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Abuse of hunting license nets fineWarning: graphic photo with story. On Jan. 14 2014 an Okanagan man appeared in a Burns Lake court room and pleaded guilty. Story on page 3

Point of sale credit card fraudAt least one local busi-ness in Burns Lake was hit over the Christmas holidays by a tricky credit card fraud which resulted in a $1000 loss for the business owner.

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WALTER STRONG

Wesley Sam and Pauline Goertzen have been nominated for the posi-tion of chief of the Burns Lake Band (BLB) in Burns Lake (Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation).

Sam and Goertzen were the only nominations last Wednesday after-noon during a statutory nomination process. Sam is a former elected

band councillor, BLB member, and local business owner.

Burns Lake resident Goertzen, a non-band member, has been an active member of the Burns Lake commu-nity of most of her life, and has been involved with the Burns Lake Band since her early twenties.

According Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), current Indian Act band election regulations allow for an elected chief who is not his or herself registered on the band list.

Only registered members of the band who are 18 or older can vote, and only registered members of the band can stand for election as a coun-cillor.

All registered band members, both

on and off reserve, are eligible to vote in the up coming election on Feb. 11, 2014.

The position of chief for the Burns Lake Band was vacated on Dec. 31, 2013 when then Chief Albert Gerow resigned from his position citing the desire to pursue other opportunities.

Gerow was in his second term as chief when he resigned. His tenure was marked with controversy sur-rounding on-reserve band members who challenged his leadership.

Sam declined the opportunity for the moment to comment on his nomi-nation for chief or to comment on his running mate.

Goertzen described her nomination as being for a period of transition.

“This is not a common practice, nor

should it be,” Goertzen said. “But it has gotten everyone’s attention. The desire for fair participation and no perception of nepotism or self-inter-est among the members on the reserve has been communicated to me, as the band membership now struggles from severe divisions and unrest.”

“I have been asked to convene, in the next eight months, the entire membership to review information and plan together. This willingness to bring the community together has made me decide to accept this task and comes as an honour. I look for-ward to using my skills to serve and walk with this community on the path they choose to move forward.”

Goertzen reported she was asked by Cecelia Sam to stand.

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Non-band member stands for election as interim step

Burns Lake Band to elect new chief

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Contained within the 87 page WorkSafe BC final report on the Jan. 20, 2012 Babine Forest Products (BFP) mill ex-plosion that killed two workers and injured many more are details regarding the exact cause - as best as can be determined by inves-tigators - of the terrible accident.

Available oxygen, confined space, dry wood-dust accumu-lation, and what was probably an open flame, combined to produce the massive explosion that night.

Other gases present in the environment, thanks to safety-valve venting of pressurized combus-tible gas containers also contributed to the force of the explosion.

WorkSafe BC inves-tigators determined the source of the ignition to be a flame ignited by friction generated with-in a motor assembly.

The motor assembly, located in the facilities half-basement below a waste conveyor system, had become packed with accumulated dust to the point where, the report said, the moving parts within the motor were in constant contact with the accumulated dust.

This constant mov-ing contact was enough to start the debris in the assembly to smoulder. The limited space with-

in the assembly would have prevented ignition to a flame within the assembly, but it is sug-gested that smouldering debris would have been transported closer to the exterior of the assembly where sufficient oxygen was present to create an open flame.

Just prior to the ex-plosion, the report said, fire alarms where trig-gered within the mill. They were not loud enough for workers to hear them over noisy machinery, but a watch-man was in the process of investigating the alarms when the explo-sion occurred.

High levels of air-borne dust and ac-cumulated dust were determined to be the primary source of the conflagration. Contrib-uting factors were low winter humidity, closed windows due to cold temperatures, and the presence of pine resin, the result of a pine bee-tle killed tree’s natural response to the invading insect.

Sprinkler systems in-stalled to mist airborne dust were not fully op-

erational thanks to the extremely cold weather in the weeks leading up to the explosion. Many were frozen.

The report did in-dicate that older mills throughout the prov-ince, including BFP, were not built to take into account the dust levels associated with processing large vol-umes of dead pine.

Dust collection sys-tems were, according to the report, absent from some of the dustiest ar-eas of the mill. Small fires within the mill were previously noted, but WorkSafe BC did not follow up on those fires beyond requesting BFP to file their own reports regarding the in-cidents.

Although wood dust collection and removal systems were found to be inadequate to the task, the report also said that BFP had been taking steps to improve dust control within the facility.

“The Babine sawmill was spending consider-able amounts of mon-ey on upgrad-ing the sawmill’s pro-

duction capabili-ties and improving the dust management system by opening up floors, pressurizing the [motor control centre panels], and improv-ing the waste convey-ors systems,” the report said.

At the time of the ex-plosion, BFP was under a December 2011 order to improve airborne dust removal systems.

“However, no ad-equate actions were tak-en to reduce or control the levels of airborne wood dust within the mill,” the report said.

The report noted that BFP had significant dust removal upgrades in the works, including a down payment on ad-ditional or replacement dust removal systems, as well as one of two additional exhaust fans already on site to be in-stalled.

The installation of those systems were delayed because of re-quired upgrades to the electrical systems be-fore they could be in-stalled. The required electrical upgrades

Details of WorkSafe BC report into tragedy causeSteps underway at time of accident to address dust buildup

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were, according to WorkSafe BC, already underway when the explosion occurred.

The final conclusion of the report, which has received the most media attention, was that the accident was preventable.

WorkSafe BC did not issue a stop work

order against BFP, despite having itself noted that dust accumulation levels were above acceptable standards.

The responsibility for worker safety, the report concluded, ultimately lay with the employer.

At press time, BFP had not issued a re-sponse to the WorkSafe BC report. Steve

Zika, BFP chief executive officer, said they were waiting until after the passing of the two-year memorial last Monday to issue their statement out of respect for the families involved.

Zika did say that BFP disagrees with the conclusions of the WorkSafe BC re-port.

No stop-work orders issued at mill

Abuse of hunting license nets fineConservation report

On Jan. 14 2014 an Okanagan man ap-peared in a Burns Lake court room and pleaded guilty to using another person’s hunting licence and to exceeding the bag limit for moose under the Wildlife Act.

The case originated in the fall of 2013 when Conservation Officers checked a hunt-ing camp near Helene Lake. While check-ing three moose carcasses in camp, the of-ficers became suspicious when a member of the hunting party was unable to point out which moose he had killed.

Further investigation revealed that the Okanagan man had killed all three moose and used other hunter’s licences to cover off the harvest. At the conclusion of the case the Okanagan man was sentenced to pay a fine of $3000 and is now prohibited from hunting or being in the company of anyone engaged in hunting for the next two years. The two other members of the hunting party were each issued $575 in fines bringing the total penalty to $4150. The meat of the three moose seized and was redistributed to low income families in the Burns Lake area.

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An Okanagan man was sentenced to pay a fine of $3000 and is now prohibited from hunting moose, or being with anybody hunting moose, for the next two years.

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Neil Young’s anti-oilsands concert tour was the perfect distillation of the American enviro-assault on its depen-dent northern neighbour that’s been going on for a de-cade or more.

After touring Fort McMur-ray in his electric car with actor-turned-protester Da-ryl Hannah, the 68-year-old Young covered all the big propaganda hits and added his own fantasy facts.

It looks like a war zone up there! Hiroshima! If it keeps going it will be like the Moon! There’s no reclamation! Tar sands oil is all going to China, and that’s why their air is so bad!

All of those statements are false. And then Young dropped his own nuclear bomb, claiming

cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are 30 per cent higher than, well, somewhere else. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has cited a discredited study by for-

mer community doctor John O’Connor to press the same claim.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta reviewed O’Connor’s claims in 2009. It concluded that

“Dr. O’Connor made a number of inaccurate or untruthful claims” about cancer patients, and then refused to provide patient information after his claims made international news.

Retired professor David Schindler toured with Young and continued to push the health scare, referring dark-ly to newer research showing increased mercury and PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) contamination.

When you peel back the propaganda and journalistic hype, these studies mainly reveal that such toxins are on the rise, but are found in much higher concentrations around large cities where fuel is consumed. The cancer claims were then debunked by a Royal Society of Canada expert panel in 2010.

This cancer scare is the most damaging and dishonest part of the selective attack on Alberta. The oil indus-try, politicians and most of the media seem unwilling to examine it critically.

Climate scientist-turned-politician Andrew Weaver was at Young’s Toronto news conference. He says there were no questions for him, Adam or Young’s other validator, David Suzuki, who previously worked with Schindler on a slanted oilsands documentary for the CBC.

Weaver calculates that Young’s claim about greenhouse gas emissions is substantially correct, if you include emissions from the finished fuels. Weaver refused any comment on the cancer claims.

Young included the obligatory sneering comparison between Stephen Harper and George W. Bush, which is another sign he’s lived in California too long. He seemed unaware that the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau support continued oilsands development.

As for moonscapes, Young could have driven his famous electric Lincoln from his Redwood City mansion on a hill to nearby Bakersfield, to view the greasy expanses of closely packed pumpjacks reaching to the hori-zon, still expanding due to hydraulic fracturing.

Young could have visited North Dakota, where the second shale oil train explosion luckily didn’t kill any-one. It seems there will be no remake of Young’s classic Kent State lament dedicated to 47 Dead in Old Que-bec. That’s American oil, so no protests.

Chief Adam was frank in an interview on CTV about using the “Honour the Treaties” tour to strengthen his legal position. Young’s concert tour put $75,000 in his fund to pay lawyers. Oil isn’t the only thing being extracted here.

By the end of the tour Sunday, Young and Adam conceded they weren’t trying to shut the Athabasca oilsands down, just start a dialogue.

Thanks to uncritical media coverage, there will no doubt be discussions at dinner tables and in classrooms all over the world about the terrible Alberta tar sands and the cancer they don’t actually cause.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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The release of the Work-Safe BC (WSBC) report into the cause or causes of the Babine Forest Products BFP mill explosion has added to the feeling among some that the owners of (BFP) have gotten off the hook.

The conclusion of the WSBC document - that the explosion was avoidable - coupled with observations made in the recent Crown

Counsel decision not to proceed with charges, partly because not all evidence collected was gathered under standards that would likely satisfy the court, has led to politically partisan accusations that the investigation was bungled from the start.

Has justice been hamstrung in the process?Without prejudice to your right to form your own opin-

ion, there are salient and somewhat underreported sec-tions of the Crown Counsel report that bear consideration.

First, the Crown was not asked by WSBC to con-sider criminal charges beyond those falling under provincial regulatory provisions included in the Workers Compensation Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. WorkSafe BC had never recommended that the Crown pursue charges under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Furthermore, WSBC had never recommended charges be laid against any BFP employees, man-agers, or executives. They recommended charges only against BFP as a corporate entity.

Importantly, the Crown report did not say all evidence would likely be inadmissible.In fact, it said enough evidence would likely have been admissible to justify at least four serious

charges under regulatory provisions, including failure to ensure the health and safety of workers.Despite the availability of evidence to proceed with charges, the Crown still decided not to pro-

ceed. About three pages of the eight page ‘clear statement’ provided by the ministry to explain its decision were spent outlining how BFP would have a strong case for proving a defence of due diligence.

“The wisdom gained by hindsight is not necessarily reflective of reasonableness prior to the incident,” reads the Crown’s report. In other words, again in the words of the report, “The available evidence reviewed by criminal justice branch does not contain material establishing that the direct-ing minds of Babine knew or ought reasonably to have known of the full extent of the hazards of combustible sawdust.”

“Babine would likely be able to establish that it did not foresee and could not reasonably have foreseen that sawdust could cause a catastrophic fire and explosion of the nature that occurred on Jan. 20, 2012.”

The Crown statement goes on to outline the steps which BFP had taken to mitigate dust buildup in the facility. It concludes that, “The evidence reviewed by criminal justice branch does not contain any material establishing Babine failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate those risks of which it was aware, or ought reasonably to have foreseen.” Dust levels at BFP were, according to evidence reviewed by Crown Counsel, “about the same as those in… other regional mills.”

The urgency of the situation at BFP was not apparent even to WorkSafe BC officials during their regular inspections. Despite recognizing that the buildup of dust was significant enough to recom-mend dust masks be worn, the report noted that “WSBC raised no concern that dust levels in the Babine mill posed a risk of explosion.” It can’t be overlooked that, according to report, “The man-ner in which WSBC conducted parts of its inspection/investigation would likely render significant evidence that it gathered inadmissible in court.” This is a serious problem but it’s not the whole story surrounding the Crown report on its decision not to proceed with charges under the Workers Compensation Act against BFP. Nowhere in the report does it say the Crown would have proceeded with charges had the evidence in question been collected to a more rigorous standard.

What it does say is that even where the evidence likely admissible would justify a charge, the likelihood of a successful defence outweighed the probability of a successful conviction.

Looking at report details

Old man take a look at your facts

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Premier Christy Clark has ordered a review of the decision not to lay charges after the fatal explosion and fire in Burns Lake.

Clark has directed her deputy minister John Dyble to review the circumstances that led to the decision. WorkSafeBC's inves-tigation has been criticized after Crown prosecutors said some of their evidence would not be admissible in court because of the way it was gathered.

Clark announced the internal review Thursday at the Truck Loggers' Association convention in Vancouver. She emphasized that the review is not to second-guess the independent decision of the criminal justice branch, "but if there are lessons to be learned from this, I want to make sure that we learn them."

Two workers died and 20 more were injured in the explosion and fire at Burns Lake. A province-wide program of sawmill dust inspections has been in place since the Babine mill explosion in January 2012 and a similar blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George three months later.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said there should be a review, but Dy-ble is not the right person to do it because he reports to the pre-mier. The investigation was "bungled," and cabinet ministers also intervened to keep a B.C. Safety Authority report on the situation from being made public before last May's election, he said.

"Somebody independent should address the ques-tion of what happened here, why the government acted in this way, why information that should have been made public wasn't, and why charges weren't brought because of the inability of government agencies to work together in the correct way," Dix said.

WorkSafe BC also released its final report on the explosion Thursday, and is considering orders and penalties for the owners of the Babine Forest Products mill, which is being rebuilt.

WorkSafe BC investigators conclud-ed that the explosion was preventable. They found that the company knew its dust collection system was under-sized, but the mill increased produc-tion before an electrical upgrade was completed.

The report said there was "consid-erable work" done to the mill's dust management system and improving the waste conveyor system, which was the likely the ignition source for the dry dust from pine beetle-killed lum-ber.

It also found that "no adequate ac-tions were taken to reduce or control the levels of airborne wood dust, even though this was the root cause of the violation cited in December 2011."

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Complaints were received by Lakes District News regarding a Christmas video circulating on Hampton Affiliates Facebook page.

The video was done in the spirit of the video, “What does the fox say?” which went viral on-line late last year. The video is a comedic roast of Hampton CEO Steve Zika.

Some elements of the video were interpreted as making light of the two lives lost in the Jan. 20, 2012 Babine Forest Products mill explosion near Burns Lake.

Hampton took the video down from their Face-book page after learning that some were offended.

“The video was made by the Hamptons for our holiday party in the Portland office and was a spoof of me,” Zika said.

“There was no reference to Burns Lake, the uni-forms at the end… had absolutely nothing to do with the accident. I am sorry if anyone was of-fended by it and the video has been taken off our Facebook page.”

Premier Clark orders review of Burns Lake mill explosion case

Video elicits complaints

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Here we are just about back to normal again after losing our power for a few hours. Sure makes us feel just how helpless we really are. The Tweedsmuir House kitchen had a temporary source of power so the meals could be prepared. Sure felt good when the power came back on.

Nice jobHere is a little some-

thing that was passed to me, no names men-tioned but thought I would pass it on. Hat’s off to Albert Klassen for his faithful help keeping the sidewalks clear at Tweedsmuir House and also for his dedicated garbage picking through-out spring, summer and

fall around our town of Burns Lake. Also a big thank you to Allen Stan-yer Sr. and Harvey Funk for removing snow on the residents cars. We re-ally appreciate this. It’s the way to go fellas. We all live at Tweedsmuir House.

HistoryI have at hand a book-

let put together by Do-reen Shelford and given to me a lifetime ago and it’s really a treasure. She has called it some his-tory told to Faye Short by R. W. Innes. The first story is very interesting, it tells of Harry Morgan, Al Goodwin and Jim MacDonald came into the Ootsa Lake district in 1904 by dog team over the Kamano Pass.

This was March and the lake was still frozen over and they skated the length of the lake. Jake Henkel already had a cabin on Ootsa Lake and had winter there. Years ago a retired forestry man and I were visiting and I mentioned the Kamano Pass and he said the po-

lice had to close the pass as there were too many grizzly bear accidents.

Also there had been some kills as well. It’s amazing to see the num-ber of folks who came into the Ootsa Lake and Lakes District in those early years. Also I have the names and dates of the folks moving into Burns Lake, this is also very interesting. I found this very interesting too, Bob Gerow built the first hotel on the island in 1913 so Burns Lake has had a hotel for a lot of years.

So slowwwwwOur daughter Kathy

and her three girls make their home in Bangor, N. Ireland and she posted a package of Christmas cards for me to pass on to the family and friends. They were sent air mail posted Dec. 1 and the package arrived yester-day Jan. 14 so family and friends can celebrate two Christmas days. Just about a month and a half but at least it got here. As the saying goes better

late than never.Windy daysOn Tuesday last a very

strong gale force wind hit the lakes and east of town as well with a pow-er outage. Lots of folks figured it was one of the worse wind storms they had ever seen. The power blinked a couple of times here in town but no pow-er outage thank heavens for that as we have al-ready had enough. Hat’s off to BC Hydro for their efforts to keep our power going.

Here we are half way through January and still enjoying the mild winter. It’s what is called a sur-prise but keep our fingers crossed this can’t last or am I fooling myself. It’s the ice that seems to be all over that’s very dan-gerous. No matter what happens now we are half way through the winter.

Our mother used to write for the Prince Ru-pert news and she kept all her writings in scrap books and some of the winter months, the 50s and the 60s, will tell us

how lucky we are so far. Most winters reported 40 and 50 below and stay that way for days. One winter it was re-ported 70 below in Burns Lake. There were only two places in town that had thermometer’s that showed that cold, Burns Lake Hardware and Be-atty’s Cleaner’s. Skag up in the north and Burns Lake were the coldest places in Canada, we set a record. There were very few water systems or septic systems so freez-ing up water lines were almost unheard of. There are no block heaters then so you had to figure how you had to start your ve-hicle.

I bought a little kero-sene heater from Sears and hung it beside the block, it worked fine but always a danger of fire. I left the motor running all night and this was the best. There were some bad winters. I had one emergency trip to Burns Lake at 45 below zero. Most folks here hauled water from the lake with

a horse, I know we did. In our big house we just couldn’t keep warm so we shut off the upstairs bedrooms and slept in the living room close to the wood heater. Our kids just loved that. One thing we sure had good ice for driving on. These cold winters made the taxi business a bit exciting.

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Mennonite choir came last night and sang for us and also gave a message for us all. The residence of Tweedsmuir House al-ways enjoy them coming to entertain us. We look forward to them.

On Saturday night last there was a pot luck supper at the Francois Lake Hall to raise funds for some more improve-ments for the outside of our hall. There were about between 60 and 70 present counting the children.

It was a lovely sup-per with everything a hungry soul would want. Brian and Lone Spur en-tertained us during the

evening with their good music and song. Everyone really had a good time and say we should have these evenings more often.

As far as we can figure out the hall was built in 1922 and managed by the Farmer’s Institute for many years. Some funds became available and put to use, a new large addi-tion was built on the west side. This gave the inte-rior much more room. There have been many improvements through the years and the last big one was just lately and this was a whole new in-terior, including kitchen, bathrooms and much more and the interior now looks really modern and bright.

Through the many years there have been weddings, funerals, pic-ture shows, auctions, and dances.

And a big thanks to all those who have been responsible for all the work that has been done to make it so.

Remember always God loves you and so do I.

We are all so proud of our Francois Lake hall


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As we approach the middle of winter, some of us look to ice fishing to get outside and maybe catch a tasty dinner. Burns Lake Community Forest wants to remind you to be ice safe. Here are some reminders when ice fishing:

❄ Try to stay off the ice until there is 4 inches of clear solid ice. Remember that ice thickness varies from one area to another.

❄ Always go with someone and have a check in system with someone at home. You and your partner should walk out on the ice at different times and both of you should carry a section of rope as well as a cell phone.

❄ Think about wearing a life jacket.

❄ Carry a pair of homemade ice picks (e.g. a pair of screwdrivers) that you can use to pull yourself out of the ice. Make sure they have wooden handles so they float.

❄ Be extremely cautious crossing ice near river mouths, points of land, bridges, islands, and springs.

❄ Avoid going onto the ice if it has melted away from the shore. This indicates melting is underway, and ice can shift position as wind direction changes.

❄ Heated fishing shanties must have good ventilation to prevent deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.

❄ Above all, avoid alcohol which increases risk of hypothermia.

And remember, have fun and catch some fish. Wishing you a good ice fishing season!

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the best service, helped with our financing and at the end of the day we were happy.

Then I felt that there was an issue with the vehicle, took the ve-hicle back to the deal-ership, they said they couldn't find anything. Then again the engine light came on as well as

the windshield washer stopped working. We took the truck back to the dealership and they said that they couldn't fix the truck because it was a Ford, and their diagnostic system didn't go that deep, why not say that at the time.

We had to take it to a Ford dealership and had

editor:December Village of Burns Lake council meeting concerns were raised as to the looks of the recycle depot. I don't think the reloca-

tion site will be a detriment to the looks of Burns Lake streets, compared to the useless sign islands in the middle of the street and the other obstructions of the Burns Lake deactivation plan.

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to wait two weeks for an appointment. They also told us that they fixed the windshield washer but once we got on the highway and tried to used the washers they didn't work.

We had to stop and clean our windows, it took five hours to get home and at one time we hit slush and ended in the oncoming lane traffic just missing a five ton truck.

We could have been killed and all I could think of is who would look after my daughter? When we told the story to the dealership they didn't seem to care. We were offered a $120 gas voucher for our troubles but we had to drive to Prince George to get it lol. We phoned the Ford dealership at Westline Ford in Vanderhoof and they took us the

next day. The mechanic came out in less than 10 minutes to tell us that a fuse had fallen out and there was nothing else wrong, handed us a bill which the Prince George dealership won't pay for, I had too, plus the fuel to Vanderhoof.

Well I guess it was cheaper than a return trip to Prince George. Fixed the washer is-sue with a new washer and we were gone in 30 minutes.

I phoned the Prince George dealership and was told that all the ex-penses incurred where mine.

So what I have to say to you is "Buyer beware." Sweet talk-ing salesman but once a sale is complete that salesman and service disappears.

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Despite large volumes of private and industrial traffic on Northern B.C. highways - with more commercial traffic expected as resource projects ramp up across the north - most of the double lane highway between the Alberta border and Prince Rupert carries a class B designation when it comes to its winter maintenance schedule.

The winter maintenance schedule is determined by the province, setting the standard for local high-way maintenance contractors along the way. Class B highways are maintained to a lower ploughing frequency standard than class A highways.

Although Hwy. 16 from the Alberta border to Prince Rupert is listed among the province’s pri-mary highway systems, it doesn’t receive class A certification.

Highway classification is determined primarily by traffic volume according to the following for-mulas provided by the Ministry of Transportation:

“Class A - high volume traffic (over 5000 winter average daily traffic count) or commuter routes and certain expressways and freeways through moun-tain passes as determined by the province. They are heavy commuter traffic routes extended to include the bulk of vehicles commuting daily to a centre and cut-off where traffic drops below 2500 winter average daily traffic count.”

“Class B - all trunk and main routes (or portions thereof as designated by the province) not included in class A, with a cut-off traffic volume of 1000

winter average daily traffic count.”There are no class A sections of highway near

Burns Lake. The closest is the short four lane sec-tion of Hwy. 16 running through Smithers.

A significant difference between class A and class B certification relates to permissible snow depths and the length of time that can exist between when conditions develop and when attempts must begin to remedy them.

Ministry of transportation engineering staff monitor volumes annually, a ministry spokesper-son added, with a detailed review held every three years.

Doug Donaldson, Stikine NDP MLA, recently called on the province to re-designate Hwy. 16 as a class A highway.

However, Nechako Lakes MLA, John Rustad has been concerned with increased traffic volumes long before this winter’s run of terrible accidents.

“I’ve been looking at this for a while now,” Rus-tad said. “I’ve spoken to the minister [of trans-portation] about it. It’s class B but I believe there are stretches of it that are the busiest class B in the province.”

Highway 16 through the Nechako Lakes (Van-derhoof to Houston) riding has seen many safety-related improvements over the past few years, including an almost complete resurfacing of the highway last year, as well as the addition of turning lanes, passing lanes, deceleration and accelerations lanes, improved lighting, and the installation of more highway webcams feeding into live highway conditions monitoring on DriveBC.

In the fall of 2011, a turning lane was added at the intersection of the Augier forest service road and Hwy. 16, a location that had seen a number of accidents previously, particularly in winter white-out conditions.

The increased maintenance costs associated with reclassifying Hwy. 16 as class A were not available at press time. See next week for more details.

Burns Lake Hwy. 16 volumes highHeavy industrial traffic means Rustad wants current classification assessed

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At least one local business in Burns Lake was hit over the Christmas holidays by a tricky credit card fraud which resulted in a $1000 loss for the busi-ness owner.

The business owner requested anonymity to protect against future fraud attempts. Burns Lake RCMP requested the details of the scam not be made public as it could interfere with an ongoing investigation that includes neighbouring detach-ments.

A second business owner was also reported to have been targeted, but the details of that case were not relayed to Burns Lake RCMP. There is only one

current fraud investigation related to this case.Staff Sergeant Grant MacDonald described the

perpetrator as a young woman, approximately five foot seven and 110 pounds, with purple streaks dyed into her black hair.

She is believed to have been driving, or to have been a passenger in, a car with Alberta license plates.

Until details of the scam can be released, RCMP are asking business owners to be very attentive to card swipes or chip-card insertions at their card reading machines.

“Business owners should be extra vigilant re-garding keypad transactions,” MacDonald said. “Be mindful of pin entry.”

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Back of the LiNe paL!Wren Gilgan caught this moment of less than brotherly affection when a local Grosbeak put another in its place. The two Evening Grosbeaks on the left are female, and the two on the right are male, as indicated by their colourful markings and poor behaviour.

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Along with the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision to send the Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) Morrison mine project back to the province for reconsideration, came a 30-day window for the province to challenge the court’s Dec. 9, 2013 judgement.

That window closed last week without the province appealing the decision.

“The court decision stated that Pacific Booker did not receive adequate ‘procedural fairness’ because they were not provided with the opportunity to respond to the final recommendation from the executive director,” said Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett.

“Government has decided to not appeal this decision and to provide the company with the opportunity to respond to the ex-ecutive director’s recommendation.”

Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, and Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad was in Burns Lake recently for an audience with Lake Babine Nation (LBN) band council (see Lakes District News Jan. 1, 2014 Lake Babine reaffirms Pa-cific Booker Minerals rejection). The better part of that visit was a discussion surrounding LBN’s stated and continued opposition to the proposed copper/gold mine project.

Although Rustad said he had no say in the final decision the province may make, he hoped to bring a better understanding of LBN’s position back to the ministers responsible for the decision.

The main concern for LBN surrounds the construction of a tailings pond approximately two kms from Morrison Lake, a salmon spawning ground held by LBN to be an important food source and one of the few remaining unsullied bodies of water in their traditional territories.

Lake Babine Nation has a case for claim to aboriginal title over the area, something which, LBN Chief Wilf Adam emphasized,

would be pursued in the courts if the province reversed its earlier decision to reject the proposal.

Erik Tornquist, PBM director, said they are waiting for the province to provide further direction on when another applica-tion must be submitted.

This time, Tornquist added, “[PBM] and interveners will be entitled to be provided with a copy of the recommendations, if any, sent to the Ministers and will be entitled to provide written response to the recommendations in advance of a further deci-sion.”

The original decision to reject the Morrison mine project was done after the executive director recommended the province not approve the project, despite the B.C. environmental assessment agency having given the project a conditional green light.

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Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett made a pitch to Toronto-based mining com-panies to invest in B.C. Tues-day, after pressing Ottawa for approval of one of the mine projects being opposed by lo-cal aboriginal people.

It was Bennett's second trip to Ottawa in as many months to seek federal cabinet ap-proval of the New Prosper-ity copper and gold mine near Williams Lake. Bennett said

in an interview from Toronto Tuesday he expects to have an answer by the end of February.

Proponent Taseko Mines has filed a court action to protest the results of the federal envi-ronmental review, which the company says did not recog-nize the new mine design's use of a lined tailings pond located away from Fish Lake. Bennett wouldn't comment on the court action, except to say it is not yet resolved.

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Starting with the 2012 tax year, the CRA has put on hold the assessment of returns for individuals where a taxpayer is claiming a credit by participating in a gifting tax shelter scheme. This will avoid the issuance of invalid refunds and discourage participation in these abusive schemes. Assessments and refunds will not proceed until the completion of the audit of the tax shelter, which may take up to two years. All gifting tax shelter schemes are audited and the CRA has not found any that comply with Canadian tax laws. A taxpayer whose return is on hold will be able to have their return assessed if they remove the claim for the gifting tax shelter receipt in question.

The CRA has to date denied more than $5.5 billion in donation claims and reassessed over 167,000 taxpayers who participated in gifting tax shelter schemes. In addition, the CRA has revoked the charitable status of 44 charitable organizations that participated in these gifting tax shelter schemes. Since June 2000, the CRA has also assessed $63.5 million in third-party penalties against promoters and tax preparers.

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High winds have been wreaking havoc for BC Hydro across Northwest and Northeast portions of B.C.

On Jan. 11, 2014, a large swathe of the Burns Lake area was without power.

“Saturday’s outage… affected 3852 customers in Burns Lake and area, including as far down to the south side of Francois Lake and Colleymount,” said BC Hydro representative Bob Gammer.

“The initial cause was not determined, but some-thing caused a fault on the transmission line be-tween our Glenannan Substation, located west of Houston and the Burns Lake Substation. The fault resulted in an outage to the entire Burns Lake Sub-station and all customers fed from there. Following the fault, a piece of protective equipment did not operate properly and so the circuit would not close – keeping the power off to Burns Lake.”

“BC Hydro crews investigated, patrolled the

transmission line, set up a by-pass of the protec-tive equipment and restored power to Burns Lake. Power went out at 11:20 a.m. and was back on at 3:05 p.m., a total of three hours and 45 minutes.”

A few days following that outage, a large wind-storm swept across the region.

“At the peak around 10 p.m. [Jan. 14, 2014], approximately 22,000 BC Hydro customers were without power in an area stretching from Terrace to Tumbler Ridge and Fort Nelson,” Gammer said.

“BC Hydro customers in the Burns Lake area were also hit by windstorm-related outages as trees contacted power lines in several locations in the community, the south side of Francois Lake and north to Fort Babine and Takla Landing. For several hours about 1800 customers in the Lakes District were without power.”

By early evening the next day, power had been resorted to all but 300 customers in the area, with full power restored to all but six customers by last Friday morning.

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The high winds which tore through Burns Lake recently not only resulted in a number of downed power lines and service interruptions, it was strong enough to blow large objects - like the fridge on the bottom right - around a Burns Lake yard. Although power interruptions were widespread in Burns Lake and area, they were quickly remedied by BC Hydro.

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Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett made a pitch to Toron-to-based mining com-panies to invest in B.C. Tuesday, after pressing Ottawa for approval of one of the mine projects being opposed by local aboriginal people.

It was Bennett’s sec-ond trip to Ottawa in as many months to seek federal cabinet approval of the New Prosperity copper and gold mine near Williams Lake. Bennett said in an in-terview from Toronto Tuesday he expects to have an answer by the end of February.

Proponent Taseko Mines has filed a court action to protest the results of the federal environmental review, which the company says did not recognize the new mine design’s use of a lined tailings pond located away from Fish Lake. Bennett wouldn’t

comment on the court action, except to say it is not yet resolved.

“We have tailings ponds that are construct-ed that do not leach into adjacent watercourses, and that’s the central concern here from the federal panel,” Bennett said. “So it’s been our position that the mine could actually be built in such a way as to not contaminate Fish Lake.”

Bennett rang the opening bell at the To-ronto stock exchange and had lunch with 50 mining and investment executives, promoting the projects that have proceeded and the B.C. government’s efforts to open more.

Production is to start this year at Red Chris, a $500 million cop-per and gold mine near Dease Lake expected to employ 750 people. The Roman coal mine near Tumbler Ridge is also set to start up this year, with 375 employees.

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Recreation site and trails users, builders, and promoters turned out in a large show of support for efforts the Village of Burns Lake is (VBL) is making to draw disparate trail and recreation groups together to develop a shared vision.

Logan Wilson, VBL recreation director, has been hosting Rec-Connect meetings as a way for user groups to get together and discuss issues and coordinate resources surrounding their particular interests.

Trail users in the Burns Lake area have come to form such a dominant front at regu-lar meetings, that a special meeting of trail users was convened on Jan. 15, 2013.

Members of VBL council, Mayor Luke Strimbold, VBL staff, a Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. representa-tive, and Regional Dis-trict of Bulkley Necha-ko directors Bill Miller and Steve Freeman were also on hand to hear from approximately 20 very active members of local trail societies as they discussed common objectives and road-blocks.

While the common objective for all soci-eties is to expand and maintain existing trail networks, a number of mutually-beneficial

Village program may expandstrategies were dis-cussed, with the a press-ing need being identi-fied as the development of a central database of existing trails.

This central data-base would be a one-stop source for all area trail networks, whether mountain biking, hik-ing, sledding, skiing, running, horse-riding, or walking, as well as for info on the current state of individual trails.

Although most trails are well-maintained and well-used, a number need to be identified in terms of the challenge the present to inexperi-

enced hikers. Trails also need to be flagged for maintenance if they’ve been affected by timber downfall or other events that could frustrate an unknowing visitor.

“Some trails have so much downfall and are so overgrown, we shouldn’t be send-ing people out to them through tourism bro-chures,” said Omineca Ski club volunteer Kar-en Broadworth.

Another issue that came up repeatedly is the need for stable fund-ing.

The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society

(LORS), which main-tains recreation sites in the area under an agree-ment with Recreations Sites and Trails B.C. faces a serious funding crunch again this year.

“We previously relied on Burns Lake commu-nity forest (BLComfor) money,” Bernice Ma-gee, LORS president said. “But when that money dried up we had a problem.”

Burns Lake Com-munity Forest funds, Mayor Luke Strimbold said, have not yet been earmarked for use. A planned public consul-tation On Feb. 3, 2014

during a town-hall meeting will be part of the process to determine how to spend the close to $1 million the VBL received from BLCom-for this year.

Another funding problem faced by many trail groups is that al-though funding seems to be readily available for trail building and development, it’s not so available for maintain-ing those trails.

Some major funders, like the Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund, exclude mainte-nance work from grant eligibility.

CoNgratuLatioNs BruiNs!The Burns Lake Bruins pee wee team took home silver in a tier three hockey tournament in Quesnel last weekend. They are on a tear this year, having taken first in their early December, 2013 Fraser Lake tournament. Submitted photo


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The Fung-Chiu Duo played in Burns Lake last weekend at the First Mennonite Church. The crowd loved their “four hands, one piano” show. It was the fourth performance in the 2013/14 Lakes District Arts Council eighth season. Works of art made by Lakes District Secondary School students during their recent Mexico art trip were on display in the church’s parlour. The colourful display attracted much positive commentary (bottom).


Lakes District Fall Fair meeting on February 6, 2014. Starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Cancer Society Office in Burns Lake.

The Lakes District Office of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. located at 332 Hwy. 16.

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The volume of flu cases within the Northern Health region has been within normal boundaries so far, said Dr. William Osei, Northern Health medical health officer, but because the current virulent strain is associated with a previously pandemic outbreak, a lot of public concern has risen surrounding the cur-rent season.

“What you’re seeing now is a very normal trend of cases,” he said. “In the last 10 years we’ve seen an el-evation in flu cases around the end of December and the beginning of January and a repeat a month later.”

The H1N1 flu virus is back, but health officials in the North stress that no deaths have been reported in B.C. associated with the virus, and very few con-firmed cases have been found.

With only 26 confirmed cases throughout the Northern Health region, officials are recommend-ing usual flu prevention hygiene, like frequent hand-washing, as well as getting the flu shot.

“The flu shot is your best shot to avoid the flu this season,” Dr. Osei said.

Even if the shot doesn’t completely prevent com-ing down with the flu, it will lessen the severity of illness as well as shorten the length of time a person is down and out.

A recent death in Alberta has sparked public inter-est in this year’s strains of flu, but the H5N1 virus associated with that death has not been confirmed in B.C. yet.

Although the previously pandemic H1N1 is circu-lating in B.C., officials do not fear a new pandemic, as current and previous vaccines contain H1N1 anti-bodies. Vaccination levels mean enough of the popu-lation has been vaccinated to make the possibility of a new pandemic related to H1N1 very unlikely.

Still that doesn’t mean that individuals can’t come down with the heavy-hitting bug.

So far, older residents have been the most severely hit by the flu this year.

“What we’re seeing here of those that have been hospitalized is an older age group, 55 years and old-er,” Dr. Osei said. “Only one was under 40.”

The flu vaccine is available at local health units throughout the region. In Burns Lake, the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital public health unit is distributing the vaccine. For information on other locations in the Northern Health region, go to http://northernhealth.ca/OurServices/Facilities.aspx

The flu shot is also available in Burns Lake through Pharmasave in the Lakeview mall, and Rexall Drugs on Hwy. 16. Although there is a charge associated with vaccination, the list of those qualifying for a free flu shot is extensive and liberally interpreted.

Flu shot still your best defence against a nasty bugFlu season normal so far

A Burns Lake Lakes District Secondary School Lakers Senior Girls Basketball player encounters some resistance during a drive for the basket during their first game on Jan. 10 in a two-day tournament in Fort St. James. Lakers girls dominated the match-up, ending the game with a score of 56-31. Ruth LLoyd/bLack pRess photo

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Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

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“Building a Better You” health expo Jan 24, 3 to 7pm at the Lakeview mall. This event will showcase groups/services/individuals that provide health & wellness services to residents of the Lakes district. Lots of information and some door prizes.

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Society is open the following hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are located at 332 Hwy. 16 (Main Street). Check out our craft table and garage sale items. New volunteers are welcome. Ph: (250) 692-7203. For Cancer Information Service and Cancerconnection, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: January 2014. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Lakes District Fall Fair meeting on Feb. 6/14, 7pm at the Cancer Society Of� ce.

2014 Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts. April 8 - 17. Entry syllabus now available at: Burns Lake Public Library, Artisan Centre, Western Financial Group, Burns Lake and Smithers or phone Jacqui Graham, (250) 692-3971. Entry deadline: Feb. 14, 2014

W.O.W. Bus Schedule ~ January 2014. Jan. 22 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre 12:15 to 3:15p.m. Jan. 28 Wet’suwet’en First Nation 2:30 to 4:30 pm. StrongStart Outreach (No Bus) Grassy Plains School 10am to 2pm. Jan. 29 StrongStart Outreach SEDA Centre, 12:15 to 3:15p.m. This is a free service for all ages.

Omineca Ski Club will be hosting the following events in the near future. Feb. 2 Teck Northern Cup #4 and Omineca Open Race start time: 11am. Feb. 22 Racing Rocks start time: 10 am. Feb. 23 Lakes Loppet (various distance events for all levels of skiers) start time: 10 am. Visit ominecaskiclub.com for updated notices.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: This week may be a little boring, Aquarius. Make the most of your down time, as you could use a few slow days to recharge your batteries and plan your next move.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: You are bubbling with energy, Pisces. Make the most of this energy by exercising, partying or taking a day trip.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, your tendency to say what you feel can come across as being impolite. Many, however, appreciate your honesty and unwill-ingness to mince words.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: A loved one needs some help, Taurus. This week you will have to figure out a way to assist this person and still tend to your own pressing affairs.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, focus your energy on someone important. This may be a friend, family member or even a romantic partner. Brush up on your relationship skills in the meantime.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: You have a natural charm that immediately puts others at ease, Cancer. If you are wooing a client, they will be putty in your hands. Just open your mouth, and you will win them over.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Leo, your stubbornness comes into play this week, and it could cause a rift with friends or colleagues. Try to see their point of view, and put off any serious disputes for another time.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, spend a little time this week plotting your next getaway. You tend to be happiest when you’re on the move and exploring. Everyone needs an escape now and then.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Enjoy some local culture this week, Libra. Take in a concert, an art show or a theater performance. Just enjoy anything that will educate and entertain at the same time.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, you may find that someone you thought was weak is much stronger than they appeared. This person may not need as much of your assistance as you initally thought.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, analyze any problems you may have by breaking them down into smaller tasks. Then you can tackle one thing at a time and come to a happy resolution.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, your children or the youngsters in your life will be the center of your universe this week. Make the most of this time and enjoy kids’ carefree natures.

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Members are hosting a

measuring and scoring day

at the Tweedsmuir Park Rod & Gun clubhouse

Saturday, January 25th from 12 to 5 PM.All are invited to bring in their hunted animals,

pictures and information for fish caught in the area.Coffee will be provided at the clubhouse.

For further information, call Karla Matson at 250 698 7340.

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PETER TIMOTHY UNRUHJan. 9, 1971 - Jan. 7, 2014

It is with deeply saddened hearts we announce the pass-ing of Peter Timothy Unruh. Son of George and Pat Unruh. Pete passed away unexpect-edly at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace Jan. 7, 2014. Pete was born Jan. 9, 1971 in Burns Lake. He grew up there along with his sister Gwen, grandparents, uncles and aunts who loved him very much. He made many friends. Pete got an early start in the work force when George Hamp hired him at his con-crete business. There Pete learned to operate some ma-chinery and how to work with concrete. When Pete moved to Terrace in his early twenties he worked in various sawmills. He then learned how to work with brick where he helped to build Walmart, a school and other buildings. Pete then worked in the bush running machinery, falling, mechanic and whatever else came his way. He there got into road building and grading winter roads which is what he was doing at the time of his death. Terrace is where he met his lady Rhonda. He helped raise Rhonda’s daughter Kelsie as if she was his own. Pete always did what he could to help oth-ers no matter if they were chil-dren or seniors, never expect-ing anything in return. A very fond memory of Pete’s mother is last year on Mother’s Day Pete had phoned her to tell her he was helping an elderly couple who owned a fl ower shop in Terrace. He was mak-ing many trips to deliver fl ow-ers to mothers and grand-mothers around Terrace with his own vehicle for no wage. He then said mom you should see their glowing faces. Then he said with a chuckle they are tipping me. This brings great pride to his mother. And of course at the end of every phone call was I love you mom. Pete kept in touch with family and friends. Pete’s par-ents, sister, niece and nephew looked forward to visits with him and his family in Terrace. And they look forward to his visits back in Burns Lake. Pete will be missed so much by family and friends. We love you Pete.Pete passed away peacefully with his mother, girlfriend Rhonda and daughter, aunt Linda, other family and friends at his side. He is survived by his mother Pat, girlfriend Rhonda, daughter Kelsie, granddaughter Madison, sister Gwen Driscol, niece Taylor, nephew Joseph, many uncles, aunts and cousins. Prede-ceased by father George Un-ruh, grandparents Aron and Lena Unruh, Abe and Ethel Wiens, uncles Jack Calder, Bill Wiens, Henry and Tim Unruh, aunt Anne Banks and his bud-dy Gordie Hamilton. A memorial barbecue will be held later in the spring.

AUDREYADELINE CRAWFORD

(NEE FOWLER)Nov. 13, 1928 - Jan. 14, 2014

Survived by her children: John (Cindy) Crawford, Mary Craw-ford, Donald Crawford, Mau-reen (John) Noonan, Daniel (Dawn) Crawford, Calvin Crawford. Grandchildren: Wil-low, Ian, Sean, Jeffrey, Jenni-fer, Calvin, Robyn. Great Grandchildren: Brian, Coralie. Predeceased by her loving husband David Douglas Craw-ford and infant son Paul Al-bert. She will always be remem-bered by her strong faith and love for God, which was car-ried forward to her family. She was a long time resident of Burns Lake, BC, where she worked for many years as a Registered Nurse.Funeral was held in Prince George at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meet-ings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

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InformationFOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

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Entry Deadline: January 24, 2014


The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC)

is accepting proposals from interested applicants to coordinate the development of aEarly Child Development Strategic

Plan for Burns Lake and Area.A strategic plan would need to becompleted by March 31st, 2014.

Interested applicants with a background in strategic planning, early child development and an awareness of the early services for children and their families within the Burns Lake and surrounding communities, please contact:

Katie Blackwell, Lakes District Success By 6/Children First Coordinator, [email protected]

Closing date: January 24, 2014 at 4:00PM.

Call 1-855-678-7833 today for more details.

We are yourRecruitment Professionals

Lakes District FamilyEnhancement Society (LDFES)

osi on COORDINATORLoca on Burns LakeThe successful candidate will coordinate all Lakes District Family Enhancement Society funded programs which in-cludes the Lakes District Foodbank (7 to 15 hours per week).Skills Re ire Incl e• One year post-secondary training in business, communica ons or o ce computer skills.• Two years of comprehensi e program coordina on or administra e assistant e perience• wareness of cultural issues, consulta on and the need for boriginal representa on• Competency in word processing and database management• Strong organi a onal, interpersonal and communica on skills (both wri en and erbal)• wareness of the reali es faced by marginali ed popula ons and a commitment to clients sa sfac on and preser a on of dignity.For a complete descrip on of this posi on and skills re uired please contact Anne at 250 692 1717.

esumes must be submi ed by January 31st, 2014, at 4:30pm.Contact in orma on• Emailed to [email protected]• Mailed to the Lakes District Family Enhancement Society, c o College of ew Caledonia, Bo 5000, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0; or• Deli ered to the Front O ce at the College of ew Caledonia, 545 ighway 16, Burns Lake.

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HIRING DRIVERS Burns Lake Wood Fibre Haul

Seeking quali ed drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling in Houston and Burns Lake.

We o er:Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Compe ve Wage, Bene ts & Pension•

You possess:Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References•

We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email:[email protected],Fax:250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR / PLANNERDunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and efficient SPF dimension Sawmill and Planermill facility at Strathnaver, 75 km south of Prince George, BC. Our quality lumber products are sold across North America and in overseas markets. To find out more about us, please visit our website at www.dunkleylumber.com.

We currently have an opening for a Sawmill Maintenance Supervisor/Planner.

Key responsibilities include contingency planning, working closely with the Purchaser to maintain operational and mechanical supplies and spare parts, establishing and maintaining corrective, reparative and preventative maintenance programs, as well as supervising maintenance employees. Weekend work will be required.

The successful candidate will possess the following technical skills and experience:• Journeyman certification as a Millwright or relevant experience• substantial supervisory and/or maintenance planning

experience• effective leadership skills with the ability to manage a team• exceptional inter-personal and communication skills• outstanding problem solving and root cause analysis skills• strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to work

on projects concurrently and under time constraints• a strong commitment to safety.

This position offers a highly competitive wage and benefits program.

If you possess the noted qualifications and are interested in joining Dunkley Lumber, please submit your resume via fax or email to the attention of:

Personnel Coordinator

Fax: (250) 998-4513

Email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

SAWMILL PRODUCTION SUPERVISORDunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and efficient SPF dimension Sawmill and Planermill facility at Strathnaver, 75 km south of Prince George, BC. Our quality lumber products are sold across North America and in overseas markets. To find out more about us, please visit our website at www.dunkleylumber.com.

We currently have an opening for a Sawmill Production Supervisor. We are looking for someone who is motivated, takes pride helping others achieve their best and is very safety conscious. The ideal applicant will have supervisory experience in a sawmill environment, outstanding leadership and problem-solving skills, exceptional communication abilities and strong mechanical and technical capabilities.

This position offers a highly competitive wage and benefits program.

If you possess the noted qualifications and are interested in joining Dunkley Lumber, please submit your resume via fax or email to the attention of:

Personnel CoordinatorFax: (250) 998-4513Email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team.

• This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time.

• Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place.

• Long term commitment, including a training and career development program.

If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:

Jeff Morrison, Parts Manager1995 Quinn StreetPrince George, BC V2N 2X2Fax: 250-562-6288or by email: [email protected]

EQUIPMENTPARTS PERSON

Employment

Career Opportunities

Employment Employment Employment

Pinnacle is hiring!In operation for over twenty years, Pinnacle is the longest established pellet producer in Canada. Located in the heart of the lumber industry in central BC, Pinnacle has access to excellent and abundant sources of raw materials. Pinnacle produces a variety of products including softwood pellet fuel, animal bedding and natural sorbent. Today, the company operates six pellets plants across BC producing millions of tonnes annually.As a rapidly expanding company, we are always on the lookout for skilled labourers particularly electricians, millwrights and heavy duty mechanics. We offer regular shifts, competitive wages (at $40/hr plus a tool allowance), benefits and group pension plans. We are also currently hiring utility/general labourers as well.

Check out our website www.pinnaclepellet.comfor more information.

Resumes can be sent to [email protected].

BURNS LAKE AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LTD.

Phone: (250) 692-7565 www.burnslakeauto.ca

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COUNTER PARTS PERSONPlease fax resume attention Stuart (250) 692-7624 or

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UPDATE8 January 2014

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InformationCRISIS PREVENTION. Youare not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.The Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am-4pm. The clinic provides infor-mation and teaching on vari-ous chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

MILLWRIGHTReporting to the Mill Maintenance Supervisor and working closely with other tradesmen and the operating department, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance work in the mill, crusher and other areas of the mine. Duties will include planned and preventative maintenance on the SAG mill, ball mills, crusher, conveyor belts, pumps and other equipment.

The successful candidate must possess a journeyman’s trade quali cation and have a minimum of ve years experience in an industrial environment. Preference will be given to applicants with mining experience and individuals who are also licensed or experienced in welding. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this position. Possession of a

raneSafe erti cate would be considered an asset.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 7 days on followed by 7 days off. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca.

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

uali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to

Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0

Email: [email protected]

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LAND ACTNotice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land

MINES ACTNotice of Application fora New Permit Approving

the Mine Plan andReclamation Program for

REDDOG Aggregate.Take notice that RED-DOG Logging Ltd. has fi led with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions (MFLNRO) Smith-ers and the Chief Inspec-tor of Mines, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protec-tion and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed REDDOG Ag-gregate located 1 km on Wrights Bay FSR (THAT PART OF DIS-TRICT LOT 5007, RANGE 5 COAST DIS-TRICT, CONTAINING 1.504 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS).The Lands File for this application is 6408639 and the Mines File is 1650804. Written com-ments concerning this application should be di-rected to the Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave, Smithers BC V0J 2N0 Comments will be re-ceived by MEM up to March 1, 2014. MEM may not be able to con-sider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/in-dex.jsp for more informa-tion. Be advised that any response to this adver-tisement will be consid-ered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations’ Of-fi ce in Smithers.

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Help WantedBURNS LAKE automotive in Burns Lake, BC is looking for a counter parts person. Please fax resume attention Stuart (250) 692-7624 or email: [email protected]

Norm’s Auto Refi nishing, Terrace, BC. High production, ICBC Accredited body shop requires a LICENSED AUTO-MOTIVE PAINTER. Competi-tive wages, excellent benefi ts. fax: 250-635-3081 or email: [email protected] Attn: Mel Rundell, Manager

PINHEADS Bowling on Silver Star Mountain is looking for a mechani-cally minded individual to work with us during the winter season as well as June and July. This is a part time position with great pay and benefi ts, training provided. This could be a great job for a retired mechanic or trades person, or a younger person who wants to live and work in a vi-brant ski resort. This position is available immediately. Please email Heather at [email protected]

Labourers

LABOURERSHouston, BC

DH Manufacturing in Hous-ton BC is looking for labour-ers. Must be reliable, physi-cally fi t and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Benefi t pack-age after 3 months employ-ment.

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Employment

Trades, TechnicalHIRING in Fort St John, BC. MILL ELECTRICIANS w/ ex-perience. Wage up to $50/hr, Housing & Benefi ts. Shift-7days on/ 7off. Email re-sume: [email protected] or fax 250-630-2114 Ph: 250-263-4350

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The Early Childhood Development Committee (ECDC) is now accepting funding applications for local

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Deadline for submissions: Thursday January 30, 2013

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burns lake band blb

village of burns lake

band membership

registered band members

reserve band members

burns lake resident

band list

burns lake court room