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Mogul madness Lightning Creek held ski races last weekend with participants from Quesnel, Williams Lake and Prince George.

Here, Lightning Creek member Noah Woollends takes first in moguls. For more photos and results see next week’s Observer.

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Council defeats shipping container bylaw RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter A full house packed council chambers to have their voices heard on the proposed shipping container bylaw.

And their voices were heard, council defeated bylaws 1791 and 1792 and directed staff to bring back recommendations regarding shipping containers, accessory buildings, RV Storage and

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Retail Licensee Stores in order to continue to move these issues forward.

The proposed shipping container bylaw was to ban shipping containers in residential areas only and to restrict in some commercial areas; amend restrictions to accessory buildings, recreational vehicles and licensee retail stores.

Most comments were against the proposed bylaw because they felt that it allows them to

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store their materials more securely than any other options.

“There’s a lot of folks in this crowd tonight that are trying to make a living in this town who have shipping containers because we have a high crime rate here,” Wayne Wark said.

“When they lock them up they know their stuff is going to be there when they come back. When they’re in business they have those containers, so

they can store their stuff securely and you people are taking that away.”

“We are not Kamloops, Vernon or Vancouver.

We’re a northern town that’s an industrial town and we need to have secure storage.”

Mayor Bob Simpson acknowledged the concerns, noting the importance of holding a public hearing.

“This is how you actually test what is out in

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“We are not Kamloops, Vernon or Vancouver. We’re a northern town that’s an industrial town and we need to have secure storage.”

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the community,” Simpson said.

“The rights we have as elected members is to put

bylaws in front of people and obviously the word got around because the room is full.”

He added that Quesnel is not the leading player in legislation against shipping container as it is happening province wide.

“This is not a Vancouver or Surrey legislation,” he said.

“It is legislation that is going across the province, so we’re not leading this in any stretch of the imagination.”

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GR Baker renovation project

Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes joins Legion Branch #94 manager Liz Nagy and second vicepresident Doug Carey.

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Legion receives grant Royal Canadian Legion Branch #94 is benefitting from $14,500 thanks to the B.C. government’s Community Gaming Grant program.

The Legion Branch # 94 has served Quesnel and the region since 1927, helping veterans and their family members. The Legion also assists other community groups.

“Our local Legion offers a place for veterans and their friends to gather and supports veterans and Legion programs,” Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes said.

This grant will enable our Legion to continue to help veterans and others here in Quesnel.”

This grant is awarded under the Human and Social Services category of the Community Gaming Grant program, which allows non-profit organizations to apply for provincial gaming revenues from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Gaming grants are also awarded in the categories of Public Safety, Sports and Arts and Culture, and Environment.

Organizations interested in applying for Community Gaming Grants can find information and applications at gaming.gov.bc.ca/ grants/.

The Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board gave three readings to bylaws authorizing a 40 per cent contribution to the GR Baker Memorial Hospital Switchgear Replacement project and the GR Baker Memorial Hospital Quesnel Unit for Emergency Short Stay Treatment Program renovation project.

It was further resolved that adoption of the bylaws will be contingent on the Board receiving assurances that a fair and transparent procurement process will be followed when awarding contracts for the projects.

Sponsorship The Board approved a request from the Big Lake Community Association to sponsor the association’s 2016 application, to the Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund, for a grant of $15,000 to aid in the replacement of the staff housing unit at the Big Lake Community Hall property.

Support The Regional District Board of Directors will provide letters of support to the following application’s to the Northern Development Initiative Trust.

Recreation

Regional Development Account, under the Community Halls & Recreation Facilities program.

The funding will be used to construct a cultural monument representing the Secwepemc peoples, near 108 Mile Lake. The monument is expected to be one feature of a larger project, which is the construction and operation of a Northern Secwepemc Cultural Centre at the same location. The total value of the project is $208,250.

The request is for $30,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Regional Development Account, under the Community Halls & Recreation Facilities program.

The funding will be used to complete a newly constructed concession building on the Interlakes rodeo grounds.

The total value of the project is $44,512.

Band The request is for $30,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Regional Development Account, under the Community Halls & Recreation Facilities program.

The funding will be used to construct a new multi-use recreation trail with a lowmobility component at the east end of Williams Lake.

Once complete, the trail will provide a connection from the recreation trails located near the Chief Will-Yum Campsite to those located in the South Lakeside area.

The total value of the project is $59,000.

Cultural Society The request is for $30,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet

Spinal Cord Injury The request is for $20,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Regional Development Account, under the Marketing Initiatives program. The funding will be used to develop a publicly available informational resource which will catalog the accessible outdoor recreation amenities found in northern BC. The total value of the project is $71,470.

Barkerville The request is for $30,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Regional Development Account, under the Community Halls & Recreation Facilities program.

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Approved funding for Barkerville

Invasive Plant The Board received the 2015 Invasive Plant Management Report. A few highlight from the report are: The program provided invasive plant management services for the Cariboo

Construction The Board adopted Cariboo Regional District Central Cariboo Recreation Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 5015, which authorizes rate reductions for recreation programs affected by the first phase of the Sam Ketcham Pool construction/renovation project slated to commence on March 1, 2016. The reduced rates will remain in effect until completion of the first phase of construction.

International Women’s Day

As I waited in the Prince George Airport café for my holiday flight home, a pair of male airport workers sits down at the table next to me.

They are on a coffee break.

The TV behind me flashes a news story, something to the effect of: UN declares US political polarization will affect Governments’ ability to guarantee Women’s Human Rights.

I then hear one worker say to the other, while shaking his head, “Women… always fighting for the rights.”

That’s right. Women are still fighting for rights.

And, yes, it does seem like we’ve been ‘fighting for our rights’ for a very, very, long time.

March 8 is International Women’s Day, marking 105 years of celebrating and recognizing achievements made by women, around the world.

According to the website, International Women’s Day is a “global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” In 2016, we are celebrating 100 years of women voting in Canada.

Acquired in a staggered fashion, in 1916, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario Governments all granted women the right to

vote at a provincial level.

British Columbia followed in 1917, then in 1918 Federal authorities granted eastern provinces the franchise, with the exception of Quebec, who’s Women fought arduously to finally get the vote in 1940.

Even more contemptible, Asian immigrant women had to wait until 1947/48 for their vote, and First Nations women in 1960.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s landmark move to appoint an equal gendered cabinet was a great success for women in politics. In 2015, 88 female MPs were elected to Parliament, putting female representation in the House of Commons at 26 per cent – a one per cent increase over 2011. In the United States, 2014 saw the record number, (100), of women representatives serving in Congress, (out of 435).

Liz Ford, UK journalist for the Guardian put it eloquently when she wrote, “There has been a growing recognition that countries cannot thrive if half the population is left out of education and work, or not included in decision-making.

Laws have been introduced to recognize women’s right to safety in and outside the home, equal pay in the workplace and equality under

the law, and there have been attitudinal changes towards women.”

My mind wanders back to the airport workers’ ignorant comment and how it was exemplary of the lack of attitudinal change toward women in general society.

So it seems as though women have won the battle.

Women can seek education, women can work in their field of study, women have the right not to be beaten by abusive partners, and women have the right to be paid equal wages as men, despite the job.

But according to a 2014 Stats Canada report, Women earn about 75.3 cents for every dollar a man makes.

This is despite the fact that today in Canada, 64.8 per cent of women compared with 63.4 per cent of men have post-secondary education. The wage gap is bigger for women who are minorities, women with disabilities, aboriginal women, and immigrants.

At the current rate of progress, it will take women another 62 years to reach wage parity with men.

So this brings us to this year’s International Women’s Day theme, Pledge for Parity; a call of action to speed up gender parity.

Why? Because it’s 2016.

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Program was a new 50/50 cost share program. The program began its initial five year pilot in 2013 and was very successful in 2015 with just over 1315.25 acres receiving treatment on 17 participating properties.

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NOTICE is given pursuant to Section 466 of the Local Government Act that Council is considering celebrate fightamending back bylaw is amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 1662, 2009.remember A Public Hearing on the proposed scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2016 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers, City Hall.

The subject property for Bylaw No. 1793 is Block 1, District Lot 3948, Cariboo District Plan 17440, Except Plans 25809 and BCP33958 (on Coach Rd S, see location map). The purpose of Bylaw No. 1793 is to amend the zone designation to allow for the construction of a single detached dwelling with a secondary suite.

Written submissions regarding the proposed amendments may be submitted to City Hall by 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 to be included in the meeting agenda. Oral and written submissions will be received at the Public Hearing by registering with the Deputy Corporate Administrator prior to March 15, 2016 meeting commencement. No further information or representations from the public can be considered by City Council after the public hearing has been terminated.

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Combating inequality

from A4 The International Women’s Day website states, “The World Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. Then one year later in 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already glacial pace of progress meant the gender gap wouldn’t close entirely until 2133”.

The United Nations Women’s Step it Up Initiative is calling for gender parity by 2030.

So what does it mean to seek gender parity and how can we achieve this goal?

It means rethinking out dated views of women in society. It means removing personal biases. In labour, it means giving equal opportunity, pay and responsibility to women, as we do to men.

It means supporting women in nontraditional familial roles.

It means making public spaces safe for women to be as free as men, and not to hold women to different social standards.

The language we use is changing to reflect all of this. Perhaps the greatest thing we can do to spread parity is to recruit males.

We must work together, men and women, males and females, boys and girls, sons and daughters, to combat inequality. We must work quickly to understand and remove negative baggage that has built up and attached to what true feminism is all about. In the words of award winning Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “We should all be feminists”.

Because to live through the lens of feminism is to share what it means to be a female in a historically male dominated world. The paradigm must shift, and when it does, hopefully we will have reached parity.

Leah Martin is collective member of the Quesnel Women’s Resource Center. Founded in 1981, the Centre is run by and for women and strives to be an inclusive and supportive space in which all women can discuss the issues that affect their lives and find the resources and support they need to make informed choices.

Join the QWRC Tuesday, March 8 in Spirit Square from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to celebrate.

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Obituary Tribute

Russell Calvin Steinbach

In The Loving Memory of

Jo-Anne Marie Charrois (Helset) January 4, 1959 ~ February 15, 2016

Spring’s amazing rejuvenation With spring in the air and on the trees, buds are forming promising an early season and soon to be summer. At these times its hard to argue the issue of climate change.

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In Remembrance of

Ellen Pearl (Nellie) Rogers December 1, 1924 ~ February 24, 2016 Long time Observer Moose Heights Columnist, 1950’s to 1990’s, owner of Rogers’ Resort and W.I. member.

Though her generous heart finally failed her.

Her wits remained sharp till the end.

Thanks to the staff of G.R. Barker Hospital and also to Judy Black for being a friend and helper in her final week.

No service by request.

Interment at a later date.

Bessie Viola Murray February 3, 1925 ~ February 25, 2016

Sept. 12,1961 ~ Feb. 22, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Russell Calvin Steinbach, age 54, of Quesnel, BC. He passed away peacefully at home on February 22, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., surrounded by the family he loved.

A private family gathering will be held at Tranquility Gardens, where Russell will be laid to rest.

The family would like to invite all friends of Russell to join them in a Celebration of Life at the Steinbach home on March 26th, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Quesnel Accessible Playground, c/o the City of Quesnel.

The family of Bessie Viola Murray would like to announce her peaceful passing February 25th at Dunrovin Lodge, with her loving family by her side.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Days of sadness still come over us Tears in silence flow Memories of your smile Will keep you memory A glow You are sadly missed

Remembering Neal Wells July 3rd, 1943 ~ January 30th, 2016

Friends and family gathered at the Quesnel Legion Hall on Saturday, February 13 to celebrate the life of long-time Quesnel resident Neal Wells.

Neal was born in Vancouver July 3, 1943.

In 1948 his family moved to a ranch at Australian, south of Kersley. Neal attended several rural elementary schools before completing high school at Quesnel Secondary.

He was involved with the ranch and the 4-H Club, and was the youngest member of the Quesnel Community Band. His colleagues will long remember his rallying trumpet call to urge the Spartan basketball team to victory.

After completing Grade 13 in Quesnel, Neal attended the University of British Columbia, enrolled in the Faculty of Education. He returned to Quesnel in 1966, teaching at Cariboo High for 2 years and a third year in Old Hazelton. After the death of his father, he returned to Quesnel in August of 1969 to manage the family ranch.

Neal began his 40 year career with West Fraser Mills in the fall of 1970, retiring in April of 2010.

He also participated in the community as a Rotarian and as Chairman of the Hospital Board.

As Human Resource Manager for West Fraser Mills Neal played an integral role in the shaping of policy and culture as the company grew and expanded. Neal was considered kind, wise, reliable, fair, and respectful by those with whom he dealt and with whom he served.

Neal leaves his wife of 45 years, Marilyn; his son Sean (Patricia) his sister Cheryl and her family; granddaughter Ashley (Logan), grandson Reece (Kelsea); and countless friends and colleagues.

He will be greatly missed for his wisdom, his love of life, his generosity, and his friendship.

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March is Epilepsy Awareness Month

One woman’s crusade to help others suffering with this disease ‘You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.’

Natasha Wasmuth has had epilepsy since age 15 and when she heard her doctor say the words “brain surgery” this became her motto.

For 17 years Natasha did the rounds with various medications, feeling like a guinea pig, none working very well for her, until a lesion was found on her left temporal lobe.

She was told she had refractory epilepsy, which meant no matter what she did or other medications she tried, her seizures would continue to get worse.

“It is devastating to start again down the road to the seizure freedom you had worked towards,” Natasha said.

“But you do it. You’ve lost your license for six months again. Your body is bruised up again and you’re too sore to get up and take care of your family, but you do it.

“The weeks carry on and the wounds heal. You focus on the countdown to independence and simply the ability to be you. Though feeling like a child who needs help to do anything is stressful, you’re almost there. Then you wake up in your loved one’s arms while they simultaneously watch the clock and cry, waiting for you to become conscious yet again.”

After one particularly dangerous grand mal in 2011 when Natasha fell out of the shower, she was put on the wait list for the Vancouver General Hospital Epilepsy Clinic’s Seizure Investigation Unit (SIU).

The SIU is where trained epileptologists try to induce seizures for answers that can’t be found through any other avenue. It is a oneof-a-kind facility for the thousands of adults in B.C. living with epilepsy – of which 7,130 are potential brain surgery candidates.

However, the SIU has a very long wait list of three years and for the large

number of patients there are only two beds.

It is now two years, seven months since Natasha’s surgery, therefore two years, seven months since she began appreciating silver linings.

“Yes, I am missing part of my brain, and yes there are still some rough days,” she said.

“But despite alI that – I am nearing 1,000 days grand mal free. Before surgery my last two were just 17 days apart.”

March is Epilepsy Awareness Month in Canada, and this is epilepsyQuesnel’s third awareness and fundraising campaign to assist the VGH Epilepsy Clinic’s goal for two more SIU beds.

As Easter is early this year some businesses are participating on the days leading up to Global Purple Day, March 26.

For dates see the purple posters all over town, or email Natasha at epilepsy. quesnel@ymail.com.

After spending time in the SIU at VGH, Natasha got the word she was a candidate for surgery.

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QUESNEL WORDSPINNERS (writing group) meets once a month in members’ homes. No matter what your level of experience, if you have an interest in writing we would love to hear from you. For information call 250-992-1567.

OSTEOPOROSIS, THE SILENT THIEF Seniors’ Advocacy’s Susan MacNeill will present a 90-minute free session on the causes, symptoms and methods of prevention for this debilitating and frightening aspect of old age March 24, 3 p.m. at the Quesnel Library.

NORTH CARIBOO GYMKHANA SOCIETY is offering free introductory horse care and riding lessons to five children under 15 years of age. Preference will be given to children with aboriginal roots or are visible minorities. Interested parties should send their contact information to dmverge@ msn.com or phone Lindsay Brunt-Strang at 250-747-2778.

FRIDAY WORLD DAY OF PRAYERS, March 4 at St. Andrew’s United Church, 7 p.m.

QUESNEL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SELF-HELP GROUP meeting March 4, CD Hoy at City Hall, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Mayor Bob Simpson is the guest speaker.

For information call

Donna, 250-9923369.

SATURDAY DISCOVER WELLNESS HEALTH FAIR AND MARKET March 5 – 6, Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Seniors’ Centre, admission $5 (adults one-day pass) $8 (adults - 2-day pass) Children 12 and under free.

NO FRILLS SCRAPBOOKING March 12, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m., Anglican Community Hall. $25/person, concession available, prizes, raffle, good lighting, free Wifi. To reserve your spot call Honey, 250-992-5875 or 250-992-6152. Wear your jammies if you want to…

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DAY DINNER Golden Centre, March 12, doors open at 4 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m., auction to follow.

Admission $15. For details call 250-9910090.

QUESNEL FIDDLERS regular monthly dance at the Legion Hall, March 12, 8 p.m. Admission $10, includes lunch. All proceeds in support of the Lions Senior Housing Projects. For details contact Jean 250992-5081.

QUESNEL LIONS GARAGE SALE, the last Saturday of every month at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m..

Hot dogs and coffee available.

GARAGE SALE April 30, Seniors’ Centre, 10 a.m. – 3

p.m., tables $10 each.

Lunch will be available. Call Marion, 250-747-1746 or Seniors’ Centre, 250992-3991.

SUNDAY MONSTER THEATRE/QLA PRESENTS THE LITTLE PRINCE, a show for the whole family, March 13, 1:30 p.m. at Chuck Mobley Theatre. Tickets at Arts & Rec Centre, Bo Peep and at the door, $8/person or $30/family of 4 or more.

MONSTER THEATRE/QLA PRESENTS TILL DEATH DO US PART, a onewoman play depicting the six wives of Henry VIII, Sunday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. at Chuck Mobley Theatre. Tickets at Green Tree Health

and Wellness, KMAX, Save-On Foods and at the door. Adults $25, Seniors and Students $20.

BBBSQ BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE, April 24, theme this years is anything Canadian. Gather 4 or 5 friends on a team (family, coworkers, friends) and help raise the goal of $15,000 for 2016.

For information call 250-992-7257. Register online, bigbrothersbigsistersofquesnel.ca All proceeds help support Quesnel kids.

ONGOING EVENTS A VOICE FOR NORTH CARIBOO SENIORS meets the 3rd Thursday of the the month, at 2 p.m. in the Legion. For information call Peter

Nielsen, 250-9927416.

G.R. BAKER HOSPITAL AUXILIARY is looking for volunteers. Meeting is the first Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. in hospital boardroom.

For details contact Barb, 250-992-5298 or 250-992-5844.

FREE SENIORS (60+) WALKING PROGRAM at Quesnel Youth Soccer Facility, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., closed holidays.

Meetings and Special Events, Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only print newly submitted material.

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Wonderful promise: I will always take care of you

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saiah 46:3-4 Give ear to me, O family of Jacob and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth and have been my care from their earliest days: Even when you are old I will be the same and when you are gray-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe. (Bible

Rawlin Falk Maple Park Alliance Church in Basic English) I came across this

absolutely wonderful promise.

I’d like to share the hope it put in my soul with you.

As I read it I began to think of the past. God has always been faithful. He’s met every need I’ve had.

Even before I knew Him, He was watching over me. Sometimes when I did really stupid things, it was His grace that kept me.

Yes, He’s always been

faithful to care for me.

Sometimes He met needs I didn’t know I had.

Now He promises that it will always be that way.

He won’t put me aside like a worn out employee who no longer serves His purpose.

Here’s the gold watch, we’ll see you and you’re on your own. No, He sees me as His own creation and has promised to be responsible

for what He has made.

I’m already at the gray hair, no hair, part and the promise still holds.

“Yes”, He says, “I will take you and keep you safe.”

I thank God for the confidence that He will keep that which I’ve committed to Him. I love Him, don’t you?

Rawlin Falk is a pastor with Maple Park Alliance Church in Quesnel.

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288 Flamingo Street 250-992-1001 Everyone Welcome

Worship ........... Sunday 11:30 am Kids City ................. Sunday 10:00 am Life Group ............... Tuesday 7:00 pm | www.lpcbc.ca Pastor Brent Cletheroe | Like us on Facebook

Life Group Series Tuesday’s 8th - 29th Exposing Ecumenicalism.

BETHEL CHURCH In South Hills

250-747-3116 - 143 Coach Road Lead Pastor: Monte Harrop Youth Pastor: Nate Siebert FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 am Children’s Church (2-11 yr. olds) during service

Sunday Service - 11:00 am Tuesday Bible Study - 2:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday - 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Church Phone - 250.991.8574 214 Anderson Dr.

A Place To Call HOME

382 Anderson Drive Pastor Andrew Baduria 250-983-9700 Service Times Sunday Morning Worship 11am • Sunday Afternoon worship 2 pm Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study • 7pm

“ Jesus is Lord ”

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Romans 3:28

NORTHSTAR CHURCH

St. John’s Anglican Church

(a Fellowship Baptist Church)

301 North Star Road (2 doors from McDonalds) 250-992-8830 • www.northstarchurch.ca

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am

465 Kinchant Street • 250.992.6152 Visit our website : www.stjohnsquesnel.com email : stjohnsquesnel@shaw.ca Sunday : 10 am - Family Communion 4th Sunday : 10 am - Morning Prayer Tuesday : 2 pm - Holy Communion

Coffee’s On

Children’s Church during the Service Coffee Fellowship Time 10:00 am Sunday School 9:15 am

Hall Rentals: Honey Affleck 250.992.5875 Secretary: Honey Affleck 250.992.6152 Minister: Len Fraser Deacon: Margot Rose

“Born Again?”

Pastor Monte Harrop

“Why Pray?”

Speaker: Interim Pastor Brian Stewart

Holy Eucharist with the Reverend Len Fraser - 10 am

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The Salvation Army 246 St. Laurent Ave. 250-992-8784 Lieutenants Stefan & Laura Van Schaick Sunday service 11:00 am “Whosoever will may come” Our message is based on the Bible.

Our ministry is motivated by the love of God. Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet the human needs in His name without discrimination.

Trinity Lutheran Church (LCC)

375 Hartley Street • 250-992-6112 Pastor Lorne Reddemann Home of the “Lutheran Hour” Sundays on 100.3 The Wolf at 8:05 am

Divine Service: 10 a.m. Sunday Sunday School & Bible Class - 11: 45 am Providing TLC in the community of Quesnel for over 50 years

Maple Park Alliance Church Worship Service: 10:30 am Maple Park Saturdays - “Why is there Evil?” mapleparkalliancechurch.ca For more information call 250-747-3248 2075 Balsam Ave. Interim Pastor Rawlin Falk

“Back to Basics, The Kingdom” Pastor Rawlin Falk

A community christian church where you’ll experience God’s love and grace to touch your life and impact your family Downtown Quesnel Suite 2 - 213 St. Laurent Avenue, Sunday mornings @ 10 am | Great Children’s Program - 778-414-2728 Reviving Truth Restoring Family Releasing Destiny info@reformationhouse.ca

St. Andrew’s United Church Established in 1911

Serving with joy the people of Quesnel Lay Ministry

• Sunday Service & Sunday School: .............. 10:30 am • Healing Clinic : To arrange an appointment Call Lynn LeBlanc at 250.747.4694 218 Kinchant St. Office: 250-992-2313 standruc@quesnelbc.com

“The Lost is Found”

1518 Maple Drive 250-747-1357

Saturday Services Bible Study 9:30 am Worship Service 11:00 am

“Continuing the Ministry of Jesus peacefully, simply, together.”

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Silent suffering With the Wounded Warrior B.C. Run finishing this weekend we are reminded of the sacrifices made by those that serve our country and our communities.

It’s those sacrifices that we often overlook.

And unfortunately it is also the sacrifices our local first responders make when serving our communities that we tend to overlook as well.

These men and women are the ones running from the warmth and safety of their homes at all hours of the night.

They devote their time and their lives to be ready at a moment’s notice.

They plunge head-first into a dangerous situation, putting themselves at risk, to help someone else.

They are the ones that have to make that call on who to save - and they have to live with that decision for the rest of their lives.

And the things our first responders see in the course of a year, a month and a week could bring even the strongest to their knees.

For those of us that don’t serve, we can only imagine what they go through, how they manage to deal with that stress and emotion, while carrying on with their day and their family lives, trying not to let it affect them or those around them.

While laws are put in place to try and keep them safe when they are working on the side of the road, the injuries we cannot see are often overlooked.

Yes, it is important we keep these men and women safe while they are out serving the community, but it is equally important that we make sure those injuries you cannot see are also being addressed.

Talking about feelings, especially in those industries often stereotyped as macho, has this stigma around it that creates walls and keeps people from getting the help they need.

While post traumatic stress disorder or operational stress injuries have been taboo subjects in the past, in recent years many groups and organizations have empathized the need for more research to be done on these subjects.

These are injuries that are no longer just associated with veterans.

But our first responders - and military members - are still not getting the help they need.

They take care of us each and everyday, so now it is our turn to make sure we are taking care of them.

No one should have to suffer on their own.

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In awe of the average pot user Later this year or sometime in 2017, marijuana is likely to become legal in Canada.

It was one of the Liberals’ promises during the election and if they don’t keep it Ottawa will no doubt find a horde of cranky stoners standing in front of Parliament, under a cloud of fury (and also a cloud of pot smoke).

I’ve never smoked pot or munched on a pot brownie, which makes me a little unusual among people who grew up in the Lower Mainland in the last few decades.

I don’t know why I’ve never tried pot. Maybe it was the highly effective anti-drug talk I was given when I was young (getting a recovering crack addict to talk in blunt terms about almost dying is effective on most eight-year-olds.)

Maybe it was because I and my friends were boring nerds – our drug of choice

✍ Matthew Claxton

GUEST SHOT was caffeine and role playing game sessions.

Part of it was that I distrust any product produced by associates of the Hells Angels in mildewinfested rental housing. I mean, it’s not as if illegal pot is regularly inspected to ensure it’s free of pesticides, herbicides, fungi, spider eggs and other random adulterants.

You can’t call the Ministry of Agriculture to complain if you think that “organic” pot you got from your friend’s friend is actually coated with Roundup.

But now, legal pot is on

weekends. Saturday or Sunday.

But the days are getting longer and brighte and I was hoping to get out on my bike more often.

Vegging out on the couch for half the day isn’t exactly compatible with a 50-kilometre ride.

And I wouldn’t want any pot after I got back from a ride – I’ve got bathrooms to clean, and floors to mop.

And then there are groceries to buy, errands to run – I need to be able to drive for most of my weekend!

Vacation? Well, I was hoping to actually get away to the Island the next time I’m off. More driving, there.

Honestly, I’m in awe of your average pot user.

I just don’t know when they find the time for their hobby. I’m not going to have enough until I retire.

Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance.

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the horizon. And soon you will be able to get organic pot, and governmentinspected pot and pot with relatively well known dosages in measured quantities, bought from a store and not some guy who smells like the carpeting in the back of a ’78 Chevy van.

So I wondered… should I try some?

I could buy a pot brownie at the Liquor Store or wherever it ends up being sold, and then…

And here my idea started running into the rocks of reality.

I wouldn’t want to take any on a work night, of course. I get up early, and I’m fuzzy enough in the mornings when I’m crammed full of caffeine. I don’t know how I’d react to pot, so I’d rather not try to slog through a day of work if I was still even slightly fuzzy.

So that would leave the

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• Publisher Tracey Roberts • Editor Autumn MacDonald

Editor: Quesnel City Council and the Quesnel Cariboo Observer, as co-sponsors of Quesnel’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year program recognize and appreciate the efforts of so many who give so much of their time and talent to contribute to Quesnel’s enviable level of community spirit and pride. Our thirtyfive Volunteer Citizens of the Year were each selected from their peers, by their peers, for their voluntary contributions to our community. This volunteer recognition program is in its 36th year, and we are all hopeful that long tradition will continue.

Nominations for our 2015 award recipient will be received until Thursday, March 17. At the time of writing this letter, we have not received any nominations.

Groups, clubs, organizations, businesses and individuals are asked to please think about

submitting a nomination for the 2015 Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year. A nominee needs not be a member of a group; indeed, think about someone from the community at large. In view of the always difficult task of selecting an annual award recipient, we welcome repeat nominations.

We are sure you know someone who has gone above and beyond the call in volunteering for an event, a service or a community cause, whether as a member of a group or on their own.

Quesnel and area enjoys a long and proud reputation of community spirit, and you can help preserve that precious reputation by nominating someone that you appreciate for their volunteer community service.

This year’s Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held in the Billy Barker Hotel Show Room on Tuesday evening April 19th,

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to coincide with Canada’s National Volunteer Week.

Tickets, at $25 per person, will be available at City Hall later this month.

A nomination form is available on-line at www. quesnel.ca, at City Hall, the Quesnel Cariboo Observer, by contacting me or one of our past Volunteer Citizens of the Year. Nominations will be accepted at City Hall until 4 p.m. Thursday, March 17.

Please note that nominees must consent in writing to being nominated and that two people are required to make the nomination.

Please consider nominating a worthy Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year from your group or from the community at large, and help celebrate and preserve Quesnel’s envious reputation of valuable voluntary community service.

Councillor Ron Paull, Chair Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Committee

Together we can save our schools Editor: I am still truly hoping that Together We Can figure some way to keep Kersley elementary school operating; as I’ve stated before: those fortunate students are getting life-lessons regularly that most other students never get near in larger schools.

However, after more investigating re one alternative I thought of, I phoned the School District office and found out the answer to my questions are selling a school building and property ... it does not benefit our District at all. Instead, 75 per cent of the total goes to ‘the Ministry’ into a “reserve

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fund” (Partnerships B.C. ?) and is almost impossible to get any of that back; it is not money that can be used for maintenance or any operations of the District!

And the other 25 per cent, you ask? That is really as difficult for the District to retrieve – too many stipulations, etc. attached, although that amount is still included in our district’s books.

So, try to sell a school if you wish, but it will likely just sit there and rot – with no one gaining, except the B.C. government if sold. Definitely a ‘lose-lose’ picture for any District!

Together We Can was the District’s motto all the years I taught in Quesnel – probably still is, but now, the provincial government has got complete control – they’ve got the hands tied of both our paid and elected persons in #28 School District office!

Hence, I am asking the public to quit blaming the ‘District authorities’; rather, please work with them to see if there are any alternatives we could choose in order to preserve the only real community school we have left!

Thank you.

Ruth McClounie Quesnel

Longer, warmer days A promising sign spring is on the way.

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Letters and emails must include full name and contact phone number.

The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for clairity, brevity and legality.

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Quesnel Cariboo Observer

Annie Gallant Lifestyles Editor

Students Amber Proudfoot, QJS teacher Cathy Burke, Seth Forseille and Braden Goyette not only helped bake cupcakes they also were the frontline sellers of the delicious confections.

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Sweet fundraiser Once again, Quesnel junior school celebrated SPCA National Cupcake Day with the sale of locally made cupcakes

by Quesnel Pony Club, Ally Fulton, and Hannah Vaughn-Farrell. As of March 1 they had made $221 in cupcake sales and cash donations in the amount of $101, exceeding the goal of $300.

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Quesnel’s 2014 Volunteer Citizen of the Year, Florence White.

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Nominate a worthy volunteer

Think about the events that wouldn’t happen if volunteers didn’t do what they do best, bring skills, labour, enthusiasm and commitment with the only goal to see a successful event like Billy Barker Days, Winter Carnival, Skyfest, our much-needed volunteer fire fighters and myriad of sports activities that depend on volunteers.

Communities rely on these armies of volunteers who make many events, services and causes possible. Quesnel is particularly blessed with excellent volunteers who commit to years of service and now is the time to recognize and honour these trojans who make Quesnel a wonderful place to work, live and play.

The deadline is drawing near for nomination submissions to City Hall and the box is empty right now. After 36 years of naming Volunteer Citizen of the Year, organizers are still hopeful nominations will come in before the deadline of March 17.

Everyone knows those who give selflessly to an organization or event. The ones who are first to step up and say, “I’ll do that.” Now is the time to pay tribute to those volunteer pillars of our community”.

Coun. Ron Paull, who is the city’s representative on the QVCofY committee has been a volunteer in Quesnel since he first arrived in 1970.

“My first volunteer effort was with the Quesnel Winter Frolics in 1970,” he said with a smile.

“When I started volunteering, people were volunteering and donating to the fun elements in the community. Now people are fundraising and volunteering for fundamental needs in the community, however, regardless of the event or cause, volunteer time is precious and needs to be recognized.”

Regardless of the reason, people continue to give of their precious leisure time and QVCofY wants to honour that effort and encourages the public to look around, it doesn’t take long to find deserving nominees. The form is relatively simple and can be picked up at City Hall, at the Observer office or online at www.quesnel. ca.

Any person, group or corporation, except City of Quesnel, the Quesnel Cariboo Observer and the Volunteer Citizen of the Year committee, may make a nomination.

The criteria for nominations is available on the forms.

Without any nominations there will not be a 2015 Volunteer Citizen of the Year.

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A few tips for first time gardeners

Whether you have just moved into your first home or you are looking for a new hobby in your old one, planting a garden is a great way to breathe new life into a unused green space.

If you’re new to gardening, and aren’t quite sure where to start, don’t worry! Here’s a few tips to help get you started: Plants need soil Soil holds the water and the nutrients required for a plant to grow. If a soil doesn’t have enough nutrients, the plant will fail to thrive. Potting mixes can

be purchased to ensure a healthy soil for your plants, or you can fertilize.

Plants need food Plants require three main nutrients to survive: nitrogen for the leaves, phosphorus for the roots, and potassium for the flowers and fruit.

It is important to have a balanced fertilizer, meaning there is an even balance of these three ingredients.

Plants need water Self explanatory, but like all living things plants need water. Not too much that they drown, but you also

don’t want them to dry out and wither. If you are planting in pots, but sure there are holes in the bottom to ensure proper drainage.

Plants need sun Plants harness energy from the sun using a process called photosynthesis. If your garden is looking a little shady, try researching which plants can handle less sun exposure.

Plants need friends While we may consider ladybugs and bees to be pests, to plants they are the best of friends.

Ladybugs like to munch

on aphids (tiny bugs that eat plant leaves) making sure your plant stays strong and uneaten. Bees on the other hand help pollinate your plants and by transferring pollen in order to produce a seed for the next year.

Plants need to be planted at the right time Most annuals can handle being planted leading up to spring, however bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, and crocuses flower in the spring require them to be planted before the ground freezes the year before.

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154 athletes from Cariboo - North East competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 49 medals.

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

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A show for the whole family, The Little Prince celebrates open-mindedness, openheartedness and the beauty of imagination.

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QDCAC presents The Little Prince Quesnel and District Community Arts Council’s Children’s Concert Society presents Monster Theatre’s The Little Prince, a show for the whole family, March 13, 1:30 p.m. in Chuck Mobley Theatre.

In this adaptation, the Little Prince has only ever known his little planet. A planet so small it is possible to witness the sunset 44 times in one day and where a single rose can believe it is the only one of its kind in the universe. The Little Prince leaves his planet to explore the cosmos and has

his life changed forever.

Meeting talking roses and foxes. Venture out on interplanetary travel. Learn about true love and loyalty. Join The Little Prince on a spectacular adventure as he celebrates open-mindedness, openheartedness and the beauty of imagination.

With puppets, masks, original music and a little theatre magic, the storytelling experts of Monster Theatre capture the hearts and funny bones of audiences of all ages as they bring Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s

cherished novella to life.

Tickets for The Little Prince are available at The Arts and Recreation Centre, Bo Peep and at the door, $8/each or $30/family of four or more.

Also presented by Quesnel Live Arts on March 13 is Til Death Do Us Part, a onewoman show featuring the wives of Henry Vlll at 7:30 p.m. in Chuck Mobley Theatre, tickets for this performance are available at Green Tree Health and Wellness, KMAX, Save-On Foods and at the door, $25 (adults), $20 (seniors and students.)

Gold Pan Grannies help raise funds for SLF

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t takes a Lewis Foundacommunity tion’s (SLF) to raise a Grandmothers to child, a wellGrandmothers known quote program based in from Stephen Toronto.

Lewis – an On March 11 – internationally 12 there will be respected teacher a Conference in Marian Gillard and head of a SENIORS’ UPDATE Vancouver where much appreciStephen and his ated organization helping the daughter, Ilana who has been grandmothers of Sub-Sahara active for year will share inAfrica. formation about this wonderDue to HIV/Aids many ful work. Six of the Grannies children lose their parents (often called Gogos in Africa) and primarily grandmothhave also found their voice ers are raising the children and will be travelling to so that many hundreds if not Canada to tell their stories. thousands have been given a Joan McNaughton heads chance for a good life due to up the local organization and the Foundation. on April 6 at 10 a.m. at St. Quesnel’s involvement takes John’s Hall, Cheryl Fraser, a the form of a group calling guest from the Foundation’s themselves The Gold Pan group in Kelowna, will tell Grannies –– 10 active and 25 of her recent trip to Uganda supportive women who have where she was introduced to a raised $35,000 in the last large gathering of the African eight years for the Stephen Grannies. I intend to attend

this meeting and I hope my readers will put aside that morning.

The Gold Pan Grannies meet the second Tuesday of each month until June to plan fundraisers. In May look for a garage sale and also on the last Saturday of May they will hold their annual plant sale at the Farmers’ Market.

You can purchase your African Angel at any event. A unique treasure!

For more information on the Gold Pan Grannies, phone Joan at 250-992-7485.

Children are the ones to benefit from SLF work.

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A student gets thrown off the bull during the Bull/Steer Riding school, held at Alex Fraser Park. For more photos see A14.

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Second Bull/Steer Riding school a big success RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter Quesnel held the second annual Bull/ Steer Riding school last weekend at Alex Fraser Park with a total of 19 students participating.

The school was coinstructed by organizer and professional bull rider Matt O’Flynn and Steve Hohmann.

The purpose of the school is to teach students the fundamentals in bull and steer riding.

It was a full three days for students, focusing on classroom instruction and

riding.

Some of the material covered during the instruction was showing video footage of professionals, so they could point out what the riders are doing correctly.

They also videotaped the students rides to compare them to the professionals, which allows them to see what they must work on.

O’Flynn said the school was very good and the students were enthusiastic about learning to ride bulls/steers.

“As good as I could have ever imagined,” O’Flynn said.

“We were “When you’re talking about here until 9 p.m. last night taking a bull rider to the next with the kids just drilling and level I think the biggest thing is trying to push where there heads at mentally them to the and the very subtle things.” next level.”

He decided Matt O’Flynn to hold the event because he is passionate at the school from Vanabout the sport of bull couver jumped at the opriding and wanted to pass portunity when he heard his knowledge down to there was going to be a the students. bull/steer riding school.

“It’s something that I “It has always been a have passion for so it’s dream of mine since I was not hard to talk about,” a little kid,” Turner said.

O’Flynn said.

He added that he Lucas Turner a student became interested in

the sport because of the adrenaline you get while riding a bull and the power of the animal.

“The raw power of a bull and the possibility of getting hurt is always interesting,” Turner said.

This was his first time riding a bull and said the experience and instruction was amazing.

“It has been unreal,” Turner said.

“Matt is a super good guy and I can’t say enough good things about him,” O’Flynn says the biggest aspect of taking bull riders to the next level is the

mental aspect of the sport.

“When you’re talking about taking a bull rider to the next level I think the biggest thing is where there heads are at mentally and subtle things,” O’Flynn said.

He adds that all bull riders go through slumps, but it’s important to remember the basics to get back on track.

“There is no shortcuts in bull riding,” O’Flynn said.

“You have to do the basics for a long time when you get in slumps as a bull rider and just work through them.”

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President of Quesnel Minor Baseball, Tim Barker at the Twin Arenas on Feb. 27, as he gears up for the baseball season with early registration. There will be two more early registration dates, March 5 and March 12 both from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Twin Arenas.

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European Football School comes to Quesnel RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter The Quesnel Youth Soccer Association is hosting a European Football School soccer camp, April 1 – 3, held at the Quesnel Indoor Sports Centre.

The school has set out a european soccer

fitness philosophy, which has a well structured program of technical skills developed by the EFS coaches.

The staff have experience and the ability for developing players skills. Saibo Talic the founder of EFS has experience

behind him as a coach and also as a player, where he played for the former Yugoslavia/ Bosnia under 21 team. There will be two groups at the camp.

The first group is for players born from 2002-2007 and will be held from 4 – 5:30

p.m on April 1, 9 – 10:30 a.m and 1– 2:30 p.m. on April 2 and 9 – 10:30 a.m. on April 3.

The second group is for players born in 2003 or older and will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on April 1, 10:30 a.m. – noon and 2:30 – 4 p.m. on

April 2 and 10:30 a.m. – noon on April 3.

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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a big project means you will be working with others in the week ahead. Put your best foot forward and be receptive of others’ ideas and suggestions.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you are full of energy this week, but for whatever reason you are still holding back. Don’t be afraid to unleash that energy and get to work.

Others will be impressed.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Mull an invitation before responding this week, Leo. You can find both pros and cons to accepting the invitation, and taking the time to consider it will ensure you make the right call.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a healthy sense of ambition will move a project along much more quickly than you or others had imagined. Once the work is done, you’ll have plenty of time to relax.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 A person from your past may come into your life, Libra. He or she stirs up old emotions, and you may need to take a step back in a current relationship.

Think things over carefully.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, your ambition is growing, but you are already beginning to feel overwhelmed. You may need to put the brakes on any new endeavors for a little while.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Any business transactions you make this week can have a lasting effect on your financial status, Sagittarius. This means carefully considering every purchase.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, expenses are piling up, and soon your stress levels may be rising as a result. You can use a dose of good news, and it’s coming this week.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone is rubbing you the wrong way, Aquarius.

Just walk away and don’t let this person get under your skin. Taking the high road will serve you best in the long run.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, the week ahead is full of promise. Your energy levels are soaring, and you are poised to meet new people and make things happen.

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Employment Coordinator The Quesnel Tillicum Society, Friendship Center is seeking an Employment Coordinator. This position will work under the supervision of the QTS Executive Director. Quesnel Tillicum Society (QTS) will be the administering body for Aboriginal Training & Employment Development. The location of service will be 319 North Fraser Drive, Quesnel BC. Hours of operation will be 830am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. On occasion, the Employment Coordinator will be required to work late, or participate in special training or meetings.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Employment Coordinator; • By appointment; assist clients on education/training and job/search employment; • By using career decision, skill enhancement, job search, and employment maintenance, developing client actions plans; • By providing information on programs, services, and labour markets; • By assisting clients and encouraging clients to make employer contracts; • By providing post-employment or post-education/support when needed/identified; • By making appropriate referrals to other agencies and services; • By maintaining relationships with other community agencies; • By establishing relationships with employers and local businesses; • By receiving, posting, or referring appropriate persons to job orders; By encouraging applications for programs and services from employers and clients; By keeping up to date on new initiatives and programs available; Maybe other related duties are required; QUALIFICATIONS Understand the Employment needs of Aboriginal people in the Quesnel area. Have an understanding of public relations, marketing skills and facilitation skills. Have the ability for presentations and conducting workshops. Have the ability to deal with all forms of personalities and people in general. Have excellent written and oral communication skills. Keep accurate records. Computer skills would be an asset. Keep accurate records. Must be able to follow instructions, take direction. Must have a valid BC Driver’s license and have your own vehicle. Have some counseling experience and knowledge of local Employers and Aboriginal organizations within the area Preference will be given to candidates with post-secondary education in a related field. In accordance with the principles of Employment Equity, preference will be given to candidates of Aboriginal Ancestry.

Please forward Resume Attn: Tony Goulet –Executive Director.

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Current Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year 2014 - Florence White

Past Quesnel Volunteer Citizens of the Year 2013 - Liane Kimmie 2012 - Jean Stimpson 2011 - Liz Miller 2010 - Dianne Greenwood 2009 - Lynne Wright 2008 - Carol Weremy 2007 - Marion Gordon 2006 - Grant and Gerry Knauf 2005 - Gus Cameron 2004 - Marie Skinner 2003 - Bob Zimmerman 2002 - Ron Silver 2001 - Helen Flynn 2000 - Stan Phillips 1999 - Doreen O’Brien 1998 - Vera Peever 1997 - Jack Nelson 1996 - Gloria Lazzarin 1995 - John Pritchard 1994 - Betty Motherwell 1993 - John McKelvie 1992 - Mel Dunleavey 1991 - Susan Maile 1990 - Helen Kuhn 1989 - Grace Steele 1988 - June Wall 1987 - Ruth Scoullar 1986 - Frank Hennessey 1985 - Joan Huxley 1984 - Cathy Walsh 1983 - Marie Weldon 1982 - Margot Rose 1981 - Mac Grady 1980 - Rev. Gary Landers

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2014 Volunte er Citizen of the Year Florence W hite

Do you know an outstanding volunteer, someone who works tirelessly to make our community a special place and who deserves recognition? If so, submit your nomination today!

Deadline to submit: March 17, 2016

The Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award recognizes outstanding area residents who volunteer their time to the betterment of our community and thanks them for their dedication and service.

Nominees for the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the year will: • Have contributed to the betterment of the community in a fashion that you feel is desirable and beneficial to all.

• Have contributed in a positive manner in the areas of business, government, social improvement, community service, cultural arts, religion, youth work or any other area of activity that you feel contributes to a better community.

• Have lived in Quesnel, or area, for at least the past calendar year.

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• Nominations packages must be received no later than 4:00p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016: In person: Attn: R.Hartley; Front Desk; City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 7J5 Attn: T.Roberts; Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 2A8 Via Mail: Attn: R.Hartley; City Hall, 410 Kinchant St., Quesnel,B.C. V2J 7J5 Via Fax: 250-991-7496 Via Email: rhartley@quesnel.ca

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