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Burns Lake hasn’t had a facility where people could go to find resources and support.
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Montreal Guitar Trio returns
The Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) returns to Burns Lake for the first show of the 2013/14 Lakes District Arts Council performing arts season, on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakes Dis-trict Secondary School.
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Printed word to get message
Two recent surveys conducted by the Vil-lage of Burns Lake (VBL) had interesting results.
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Talking fence raises ire ...page 2
WALTER STRONG
With three major projects underway in the Burns Lake area, the rebuild of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, the construction of the Burns Lake hospital, and the renovation and ex-pansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink, there should be no shortage of work available for local contractors.
One project, the renovation and multi-use facility expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink, has not had much success with finding Burns Lake contractors for work tendered.
“I have to be honest,” said Mark Van Ek, Venture Pacific Construction founder and principal, “We’re strug-gling a bit with trying to get local trade interest.”
“We’re having to go out as far as Smithers, Prince George and some other outlying areas.”
Smithers-based companies were awarded roofing and drywall contracts. Framing was awarded to a Fraser Lake contractor, with concrete and founda-tion work awarded to a Prince George contractor.
Concrete supply went to a Telkwa concrete supplier who submitted a lower bid package than a local concrete contractor.
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Burns Lake Band fence used as billboard
Walter Strong
Last Saturday morn-ing, anyone with a view of the Burns Lake Band (BLB) fence standing beside the BLB reserve would have noticed that a new series of slogans had emerged from the night.
The fence has been used in the past as a means for BLB mem-bers to express the con-cerns. The new graffiti included messages like ‘Neglected live here,’ ‘No democracy here’, and ‘Enbridge buys In-dians - we said no’.
Mid-morning on
Sept. 23, BLB counc. Dan George began re-moving portions of the fence. He said that he didn’t know who put the slogans up.
“We’re just getting tire of this billboard, it doesn’t look good on the rest of the com-munity,” George said.
The tense situation between many on-reserve members of the Burns Lake Band and two elected councillors stems from grievances largely centred on questions of band governance transparency.
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“We told them last time after we cleaned it up [that we would take it down]”
Several BLB mem-bers arrived shortly after George began dismantling the fence, including BLB counc. Ron Charlie.
Charlie said that he also didn’t know who put the slogans up.
“The community uses it as a billboard to express their feel-ings right now,” he said. “People are getting fed up with them [BLB council without Char-lie’s participation] mak-ing decisions on behalf of the burns lake band without consultation. We’re not saying that they’re making deals with Enbridge, but they are talking to people without consulting the members.”
A single Burns Lake
detachment RCMP offi-cer arrived on the scene, which ended with George freely leaving.
Walter Strong
Two recent surveys conducted by the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) had interesting results.
The first survey, conducted by the Northern Brain Injury Asso-ciation showed a high volume of vehicles passing through Burns Lake during the busy month of August.
The survey logged more 475 vehicles per hour passing through downtown Burns Lake.
This gives Burns Lake a distinct advantage over some other communities. According to reference material the Burns Lake Downtown Revitalization Committee (DTRC) has been look-ing at, traffic volume is the number one element for a successful downtown.
“In our case the traffic is already here,” said VBL councillor Frank Varga. “What we need is more service-based businesses occupying [currently] empty spots. I think for us that is our chal-lenge, both as the DTRC and as council.”
Another challenge the Village of Burns Lake has been wres-tling with is improving its communications with Burns Lake residents.
A strong push towards using social media like Twitter and
Facebook, as well as email, to get the message out about village business is part of the village’s commitment to reducing paper waste.
A recent survey conducted by VBL staff showed that Burns Lake residents are split on how they feel about moving away from the printed word to get the message out.
In 37 responses to the question, “Which of the following con-siderations do you feel is more important for village communica-tions?”, 49 per cent thought that paper circulars were important, while 51 per cent indicated that electronic or social media should be used to reduce paper usage.
“We should trend towards electronic [communication], but some people are paper-bound,” noted counc. Wes Hart.
What this means for VBL council is that they will consider a few different options for increased print communication, includ-ing possible op-ed pieces in local media as well as increased print advertising.
All this doesn’t mean that the village will shy away from in-creased use of social media to get their message out. One idea floated for future consideration was a dedicated YouTube chan-nel for official VBL statements or information pieces.
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Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.
Energy Minister Bill Ben-nett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an ex-tra $35 a month, starting in December. If you insist on a “radio off” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of
$100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings.
These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter oppo-nents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.
As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were ap-proved, and the findings are instructive.
The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.
One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion.
Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the inter-national safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent.
A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters.
BCUC staff added, for comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.
Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today.
The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exagger-ated and/or unsubstantiated.”
Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”
The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.”
Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this issue in Australia.
The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”
Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.comTwitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: [email protected]
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Driving out to Trout Creek Hall on the west-ern end of Francois Lake strikes home how vast the Lakes District is. To people that grew up here, or have lived here for years, this ob-servation is probably so obvious that it’s eas-ily passed over without much thought.
‘Burns Lake is a mill town,’ people told me before I moved here. A year later, that over-simplification seems almost false.
No one could deny that forestry was and re-mains the fundamental economic driving force in the Lakes District, and I’m not suggesting oth-erwise, but the richness and diversity of culture here is a never-ending surprise.
The narrow, winding road that leads to the west end of Francois Lake and beyond is a road into our collective recent past, metaphorically and literally.
Once you’re at the Trout Creek Hall, you might as well leave your cell phone in the truck, because there’s no service. Imagine spending an afternoon with 100 other people, and not one person answers a text or makes a Facebook update.
Instead of googling the history of the hall on your smartphone, you have to look at the photos hanging on the wall, read the captions, and ask someone who’s lived there for a while, or longer, to tell you something about the place.
Long before the large, industrial-scale sawmills in Burns Lake were around, small-scale logging and small mills were the norm. Ranchers, farmers and loggers where hew-ing out a way of life that has persisted - often against the odds - to this day.
One hundred years of beef ranching south of Burns Lake? Naturally. Area locals know all of this, and probably take it for granted as the natural weave of the fabric around here, but the Lakes District really is a deeply unique place if you can see it again as if for the first time.
What makes Burns Lake and the Lakes District great is the diversity of culture and ways of life that exist here. We all want to say that those ways of life are thriving, but that would be a quick gloss over the facts that serves no one.
Conversation at the hall last weekend sometimes turned to serious questions about the future of area ranching and the way of life it brings with it.
Woodlots that ranchers and farmers at one time relied on to supplement incomes have been devastated by the mountain pine beetle. Beef prices are so low that ranchers dread the day when aging equipment will need to be replaced, because the money won’t be there to replace it.
Ranchers who should be thinking about their retirement days after decades of work openly wonder where the next generation of ranchers will come from, and what they will face when they arrive.
A paradox that smart people will have to unravel someday is why our society seems to places the least value on the most fundamental things, like farmland, healthy livestock, clear water and clean air.
I don’t know how we solve this perplexing inversion of values, but it starts with finding out first hand what we stand to lose. You’ll need to shut your iPhone off to do that, and maybe take long drive for some leisurely conversation.
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factor when it comes to who gets awarded a bid. Venture Pacific under-
the design-build scenar-io, it is a large factor,” Van Ek said.
Two of the major sub-trades were included in the bid package even before the Village of Burns Lake awarded the design and build project to VPC.
Smithers Electric Ltd. and Aqua North Plumbing Ltd., both out of Smithers, were part of VPC’s original bid package.
“They were part of our team at the proposal stage,” Van Ek said.
“We put a lot of effort and time into getting locals as much as possi-ble,” he added. “Despite all our efforts to involve Burns Lake as much as possible, we just did not get Burns Lake bidders on bid day for some of the packages.”
Venture Pacific ad-vertised tender pack-ages as they came avail-able. Staff at VPC head office in Langley used the Burns Lake phone book and a list of con-tractors provided by the VBL to call local con-tractors and solicit in-terest in the project.
Rick Williston, VPC’s site supervisor and journeyman car-penter, hired three local workers to assist with aspects of the project.
Van Ek pointed out that the other major construction projects in town may have affected the availability of local tradespeople.
Currently, VPC is ac-cepting bids on its third tender package, which includes finishing work, painting, flooring, and tile.
Venture Pacific has no contractual com-mitment with the VBL on this project to give preferential treatment to local contractors, al-though they do strive to hire locally.
“We are the design and build contractor with a fixed price con-tract, or to put it more simply, we are a gen-eral contractor and our contract includes design responsibility,” Van Ek explained. “On all our projects our desire is to involve local trades and suppliers as much as possible.”
takes due diligence to ensure that bidders are qualified for the work tendered - which means the lowest bid doesn’t
necessarily win - but the project does have budget constraints.
“Lower price isn’t al-ways the case, but under
Bidding for final work at arena on CorrectionIn the article ‘Message in a Bottle Travels Fran-
cois Lake’, published in the Lakes District News Sept. 11, 2013 issue, it should have read that Daw-son Byman’s bottle travelled from west Francois Lake near Sandy’s Resort to where it was found in east Francois Lake. Lakes District News apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The renovation and expansion of the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena and curling rink are on schedule and on budget, but the general contractor reports having a difficult time getting local contractors to submit bids on construction.
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Last week was a spe-cial week for the resi-dents of the Tweedsmuir House when it comes to entertainment as we had some great folks come in for the evenings.
The last one was had was K. Shaffer’s niece, Pat Duncan and her ac-cordion. What talent this lady has. She played lots of the old songs our mother used to play when we were kids. It brought back so many old memo-ries to me. Please come again Pat we love you.
A couple of things I would like to remark on in our last paper and the first one is the write up by our reporter on the fall fair and music festival. He did a wonderful job
on bringing it all together so well. This wonderful event deserves it all. In the many years I have tak-en in the fair it has grown into something very spe-cial to our Lakes District and I know it’s going to keep on growing.
Good letter‘Don’t like the new
look.’ It seems it’s not too popular. At least this party has come out with her true feelings, good for you. There must be other folks of the same opinions but are afraid to come out.
Yes the main highway through is beautiful with flowers etc. but is it prac-tical? Time will tell with the first heavy snow fall. The writer of this letter to the editor has men-tioned how difficult to find parking to shop in Home Hardware. Sorry to say I am now having a hard time to get around and I have a hard time to shop at Home Hardware, it was my favourite store. Another place I find a very difficult time with is the Royal Bank. Be-ing handicapped as I am
now I have a hard time to get in. I used to be able to park in front of the main entrance but can no longer. I am not the only person who is having problems with the new entrance. A question and lots of folks ask this one, why are the side streets falling apart? Maybe no money left, could be. Lots of bad holes. I would like to meet Denise An-dersen, she sounds very interesting.
What a dayThe Terry Fox Run
was out of this world. It showed us just how gen-erous our folks are. In the Bible is says “It’s more blessed to give than to receive,” and that’s what happened on Sunday. The tables and there were lots of them, were loaded with so much wonderful things plus all the cooking.
I have no count on how many runners there were but sure was a pile. Although our district is going through a bit of a decline in our economy folks still gave from their hearts as it’s all for such
a great cause, a cure for cancer, and maybe some day there will.
The money taken in was $15,000. I must not forget all the entertain-ers who helped make this day such a success, you were all wonderful.
I have been through a cancer scare and it’s not joke, believe me. This was now many years ago. This was a serious case of prostate cancer and it had broken through the wall. It started out with son Mark and I working on a horse in the chute. I was leading him out and he came up over top of me and left me on the ground. He had kicked me on the hip. My hip was not broken but bruised badly. The doc-tors here were not happy so they sent me to a spe-cialist in Prince George and he was not happy as he said you have prostate cancer and it’s got away.
The next day Jo, my little wife and I, were in Vancouver General Hos-pital but we are unable to help you. You will have
to go to the cancer hos-pital in Bellingham, U.S. This is one of the best there is.
The specialist in the Vancouver General Hos-pital made all the ar-rangements at the hospi-tal for me and the local cancer society had made our arrangements for a place for us to stay and it was wonderful with such nice folks.
Close to the clinic with well trained specialist with my type of cancer. After a month and a half my doctor said you are cured, you can go home now. What wonderful news that was. I think I had 35 treatments. We made so many friends with both the staff at the clinic and the place we stayed. A big thanks to our local doctors and to our society. The place we boarded at was huge and so many wonderful peo-ple but no music so I said get me some song books and lets get going.
So the lady who played the piano gathered a bunch and that evening
we had a great sing-song and so much fun. Some years later we contacted the place we had stayed at and they were still singing every evening, I was pretty proud to think I had started something that was still going on and giving entrainment for so many. If that horse had not gone over me like he did they would never have found out I had cancer. I was feel-ing well, no ill effects so it could have killed me if the Burns Lake doctors had not picked it up when they did.
This was what I call a miracle from start to fin-ish and the strong love of my wonderful loving wife Jo and my family.
A word of warningPackrats. They are not
so big but they can do a lot of damage. They chew on wiring and any-thing they take a shine to. This year there are so many. One of our friends has trapped 10 and he is finding more. Another friend caught two and the one was almost the
size of a small cat. I have heard of a couple of fires started by rats chewing on the wiring.
Years ago I had a little problem with a packrat. I had my taxi in the shop and a call came through for a trip. I started the motor and it stopped dead.
I opened the hood and there was a towel around the fan and generator locked up solid. Took me an hour to get it cut loose, this was a pack-rats doing. Next morning before starting I popped the hood and there on the block was a brand new adjustable wrench and not mine. It was large too. Next night the rat met his doom in my trap. Where did this new wrench come from?
Time to close up for this week with my usual God loves you and so do I. As I have been writing this column for a lot of years and I do enjoy it all and also the nice phone calls I receive, thank you. Thanks to Lakes District News for their support.
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editor:It was with dismay that I read the negative comments
in the last Lakes District News about the village beautifi-cation. I want to express my appreciation for a wonderful job of improvement to the main street. The addition of flower planters, trees, shrubs and grass have made the town look very pretty. I love the wooden carvings and feel that they give acknowledgement and respect to a large part of our community. We are a unique community and it is great to celebrate it. When the trees mature, our main street will be even prettier. The curb change in the road has slowed the truck traffic down and if a vehicle is travelling at the speed limit there should be no danger of climbing a curb.
There is lots of public parking facing the tracks within easy sight and walking distance of the Main Street. A few signs pointing the way to this parking would be useful. The boulevard in front of the Home Hardware makes the left hand turn into the highway from Centre Street much safer and as far as I can see the entrances to Home Hard-ware are still in the same place.
Burns Lake is becoming one of the prettiest towns along Hwy. 16, because of the efforts of all those who worked so hard this past summer. On behalf of the many people I've talked to who feel the same way, I would like to say good job.
Sincerely, Pat Gooding
editor:In the second week of September,
B.C. Hydro sent a very heavy-handed message to British Columbians about compliance with their "Meter Choices Program."
This is significant news that is deserv-ing of attention, and an important com-munity announcement that is of interest to a substantial percentage of your read-ership.
It needs to be clarified in a timely way that the deadline given in that letter for
a response is not appropriate or lawful. To respond to that letter would be a seri-ous mistake, as the information in it was unauthorized by the BC Utilities Com-mission, whose approval is necessary for any fees, let alone extortionary ones, to be set in motion.
Regardless of whether or not they have a smart meter or an "old" analog meter, this message is not sitting well with British Columbians, and many are trying to find out how to join the class
action underway against BC Hydro. Since the details of the class action are
as yet a mystery to the majority of Brit-ish Columbians, due to a lack of specif-ics in the media regarding the process, I am including a link to more information about how to participate in the class ac-tion as follows:
www.citizensforsafetechnology.org.Sincerely,
Linda EwartWhite Rock, BC
editor:You can bet your bottom dollar that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Speech from the Throne on October 16 will as-sert repeatedly that his government is “focused on jobs and growth”. But just saying it doesn’t make it true. In fact, Mr. Harper has the worst economic growth record since the dismal days of R.B. Bennett.
When he first took power in 2006, he was handed a steadily growing economy which had generated 3.5 million net new jobs, declining debt and taxes, a decade of balanced budgets, annual surpluses at about $13-billion, and fiscal flexibil-ity projected ahead five years totalling $100-billion. That’s what Mr. Harper had to work with – the most robust fiscal situation in the western world. And he blew it in less than three years.
He over-spent by three-times the rate of inflation. He eliminated all the finan-
cial shock absorbers that had been built into Canada’s budgetary framework to protect against adverse events. And he put this country back into deficit again – a structural deficit – BEFORE (not be-cause of) the recession which arrived in late 2008.
It’s now four full years since the reces-sion ended, and still our national econo-my remains sluggish and uncertain with vast disparities among different regions, sectors and demographic groups.
In response, this government has only one monotonous and ineffectual pre-scription – austerity, austerity and more austerity. To fix (or at least camouflage) his structural deficit, for example, Mr. Harper took a slice out of future funding for healthcare and old-age pensions.
Beyond plain incompetence – as ex-posed in the bungled and deceitful F-35 fighter-jet fiasco, among others – Mr. Harper’s basic problem is having no
credible plan for economic growth. You cannot hack-and-slash your way to pros-perity.
Mr. Harper is quick to claim that Can-ada has more growth than some coun-tries, like Spain. But we’re not doing better than many others, like Australia, New Zealand, Norway or even the Unit-ed States.
Canadians are weary of the grinding mediocrity that characterizes the Harper regime. We’re constantly told to lower our expectations, settle for less. And a big part of that burden falls on Cana-da’s middle-class. That’s just not good enough.
It’s time for a government that will be on Canadians’ side, encouraging us to be hopeful and ambitious once again – about our own prospects and about the future of our country.
Ralph Goodale, deputy leaderLiberal Party of Canada
Harper growth record worst since Bennett
Prettiest towns BC Hydro needs to clarify things
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Burns Lake hasn’t had a facility where people could go to find resources and support after returning from drug and alcohol re-habilitation programs elsewhere. According to local counsellors with Lake Babine Nation (LBN), this has been real stumbling block to effective recovery.
“We send people away for treatment, but if they return [to Burns Lake] and there’s no support, then relapse is inevitable,” said Ron Blinn, adult mental health counsellor with the LBN wellness team.
An opportunity to break this cycle of re-habilitation and relapse has come to Burns Lake with the recent opening of the New Vision Re-covery Centre located on LBN reserve lands in Burns Lake.
As a concept, the New Vision Recovery Centre got off the ground in October 2012. By the end of June this year, it opened it’s doors. A grand opening celebra-tion and traditional cer-emonies were held on Sept. 13.
“I'm glad this cen-tre is here,” said LBN Chief Wilf Adam. “Our goal is to assist our citi-zens to get help with addictions to drugs and alcohol. It’s also a pre-ventative measure that we can assist in helping the citizens avoid get-ting into addiction in the first place.”
The New Vision cen-tre occupies a recently renovated house on the corner of Tsa Street. A wheel chair access ramp leads to a large deck and sliding doors opening into a spacious and wel-coming foyer.
The interior was renovated to reflect the building’s new use as a recovery resource cen-tre, with offices for sup-port staff, a large board-room with a conference table and seating for many.
Most of the interior renovations were done
Burns Lake day-treatment centreNew Vision Recovery Centre serves the community
by local community members, and drop-in users of the facility.
Two televisions, one a large flat-screen made possible by a $1000 do-nation from Northern Health, a fully equipped kitchen, showers and laundry facilities will help make New Vision a second home for many.
A older gentleman from Hazelton spoke of his struggle with ad-diction during the grand opening ceremonies. He said that the centre had been crucial to his re-covery from addiction.
He said that he was welcomed into the facil-ity where he was able to eat a hot meal, and use the shower and laundry facilities. It might not have seemed like much, but for him made all the difference.
“This place has felt more like a home than anywhere I’ve lived,” he said.
A safe and secure place where people in need can find stability is how centre staff de-scribe the rationale be-hind the facility.
“This is here for the community,” said Her-bert William, drug and alcohol counsellor for Lake Babine Nation. “People from the whole community can come here for one-on-one counselling.”
The centre is a day-use only facility where people can come to find stability and counsel-ling during the day, be-fore or after addiction rehabilitation treatment away from Burns Lake.
The centre might help some avoid the need to go away for rehabilita-tion by giving people a place to go for assis-tance before the onset
of a crisis, especially men.
William pointed out that traditionally there haven’t been many resources for men in Burns Lake.
“Women have the Elizabeth Fry society,” William said. “But men have had nowhere to go until now.”
Cindy MacDonald, LBN community en-gagement HUB coordi-nator, said the facility
relies primarily on the LBN health and social development depart-ments for ongoing fund-ing.
Northern Health will help with some pro-grams and time to time cash donations, like the $1000 for the television purchase and another $2000 donated on open-ing day.
“We have an open door policy,” MacDon-ald said. “We will never
turn away anyone that needs support.”
If a person is hoping to talk to a counsellor, he or she should call first to make an ap-pointment.
The centre is open Mondays 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. An ap-pointment can be made to speak with a counsel-lor at 250-692-3558.
The Grand Opening of Lake Babine Nation New Vision Recovery Centre in Burns Lake on Aug. 13, 2013. The facility, thanks to many volunteer hours of renovation work, now provides a support centre for those coming back to the community after treatment away for substance abuse problems.
Walter Strong photo
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The Fisher Road is located at 3.75 km on the Maxan Road, behind Decker Lake Forest Products.
We ask that if you are in the area hunting, woodcutting, or just sightseeing, to take notice of this change and plan your route accordingly.
The Smithers Rodeo Club would like to take this opportunity to thank LDM LakesDistrict Maintenance for the use of their building here in Smithers on Tat-low Road for our Rodeo dance on Sat-urday August 25th. It is an outstanding venue for our dance as it is close to the Fall Fair grounds, this makes it very con-venient for many participants. Without LDM’s generosity in allowing us to use their building, our dance would not be as successful.
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September 30, 20137:00 pm
A special public meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) will be held by video-conference on Monday, September 30, 2013, at 7:00 pm.
Designated sites for video-conferencing are: Lakes District Secondary School, Fort St. James Secondary School, Fraser Lake Elementary-Secondary School, and the Vanderhoof School Board Office.
The item for the agenda is: 2012/2013 Audited Financial Statements
According to board policy, no business other than that listed on the agenda for which the meeting was called shall be conducted at the meeting.
Members of the public are invited to attend.
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Premier Christy Clark is criticizing the roll-out of a new recycling agency that has caused alarm among munici-palities and businesses across the province.
Multi Material BC is slated to take charge of blue box pick-up next May when it becomes responsible for collect-ing and recycling all packaging and printed paper – at the provincial government's direction.
"I recognize this wasn't done well," Clark said of the planned pro-
ducer-pay system. "It's been far too bumpy a ride. There is a lot more work to be done."
The premier spoke to reporters Friday, a day after local politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conven-tion passed a resolution demanding more time to negotiate acceptable contracts with MMBC to avert higher costs and the potential erosion of ex-isting recycling services.
Clark agreed more time and flexibility is needed "so that local communities have a little bit of leverage in trying to put together the best deal that works for them."
She said MMBC, a stewardship group formed of retailers and other packaging pro-ducers, must ensure its board includes British Columbians, not just industry representatives in Toronto.
Mike Klassen, B.C.
director of the Cana-dian Federation of In-dependent Business, urged the premier to go further and "push the reset button" on the entire stewardship pro-gram for packaging and printed paper in light of widespread concern.
"Not only is it local government and public sector unions not happy with it, small business has very, very big con-cerns," he said.
Any business that puts packaging or print-ed paper in the hands of B.C. residents and ulti-mately the waste stream must register with MMBC as stewards.
Some small business-es were unaware of the program until they were warned by MMBC they could face fines of up to $200,000 if they fail to register.
Small businesses are worried about unknown costs and the onerous workload they may face
under MMBC's model, Klassen said.
"Imagine what it would be like for a small restaurant with their name on the pizza box – they have to track all the weight and the amount of paper that they distribute with those pizzas they de-liver and remit fees on a regular basis."
Small businesses have been asked to sign contracts without knowing what the final fee schedule will be, he added.
"No small business in their right mind would sign that contract," Klassen said. "This is the biggest issue we've seen come in from calls from our members in several years."
MMBC has said it will take more time to determine the costs of the program and how to apportion then – and it will exempt businesses with revenues of less
than $750,000 – but many businesses fear the request that they trust the new agency amounts to signing a blank cheque.
Klassen said part of the problem is that MMBC's board consists of big business repre-sentatives who aren't taking smaller firms' needs into account.
He said it amounts to a Toronto-based "monopoly" and the province should pause implementation while it figures out how to en-sure other stakeholders are better represented.
Premier raps community recycling rolloutBusiness group says Toronto-based ‘monopoly’ unfair
Stage moNeyAccepting the donation from Sandy Doré (C)of Bulkley Valley Credit Union (L-R) Don Baker, Maxine Baker, Judy Nicholson, Kelly Moore and Jan Owens on behalf of the Grassy Plains Community Hall Association. The donation is a grant from the Bulkley Valley Credit Union Economic Development fund to provide assistance in the construction of the community’s new outdoor stage.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
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Economic Development Update
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Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA), Innovation Place586 Hwy 16, Box 808 Burns Lake, BC Ph: 250/692-3700 Fa: 250/692-3701 Email : [email protected] OR [email protected]
Lakes Economic Development Association’s Board of Directors and staff would like to congratulate Cindy Shelford on receiving her Certificate in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo.
Cindy completed her “thesis” on the apparent disconnect and imbalance between Northern Rural and Southern Urban communities. Through Cindy’s research process it was realized that approximately 70% of BC’s resources come from the North. As a result of these findings, Cindy has been engaging with other communities to increase awareness of the significant contributions that the North provides to the overall economy of BC.
South Burns Lake Trail Project CAF Update:
LEDA has been actively moving the project forward with ongoing stakeholder meetings, obtaining necessary permits, archaeological assessments and First Nations advisory, to review and evaluate the project to best utilize the area and trail quality.
LEDA is pleased to announce that Darwin Zimmer has been hired as the Project Supervisor for the South Burns Lake Trail Project. Darwin will be responsible for the hiring of all the crews, overseeing all components of the project and reporting to LEDA’s Board of Directors.
For information regarding this exciting community initiative, please contact Cindy Shelford, Economic Development Officer.
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Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA)Box 808, Burns Lake BC Ph: 250/692-9937 Email: [email protected]
Innovation on the EdgeLEDA’s EDO is attending the Economic Developer Association of Canada’s Annual Conference in St. John’s Newfoundland, “Innovation on the Edge - 2013”. The 2013 Conference theme is re� ecting on ideas around innovation, not only referring to technology but also to different ways of doing things. The conference will allow opportunity for interesting and successful initiatives to be communicated to the audience in a panel format, in addition to the keynote speakers and study tours to see best practices in Cultural Tourism examples that can be applicable in our own communities.
Innovation on the Edge - 2013, aims to generate new ideas and seek out creative approaches for economic development locally, regionally and nationally. Fostering greater innovation requires the collaboration of all levels of government, economic development agencies, and capacity building opportunities with Aboriginal partnerships and industry & the private sector. This Conference will assist our community with a framework for a healthy, collaborative community development, look at the importance of the local retail sector and what it contributes to sustainable economic growth. As well as preparing for investment attraction, readiness and partnerships.This opportunity to promote Burns Lake & the Lakes District was made possible by funding through the Government of Canada’s Invest Canada - Community Initiatives (ICCI) Program. LEDA has worked with ICCI since 2006, the ICCI program has helped grow Canada’s economy by supporting 401 municipalities and community organizations through 918 projects in every region of Canada. The ICCI Program works with provincial, territorial and municipal investment partners, and has helped attract 147 new foreign businesses and expansion projects worth over $2.7 billion to the Canadian economy in 2012.
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The B.C. Supreme Court has not yet reached a decision re-garding Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) law suit which challenges the province’s 2012 re-jection of the proposed Morrison copper and gold mine project.
The project as pro-posed would have been located 35 kms north of Granisle, near the shores of Morrison Lake, which feeds into Babine Lake.
The PBM law suit al-leges that the province acted unfairly when it denied PBM environ-mental approval for its mine project on Oct. 1, 2012.
The provincial envi-ronmental assessment process had concluded with a report detailing how the project met or exceeded required en-vironmental consider-ations as well as satisfy-ing the duty to consult with First Nations.
The environmental assessment process, which began years be-fore the province filed its report, had a rocky start with Lake Babine Nation (LBN) who rely on the sockeye salmon harvest in Babine Lake for sustenance and com-mercial use.
The close of the en-vironmental review process saw strong and vociferous opposition from the Skeena Fisher-ies Commission (SFC), a Kispiox-based fisher-ies resource centre sup-ported by several area First Nations (see Lakes District News Nov. 14, 2012 for more informa-tion).
Without specifically acknowledging the op-position of the SFC, the executive director of the B.C. environmen-tal assessment office (EAO) did not follow the recommendations of his staff environmental assessment report and instead recommended against the project.
Ministers Terry Lake and Rich Coleman fol-lowed the executive director’s recommen-dation and, on Oct. 1, 2012, denied the proj-ect an Environmental Assessment Certificate based on threats to sockeye salmon popu-lation in the Skeena watershed, threats to the long-term health of Morrison Lake, and the
possibility of long-term liabilities that might be assumable by the prov-ince.
With this year’s low sockeye salmon return throughout the Skeena watershed, including Babine Lake, the effects of past mining activity near Granisle have been called into question.
On July 25, 2013, LBN Chief Wilf Adam called into question
the effects resource ex-traction has had on the Babine Lake fishery.
“They dump mine tailings into our lake, [and] strip forests from along our streams,” Adam said. He de-scribed this year’s salm-on return as the lowest in ‘living memory’.
Erik Tornquist, PBM director, recently called attention to a 2012 Fisheries and Oceans
Canada report that chal-lenges the notion that the sockeye return has never been as low as this year, or that previous mining activity should shoulder the blame for the low return.
The report, titled ‘Update Assessment of Sockeye Salmon Pro-duction from Babine lake, British Columbia’, was prepared by the Prince Rupert Fisher-
ies and Oceans Canada North Coast Stock As-sessment Unit.
It reports that the actual lowest record-ed sockeye return on Babine Lake was in 1955, with a return of only 71,352 sockeye.
This was previous to the operation of the Granisle mine from 1966 to 1982, and the Bell mine from 1972 to 1992. Some of the larg-
est returns, according to the data, occurred dur-ing the active life of the Bell mine.
The report cites the complexity of the fac-tors influencing sock-eye return on Babine Lake, and it does not
discount the possibility that the cumulative ef-fect of logging and min-ing in the area may have affected current returns.
“Permitted discharge from the ponds has been entering Babine Lake
Report paints grim picture for Babine Lake
Dart NIGhtRegular Tuesday night team-play darts has started at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 50 in Burns Lake. Ten teams registered and started playing on Sept. 18. That’s up from last year’s participation. Although the team roster is now full and the schedule made, there’s always room for spares on any Tuesday evening. Walter Strong Photo
Sockeye returns:
1950: 364,3561955: 71,3521960: 262,7191965: 580,0001970: 662,0001975: 820,7951980: 526,2591985: 2,148,044 1990: 978,646 1995: 1,737,0092000: 1,831,6132005: 709,1982010: 639,054Babine Lake fence counts:Low year 1955 -High year 1985
Source: Department of fiSherieS anD oceanS
Walter Strong
Seventy years of the Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festi-val has seen the local celebration of farming, livestock, horses, rid-ers, and the people that bring them all together, grow into an event that can barely be con-tained over two and a half days.
Richard Cannon, president of the Lakes District Fall Fair asso-ciation was very happy with this year’s turn-out, but he wasn’t sur-prised with the fair’s continued growth.
“The last several fairs have been very good, they continue to grow each year and at-tendance continues to climb,” Cannon said. “We had about 2400 people attend the fair this year, and it takes about 200 volunteers every day to run the fair.”
Joan McFee, direc-tor, Lakes District Fall Fair Association, de-scribed the growth in terms of a relatively new addition to the fair, the children’s fes-tival.
In 2009, the year of
This year’s Lakes District Fall Fair and Music Festival was the culmination of 70 years of volunteer work and strong local community -minded business sponsorship. Planning for next year’s events and festivities is already underway. The annual general meeting of the fall fair will be on Oct. 17, 2013. New volunteers are always welcome.
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Fall fair numbers up again
the first children’s fes-tival portion of the fair grounds, 30 children participated. By 2012, more than 400 children registered, and 2013 had a similar number of children register for events.
McFee said that the success of the fair is a credit to the many vol-unteers involved year-round to make sure the event is well-orga-nized, and a credit to the great sponsorship the fair receives from the local community.
The music festival portion has been run-ning for about 8 years, and has become a force on its own.
Sandra and John Barth, acting as Lakes District Arts Council volunteers on the fall fair committee and organizers of the mu-sic festival, said that finding musicians and performers hasn’t been a problem in the time they’ve been involved.
“We generally have little problem getting performers to agree to
play at the fair,” said John. “It is a popular gig. Some performers contact us well before the Fair to get on the list.”
For this year’s fair, there were several new segments and shows. Two mechanical bulls, one for children and the other for youth and adults, had constant line-ups.
A ‘mom’s tent’ was hosted by the College of New Caledonia where mothers could bring the children for
needed quiet time.A heritage tea or-
ganized by the Burns Lake Seniors Society gave people a place to get out of the sun and enjoy a civilized cup of tea.
The Northern Coun-try Girls Drill Team came from Vanderhoof and provided an after-noon of show riding and a closing event at the Eagle Creek stam-pede grounds and main arena.
The busy on-site camp grounds were
improved with recently upgraded water sys-tems.
“The United Way fire truck pull drew a lot of people through the gate,” McFee added. “The United Way team was surprised at the support in Burns Lake. They said we equalled Prince George in terms of fund raising and team participation.”
As the fair grows and events and perform-ers are added, fall fair committee members are back on the job
right on the heels of the fair’s Sunday finale.
The fall fair commit-tee has about 18 active members who work with an extended net-work of volunteers to plan the annual events.
The first meeting of the fall fair commit-tee has already passed, but the annual general meeting will be held on Oct. 17. Anyone considering volunteer-ing could come to that meeting, or contact any of the committee mem-bers.
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since the mines closed,” the report reads. “No significant changes in water quality as a result of the tailings ponds have been reported but the potential long-term affects on fish production have been questioned by the Lake Babine First Nation”
Clearcut logging in the area, and the resulting downstream sedimentation, has also been identified as a possible contributor to lowered sockeye returns through impeded access to spawning sites.
What this means for PBM’s case is not clear, as the environmental facts of the matter are not in dispute.“The court hearing did not deal with the technical issues related to the environmental assessment as
Pacific Booker [has already] passed the environmental test,” Tornquist said.What the report does confirm is that the steady decline in the sockeye return on Babine Lake, which
supplies 90 per cent of sockeye in the entire Skeena watershed, continues, is not fully understood, and may be irreversible.
“Babine Lake sockeye returns have been on a declining trend for most of the 2000s, down from the pre-vious highs seen through the 1980s and most of the 1990s,” the report concludes. “It is not known when (or if) a return to higher sockeye production from Babine Lake might be expected…”
Salmon fishery complex
WaNDer LocaL IN toWN traILsEarly morning fog already lifted from valley bottom but remains cloaking Burns Lake on Sept. 18, 2013. The well-used foot path that crosses the Eveneshen trail connects vigorous pedestrians and students over the ravine that cuts through Burns Lake from north to south. If you’re looking for walk right in town, consider taking the Eveneshen Trail, which starts on a foot bridge at the end of the Sixth Avenue cul-de-sac beside the visitor information centre, and extends to the Rod Reid Nature Trail.
Walter Strong photo
Members of the Lake Babine First Nation fisheries crew haul in sockeye during last year’s Lake Babine salmon harvest. Early returns do not bode well for this year’s season.
Submitted photo
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Beautiful sunsetLocal resident Wayne Wood captured this sunset on Francois Lake. His comment was “It doesn’t get much better then this’.
Lakes District News Wednesday, September 25, 2013 www.ldnews.net 13
Steady progress is being made as the walls along the Trimmer area are being insulated and sheeted. The majority of the equipment for the Trimmer, sorter and stacker line is in place.
More equipment on the debarker lines are being placed on the structural steel as it arrives.
HANDCRAFTED
CAR INSURANCE
DO YOU PARK YOUR RIDE FOR THE WINTER?
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DRIVER WHEN YOU RENEW
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SIZE 5.8125” X 7.0” BLEED n/a SAFETY n/a COLOR
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#6 – 870 Hwy 16 West, Burns Lake (the old Barn Complex)
Phone 250-692-0080 • Open Tues - Sat 9:30am-5:00pm
LESSONS:NEW: Tablerunner (pattern displayed in store)
Advanced Sewers - Oct 17/24 (evenings)or Oct 19 (Full Day Sat.)Must preregister as space is limited -call the store for more info.
Wednesdays Drop in 12:00 to 4:00 pmBring your UFO’s Hand quilting/knitting/ crochet/sewing/cross stitch
Yarn and Sew On
SceNic bywayS abouNDThe view westward down the north side of Francois Lake from one of several pull-outs and forest recreation sites along the way to the newly renovated Trout Creek Hall. Walter Strong photo
Tom FleTcher
Premier Christy Clark used her speech to the local government convention Friday to persuade delegates that her government's liquefied natural gas export plan is becom-ing reality, and communities will share in the proceeds.
Clark said the consortium of Chevron and Apache Corp. has already spent $800 million on site preparations for its proposal to pipe gas from northeast B.C. shale for-mations to the North Coast.
"They have literally moved a mountain," Clark said. "They have 500 people working on this project her in British Columbia, and they're just one company."
Another indication came from her meet-ing with the council from tiny Port Edward, which had no municipal land sales for 12 years. So far this year $2 million has been paid to purchase land, with another $2 mil-lion expected by the end of 2013, she said.
None of the half dozen international bid-ders for LNG projects has reached a final decision on financing, but the first ones
are expected by next year. That puts B.C. ahead of any U.S. plan to export its abun-dant shale gas, Clark said after her speech.
Communities such as Kitimat, the main port, and Fort Nelson, centre of gas pro-duction and processing, are already feeling the pressures of intense industrial devel-opment. Convention workshops discussed the problem of "shadow popula-tions," mainly hundreds of re-mote work camps that set up out-side municipal borders but still use airports, garbage dumps and other services.
Northern communities get no taxes and little commercial ben-efit from the camps, and work-ers fly in and out without ever visiting the communities. Some mayors said their trip to Vancou-ver and back for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was made more difficult because flights are booked up by con-struction and gas workers.
Clark announced a new "LNG-
Buy B.C." program intended to connect multinational companies such as Shell and Korea Gas with local suppliers.
She also gave Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson a new job, responsible for rural development and reversing decades of falling population in rural communities.
B.C. pulling ahead on LNG, Clark says
JeFF Nagel
BC Hydro's planned fee of $35 a month for people who continue to re-fuse wireless smart meters is "outra-geous" and isn't justified based on what other jurisdictions charge, according to B.C.'s lone Green Party MLA.
Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) said the proposed charge for manual meter readings is as high a many people's entire power bills.
"People perceive it as price goug-ing," he said, adding the fees should accurately reflect Hydro costs and not generate extra profit."
Weaver pointed to some U.S. states that have similar opt-out programs from smart meters but charge much less.
California charges $10 a month af-ter a $75 up-front fee, while low-in-come customers pay $5 a month after a $10 initial fee.
Maine charges $12 a month for an-alog meter readings, after a $40 initial charge.
BC Hydro's fees still require ap-proval by the B.C. Utilities Commis-sion.
Weaver said he's urging the regula-tors to reject the $35 fee here based on the disparity with charges elsewhere.
Holdouts here can also opt to take a smart meter with the transmitter disabled for a $100 one-time fee fol-lowed by $20 each month.
Maine's radio-disabled smart meter option costs $20 up front then $10.50 a month.
Weaver said he doesn't oppose wireless smart meters but added Hydro must provide a reasonable opt-out.
He said BC Hydro's price would be more logical if it were charged not monthly but on each actual meter reading every few months.
No Smart Meter? Then expect a fee coming soon says BC Hydro
14 www.ldnews.net Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Lakes District News
The Lakes District Fall Fair Committee would like to send out a huge
Nechako Kitmaat Development FundHorn Levy Fund
Western Diversi� cationProvince Of British Columbia
Burns Lake & District Community Foundation
Village of Burns Lake - including the work crew
Regional District ofBulkley Nechako
Hotsync Computers - Josh SwensonTerri Shanks
Seniors Housing AssociationGary Hemmerling
Purely H2ODave Benson
Bob Watts - Lakes ElectricSteve Gooding
Cherille Greening & Asst. - Bus
ServiceBC Hydro
Bryan WorrellBlair Wilson Contracting
Burns Lake CadetsBrent CradockKelly Holliday
Hawk AirKeith & Kathy WalkerTim & Lynda Maertz
Burns Lake Chamber of CommerceSouthside Women’s Institute
Lakes District News Black Press
Lakes District Team PennersArt Cronin - Beaver Brook
ContractingAndy & Patty Corfe - Andy’s
Machining & Repairs
Craig MacAdamKen & Cathy Rose
John JubinvilleValerie Anderson
Ernie & Bev OlinykPalling Recreation Commission
Colleymount Recreation CommissionStarland Building Supplies
Don HowettLou Jones
Old Landmark Christian FellowshipSt. Paul’s United Church
Success By SixDez Wilson - General Plumbing &
HeatingGordon & Joan McFee
Lance & Naida HazeltonBob Hazelton
A&W
WaterbridgeJohn & Valerie Mould
Doug PhairBrenda Read
Lisa Brown - LD Free Classi� edFarmgate Fabrication
Burns Lake Seniors SocietySybil Broten
Charlie & Sheri PeeblesBurns Lake Native Development
Grant Conlon, Pluto AutobodyDecker Lake Forest Products
Keith WilsonDanny Payne
College of New CaledoniaLarry Aspen & George Hamp
Mike RobertsonUnited Way - Prince George
All Judges
All ExhibitorsNew Life Christian Vineyard Church
Betty & George HampHampton Employees
Frank BergenBurns Lake Kennel Club
Vortex TeamBurns Lake Soccer Club
Uncha Lake Logging, Shirley & Murray Creighton
Porters Auto RepairNicole & Josh Pressey
Coast Gas Link Pipeline West B.C.Tweedsmuir Cavalier Saddle Club
Karen Hutton & Dan MetcalfRichard Cannon
The many volunteers too numerous to mention
We apologize if we have missed anyone
Thank you
It was a great fair - “IT’S A FAMILY A-FAIR” - Thank you all so very much for making our 70th anniversary a spectacular eventSincerely, The LD Fall Fair Committee
The Lakes District Fall Fair Committee would like to send out a huge The Lakes District Fall Fair Committee would like to send out a huge The Lakes District Fall Fair Committee would like to send out a huge
Thanks to all exhibitors, to everyone that took part in any one of the many events and especially everyone that bought a ticket and came through the gates. Without all of you the LD Fall Fair could not survive. We appreciate each and everyone of you. Thank you also to:
to everyone that helped make the
2013 Fall Fair & Music Festival such an overwhelming success.
The Comfort ZoneFlying Dutchman Service
101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337
We servicewhat we
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Two cheques from the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund are presented to members of the Southside Seniors Society. The $13,376 will be used for two separate projects.
A $3000 cheque from the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund is the final installment on $6000 awarded to the Ootsa Lake Bible Camp for playground equipment.
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HarD peckiNg BiLLThis Pileated Woodpecker, the largest woodpecker species in North America, was photographed recently by Burns Lake photographer Wren Gilgan. Submitted photo
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Burns Lake Scouts meeting nights are Mondays at WKE 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Beavers. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Cubs. More info: Alex Bergen (250) 692.3913.
Kidney Walk date has been changed to Nov. 10, 2013. LDSS More info: Deborah Tucker (604) 736-9775 x 230 or [email protected].
Rec Corner
Hi Everyone Village Recreation has a new public access page to register online for programs and � nd available times to rent recreation facilities for family functions, user groups and/or programs. Please visit http://www.bookking.ca/bkvillagerecreationpub/ to browse through or facilities availability.
Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator
For more information, please contact:Village of Burns Lake15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587 • Email: [email protected] or Facebook /VillageRecreation.com
RefereesBurns Lake Minor Hockey is currently seeking referees for the upcoming 2013/2014 season. Minor Hockey will assist in training needs. Knowing how to skate and knowing basic rules of hockey is an asset. Please contact Trevor Peterson.
YouthFest October 5th at 1:00pm to 3:00pm Headliner: CHILDSPLAY
Exciting FREE event taking place at Spirit Square.Food, Art, Performance and Demos
NOTICE: The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under construction please take care when near or inside the facilities. Please check Rec. Corner, Village of Burns Lake website and face book page for facilities updates.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:
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Every Thursday at 11:00am (Starting October 3rd)
Public Skating:
Friday October 4 at 7:30pm to 8:20pm
Every Sunday at 4:00pm to 4:50pm (Starting October 6th)
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The Burns Lake Mountain Biking Team, coached by Pat and Patti Dubé, along with Burnt Bikes, is hosting the 2013/14 Proj-ect Trails program at the Boer Mountain mountain biking trail network.
Project Trails was launched last year.“This project was immensely success-
ful, giving 16 students experience build-ing trails by hand and machine, and build-ing a 100 foot wooden bridge,” Pat said. “This year we are excited to build on this success by building more elevated wood structures and improving our trail network
on Wednesdays and Sundays.” Project Trails will meet at 4 p.m. on
Wednesdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays at the Kager Lake parking lot. A ride to Kager Lake is available a half-hour earlier on ei-ther day from the Burnt Bikes parking lot. Free shuttles follow the trail building.
Participation is open to all volunteers, not just students and team members. Any-one who doesn’t mind putting a little la-bour in to earn a free shuttle ride at the end of the session is welcome.
“Burns Lake has been undergoing an amazing evolution as a world-class moun-tain biking destination,” Pat said. “We are being considered for inclusion as an In-ternational Mountain Biking Association world mountain-biking destination.”
Biking the Boer Mountain trails was also recently selected as the number three slot in Explore magazine’s list of the top things to do in Canada.
The profile of Burns Lake mountain biking will be raised again this academic
year, with the Lakes District Secondary School hosting the 2014 provincial high school mountain-biking championships on May 24, 2014. The event is expected to bring more than 150 riders from across the province to Burns Lake.
In other Boer Mountain trail news, the newest trail under construction since last year is almost through to the top of Boer Mountain.
Called Razorback, the new trail extends the Stearns Creek Canyon trail from the lower bike park to the top of Boer Moun-tain, offering a number of extended riding options. When complete, Razorback will give bikers another fast and flowing shut-tle run, or a challenging climb from either Kager Lake or the Burns Lake Bike Park trail network.
After the long climb, riders can either return they way they came for some well-earned fun, or they could make their way back down other already established runs, like Charlotte’s Web or When Pigs Fly.
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Refreshments to follow.
Another year and more new trails
Local students committed to helping Burns Lake mountain biking
Fifteen volunteers came out on Sept. 19 for this Fall’s first Project Trails day at Kager Lake. Lakes District Secondary School students, coaches, and other volunteers will have the opportunity for free shuttle rides twice a week, weather-permitting, following a bit of trail work.
Walter Strong photo
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Burns Lake & District Seniors Luncheon starts on Oct. 1. Every second Tuesday at 12:00 noon at the Immaculata church.
Duck’s Unlimited Dinner and Auction Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. For tickets or info contact: Ray Maher 250-692-7766 or Brenda Hiebert 250-695-6519.
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Dirty fuNNearly 300 people crowded the stands at the Houston Mud Drags last weekend to watch racers from Kitimat to Vanderhoof power through the mud. Burns Lake resident Chris Anderson races her 1955 Studebaker through the muddy track at the Mud Drags in Houston last Saturday. Anderson says her Studebaker is a 545 Ford big block built by Jim’s Ultra Auto in Burns Lake. Jackie Lieuwen photo
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The Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) returns to Burns Lake for the first show of the 2013/14 Lakes Dis-trict Arts Council performing arts season, on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakes District Secondary School.
The internationally renowned MG3 will per-form Cambria. The Montreal Guitar Trio performs throughout Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia, in some of the world’s most prestigious concert hous-es.
The arts council is happy to have them back in the Lakes District for a return engagement.
Many remember them as among the best per-formers we have ever presented after their 2010 show in Burns Lake.
The show will be eclectic, exciting and entertain-ing. The season’s first visiting artist will be Ronny Berndorff. Come before the show to see his work.
Tickets for MG3 are available for $17 (adults) and $12(seniors, students and youth) at Process 4 circle arts Gallery. A limited number of tickets will be also available at the door, subject to availability.
this month’s contest: MG3’s latest album, “Cambria”, has ten songs, including a classic Bea-tles tune (written by George Harrison), a tune writ-ten by Ennio Morricone , and a tune written by Luis Bonfa that in English is called, A Day in the Life of a Fool. This month’s question is: Name any song on MG3’s album “Cambria”. Not sure? Check out the link http://www.mg3.ca/en/discography.php
Send your answer by e-mail to be entered in a contest to win an MG3 CD. Contest deadline is midnight on Sept. 30, 2013.
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The Lakes District Arts Council is about 70 per cent of the way to season ticket sales target for ‘Pieces of Eight’, the 2013/14 season. Season tick-ets are still available by calling 250-692-3371. You can purchase season tickets at Process 4 circle arts Gallery (250-692-3434) as well. Cash or cheques only. To have a look at the planned season, visit http://lakesdistrictarts.com/current-season/
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Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on Oct. 7 at 1:00 p.m. at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.
Anyone interested in playing in the Decker Lake Travelling Crib tournament contact Sharon by Oct. 11, 2013 (250) 698-7626.
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Anyone who has made the drive out to Trout Creek Hall knows where it is. Anyone who’s making the drive for the first time can’t help but worry that he or she must have missed it along the way.
Rest assured, you can’t miss it. It’s your first right after Trout Creek Road, about 40 kms of beautiful shore-line, driving westward along Francois Lake on Colleymount Road from the Southside Fer-ry landing.
The building has gone through a number of renovations since it was built in 1932. The past year has seen much ren-ovation activity thanks to helpful Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) dollars, grants from the Region-al District of Bulkley Nechako, and count-less volunteer hours and fund raising.
More than a hun-dred community mem-bers made their way to last weekend’s official grand opening of the hall with its new reno-vations in place.
A new roof and ex-
Trout Creek Hall renos completedBuilding standing strong since the 1930s
panded kitchen were the biggest improve-ments completed this year. The kitchen will allow the facility to be more desirable for hall rentals, and the new roof means no more
water collecting buck-ets at the New Year’s dance.
The walls of the hall are lined with photo-graphs going back to the earliest days of settlers in the area. This year,
the Colleymount Recre-ation Commission has released a glossy cata-logue of those photos, complete with caption information and some interesting area history of life at the west end of
Francois Lake.Beef ranchers and
farmers have quietly worked the land out there for more than 100 years, more years than Burns Lake itself has under its belt.
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The Trout Creek Hall (top), with its recently completed new roof has stood the test of time since the first roof was put on in 1932. The local community and supporters came out on Sept. 21, 2013 to celebrate the hall’s grand opening after extensive renovations.
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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be excited about an upcoming event or get-away, but don’t let your anticipation get the best of you. Remember, you do need to plan and pack.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, embrace a challenge that presents itself this week. No matter the scale of the challenge, you will soon find you’re up to it, and so will those around you.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, be open to new experiences, as you do not know when surprises are going to come around the bend. This week may prove to be a real eye-opener.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 It’s time to ditch any bad habits that have been holding you back, Capricorn. Set a new course, with new goals, and those old habits will soon be an afterthought.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 A heightened sense of urgency may have you jumping into a situation, Aquarius. But give this situation the careful consideration it deserves. Keep your eyes on the future.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, now is the time to redirect some of your professional ambitions to your personal life. It’s an effort worth making.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, someone whose opinion matters to you may disagree with you on an important point. Use your powers of persuasion, and both of you will be better for it.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Take your upbeat attitude to new heights this week, Taurus. New challenges will emerge in the coming weeks, so find new inspiration and things will go smoothly.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, keep your head on straight over the next week, which figures to be hectic. Cool heads always prevail, and your calm approach will be noticed by others.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your ingenuity is treasured among the people clos-est to you, but those who do not know you may be unfamiliar with the tricks you have up your sleeve. Take time to show them.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, someone wants to take your relationship to another level, so let this person know you are on the same page. Otherwise, you both may be flounder-ing around for some time.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, good news awaits on the job this week, even if it is totally unexpected. Nonetheless, it can be exciting to know that someone is watching out for you.
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After over a year with no discernible activity, the Tibet Malware infection has returned to plague Mac’s OS X once again. Unlike prior versions which relied on harmless looking Trojan files to trick people into infecting themselves, this new variant of the malware exploits a recently patched vulnerability in Java to install remote access software on your Mac. The software masquerades as an Audio Service component in background services, and if left unchecked can allow an attacker to potentially access files on an infected machine. Oracle, the makers of Java, have already deployed a patch to close the security hole this malware is exploiting, so make sure your Java is up to date. You can also go to the /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components folder, and check for AudioService and /Library/LaunchAgents/ and look for com.apple.AudioService.plit. If either of these files exist, delete them and run a full scan with your antivirus software immediately to clean up any lingering bits of the infection.
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Lakes District& Area
Anyone interested in playing in the Decker Lake Travelling Crib tournament contact Sharon by Oct. 11, 2013 (250) 698-7626.
Kidney Walk date has been changed. Nov. 10/13. Lake District Secondary School, Registration 10am and Kidney Walk 11am. More info: Deborah Tucker (604) 736-9775 x 230 or [email protected].
Introduction to Brain Health Sept. 27 at 1 pm LD Hospital board room. Learn strat-egies and set goals for improving the health of your mind, body and spirit. To register: Leanne Jones at 1 866 564 7533 or email [email protected]
Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on October 7 at 1 pm at the Regional Dis-trict Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.
Burns Lake Scouts regular meeting nights are Mon., starting Sept. 16, at WKE 5:30pm - 6:30pm Beavers, 6:30 - 7:30 Cubs. Volunteers needed. More info: Alex Bergen (250) 692.3913.
Creation Ministries will be at the Island Gospel Gym Oct. 5, 7pm. Info go to cre-ation.com.
Prenatal Classes Thurs. 6-8pm starting Sept. 26. Burns Lake Health Unit - located in the hospital. (250) 692-2460 to register.
Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association hosting a Women’s Bike Retreat the last weekend in September. More info email [email protected] or call (250) 692-0642.
Burns Lake & District Seniors Luncheon starts on Oct. 1. Every second Tues. at noon at the Immaculata.
AA meetings every Wednesday at the Youth Centre, 12pm - 1pm. Centre Street beside Margaret Patrick Memorial Hall.
Operation Christmas Child, � ll a shoe box for a needy child. Pick up shoe box-es at a local church, The Loonie Bin, Wholesale Club, Dollar Store. Contact: John Neufeld (250) 692-7949. More info: samaritanspurse.ca
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250-694-3329 (Church)
ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH
136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake
No Worship Servicesduring July & AugustMinistry led by lay leaders
Phone 250-692-7202
IMMACULATA-Catholic Church
248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.
~ Everyone Welcome ~
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
Kerr Road, Burns Lake
Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15. Worship Service at 10:30
includes Children’s Church
250-692-3259
Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748
Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-695-6316 Everyone Welcome
THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH
Sunday Morning Services:Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057
Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake
Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at
10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.
250-695-6586
Burns LakeCommunity Church
Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949
OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
At Muriel Mould Primary School
SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford
250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~
Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH
724 Babine Lake Road
Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington
250-692-7464
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50
Island GospelFellowship
Gerow Island, Highway 35
Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am
Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551
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and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.
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Terrace Chrysler has an immediate opening for an
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN
This is a full time permanent position offering a competitive salary and benefits have excellent customer retention, strong service consultants and an excellent management team.
Chrysler training is preferred but not necessary. Completion of high school and college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training is a requirement.
Please apply in person or email resume and drivers abstract to:
Chris Gair, Fixed Operations [email protected]
Who is this for?
Participants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Unemployed (non E.I. Clients) • Must be 18 years of age or older • Be legally entitled to work in Canada • Not a Student• Lack skills required for successful
integration into new employment• Be ready and committed to returning to work
What will you get?
Participants may be eligible to receive:
• Class-based skill development - including job searching and career planning • Funding to access training at local educational institutions/trainers • Wage subsidy for on-the-job training
Funding provided through the Canada - British Columbia Labour Market Agreement
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Obituaries
Anderson, Helen (nee Nelson)
Mar. 13, 1928 - Sept. 13, 2013It is with great sadness that we announce our beloved Helen’s passing at her home in Burns Lake. Helen was the youngest of 3 children born to Louie and Ivy Nelson of Forestdale, BC. She was raised on the farm and along with her sister Vera & brother Ralph, she went to school in Forestdale and Rose Lake. She worked at the New Omineca Café in Burns Lake and Goodacres Grocery Store in Smithers. It was there that she met and married her be-loved Henry on July 6, 1949. They spent their years work-ing, going to dances, camping, fi shing and socializing with their many friends and family. Although Helen had no chil-dren of her own, her door was always open and she was ‘mom’ to all. For several years, she cared for her niece Shery-lee during her mother’s illness. Helen was predeceased by her husband Henry in Dec 1978.For many years she and her companion Ross Goodwin shared their life with family in Burns Lake and Sorrento. Happy family memories were created at their cabin on Ba-bine Lake. After Ross passed away she moved to Heritage Manor where she spent her last years. She enjoyed much of her time there with her very dear friend, her late sister-in-law Pat. She was however, a friend to everyone there and kept a watchful eye on any-body that might need help. She was always up to going for coffee or enjoying a happy hour. Helen will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.She leaves to mourn her sister Vera (Gunner) Neilson, nieces Diane (Ernie) Killman, Lynne (Brian) Olenik, Geraldine Cra-ven, Sherylee Millar, Wendy Byrnes, Linda Orr, Lisa Saffa-rek-Dalmonte, nephews Roy, Peter, Jim, Kim, Terry and Greg Anderson, Ken and Kurt Saffarek, brother in-laws Roy (Shirley) Anderson, Tat Aida, Horst Saffarek, as well as her extended family, step daughter Karen Angal, step daughter-in-law Nancy Goodwin, and all their families.She was predeceased by her parents, husband Henry An-derson, brother Ralph Nelson, sister in-law Pat Nelson, neph-ew Stanley Nelson, compan-ion Ross Goodwin and step-son Arnie Goodwin.Grace Memorial Funeral Home in charge of cremation. As per Helen’s wishes there will be no funeral service. An informal tea will be held from 1:00 to 3:00pm on October 19th at Heritage Manor in Burns Lake.
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In Memoriam Gifts
ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the
Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary
are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus
comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the
Pines and all other community healthcare
services.Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to:
B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812
Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0
A tax deductible receipt will be issued
Coming EventsGROW MARIJUANA com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.comTickets: 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.
InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
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
Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIf 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
Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010CRISIS PREVENTION. You are 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.PLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845
Announcements
InformationFOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. Clients should come at 11 am. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstand-ing generosity o the commu-nity. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes Dis-trict Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC.V0J 1E0
LEGION BUSINESSLegion Youth Programs
Legionnaires and members of the Ladies Auxiliary within BC/Yukon Command take great pride in preparing to-day’s youth for tomorrows challenges. This mentorship is rich with values, offering the next generation the benefi t of life experiences, which so ad-mirably identify us as respect-ed Canadians. Nurturing, sup-porting and guiding youth development will ensure civic responsibility is learned and understood. This understand-ing will resonate in the hearts and actions of the younger generation, as they symboli-cally accept the “Torch of Remembrance”. BC/Yukon Command supports a vast ar-ray of youth leadership and development programs de-signed to embrace scholastic achievements, athletic pursuit, artistic initiative and civic re-sponsibility.• Youth Remembrance Con-tests.• Youth Singing Contest - The Patriot Voice.• Cadets, Guides, Scouts and Youth Groups and Minor Sports.• Encounters with Canada • Youth Leaders Remem-brance Pilgrimages.• Bursaries and Scholarships• National Track and Field Championships.• BCRTA Golden Star Awards• Remembrance Day Teach-ers Guide.
The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc
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InformationLOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO
NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE
18 September 2013
Reservoir Elevation: 851.91 m (2794.99ft)SLS Discharge: 31.80 m3/s
Flow in the Nechako River at Vanderhoof is currently 60 m3/s, this is approximately equal to the long term average for this time of year (1981-2013).
Visit website www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.
Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250- 567-5812
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
Lost & FoundFOUND BLACK USB/HDMI cable in front of Lakes District News. Come to the offi ce to claim.
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Lost & Found
LOST CATTenzie, 7 yr old cat. Black Himalayan with yellow eyes. Lost at the scene of a motor vehicle accident near Rose Lake/Aspen Rd. Sept. 2/13. Contact Burns Lake Vet Clinic if you fi nd her. (250) 692-7476.
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Selkin Logging LtdIs currently looking for full time Equipment operators,
Heavy Duty Mechanic, Road Builder, Feller Buncher Operator and Owner/Operator Logging trucks to work in
the Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake areas. ONLY EXPERIENCED OPERATORS TO APPLY.Benefit package and registered pension plan available.
To apply fax resume to: (250) 699-6545email: [email protected]
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Roofing Contractor WantedThe Village of Burns Lake is seeking a skilled roofing contractor to install a new membrane roof and shingles
on the Visitor Information Centre/Chamber of Commerce building at 540 Hwy 16 Burns Lake. Interested candidates must have a valid Village of Burns Lake business license and Worksafe certification. Please contact Rick Martin at 250-692-7587 for more information on the contract details.Closed submissions will be due to Box 570 Burns Lake, BC, by 10am October 2, 2013.
FACILITATOR -STRONGSTART CENTER
Parents/Caregivers and Children (Ages 0-5)24.25 hours per week
The StrongStart Center is a program at Mouse Mountain School for the school year September 2013 to June 2014.Together with parents and caregivers, the facilitator will be responsible for operating the program. The intention of the program is that parents and caregivers will participate alongside their children in a purposeful, play-based environment. The program will concentrate on key aspects of family literacy, numerary, parent support and education, stages of early childhood development and community resource sharing.
The facilitator will: establish and post a daily schedule for the program with participant involvement. ensure that the activities available for the children reflect the stages of child development and encourage creativity and language development; plan and prepare participant-oriented activities and daily circle times that involve stories, songs, movement, etc; make connections with service providers in the community and facilitate referrals for families where necessary; make connections with the school personnel to facilitate a smooth transition for families into the formal school system; and, attend training sessions as offered by district or local organizations.Qualifications: A certificate, preferably a diploma in Early Childhood Education; Training and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age range; Training and/or experience working with parents/adults in a facilitative role; Personal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourceful; Training and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addition, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and, A clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring.Start date: To be DeterminedApplication Closing Date: September 27, 2013 - 4:00 pmPlease mail, fax or email resumes to: Student Support Services School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) PO Box 129, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: [email protected]
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1099.000 The Pines $47,000 800 Center Street
3054.000 Kinette Park $214 126 Fourth Ave.
3055.000 United Church $1,300 136 Fourth Ave.
2534.000 Pentecostal Church $800 766 Mulvaney Cres.
2533.000 Pentecostal Church $350 & 2533.500 760 Mulvaney Cres.
2515.000 Pentecostal Church $2,600 724 Babine Road
2511.000 The Hospital $40,000 741 Center Street
1574.000 Catholic Church $2,500 1640.000 224 & 248 Third Ave.
2939.000 Vineyard Christian Fellowship $500 457 Hwy. 16
2940.000 Vineyard Christian Fellowship $160 465 Hwy 16.
2941.000 The Thrift Store $600 36 Fourth Ave.
2937.000 Lakes District Film Society $1,750 441 Highway 16
2800.005 Canadian National Railway Co. $379 T5JOK2 Leased Gilgan Drive Roadway Access
2800.010 Canadian National Railway Co. $330 T5JOK2 Leased Dick Schritt Park
3319.000 Canadian National Railway Co. $23 #RP1708 Leased Ditch Encroachment
2542.000 School District No. 91 - Library $7,500 585 Government St.
1183.000 Village of Burns Lake - Childcare facility $2,100 788 Center St.
For more information on this matter, contact Sheryl Worthing, Chief Administrative Officer, at 250-692-7587.
NOTICE Permissive Tax Exemptions
Pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, the Corporation of the Village of Burns Lake hereby gives notice of its intention to provide “permissive tax exemptions” to the following properties under the Village of Burns Lake Exemption for the Taxation Year 2014 Bylaw #937, 2013.
FOLIO NUMBER LEGAL DESCRIPTION CIVIC ADDRESS
506 01555.000 Lot 11, Block A, Plan PRP3098, 458 1st Avenue District Lot 5344, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District
506 02151.000 Lot 41, Plan PRP7966, District 477 3rd Avenue Lot 5347, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District
506 02156.000 Lot 46, Plan PRP7966, District 427 3rd Avenue Lot 5347, Range 05, Coast Range 5 Land District
506 70023.442 Manufactured Home Reg#34607, U14-160 Highway 16 District Lot 5344, Range 05, East Coast Range 5 Land District
THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF BURNS LAKE
TAX SALEThe following properties will be sold at Tax Sale on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers of the Village of Burns Lake, #15-3rd Avenue, unless the delinquent taxes owing are paid in full prior to that date.
Properties sold are subject to the PROPERTY PURCHASE TAX ACT and therefore a 1% Provincial Tax is payable on the fair market value at time of sale.
Sheryl Worthing, Collector/Chief Administrative Officer
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#3828 Tchesinkut East Rd 1995 built, 4 bdrm, 1150 sqft home on 7 acres. Full bsmt, 2 baths, newly constructed dining room. Heat: elec. w/ wood backup. Water: drilled 160’ w/ 80 gallons per min-ute. Septic 800 gallon hold-ing tank w/ lagoon. 24’ x 36’ wired garage, 16’ x 16’ insu-lated/wired work shop. Fenced in animal pen with pond, 2 greenhouses/fenced in garden spot, 15km south of Burns Lake.
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This 3000 sq/ft house is lo-cate 10 minutes from town and sits on 7.3 acres. Three bedrooms up and one down with two and a half bath-rooms. Hardwood fl oors on main fl oor with carpet in master bedroom. Oak cup-boards in kitchen and a large wrap around deck. Heated with a wood furnace and natural gas back up. There is a Lot of out buildings in-cluding a shop and large barn. As well its on a school bus route.
Asking $254,000Contact Jeremy at
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Burns Lake LakeshoreProperty for sale
Pioneer Way• 1.37 Acres; 200 ft of
lakeshore x 577 ft.• The last lakeshore property in Burns Lake with city water
and sewerage.• Build your own home to your own specifi cation.
• Beautiful views of Lakeand hills.
• Could be subdivided into 2 or 3 good sized plots.
$235,000Any reasonable offer
considered.(250) 692-0253
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LAKE LOTFOR SALE
100 ft. by 280 ft. lot on Burns Lake, 12kmeast of town. Partly
fenced, small beach, large grassed area,
40x60 metal Quonset w/ cement fl oor.
$120,000.00(250) 692-3292
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Apt/Condo for RentLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.
Homes for RentHOUSE for rent on Tchesinkut Rd East. Upstairs = 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, w/d, f/s, dw. Downstairs = 30 x 60 shop. Electric / wood radiant fl oor heating. Lake view . N/S, pets con-sidered $1000.00 per month. Available immediately. 604-838-5023 or 778-355-1360
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PRIVATE LAND FROM WOOD-LOT LICENCE
W1539Please be advised that Kathy and Merle Hoesing is proposing to remove 135.7 hectares of private land from Woodlot Li-cence W1539 located in the Wisteria area. Inquir-ies and/or comments must be submitted to The Forstdale Canyon Adventure Ltd. (Alison Patch, RPF) at 7296 Col-leymount Road, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2 by October 18, 2013. Only written inquiries received by this date will be re-sponded to. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contact-ing the above-mentioned at (250) 695-6340.
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PRIVATE LAND FROM
WOODLOTLICENCE
W1753Please be advised that Tony and Frank Strim-bold, Licencees for W1753 are proposing to remove the private land associated with their Woodlot. W1753 private land is 127.8 hectares and is located at To-pley, BC. Questions, comments or requests for information regard-ing this transfer can be sent c/o Free Growing Forestry Ltd., 250-692-3443 or Box 510, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0, be-fore October 9, 2013.
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