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Loss felt deeply in Burns LakeA regular hockey game scheduled between Lakes District Second-ary (LDSS) School and Fort St. James Elemen-tary School was trans-formed into a commu-nity outpouring of love and support
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Burns Lake Band chief resignsOpen letter to all band and community members: It is with mixed emotions that I write this open letter to our members and the Burns Lake community.
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First logs to Babine...page 2The first load went over the scales on Dec. 4, 2013 at the soon to be completed Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake.
WALTER STRONG
The Burns Lake Community Forest (BLCF) board of directors responded to some questions posed too late to be included in last week’s edition of Lakes District News. The remaining questions and responses follow.
Was it a board decision to allocate 65 per cent to the Village of Burns Lake? If it was a board decision, then it would have been their deci-sion not to allocate anything to the RDBN. Can someone from the board explain the reason-ing behind the board’s decision not to allocate funds to the RDBN?
The Village of Burns Lake is the shareholder of the Burns Lake Community Forest. The Burns Lake Band, Wet’suwet’en First Nations, and the
Office of Wet’suwet’en are the First Nation part-ners in the Burns Lake Community Forest.
The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako is not involved with the Burns Lake Community Forest. This opportunity was offered to the RDBN a num-ber of years ago, but the RDBN declined participa-tion. A community Forest License must be held by a municipality, community co-operative, society, or a First Nation Band Council or partnership.
Community polling was done to help guide the original comfor policies. How was the com-munity input gaged for the revised policies, if not through public consultation?
Policies that are revised, updated or created are intended to provide guidance and direction for management to assist in the operations of CMSL and its subsidiaries. CMSL Policies are developed and maintained for corporate governance.
They are intended to be consistent with objec-tives that are outlined in our management plan which goes through periodic public review and comment.
Can you be more specific as to when new policies can be expected? Are we talking within three months, six months, one year?
Policies are created, modified, updated, re-placed or rescinded on an ongoing basis. As the company’s business changes, the board may find it necessary to develop, modify or rescind policies to address issues and guide management. The board expects that some revised policies will be available in the near future; however, policies will continue to change as the business environment changes.
Does the board have a date set for the next public meeting of the comfor board?
The annual general meeting will be open to the public and the date for this meeting will be an-nounced in the New Year.
Can we pick up a copy of the old policies?The rescinded policies are no longer in effect;
however, the board is working to develop policies and will make all public policies available as soon as possible.
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It was a perfect Burns Lake winter day - sunny, clear, and cold - when driver Dave Konkin deliv-ered the first load of logs to the yard of the under-construction Babine Forest Products mill near Burns Lake.
Konkin, whose father also drove for Babine, has been with the company for 27 years, and was a mill-worker before becoming a driver.
"It feels good to bring the first load in," he said.The original mill was destroyed in January, 2012,
in a tragic explosion and fire which saw the loss of two workers' lives and injured many more.
The rebuild of the mill was, for a long time, an open question in the Burns Lake community.
Construction was able to get underway with full force last spring once winter loosened its grip. With more than 150 workers on site on any given day, the new facility has been going up fast.
The roof is now on the new sawmill building and exterior cladding was being installed as the first load of logs came into the Babine yard via off-highway forestry roads.
Bringing the first logs into the yard held special significance for workers and management who could take time away from the busy worksite for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the weigh scales.
Loaded down, the truck, trailer and off-highway load of logs weighed in at 77,000 kilograms.
It will take about another 2800 loads to fill the yard, so Babine logging contractors will be busy. Five contractors, employing approximately 60 log-gers and truckers between them, are expected be able to fill the yard before spring break-up at the end of March.
To anyone driving by on the highway, the mill looks close to being finished, but management is cautious about pinning mill start-up to a specific date. The new Babine mill is expected to begin pro-cessing logs by the end of March, or sooner.
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The first load of logs destined for the new Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake arrived on Dec. 4, 2013. Dave Konkin, long-time Babine mill employee trucked in the large, off-highway load that chilly morning to enthusiastic Babine employees and management. The mill is expected to begin production again early this spring.
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Yekooche First Na-tion currently holds a non-renewable forest li-
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Members of Lake Babine Nation (LBN) in Burns Lake received an update on the current state of treaty negotia-tions under the six-stage B.C. Treaty process last week.
Members of (LBN) are concerned that their own treaty negotiations may be compromised by the competing claims of a neighbour-ing First Nation - the Yekooche Nation - near Fort St. James.
According to the BC Treaty Commission
website, the Yekooche are nearing a final treaty agreement. BC Treaty Commission maps out-lining the traditional territories of LBN and those territories claimed as traditional by Yekooche show signifi-cant overlap, especially around Babine Lake.
Lake Babine Nation has made considerable progress under an Incre-mental Treaty Agree-ment (ITA) toward ne-gotiating title to several parcels of land in the Babine Lake area. The ITA, according to LBN Chief Wilf Adam, is not a treaty agreement and does not diminish any LBN claims or title to their traditional territo-ries.
Lake Babine Na-tion is in stage four of the treaty process. Yekooche are in stage 5, with an agreement in principle formulated.
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Loss deeply felt in Burns Lake
Walter Strong
A regular hockey game scheduled between Lakes District Second-ary (LDSS) School and Fort St. James Elemen-
tary School was trans-formed into a commu-nity outpouring of love and support for the fam-ily of Akiko and Pierce Hofer, both tragically lost in a terrible accident
on Nov. 29, 2013.At the request of be-
reaved husband and fa-ther Dirk Hofer, and the LDSS hockey team, the game proceeded as the Pierce Hofer memorial
hockey game.Contributions for the
LDSS Pierce Hofer bur-sary/scholarship fund were accepted at the door. Community mem-bers and local businesses
donated proceeds from food and refreshment concessions to the Police Victims Service, raising more than $2000.
Donations at the door were matched by Lakes District Maintenance, bringing the total contri-bution to the memorial fund to over $21,000. Donations continue to be accepted at LDSS in Burns Lake. Please contact the school at 250-692-7733 for more information.
On Sat. Dec. 7, a me-morial service for Akiko and Pierce was held in the Lakes District Sec-ondary High School gym. The gym was filled to capacity. Fam-ily and friends of Akiko and Pierce made mov-ing tributes to two lives taken from the Burns Lake community much too soon.
Lake Babine Nation concerned with claims to its traditional territory
Dirk and Nisa Hofer drop the puck during last week’s memorial hockey game between Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) and Fort St. James Secondary School. The game helped bring in more than $21,000 in donations for the Pierce Hofer bursary at LDSS.
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The federal government stepped up its sales pitch for new pipelines to the B.C. coast last week, as it prepares for the imminent release of the federal review panel’s re-port on the feasibility of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver arrived in Vancouver to release an expert panel’s report on the
current state of tanker safety on the West Coast. It was the first of two reports that tell the Stephen Harper government in blunt terms how steep a hill it must climb to enable energy exports to Asia.
Oliver gave a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade the following morning, where he vowed to implement one of the panel’s key recommendations. Legislation is coming to ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, must pay for any envi-ronmental damage from resource development and transport.
The panel was chaired by Gordon Houston, a former Prince Rupert harbourmaster and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver. Its report details the little-noticed fact that coastal waters around Victoria and Vancouver are al-ready congested with shipping traffic, including Alaska oil tankers, and are at “very high risk” of an incident.
Of course that “very high risk” should be seen in the B.C. context, where there has never been a serious oil spill at sea in a century of continuous petroleum shipping.
The report calls for potential polluters to show they are prepared for a “worst case” discharge like the 1989 Exxon Valdez grounding in Alaska. It tells Ottawa the Canadian Coast Guard must be properly funded to serve as incident command.
Oliver recounted efforts made so far, including annual tanker inspections, increased aerial surveillance and marine markers. And he reminded his audience that Canada’s only energy export customer, the U.S., is about to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer.
The second federal report was from Doug Eyford, a lawyer who has been meeting for months with aborigi-nal communities in northern B.C. and Alberta.
He found, as Enbridge has reported, that many aboriginal communities are working with energy producers to get the economic activity they so desperately need. (Most urban people likely don’t believe this, because the conflict-addicted media report mostly protests.)
Eyford’s report is no whitewash either. It reminds Ottawa that B.C.’s unresolved aboriginal title and a gener-al lack of trust of both the energy industry and the federal government are key obstacles to the largest economic opportunity in the world today, the rise of Asia.
Eyford was dealing with the profusion of gas pipeline projects that are set to cross northern B.C., as well as the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Canada oil proposals. The entrenched opposition is against oil, particularly heavy oil in tankers.
Politics and protesters aside, these are the facts for B.C. The prosperous provinces in Canada today are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, based mainly on energy development. The rest are struggling.
B.C. continues to lose skilled workers to Alberta, where oil sands development continues to expand despite the continuing chorus of U.S.-financed misrepresentation of its environmental impact.
It’s a key moment in Canadian history. This is where we see if we can go beyond our status as a client state of the U.S.
This year’s B.C. election, where pandering to urban protest backfired on the NDP, suggests a new serious-ness in the public mood.
More people understand today that our comfortable modern society with free-access health care is a fragile thing. We have it better than most of the world, for now.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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The start up of the new Babine Forest Products mill is just around the corner. With the first logs rolling into the Babine yard last week, there is a real sense that things have made the fi-nal corner before the home stretch ending in the mill re-opening.
That’s great news for Burns Lake. Not only for direct local employment, but for businesses tied to the
mill’s operation, and for this community with its strong historical ties to forestry.
We celebrate the first logs rolling into Babine, but let’s not forget a community down the highway losing a large mill. The last logs to be processed at the Houston Forest Products mill are probably already in that mill’s yard.
The announcement of the spring closures of mills in Quesnel and Houston came and went without much big-picture analysis or the wringing of hands. The proposed swap of forest licenses between Canfor and West Fraser hasn’t attracted much attention either.
The relative silence on these events is a head-scratcher.Two giants of B.C. forestry were able to simultaneously announce the closure of mills and negotiate
major timber license swaps, without anyone catching wind of it. Isn’t that exactly what people were afraid would happen if the control of forestry rested too tightly in the hands of a few major forest companies?
According to public relations spokespersons for both companies, the provincial government was almost the last to know, receiving scant more notice than the those in the communities affected.
This is difficult to believe, but what is even more difficult to understand is the lack of sustained interest in what happened. Supposedly, there was a lot of merchantable timber left in dead pine stands, enough to keep mills running for quite a while.
Nobody was talking about mill closures as significant as those in Houston and Quesnel so soon.Well, almost nobody. Former MP Bob Simpson was pretty much bang on with his prediction for
when Quesnel would run out of timber supply to support its mills.No doubt, some people tired of Simpson’s vocal criticism of provincial forest policy during the last
election cycle, but out of all the pundits Simpson got it right, at least as far as Quesnel was concerned.The last election is far enough in the past that today’s events aren’t quickly associated with it. Do you
believe the mill closures and license swaps weren’t in the works before the last election? It’s a moot point now, but it makes you stop and wonder what else is in the works for those who are
the last to know, the workers, families, and communities directly impacted by mill closures.When the province announced last year that it would be modifying the forest act to allow for the
conversion of forest licenses to tree farm licenses (TFLs), there was an unrelenting barrage of criticism of the idea.
Critics said the province was setting up the privatization of B.C.’s forests in the hands of a few major industry players.
The criticism became so heavy that just before the last election, the province backed off the measures and postponed the changes until some vague notion of public consultation on the issue came to pass.
We were told those public consultations would happen this past summer. Nothing happened.At this point, maybe it doesn’t matter. Even without TFLs, two majors were able to function as if
they privately owned their tenures. Maybe two major mills in Houston was just too much capacity for any one location given post-pine
beetle realities. That might be a comforting thought - as long as you didn’t work at or contract with Houston Forest Products.
But are things fine now? Have we found an equilibrium where what’s in the forest matches our ca-pacity to process it, or are we just waiting for the hammer to drop in other communities?
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But Chief Adam remains concerned, and attempts to resolve LBN’s position with the Yekooche have not been fruitful.
“Yekooche is already reaping forestry benefits within our territory because of their false claim within our ter-ritory,” he said. “We have made every attempt in finding a fair and correct solution with Yekooche but to no avail. They will not sit down with us in a meaningful manner.”
Although Yekooche Nation is at an advanced stage of treaty negotiations, the B.C. Ministry of Aboriginal Rela-tions and Reconciliation (MARR) cautions that it is not accurate to characterize the situation as a race to reach a treaty.
According to clarification received from MARR, a treaty with one First Nation does not diminish the rights or title of another First Nation with overlapping interests. Treaty provisions with each nation would address over-lapping interests or claims.
A complication is that LBN may not recognize the terri-torial claims made in Yekooche treaty negotiations. Where the treaty commission may see overlap, Adam and the LBN negotiation team may see a false territorial claim.
For concerned LBN members, the dangers of the Yekooche claim are not limited to the recognition of tra-ditional title.
“If that [Yekooche negotiates a treaty for LBN territo-ries] happens, Yekooche will do anything they want in our territory without our consent,” Chief Adam said. “We will never let that happen and will use all means possible to fully protect our territory.”
Yekooche Nation Chief Parent was not available for comment at press time. The Ministry of Aboriginal Rec-ognition and Reconciliation was unable to comment on the specifics of the situation as both LBN an Yekooche are currently engaged in treaty negotiations.
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William Konkin Elementary School students help unload Christmas Poinsettias on Nov. 27, 2013. The flowers are part of fund raising by the school’s French mmersion program. For more information on French Immersion in B.C., see the Canadian Parents for French website: http://bc-yk.cpf.ca/
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I am starting my news and stories a bit different today.
It’s Dec 2 the start of a special month, Christ-mas, meaning so much to all of , young or not so young. Lots of wonder-ful memories.
The dining room here at the Tweedsmuir House is nice and friendly place to get to have a coffee and just visit. I am, a great visitor, it’s a great pass time. A while ago I decided to write a goo morning song and it went over big time so here it is for all of you.
A Good Morning Song by Hugh Neave, music and words.
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning
to youGood morning, Good
morning, Good morning to you
You will leave a ray of sunshine, as you go on your way
So keep your voices singing, Good morning each day.
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you
I put a nice little tune to it.
I wrote this song one morning and I sang it in the dining room and then went back down later and everyone was singing it, made me feel good.
I have sent this little song to Renay and her June Bug singers top try it out and I think they will like it too. I sang it top Renay over the phone this morning and she liked it.
School concertsI am going back many
years now with many good memories and lot so you will remember those good old time when every little school
especially the country schools - they all had wonderful Christmas concerts. They were so much fun. Growing up in Saskatchewan all the school would have con-cert with a program of singing and plays and Santa with his bag of gifts.
Then when we came to Francois we had con-certs here too that we enjoyed. Francois Lake School always had a big one along with Colley-mount, Clemretta and Noralee.
It was just the same and there were many little country schools on the Southside back then and they all has Christ-mas concerts and Santa would be there too.
No matter the size they had a concert. Concerts were important as it gave the kids a chance to show off their talents. The lit-tle school concerts are all but gone now, it is just a wonderful memory for us to look back on and enjoy. I remember sing-ing at two Grassy Plains
Christmas concerts.An after thought and I
almost forgot Tchesinkut Lake School, small as it was, they always had a big concert. I think Mrs. Gilgan was the teacher back then but I may have to be corrected on this one.
BrrrrrrrThe weather has taken
a turn for the last few days and it’s cold. When we get it cold and no snow cover our water lines are in trouble with freezing up. Not a nice thought. With all our years at the landing we were in trouble when we didn’t have snow cover for our water lines. Let’s hope we get snow and I mean sooner than later.
HistoryI have always enjoyed
trying to piece together history of our Lakes Dis-trict and it’s very inter-esting. We have so much right beside us and we are living in it.
I have at hand, a hand written pad of foolscap, papers that were pre-sented to me by Doreen
Shelford many years ago. These are priceless as it’s history and if it’s lost it would never be re-placed.
This goes back over 100 years when Ootsa Lake and Grassy Plains were becoming settled. The names and the year they came in.
So I’ll try to pass on for our readers. It starts out with history told to Fay Short by R. W. Innes. I quote “Harry Morgan, Al Goodwin, Jim McDonald and an-other man came over the Kamana Pass with a toboggan and dogs in March 1904 to Ootsa Lake and skated the full length of the lake.
Jake Henkel had win-tered on Ootsa Lake that winter and the man un-known turned back on the summit. Morgan and Goodwin returned over the Kamana Pass and Morgan went to Bella Coola and Johnny Bark-er and him brought back pack horses and returned to Ootsa Lake, built a cabin an wintered 1904 -
05 on Ootsa Lake.” This is just a start of
this report. There is also a mention of some of the early settlers who came and settled in Burns Lake. Many years ago now I met a forest employee and we used to visit a lot as he was working in the Ootsa area.
He told me that he had come across some rail-way survey pegs so as he said that at one time the railway had planned on going through the Ootsa area. Maybe that’s why so many folks had settled in that country figuring on a railway line there.
If the railway had gone on the Southside how it would have changed the whole history of the Lakes District.
Funny storyI will close off with a
little story about a Sas-katchewan boy of course I’m one of them too.
A good ole Saskatch-ewan boy won a fishing boat in a raffle, when he brings it home his wife
looks at him and says “What in the world are you gonna do with that. There ain’t no water deep enough within 75 miles of here.”
He says “I won it and I’m gonna keep it.” His brother came over to vis-it, he sees his wife and asks where is brother is. “He is out there in his fishing boat,” pointing to a field behind the house.
The brother heads out and sees his brother in his boat with a fishing rod in his hand. “What in the world are you do-ing.” The brother says “I’m fishing, what does it look like.” The other brother says “It’s people like you that give Sas-katchewan boys a bad name, making every-body think people from Saskatchewan are stu-pid. If I could swim I’d come out there and kick your butt.”
With all the Christmas celebrations going on don’t ever forget the true meaning of Christmas.
Remember that God loves you and so do I.
History has always been a big interest of mine
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editor:Open letter to all band and community members:It is with mixed emotions that I write this open letter to our
members and the Burns Lake community, announcing that I will be stepping down as chief on Dec. 31, 2013.
It has been my honour and privilege to serve as Chief of the Burns Lake Band. I made a decision to come back home to my community to contribute my time, energy, and skills to this role, and I am grateful for the support and encourage-ment provided by so many.
I ran with four clear goals in mind; to increase account-ability and information, to ensure fairness and equality for all members, to focus on education, training and economic development and improve relationships and partnerships across our region
I am proud of the work I have been able to accomplish, despite the challenges we have faced in our band and in the Burns Lake community. Here are just a few examples of our successes:
In the area of accountability and information sharing, we hold weekly staff meetings, and band membership monthly meetings, to review our work to date, future activities, and to address any issues and concerns.
Our finances are audited each year, and we have begun posting financial statements and expenses. We have also be-gun the process to obtain certification through the First Na-tions financial management authority, increasing our credit rating to further economic development.
In the area of fairness and equality for all members, op-portunities for consultation, feedback, and priority setting for our band now exist for all members, on and off reserve. Programs and services are available on an equitable basis for all members. We are working on further development of our website to ensure clear communication for all members.
My greatest focus has been education, training and eco-nomic development.
Examples include: demolition of the old Rainbow Motel and renovations to the Rainbow gas bar and convenience store, including adding a Lotto BC terminal, resulting in ten full and part-time jobs, with full serve at self-serve prices. We are close to announcing the construction of a new 29
unit hotel, complete with a fitness room and breakfast nook. The Gathering Place. We were successful in securing
funding for the installation of a heating system in our gym-nasium. We have almost completed the development of a community kitchen. We have become a community resource for everything from weddings and conferences, to commu-nity Halloween parties.
Little Angels Daycare. When I was first elected, the day-care had a total of four children, and five employees and a significant debt. We have now filled our daycare spaces, em-ploy 12 full and part time staff, and are on a sound financial footing.
Bare land strata. We are in planning stages for a bare land strata housing development project , proposed to be situated on the 125 acres of fee simple property owned by the band on the south side of Burns Lake. This would provide new housing opportunities for band members, as well as lease opportunities for revenue generation and employment for band members.
Peavine Point. This is an 18 acre parcel of property situ-ated on the north side of Francois Lake, approximately 8.5 km east of the ferry landing. We have initiated work to at-tain this property for the Burns Lake Band. Opportunities could include a hunting and fishing resort, outdoor cabins, and camp rental facilities. This would create employment for band members and on going revenue for the band.
R.V. and trailer park. We are developing a 55-unit park complete with full hook-ups, water, sewer, electricity and cable t.v. Included is a managers office, with laundry and shower facilities, and planned construction will begin in early spring 2014.
Bio-energy. We are exploring a 10 mega watt green en-ergy hydro generating plant that utilizes wood waste, and that would create 25 full time jobs.
Camp manufacturing facility. The largest project that we have been working on with support from Northern Develop-ment Initiative Trust, Natural Resources Canada, and FPIn-novations, is the development of camp manufacturing facil-ity.
Finally, in the area of building relationships, we ensured the Burns Lake Band was represented on several fronts with-
in the community of Burns Lake and provincially, attending multiple meetings with First Nations organizations like the First Nations Summit, BC Assembly of First Nations, Union of BC Indian Chiefs maintaining dialogue and information sharing.
The most challenging part of my experience as chief, and president of Burns Lake Native Development Corporation was the terrible tragedy we all felt with the explosion of the sawmill, loss of life and injured workers. By working to-gether with other First Nations, the Village of Burns Lake, the regional district and the broader community, we were able to achieve a rebuild of the sawmill for the benefit of all.
These are just a few of the many areas I have focused on as chief. As I move on to other opportunities, I want to express my appreciation to my family, my council, our staff I have worked with, the community at large, and the members of Burns Lake band.
Change is never easy and we have faced difficult decisions that needed to be made to get our finances back on track and to expand future economic projects to provide stability, em-ployment, and a solid footing for our community,
Burns Lake will always be home, and I look forward to continuing to provide whatever support I can to keep these projects moving ahead.
Sincerely, Chief Albert GerowEDITOR’S NOTE: Due to the length of this letter it was
paid for in part
Burns Lake Band chief resigns as of Dec. 31/13
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As we approach the middle of winter, some of us look to ice fishing to get outside and maybe catch a tasty dinner. Burns Lake Community Forest wants to remind you to be ice safe. Here are some reminders when ice fishing:
❄ Try to stay off the ice until there is 4 inches of clear solid ice. Remember that ice thickness varies from one area to another.
❄ Always go with someone and have a check in system with someone at home. You and your partner should walk out on the ice at different times and both of you should carry a section of rope as well as a cell phone.
❄ Think about wearing a life jacket.
❄ Carry a pair of homemade ice picks (e.g. a pair of screwdrivers) that you can use to pull yourself out of the ice. Make sure they have wooden handles so they float.
❄ Be extremely cautious crossing ice near river mouths, points of land, bridges, islands, and springs.
❄ Avoid going onto the ice if it has melted away from the shore. This indicates melting is underway, and ice can shift position as wind direction changes.
❄ Heated fishing shanties must have good ventilation to prevent deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.
❄ Above all, avoid alcohol which increases risk of hypothermia.
And remember, have fun and catch some fish. Wishing you a good ice fishing season!
By Jackie Lieuwen
Over 100 people gathered for the town hall to discus the closure of Houston For-est Products (HFP).
MLA Rustad said one of the things the province has been working on since the announcement of the HFP closure is marketing the HFP site to investors.
“There is tremendous economic op-portunities for the future in terms of the projects that are happening across the province, particularly through the north.
“The major projects inventory list that we have for the province is about $185 million in potential projects that are looking to move forward in B.C.” Rustad said.
He said they are working to make sure that investors - from Liquifired Natural Gas (LNG) to a wide range of other com-panies looking to start projects in B.C.- know about the HFP site.
Rustad said a number of interests have been expressed, but he could not give details at this time.
“It’s a very good site and there is some significant interest in it,” Rustad said.
Houston Mayor Bill Holmberg said council has been in contact with West Fraser, who is actively looking for some-one to buy it. Their hope is that the buyer will be a business that will create lots of jobs, Mayor Holmberg said.
Asked if the District of Houston has any say on who buys the property, Holm-berg said no.
“We have no control over that piece of property,” Holmberg said, adding that the only control they have is over the zoning, which is industrial.
He says that council has been in con-tact with West Fraser and they hope to have some say in what happens.
John Vander Ende, West Fraser Op-erations Manager, said they wouldn’t do anything that would have a negative af-fect on the community.
“West Fraser is concerned about it’s reputation,” he said.
“At the end of the day, we’re not go-ing to hold onto the property, we’re defi-
nitely going to sell the property. We’re looking for people that will give every-body the biggest bang for their buck - and that’s not just West Fraser’s bang for their buck,” he said.
Vander Ende said they’ve been ap-proached by various people, including a number of locals asking if the property could be used for a pipeline staging area. They’ve also been approached by pipe-line representatives who indicated inter-est in the property, he said.
Vander Ende said West Fraser is proud of their companies and of what they rep-resent in the industry and they don’t want things in Houston to end poorly.
Rob Newell, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako director for the Hous-ton rural area, said he hopes there will be public-private partnerships.
There are people in Houston with money to invest, who should invest it into this town, he said.
“[We should] start up our own indus-try, rather then depend on people coming in from the outside,” Newell said.
Recent discussion over HFP mill site
waLter Strong
Pacific Booker Minerals (PBM) has won its ju-dicial application before the B.C. Supreme Court to overturn the Oct. 1, 2012 ministerial decision to deny PBM’s application for an environmental as-sessment certificate (EAC).
The EAC application was for PBM's proposed copper and gold Morrison mine project north of
Granisle.Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Affleck ruled
that the ministerial decision to refuse the project's application failed to comply with standards of pro-cedural fairness.
In its ruling, the court quashed the province's Oct. 1 decision, and ordered the province to recon-sider PBM's application.
Pacific Booker Minerals was also awarded legal costs in the judgment.
Check Lakes District News next week for more details on this story, and what it may mean for local First Nations who had serious concerns regarding salmon habitat near the proposed mine site.
Pacific Booker Minerals wins court case
Granisle mine project gets second life?
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Joining many Northern communities, including the City of Prince George, the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) coun-cil voted to decline Multi-Materials BC (MMBC) offer of financial assistance to establish a curb-side recycling program.
Council has previously considered the issue at length (Sept. 4, 2013 Burns Lake entertains curb side recycling), and VBL
development services coordinator Jeff Ragsdale examined the pros and cons of the MMBC offer in great detail.
Although VBL council had been opti-mistic that a solution could be found to their concerns, MMBC proved inflexible in providing the deadline extension Rags-dale had asked for.
If the proposal had been accepted and implemented for 2014, additional taxation of $108,000 would have had to have been
raised to cover start-up capital costs and the extra cost of running the program in addition to regular curb side garbage col-lection.
The ongoing operational costs, ac-cording to Ragsdale’s report, would have exceeded recycling revenue generated through the program by $6000 per year, and only under certain conditions.
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Recycle offer kicked to the curbVillage declines recycling program offer from MMBC for now
Do You hEaR what I hEaRThe Lakes District Community Choir, the Chambermaids, and piano accompanist Sophie Shaffer, presented an afternoon of choral music at Immaculata church last Sunday. Paula Van Tine hosted the concert, with conductors Margaret Neave, Gordon Oxendale and director Martina Zechendorf . It was a fun filled day for all who attended.
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Thanks to recruit-ment efforts by North-ern Health, this January Burns Lake will have three-days per week nurse practitioner (NP) care in town.
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by $6000, the program would have to meet cer-tain - perhaps optimistic - conditions: 100 per cent household and multi-family dwelling participation, the post-collection recycling facility would have to be within 10 kms of Burns Lake, and the village would have to avoid any fines associated with pen-alties for cross-contamination of recyclables with regular garbage.
According to a VBL online survey which col-lected 37 responses, there is strong support for curb side recycling in Burns Lake, even if it were to re-quire a ‘modest’ increase in taxation.
Seventy-two percent of respondents were in favour of curb side recoiling, and 62 per cent of respondents were in favour of curb side recycling even with a slight municipal tax burden.
The village will continue to explore recycling possibilities, and there may be future opportunities for the village to opt-in to the MMBC recycling program if VBL council’s concerns can be satisfied.
Recycling still priority
Burns Lake medical services grow
Beth Berlin (L) has been serving the Lakes District as a nurse practitioner for four years. Anne Desrosiers will join her as the Lakes District's second nurse practitioner.
in the Lakes District for four years.
Desrosiers is a gradu-ate of the University of British Columbia’s Nurse Practitioner pro-gram with six years of nursing experience.
“It is really exciting as a new graduate to have the opportunity to provide holistic primary care to the community of Burns Lake at out-reach clinics and now within the Village of Burns Lake itself,” said Desrosiers who hails from Northern Ontario.
Marie Hunter, North-ern Health Service Ad-ministrator, described the nurse practitioner function as providing a holistic approach to pri-mary care, with a focus on prevention and edu-cation through compre-hensive assessments of client care needs.
“Nurse practitioners play a valuable and col-laborative role in the health care system,” said Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad.
The three-days per week Burns Lake clinic will operate out of the
Lakes District Hospital. It joins clinics which have been operating out of Granisle and South-side for the past four years, as well as service to Woyenne and Tachet reserves.
In the new year, once the new service in Burns Lake has been es-tablished, a review will be made and services may increase to outly-ing areas, depending on resource availability.
The Burns Lake clinic is tentatively scheduled to be open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for regular daytime hours.
Appointments can be made by calling the Lakes District Hospital, 250-692-2400.
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BURNS LAKE FESTIVE LIGHT UPChristmas lights are up around Burns Lake providing many festive displays of enthusiasm for the approaching holiday season. This Murphy Rd. display, subtly nestled in an aspen grove, reveals Christmas reindeer. WALTER STRONG PHOTO
FIRST NATIONS CRAFT FAIRA Christmas craft fair at Lake Babine Nation’s Margaret Patrick Hall in Burns Lake was an opportunity for plenty of handmade, traditional First Nations craft work.
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Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]
Re-opened at it’s original location at 321 Highway 16 Open 11:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday
Alakazam is an all size
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An amazing selection of scarves & sweaters along
with touques and the cutest mittens...
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Tammy Konkin, Burns Lake Liquor Store manager joined RCMP const. Andrew Robinson and several William Konkin Elementary School students to receive dozens of hand-crafted bottle bags made by the student body. The bags are covered with creative reminders to absolutely not drink and drive this holiday season.
Sober hoLiDay meSSage
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Christmas Dinner for Seniors Dec. 14 at noon, Island Gospel gym. Call Marian (250) 698-7356 for reservations. Sponsored by IGF and New Horizons.
Christmas Kid’s Movie Sat, Dec.14: 12:00 noon & 3:00 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre. Free to all kids! Sponsored by Burns Lake Rotary & Babine Forest Products.
HOSKINS FORD SALES LTD. This is Ford Country Hwy 16, Smithers • Phone: 250-847-2237 • Toll Free: 1-800-663-7765 • www.hoskinsford.com
Looking for a New or Pre-owned Vehicle?Come see us � rst... We’ve been serving the Lakes District and Bulkley Valley since 1933CUSTOMER SERVICE is always our top priority!
$19,9002008 Ford F-350 Lariat267,701 kms, 6.4L V8 32V DDI OHV Twin Turbo Diesel #U1319
$18,9002008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT181,300 kms #81488B
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$11,9952003 GMC Sierra 2500HD SLT198,880 kms #26712A
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250-847-2237 1-800-663-7765 www.hoskinsford.comthis is Ford Country
Hi, I am Bill Parker, the newest Sales Representative at Hoskins Ford.
I invite you to stop in next time you are in Smithers for a visit or I would be happy to come down to Burns Lake. Let me help you with your next vehicle purchase.
Call me toll free1-800-663-7765.
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CHRISTMASKID’S MOVIE
Saturday, December 14th
TURBO Showings are at 12 noon & 3:00pm
at the Beacon Theatre
FREE to all Kids!
Sponsored by
Plus each child will receive a small pop and popcorn
courtesy of Bulkley Valley Credit Union and Babine Forest Products.
Please try to come to the � rst show as the 3 pm will accommodate the over � ow from the � rst show -
we don’t want anyone to be disappointed.
Santa will arrive at the end of each movieto see the
kids and give them a
goodie bag!
Rotary Clubof Burns Lake &
Don’t Advertise!Tell yourself it costs too much to advertise - that you don’t get
enough out of it. Without advertising - a terrible thing happens... NOTHING! For results you can count on call today 250-692-7526
Seniors have lunch together
Every second Tuesday is a seniors luncheon at Immaculata Church in Burns Lake. About 40 seniors turn out for the bi-weekly social.
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LocaL siNger shiNesBurns Lake’s talented Lauren Salecki set the stage for the Bev Hughes Highland Dancers recently. Her performance was part of a fund raiser towards travel expenses for the upcoming season. walter strong photo
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Arena & Curling Rink Schedule: Great ice time slots available and we also have a calendar for Curling activities. Call village office for more info (250) 692-7587.
Partnering for a Healthier Community Groups can apply for funding for projects to benefit health & well-being. For more info email [email protected]
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Rec Corner
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
UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:Village Recreation is looking for Seasonal Part Arena Attendants.
This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in a career in recreation. Please visit http://of� ce.burnslake.ca/jobs/ to � nd current job description.
Ice RentalsVisit our new real time ice calendar at:
www.bookking.ca/bkvillagerecreationpub
to view available times at the arena.
The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under constructionplease take care when near or inside the facilities.
Increase your business exposure by advertising in the arena. Contact the
Village for how your business can support community recreation programs and facilities by advertising at the arena.
Public Skating:December 13th at 7:30pm
December 15th at 4:00pm
Parents and Tots Skate:
December 11th & 18th at 11:00am
Drop-In Seniors Curling:
Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00am
Arena Christmas Hours:
Closed: December 25th-26th, 31st to January 3rd.
Christmas Break Ice Rental Only $62.00! Call 250-692-7587 to book.
WOODS N’ WATER
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Phone: 250-692-4842
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Score BoardDECKER LAKE WHIST - December 4, 2013
LEGION CRIB NIGHT - December 5, 2013
Ladies 1st: Doris Jean 145 Ladies 2nd: Betty Hart 141Men’s 1st: Danny Payne 154
Men’s 2nd: Wilf Dueck 154Low Hand: Tom Jordsvar 108Door Prize: Jackie Graham
1st: Barb Pederson 2nd: Tom Jordsvar
3rd: Jean Payne
Bring your scores to LD News before 12 noon Fridays to be included on the Score Board.Scoreboard proudly sponsored by:
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250-692-7526www.ldnews.net [email protected]
Winter means snowshoe racing
Allanah MacDonald (L) and Rodney Christiensen took a break from snowshoe-racing time trails last week for an impromptu starting line pose. Both athletes were putting together their lap times for a variety of race distances. Local Special Olympics organizers will use the data to determine when and where they will compete.
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Pee Wee BruiNs WiN Fraser Lake tourNeyThe Burns Lake Bruins minor hockey league team took first place in a weekend tournament in Fraser Lake on Dec. 7/8, 2013.
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Women Building Communities Wed., Dec. 11: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Legion. More info & to register visit https://wbcround4burnslake.eventbrite.ca.
Christmas Singing December 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Decker Lake Community Hall. Sponsored by the Decker Lake Mennonite Church.
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THANK YOU
New Gold – Blackwater ProjectLakes District Cattlemen’s AssociationSouthside Women’s InstituteDMS Feedlot Ltd.Double Box Ranch
Colleymount Ranch Ltd.S Bar S RanchTahtsa TimberBlack Fox ResourcesGordon & Joan McFee
Volunteer Service:Chris MoffattClaudia SchneiderMary McEntire
Libby WilliamsShelley WallBernadette Peebles
Ken RoseShannon Weinhardt
Volunteer Leaders (Without there would be no club):Elan ReynoldsDeanna Lambert
Lianne HummelMiranda Morgan
Stephanie WallTonia Lambert
Buyers of 2013 Southside 4-H Animals:Babine Forest Products of Burns Lake, BCBlack Fox Resources of Grassy Plains, BCBulkey Valley Credit Union of the Bulkley ValleyENS Travel of Vanderhoof, BCJudy Wiebe of Burns Lake, BCKen Nielsen Trucking of Grassy Plains, BC
McKilligan Creek Contracting of Houston, BCRed Wing Cattle Company of Grassy Plains, BCShower Valley Contracting of Vanderhoof, BCSullivan Motor Products of Houston, BC who purchased 2 AnimalsW.A.R. Contracting of Houston, BC
Financial Supporters:
To the Supporters of the Southside 4-H Club in 2013:
Wishing one and all a very Merry Chrsitmas
[email protected] www.nathancullen.com 1-888-622-0212
WednesdayDec 18, 11:30am-1:30pm
� ank youWe would like to express our appreciation
to the doctors and nurses at the hospital for taking such good care of our dad week after
week over the past several months.Everything you did improved the quality of his life, and for that we are truly grateful.
� ank you,From Don Payne’s Family
Edward Hill
On Thursday, it was Christmas come early for Jeff Scott as he took hold of the keys to a gleaming Dodge Grand Caravan. The vehicle was even draped in a big red bow.
The 28-year-old Vic-toria man is getting back on the road, a new inflection point on a journey from a devas-
tating trauma to a hectic life of school, running a charitable foundation and playing wheelchair rugby.
"It's surreal that it's mine," Scott said. "The reliability and freedom of this van is unbeliev-able. It's unlike any-thing I have imagined."
Scott was one of three winners of a free 2013 Dodge van out-fitted with $40,000 in
wheelchair accessibility equipment and adaptive driving technology. An essay contest organized by the National Mobil-ity Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) saw some 1,225 entries whittled down to three through a process of on-line voting and a panel of judges. The other two winners are in the U.S.
Friends and fam-ily from across B.C.
– parents Connie and Steve Scott from Burns Lake and sister Lind-say Giricke from Bella Coola – and industry officials from the U.S. crowded into the Shop-pers Home Health Care store on Hillside Ave-nue Thursday to present Scott the van.
"When you're in a wheelchair you can't run to the store for groceries. It makes ev-erything more difficult from catching a bus to catching a cab. You rely on other people to help you. It's frustrating at times," Scott told the crowd. "The van repre-sents ... that feeling of freedom, to go where you want when you want. Now I can offer (rides) to friends."
Shoppers Home Health Care co-ordi-nated a continent-wide effort to rebuild the van for Scott's mobility lim-itations as a quadriple-gic with partial arm and hand movement. Chrys-ler donated the van, BraunAbility installed the wheelchair ramp, hydraulic kneeling sys-tem and a driver's chair that rotates and moves up and down.
Shoppers installed the adaptive driving, which allows Scott to control the brake and acceleration with a
hand control. The entire steering column was rebuilt in Toronto and New Jersey to reduce pressure needed to turn the steering wheel.
"It's pretty awesome. Everything is donated," said Dave Hubbard, CEO of NMEDA and who travelled from Florida for the event. "(The van) is extremely well outfitted. The man-ufacturers understand the need and the value."
Lloyd Updike, with BraunAbility, came in from Nebraska. "If it improves your life, we win," he told Scott.
Scott moved to Vic-toria two years ago to play wheelchair rugby, mainly at Pearkes are-na, and to study for a degree in emergency management. Not con-tent with that, he is also the director of the Live It! Love It! Foundation, which he founded with former girlfriend Izzy Lynch.
Limited mobility, but not limited in life
Burns Lake native Jeff Scott received a free Dodge Grand Caravan outfitted with adapted driving and wheelchair equipment, at the Shoppers Home Health Care store in Victoria. Scott won the van through a contest organized by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association.
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LocaL support from NKDf(L) Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) manager Dan Boudreau, NKDF chairman Wayne Salewski, Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce manager Shelley Wall, and Village of Burns Lake economic development officer Krystin St. Jean in downtown Burns Lake. The VBL accepted $1000 from NKDF towards information signage. (Below) Wayne Salewski presents $1414 to the Southside Volunteer Fire Department Association for safety equipment upgrades. This was they second half of a $2828 NKDF grant.waltEr strong and submittEd pHotos
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WORD SEARCH
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, you are having so much fun lately that it almost seems like life is a game. Just don’t get so caught up in the good times that you overlook your responsibilities.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, you usually take your responsibilities quite seriously, and that is often for the best. Just be sure to let your hair down sometimes and have a little fun.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, some irregularities have begun to pop up of late. It is not up to you to figure out what is going on, though. Others will discover the truth.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, your head may be in the clouds, but it is quite comfortable up there. Just don’t linger up there too long.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Participate in something new and interesting this week, Aries. The perfect activity will present itself in the next few weeks, so be sure to keep your eyes open.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, delay any upcoming shopping excursions for the time being. Your coffers are getting a bit sparse, and you need to conserve the rest of your funds.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Listen to advice this week, Gemini. Loved ones only want to help and provide support, so keep that in mind when those closest to you offer some guidance.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, your suspicions may be aroused by someone who has been paying more attention to you than normal. It could be something completely innocent, but right now you’re not sure.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Every day is a learning process, Leo. You will find that there are a number of new ideas swirling around in your head, and if you pin one down, you may be on to something.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Your colleagues at work may be making things difficult, Virgo, but there is nothing you can do about it right now. Just work your hardest, and things will turn out for the best.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Libra, prepare to juggle multiple responsibilities in the coming days. Be ready to multi-task and expect to be pulled in multiple directions.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Scorpio, a small misunderstanding turns into a larger battle this week. But you have the power to put the flames out quickly by keeping a cool head.
HOROSCOPESWeek of December 11th - December 17th
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Amazon Developing DronesLast second shopping for gifts during the Christmas season can be a bit of a hassle, especially when every store seems to be out of that perfect gift for your special someone. This problem and others like it, at least for small packages anyway, may soon be a thing of the past with online retailer Amazon’s new Prime Air delivery service. The service promises to deliver most packages within thirty minutes of order time utilizing small 8 rotor drone helicopters. Of course, this is some years off, as aviation regulating bodies are still refining rules and regulations for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles. Amazon isn’t even the first company to look into doing this, either. Drones belonging to a package delivery company in Dongguang, China were recently spotted during flying trial runs in the city. Sadly it may be some time before we see this sort of service in Canada, as our rules are pretty strict where UAVs are concerned. But maybe eight or ten years down the road you’ll have to wonder if you have to tip the pizza delivery drone.
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Sunday Service:10:45 am
250-694-3329 (Church)
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 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.
Pastor Steve Swires250-692-3259
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Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-695-6316 Everyone Welcome
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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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Lakes Learning Centre 10:30 amChristmas Dinner for Seniors. Dec. 14 at noon, Island Gospel gym. Seats limited.
Call Marian (250) 698-7356 for reservations. Dinner sponsored by IGF and New Horizons.
Prenatal Classes Thurs. 6-8pm Burns Lake Health Unit - located in the hospital. (250) 692-2460 to register.
Parent-child Mother Goose. Children between 0-5 yrs. Circle time, snack time & free play 10am-11:30am Wed. & Fri. at Muriel Mould Learning Centre.
Indoor playspace for families & children 1-5 yrs. Contact Village of Burns Lake for start-up date: (250) 692-7587.
Burns Lake & District Seniors Luncheon Every second Tues. at noon at the Immaculata.
Burns Lake Strongstart. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Crafts, circle time & snacks. Mon. - Fri. 9am-12pm. Muriel Mould Learning Centre. 250-692-7782.
Southside Strongstart Outreach. Learning program for children and caregivers/parents. Tues. 10am-2pm, Wed. 12:15-3:15pm. Rita: (250) 694-3396 or 250-692-0983.
Southside Family Centered Program. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Thurs. 11:30am - 3pm. Grassy Plains School. Rita (250) 694-3396.
Southside Health & Wellness Centre: December 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Foot Care, by appt., Dec. 12, 17. Good Food Box pick up Dec. 11. Open 8:30 - noon Dec. 24, closed Dec. 25 & 26. More info: (250) 694-3270.
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ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH
136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake
Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings
Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202
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people do nothing!
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Announcements
In Memoriam
Dick and Mary Ann AlecThose we love the best
One great truth in life I’ve found, while journeying to the West - the only folks we really wound are those we love the best.The man you thoroughly de-spise can rouse your wrath tis true; annoyance in your heart will rise at things mere strang-ers do.But those are only passing ills; this rule all lives will prove; the rankling wound which aches and thrills is dealt by hands we love.The choicest garb, the sweet-est grace, are oft to strangers shown; the careless mien, the frowning face, are given to our own.We fl atter those we scarcely know, we please the fl eeting guest, and deal full many a thoughtless blow to those we love the best.
Love Delrose
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In Memoriam
Jonas WestMy First Christmas in Heaven
I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below.With tiny lights like Heaven’s stars, refl ecting on the snow.The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tears, for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, but the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christ-mas choir up here.I have no words to tell you the joy their voices bring, for it is beyond description to hear the angles sing.I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart.But I am not so faraway- we really aren’t apart.So be happy for me dear ones, you know I hold you dear. And be glad I’m spend-ing Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.I sent you each a special gift from my heavenly home above.I sent you each a memory of my undying love.After all love is a gift more pre-cious then pure gold.It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.Please love and keep each other as my Father said to do.For I can’t count the blessing or love He has for each of you. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Re-member I am spending Christ-mas with Jesus Christ this year.
Love Delrose
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
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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 ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682
Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533
BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010
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InformationCRISIS 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
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InformationFOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0
LOCAL 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
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InformationNECHAKO RESERVOIR
UPDATE 4 December 2013
Reservoir Elevation: 851.17 m (2792.58 ft.)SLS Discharge: 33.85 m3/s
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 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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Gwyn’s Green Grocer
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LakeviewDental Clinic
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Noralee Resort
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Perry’s X-Country Auto Centre
Sullivan Motor Products
Takysie Lake Resort& Café
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23- 3rd Ave., Burns Lake250-692-7526
Burns Lake & area BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Thank you for supporting our local businesses and services
www.superiorpropane.com
TOLL FREE1-877-873-7467
250-692-7887 Next to RexallCHEQUES
Lakes District±PRINTING SIGNS &BURNS LAKE
250-692-6019
PumpsWater Treatment
Plumbing Repairs
Payne Septic Service (2010)
250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District
Operated by
Keith Wilson
BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY!!
JOSH PERRY, OWNER Call 250-692-42031411 Miller Road North (Left Off Babine Lake Rd.)
Full Winter Service
Attention HuntersWe cut & wrap wild game at
(Formerly Van Tines) at Ootsa Lake
We make sausage, jerky & pepperoni sticksFarmers, please book domestic animals because of
limited cooler space.
Mountaineer Meats
Call us at 250-694-3359
or 250-694-3322Gary Martin and Crew
www.pbagrimech.ca
P&B Mechanical
Bill and Patsy Miller
Owners
29850 Hwy 16 WestPO Box 450
Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Phone 250-696-3211Cell: 250-692-9940
email: [email protected]
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Dealer
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B’s Free Enterprises Ltd.
Box 420, 28540 Colleymount Rd., Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E2Phone: (250) 692-4353
Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: [email protected]
Bill & Wendy ImusCerti� ed Appliance Repair& Computer Technicians
Computer Training, Sales & Service
Personalized In Home Service
Delivery of Ink & Computer SuppliesSullivan Motor Products Ltd.
Highway 16, Houston1-800-665-3151 • www.sullivangm.com
We’re the largest Duramax Dealer in Northern BC!!
Need a 4x4 pickup?
Let me help you withyour next purchase
Loren NeilsonPhone: 250-845-8785
The Comfort ZoneFlying Dutchman Service
101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337
Wood and Gas Stovesand � replaces
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Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic Ltd.Fountain Road, Burns Lake • Phone: 250-692-7476
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7390 Highway 16, Decker Lake 250-698-7686Open Monday to Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm
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1987 Omega P&H Crane50 ton crane, for sale “where is, as is”
250-847-7928 Cell 250-877-2434
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Reduced, now asking ...obo$25,000
100% Financing available O.A.C.
Houston Forest ProductsA Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Only those short listed will be contacted.
GENERAL LABOURERS WANTED
Houston Forest Products, a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd., located in Houston, B.C. is accepting applications for general labourers willing to work till approximately May of 2014.
Previous sawmill experience is an asset but not required.
A competitive wage and benefit package will be provided.
Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to:
Houston Forest Products
1300 Morice River RoadHouston, B.C.V0J 1Z1Fax: 250-845-5301Email: [email protected]
EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON REQUIRED
We are currently building a parts department and
require a motivated individual to assist.
EXPERIENCED MECHANIC REQUIRED
SHOP, FIELD ANDCAMP WORK.
Must be willing and able to work independently.
Drivers Licence required • Competitive WagesPlease Fax resume to 250-692-0043
Or Deliver in Person at:135 Roumieu Dr. Burns Lake (In the Industrial Site)
Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for
HARVESTER OPERATORS minimum 3 years experience
$28 per hour + life, AD&D extended Medical & Dental
FORWARDER OPERATORS minimum 2 years experience
$28 per hour + life, AD&D extended Medical & Dental
60 hours/week per position in Burns Lake & Houston area.Fax resumes to 250-692-7140
or email to [email protected]
THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!
Life is too shortfor the wrong job
Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team.
• This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time.
• Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place.
• Long term commitment, including a training and career development program.
If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:
Jeff Morrison, Parts Manager1995 Quinn StreetPrince George, BC V2N 2X2Fax: 250-562-6288or by email: [email protected]
EQUIPMENTPARTS PERSON
Career Opportunities
Heavy Duty Machinery
Help Wanted
Announcements
InformationThe 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 & FoundLOST BLUE Kayak in the Na-dina River / West Francois Lake area. (250) 846-5667
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GET FREE vending machines can earn $100,000.00 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Or visit us online at: www.tcvend.com
Help Wanted
GENERAL LABOURERSOIL & GAS INDUSTRY
GUARANTEED Job Placement
• Labourers • Tradesmen• Class 1 Drivers
Call 24Hr. Free Recorded Message 1-888-213-2854
Trades, TechnicalAVAILABLE immediately for busy Volvo/Mack/HINO deal-ership located in KELOWNA, BC. Journeyman or equivelant experienced mechanic. Full time with competitive wages and benefi ts. Volvo/Mack an asset but will consider other OEM experience as equivelant. Forward resumes to [email protected]. or ser-v i c e @ g e m m d i e s e l . c o m Suitable applicants will be con-tacted for an interview.
GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus, Alberta needs Power Engi-neering Instructors. No teach-ing experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website: www.gprc.ab.ca
HD MECHANIC. Noble Tractor & Equip. is seeking a Journeyman or 4th year apprentice Service Techni-cian for our Armstrong location. A self-starter with Ag tech background is desired. Interested candidates send resume to: [email protected], or mail: Noble Tractor & Equip, 4193 Noble Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4, fax: 250-546-3165
Help Wanted
Employment
Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wag-es from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. Website: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: [email protected].
Services
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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
Medical HealthVIAGRA 100mg or CIALIS 20mg. Generic. 40 tabs + 10 Free all for $99 including Free Shipping. Discreet, Fast Shipping. 1-888-836-0780 or metromeds.net
Help Wanted
Services
Misc ServicesGUITAR LESSONS available Over 10 years teaching pri-vately in Burns Lake. Bruce (250) 692-7728. Great Christ-mas gift!
Merchandise for Sale
Misc. for Sale
FIRE WOODPick up load $85Cut to any lengthCall 250-251-9490Will split and deliver
distances for extra charge
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?KENMORE WASHER top end load, white 3.9 cubic ft. $400 and newer dryer, $500, excel-lent condition. Call (250) 692-2347.KENMORE WASHER top end load, white 3.9 cubic ft. $400 and newer dryer, $500, excel-lent condition. Call (250) 692-2347.STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.caSTEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line: www.pioneersteel.ca
Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030
Real Estate
For Sale By Owner
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSETTING
160 acres with totally renovated 1400 sq.ft. home. Three bedrooms, one bath, quality kitchen, laminate fl ooring. Large 30x60 barn with fi ve stalls, two foaling/hay stalls and tack room. Old heritage barn, out-buildings, auto watering system, fenced and cross fenced.
Call for appointmentto view (250) 698-7387
Rentals
Suites, LowerLARGE 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.
Transportation
Auto Financing
Sport Utility Vehicle2005 CHEVY Equinox. 191,000 km. AWD, auto, power, leather, winter tires $7000. (250) 692-4801
Heavy Duty Machinery
Transportation
Sport Utility Vehicle2008 CHEVROLET Equinox AWD. Power windows and locks, Air Conditioning, cruise control only 95230 km. Asking 16900 obo. Call (250) 845-8785.
Trucks & Vans1956 INTERNATIONAL R160 fl atdeck $1500. 1997 Chevro-let Silverado 2500 Supercab 4x4: 5.7 litre turbo diesel, leather, 4” lift, headache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $2500. 1995 Chevrolet Silverado SLT, 2500 s/c long box, 4x4: 6.5 li-tre turbo diesel, leather, 4” lift, headache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $3000. 1994 Ford F350 Crewcab, 4x4 (ambu-lance): 5.8 litre gas, box liner, trailer package, 190,000, new all season tires. $3000. Con-tact Johnny Johnson at(250) 692-0021 or [email protected] for further infor-mation.
Boats
1989 SUN RUNNER boat. 21.5 feet, 125 aq Volvo in-board motor, Merq leg, ex-cellent running condition. $7000 (250) 698-7533 leave a message we will call you back.
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