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St. Paddy’s Day St. Ann’s Catholic elementary school celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a little early – green bowler hats and mustaches all round – as they headed out for spring break this week.

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West Fraser applauds employees and VFDs actions at WestPine After the explosion at the WestPine MDP plant last Wednesday, West Fraser president and CEO Ted Seraphim released the following official statement: “West Fraser is proud of the strength and professionalism displayed by our employees at West-

Pine MDF as they managed through the traumatic event of March 9 and its aftermath. We will ensure they continue to receive the full support of our company and all of the resources we can provide.

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nized for their excellence in safety planning and performance, which most certainly contributed to the safe and successful evacuation of all of our employees that evening.

“On behalf of all of us at West Fraser I would like to thank the emer-

gency services personnel, particularly the Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department, who responded so quickly and ably last Wednesday night to protect and help our people.

West Fraser is committed to repairing and restarting WestPine but not until we complete our

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investigation, determine the root cause of what failed inside the MDF forming process equipment, and are confident we have the solution in place to ensure a similar incident can never happen again.

“Safety is a core value and business priority

for West Fraser. We will not restart operations at WestPine MDF until we know it is safe.

“In the meantime, we expect that all of our Westpine employees to remain fully employed as cleanup and repair activities are commenced and completed.”

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Cracking down on distracted driving

Making an Informed Decision One of the most fundamental principles of a functioning democracy is that citizens and elected officials will make informed decisions; decisions based on fact and reasoned dialogue, not rumor and misinformation. Unfortunately, in today’s society, people are often “too busy” to inform themselves of the facts and social media tends to amplify gossip and speculation as if they were facts.

Council’s desire to build a new public works facility is a case in point. The rumour mill has us building a “Taj Mahal” and abusing our authority by using the reverse petition process. The facts are:

Each year, on average, 15 people are killed in distracted driving-related crashes in the North. to change behaviours by enforcing the law and we can all do our part by letting every phone call or text wait until we reach our destination,” Mike Morris, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General said.

“Safety on our highways and in our communities is our top priority,” said Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.

“You’re five times more likely to crash if you’re using your phone while driving so leave your phone alone and stay focused on the road.”

“B.C. drivers know it’s against the law, but far too many still make excuses for their behaviour, and put themselves and others at risk by using their phone while driving,” said Chief Constable Neil Dubord, Chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee.

“That’s why we’re cracking down on those who cannot police themselves.

Even when you’re at a red light or in slow moving traffic – you’re still in control of a vehicle – and the law still applies.”

Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s director responsible for road safety.

“Distracted driving

puts everyone on the road at risk - it’s one of the leading causes of crashes with pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists,” said Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s director responsible for road safety.

“Ipsos Reid recently conducted a survey for us and found that 34 per cent of cellphone owners

said they use their phone between one and five times out of every 10 driving trips. It’s time we all commit to leaving our phones alone and avoiding other forms of distraction when we’re behind the wheel.”

Regional statistics: Every year, on average, 27 people are killed in

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distracted drivingrelated crashes in the Lower Mainland.

Every year, on average, 10 people are killed in distracted drivingrelated crashes on Vancouver Island.

Every year, on average, 31 people are killed in distracted drivingrelated crashes in the Southern Interior.

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Distracted driving is responsible for approximately one quarter of all fatal crashes in B.C. Each year, on average, 15 people are killed in distracted drivingrelated crashes in the North.

Most drivers understand that using their phone increases their risk of crashing yet many still do it. That’s why ICBC, police and the B.C. government are teaming up to launch a month-long distracted driving campaign in March.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the odds of crashing increase by five times when using your phone, whether dialing, texting, reading or using social media.

Police are ramping up their enforcement of distracted driving across the province. Cell Watch volunteers will be roadside, reminding drivers to leave their phones alone. And ICBC road safety coordinators will be attending community events with a driving simulator the public can try.

You can take a stand against distracted driving and encourage others to do the same by picking up a free decal to display on your vehicle at ICBC driver licensing offices and participating Autoplan broker offices.

The campaign features radio advertising and digital advertising which will appear online as well as in restaurants and bars.

You can view an infographic on this month’s distracted driving campaign at icbc.com.

“Distracted driving remains a serious concern and we’re committed to taking steps to make our roads safer for everyone,” said Mike Morris, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

“Police across B.C. are doing their part

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we are simply proposing to build an efficient, functional workplace for one-third of our workforce;

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the reverse petition process is an appropriate way for us to test the public’s will in advance of a potential referendum if ten percent of the voters express concern about the proposed budget ceiling for this project.

Our public works crews build and maintain our road, water, sewer, and storm drain systems. They keep our roads clear of snow, streets clean in the summer, maintain our parks and flowerbeds, maintain the City’s cemetery, pick up our garbage, and manage our landfill. Currently, this work is done out of 11 different buildings spread throughout the City. The two main locations beside the Johnston Bridge are on the floodplain; in the event of a flood our crews would have to move all their equipment to higher ground first before being able to do their job of protecting the City.

In 2001, the Council of the day decided it was time to replace the aged out public works buildings, but it took until 2013 before a Council (under the previous Mayor) purchased the old soccer fields on Sword Road for this purpose. No significant investments were made in the current facilities during this time and the cost of building a replacement yard grew every year. The current Council has decided to get on with the long overdue job of building a new facility.

There are three main reasons Council has decided to act now: the price of a replacement facility will simply keep escalating; we have a financial plan to make the debt payments without a tax increase; and, investing now will allow us to create local employment at a time when the general economy is weak. The proposed timeline for this project would see us begin to build the new facility next year just as the Arena project winds down.

Some have suggested an appropriate price for this project should be $6.5 million not the up to $10 million we are asking permission to borrow.

In reality, the main public works building in the proposed project is estimated at about $5.8 million. The rest of the costs are associated with yard development and much needed storage facilities; there is also a $1 million contingency built into the project estimate. We are working with our local contracting community to ensure that the actual cost of building a replacement facility will be below the borrowing authority we are asking for.

I hope you will make an informed decision in this matter. For more detailed information about this project visit: www.quesnel.ca/pwfacility.html.

If you’ve already voted and feel you did not make an informed decision one of the benefits of the reverse petition process is that you can reverse your vote by simply dropping in to City Hall and signing the appropriate form.

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LOCAL NEWS Soup for Syria

Three women and a host of volunteers brought the dream of a fundraiser to help Syrian refugees to fruition, March 5 at the CNC/UNBC campus.

Soup for Syria was a masterful accomplishment where more than 50 volunteers, 33 varieties of soup, 30 individually decorated tables by 30 different volunteers, locallysourced sourdough bread and donated desserts and coffee created a powerful message that love can conquer fear and foster a strong sense of community all with a bowl of soup.

Many businesses, individuals and groups worked cooperatively and joyfully and attendees donated generously to a total of $8,170.

Of this, the amount donated to PG Citizens for Refugee Support was $4,450, and an additional $1,000 was given

by four young Dragon Lake elementary students through their coin drive.

An additional $700 was raised for the Karam Foundation and two families were sponsored.

The remaining funds raised, $3,025, was donated specifically at the event to support bringing a family to Quesnel.

A fund has been started at Integris Credit Union in Quesnel which is now accepting donations.

It costs between $27,000 and $30,000 to privately sponsor a family.

The event clearly showed no crisis is too huge, too foreign, too complicated for people to change it, even in a small way through the impact of working together for a common cause.

Perhaps the highlight of the evening was the inspirational presentation by Lejla Mu-

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ratsphahic of living through the Bosnian war as a teenager.

Her sharing of the pain, fear and trauma of all that she experienced brought the audience to their feet and a standing ovation.

During the event, local artist Lee Anne Chisholm created a live painting titled Love Over Fear. The painting hangs in Integris Credit Union and the public is invited to bid on it.

Musicians, poets and other artists also contributed their talents to the evening.

Amy Quarry, Amanda Woollends and Janette Parkinson guided this dream to its successful conclusion and have plans to hold other events to continue their quest of bringing a Syrian family to Quesnel.

To find out more about Soup for Syria visit the Facebook page SoupforSyriaQuesnel.

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Clockwise from top right: Lejla Muratsphahic moved the crowd to tears with her story; four students from Dragon Lake raised $1,000 for Syrian refugees; a capacity crowd gathered for Soup for Syria; more than 30 types of soup were on offer.

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If you have ever visited some Asian countries, you may find you have to squat to use the bathroom facilities. It’s an uncomfortable way to have a bowel movement but ironically it provides a clearer exit pathway and the muscles are more relaxed. There is a special device on the market that raises your feet as you sit on a normal toilet. It’s supposed to be the same as squatting.

Marijuana is often painted as a safe drug.

However, in teenagers it can be quite detrimental because their brains are still in development and the synapses are still making connections strengthened by the experiences they take part in. The “unfinished” brain makes teens more susceptible to wanting to carry on with the drug…more so than in an adult who starts the drug later in life.

New Zealand and the U.S. are the only two countries in the world that allow drug companies to advertise directly to the consumer. Billions of dollars are spent on this form of promotion and there is a move to curtailing this type of advertising and direct some of this money into reducing the cost of medications.

In the U.S. there has been a huge crackdown on health products that contain hidden ingredients not on the label. These products often claim to help “sexual enhancement” and weight loss. Health Canada in our country is always on the lookout for these types of products and will ban the sale if found. Many of these products can be found on-line. Remember: if it’s too good to be true, it is.

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Thomson said the legislation will redefine “interference” with firefighters so it doesn’t mean intentional interference.

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Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes the battle against two fires threatening the community last August were likely due to a recreational drone flown because

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“It was very hard to drive by the airport and see helicopters quiet on the ground, no bombers in the air, all the while people were clinging to the hope that the fire wouldn’t reach their homes, their businesses,” Hovanes said.

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The pilot of a recreational drone that forced waterbombers from smoke-filled skies around Oliver last summer was never located, but future offenders who impede forest firefighters will face higher fines.

Fines for 19 offences under the Wildfire Act, including interfering with wildfire protection efforts, are being increased to among the highest in Canada, Forests Minister Steve Thomson said Thursday.

The fine for failing to comply with fire restrictions such as campfire bans will increase from $345 to $1,150.

A new penalty of failing to comply with a stop-work order made because of fire risk will carry a maximum penalty of $100,000 and one year in prison.

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My sister, my friend

M

ary would have been 70 this year. She would have been a busy woman. Both in her career as a social worker and her leisure time where she embraced curling (although she wasn’t all that good) weaving and certainly socializing with her many friends.

All her life she was like a second mother to me (even though she was only four years older) and always offered advise (sometimes unwanted) support and countless suggestions on how to make my life better.

It wasn’t until she died of cancer in 1991 that I realized how vital all these things were to me.

I had already come to appreciate her unflagging interest and involvement in my life. She loved her nephews, all eight of them, kept in constant touch with her brother and sisters and her loving parents.

Although this may sound as if she was perfect, that was far from true.

But her flaws made her human and she was well aware of her imperfections.

For many years I could still hear her voice. I kept letters she’d sent me and remembered my life before she died.

No one ever wants to lose a loved one, however that process also makes you stronger, more empathetic to those who’ve lost their loved ones and reminds us how precious our family will always be.

My sister and I still talk about our lost sister and remember her with extreme affection.

Mary never married, never had children, but she lives on as we share her with our families frequently.

Mary, you are loved and remembered. As we approach Relay for Life and later in the season The Women’s Fall Challenge, it’s a special time to reflect and hold close the memories of those who lost their battle with cancer.

Fight on!

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s the B.C. government spends millions on an international brand campaign with the recycled slogan “Super, Natural B.C.,” another brand identity has spread across Canada.

This one’s unintentional.

It hit a new peak last week with the arrival of two young men from Saskatchewan, who were given oneway tickets to Vancouver and Victoria by typically burdened social services ministry staff in North Battleford.

Sorting through the blizzard of soothing sound bites and sympathetic TV clips, a clearer picture emerges.

In his initial interview with the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Charles Neil-Curly, at 23 the elder of the two, said he decided to head west when shelter staff told him his time had run out and he asked for bus tickets to B.C. “When they asked if I had a place to go, I just said, ‘yeah’,” Neil-Curly said. “I was going to the next homeless shelter anyway.”

Transients and panhandlers aren’t the only ones who say whatever they figure will get them through another day. Politicians do

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B.C. Views it too.

Admitting she knew little about the arrivals, Premier Christy Clark suggested that both were mentally ill and deserve every support the province can give them.

B.C. housing czar Rich Coleman has also demonstrated factual flexibility as he presides over the creation of his latest single-roomoccupancy drug ghetto in a residential neighbourhood in Victoria.

After quietly proposing a closed-down nursing home called Mount Edwards Court as a temporary solution to the filthy “tent city” that sprang up on provincial property last fall, Coleman abruptly announced from his Langley office Feb. 5 that the building had been bought and partly renovated for $4 million. It would house 38 people for up to

modations would be sufficient to end the camp.

“They’re not actually all that transitional,” Coleman replied. “We’ll take Mount Edwards through a zoning process. We’ve got about 100 beds there. We’ve bought the building so it’s hardly transitional. We’ve permanently done that.”

Fast forward to March 11. The 38 Mount Edwards spaces are full, another 40 rooms and camping spaces at a former youth custody centre are almost full, and the province applies for a court order to clear the Victoria camp.

A representative of the advocacy group Together Against Poverty Society goes on local radio to pledge legal support for the campers.

How many are there now?

At least 100, he says.

Meanwhile in Maple Ridge, where the “homeless” problem is all fixed, Coleman has just extended temporary shelter funding and paid $5.5 million for a 61-room motel to fix it some more.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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a year.

I asked him if the purchase meant the conversion of Mount Edwards into permanent “low-barrier” housing for 100 people was a “done deal,” as area residents believe. “They’re wrong,” Coleman indignantly replied, and there would be community consultation over the next year.

In subsequent comments to reporters, he said the province doesn’t really need city zoning, but will apply for it anyway. (That won’t be a problem with Victoria’s far-left city council, which is keen to add a supervised injection site too.)

On Feb. 24, Coleman was asked if he is concerned that the 88 housing units at two locations would fill up and other transients would arrive to take their place.

By that time the tent squat appeared to have about 100 people in residence, with the usual overdoses, violence and prostitution.

Coleman assured us it hasn’t happened in Abbotsford or Maple Ridge, where tent camps have finally been cleaned up after shelters and housing were provided.

The next day, he was asked if transitional accom-

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In gratitude Beth Turton’s Bouchie Lake Grade 3/4 class was asked to write a letter of gratitude. Turton chose West Fraser Mills, thanking them for the Timber Park, “logging trees so we can have homes, schools and lots of other things.” Here she displays her letter to WF’s Brent Paulsen.

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SD28 – trying to balance the budget Editor: Open letter to the Minister of Education.

For the past several years, the Quesnel School District has faced mounting financial pressures which have ultimately led to investigate potential school closures in order to ensure balanced budgets in the near future.

At the February 17 Board of Education meeting, trustees voted unanimously that a letter be written to the Minister of Education and other partner groups to convey frustration and displeasure regarding the downloading of

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unfunded costs to school districts within the province of British Columbia.

Three examples impacting the 2015 – 16 Budget are noted below.

The submission of the 2015-16 amended budget for which the cost pressures facing our district were highlighted, also comes on the heels of the provincial announcement for funding of the 2016 – 17 school year which provides little expectation of an increase in per-pupil funding.

First, our district had an “administrative savings” of $202,000

taken from our operating grant which came primarily from reducing both the Manager of Transportation and Manager of Finance positions from full-time to part-time.

This savings amount also led to a reduction in non-enrolling resource teacher time and loss in custodial time due to lost programs.

These administrative savings will further be felt in the 2016 – 2017 year as an additional $177,000 of administrative savings has been mandated.

Secondly, as per the previous letter written to

the Minister of Education in December, the board was disappointed the thaw of the wage freeze for some exempt staff, and subsequent salary increase was unfunded by the ministry.

Finally, the Next Generation Network upgrade was a mandated conversion and while we understand the benefits that will come from the upgrade, the costs are still being downloaded to school districts and place a significant burden on an already tight operating budget.

For the Quesnel School District, $83,000 was taken in July 2015 for

the set-up fee, another $76,000 is to be taken on or before March 2016 and it is anticipated that an additional $80,000 will be needed to do upgrades within our school to ensure compatibility.

This amounts to $239,000 coming out of the 2015 – 16 operating budget alone.

Based on just the financial pressures noted above, the Quesnel School District must fund more than $500,000 in unplanned costs in this school year.

This does not include additional cost pressures due to increased costs to

MSP, hydro and other inflationary costs.

In light of the above however, the board is pleased that the ministry has committed to allow districts to keep and repurpose the savings that will be realized in the 2016 – 17 budget from reduced employer contributions to the teacher pension plan.

We are also pleased to see that there was a $34 million increase in the K-12 capital projects budget which we hope Quesnel can benefit from due to the aging schools in the district.

The Quesnel Board of Education

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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Celebrate Purple Day Quesnel Drive-In Restaurant is all decked out in purple in support of March as Epilepsy Awareness Month, with Global Purple Day on March 26.

They have their restaurant decorated with purple placemats, purple balloons, purple flowers and are handing out purple ribbons for a donation. Coowners Angie Hewat, left and Ava Cook, centre are excited to support Natasha Wasmuth of epilepsyQuesnel and her efforts to help fund two more beds in the VGH Seizure Investigation Unit where those suffering from epilepsy find out if they are a candidate for life-changing surgery. During the month of March, 12 local businesses are participating in the fundraiser including Shopper’s Drug Mart Purple Cookie Day March 26; Scotiabank Purple Cookie and Epilepsy Info March 23 – 24; Rocky’s Purple Cookie Week March 21 – 27; Bliss Burgers for Purple Day March 21 – 23; Wright Choice Automotive Purple Cookie Week March 21 – 24; and Safeway Purple Flower Week March 23 – 27. All of March is purple bracelets at Fraserview Pharmacy; purple ribbons at Quesnel DriveIn Restaurant; Purple Manis and Pedis at Paradise Spa; and cookies at Quesnel Bakery, Home of the Purple Cookie and Chocolate-with-Purple-Drizzle Strawberries (strawberries by order only at epilepsy.quesnel@ymail.com).

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Everyone has a reason to Relay Left: Deacon was the youngest member of the 2015 City Slickers team: Nancy Coe and Kari Bolton celebrate the memory of those who’ve succumbed to canacer.

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City Slickers has been committed to Relay for more than 10 years ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter

C

ity of Quesnel employees, their families and friends have participated in Relay for Life for at least 10 years and 2016 is no exception. They are looking forward to the changes to the event and feel it will enhance the team spirit they have always brought to their participation.

“Having it condensed to five hours fits people’s busy schedules,” team captain Kari Bolton said.

She is still working hard to encourage city staff to join the City Slickers team, but is confident they will have a minimum of 10 members.

“We encourage spouses, children, friends and are sure our fundraising efforts will meet the $150/member goal,” she added.

During the interview the three team members in attendance were pleased to hear about the community dinner planned for the event and all agreed they’d be there.

They are already discussing how they plan to decorate their tent and City Slicker Nancy Coe was excited about figuring out team costumes.

Each person who signs up for Relay has their own reasons, for Bolton her grandmother died of breast cancer which they were assured if it had been diagnosed earlier she could have survived.

For Coe it was also very personal.

“I watched my father die of liver cancer,” she sadly said.

“I’ve also witnessed friends being diagnosed with cancer and some have passed away.”

For City Slicker Tanya Turner she lost her mother to lung cancer in 2006.

“I joined the city Relay team right after that,” she said.

Bolton said she’s sure everyone has been touched by cancer in some way and encourages other to join the fight and form a Relay team.

“We’re really looking forward to the event,” she said.

“It’s fun and a great way to raise money for an incredibly worthy cause. We challenge other organizations and other city departments to join us or form their own teams.”

Bolton said they’ve extended the invitation to mayor and council to join the team and so far one councillor has already signed up with City Slickers.

Relay for Life is slated for May 27 in Baker Creek Park from 5 – 11 p.m. The half-kilometre paved track, which team members walk, winds its way through the park. Organizers are busy finalizing details of the activities planned including the community dinner.

Teams can sign up by registering online, relayforLife.ca/quesnel. This is the easiest

method and it also allows team members to challenge their friends and family and the community at large to donate online, donors get their tax receipts electronically and almost immediately after making their donation.

Even if your not participating on a team, drop by Baker Creek Park and join the fun, there’s something for everyone on Relay day.

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Lifestyles

Turn kitchen scraps into BLACK GOLD for your garden.

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MARCH IS EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH March 26 Support Epilepsy &

Use A COMPOsT!

Go Purple

Scotiabank: Purple Cockie & Epilepsy Info - March 23 & 24 Rocky’s: Purple Cookie Week - March 21-27 Bliss Burgers: for Purple Day - March 21-23 Wright Choice Auto: Purple Cookies - March 12-24 Shopper’s Drug Mart Purple Cookie Day - March 26 Quesnel Bakery: Home of the Purple Cookie - till March 31 Fraserview Pharmacy: Purple Bracelets - till March 31 Paradise Spa: Purple Manis & Pedis - till March 31 Quesnel Drive-In Restaurant: Purple Ribbons by donation

PATRICIA MATTISON (FAWCETT) MEMORIAL

The family invites everyone to celebrate the life of Patricia Mattison on Sunday, March 27, 2016.

There will be a brief tribute to Patricia’s life beginning at 1:30 pm followed by light refreshments, sharing of memories, laughter and perhaps tears.

Quesnel Senior Centre, 461 Carson Ave., Quesnel B.C.

Spring work begins All-West Crane & Rigging Ltd. were able to work on the Safeway roof earlier than expected due to the beautiful weather. This photo was taken with a drone-mounted camera.

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Ray Winstone, Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson bring this movie to new comedic heights.

QFC – The Legend of Barney Thomson

Quesnel Film Club’s last film in their winter series, The Legend of Barney Thomson, March 17, 6:30 p.m. at the Carib Theatre, is an audacious and inspiring movie based on the first novel in Douglas Lindsay’s seven-part Barney Thomson series.

Directed (directorial debut) and starring Scottish-born Robert Carlyle, The Legend of Barney Thomson is a darkly comic thriller about a downtrodden mild-mannered Glaswegian barber whose mundane life is turned upside down when he inadvertently finds himself embroiled in a rash of serial murders.

Carlyle stars as the socially awkward Barney, whose dark fantasies become a startling

reality after the murder.

Rather than reporting the incident to the police, Barney turns to his hilariously fierce mother Cemolina (Emma Thompson) for help – but Cemolina has a secret of her own, which leads to a chain of unexpected events.

While the hapless haircutter clumsily tries to cover both his and his mother’s tracks, police inspector Holdall (Ray Winstone) fights his own battles within his inept homicide department as he tries to solve the crime of the century.

A black, bloody (and bloody hilarious) comedy of errors, The Legend of Barney Thomson brings Lindsay’s long-running series to vivid cinematic life.

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Outfitted with a ratty fur coat, a hideous wig and remarkable aging makeup, the always wonderful Thompson steals every scene she’s in as Barney’s indomitable mother, while director and star Carlyle demonstrates that he is just as adept behind the camera as he is in front of it.

Deliciously dark and savagely funny, this movie is sure to leave audiences in stitches.

Tickets for The Legend of Barney Thomson are $9 (regular) and $7 (seniors). For information on the Quesnel Film Club call 250-747-7422 or 250-747-3979, join the Facebook page at Quesnel Film Club or visit www. quesnelfilmclub.ca.

Allen Ray McKenzie

September 25, 1945 - March 4, 2016 It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our father and husband, Allen Ray McKenzie.

Allen was predeceased by his father Samuel E. McKenzie in 1989, and by his son Darryl L. McKenzie (Lorraine) in June 2015.

He has left to mourn his passing, his mother Olga R. Morris, his brother Robin V. McKenzie, sister JennyLee Scott, also his loving wife of 50 years Sharon C. McKenzie, daughter Tammy (Willard) Blaich, son Roy A. McKenzie (Julie), grandsons David (Rose) Blaich and Johnathan Blaich, granddaughter Gloria R. (Mikey) McKenzie and two great-granddaughters Lanna and Everly Blaich, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Allen’s final remains will be cremated and he will be placed with his son Darryl.

No service as per Allen’s final wishes. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the charity of your choice.

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TELUS helps poster contest

Agriculture is the backbone of this nation, and with such important work comes great responsibility.

Community Calendar

The Quesnel FASD Advisory Committee is holding their 4th annual poster contest for grade 8 and 9 students in the community. The committee applied and received a $1,500 grant from TELUS to help support prize purchase and printing costs associated with the contest.

The poster contest will begin in April, watch for flyers and/or presentations at your school.

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Thank you for all you do, and please, stay safe!

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MARCH IS EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH March 26 Support Epilepsy &

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Go Purple

Scotiabank: Purple Cockie & Epilepsy Info - March 23 & 24 Rocky’s: Purple Cookie Week - March 21-27 Bliss Burgers: for Purple Day - March 21-23 Wright Choice Auto: Purple Cookies - March 12-24 Shopper’s Drug Mart Purple Cookie Day - March 26 Quesnel Bakery: Home of the Purple Cookie - till March 31 Fraserview Pharmacy: Purple Bracelets - till March 31 Paradise Spa: Purple Manis & Pedis - till March 31 Quesnel Drive-In Restaurant: Purple Ribbons by donation

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MONDAY BOUCHIE LAKE SENIORS LUNCH March 21 at Bouchie Lake Hall. Doors open at 10:30 a.m., lunch at noon. Donations for food bank gratefully accepted.

Seniors 65 years and older welcome.

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.

THURSDAY

The Quesnel Church

But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and they must worship him in spirit and in truth. Please join us.

Call 747-3178.

Ask for Kim.

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.

FRIDAY FAMILY FUN BAKE SALE March 18 – 19, downtown Quesnel at Four Corners Spirit Square, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Proceeds to Terry Fox Run. ST. ANN’S CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE’S TRADES AND TREASURES April 1, 6 – 9 p.m. and April 2, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in St. Ann’s Hall. Many local home-based businesses, crafts and treasures, door prizes. CWL will provide a scrumptious

concession. Mini Donuts on site. To book a table or for other details call Shannon, 250-747-2026,

SATURDAY WOMEN OF INSPIRATION EGGSTRAVAGANZA April 2, 7 p.m. at Northstar Church.

Ukrainian Easter egg demo and display by Teresa McCart, special music by Obet Campeau, inspiring speaker Beverly Fox, Dessert and door prizes. Tickets are $5, please purchase in advance at Northstar Church or Colours on Reid St. or call 250-992-8830 or 778-466-0876. Invite

a friend, she’ll be glad you did.

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 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. Reg-

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But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and they worship himraised in spirit andhelps Allmustmonies in truth. Please join us.

support Quesnel kids!

Call 747-3178.

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Come join us Sunday, April 24th, 2016 Rev Bowling Lanes Call Joanie for info 250-992-7257

ister online, bigbrothersbigsistersofquesnel.ca All proceeds help support Quesnel kids.

FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE May 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the museum.

Donations may be dropped off at the Visitor Centre, April 1 – 30, Tuesday – Friday, 9:30 a.m.

– 4 p.m. For large quantities of books, call the museum 250-992-9580 to arrange for a drop off time. No National Geographics, encyclopedias or Reders’ Digests. Thank you.

ONGOING EVENTS

LEGION FLEA MARKET, Friday – Saturday, 10 a.m.

– 2 p.m. Donations greatly appreciated.

Help the Legion help the veterans. Donations can be dropped off at the Legion Tuesday – Saturday or call Ken, 250-7474591 or Colette, 250992-6140.

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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All girls lacrosse clinic a success RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter

The Quesnel Lacrosse Association (QLA) held an all-girls clinic March 3 at Lakeview elementary school.

The clinic was instructed by Naomi Walser, who is a former player that represented Canada at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and has also played in four field lacrosse World Cup competitions, two for team Canada (1995 and 1997) and also the Haudenosaunee national team (2009 and 2013).

President of the QLA, Lisa Scott says girls lacrosse is starting to get big.

“There is just a huge push for girls lacrosse right now,” Scott said.

“We wanted to try to get more development and get the girls playing.”

She says they want to add more girls team because of the benefits that are available to them.

“There is a lot of opportunities through scholarships for girls, so it’s nice to have Naomi come up from the Island and help promote this,” Scott said.

She also added that Walser has been huge when it comes to development for lacrosse throughout the province.

The QLA will be hosting a fundraising show at Billy Barker Casino March 17, featuring an AC/DC cover band. Tickets are $30 each and are available at the casino or by calling Scott at 250-991-2897 or email at quesnellacrosse@ gmail.com. Doors open at 6 p.m.

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Girls at the lacrosse clinic take instruction from Naomi Walser at Lakeview elementary school, where the girls learned the fundamentals of lacrosse.

Ryan Graham photos

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The Gold Pain City Derby Girls are a well known roller derby team in Quesnel but there is also a junior team, the Gold Nuggets who are entering their fifth year.

The Gold Nuggets are for girls from seven – 17 years of age, who enjoy the sport of roller derby.

Currently, they have 19 members which is the second largest team in Western Canada for junior girls. Parent, Fritz Wyssen says it is a great sport for the girls to get involved with because it gives them confidence.

“Once girls and more importantly the parents see how the girls interact at a sport level they can see the benefits from that,” Wyssen said.

“They learn team skills probably more than any other sport I’ve seen.”

He adds that the girls don’t even realize the score when the games are completed because of how much fun they are having.

“That’s not the important part to them at all,” Wyssen said.

“The important part is they’ve worked hard and had fun.”

Wyssen says the sport provides a social aspect along with the physical fitness.

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Correlieu school spirit alive and well RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter

Quesnel is passionate about the sport of hockey and that’s not only on the ice.

Correlieu secondary school hosts a floor hockey intramural league, which allows students to improve their hockey skills and have fun while doing it.

This year the league has 11 teams, including one girls team with more than 100 students and staff participating. Aaron Kainth a student at Correlieu says he became interested in the league in Grade 10.

“There was a lot of hype in Grade 10 and since then I have become addicted to it,” Kanith said.

He adds that he enjoys the competition, but also he is able to play hockey with his friends.

“When we’re playing we really try our hardest,” Kanith said.

“Our team is based on all of our friends not the competition.

If we’re not good it doesn’t matter because it’s our buddies we are playing with.

Winning is not everything for us.”

There is also a replica Stanley Cup, which was created by students in 2006 that will be played for the championship on May 19.

With a large number of students competing in the intramural league it shows the school spirit that is at Correlieu.

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A group of students from Correlieu high school watch their peers play a game, as one of their classmates holds a replica Stanley Cup that the students will compete for on May 19.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 A recent development may bring you luck and turn out in your favor, Aries. If financial deals seem lucrative, go ahead and trust your instincts to move ahead.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, maintaining a long-distance relationship or friendship can be challenging, but you have what it takes to make the most of the situation.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, fun is ahead if you are willing to take some risks. Take a chance and hang out with a new crowd this week. These might be just the people to add some hop to your step.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This is a terrific week to sit down and talk with someone you have not seen in a while, Cancer.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Your love life may take an exciting turn, Leo. Prepare for what’s ahead by letting someone else take control for a little while. Expect something to happen out of the blue.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Now is a great time to work on new relationships, Pisces. Pay extra attention to a newfound friend or love interest.

• Looking for seniors and adults as well as kids too!

• Earn your own money to buy things you like

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, joint ventures are the way to go this week.

Pooling your resources provides the chance for you and a friend to go bigger and better on something you both want to do.

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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

Lifetime Achievement Awards 2013 - Francine Gaetz [Posthumous] 2012 - Ron Paull 2011 - Peter Couldwell 2010 - Janice Butler - Cathy Heinzelman - Bev Pontius 2009 - Mary Glassford

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Who do you think should be Quesnel’s

2015

Volunteer Citizen of the Year?

Deadline March 17, 2016

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.

• Have signed the Nomination form in agreement to let his/her name stand, as there is a time commitment for the award winner,including committee meetings and various community events.

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

• Complete an official nomination form.

• Judges may not be aware of the nominee’s past voluntary work; therefore, nominations should include a nomination form with a brief statement outlining the reasons the individual is considered worthy of receiving the Award.

• Letters of support should include other accomplishments and relevant information that may be helpful in evaluating the nominee. Please limit each letter of support to one page. No other supporting material will be accepted.

Nomination forms can be picked up at City Hall or Quesnel Observer

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. Attn: T.Roberts; Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel,B.C. 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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2016 Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Banquet & Award Ceremony [Selecting the 2015 Citizen of the Year]

DATE: Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tickets: $25 per person available at Quesnel City Hall TIME: 5:30 pm – Doors open; 6:00 pm – Dinner service starts; 6:30 pm – Ceremony LOCATION: Billy Barker Casino Showroom, 308 McLean St, Quesnel

Silent Hero Awards 2014 - Dave Sutton - The Kopetski Family 2013 - Marjorie Hessels - Norma Malic 2012 - Jean Gelinas - Jean Muir - Gene Pascuzzo

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$

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3556 Hilborn Road – Well maintained mobile w/addition & a huge boot room sits on 0.44 of an acre. It is on a quiet, dead end street with a huge established garden and fruit trees. 2 bdrms and an office are in the addition (built in 2003) with a storage area below. Forced air natural gas heat as well as a pellet stove. There is plenty of room for parking, a carport and a workshop out back. Why pay lot rent when you can own a beautiful piece of property with a mobile, this is a must see.

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3932 Shaver Rd. – Affordable – Quality – Just sky of 5 acres. Mins to town, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, quality addition fts bright sunken fam rm. Cov’d sundeck to enjoy lovely landscaped 4.91 acres. Partially fenced, garden, firepit, w/ plenty of rm for kids to run & play. This mobile home is an open design w/ bdrm & bath at each end, large kitchen, built-in china cabinet, w/ sunken fam rm off LR. Really a well-designed home & property. Call Rick to view.

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334 Wilson Street – Historic 1.5 story house on a beautiful corner lot, overlooking Lebourdais Park. This home has been very well maintained, it has many modern upgrades with old time charm. You can still feel the originality of this home throughout. Huge laundry/bathroom and master bedroom on the main, 2 bedrooms upstairs with an office space. A bight open living room design and an ample kitchen make this house a home. Great little piece of Quesnel history.

MLS#R2028421 NCR#2622

$

159,900

614 Callanan St. – A Little Paint-A Little Luv-A Wow Location! North Quesnel 2+1 B/R Character home.

Nice kitchen, nicely treed, full basement, mostly unfinished w/ outside entry. Walk to everything Quesnel has to offer.

Large lot, lane access, across from QJS. Perfect time for a little “Home Work”. Great investment opportunity for the residential investor. Quick possession. Call Rick to view.

MLS#N244110 NCR#2563

newe Pric 125,000

$

212 Beath St. - Starter home or investment property.

• 3 bedroom home • In-law suite in basement • New siding, roof overhang and chain link fence • Newer appliances Call Andrea to view MLS#N243332 NCR#2549

Linda Gabara 250-991-2964 Broker

158,900

163,000

$

2840 Arnoldus Rd - This spacious 3 bdrm, 2 bath • 1 acre parcel • Huge rec room in the basement • Newer truss roof • Close to shopping & the school • Call Andrea to view MLS#R2001824

69,900

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$

NCR#2609

1772 Birch Ave. – 1.32 acres + awesome location + privacy = a great buy! This 3 bdrm diamond in the rough location in Red Bluff is just waiting for someone to access its potential. A new roof, glass in many of the windows, and water softener in 2014. The amazing yard boasts lilacs, plums, apples, raspberries, saskatoons, black currant bush, & hedges. The outbuildings include a wired, insulated, and heated workshop, storage shed, and pump house. A mustNCR#2638 see! MLS#

#62 – 313 Westland Rd. – Move-in Ready!

• 50+ Adult park • NEW H/W tank • Quick possession • NEW toilet & taps • Very well kept mobile and park • Covered patio and carport • Fridge, stove, washer & dryer MLS#N246590 NCR#2582

441 Kinchant Street (across from City Hall) Phone: 250-992-2207 • Fax: 250-992-2240 Toll Free: 1-888-992-2207 northcariboorealty@telus.net Rick Hughes 250-992-9846 Associate Broker

Andrea Blake 778-414-2551 Representative

www.northcariboorealty.com

169,900

$

476 WINDER ST. - Large Family Please! So much space & close to Soccer fields, Elementary & Sr High Schools. Shopping Mall & Restaurants just a few blocks. 5 bdrms, bath on each level. Main level den.

Master bdrm’s lrg enough for a king size bed. Open design, lots of potential. Detached grg w/alley access.

Fenced backyard, large city lot & covered sundeck. Call NCR#2606 Rick. MLS#N248255

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The Annual General Meeting

of the Quesnel Woodlot Association will be held at the Tower Inn Conference Room commencing at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016.

Woodlot licence holders and people with an interest in small scale forest management are welcome to attend.

Remembering Our Loved Ones

Celebration of Life for Ty Russell Cathcart

Insurance Brokers Quesnel, BC

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Permanent half day M.O.A. position available immediately at busy clinic in Quesnel. Need to be a computer literate, with demonstrated excellent phone and people skills. Experience in medical office environment with billing and / or M.O.A. qualification preferred.

Fax full resume to 250-992-2967 or e-mail to heiho@shawbiz.ca Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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CARIBOO PLACE APTS. 2 BDRM APT. available Mar 1/16. No pets, non-smoker + utilities. 625 Reid St. Phone 250.992.3036 for appointment

Commercial/ Industrial

3Bdrm.

House available March 15, 2016, 2 Bay Garage, $1200/mo. + Utilities. For inquiries call (250)255-7356 or (250)255-7086

2005 Chev Uplander

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given to Jonathan Zaruk, 560 Pierce Crescent.

AllKinds of Storage, 392 Johnston Ave., will sell all household and personal goods unless $654.50 is paid in full by March 20, 2016.

NEED A loan? Own property?

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Garden & Lawn BEAUTIFUL Bark Mulch, most is over 15 years. 2.22 yd bucket will fill your truck. $50 Call Lynn at 250-992-5646 Email: interlath@shaw.ca

Home Improvements FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

Spring Painting Special Any 3 rooms for $ 299.00, materials extra, includes 2 coats & minor repairs. Trim and ceiling extra. Call Rob, 250.747.3354

Household Services Cleaning lady for hire, call (250) 983-3336.

STEEL BUILDING sale. “Big blow out sale-clear out pricing in effect now!” 20x20 $5,444 25x26 $6,275 28x28 $7,454 30x30 $8,489 32x34 $10,328 42x50 $15,866. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 or visit us online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted 7507387

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Buying Coin Collections of any size.We collect CAN & US Coins, bills, Silver, Gold. Local couple also deal with Estates, Jewellery, Sterling, Antiques+ Chad & Crissy 778-281-0030.

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Commercial Space for Lease.

1700 sq ft unit or more, up to 5000 sq ft avail. Good Location, lots of parking. Contact for more information 250-9839813

2Bdrm.

Ground Level Suite,w/d hook-up, n/p, separate entry, separate parking, $600/mo. & 5Bdrm. House w/d hook-up, n/p. $1175/mo.

Inside renovated. Call 250992-7929.

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Just bring in or email your picture to classifieds@quesnelobserver.com Attn: Trina

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Mobile Homes & Parks MOBILE HOME: 12 X 56 w/190sq ft addition in MHP in Red Bluff. Oak kitchen w/ s.s appliances, separate laundry, 2+bdrms, vinyl woodgrain floors, W/I bath, 2 sheds. $36 900.00 call 250.991.9474 or 250.255.6953.

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NEED EXTRA CASH? WE BUY GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY, QUALITY WATCHES, COINS, STERLINg SILvERWARE, PLACER & NUggET gOLD, ESTATES, LIQUIDATIONS OR COMPLETE COLLECTIONS, PRICELESS OR UNUSUAL ITEMS. SCRAP OR UNWANTED gOLD & SILvER Privacy Assured - We can come to you.

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My clients sell quality...so do I.

5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, office, in-law/Nanny suite. $349,000

Homes Wanted

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given to George Dinwiddy, 1611 West Fraser Dr., AllKinds of Storage, 392 Johnston Ave., will sell all household and personal goods unless $813.50 is paid in full by March 20, 2016.

7 passenger, accident free, V6, A/C, power locks/windows, runs better than excellent, no rust, well maintained mechanically, clean recently tuned-up & ready to go. Reason for selling - downsizing

• Allergy Testing • Circumcisions • Vasectomies

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FIR Crest Apartments - 1 & 2 bdrm suites, NQ, N/S, N/P, no parties.

Adults only. (250)992-6593

1200 sq/ft newly renovated office space for lease. Includes kitchen/conference room, bathroom, private manager office with open concept foyer. $800/mo. Call (250)255-5990

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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

Lifetime Achievement Awards 2013 - Francine Gaetz [Posthumous] 2012 - Ron Paull 2011 - Peter Couldwell 2010 - Janice Butler - Cathy Heinzelman - Bev Pontius 2009 - Mary Glassford

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Who do you think should be Quesnel’s

2015

Volunteer Citizen of the Year?

Deadline March 17, 2016

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.

• Have signed the Nomination form in agreement to let his/her name stand, as there is a time commitment for the award winner,including committee meetings and various community events.

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

• Complete an official nomination form.

• Judges may not be aware of the nominee’s past voluntary work; therefore, nominations should include a nomination form with a brief statement outlining the reasons the individual is considered worthy of receiving the Award.

• Letters of support should include other accomplishments and relevant information that may be helpful in evaluating the nominee. Please limit each letter of support to one page. No other supporting material will be accepted.

Nomination forms can be picked up at City Hall or Quesnel Observer

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. Attn: T.Roberts; Quesnel Cariboo Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel,B.C. 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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2016 Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of the Year Banquet & Award Ceremony [Selecting the 2015 Citizen of the Year]

DATE: Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tickets: $25 per person available at Quesnel City Hall TIME: 5:30 pm – Doors open; 6:00 pm – Dinner service starts; 6:30 pm – Ceremony LOCATION: Billy Barker Casino Showroom, 308 McLean St, Quesnel

Silent Hero Awards 2014 - Dave Sutton - The Kopetski Family 2013 - Marjorie Hessels - Norma Malic 2012 - Jean Gelinas - Jean Muir - Gene Pascuzzo

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT CITY HALL IN EARLY MARCH

Sponsors:

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Grade 8 Principal’s Roll

Rebecca Althammer Logan Antonick Humam Aziz Emily Bergeron Layne Blair Kyra Buhrke Kaitlynn BurgWilkins Halle Cada Matthew Caine Alishia Carter Kyle Cheng Colby Couturier Aron Damanik Branda Eggert Claire Elden Abby Engel Casey Fisher Joseph Frisby Danielle Gamache Taylor Gilkerson

Emily Gorder Michael Greenwood Christopher Henderson Jessica Higgins Josh Holuboch Amy Hwang Noah Kennedy Autumn Koning Denny Law Angeline Lewington Bradley Lojstrup Sydney Mackay Matt Mattioli Makenna Maxwell Jett McCall Odin Mills Tatum Mueller Larissa Munch Cassidy Nikirk Haley Nunner

Laura Oldring Jack Petersen Bella Robinson Zeb Rummel Dawson Rusk DJ Sauve Kale Schmeisser Alyssa Schneider Leif Scott Brady Silveira Beverly Smetaniuk Riley Telford Emmi Vahaaho Peter van den Elzen Hannah VaughanFarrell Elysia Voigt Bradley Williams Sydney Zaro

Grade 8 Honour Roll Tinaysha Alexis Khya Aulakh Viktoria Ashton Kartar Basi Jake Beaudry Destiny-Jade Blaine Anthony Burgis Riley Clement Byron Cutts Jennifer Debassige Christina Falloon Nickolas Falloon Ally Fulton Kevin Fulton Katie Goodwin Flint Gordon Gunayre

Gunderson Jacee Gunderson Jack Henderson Hayden Hill Illyra Hill Bobby Huang Kasey Jackson Audrey Jespersen Lucy Jespersen Kayden Jewers Aarav Kansal Koby KishkanWalker Paige Kovacs Brenden Kozuchar Ashley Langille Dyson LeNeve

Zach Lightening Mason Mighton Tyler Milley Sage Mycock Adam Nicholas Heera Panasar Alexander Perry Bryanna Pontious Amber Proudfoot Coltin Shindler Ray Silvestre Ryan Simon Liam Smith Cole Williams Jacob Witzke Kira Wright

Grade 8 Work Ethic Angelina Aguado Tinaysha Alexis Rebecca Althammer Logan Antonick Humam Aziz Kartar Basi Jake Beaudry Emily Bergeron Layne Blair Kyra Buhrke Kaitlynn BurgWilkins Halle Cada Matthew Caine Alishia Carter Kyle Cheng Riley Clement Colby Couturier Byron Cutts Aron Damanik Branda Eggert Claire Elden Abby Engel Christina Falloon Nickolas Falloon Casey Fisher Joseph Frisby Ally Fulton Danielle Gamache Taylor Gilkerson Katie Goodwin Emily Gorder Flint Gordon

Jacee Gunderson Christopher Henderson Jack Henderson Jessica Higgins Hayden Hill Illyra Hill Julianna Hocevar Josh Holuboch Amy Hwang Kasey Jackson Audrey Jespersen Lucy Jespersen Kayden Jewers Aarav Kansal Noah Kennedy Autumn Koning Paige Kovacs Brenden Kozuchar Ashley Langille Denny Law Dyson LeNeve Angeline Lewington Zach Lightening Bradley Lojstrup Matt Mattioli Makenna Maxwell Jett McCall Odin Mills Mason Mighton Tyler Milley Tatum Mueller Larissa Munch

Sage Mycock Cassidy Nikirk Haley Nunner Laura Oldring Heera Panasar Alexander Perry Jack Petersen Bryanna Pontious Amber Proudfoot Bella Robinson Zeb Rummel Dawson Rusk DJ Sauve Kale Schmeisser Alyssa Schneider Leif Scott Coltin Shindler Brady Silveira Ray Silvestre Beverly Smetaniuk Liam Smith Keisha Stratton Riley Telford Emmi Vahaaho Peter van den Elzen Hannah VaughanFarrell Elysia Voigt Bradley Williams Cole Williams Jacob Witzke Kira Wright Sydney Zaro

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Quesnel Junior School Term 2 Awards

November 2015 to January 2016 Grade 9 Principal’s Roll Carter Barbosa Tyson Barker Aleesha Bautista Jarrett Bautista Thea Bautista Alex Berlinguette Aidyn Buchan Ashley Carter Olivia Crocker Sam Cunningham Grace Dunn Lucas Dunn Chrissy Dykhuizen

Victor Edwards Darcie Edye Cassandra Ettinger Abby Fisher Autumn FunkBrown Sarah Generous Graeme Hamelin Mikayla Headey Mykola Hendricks Nicole Hipkiss Breeanne Hollowell Aislynn Jones

Avrey King Camryn Klassen Emma Langevin Elijah McCart Sadie Mills Sierra Moore Taya Mueller Rachael Paley Megan Pastachak Thomas Peterson Jade Pitcher Bailey Riley Lilly Riley

Prabhjeet Sahota Alefa Sakakibara Jorja Salmons Tasha Schweb Shauntelle Shannon Bazil Spencer Morgan Stewart Noah Stobbe Joanie Terlesky Brandon Van Aalst Jewel Walrath Cheyenne Winslow

Grade 9 Honour Roll Mattias Aaslie Nikita Baldwin Lillian Beuschel Jayna Burton Kesley Carter Shelby Dawson Seth Forseille Braden Goyette Aiden Grant

Braden Hagley Gabriel Holuboch Spencer Knoke Levi Koning Brandon Langille Jonny McCuaig Chloe McGowan Gage McLennan Maddy Moore

Devon Osha Katherine Osmond Nicolas Palmer Emma Penner Samantha Perlitz C.J. Pont Angel Preston Jessica Reid Benjamin Reimer

Kaitlyn Robertson Carmen Rojas Armando Santos Tyson Sauve Oren Silveira Courtney Spiers Hannah Strand Emerie Watson Josh Williams

Grade 9 Work Ethic Mattias Aaslie Nikita Baldwin Carter Barbosa Tyson Barker Aleesha Bautista Jarrett Bautista Thea Bautista Alex Berlinguette Lillian Beuschel Aidyn Buchan Ashley Carter Kesley Carter Olivia Crocker Sam Cunningham Shelby Dawson Spencer Dent Grace Dunn Lucas Dunn Chrissy Dykhuizen Victor Edwards Darcie Edye

Cassandra Ettinger Abby Fisher Seth Forseille Autumn FunkBrown Sam Goulet Braden Goyette Aiden Grant Graeme Hamelin Mikayla Headey Mykola Hendricks Nicole Hipkiss Breeanne Hollowell Gabriel Holuboch Aislynn Jones Avrey King Camryn Klassen Levi Koning Emma Langevin Brandon Langille Jessica Lowe

Elijah McCart Jonny McCuaig Gage McLennan Sadie Mills Maddy Moore Sierra Moore Taya Mueller Travis Norman Devon Osha Katherine Osmond Rachael Paley Nicolas Palmer Megan Pastachak Emma Penner Samantha Perlitz Thomas Peterson Jade Pitcher C.J. Pont Angel Preston Jessica Reid Bailey Riley

Lilly Riley Kaitlyn Robertson Prabhjeet Sahota Alefa Sakakibara Jorja Salmons Armando Santos Tasha Schweb Shauntelle Shannon Bazil Spencer Courtney Spiers Morgan Stewart Noah Stobbe Joanie Terlesky Brandon Van Aalst Jewel Walrath Emerie Watson Cheyenne Winslow

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Grade 10 Principal’s Roll Priya Badhan Bianca Baker Jaydegh Billingsley Michael Caine Alexi Christieson Garnet Currie Amity Dixon-Traer Kurtis Doherty Joshua Domreis Avery Drew Shazia Fillion Spencer Gamache

Cassidy Giesbrecht Kyran Gillman Natasha Hanson Lyra Jonasson Grace Klapatiuk Marsha Lautsch Brody Lojstrup Tylor Mathers Sami Mayden Sarah Milligan Abbey Mills Kelly Murray

Ezra Nestel Jessica Oldring Connor Riley Taz Risma Jesse Saip Brendan Sargent Michael Schmidt Petra Simmons Corbin Taylor Jaydon Thompson Hailey Young

Grade 10 Honour Roll Camryn Andreychuk Cameron Banse Dean Bargery Jakob Barnes Tylaya Blacklaw Nichole Boyd Dustin Cathcart Brooke Churchill Ben Duncan Sergio Ferreira Jessica Fjeld

Riley Foster Reese Guglielmin Marie Kishkan Trenton Kishkan Kelsey Lefebvre Danica Mailloux Lucas Martins Emilee McCrea Shilo McKay Megan Melville Kaden Merritt Kassee Morrison

Duncan Mulligan Jaden Musselman Vanessa Pizzey Adrien Popik Manraj Purewall Diamond Reid Kalisse Sales Scott Sargent Kailee Sissons Ariana Thompson Tie Watson Michael Wright

Grade 10 Effort Roll Priya Badhan Bianca Baker Cameron Banse Dean Bargery Jakob Barnes Jaydegh Billingsley Nichole Boyd Taylor Brears Michael Caine Alexi Christieson Brooke Churchill Garnet Currie Amity Dixon-Traer Joshua Domreis Avery Drew Ocean Ferson Shazia Fillion Spencer Gamache Cassidy Giesbrecht Kyran Gillman Kurtis Groll Natasha Hanson Summer Headey Lyra Jonasson Marie Kishkan Grace Klapatiuk Marsha Lautsch

Brody Lojstrup Danica Mailloux Lucas Martins Tylor Mathers Sami Mayden Megan Melville Kariya Messom Sarah Milligan Abbey Mills Kassee Morrison Kelly Murray Ezra Nestel Jessica Oldring Vanessa Pizzey Adrien Popik Connor Riley Taz Risma Cristin Robotham Jesse Saip Scott Sargent Brendan Sargent Michael Schmidt Petra Simmons Corbin Taylor Jaydon Thompson Tie Watson Hailey Young

Grade 11 Principal’s Roll Alyssa Andres Olivia Baptiste Nicholas Berlinguette Kyra Buchan Shaylin Carifelle Emily Castle Anthony Celli Ali Cervienka Neha Clair Jill Couldwell Emma de Blois Lydia Doucette Brianna Dupuis Ryan Elden Maggie Evertsen Haleigh Fenton Jared Fisher Kassidy Flanagan Clara Frisby Nikki Gilbert Suzanne Gorel Hannah Hagley Jared Hamelin Callum Hanson

Jordyn Henderson Jessica Hoegler Ivan Johnston Sheba Kaneza Braden Kenney Isabelle Knoke Anni Kurta Demasis Lazarov Luc Legere Blaze Mack Liam Matzner David Neilson Keaton Ortner Adam Osmond Brenna Paulsen Sarah Peterson Anna Rempel Gujree Sabbarwal Jasmeen Sekhon Austin Steele Brandon Taylor Ella Thomason Jenna Townsend Taylor Watson

Grade 11 Honour Roll Johnathon Bauer Taylor Beiswanger Avery Bell Hope Bremner Shaymus Christy Ryder Crewe Shawna Dumaine Krystal Gelinas Jacob Gilpin Dylan Graham Christina Grob Cole Gronskei Robert Howard Abby Howse Dane Jacobsen Chantelle Klassen Sam Kurta Tobias McCuaig Abbigeel McGowan

Amber McHugh Olivia Moody Ty Mueller Joshua Muir Samantha Olsen Keegan Pinel Alexis Poulin Kassidy Rutledge Kyra Schmitke Kelsey Schmode Melissa Schweb Andra Scott Ryan Silvestre Sami Skinner Morgan Spencer Andres Street Evangeline Van Vugt Morgan Wick

Grade 11 Effort Roll Alyssa Andres Olivia Baptiste Johnathon Bauer Taylor Beiswanger Nicholas Berlinguette Kyra Buchan Shaylin Carifelle Emily Castle Anthony Celli Ali Cervienka Shaymus Christy Neha Clair Jill Couldwell Emma de Blois Lydia Doucette Brianna Dupuis Ryan Elden Brody Evans Maggie Evertsen Haleigh Fenton Jared Fisher Kassidy Flanagan Clara Frisby Jacob Gilpin Suzanne Gorel

Christina Grob Cole Gronskei Hannah Hagley Jared Hamelin Callum Hanson Jordyn Henderson Jessica Hoegler Abby Howse Dane Jacobsen Ivan Johnston Sheba Kaneza Seth Kennedy Braden Kenney Chantelle Klassen Isabelle Knoke Anni Kurta Sam Kurta Demasis Lazarov Luc Legere Blaze Mack Liam Matzner Abbigeel McGowan Shanice Moizo Olivia Moody Joshua Muir Matt Munro

David Neilson Adam Osmond Brenna Paulsen Sarah Peterson Keegan Pinel Alexis Poulin Kayla Radomske Anna Rempel Kassidy Rutledge Gujree Sabbarwal Kyra Schmitke Aisha Schmitke Kelsey Schmode Melissa Schweb Andra Scott Jasmeen Sekhon Sami Skinner Morgan Spencer Austin Steele Brandon Taylor Hali Teichroeb Ella Thomason Jenna Townsend Erica Vahaaho Taylor Watson Peyton Winslow

Grade 12 Principal’s Roll Jayden Arnold Elisha Balazo Jenaya Barker Noah Barrett Emily Brown Tayler Cathcart Cole Dinsdale Lucas Dyer Rebecca Ferreira Trevor Fischer Emily Gilbert Cassie Greenwood Brittany Grob Alison Groll Rachel Hackler Carmen Huang

Emily Isaac Julia Isaak Aiden Keith Mia Kozak Morgan LorenzenCampbell Mariah Mannering Jared Martell Brittany Massey Kaitlyn Melville Cleo Mills Hailey Nipshank Sophia Stoldt Kyra Teetzen Lee Verge Taylor Waters

Grade 12 Honour Roll Tyler Baker Olivia Belcher Dylan Cathcart Jordan Daly Shawna Gagnon Damon Giesbrecht Alex Horner Paige Kastrukoff Samantha Koning Christina Lawrence Brianna MacCrimmon Justin MacDonald Paawan Miglani

Travis Moody James Muir Lyndsy Peters Jessica Preston Casey Richert Haley Schotel Tanvir Sekhon Hailey Soderman Terron Sundby Kaylin Tilsner Connor Vik Connor Williams Curtis Wright

Grade 12 Effort Roll Jayden Arnold Tyler Baker Elisha Balazo Jenaya Barker Noah Barrett Olivia Belcher Jadyn Blair Morgan Blair Dallas Boyd Emily Brown Tayler Cathcart Jordan Daly Cole Dinsdale Lucas Dyer Rebecca Ferreira Telise Gauthier Damon Giesbrecht Emily Gilbert Isaac Glover Cassie Greenwood Jillian Gregory Brittany Grob Alison Groll Rachel Hackler Samantha Haley Jessy Halleran Alex Horner Jacquelyn Howard Carmen Huang Emily Isaac Julia Isaak Harkirat Kaur Aiden Keith Samantha Koning Mia Kozak Christina Lawrence

Jadyn Legere Shamara Leonard Morgan LorenzenCampbell Justin MacDonald Jadyn Makeiff Tea Mamic Mariah Mannering Jared Martell Brittany Massey Baylee McGillivray Kaitlyn Melville Paawan Miglani Cleo Mills Hailey Nipshank Megan Oldring Lyndsy Peters Jessica Preston Keith Redden Jenna Reimer Casey Richert Haley Schotel Tanvir Sekhon Rowan Simmons Hailey Soderman Sophia Stoldt Kyra Teetzen Kaylin Tilsner Spencer Tipold Lee Verge Connor Vik Taylor Waters Connor Williams Curtis Wright Sophia Zaro

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

PRECISION TRUCK MONTH

SIERRA KODIAK EDITION UP TO TOTAL $10,000 INVALUE **

WITH PRECISION FEATURES THAT INCLUDE:

TRAILERING EQUIPMENT

REMOTE VEHICLE STARTER SYSTEM

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDEALERS.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a 2016 Sierra 1500 Kodiak Edition, and lease of a 2016 Sierra 1500 Double Cab 4WD (1SA), Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA), Acadia SLE-1 AWD(3SA). License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between March 1 and March 31, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model-year GMC model, excluding GMC Canyon 2SA, Sierra and Sierra HD. General Motors of Canada will pay one month’s lease payment or two bi-weekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes). After the first month, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Consumer may be required to pay dealer fees. Insurance, licence and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. ** $10,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $5,445 Cash Credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Loyalty Cash (tax inclusive) and a $555 manufacturer-to-dealer Kodiak Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2016 Sierra SLE 1500 Kodiak Edition, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are forgoing this $5,445 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $34,344/$31,346/$40,578, including $893/$670/$670 Loyalty Cash (tax exclusive), $0/$500/$1,000 lease cash, $3,000/$0/$0 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit and a $1,000/$0/$0 bonus credit for a new eligible 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 4WD (1SA)/Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA)/Acadia SLE-1 AWD (3SA). Bi-weekly payment is $159/$184/$209 for 24/48/48 months at 0%/0.9%/0.49% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $1,050/$0/$0 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade.

Total obligation is $9,306/$19,104/$21,696, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $25,039/$13,036/$19,467. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2016 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between March 1 and March 31, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on all 2016 GMC Sierra models. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ‡ Vehicle user interfaces are products of Apple® and Google® and their terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible smartphone. Data plan rates apply. ^^ The 2-Year Scheduled LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2016 GMC vehicle with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the Oil Life Monitoring System and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four lube-oil-filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details.

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