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With the goal in sight, Multi-Centre trojans are forging ahead to achieve the $30 million target. Pledges, donations and cash in hand is close to $25 million to date and chief fundraiser Carol Pitkin is hopeful of securing the remaining $5 million.

“We’re almost there,” she said.“Even without any federal money, the dream is

achievable.”The proposed Multi-Centre is a new facility in-

cluding a 1,600-seat NHL-sized arena, a 450-seat performing arts theatre and accompanying event and assembly space. In one location the facilities become a destination point for conventions and trade shows in addition to their traditional uses.

“Residents in the area from Alexandria to Hixon, Wells/Barkerville to Nazko and Narcosli will all benefit from this facility,” Pitkin said.

Quesnel is by and large, where they work and play.”

She added, being able to attract top-quality enter-tainment, have a state-of-the-art arena and all the economic and cultural advantages of the Multi-Centre will generate benefits for all residents in the area.”

As efforts continue to finish off the fundrais-ing, Pitkin and her fellow Multi-Centre commit-tee members urge everyone in the user-area, both inside and outside the city, to support this much-needed facility.

“We all gain with such a multi-use amenity,” she said.

“We’re so close to our goal and with a little push, we’ll reach it.

“Right now we need everyone to show their sup-port, contact their local representative, tell them how you feel and let’s get it done.

“This is a resource every family, business and in-dividual will make use of in one way or another.”

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Relaying togetherThis couple still hold

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See PAGE A3.Autumn MacDonald photo

FundsThe 2013 North Cari-

boo Local Government Association was held

in Quesnel and boast-ed 250 plus guests.

Through a 50/50 draw and the Gold

Pan Raffle, funds were raised and donated to

two very worthwhile local causes:

Photo one: The Gold Pan Raffle raised

$2,182 and donated to BC Special Olym-

pics. Left to right: Councillor Laurey-Anne Roodenburg,

NCLGA Past President Mitch Campsall, Rep-resentatives from the

local Special Olym-pics, Doreen O’Brien,

the City’s own Cherrie Swaan, Mayor Mary

Sjostrom, Councillor Scott Elliott.

Photo two: The 50/50 draw raised $1,062 and donated to the

Quesnel Partnership for Student Nutrition.

Left to right: Coun-cillor Laurey-Anne

Roodenburg, NCLGA Past President Mitch

Campsall, Christy Kennedy, Mayor Mary Sjostrom, Councillor

Scott Elliott. Contributed photos

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Quesnel RCMP have recovered a 2001 black Toyota Rav 4 that had been reported stolen out of Chilliwack. It is believed that this vehicle is linked to a number of the break and enters.

Police are seeking a male suspect described as a Caucasian male in his early 30s with short black hair and an athletic build who is believed to be responsible for a number break and enters.

Investigation continues.If you have any information call Quesnel

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Given this rash of recent break and enters, Quesnel RCMP are asking people to be extra vigilant in reporting suspicious persons or activity that are out of the norm for their neighbourhoods.

As always, Quesnel RCMP are asking the public to do their part in preventing property crime by locking their doors, securing windows and setting alarm systems.

Police are seeking a male suspect described as

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Business done rightLeft to right: Secretary/Treasurer Miguel Chavez and Executive Director Deb Burton from Quesnel West Vil-lage BIA, Executive Director Alex Kostenko of the Quesnel Downtown Association and Rob Moutray, Chair of the South Quesnel BIA present a cheque for $75,000 to the Multi-Centre fund. The three BIA’s believe: “the North Cariboo Multi-Centre is the key to Quesnel’s future as a community. It will be home to entertainment, cultural and sporting events, which will vastly improve the health and well-ness of residents. The Multi-Centre will be a destination for trade shows and conventions, which will be a tremendous benefit to local businesses. The performing arts centre will enhance our growing artistic com-munity and attract out of town performers. The Quesnel Downtown Association, West Quesnel Business As-sociation and South Quesnel Business Association are pleased to make this investment in our community.”

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Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation held its 12th annual general meeting where they elected their new board.

Jim Gorsline (Retired, former VP Weldwood BC, Operations) is returning to the role of chair, Bruce Broughton (Co-owner, Willis Harper) is moving into the vice chair position and new to the executive team is Fran McPherson (Owner, Accurate Mining Services Ltd.), taking the role of treasurer/secretary.

In addition to the elections, the Chair highlighted some of the achievements of QCEDC over the past year:

• Lobbied for the development of 3 Phase Power east and west of Quesnel.

• Continued communication with Spanish Mountain and New Gold regarding potential economic opportunities for Quesnel.

• Received Interested Party status for New Prosperity mine.

• Continuing to move forward on the Community Forest, which has potential to generate

significant non-taxation revenue for the City of Quesnel.

• Support for agriculture through FARMED and the Agriculture Web-based Enterprise Tool.

• Attendance at trade shows promoting Quesnel as a great place to live or to visit as a tourist.

• Production of the 2013 edition of Gold Rush Living magazine, promoting tourism in Quesnel.

• Continued work on the Bioenergy project with Fortis, West Fraser and the City of Quesnel.

• Coordination of a successful Rick Hansen event.

• Development of a business plan for a Volunteer Centre.

• $1.5 million dollars raised in corporate and community sponsorship for the North Cariboo Multi-Centre project.

• Hosted last week’s NCLGA conference for close to 300 delegates in Quesnel.

QCEDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Quesnel and works to facilitate economic, social and environmental wealth for all residents.

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In the book British Columbia – A Centennial Anthology, 1958, a reference is made of the arrival of a note by telegraph to Victoria that after several attempts, the Atlantic

Cable was successfully laid on July 30, 1866, the era of the Cariboo Gold Rush.

In Victoria, there was great jubilation as the cable united the old country with the new. A salute was fired, there were fireworks and a large bonfire was kindled. A band led a procession along the streets. Can you imagine lighting a bonfire on Reid Street because Telus completed a new cell phone system?

It was a major accomplishment and preceded modern technology which has now replaced the cable, telegraphs and pony express riders, for communication.

But there was a sad group in 1866 who gave up the fight by the Collins Telegraph Company to string a communications system from San Francisco, through the Cariboo and over the Bering Sea to Europe.

Millions had been spent on the project, which was cancelled and all the equipment abandoned.

That path can be experienced by going along the Blackwater Road and watching for the markers set out over a period of 30 plus years by Dwight Dodge.

The Cariboo Regional District has proclaimed the Collins and Yukon route as a heritage trail – a first for the CRD. Quesnel was a key take off spot for all the work on that track.

See the cairn at the wooden bridge and contemplate what life was like more than 100 years ago when developing a telegraph line to Europe.

Andy Motherwell is an amateur historian and regular Observer columnist.

Historical FootnotesAndy Motherwell

Cairn at the wooden bridge chronicles life more than 100 years ago when Canada was developing a telegraph line to Europe through the Cariboo and over the Bering Sea to Europe. Completion of the Atlantic Cable brought all that work in the west to an abrupt end.

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Like those Japanese soldiers who didn’t hear about

the end of World War II, the militant fringe that controls the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is digging in for endless battle against the B.C. government.

Their nemesis, Premier Christy Clark, reiterated last week that seeking a 10-year agreement with the BCTF is a top priority when the legislature is recalled this summer.

The current one-year truce ends June 30. The BCTF grudgingly agreed to that extension last year, then ran TV ads calling for an NDP government that promised concessions and union bosses on both sides of the negotiating table.

“You know, I may be a lame duck,” outgoing BCTF president Susan Lambert crowed to cheering classroom-warfare radicals at the union’s convention in March, “but I think Christy’s goose is cooked.”

We’ll never know how much this sort of gloating contributed to the epic collapse of the NDP, champion of public sector union members whose pay and benefits make them the new upper class.

But I can tell you the prospects for sparing children from this ideological warfare are not good.

Last week the B.C. Court of Appeal handed down an ivory-tower decision that upheld the “right” of teachers to bring their union demands into the classroom in the form of posters, buttons and black armbands that to some self-absorbed teachers symbolize the “death” of education.

During the election campaign, <I>The Globe and Mail</I> carried a story on one of those mock elections held in schools around the province. An elementary-level student was quoted as saying she voted against the B.C. Liberals because Clark “caused a teachers’ strike.”

If this kid was talking about the most recent strike, I wonder where she got

that idea. In a negotiating performance that was appalling even by BCTF standards, Lambert and her team conducted months of disruptive work-to-rule action before they could even articulate a wage and benefit demand. When they finally did, it was outrageously out of touch with reality.

An indication of how the union’s ruling class wants to conduct itself in the classroom can be found in the latest issue of the BCTF newsletter to its members. Joanna Larson, president of the Prince Rupert union local, contributes an article headlined: “What kind of citizen do we hope to graduate from our K-12 public schools?”

Larson first quotes the education ministry’s current goals. They include preparing citizens who are “creative, flexible, self-motivated, and who have a positive self-image.” Another goal is citizens who are “skilled and who can contribute to society generally, including the world of work.”

Larson then mocks these goals, as follows:

“Essentially, the Ministry of Education has a vision of

citizens who will maintain the status quo, not rock the boat, and participate on a superficial level in aspects of political and societal change. It doesn’t challenge individuals to take direct action against exploitation, marginalization and violence.”

In case you missed the political message, Larson later asserts: “The educated citizens we graduate from our schools cannot just be content to wear a pink shirt once a year…. Educated, engaged citizens must be willing to take direct action to change and shape our society for the better.”

What is this ghastly “status quo” that must be challenged by “direct action”? In these campus-radical screeds, the final answer is generally the same: capitalism. This call to arms is a blend of the NDP election platform and a rant from the Occupy Vancouver squat of a couple of years ago.

It’s no wonder we hear of students making BCTF picket signs in art class.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher

Had enough?

In the blink of an eye, the Conservative government can strip away the retirement

dreams of millions of Canadians.But when a loyal soldier of the

government stands accused of bilking taxpayers with improper expenses, the prime minister claims to be powerless, while money is quietly funneled out of his office to repay the alleged wrongdoing.But, this time, Canadians may

finally have had enough. The cloud of scandal continues to grow over the head of embattled Senator Mike Duffy.The former TV journalist is

accused of fudging his expense account, eventually repaying the improperly claimed expenses with $90,000 he received from Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff who has since resigned.Duffy has now quit the

Conservative caucus in the Senate, but he is so far rejecting calls to resign as a senator. And the prime minister seems unwilling to push him out the door.Harper said he was “not happy”

and “very upset” with the conduct of some parliamentarians and his own office, before hopping on a plane for a South American trade mission without answering questions from reporters.The same prime minister who has

shown the powers of a majority government are almost limitless is now unable to even mention the name of his disgraced colleague.Apart from apparently filing bogus

expense claims, most Canadians would be hard pressed to name a single duty that senators fulfill.Maybe Mike Duffy has done a

service to his country after all. Maybe the senator’s actions will

be the straw that broke the camel’s back and prompt Canadians to demand an end to the political embarrassment that is this nation’s Senate.

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Editor:When talking about the

Multi-Centre, some people have said to me, “The Multi-Centre won’t affect me … my kids are grown.”

The new facility will benefit anyone who attends graduations, hockey, skating events, concerts, the theatre, dance, film, meetings and conferences.

You are probably a consumer of local events and live shows and will benefit from the new facility. Thousands turn out for our Billy Barker Days, Quesnel Live Arts and skating shows, Sylvia’s Music Fest, the Bluegrass Festival, Arts Wells, and other events.

Some in our community believe we can “just go out of town” to see live shows. Many of us do that and also enjoy

great performances here. But doesn’t this great community deserve a venue where we can enjoy acts who can’t or won’t play here now because of the small venue sizes we have?

The new theatre will have excellent acoustics, comfortable seats and a very strong technical setup.

It will better accommodate larger and more varied performances from locals and guests than anything we have now.

It will also help alleviate the struggles many organizations have finding venues for events and shows.

The arena will likely host more ice events, performances and tournaments and attract more people from out of town.

The building as a whole, including meeting space,

will help our community host more small conferences, increasing much-needed tax and tourism revenue.

I’ve been told that the Riverwalk was quite controversial when it was first proposed.

Now, it’s used by 85 per cent of the community.

Our new library saw a marked increase in both new users and use by current members in its new building.

The Multi-Centre will be a regional asset that will bring economic, athletic, social and cultural benefits to our whole community.

Let’s see what we can do together prior to the May 30 deadline to contribute to this regional asset that will benefit all of us.

Nancy LilienweissQuesnel

Support the Multi CentreEditor:I had the privilege of driving a

group of Rotary International exchange students out to Barkerville on what happened to be opening day.

Like many Quesnelites, I go out to Barkerville every year (where else do we take out-of-town visitors?) and usually take in some of the shows at the Theatre Royale. This has become an almost ho-hum experience for me, as little seems to change from year to year.

This time, I was wowed. I’m sure that the digging up of the main street to install new water and sewage was a major undertaking and I know that the mud will eventually solidify. I spent a lot of time in the Nicol Hotel, learning about all the processes involved in restoring an old building and getting it ready to house artifacts. Everything was very well

explained and displayed. I very much enjoyed the new exhibits in the Chinese section of the town and the students were very appreciative of all the time the archeologist spent with them.

For all the performers, the day I attended was their first run-through with an audience. I was able to catch two street skits and the demonstration of the Cornish water wheel. They all seem to have extra zing to them this year. The variety show in the Theatre Royale had very few rough edges for opening day and the overall quality of the acts was very high.

Congratulations on the improvements and extra energy imbued into the park. I’m hoping lots of Quesnelites will make the trip this year and enjoy our local tourist attraction as much as I did. I wish you a happy season.

Cathy WalshQuesnel

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ANNIE GALLANTObserver Reporter

Kit Collins is hard-wired for giving her time, energy

and commitment to her community.

She learned that community spirit from a young age from her parents.

Born and raised in Moose Heights, both Kit’s parents were pioneer families.

Her father’s family homesteaded about 10 miles out the Blackwater Road, arriving in Quesnel in 1922; her mother’s family homesteaded in the Moose Heights area in 1932.

As a young child, Kit grew up on the family dairy farm and watched her father put his commitment to the community into action.

“In a small community, no one had much but

everyone worked together to build what was needed and make Moose Heights a good place to live,” she said.

“We needed a community hall and my father helped build it.”

Kit and her sibling were also very active in the local 4-H program and their mother was a committed volunteer.

“My mother put in hundreds of hours into the 4-H program,” she said.

“It’s a wonderful organization and its motto Learn to do by Doing works for communities as well.”

Kit added the 4-H pledge also translates well into community attitudes.

I pledge, my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service and my health to better living for my club, my community

and my country.Kit met and married

logger Gary Collins in 1970 and the couple farmed for awhile then logged.

It was a natural progression as they grew their business and family, they engaged in community activities.

“It’s important for families to be involved in their community,” she said.

“It promotes a healthy life. Even for children, when you’re involved in activities, you’re growing into a stimulated, active child and ultimately a community-minded adult. That doesn’t just happen in a backyard.”

Kit said her kids were primarily involved in sports and spent most of their time at the arena, pool and soccer � elds where, together with Gary, they coached and volunteered a lot.

“I envision my grandchildren growing up with the advantages a small community offers, especially with a new Multi-Centre facility.”

She added children in today’s families are involved in so many activities and having a Multi-Centre works for them and offers multi-generational activities all under one roof.

Quesnel’s � rst arena was built in 1951, the year Kit was born and although she has high praise for all the good that facility has brought to her family and the community, she knows it’s time for it to go.

“It might have survived as a backup facility but it’s so out-of-date and needs so many upgrades, it’s not worth the cost. We need a new facility; we need something multi-use.”

Kit was part of the

initial push to replace the arena back in 2000. She remembers a large group of very passionate people who found themselves thwarted by the politics of the time.

The group remained determined and by 2002 they recognized the wisdom of incorporating plans for a theatre and drawing the enthusiasm that would bring from the arts community.

“We recognized that the two uses [plus other uses that came into play as plans unfolded] and all the costs and type of events that could be hosted would work well together.”

Kit said some of her most enjoyable memories of her time with the Millionaires Hockey Club were of seeing the old timers out in the community interacting with people.

“It’s always so much

more than just a hockey game.”

The Multi-Centre addresses the issue of quality of life, she said.

“And that quality of life is worth the expense.

“It’s important for industry, business, organizations, families and individuals to see this as a community wellness issue.

“A vibrant community draws development, better employees and everyone should recognize the Multi-Centre as an extension of their own success.”

Kit and her family see the time is right – right now. They have pledged $25,000 and encourage everyone to do what they can.

“This needs to be built and then other development will follow,” she said.

“Let’s do this Quesnel. Its our time.”

For the Collins it’s about giving back to where you live and play

Multi-Centre is about community

Back left to right: Troy Dyck, Gary Collins, Emmett Ketter, Michaela Ketter, Raechel Fowler, Brittney

Fowler and Lance Ketter; middle Row: Johana Ketter, Kit Collins and Amelia Ketter; front Row: Jennifer

Dyck and Jaidine Ketter, Kit and Gary’s daughters. Sadie the dog is also part of the family donation of

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On June 6, the Gold Pan Grannies and Jake’s Gift will unite at Quesnel’s Royal Canadian Legion to pay tribute to our veterans and to raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.

First launched in 2006, Grandmothers to Grandmothers raises money to help African grandmothers care for millions of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The Quesnel and area Gold Pan Grannies have raised almost $27,000 for this vital campaign. A few months ago, the Grannies approached Julia Mackey with the idea of presenting her multi-award winning play, Jake’s Gift, as a fundraiser.

Jake’s Gift is a moving and powerful tribute to our veterans. The play is about a Second World War veteran’s reluctant return to Juno Beach to � nd the grave of the brother who never came home. Julia was inspired to create Jake’s Gift after her own journey

to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day.

Since 2007, her company, Juno Productions, has toured this surprisingly funny drama to rave reviews in more than 180 communities across Canada. Appropriate for ages 12 and up, this will be an evening you won’t want to miss!

Join the Grannies on June 6 – the 69th Anniversary of D-Day - at The Quesnel Legion Hall, 262 Kinchant Street.

Doors open at 6 p.m. A Second World War music sing-along begins at 6:30 p.m. The performance of Jake’s Gift will begin at 7 p.m., with a reception to follow just after 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 each and are on sale now at the Quesnel Legion Lounge from Tuesday to Saturday during regular business hours. Second World War veterans are welcome to pick up a ticket for free! For more information, visit www.jakesgift.com and www.grandmotherscampaign.org.

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LIFESTYLES

Those of us living within the drainage of British Columbia’s most signi� cant watershed will have a particular af� nity for the book Fin’s Swim: 21 Days on the Fraser River by Mayne Island author Helen O’Brian.

The Fraser and its tributaries drain a quarter of the province and provide a living conduit between the Paci� c Ocean and the myriad sources that make up this river system. Essentially, the ecological health of the Fraser and well being of this great swath of the province go hand in hand.

O’Brian says Fin Donnelly swam the length of the Fraser River twice, from Tete Jaune Cache to its mouth in 1995 and 2000, to draw attention to the vulnerability and precarious state of the river. However, she felt the events weren’t suf� ciently well documented. With Fin’s Swim, O’Brian has done something about that and more.

The author says she got inspired to write the book, geared to intermediate learners and older, when she spent � ve wet days on the middle Fraser in 2004, travelling with

a group of academics from Soda Creek to Big Bar Ranch. On that trip she says memories of her favourite childhood book, Paddle-to-the-Sea kept coming back to her.

In Paddle-to-the-Sea, author Holling Clancy Holling takes the reader on an epic journey through all � ve Great Lakes and down the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean from the perspective of a toy canoe set adrift from the tip of Lake Superior.

She felt inspired to do the same thing for the Fraser, using Fin Donnelly’s swim as an anchor point to tell about the Fraser.

“I was hoping he might be the equivalent of the little carved canoe in Paddle-to-the-Sea.”

O’Brian contacted Donnelly after her � ve-day river experience and

his response was enthusiastic. He invited her to join him the following summer on the Rivershed Society’s Sustainable Living Leadership Program for young people.

“Together we traveled by kayak, raft and canoe from Tete Jaune Cache to Jericho Beach,” she says.

O’Brian says Donnelly was 29 years old when he embarked on his � rst swimming marathon down the Fraser in 1995. She draws on Donnelly’s journal notes from that trip as well as her own experiences on the river in 2005 in compiling the book.

She includes lots of factual information about the river and historic events that have occurred along the watercourse over the centuries. She colours the narrative with several sidebar excerpts from Simon Fraser’s 1808 journal and speaks of pictographs and

petroglyphs found on rock faces along the way.

She uses artistic license to describe the harrowing misdeed of the colonial government in the trial and hanging of � ve Tsilhqot’in war chiefs beside the river at Quesnel in 1864.

She talks of other calamities like train wrecks of twisted metal still evident at the base of canyon walls further downstream. She tours you through a native � shing camp at the mouth of the Bridge River where you can almost taste the delight of smoke-dried sockeye.

She begins the book with a quote from Fin Donnelly. “One could argue that, like the pioneers of Canada, I conquered the river by swimming it – that I beat it, controlled it and overcame it. But that’s not how I look at it at all. I swam with the river – I learned to work with it, using its characteristics

and nature to my advantage....”

O’Brian concludes she got to experience the many different � avours and moods of the Fraser.

“I discovered the wonders of the Upper Fraser and could feel the power of the river increasing as it received the water from its tributaries.”

Quesnel Museum is hosting O’Brian for a special book launch and reading in the Quesnel City Council Chambers on Friday evening, May 31 at 7 p.m. She will augment her storytelling with a short eight-minute video clip about the Fraser.

Fin’s Swim is illustrated by the artwork of Debbie Bowles and the book will be available at Caryall Books and the Quesnel Museum.

For information about the book and the author, checkout the website www.� nsswim.ca

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Quesnel Museum welcomes Helen O’Brian to city council chambers May 31

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IN LOVING MEMORY Pieter Kamp passed away Tuesday May 21,2013. Pieter was born in Holland Feb. 23, 1928 and came to Canada in 1957.His � rst wife Nela passed away in 2001. He is survived by his wife Paulette and his three children, Jan, Maria Anderson, and Lyn Yarjau.

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Anita Reid shaves his head. Bryant is a member of the Team

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Arrow raised more than $30,000. Karen Powell photo

TUESDAYQUESNEL MINOR

FOOTBALL COM-MITTEE public meeting June 4, 5:15 p.m., Correlieu library.

WEDNESDAYKERSLEY HORSE

CLUB BARRELS AND POLES JACK-POT BUCKLE SERIES May 29, June 12, 26, July 10, 24. Buckle for first in each division, prizes to 3rd in each divi

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BAKER CREEK ENHANCEMENT SOCIETY AGM May 29, 7 p.m., Nature Education and Re-source Centre, West Fraser Timber Park. Everyone welcome. Wetland Walk at 7:30 p.m.

KERSLEY HORSE CLUB GYMKHANA every Wednesday, 1801 Otter Road. We now have a novice class for open begin-ners and/or horses. Call Chelsea 250-747-1632.

THURSDAYFRIENDS OF THE

LIBRARY MEET-ING May 30, 7 p.m., library meeting room.

JAKE’S GIFT, award-winning play about a reluctant WWII veteran’s return to Juno Beach on the anniversary of D-Day to be per-formed at the Legion Hall, June 6, begin-ning with wartime songs at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Presented by Quesnel Gold Pan Grannies as a fundraiser, tickets are $20 available at the Legion lounge. For more information on the play visit www.jacksgift.com.

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potluck dinner, June 7, 6 p.m. For infor-mation and RSVP call Ingrid 250-992-2453 or Joanne 250-992-

8980 by June 3.

QUESNEL ART GALLERY PRES-ENTS Under the Bark, June 7, 7 – 9 p.m. This June show features wood cre-ations by members of Quesnel Wood Turn-ers Guild.

OPEN MIC NIGHT June 21, Elks Hall, all ages welcome, 7 – 11 p.m. sponsored by RCMA. $5/person, max $15/family, RCMA members free, memberships avail-able. For information call Kathy, 250-992-3588.

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SQUARE every Sat-urday, 12:20 – 1:30

p.m. following the Farmers’ Market, local musicians per-forming on the Spirit Square stage.

ST. JOHN’S AN-GLICAN CHURCH GARAGE SALE June 1, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the church hall. For information call 250-992-6152.

QUESNEL CHAR-ITY MOTORCYCLE POKER RUN June 8, registration, 10 a.m., Maple Park Mall, run starts at noon. Entry fee is $10, party & prizes at end of Poker Run at Cari-boo Hotel with live music and good food. Patches and long sleeve shirts for sale at registration.

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NUAL LOBSTER DINNER June 15, 6 p.m. Anglican Church Hall, tick-ets $25 available at Church office. No tickets sold at the door. To reserve tickets or pickup call 250-992-6152.

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LAWN BOWLING, West Fraser Timber Park, Wednesday, 10 a..m., Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. A game similar to curling. Challenging exercise and fresh air for ages 10 and up. For more information call 778-414-7733.

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JONAS GAGNONObserver Reporter

Quesnel schools brought four teams to the North Central Zones in Prince George last Friday and Saturday and came back with a trio of team golds and a team bronze.

"QJS and Correlieu athletes dominated the zone track meet," Correlieu coach Pat Marsh said.

QJS fielded a bantam and juvenile team at the meet, while Correlieu fielded a junior and senior team.

Both QJS teams won an aggregate gold medal. Correlieu’s junior team also came out of the meet golden, while the senior team took the aggregate bronze.

The aggregate is awarded to a team based on their performance over the entire tournament.

Backing up those results was a host of personal medals that sent five Correlieu athletes and four QJS athletes on to the provincials this weekend.

For Correlieu, Konrad Teetzen and Katelyn Godsoe from the junior team will make the trip. Teetzen will compete in the 200m and 400m while Godsoe will compete in the 100m. James Olauson, Brayden McCall and Katrina

MacLean will make the trip from the senior team. Olauson will run the 200m; McCall will compete in the javelin; and MacLean will run in both the 1500m and 800m.

For QJS, Justin McDonald, Christina Lawrence, Cole Dinsdale and Olivia Baptiste will make their way onto the provincial stage: McDonald in the 100m hurdles, Lawrence for Javelin and Dinsdale and Baptiste for the 800m.

The Junior Correlieu girls took a raft of medals.

Cheyan Newman took a trio of golds and silvers and a lone bronze – with golds in 80m hurdles, hammer and javelin; silvers in long jump, shot put and discus; and the lone bronze in 100m. Godsoe won gold in the 100m and a bronze in the triple jump. The relay team, made up of Newman, Godsoe, Madi Kaleta and Miceala Balazo, won gold in the 4x100m relay.

For the junior boys, Teetzen took a trio of golds in 100m, 200m and 400m and a silver in long jump. Justin Pike took

a silver in 100m, gold in long jump, silver in triple jump and gold in the javelin.

MacLean took an 800m gold and a silver in 1500m and 3000m for the senior girls. Layla Hansen took a gold in javelin and a pair

of silvers, one in discus and one in triple jump.

The senior boys team included a silver in 200m for Olauson, McCall's silver in 400m hurdles and gold in javelin, James Entsminger's long jump bronze and Wyllie Mednis' silver in triple jump.

The senior boys' relay team, made up of Olauson, Pike, Teetzen and McCall, also took a gold in the 4x100m relay.

QJS took a whole passel of medals from the meet.

Elisha Balazo took second in triple jump. Olivia Baptiste won gold in 1500m and 800m, silver in long jump and 400m. Avery Bell took silver in discus and the 200m. Nicholas Berlinguette won gold in the 100m and silver in 200m. Jadyn Blair took silver in sprint hurdles and bonze in 100m. Taylor Cherry won silver in triple jump. Malachi Delanay took bronze in both

100m and 200m. Cole Dinsdale took a trio of golds, winning the 1500m, 800m and the steeple chase. Hailey Doucette found gold in sprint hurdles and high jump. Ryan Elden took a trio of golds in Javelin, 400m and 200m, plus silver in 100m and long jump. Kassidy Flanagan took gold in long jump and bronze both sprint hurdles and 100m. Telise Gauthier took gold in discus and hammer throw, along with silver in javelin. Jared Hamelin was silver in hammer throw and bronze in long jump. Mia Kozak had a golden performance in the 800m. Christina Lawrence took two golds, one in javelin and the other in triple jump. Justin Macdonald took gold in 300m hurdles and silver in high jump, long jump, triple jump and sprint hurdles. Zach McCall was gold in sprint hurdles and 300m hurdles, Justice Quamme had a bronze high jump. Casey Richert took gold in sprint hurdles and silver in 100m and 200m. Cole Stone took gold in the hammer throw and high jump and silver in javelin. Kyra Teetzen ran for gold in 400m, silver in 800m and bronze in 200m. Katie Young took gold in triple jump and 300m hurdles, silver in sprint hurdles and 100m sprints and bronze in long jump.

“QJS and Correlieu athletes dominated the zone track

meet,”–Correlieu coach Pat Marsh

Harder, better, faster, strongerQuesnel schools dominate Track & Field zones in P.G.

Clockwise from left; Katrina MacLean leads other runners in one of her races; Olivia Baptiste sprints for the finish; Zac McCall pushes on during a race; Justin MacDonald clears the hurdles threatening to slow him down; the bantam girls get off to a strong start.

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JONAS GAGNONObserver Reporter

The Crossfire came into the game fired up off their first win of the season and ready to take a second, but, in a heartbreaking last minute of play, the Crossfire’s win, once firmly in their grasp, slipped away.

The Stylers beat the Crossfire 12-11 in Thursday’s home game, taking the lead for only the second time in the game in the last minute of play.

Pat Gibbs was hoping to get some

momentum with a second win.

“I really, really wanted that win,” Gibbs said.

The game started with the momentum on the side of the Crossfire.

It was the Stylers who opened the scoring early in the first, but the Crossfire responded quickly and didn’t let up.

The Crossfire capitalized on each possession, stringing a line of unanswered goals through the first period. The Crossfire scored six goals through the first

20 minutes, with the Stylers only managing their second goal of the game with six seconds left in the period.

In the beginning of the second, the game turned, with the Stylers taking firm control of the game for the first five minutes to even up the score before the Crossfire firmed up again.

For the rest of the period the Crossfire and Stylers traded goals, with the Crossfire pulling ahead by a goal only to have the Stylers catch up so they could begin the process again. At the end of the second, the Crossfire led the game once again, 9–8.

The third started slowly, with the Stylers opening

scoring just over five minutes in. The Crossfire responded in kind, but this time, instead of allowing the Stylers the tying goal, they netted another seconds later.

The Stylers came back half a minute later to make it a one goal game, which they scored with just over four minutes left in the game.

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A heart break in a boxA Crossfire player makes a break towards the opposition’s goalie Thursday’s heartbreaking 12-11 loss to the Stylers last Thursday.

Jonas Gagnon photo


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The last four minutes were tense for the fans as both teams vied for the go ahead goal until the last minute when the Stylers grabbed the lead and sat on it for a 12-11 win.

The loss was a difficult one as it came despite some very strong performances on the Crossfire side. Gibbs praised the offence of Devin Waylon and Hunter Krebbs and credited goalie Bob Mills with doing a great job between the pipes.

The changing roster and the lack of gelling in the team made for disorganization on the floor an hindered

their ability to switch from defence to offence, Gibbs said.

“One of the biggest things is we have a different set of guys every time because of different commitments,” Gibbs said.

“You’re asking a lot from a guy who has to get up and go to work the next morning.”

The team has been struggling after the loss of Cam Braun, one of their best players, to injury and then other commitments.

Due to the revolving nature of the roster and the lack of players, Gibbs was forced to call up players from the

midget team. Gibbs is happy with their play, saying they are some of his best players, but are at a disadvantage with regards to their size.

Gibbs is optimistic that with the return of some missing players and some more practice, the team will get back to winning games.

“It’s going to come together; we’ll figure this out,” he said.

The Crossfire play the Assault this Thursday at the Twin Arena before going on the road to Prince George next week to play the Bandits.

Riders had a ball at the Clinton May Ball rodeo last weekend.

Jared Marshall of Prince George did double duty in bareback, taking first and second in the event, riding Ford Cobra to first and Gun Powder and Lead to second. Gold Pan resident Steve Hohmann took third on the back of Misery.

In tie-down roping, Virgil Poffenroth of Riske Creek took first. Derek Mobbs of Merritt to second in the event, followed by Vanderhoof’s Dustin Shields in third.

Kaila Mussell of Chilliwack was the top rider in saddle bronc, taking first on the back of Double Duty. Ryland Derose was shaken but not stirred on the back of Mixed Martini, taking second in the event. Steve Hohmann took third for the second time in the rodeo on the back of the aptly named Double Duty.

Kamloops’ Cole Scott was the best

steer wrestler of the weekend, followed by Cache Creek’s Cash Isnardy in second and Andy Farmer of Savona in third.

Quesnel’s Richard Glassford took first in breakaway roping. Denise Swampy of Williams Lake took second, followed by Rika Wieth of Lone Butte in third.

In the junior version, Kyle Bell of Houston took the top honours. Savona’s Toy Gerard took second and Clinton’s Russell Allison took third.

Judy Hyde of Prince George took first in ladies barrel racing, followed by Savona’s Joleen Seitz and Kirsten Gjerde of Prince George in third.

In junior barrel racing, Taylor Cherry of Quesnel took first. Savona’s Tosha Seitz took second, followed by Alixis Glassford of Quesnel in third.

Wendel William of Williams Lake took the top spot in junior steer riding. Dakota McColl, of Clinton took second.

Barriere’s Janice Myran rounded out the top three in third.

The Williams Lake/Cache Creek team of Ralph Myers and Carey Isnardy took first in team roping. Cliff Bick of Walhachin and Richard Glassford of Quesnel took second in the event. The Cache Creek team of BJ Isnardy and Travis Antoine took third.

Quesnel’s Matt O’Flynn rode Hell

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Savona’s Elly Farmer was the fastest round the barrels of the junior racers, followed closely by Tatla Lake’s Sydney Schuk in second and Williams Lake’s Brianna Billy in third.

The rodeo will next touch down in Kispiox for the 66th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo.

Having a ball at the rodeo

A Crossfire player runs through the fast moving game looking for a place to post up.

Jonas Gagnon photo

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Dunkley Lumber Ltd., a progressive forest company operating in the Prince George area, manufactures high quality lumber products for our customers within North America and around the world. Our company is committed to ensuring that our forest resources are managed to the highest possible standard.

We are currently inviting applications for the following position in our WoodlandsDepartment:

FORESTRY SUPERVISORAs Forestry Supervisor, you will be working with the Woodlands team in the administration and supervision of Dunkley’s harvesting program. Responsibilities will include timber reconnaissance and development, permit acquisition, operational planning and management of harvesting activities, such as logging, road construction and road maintenance.

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Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm on June 14, 2013. Please email a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with Forestry Supervisor in the subject line.

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Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’tlet it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

ContractorsCustom blueprints.Visit: wwldesigns.ca 20% discount for fi rst 10 callers!

Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

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1.877.835.6670

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / VintageAntique bottle collection.Would like to keep together. 1800s-1900s. Call Dorothy or Roger: 250-747-8641.

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A22 www.quesnelobserver.com Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Quesnel Cariboo Observer

PO Box 4129, Quesnel, British Columbia V2J 3J2Tel: (250) 992-9085 Fax: (250) 992-7982

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYMaternal Child Health Home Visitor & COHI Coordinator

Position: Maternal Child Home Visitor Schedule: Part Time 28 hrs. per week Reporting to: Health DirectorWage/Salary: To commensurate with experience

Job Description: The Maternal Child Home Visitor is accountable for the delivery of programs and services that support expectant and new mothers and families.

This Position offers you the opportunity to: To work with the Community Health Nurse to promote and enhance healthy babies & Children in the Nazko Community Provide supportive home visiting services to expectant mothers and families within the communityAssist families in accessing service needsProvide information regarding healthy lifestyle choices dur-ing pregnancyProvide dental services as per program requirements

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities: 3 to 5 years related work experience in a health related field and/or equivalent experience with 1 year experience working in a similar position in a rural/remote setting as an assetMust have a valid Class 5 BC Drives License & reliable vehicleCriminal Records Check requiredCurrent CPR level C certificationStrong communication skills both oral and written

CLOSING DATE: WHEN POSITION IS FILLED

Please email your resume to; [email protected] or fax 250-992-7982 attention: SHERRY SHAWDirector of Community, Health & Social Services

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We have an apartment to suit everyone’s needs.

Bachelors from only $475, one beds from $525, two beds (2 bath in selected suites) from $595 and three’s with 2 baths from only $700. We have limited Apts available with fireplaces to cozy up to on these cold winter nights. Call today for availability and to arrange a personal tour!

New Owners – New Management 250-992-2806


Auctions

AuctionSaturday, June 1

10:00 AMPick-ups, Vans, Cars, Camper & Canopies, Trailers, Chainsaws,

Canoe, Compressors, Welding Table c/w

Vise & Grinder, Chop Saws,

Grinders, Air & Electric Drills,

Impacts, Generators, Pumps, Porta-

Powers, Drill Press, Table Saws, Railway

Jack, Hydraulic Jacks, Lawn Mowers,

Rototillers, Large Selection of Sockets,

Wrenches etc., Furniture, Jewellery,

Coins & More

www.hubcityauctions.comHub-City Auctions Ltd.1122 South Lakeside Drive

Williams Lake 250-398-8845

Help Wanted


Auctions

All West AuctionFARM

AUCTIONRON VASSALLO

SATURDAY, JUNE 110:00AM

SACKNER RDVANDERHOOF, BCCOMPLETE FARM

DISPERSALFull Line of Haying

Equipment, Breaking & Finishing Discs, Rotova-

tor, Post Pounder, Tools & Shop Supplies

For full list and photos go to...

www.allwestauctions.comCOME & VIEW ANYTIME,

WE ACCEPT ABSENTEE BIDS. FOR MORE INFO

CALL HENRY250-567-4842

FirearmsWANTED: Old lever action Winchester rifl es and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

FurniturePower lift recliner chair. Used 4 months. Dark grey colour. $500 (Paid $1000). Phone 250-747-2068.

Garage SalesDownsizing, lots of craft sup-plies and tons more items. At the Quesnel Golf Course, 1885 Fareway Rd, off Para-dise Rd. June 1st 9am-2pm.MEGA Garage Sale Saturday June 1 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (no early birds please). At 92 Eagle Crescent (Westridge area). Lots of household items including some electronics. Tools, games, and so much more...Multi-family garage saleSat. June 1 @ 9:30-12:30 at Aveline Place. 490 Lewis Dr. West Quesnel. Household items, lawn mower, hope chest, treadmill, dresser, books, and baking items. No early birds.

Help Wanted


Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleAT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/USA. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.www.bigirondrilling.comCorner Computer Desk with File Cabinet & Chair, $50; Hanging Pot Rack, $30; Call (250)316-0653RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and Leg Cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.SAWMILLS FROM only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OTwww.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OTSTEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.caSTEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.caUnique solid T&K birch panel-ling. $0.85/square foot. Vari-ous lengths. Call 250-992-8665 or 250-316-0750.

Misc. WantedWANTED: Old lever action Winchester rifl es and carbines. Call (250)791-6369


Misc. WantedTrue Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

Real Estate

Acreage for SalePANORAMIC 58 Acres along West Fraser RD. 35 Acres in Hay. $129,900. 780-394-7088

For Sale By OwnerREVELSTOKE, B.C. - To view in-formation and pictures on our house, please visit our BLOG - www.afi nehouseforsale.blogspot.ca

Mortgages

Northland Mortgages

250-992-7295

FIXED 5 YEAR RATE

2.89%

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

WOODGROVE MANOR

1241 Lark AvenueLocated in the desirable

Uplands areaSpacious 2 bdrm,

2 bath suitesFree Hot Water

FROM $600/mo

Quiet. Secure. Clean.Seniors and families

welcome.

Call Shawna

250•992•7868Members of Crime Free Multi-Housing ProgramReferences required.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

WILKINSON APARTMENTS

398 Roddis Dr.Quiet, Secure

1 & 2 bdrm suites.Elevator & laundry

facilities.References Required.Move-In Incentives

Available.Call 250-992-8949

Three rental units in Dragon Lake area. 2 three bdrm and one 2 bdrm. Contact Richard: 780-217-1591 or email eagle-oilfi [email protected].

Commercial/Industrial

Retail/Offi ce Space 146 Bar-low St. downtown core - Ap-prox. 1100 sq ft - street level, 1100 sq ft upper level. Can be rented separately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177. Available immediately.

Duplex / 4 PlexNewly reno’d, quality 1 + 3 bdrm apartments in North Quesnel, suitable for mature, working person/couple or for seniors, n/s, n/p, ref. req’d. Washer/Dryer incld. 250-992-5992.

Homes for Rent2Bdrm. executive non-smok-ing Chalet on 165 acres in Kersley. Price to include Hy-dro, Bell Express View, snow removal & storage in shop. Avbl June 1st. $1000/mo. Bring a horse $1150/mo. 250-747-3972

Offi ce/RetailOffi ce Space Available in busy Chiropractic Clinic on Reid St. 132 sq. ft. $650/mo. Contact Michael Duperron @ (250)925-0540

Small ads, BIG deals!

1-250-762-9447

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GIBRALTAR MINE: ROCK-SOLID CAREER

GROWTH

At Taseko Mines, we’re proud to call British Columbia our home. We are looking for enthusiastic employees who share our vision for long-term, responsible growth in this province.

Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada.

A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a signifi cant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in…

We currently have a full time opportunity for a:

FOREMAN, MILL PRODUCTION

POSITION SUMMARY:Reporting to the General Foreman, Mill Operations the Foreman, Mill Production is responsible for achieving ore through put and metals extraction goals over the course of each shift. This is accomplished by leading a crew of production personnel so that they function safely as a cohesive, coordinated goal-directed unit.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:• Conducts safety and tailgate meetings and planned

job observations with associated documentation and records

• Executes the processing plan for each shift• Ensures production and quality targets are achieved

and that operating standards are maintained• Schedules shift personnel and keeps accurate records

related to shift activities and training• Maintains positive working relationships and

effective information exchange with personnel in other departments

QUALIFICATIONS• High School graduate• Minimum 6 years of varied operations experience

within a base metals processing environment • The skills of a team leader, coach and trainer with an

ability to set and meet high standards• Solid written, verbal and group presentation skills

with demonstrated ability to organize direct and supervise work

• Strong computer skills with sound knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce

COMPENSATIONGibraltar offers an excellent benefi t package which includes competitive salary, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and relocation assistance to Williams Lake. Qualifi ed applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed resume outlining your qualifi cations and experience. Please visit us at www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or learn more about our New Prosperity, Aley and Harmony projects.

We thank all candidates who express interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Gibraltar Mines respects the privacy of all applicants and the confi dentiality of personal information and we will retain this information for a period of six months.

Rentals

Offi ce/RetailOffi ce space avail. at Fraser-view Medical Building next to hospital, suitable for profes-sional offi ces; medical, legal, accounting and other consult-ing businesses. Please call Ideal Properties 250-992-5992

Suites, Lower1bdrm bsmt suite suitable for mature, n/s, working person or couple. Utilities incl. N/p, refer-ences required (250)747-14342 bdrm bsmt suite,n/p,A/C $600/mn. utilities incl (250)992-61892Bdrm. Suite - 1000 sq. ft. on 1/2Acre-Brand New! $700/mo. Heat & Hydro included. Call (250)612-7841. Avail. immed.2bdrm. Suite - Close to MP Mall & school, n/p, n/s, F & S, Avail. Immed. Fireplace & lge. Lot. Call 747-3878North Quesnel - Bright 1 bdrm bsmt suite, utilities included, w/d, $550/mo. (250)992-2362

TownhousesRIDGEWOOD

Multi Layouts, clean.Start at $700 No pets

Call Tim 991-6429

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

1993 Chevy Cavalier

4 Dr. Automatic, A/C good tires, 173,000 km’s

$4,950 obo.Call (250)255-4509

2001 Pontiac Grand Am

Sunroof, spoiler, style steel wheels, 190 km’s, V6

Great on Fuel!$3,950

Call 1 (250)255-4509

Off Road Vehicles2006 Fleetwood tent trailer, 3 burner gas stove, 3way fridge, shower/potty combo, gas wa-ter heater. In good shape, no leaks. Price: $8,600. Call 250-747-1105

Transportation

Recreational/Sale1996 32’ King Of The Road

5 th Wheel

One owner , Factory storm windows , 10 gal HWT ,

Stereo , Roof air, Microwave oven , 21’ awning, Lrg Dou-ble Fridge , Oak cupboards ,

Super 17’slide out . Excellent Live in Trailer

$11,900• Will consider Pad Ren-

tal in Country Setting with purchase. Call 250-255-4509

2000 Majestic 30’ Motor Home

76K kms, Ford 6.8 L V 10 (gas), all the

comforts of home for fi shing & hunting.

2002 Campion Allante S505 bowrider, Yamaha 75 TRCA outboard, EZ-Loader

15-16 trailer, very clean, gently used boat,

lots of extras. Selling as a package, $33,000 for both o.b.o.

(250)392-0906 cell(250)398-5196 home

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

1981 GMC 1/2 ton, 2 wheel drive, auto, 350 engine. Un-trashed, 1 owner. Body re-done. Engine needs top end. Runs. Best offer over $1500. Will consider anything as trade. Call 250-394-7993

Utility Trailers16Ft. Tarnel Flat Deck Car Trailer with ramps. Great Shape! $1,950 (250)991-9350

Boats

16 Ft. Bayliner Bass Boat

Everything’s Done!50 HP Outboard, New

Carb, Fuel Pump, Stator, Battery, Fish Finder,

Stereo, etc. Runs Great!Trailer has 3 New Tires

Call (250)747-2666$3,500

THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA, BC BRANCH

Toll Free 1-800-567-8112 www.kidney.ca

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GIBRALTAR MINE: ROCK-SOLID CAREER

GROWTH

At Taseko Mines, we’re proud to call British Columbia our home. We are looking for enthusiastic employees who share our vision for long-term, responsible growth in this province.

Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada.

A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a signifi cant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in…

We currently have a full time opportunity for a:

FOREMAN, MILL PRODUCTION

POSITION SUMMARY:Reporting to the General Foreman, Mill Operations the Foreman, Mill Production is responsible for achieving ore through put and metals extraction goals over the course of each shift. This is accomplished by leading a crew of production personnel so that they function safely as a cohesive, coordinated goal-directed unit.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:• Conducts safety and tailgate meetings and planned

job observations with associated documentation and records

• Executes the processing plan for each shift• Ensures production and quality targets are achieved

and that operating standards are maintained• Schedules shift personnel and keeps accurate records

related to shift activities and training• Maintains positive working relationships and

effective information exchange with personnel in other departments

QUALIFICATIONS• High School graduate• Minimum 6 years of varied operations experience

within a base metals processing environment • The skills of a team leader, coach and trainer with an

ability to set and meet high standards• Solid written, verbal and group presentation skills

with demonstrated ability to organize direct and supervise work

• Strong computer skills with sound knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce

COMPENSATIONGibraltar offers an excellent benefi t package which includes competitive salary, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and relocation assistance to Williams Lake. Qualifi ed applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed resume outlining your qualifi cations and experience. Please visit us at www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or learn more about our New Prosperity, Aley and Harmony projects.

We thank all candidates who express interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Gibraltar Mines respects the privacy of all applicants and the confi dentiality of personal information and we will retain this information for a period of six months.

Rentals

Offi ce/RetailOffi ce space avail. at Fraser-view Medical Building next to hospital, suitable for profes-sional offi ces; medical, legal, accounting and other consult-ing businesses. Please call Ideal Properties 250-992-5992

Suites, Lower1bdrm bsmt suite suitable for mature, n/s, working person or couple. Utilities incl. N/p, refer-ences required (250)747-14342 bdrm bsmt suite,n/p,A/C $600/mn. utilities incl (250)992-61892Bdrm. Suite - 1000 sq. ft. on 1/2Acre-Brand New! $700/mo. Heat & Hydro included. Call (250)612-7841. Avail. immed.2bdrm. Suite - Close to MP Mall & school, n/p, n/s, F & S, Avail. Immed. Fireplace & lge. Lot. Call 747-3878North Quesnel - Bright 1 bdrm bsmt suite, utilities included, w/d, $550/mo. (250)992-2362

TownhousesRIDGEWOOD

Multi Layouts, clean.Start at $700 No pets

Call Tim 991-6429

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

1993 Chevy Cavalier

4 Dr. Automatic, A/C good tires, 173,000 km’s

$4,950 obo.Call (250)255-4509

2001 Pontiac Grand Am

Sunroof, spoiler, style steel wheels, 190 km’s, V6

Great on Fuel!$3,950

Call 1 (250)255-4509

Off Road Vehicles2006 Fleetwood tent trailer, 3 burner gas stove, 3way fridge, shower/potty combo, gas wa-ter heater. In good shape, no leaks. Price: $8,600. Call 250-747-1105

Transportation

Recreational/Sale1996 32’ King Of The Road

5 th Wheel

One owner , Factory storm windows , 10 gal HWT ,

Stereo , Roof air, Microwave oven , 21’ awning, Lrg Dou-ble Fridge , Oak cupboards ,

Super 17’slide out . Excellent Live in Trailer

$11,900• Will consider Pad Ren-

tal in Country Setting with purchase. Call 250-255-4509

2000 Majestic 30’ Motor Home

76K kms, Ford 6.8 L V 10 (gas), all the

comforts of home for fi shing & hunting.

2002 Campion Allante S505 bowrider, Yamaha 75 TRCA outboard, EZ-Loader

15-16 trailer, very clean, gently used boat,

lots of extras. Selling as a package, $33,000 for both o.b.o.

(250)392-0906 cell(250)398-5196 home

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

1981 GMC 1/2 ton, 2 wheel drive, auto, 350 engine. Un-trashed, 1 owner. Body re-done. Engine needs top end. Runs. Best offer over $1500. Will consider anything as trade. Call 250-394-7993

Utility Trailers16Ft. Tarnel Flat Deck Car Trailer with ramps. Great Shape! $1,950 (250)991-9350

Boats

16 Ft. Bayliner Bass Boat

Everything’s Done!50 HP Outboard, New

Carb, Fuel Pump, Stator, Battery, Fish Finder,

Stereo, etc. Runs Great!Trailer has 3 New Tires

Call (250)747-2666$3,500

THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA, BC BRANCH

Toll Free 1-800-567-8112 www.kidney.ca

Fight

Back.Volunteeryour time,energy andskills today.

Ermahgerd Ruhler Derber! Translation: “Oh My Gawd

Roller Derby!”That’s how all the Gold Pain

City Derby Girls are feeling right now as we enter our last week preparing to meet the Rated PG Roller Girls on the track at the Twin Arenas June 1 at 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. Our relationship with Rated PG has always been one of respect, gratitude, fun and mutual support. With three years more experience as an organization, they are like our big sisters in derby!

Over the passed two and a half years they have often taken us under their wing and shared with us what they know of the game.

These ladies are our friends; we laugh with them, socialize outside of derby with them, admire them and well, love them.

They have always respected us enough to bring their game and not let up, which has meant creaming us!

As a parent, I’ve never believed in letting my kids win at board games, card games, or whatever games we’re playing because I wanted them to love the game for the playing of it, to learn how to lose gracefully and most importantly, to feel the exhilaration of an unquestionable win.

So, I can really appreciate Rated PG for never going easy on us, for putting players on the track who were more advanced than us, for letting the

score tally to whatever the truth of it was; it has helped us improve and made us strive to be better.

When we first played them back in February 2012, they slaughtered us on the score board. Never the less, we left with a great sense of victory because we’d learned so many things as to be unable to see it any other way. We played them again this last January and though they beat us once more, the score had so much less of a spread; we left again with a great sense of success.

In January, our roster was almost all Gold Pain Girls as well, which made it even more exciting.

Now here we are. It’s been six months since we played Rated PG last and we have a full roster of Gold Pain Girls, elected a team Captain (Sugar Rai #7), been practicing like crazy, hosted the Rainbow Rampage

boot camp and scrimmage where we were instructed by a Team Canada skater, coach and referee, hosted Terrace’s North Coast Nightmares for a win and a few of us girls have borrowed ourselves out to other teams for a couple of bouts. We have more experience, a full team and we’re eager to see where our recruiting, practices and time together have brought us. Ermahgerd Ruhler Derber!! We love this game!

We love what it does for us individually; we love what it does for women and communities; we love who it’s brought into our lives; we love the thrill and

adrenaline of the full contact; we love the strategies and team work; we love the pride we feel as a team; we love the sisterhood we feel with other players all over B.C. and Alberta; we LOVE ROLLER DERBY. And we’re proud to put out a full Gold Pain City Derby Girl roster against our derby sisters, Rated PG Roller Girls, this Saturday night, June 1 at the Quesnel Twin Arenas.

Doors open at 6 p.m., whistle at 7 p.m. You can get tickets from Reason 2 Run, any derby girl, or at the door: $10 each, kids 10 years and under are free. There will be a beer garden at the bout and an after party at the Shark Club for those 19 years+.

Come on out, Quesnel, and Support Your Local roller derby.

– submitted by Reani Rink Rash, Coach/Skater

COMMUNITY

Gold Pain girls ready to rumble with PGRoller Derby more than just a great sport

Killswitch #24, jammer for Gold Pain, bursts through the pack.

Herb Martin photo


On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast

live from BC Children’s Hospital, on Global BC from 7:00pm on Saturday, June 1 until 5:30pm

on Sunday, June 2The 26th annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle

Weekend is a two-day celebration that showcases the best of BC Children’s Hospital: patients, their families,

caregivers and supporters who come from every corner of BC. BC Children’s Hospital receives over

200,000 visits from patients from across the province every year. Donations help the hospital deliver the

best in care every day, and are helping to prepare for the future by supporting the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and better access to care for

children in or close to their home communities. Please support BC Children’s Hospital.

Donate at GiveSpace.ca or call 1-888-663-3033

JUNE 1 & 2, 2013

At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their fami-lies. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years.We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing prevent-able injuries.In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC.We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.

Darrell Jones,

President OFG

When 16-year-old Elliott Reid steps in front of the television cameras on the evening of June 1 as a co-host on BC Children’s Hos-pital’s Miracle Weekend telethon on Global BC, he will be able to speak from experience. The teen, who recently moved from Tumbler Ridge to Dawson Creek, has been a patient at the hospital since he was seven.Elliott was twice airlifted from Tumbler Ridge to BC Children’s Hospital when he suffered heart damage caused by a strep infection. He has had heart surgery at the hospital twice, once spending several days in the hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit with his chest open while doctors monitored him for infection.Following the surgeries he received follow-up care at a pediatric clinic in Prince George. The clinic, at University Hospital of North-ern British Columbia, was equipped with funding from Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital. The clinic receives over 3,500 patient visits annually, sav-ing families who live in and around Prince George the cost and inconvenience of a trip to Vancouver.“I love going to Vancouver now to partici-pate in Miracle Weekend,” Elliott says. “But I know it was always a big hassle for my parents to have to take me all the way to Vancouver when I was sick.”Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC, says one of Child Health BC’s goals is to relieve families of the burden of travel. “We’re working with caregivers all over BC to ensure children across the prov-ince receive care in a consistent manner and, ideally, close to home.”Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotia-bank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Clinics established with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo, Prince George and Prince Rupert have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health professionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits the Overwaitea Food Group’s donation with Child Health BC’s growing reach across the province, noting that it’s a perfect fit for an organization with a presence in so many BC com-munities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees.“At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re committed to the health and well-ness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hospital improvement projects, advocacy programs and impor-tant research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local communities, team members, customers and supplier partners who have all played

a key role in making this fundraising success possible.”Child Health BC is part of a larger transfor-mation in the way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also in-cludes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castlegar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold.BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC.Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the

hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend cel-ebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual

needs. “We are building a new hospital, but in the meantime we have to make sure we continue to provide BC’s

kids with the very best in care today,” says Gold. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference. Elliott Reid is proof of that.”

Elliott’s father, Tyler Reid, agrees: “BC Children’s Hospital has done so much for Elliott so we’re happy to help the hospital in any way we can. And it’s certainly more

enjoyable to make the trip to Vancouver so that we

can help other kids than it was when

we were scared for Elliott’s life.”

BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home

The 26Th annual BC ChilDren’s hOsPiTal’s MiraCle WeekenD

elliott with Global BC host steve Darling

quesnel cariboo observer, may 29, 2013

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