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BY BETH JAY

On Thursday, December 5, due to fate and somewhat seren-dipitous circumstances, I found myself experiencing an evocative evening of Bella Coola culture and music in the heart of down-town Toronto. How, you might well ask, did this happen, consid-ering I live on Vancouver Island?

Currently, I am spending time in Waterloo, only an hour away from Toronto, and my brother-in-law just happened to see a review of an upcoming concert in the Toronto Star, entitled “Singing the Earth”, composed by Anna Hostman, who grew up in

Bella Coola. Somehow, the confluence

of circumstances told me that I was being called to attend, to renew my connections with Bella Coola, and indeed, the evening magically transported me back to the beauty of the valley and the years that I lived there, while sit-ting in a dark theatre space in the heart of Toronto. And, returning to my reporter days, I just hap-pened to be covering the story for the Coast Mountain News!

The theatre, though small, was full to capacity for the evening, and extra chairs were brought in to seat the people who seemed to keep coming and

coming, in from the cold Toronto night.

Filling the small floor space in the front of theatre, ready to play, were the instruments of the musical ensemble, which included saxophone, clarinet, percussion, piano, recorder, bass and accordian, instruments reminiscent of those played in the valley over the years, some by Nuxalk musicians and some by the Norwegians.

Along one wall, hundreds of pages of text were hung in ten rows, clipped to long wires, much like clothes on a clothes-line. They were copied from McIlwraith’s “The Bella Coola

Indians”, and excerpts provided the inspiration for the lyrics of many of the songs.

The evening began with a showing of “Cry Rock”, a short film by Nuxalk filmmaker Banchi Hanuse, bringing the voices, sto-ries, music, language and images of the Bella Coola valley to life. For Torontonians, Bella Coola must certainly seem very far removed from urban living, and the film helped to create a strong visual and aural landscape, as well as to establish an evocative atmosphere for the concert to follow.

For me, it was wonderful to see the faces and hear the voices

of people I know, and to see the classroom of Acwsalcta children who I taught several years ago.

Following the film came the musical part of the evening, best described as a multi-media “con-cert-installation”, and indeed, the performance was as much visual as it was musical.

On a screen suspended above the musicians, the lyrics of the songs were projected, and along two sides of the performance space, multiple long paper ban-ners were hung, on which an ever-changing series of photo and video images of the valley were shown.

Merry Christmas! Eric Boileau is happy to receive his gift from Santa at the Sons of Norway Jultrefest on December 15.

‘Singing the Earth’ - Bella Coola celebrated in Toronto by local composers tribute

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Images of the mountains, trees, moss, Nuxalk masks, cars, people, the hill, Uncle Billy's dove-tail constructed barn, and the river. The paper banners were a reflec-tion of the valley’s close ties to the forest and the forest indus-try, and much of the video footage came from the Norwegian Heritage House and the Bella Coola Valley Museum. There was a lot to see in this changing collage of images and text, and together with the music and songs, the visual and aural landscape created an evocative and haunt-ing sense of sound and emotion.

The music was comprised of “11 pieces about a place”, some instrumental and some songs. Interspersed between the pieces were com-mentaries by Lance Nelson, Pat Lenci, and Cheryl Waugh, elucidating further on various current issues within the val-ley culture. It was disorienting to be sit-ting in a dark theatre in Toronto, hearing the voices of people I knew discussing issues that affect the valley, and once again, I was pulled back to memories of my life in Bella Coola.

The music and songs were angular, abstract, intricate and complex, at times discordant, rarely melodic, with many unusual sounds and textures. The lyrics of the songs were in various languages, including, English, Nuxalk, Norwegian and Japanese, repre-senting the various cultures that have impacted the valley. The songs were beau-tifully sung by First Nations mezzo-sopra-no Marion Newman, who was born in Bella Coola. Her rich, mel-low voice brought an operatic feel to the songs, and her deer hide mocca-sins (bought in Bella Coola) were a visual reminder of her First Nations heritage.

Accompanying the performance was

a small, beautifully designed booklet, with historical pho-tographs, composer’s notes, thoughts from collaborators Dylan Robinson and Patrick Nickleson, notes about the pieces, and the lyrics of the songs. The eleven pieces were based on vari-ous themes relating to the natural setting and the culture of the valley, including moss, smallpox, the potlatch ban, tradi-tional Nuxalk stories, the importance of the herring and oolachen, a Norwegian fiddle tune, Tallio Cannery, and residential school survivors.

Composer Anna Hostman grew up in Bella Coola, and she and her family left in 1986. Anna pursued a career in music composition, doing an undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Victoria, and she recently com-pleted a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Toronto. Anna collaborated with Dylan Robinson, a Sto:lo scholar and dramaturge, Patrick Nickleson, a musicologist, and the musical talents of the Continuum Contemporary Music ensemble, to bring the stories, the people,

and the landscape of Bella Coola to the Toronto audience.

I had a long con-versation with Anna after the performance and we talked about the people and places that we both knew. She told me that four Bella Coolans, Ocean Dionne, Odd Knudson, and Dr. Fallis and his wife had been in attendance for the previous eve-ning’s performance, and Anna’s mother, Carol Hostman (June Vosburgh’s sister), was there the night I went, though unfortunately I didn’t get to meet her.

When I asked Anna how a girl from small-town Bella Coola had become a composer, she said she has always been compos-ing music and this is where life has led her. “Singing the Earth” is Anna’s musical tribute to her Bella Coola roots. “Singing the Earth” had a message for the audience, and in Anna’s own words, “Like the people who live there, we consider the piece a collec-tion of eccentricities, struggles, hopes, strengths and contrar-ies. It’s a necessarily incomplete portrait of the people and place, our own cre-ative response to their warmth and spirit, as

well as to the valley’s stunning beauty.”

Anna, Patrick and Dylan wish to express their thanks and gratitude to all the people who helped them during their visits to the Valley. Caitlin Thompson helped with news-paper archives at the newspaper office, Lance Nelson and Clyde Tallio gave them a tour of Acwsalcta School, and Lance took them to the petroglyphs.

Many people spent time telling stories and talking about the history of the Valley, including Clyde Tallio, the Caspersons, the

Dunsworths, the Lencis, Peter Sohljell, June Vosburgh, and others.

The performance was videoed, and

when it is available, it will be posted on the Facebook pages of the Arts Council, the Belco Bulletin Board, and the Coast Mountain News.

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On November 22, 2013 the Bella Coola Adventist School had a visi-tor. Carolyn Diguistini came to the school, bringing with her all the supplies and utensils necessary to make hand lotion.

The art of lotion making was a very unique and interesting process to watch and take part in. From the infusing of the oil, to the melting of the beeswax, adding the scent and bottling the lotion.

We all learned a lot and had a wonderful time. Each student and staff were able to take a sample home with them. Thank you Carolyn Diguistini for sharing this with us.

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Piece considered a 'musical tribute' to composers Bella Coola roots

The collaborators on Anna Hostman's piece about Bella Coola, 'Singing the Earth.' L to R: Patrick Nickelson, Anna Hostman, Dylan Robinson and

mezzo-soprano Marion Newman

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A4 Coast Mountain News Thursday, December 19, 2013

Dear Bella Coola,

When I think back

to the BC Ferry meet-ing I feel deep regret. I can’t speak for anyone

else, but I sure wish we hadn’t been so civi-lized. I wish I had shak-en my fist and hissed at them. I wish they had to carry me out kick-ing and screaming at the unfairness of it. I wish we had all ripped up their stupid glossy magazines and kicked them all out of town.

I know, the media-tor that our govern-ment deems necessary to hire, at province expense, did look formidable, as she explained the rules of engagement we were to obey. (If government represents the people, why do they need mediators?) And the

representatives flown in by BC Ferries, to stay in our hotel, and eat in one of the only surviv-ing restaurants, kept alive through sum-mer tourism, did look truly sorry for us, but why were they here? Couldn’t they just have granted us, the com-munities involved, the $500,000 it cost them to put up this charade?

Twenty years ago when the logging industry was mov-ing out, having taken a century worth of mostly old growth timber, and the gov-ernment regulated the small fishermen out of a livelihood, the only

resort left was tourism. I remember someone sneering at that – “What are we supposed to do, raise a family on ten bucks an hour?” Still, everyone pulled up their socks and got on with it, and despite abysmal advertising of the Circle Route by BC Ferries, businesses were just beginning to thrive. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into provincial coffers over the years from OUR resources and what do we have to show for it? We have ghost towns all along

the coast, towns that once processed fish, and mills that pro-cessed timber. Towns that employed people, and employed people spend money on goods and services – putting back into the economy.

Unemployed people require goods and services, which take out from the economy. The short-sightedness of our government in planning rural sustain-ability is appalling – I suppose that now they don’t need our resourc-es, they think they can abandon us. However,

trees do grow back and the fish are returning, and maybe we will stop being so nice.

We demand com-munity engagement BEFORE decisions that affect our livelihood are made, not after. And we will continue to fight the decisions made on our behalf, but not by us. This isn’t over. It is deceit like this that gets people motivated and political. So sign the petition, stand up to the bullies – don’t let this fight die!

Sincerely,Jenny Roberts-Hall

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Timothy’s Christmas Adventure

By Callum mCallisterGrade 5 – Shearwater School

My name is Timothy and I am 9 years old and I love Christmas, I love Christmas so much that I am going to catch Santa and prove to the world that he’s real. All my friends at school say that he’s not real so I’m going to prove them wrong. My plan is to hide in a big present and when Santa walks by I jump into his bag full of presents with my camera and he takes me to the North Pole so I can take pictures of all the elves, but right now I have to wait in this big box.

Snore, I opened my eyes and found that I had fallen asleep, but the thing that had woken me up was Santa. He had just made a loud thud when he came down the chimney. I wanted to wait for exactly the right time to get in his bag. As fast as I could I ran into his bag and got as com-fortable as I could before Santa came back! “This bag seems to get heavier every year,” said a rough but comforting voice I guess was Santa.

A squeaky voice said, “That was the last house Santa it’s time to go back home.”

“Okay Max, head the reindeers in the right direction,” said Santa. I could feel that we were going super-fast so I stuck my head out and caught some snowflakes on my tongue. I took a couple of pictures of Santa and his elf friend Max and of the reindeer.

A huge gust of wind came and my camera flew out of my hands. It was my only way of get-ting proof so I jumped off and landed on a huge pile of snow. I started looking for my camera when I realized that if I even found it, it would be broken and that I was lost in a winter blizzard. I let out a huge scream and was starting to panic when a huge pile of snow landed on me and I fell asleep.

I opened my eyes to look at a warm fire place and a tiny kitchen and a big comfy arm chair. There was an elf dressed in green and red in the chair. He said, “Oh you’re awake, I thought you were dead but, I wasn’t sure so I brought you into get warm.”

“Who are you?” I asked. “I’m Jonny Cane.” said the little weird elf. “I’m Timothy.” I said. “Here have some break-fast,” said Jonny Cane.

After I finished break-fast I asked him how he found me. He said, “Well I was walking through the woods in the candy cane forest and a black camera hit me in the head and then I heard a scream and I found you in the pile of snow. So this cam-era is probably yours.”

“Thank you,” I said when he handed it to me. “By the way why are you in the North Pole?” asked the elf. “…And that’s why I’m in the North Pole,” I said as I finished my story. “Ya know I could help you try to get in to Santa’s workshop and take a picture of him.” said Jonny “You could?” “Of course I could. I have been working at the workshop for 2,000 years. I just retired a year ago.”

“But you’re Santa’s elf why would you help me try to take a picture of Santa?”

“There are more bad kids every year, and well maybe if everybody knew that Santa and his elves were real then people would not be so bad.” “I

never thought of it that way but that’s another good reason to prove to the world that Santa is real.”

“What if I came in with a huge present and said that it was for Santa and you were in the pres-ent and I took you into Santa’s workshop. And once you take enough photos we dress up as elves and take Santa’s sled to escape.” “That is the best idea I have ever heard!” We took the road up to the entrance and a security elf asked, “What is in the box?” “I’m Santa’s secret Santa this year and this is his pres-ent.” Jonny answered. “Open the doors,” hol-lered the security elf.

I took tons of pictures of the whole workshop and finally decided it was time to go home. After I finished changing into some elf clothes Jonny and I ran to the place Santa kept his sleigh and reindeer. We zoomed off on the sleigh and I real-ized how sleepy I was.

“Hello there you must be Jonny the elf and Timothy the little boy who lives in that nice brick house I went to,” said a booming voice. Jonny and I were so occupied with our mis-sion we never noticed the red person in the back seat.

“You aren’t the first person to try and get proof that I was real,” said Santa. “Who else tried to do this and what hap-pened to them,” I asked Santa. “Well there was a little boy who took a remote car with a camera on it and snuck it into my bag and when I got home he drove it out and took a whole bunch of pictures. So the elves and I had to go to this kid’s

house and explain to him why we keep our selves a secret which I am going to explain to you.”

“The reason we keep our selves a secret is because we need to have people believe in the Christmas spirit and if all these little kids knew that Santa was real then they wouldn’t have to believe in Santa. They would just know that he was real.”

“I think I get the true Christmas spirit now Santa,” I said sleepily. “You have to promise me that you can’t say or show anybody those pic-tures” said Santa.

“I promise I will never ever tell or show anybody what I have seen “I told Santa as I fell asleep.

I woke up to snowy windows and the smell of waffles and the noise of crinkling wrapping paper. I jumped off my bed and ran down stairs to find my family opening a pile of presents under the tree. It was truly my favourite Christmas of all.

The Invisible Sleigh

By Finn CarlsonGrade 3 – Bella coola elementary

It was December 20th, five days till Christmas. It was very busy in the North Pole today, espe-cially for the apprentice reindeer trainers. These elves had to work 20 hours a day! The leader of the reindeer team, Adorellan, had to work even harder. Four days later was the day for apprentice reindeer trainer and magician Aquilan, to make the sleigh and stuff invisible to humans. So he went to the sleigh.

There were many

people gathering to watch the spell caster Aquilan. As he took out his wand he thought I’m going to do this right. I have practiced so many times. So he started to say the magic words “ akrod bardiyou cickivz sosivzck”. Suddenly the sleigh turned invisible. Oh no! thought Aquilan. Someone in the crowd must have said “ kfzoid kozifd xidlz” to make the sleigh invisible to elves!! Santa was part elf so he could not see it either! Santa suddenly appeared by the where the sleigh used to be. “I must talk with you now” he said.

So Aquilan grabbed Santa’s hand and they teleported to Santa’s house at the North Pole. Aquilan said “ Santa, I said the right words. Someone in the crowd must have said” kzfoid kozifd xidlz “to change the spell from humans to Elves! “I think I know who it was.” said Santa Then he called the elf police and said to them it was Etstouki. Then they ran and captured him and put him in jail. “There is only one solu-tion, get a human to say

the words to switch the spell around.” You must go to the town of Bella Coola and find a Human that will do the job.” “But I can’t go in to the human places” said Aquilan. “ I will give you some magic powers to get there, you will have 12 hours to find the best child”. ”Okay” said Aquilan.

Then Santa cast a spell on him and he was transported to the town of Bella Coola and searched for 11 hours until he found the perfect child named Jack, who was sleeping, so he used some magic and went into his dreams and said “Jack you must come help find Santa’s sleigh. You will wake up in the North pole in Santa’s house”.

Then Jack suddenly woke up in a cozy warm house and thought where am I? This is like that dream I had. Then Santa walked in and said “ Hello Jack I need a favour from you and explained why. Jack said “Okay” but only if you give me one wish. “Okay” said Santa, so Jack went around town and finally found the sleigh and

reversed the spell. Then they had a short party. It was Christmas Eve and Jack said “Santa my wish is to ride to all the houses with you.

Suddenly Santa said, “One of the Sleigh bells is missing”! “Go pick one from the bell shop” Then Jack and Aquilan ran and got the bell and put it on the sleigh and jumped in with Santa.

Then they were off and they went to every house, then Santa brought Jack back home and Santa went home to and it was the best Christmas ever.

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The Odd Boys Christmas

By Haydn nygaardGrade 4 – Bella Coola elementary

Once upon a time there was a boy, an odd boy. His name was Ronald Derranimal. He lived in Paris, France. He had seven brothers and 13 sisters. He liked to play soccer. One day, the last day of school, some people were bulling Ronald and that got Ronald mad and he used telepathic powers and threw those big bul-lies to the wall. Ronald got in BIG trouble. Everyone stayed away from Ronald. Ronald had no friends, at all.

It was 40 years later and Ronald was a criminal. Ronald was

on the run. Ronald was running from the cops. It was 40 below zero. It was five days from Christmas.

It was the day before Christmas and Ronald was spend-ing his Christmas in jail. One hour later! Someone came into the jail to see Ronald. It was his cousin Ruby. Ruby came in to

have Christmas with Ronald. It was OK with the guards and so Ronald had the best Christmas ever. So I guess this is the end!!!

The Christmas Squirrel

By Sadie Lynne gunderSonGrade 3 – Bella Coola elementary

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Lexi. She loved Santa and she could not wait until Christmas.

One day Lexi went to Anahim Lake with her Dad and on the way home they found a pretty little Christmas tree. They loaded it into the truck and took it home. In the morning, Lexi started to decorate the tree. When she was done, she heard a funny noise.

She ran back to the tree to see where the noise came from. Lexi searched through the

branches and found a baby squirrel. She reached in and the baby squirrel ran up her arm and sat on her shoulder. The squir-rel nestled right in to Lexi’s hair and went to sleep.

Lexi decided to make the squirrel a bed right next to her bed. The next morning was Christmas morn-ing and the little squir-rel helped Lexi open her gifts and hid in her stocking. Lexi decided to name the baby squirrel Tinsel.

Tinsel stayed with Lexi and they lived a happy life together. The End.

What’s Christmas?

By TyLer doironGrade 5 – Bella Coola elementary

Once upon a time there was a man named Jay. Jay didn’t know anything about Christmas because he was more of a Halloween person. The reason was he would scare people not be nice to them. Because he would say BOO to everyone.

Jay was so close to learning how to decorate a Christmas tree. Jay was so close to learn but he put a skull on the top instead of a star. One day Jay was being nice to everyone but he scared some-one really bad. I think the person Jay scared ran away.

We tried everything, even Christmas carols.

But it didn’t work, one of the songs we tried to teach him was ‘Jingle Bells’ but instead he sang ‘Jingle Skulls’. We even tried a clas-sic, ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas,’ but he ended up singing ‘We Wish You a Scary Christmas.’

Jay thought that scaring people was a gift. Like he kept put-ting a skeleton head of a bloody head for prank gifts. He kept on giving everyone prank gifts. He even got me one but there was nothing in it.

It took 10 years before he learned. We decided to take him to the North Pole on the 24th of December right before his eleventh year of not knowing what Christmas is. When we got to Santa’s workshop there was an elf standing in front of the gates to Santa’s workshop. The elf asked us, “What’s the password?” We said ‘joy’, except for Jay. The elf said, “Ok.”

We entered Santa’s workshop in amaze-ment. We saw Santa helping an elf. We went to Santa and asked him, “Santa, can you help our friend learn what Christmas is?” Santa said, “Sure.” Santa only said one word, here’s what Santa said, “JOY!”

We couldn’t believe that just one word then he knew everything about Christmas. People came from all over the world around Christmas time. He even knew how to sing Jingle Bells now and even the song We Wish You a Merry Christmas. We all love the new Jay. And everyone lived happily ever after.

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From the staff at the Valley RestaurantGreat breakfasts, lunch & dinner. Phone/fax: 799 0045

Bella Coola Valley Inn is pleased to announce up and coming changes to our dining room and menu. We will be closed for the holidays as of December 24th to 28th and we will be unveiling the changes to our new dining room with a live music night on December 29th.

December 29, 2013Featuring the Caley Watts band and

James Taylor with Uriel Sverdin.

New Year ~ New Menu! Watch for the announcement of the Bella Coola Valley Inn’s new menu. Specials from this menu will be featured on Music Night!

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Press release About 100 women

per year will lose mammography screening services in their community, when BC Ferries Route 40, from Bella Coola to Port Hardy, is can-celled in April, 2014.

Currently, Bella Coola residents can get mammo-grams through the Mobile Screening Mammography Program of BC. BC Ferries carries the mammography van, with the equipment, into the community. Losing the ferry ser-vice means losing the visits, as the only road – from Williams Lake to Bella Coola – is

too bumpy to safely transport the medical equipment by van.

The United Church Health Services Society (UCHSS), which governs Bella Coola General Hospital and medi-cal clinic, has deep concerns about the impact of BC Ferries ‘service adjustments’ on the health of the region. The loss of in-community mammog-raphy services means the hospital must ask government to find another $50,000 for transportation, so women can access mammograms else-where.

“Because of the ferry cuts, we believe fewer women will get

screened for breast cancer, as they'll need to travel to do so,” said Lynn Nelson, UCHSS board chair.

“The immediate health consequences of losing the Bella Coola - Port Hardy route are jarring. One of Canada's great suc-cesses has been pro-viding excellent health care in rural and remote settings. We are recognized, inter-national leaders in this. The medical staff and administration at The United Church Health Services Society are distressed that health delivery and health outcomes were not consider-ations in canceling this route.”

In addition to los-ing the mammogram program, the UCHSS is gravely concerned that the loss of the ferry will mean loss of tour-ism for Bella Coola. As logging and fishing have declined over the past several decades, tourism has become the region's primary economic driver, and it was growing.

“While it's unusual for a health agency to speak out about tourism, but in Bella Coola, it's a core employer,” said Nelson.

“For many families, tourism has become an opportunity to grow a small busi-ness. We know that income and health are

inextricably linked. Less employment here ultimately will mean poorer health in this community.”

Finally, UCHSS anticipates that the loss of the ferry ser-vice will significantly

impede efforts to recruit and retain health care profes-sionals for Bella Coola. Recruitment is already a challenge in BC’s small communities.

The administration at UCHSS is hope-

ful that BC Ferries and the Ministry of Transportation will recognize the impor-tance of Route 40 to the health of Bella Coola residents, and reinstate ferry service to this community.

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Volunteers needed for Christmas Bird CountBetween

December 14, 2013 and January 4, 2014, hawk-eyed volunteers across the continent will brave various weather conditions to count birds during the annual Christmas Bird Count. On December 28, 2013, birders and nature enthusiasts in Bella Coola will take part in this tradition, many rising before dawn to participate in the lon-gest running wildlife census on the planet.

Each year, Bird Studies Canada and the National Audubon Society mobilize over 70,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,300 locations across the Western Hemisphere. The Christmas Bird Count utilizes the power

of volunteers to track the health of bird populations at a scale that profes-sional scientists could never accomplish alone. Data compiled in Bella Coola will record every individ-ual bird and bird spe-cies seen in a speci-fied area, contribut-ing to a vast citizen science network that continues a tradition stretching back more than 100 years.

“This is not just about having fun and counting birds—although that’s an important part of it,” says Dick Cannings, the Bird Studies Canada Christmas Bird Count coordina-tor. “Data from the Christmas Count are at the heart of hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific

studies and inform decisions by gov-ernment agencies throughout North America and, increas-ingly, the Western Hemisphere.”

During last year’s count, about 60 mil-lion birds were tallied in 2369 locations by over 71,000 volun-teers, the number of both locations and observers a record level of participa-tion. In Canada, over 13,000 participants in 418 counts found 3.7 million birds.

The Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago when 27 conserva-tionists in 25 locali-ties, led by scientist and writer Frank Chapman, changed the course of orni-thological history. On Christmas Day in

1900, the small group posed an alternative to the “side hunt,” a Christmas day activ-ity in which teams competed to see who could shoot the most birds and small mammals. Instead, Chapman proposed that they identify, count, and record all the birds they saw, founding what is now considered to be the world's most sig-nificant citizen-based conservation effort – and a more than century-old institu-tion.

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From the staff at Bella Coola Heli Sportsand Tweedsmuir Park Lodge

Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a

Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Bella Coola HeliSports Inc has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region, for an area addition to their Licence of Occupation #515434 situated on Provincial Crown land located in Bella Coola valley for the purposes of commercial recreation and guided mountaineering.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is File #5406548. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142- 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9 or emailed to: [email protected]

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO until January 10, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

FIREWOOD SALVAGE NOTICEBella Coola Community Forest in conjunction with Nuxalk Forestry Limited Partnership is operating the dry land sort at Clayton Falls and working on logs from the community forests. In processing the logs to enhance value, trim is generated in various sized log chunks which are ideal for cutting up into fire wood. This excess wood is being made available for people to come and salvage. • Location: Clayton Falls Dry Land Sort: Follow Hwy 20 to harbor and continue west on to the North Bentinck Forest Service Road and follow it to Clayton Falls/BC Hydro park then continue over the Clayton Falls Creek bridge to the dry land sort area. Firewood is piled at the side of the road by the operations sign.The dry land sort is an active industrial site so do not enter the working area of the sort yard. Stay on the side of the road and please keep the road open at all times.Please apply the following etiquette:1. Safety first: use personal protective equipment while cutting, including eye, hearing, leg and foot protection2. Do not leave any garbage or litter3. Keep roads open and clear of slash debris4. Work in a safe manner and maintain safe working distance between other firewood salvagers. The firewood is made available as a community service, it is not meant for re-sale. Indi-viduals or contractors wishing to sell firewood as commercial enterprise should contact Bella Coola Community Forest as per below.

For further information please contact:Hans Granander, RPF, General Manager, Bella Coola Community Forest Ltd.

Tel:250-982-2515, email: [email protected]

JOB POSTINGManager, Support Services

Bella Coola General HospitalPosition: Manager Support ServicesDepartment: AdministrationStatus: Regular Fulltime Monday – FridayStart Date: March 1, 2013Job Summary:The Support Services Manager is responsible for the overall performance and development of the Dietary, Laundry and Housekeeping services. The incumbent ensures that these services operate within continuous quality improvement, human resource management best practices and the organizations financial and administrative protocols. The incumbent su-pervises program staff in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer, providing mentoring and coaching support and ensuring accountability to defined goals and objectives. As part of the Management Team the incumbent plays a central role in providing support to the BCGH/RW Large Memorial team through, cash management, financial journal preparation, housing requirements for staff, emergency planning, support to other departments for scheduling /timekeeping when required, committee work , videoconferencing etc.Education/QualificationsFive years experience at a program management level including staff supervision and budget management. Requires high school graduation supplemented with additional course work that focuses on building skills in related subject areas and five years minimum related progressive adminis-trative experience.An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may be considered.

Knowledge/AbilitiesKnowledge of program development and evaluation methods. Experience of accreditation processes and programs preferable.Exceptional leadership and coaching skills, with experience facilitating significant change management/development projects.Ability and willingness to work flexibly and towards common goals with a leadership team structureAbility to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.Ability to provide guidance, coaching and supervisionAbility to organize.Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position

To Apply: For further information and to apply please email full resume and cover letter to:Michel Bazille, COO (Telephone) 250 799 5308 Bella Coola General Hospital, Box 220, Bella Coola, B.C. V0T [email protected]

Compensation as per Health Employers Association of B.C. Salary Range: Minimum $51,850 to Maximum $74,534.00 – negotiated based on education and experience or combination of.

Date Posted: December 16, 2013 Deadline for submission: Ongoing

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A joint effort by numerous agencies resulted in an early Christmas for many victims of last fall’s tremendous flood. At the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure office in Williams Lake, Leanna Illinicki and Loreen Russell organized a project that substituted their usual staff gift exchange in favour of buying gifts for flood-affected families.

In addition to the Ministry of Transportation’s generos-ity, other BCGEU employees from various provincial minis-tries including the Corrections Branch, Client Services Branch,Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Forests and Range, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, and the Integrated Land Management Bureau took part in the project, as did their union.Interior Roads, Dawson Construction, Triton Environmental and Binnie

Associates donated $4,000 to the Flood Relief Bank account to be used for firewood, furnace fuel and hay.Many people purchased specific items that families had indicated their children would appreciate including bikes, hel-mets, skates, board games and clothing.

Leanna loaded two pick-up trucks with the gifts and deliv-ered them to Bella Coola where volunteers used the Mormon Church Hall to organize and distribute them. Employees

at the Williams Lake hospital also sent gifts to the valley via Beeline Courier.Earlier that week Michel Bazille (CEO of the Bella Coola Hospital), and some of the hos-pital staff delivered gift blankets that had been donated to flood affected households, which had been donated by Vancouver Coastal Health employees in Vancouver.

The Bella Coola Flood Restoration Committee was also able to organize two vol-unteer work crews that assisted

local householders in from mid October through November and December. The first group to arrive was a six-person crew from the Mennonite Disaster Service. Hosed at the Community Church in Hagensborg these men helped fourteen householders with cleanup and reconstruction during the nine days that they were in the valley.In mid-November volun-

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3bdrm, 2 bath house in Dairy Lane, 5 appl, outside storage shed, fenced back yard, N/S, N/P D/D R/R. Working couple. $950/mo +Utilities. Avail. im-mediately. Call (250)296-4211

809 Midnight Dr. 3bdrm house, upstairs, working peo-ple, quiet, N/P N/S $900 +75% Utilities. Avail. immed (250)392-6338

Suites, Lower1bdrm furnished suite, Bor-land Valley, 150 Mile, $750/mo incl utilities (250)296-3359

2bdrm suite, near TRU, n/s n/p Avail immed. $700/mo (250)392-6978

Large 2 bdrm suite, 150 Mile area. 15 min from town. N/S, R/R N/P. Ground fl oor private access, above fl oor lighting. $700/mnth util incl (250)296-9190. Avail immed.

Modern daylight bsmt suite with a view, 7mins from down-town. On site storage, carport, N/P N/S, F/S W/D, utilities incl. $900/mo. Ideal for Prof. work-ing couple or individual. Call (250)398-7610 Appointments only.

Prime location downtown, ful-ly renovated 3 bdrm bsmt suite, large windows, laundry hook ups. Avail. Jan. 1st $950 +utilities. (250)296-3230

Suites, Upper3bdrm 2 bath upper fl oor on 12th Ave, available Dec 15th, large covered deck, W/D, heat & hydro included. $1200/mnth. Call (250)392-1124

Semi-furnished 2 bedroom in quiet home, n/s, n/p, r/r. down-town location. 250-267-5759.

TownhousesTwo-3Bdrm units 3 storey townhouses on 1st Ave. f/s, n/s, n/p. $1000. & $900./mo Avail. immed. Phone (250)303-2233.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic1997 Grand-Am, looks good, drives good, new tranny, bat-tery driven daily, extra tires. $1850. obo Must sell! (250)296-9058

2003 Honda Civic Manual transmission, brand new timing belt, fuel pump and brakes in the last 12 months.

Summer tires plus extra rims are included.

$ 5500 O.B.O.Call Caitlin at (250)303-1292

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

2002 Hyundai ElantraAutomatic,

Power windows, Power door locks, Power

mirrors. A/C, Alarm system, 112,000kms.

Brand new tires. Asking $3500. OBO

(250)392-3414

Snowmobiles1993 Cougar mountain cat, 440 liquid cooled, runs good. $1200 obo (250)398-2802

Sport Utility Vehicle

1995 Mitsubishi Delica 4x4

140,000kms, 2.8l turbo diesel, auto,

dual AC, 2” lift, summer & winter tires, new CD w/Bluetooth, very well maintained.

$8500. OBO(250)392-3479

2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4

Only 83,000 kms w/trailer tow, additional

set of tires on rims. $12,500 obo.Call Gary at

250-305-6298 for more details.

Trucks & Vans

1971 GMC 1/2 Ton 4X4383 Stroker, low miles.

Many extras, great shape. $16,000. fi rm

Call (250)392-5787

Legal

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: THE ESTATE OF LLOYD GEORGE

SOPER, Deceased, formerly of 12 Hunter

Close, Red Deer, AB, T4N 6C5

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o #1618 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1Z3 on or before January 10, 2014, after which date the estates’ assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Lloyd Dennis Lyle SoperExecutor

By his solicitors:Wong & Doerksen


2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LSFWD, Auto., 2.2L

2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX4x4, Manual, 2L 2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX4x4, Manual, 2LBI-WEEKLY

$85*60 MONTHS

@4.99%.

2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA4x4, Auto., 4L, 4 dr.2010 TOYOTA TACOMA2010 TOYOTA TACOMA2010 TOYOTA TACOMA4x4, Auto., 4L, 4 dr.BI-WEEKLY

$213*72 MONTHS

@4.99%. NOW $28,700*

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA

CARS

SUVS

TRUCK

2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM FWD, Auto., 3.4L, 4 door sedan

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AMAuto., 3.4L, FWD

2004 TOYOTA COROLLAFWD, Manual, 1.8L

SAVE$2,373*

SAVE$2,405*

2011 HONDA CIVIC EX-LFWD, Auto., 1.8L, Sunroof

2005 JEEP TJ4L, Auto., 4x4

2004 GMC YUKON XL SLE4x4, Auto., 5.3L

2009 FORD F150 XLT4x4, 5.4L, Flex Fuel, Auto

2012 TOYOTA TACOMA4x4, 4L,4 Door

NOW $22,800* NOW

$29,900*

WAS $16,774NOW $14,700*

Toll Free 1-888-378-3205 • 106 N. Broadway Ave, Williams Lake • www.heartlandtoyota.caDL#30406

Home Is Where The Heart Is.

Gerald OvertonGeneral Manager

John TateSales Manager

Mike FochukProduct Advisor

Chase JaegerBusiness Office

Hank AdamsProduct Advisor

Rolt HagedornProduct Advisor

*ON APPROVED CREDIT. PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE APPLICABLE TAXES, INSURANCE AND FEES. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS.

WAS $31,900

WT1194 WT1287 WT1248

WAS $25,995 WAS $33,600

WAS $7,900

NOW $5,527*

WAS $7,800

NOW $6,400*

WAS $27,800NOW $24,900*

WAS $17,200NOW $14,900*

WAS $11,900NOW $9,800*

WAS $32,900NOW $29,800*

WAS $18,460

NOW $16,900*

WAS $6,400

NOW $3,995*WC713

WC710

WT1227

WT1249 WT1270

WT1244

WC763

WC739

NOW $6,500*WAS $9,995

NOW $9,800*WAS $13,600

WC741

WT1176

WAS $10,995NOW $8,700*

WT1205 WT1261

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LSFWD, Auto., 2.2L

BI-WEEKLY$48*

72 MONTHS @4.99%.

2010 TOYOTA RAV4 LTD4x4, Auto., 3.5L

2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR54x4, 4L, Auto.

FINANCING RATE AS LOW AS 1.9%2005 TOYOTA TACOMA SR54x4, Auto., 4L

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT4x4, Auto., 4.7L

FINANCING RATE AS LOW AS 1.9%FINANCING RATE AS LOW AS 1.9%

Wednesday, Dec. 18 Thursday, Dec. 19

Friday, Dec. 20Saturday, Dec 21

SAVE$3,495 or

Take HolidayCash

SAVE$3,800 or

Take HolidayCash

SAVE$3,200 or

Take HolidayCash

Wednesday, Dec. 18 BOXING DAYHEARTLAND TOYOTA… Don’t Wait!

BOXING DAYBOXING DAYPRICING ON NOW!

THE HEARTLANDADVANTAGE

• Full Tank of Fuel• 127 Point Inspection

• WarrantyNO PAYMENTS FOR90 DAYS

4 DAY SALE

SAVE$1,400*

SAVE$2,900*

SAVE$2,100*

SAVE$3,195*

SAVE$3,700*

SAVE$2,074*

SAVE$2,295*

SAVE$3,100*

SAVE$2,300*

SAVE$1,560*

coast mountain news, december 19, 2013

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