Grassy Plains Gospel Church Sunday Service: 10:45 am 250-694-3756 (Church)

IMMACULATA Catholic Church

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OLD LANDMARKS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP At Muriel Mould Primary School

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

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

Worship Service at 10 am Sunday mornings Ministry led by lay leaders Phone 250-692-7202

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH Sunday Morning Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

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Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629 David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057 Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Hours: Tues-Thurs: 4-8pm Friday & Saturday 2-8pm

Seventh Day Adventist Church Group

If you love your freedom, thank a Veteran.

Support your local Legion.

Meets Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

Every Saturday until Dec 19

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Oldtimers Hockey Fridays 8:30-10:00 Sundays 6:30-8:00 350 - 2 nights/week 200 - 1 night/week $ 15 drop in Season has started - ask about Late Start Discounts $

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Burns Lake Community Church New location: Burns Lake Band (old highschool): 10:30 am

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Lakes Fellowship 724 Babine Lake Road

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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Health goals become more pressing as various issues weigh on your mind, Sagittarius. Work with a doctor to develop a plan for moving forward in a healthy way.

Gemini; you simply have to find the outlet that works best for you right now. Experiment with different options.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, a conversation takes you to a place you did not expect. Now that it’s out in the open, you may be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Don’t hesitate to express yourself.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, though you usually lean toward being practical, you may find yourself on an unexpected journey this week that highlights your spontaneous side.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: You have several different ways to express your creativity this week,

Our town Pink Ribbon Tea fund raiser on December 9 at the Southside Health & Wellness Centre. Raise awareness around Breast Cancer. Light refreshments and door prizes. All donations go to breast cancer research.

Lakes District Senior Society.

Every Wed. Carpet bowling, 1pm, Decker Lake Hall / Whist Decker Lake Hall. Dec. 12 Christmas dinner, 5:30pm Decker Lake Hall. Any questions please contact the society.

Will you be celebrating your 90th or 100th birthday this year? If so please contact Lakes District News - we would love to do a story on you and take your picture.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, you have a knack for avoiding complex issues that pop up this week.

But this will only last so long, and before long you will have to face some hard decisions.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: It can be frightening to reveal your deepest feelings, Scorpio. However, when a friend comes to you bearing his or her soul, you may have to dig deep and share your own experiences.

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

Carrier Sekani Family Services Burns Lake Women’s Group gets together each Tues. at 10am to share success stories and support each other on our journey to creating fulfillment and wellness. Burns Lake Band Office. More info: Bonnie or Wanda (250) 692-1800.

Canadian Cancer Society is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 10am to 2pm. Drop in and browse through our on-going garage sale items and our arts & crafts tables (donations gratefully accepted). Contact us at (250) 692-7203 or email us at burnslake@bccancer.ca and inquire about joining our group as a volunteer! For Cancer Information or Cancer Connect: 1-888-939-3333.

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Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide financial support, equipment plus comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Southside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gospel Church. For more information: (250) 694-3682 ANYONE NEEDING information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533 APPLYING FOR Canada Pension Plan disability benefits?

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

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

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

This is available until the end of April. The food bank closes at 1pm. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

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The Hospice office, located in the Lakes District Hospital, has a lending library available.

Please phone before dropping by. All donations to the Burns Lake Hospice Program are greatly appreciated! Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 (250) 692-2448

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BURNS LAKE RCMP Victim/Witness Assistance Program. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

Patricia Vipond ((( It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone, For a part of us went with you The day God called you home Always so loving, thoughtful and kind What beautiful memories you leave behind Patricia Vipond (MacDonald) peacefully passed away on November 17th, 2015.

Survived by her loving husband, Thomas Vipond, and her children, many grandchildren and great grandchildren Celebration of Life to be held in August 2016 in the Kispiox Valley

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