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Page 1: Vanderhoof Omineca Express, December 24, 2014

ExpressO M I N E C A

$1.30 Inc. GST$1.30 Inc. GSTVol. 36 No. 43Vol. 36 No. 43

Serving Vanderhoof ● Fort Fraser ● Fraser Lake & Areawww.ominecaexpress.com Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Publications Mail Contract # 40007840

Having holiday fun

Photo by Rebecca Watson

SKATING: These kids know how to have fun! Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This season try and let loose a little. Relax and cherish what you have. Take a free skate at the Vanderhoof arena, trim the tree, hang the stocking, and don’t forget to leave a cookie out for the man in red.

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Monitoring Vanderhoof brownfi eld

PACKING: Uniwide Drilling, subcontracted by AMEC Foster Wheeler, a world-leading environ-mental assessment company, drilled fi ve monitoring wells at the former Kwik Save brownfi eld site last month. The wells are approximately 15 to 20 feet deep, and surround the hole made during removal of the gas tanks. The wells will be continually monitored for contamination by AMEC Foster Wheeler. Ryan Findlay and Cole Seyfergh of Uniwide Drilling are seen here ham-mering plastic piping into one of the drill holes.

Photo by Rebecca Watson

DIGGING: Ryan Findlay of Uniwide Drilling is seen packing pipes into the monitoring well put in at the former Kwik Save site.

Photo by Rebecca Watson

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NEWSExpressINSIDE

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Scaling sturgeon’s scutesRebecca WatsonOmineca Express

Fish at the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre (NWSCC) are being scaled back, literally.

Part of the tagging process it to have biolo-gists remove the fi sh’s second and seventh scutes (bony plates on the outside of the fi sh) on the left side. This will identify the fi sh was made in 2014 at the Vanderhoof hatch-ery. First the fi sh soak in an anaesthetic bath. Some appear to be dead but they are actu-ally just relaxed, Mike Manky said, senior fi sh culturalist.

“It doesn’t hurt them,” Mr. Manky said. “It’s just in the skin so they don’t feel a thing. Within two days it heals nicely and it’s actually hard to see the marks.”

After removing their scutes, the fi sh are measured for weight and length. A PIT tag is then injected into the fi sh so they can be tracked if caught at a later date.

Lastly, a blood sample is taken for Ploidy analysis. This shows how many chromosomes the fi sh have to make sure they’re not sterile and won’t produce sterile offspring.

“We had some diffi -culties with water tem-perature fl uctuation in the beginning but, our fi sh are much healthier now and they wouldn’t have been so big if all the fi sh had lived. We have more space in the tanks to grow them now and they will be much larger than anticipated for the release in the spring,” Mr. Manky said.

About 1,250 fi sh made it to the tagging/scaling stage, 1,205 of which were tagged over a three-day process. The remaining fi sh aren’t quite big enough yet, Mr. Manky said, who explained they tag the fi sh now because it’s much easier to handle them when their not so big with no real benefi t to the fi sh to do it later.

Photo by Rebecca Watson

SCALING: Mike Manky, senior fi sh culturalist at the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre, is seen removing the fi sh’s second and seventh scutes to identify them as 2014 Vanderhoof hatchery fi sh. The fi sh swim in an anaesthetic bath before the procedure so they ‘don’t feel a thing’, Mr. Manky said.

Photos by Rebecca Watson

NEEDLE: The fi sh have blood taken for analysis to make sure they are not sterile and will not produce sterile offspring.

Apache Corpora-tion which had been seeking an exit from the Kitimat LNG as well as Wheatstone LNG in Australia is getting its wish with a confi rmed deal be-tween it and Woodside Petroleum.

Woodside has agreed to buy the proj-ects for $2.75 billion.

Woodside will also pick up the tab for spending on the proj-ects for between June 30 2014 and the clos-ing date, which was not specifi ed. Apache does say it is expected in the fi rst quarter of 2015, and is subject to government and regulatory approvals. The estimate for those costs is $1 billion.

Apache’s share of the Kitimat LNG proj-ect is 50 per cent.

“Today’s an-nouncement marks the successful completion of one of our primary strategic goals of exit-ing the Wheatstone and Kitimat LNG projects,” said Apache Chairman and CEO G. Steven Farris in a news release. I am proud of Apache’s legacy in advancing the Wheatstone and Kitimat LNG projects, and I am confi dent that Woodside’s par-ticipation will have a positive impact in see-ing these world-class LNG facilities through to fi rst production.”

The sale of the Kitimat LNG project, the company adds, is subject to “certain operator consents.”

Apache says that those “consents” refers to the “standard consent process af-forded to the operator of the project, Chev-ron.”

Apache fi nds buyer for its stake in LNG

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NEWSExpress

Wooden it be nice for kids to receive a toy on Christmas

Rebecca WatsonOmineca Express

Hundreds of northern in-hospital children will be on the list, to be given a wooden gift.

Each year Canfor Coffee group, a group of retired Canfor employees, make wooden toys and bring them to hospitals from Prince George to Burns Lake. The gentleman, based out of Prince George, have once again donated boxes of hand-crafted toys to hospitals including Stuart Lake Hospital in Fort St. James and St. John Hospital in Vanderhoof.

“This annual gift is something we always look forward to as the creativity and love is so evident in each vehicle and piece of doll furniture,” said April Hughes, health services administrator, Omineca District. “It gives us great pleasure to be able to give these gifts to the children who visit the hospital. The staff themselves get excited to go through the box because the wooden toys are so delightful. We get the joy going through the box, the joy of giving them out and the joy of watching the children’s faces playing with the toys.”

Joe Plenk of the Canfor Coffee Group has been making toys for over 20 years specializing in rocking horses and kids tables.

“Its something to do to pass the day instead of sitting around watching TV, and I don’t go to the beer pub,” joked Mr. Plenk, with a thick German accent. “It feels great because I am still available, I haven’t got anyone. I am the only one in my family for 7000 km so it’s very gratifying, I just love the children.”

Submitted photoTOYS: Kids at St. John Hospital in Vanderhoof play with a wooden doll and crib made by Canfor Coffee Group.

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IMAGINE a healthier communityRebecca WatsonOmineca Express

In the spirit of the winter games, Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake have been awarded a last-ing legacy to promote healthier living.

Each year Northern Health awards IMAGINE grants to northern communities. This year the announcement was made for their 2013-2014 recipients during the Illuminate The North events across the region.

Tracee Dunn, manager of acute and community care at St. John’s Hospital and Stuart Nechako Manor, said this year’s grant focuses special attention to projects that increase physical activity. “Northern Health has been presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lever-age the positive impact of the upcoming 2015 Canada Winter Games and promote a sustain-able legacy of increased health and wellness for our northern communities and populations that will last well beyond the two week event,” Ms. Dunn said at the Vanderhoof ceremony.

“Northern Health is excited to be part of the upcoming winter games and torch relay celebra-tions taking place throughout the region.”

The Vanderhoof Seniors Fit-ness Project has been allocated $2,500 through the District of

Vanderhoof to purchase equip-ment for the goal of enhancing health outcomes of the senior population in Vanderhoof.

The Men’s Shed Facilities Project has been awarded $8,000 through the Nechako Valley Historical Society to establish a facility that will support a space for men encouraging both physi-cal and mental well-being along with community togetherness.

The Village of Fraser Lake was given $5,000 for their Cross Country Ski for Health and Wellness project. The money will help purchase trail setting equip-ment to ensure proper mainte-nance of the trails and promote usage for years to come.

The Fort St. James Peer Sup-port group was awarded funding for their Wellness Community Garden project to engage com-munity members in growing their personal confi dence with a mission to erase the stigma on mental health.

Fort Fraser’s Nadleh Whut’en was also awarded funding for their Push, Pull or Drag an Elder project.

Overall, 42 IMAGINE grants totalling $149,190 were given throughout the northern interior. Communities include Fraser Lake, Granisle, Kwadacha, McBride, McLeod Lake, Prince George, Quesnel, Tsay Keh Dene, Valmont, Vanderhoof and Wells.

Winter Games spirit moves Northern Health ideas into action

Photo by Rebecca Watson

HEALTH: Tracee Dunn, manager of acute care at St. John Hospital is seen with the winter games torch at the Illuminate the North event at the Vanderhoof arena where she announced the recipients of this year’s IMAGINE grant funding.

Photos by Rebecca Watson

FUN WITH FRIENDS: Kids having fun at the Vanderhoof arena during the winter games torch event Illuminate the North.

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OPINIONExpress

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Dear Santa, A few gift ideas for B.C.’s small

businessesDear Santa,

In 2014, small business has continued to work really, really hard to support communities across British Columbia. We provide jobs for over a million people, representing 55 per cent of the private-sector employment in the province. We pay taxes to all levels of government — including sales taxes, income taxes, payroll taxes and property taxes. We do our best to abide by the plethora of rules coming from government too — although the sheer volume of rules to comply with can be very challenging — sales tax compliance, Statistics Canada surveys, records of employments, recycling rules, sign bylaws, busi-ness licensing, employment standards, income tax forms, payroll taxes, privacy policies, anti-spam legislation, and the list goes on.

As you have taught us, it’s important to believe. And we have re-mained optimistic in the face of adversity and global uncertainty. In fact, B.C. businesses are currently the most optimistic in the country. Every day, we serve and support our customers to justify their con-fi dence and support. We greatly value our employees and we give as generously as we can to local causes, including supporting local sports teams and Christmas events in your honour.

We hope you agree, Santa, that we have earned a spot on your nice list.

In terms of presents, we’re not asking for much:1) Our fi rst wish is our most important — that our valued custom-

ers continue to support us.2) In 2005, the B.C. government gave us a great gift when it agreed

to respect any written tax advice, even if it is wrong. This is critical protection against an auditor telling us we owe a lot of money for fol-lowing bad government advice (something that happened too often before). A few years ago, the Canada Revenue Agency started to fol-low B.C.’s lead when they agreed to respect advice given in writing through their “My Business Account.” This year, it would be great if CRA would extend their fairness as far as B.C. has and respect all written advice they give, including their tax bulletins.

3) Speaking of taxes, the return of the PST has been really chal-lenging for many of us. If you could talk to somebody about giving

further consideration to reducing the PST rate, or fol-lowing the recommendation made by the Expert Panel on B.C.’s Business Tax Competitiveness and removing PST from machinery and equipment, that would help us improve productivity and keep prices down and wages up.

4) Santa, are the rumours of elf shortages true? We understand that they are starting to retire, and refi ll-ing jobs is challenging. We too, are struggling with la-bour shortages and have on our list a better Temporary Foreign Worker Program. We would like to change the program so it creates a pathway to permanent resi-dency for people wanting to live and work in Canada because, like you, we don’t need temporary help, we need permanent help.

5) This last wish may be the hardest. We don’t know what kind of connections you might have, but could you see what you can do about putting a freeze on

property tax increases for next year? This may not be an issue at the North Pole, but we are really struggling with the increasing cost of local government.

Looking for stocking stuffers? Balanced budgets, provincial and federal, are always a big hit.

Santa, please keep us in mind as we would put these gifts to good use to benefi t all British Columbians.

Happy Holidays,B.C. Small BusinessesP.S. Thank you for the early Christmas gift of a fi ve-

year freeze on average credit card fees.P.P.S. We promise not to drink too much eggnog and

to be nice to our kid sisters.Sincerly, Laura Jones

Laura is the executive vice president of the Cana-dian Federation of Independent Business. She can be reached at laura.jones@cfi b.ca.

Scrooge, this ones for youRebecca Watson

Omineca Express

The holidays can be a painful reminder of how our lives haven’t turned out the way we wanted. Maybe your freshman 35 turned into mid-life 55 and your skinny jeans won’t even fi t one leg. Per-haps your divorced, your pet died, you don’t live in a fi ve-fl oor man-sion or go on two vacations a year. Well, I’m here to tell you, life isn’t all that bad if you’ve got a roof over your head, running water, food in the cupboard and fresh air to breath.

This holiday we should all be thankful to be Canadian. We live in a country that allows all per-sonal religious, educational, sexual and dietary freedoms. You decide where you want to live, work and play, and although it may seem like life can get in the way, it is ultimately your choice. There are no war zones, no communism, no Vladimir Putin.

Vanderhoof is such a welcom-ing town and we should all em-brace the strong sense of family and togetherness. If you see some-one with their head down, lift their

chin. Sing a song, give them a gift, do something to give them hope in light of this holiday season. When this community comes together, and I’ve seen it happen, the love is overwhelmingly bright. This holi-day share the love so that instead of feeling down over something in the past, one might remember the present is a gift and be happy to live here in this moment.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Here’s to wishing you and your family the best this holi-day season.

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Locals race at Canadian X-Country ChampionshipsAlex Nemethy, Charlie Borek, and Brian Nemethy

made the trip to Vancouver to take part in the Canadian X-Country Championships held at Jericho Beach in Vancou-ver Nov. 29th.

With a fresh new snow fall of fi ve centimeters, under partly sunny skies with a temperature of minus three, a combined 601 runners took to the snowy trails along Jeri-cho beach. Canada’s best runners from high school age to Olympic level battled the colder than usual conditions to reach for the top and take home the prize as the number one male and female X-Country runner in the Nation.

From grass to snow to muddy trails with pools of water, the distances ranged from 4 km for high school girls to 10 km for the Olympic elite. Charlie Borek, Gr 10,

ran the 6 km event and fi nished 92 with a time of 23 minutes and 13 seconds. He ran with the Gr 11 and 12 participants and ran a terrifi c race.

He ran 3:52 per kilometer which is just right for a fi fteen-year-old.

His team mate, Alex Nemethy, Gr 12, ran the 8 km event with the fi rst and second university boys. He clocked a 3:28 per kilometer fi nish-ing 43 in a time of 27 minutes 46 seconds. Alex just completed high school provincials where he placed 12 overall with 223 BC boys at the start line. Alex ran with the older group as he looks to attend university next fall in Victoria and run with the Vikings. Their high school X-Country coach, Brian Nemethy, also ran the 8 km event but in the masters race. He ran a 3:48 per kilometer in a time of 30 minute 27 seconds. He fi nished twentysixth overall and fi fth for his age group which was one place better than last year.

Submitted by Brian Nemethy, NVSS x-coun-try coach

Submitted photos

RUNNING IN THE COLD: Alex Nemethy (lef) and Brian Nemethy (right), cross country coach at NVSS, both ran with the best in the country at the Canadian X-Country Championships Nov. 29.

IN THE RED: Charlie Borek, Gr 10, ran at the Canadian X-County Championship.

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It’s that time of year again! Let’s start this year off right! Think about implementing a healthy lifestyle and making a difference in your life as well as for the health of this world.So here are some things to consider! · Losing weight is a great goal for anyone who is unfit, unhealthy or worried about too much weight and the future of their health. Find a friend to do some activities with and enjoy! · De-stress - find your triggers for stress, if you are worried about money; get some help to figure out the best way to pay off debts! Nothing feels better than having a clean slate and starting fresh, saving money can help reduce anxiety. · Keep in contact with loved ones, friends, and positive influences! · Eat healthy – look back at some previous articles or schedule a drop in time, take a class, or check out your local food network for some great healthy ideas! · Help out others! Join a group to get out and socialize, volunteer at the hospice society, at church functions, NeighbourLink, festivals and many more! You will find this rewarding, and it will help you to meet like minded individuals. · Quit bad habits – smoking, excess drinking, being rude or negative. · Learn something new! Refresh your mind with some new ideas or experiences, want to learn to quilt! There are a number of ladies here that are experts, check the college for new courses, or my website for one day activities and workshops. There are so many things to learn and keeping your brain young, keeps you younger. · Schedule sleep – 8 hours.. Try it.. Make it happen, no more late nights! You’ll love yourself more and more · Adventure – go out and see what B.C, Canada or the world has to offer, expand your horizons and set yourself free, a trip to the ancient forest can be just as rewarding as a trip to Mexico… well.. almost….

Here is a great chance to become a better you, and live & love life. For help feel free to book a visit.

New Year’s Resolutions!

NVSS basketball tournament a slam dunkGary Simrose

NVSS basketball coach

There were some very exciting games during this years’ tournament. Charles Hays fi nished 1st, Nechako Valley 2nd, D P Todd 3rd and Duch-ess Park 4th.

NVSS defeated College Heights in their opening game 67-47, they beat PGSS 116 – 47 in the semi-fi nal and led Charles Hays up until the mid point of the third quarter until fi nally getting overwhelmed by the 6th ranked triple “AAA” squad from Prince Rupert. This is a very high quality team that fi nished 2nd in the provincial tournament last year.

Top scorers in the fi rst game were Braedon Bray with 19 and Austin Weg with 15. Second game Becket Fawcett scored 25 and Braedon with 24. In the fi nal Braedon scored 17 and Jonathan Mueller chipped in 15.

Well done Vikes!

Official ResultsGame 1 Nechako Valley 67, College Heights 47

Game 2 D.P. Todd 80, Smithers 49Game 3 Caledonia (Terrace) 95, P.G.S.S 62

Game 4 Duchess Park 52, Charles Hays (PR)67Game 5 Caledonia (Terrace) 60,

College Heights (P.G) 38Game 6 Duchess Park 77, Smithers 75

Game 7 P.G.S.S 43, N.V.S.S 116Game 8 Prince Rupert 66, D.P. Todd 53

Game 9 College Heights 70, Smithers 81Game 10:  Duchess Park 58, Caledonia 54

Game 11: D  P Todd 108, PGSS 92Game 12: Charles Hays 73,

Nechako Valley 58

Unauthorized off road LED car light barsCpl R. Vongkeo

PGRTS Vanderhoof

The Vanderhoof RCMP and Prince George Regional Traffi c Services (PGRTS) have observed a number of local vehicles being operated with unauthorized off road lights, which include LED light bars.

By unauthorized, we mean these light bars are not approved for highway use by the Society of Automotive Engineers nor sanctioned by the BC Motor Vehicle Act (MVA).

If they are mounted on your vehicle, they must be

covered with an Opaque cover while it is being operated on any road as defi ned by the MVA. Failure to do so can result in charges under the Motor Vehicle Act Regula-tions which has a fi ne attached to it.

These light bars, if used in darkness at highway speeds of 100 km’s per hour, do not provide you with better vision. They may provide you with excellent short-range illumination, but they may not protect into the distance, which makes it more diffi cult to see ani-mals standing on the road at a distance.

This short-range area of illumination may cause your eyes to dilate and reduce your overall “night vision”

when driving at night. Switching your vision from a short range brightly

illuminated area to a near darkness repeatedly can weary your eyes and make driving at night more diffi cult.

The Vanderhoof RCMP would like to encourage vehicle owners to research any modifi cations they may want to make to their vehicles prior to installing them. The last thing we want is for a vehicle owner to spend hundreds of dollars on vehicle modifi cations, only for them to fi nd out later that it does not comply with the MVA Regulations or they actually make the vehicle unsafe.

Photo by Rebecca Watson

INAUGURATION: Take a good look Vanderhoof, for this will be our council for the next four years. This picture was taken at the Inauguration ceremony Dec. 1 and includes (left to right) Ken Young, Kevin Moutray, John Murphy, mayor Gerry Thiessen, Steve Little, Darren Carpenter and Brian Frenkel.

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DELEGATION: Saik’uz at Innergex’s Carleton wind farm in the Gaspésie Peninsula, Que-bec.  In the photo, along with Saik’uz community members, are some Innergex staff from Quebec (including the wind farm operators).

Saik’uz visits Innergex’s Saik’uz visits Innergex’s Quebec windfarmQuebec windfarm

Inauguration of councilInauguration of council

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VANDERHOOF’S FAITH

For more information or to joinVanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

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Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

The Church on the Corner“Giving you a Purpose to live for

and People to live with”Worship Service: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am

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CLARINET: The NVSS band played Christmas inspired music during the 49th annual Christmas Carol Sing at Northside Christian School.

PICTURE THIS....Your activity could be featured in “Picture This.” Snap a photo at your groups’fundraiser. It could be anything from a car wash to cleaning up our streets. It could even includeschool activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photoby e-mail ([email protected]) or drop it off at the Omineca Express (150 W. Columbia Street). Please provide a brief description accompanied with the photo.This week’s submission....

Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June.

Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966

[email protected]

***SENIORS CONNECTED... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program. Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance.For more information contact Debra-Ann Bishop at 250-567-8587 or email at [email protected]

***CALLING ALL SENIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250-567-4582.

***AL-ANON...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***THE NORTHSIDE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE...meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705.

***V’HOOF HOSPICE SOCIETY... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a not-for profi t charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info contact Kaytee Drinkwater at 250-996-1702, [email protected]

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifi cally the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk.

***BADMINTON AT FLESS GYM... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun!

***THE VANDERHOOF CANCER SUPPORT GROUP...meets the fi rst Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828.

***ENDAKO HALL SOCIETY...meets every

THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

***THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSEASSOCIATION...is an organization forthose interested in light and heavy horsedriving. Monthly meetings every secondTuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484.

***NECHAKO QUILTERS GUILD... meets thethird Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept.- May) at Nechako View Seniors CommonRoom. Fran Sheeley 567-5254.

***THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD...meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall.Newcomers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour theliving as well as to remember and honourthose who have passed on. For more infocall Kaytee Drinkwater at 250-996-1702 [email protected]

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORTGROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of everymonth at 12 noon in Autumn Services. Forfurther information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADETSQUADRON...Cadets will meet everyTUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel.Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the CadetProgram is welcome to attend. Any adultinterested in assisting in anyway, pleasecontact the offi cers at the 480 ConnaughtSt. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night.For more information call: Capt. JohnCallaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

***AA MEETING... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588

***FRASER LAKE AA MEETINGS... Tues &Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church justacross from the Village Hall.

***ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday of themonth (with the exception of July & August)at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Forfurther info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome.

***VANDERHOOF

LIBRARY HOURSTuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pmFriday 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm***

FRASER LAKE LIBRARY HOURS

Sunday & Monday ClosedTuesday 10am - 4pm

Wednesday & Thursday3pm - 8pm

Friday 10am - 4pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

***NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS

Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm

Saturday 10am-5 p.m.

COMING EVENTS....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax (567-2070). Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***

NEW EVENTS....NEW EVENTS....

NECHAKO VALLEY EXHIBITION SOCIETY...invites you to attend their Annual General Meeting, to be held in the foyer of the riding arena at the fair grounds on January 10th, 2015 starting at 11:30. A pizza lunch and refreshments will be served. Please call 250-567-3011 to confirm your attendance.

***LEGO CLUB...we have the lego, you bring the ideas and build your own creations. Jan 2015 7 & 14, Feb 4 & 11. Children must be accompanied by an adult. A fun drop in program for school aged children. Family night Jan 21, 2015 6:30-7:30. Father and Son Night Feb 18, 2015 6:30-7:30. Vanderhoof Library.

***ADULT BADMINTON...at NVSS gym, Thursdays at 8:30pm. Bring your own rac-quet and wear indoor running shoes. For more info call 250-567-9908.

***The dates for the NECHAKO VALLEY FES-TIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS...are March 9-20,2015. It will culminate with the festival concert on Mar. 22. Registra-tion ONLINE closes on Jan 15, 2015. The venue for all disciplines is Vanderhoof Chris-tian Fellowship Church. You can view the syllabus and look for any other information on the website at www.musicfestivalweb/nechako.

***GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA...Looking for FUN opportunities and challenges? Interested in making Friends? Do you like Games, Art, Sports? Do you enjoy Science, Camping, Outdoor activities, Singing & Drama? Helping with Community projects? Join Girl Guides! On-line registration also available at www.girlguides.ca Contact person: Kathy Russell @ 567-3882.

***GIRLS BOOK CLUB...enjoy reading and talking about books? Come and share ideas, crafts, activities and games and make new friends. Girls ages 8 and 9: 3:30-4:30pm, 1st Thursday of each month thru March. At the Vanderhoof Public Li-brary.

***STITCHES CLUB...needle work, needle play! Bring your project and join with others who are working on theirs. Knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross stitch. Noon - 3pm, you are welcome to bring your lunch. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. To May 6, 2015. At the Vanderhoof Public Library.

***TWEENS BOOK CLUB...enjoy reading and talking about books? Come and share ideas, crafts, activities and games and make new friends. Tweens ages 10 thru 12. 3:30-4:45pm, 2nd Thursday of each month thru March. At the Vanderhoof Pub-lic Library.

***LIBRARY BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB...For adults. Do you enjoy reading, talking about books, meeting people? Join us for the Library Brown Bag Book Club. 3rd Thursday of each month, to May, noon - 1pm, multi purpose room, drop ins wel-comes. Library provides the books. At the Vanderhoof Public Library.

***TEEN BOOK CLUB...enjoy reading and talking about books? Come and share ideas, crafts, activities and games and make new friends. Teens: 3:30-4:45pm, 3rd Thursday of each month thru to March 2015 at the Vanderhoof Public Library.

***VANDERHOOF AIR CADETS... Meetings - Tues 6:30-9:30 at the Gospel Chapel For more information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***STUART NECHAKO MANOR...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information.

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided.

Nechako NotesNechako Notes

The Canada Winter Games torch made its way to Vanderhoof Dec. 10 for an Illuminate the North event. The torch was lit onOct. 16 in Ottawa and has since traveled across Canada to igniteinterest for the upcoming 2015 Winter Games.

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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

Journeyman & Apprentice:

All-Peace Industrial Contractors is a fast growing organization based in the Peace Country with upcoming opportunities for work in your local area. We are seeking candidates who would like to participate in our company’s growth by working on local projects with the ability to travel to remote locations to do temporary assignments.Our vision at All-Peace is to maintain our core values of Development, Engagement and Compliance by developing our people, engaging you in what you’re good at and having a compliance based safety program to ensure your safety needs are met and to grow our client base within the communities we live and work in.QUALIFICATIONS: · Must pass a drug and alcohol pre-screening access test · Good oral and written communications · Well developed organizational skills and time management abilities · Proficient with latest technology incl. smart phones & Microsoft programsALL-PEACE OFFERS: · Competitive wages · Comprehensive group benefits program · Health Plan · Safe Work Environment

If you have the necessary skills and believe you would fit into our vision to be a successful trades company, email your resume to

[email protected] or fax to 1-866-833-2032.

Employment

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SEEKING class 1 drivers for super b fl at deck work. Canada wide and US hauls. We offer modern equip-ment, e logs, steady year round work, and family security through extended benefi ts and a matched contribution pension apply on line at sutco.ca fax resume and abstract to 250-357-2009 or call 1-888-357-2612 ext. 230

Pets & Livestock

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HAY for Sale. Cow, Horse Dairy Hay all in 3x4x8 bales. All prices are delivery includ-ed. Most hay has been shed-ded if not Tarped. Call Cale @403-635-0104 or email [email protected]

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Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) is looking for a part time Supported Child Development Liaison (SCDL) to join our team. The SCDL will support children in their developmental journey and provide support to families and childcare centers to help them enhance the child’s development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS• Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent• Early Childhood Education Basic and Post Basic

Education; or post graduate courses related to child development and special needs (e.g. Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Psychology) with minimum two years’ experience

• Basic First Aid Level 1Copies of required certifi cates, diplomas or degrees, a class 5 driver’s licence and a criminal record check will be requested from the successful applicant.

TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and resume to Email: [email protected] Fax: (250)563-3376

CLOSING DATE: January 5, 2014 at 4:00 pm

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

SUPPORTED CHILD DEVELOPMENT WORKER

BURNS LAKE, BCPART TIME

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) is looking for a part time Supported Child Development Worker (SCDW) to join our team. The SCDW will support children in their developmental journey and provide support to families and childcare centers to help them enhance the child’s development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS• Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent• Early Childhood Education Basic and Post Basic

Education; or post graduate courses related to child development and special needs (e.g. Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Psychology) with minimum two years’ experience

• Basic First Aid Level 1Copies of required certifi cates, diplomas or degrees, a class 5 driver’s licence and a criminal record check will be requested from the successful applicant.

TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and resume to Email: [email protected] Fax: (250)563-3376

CLOSING DATE: January 5, 2014 at 4:00 pm

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

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The Fun Page

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you feel amazing this week. Your enthusiasm can be quite contagious, and many friends may come calling in the hopes that your good vibes rub off.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

work this week, Taurus. Take a methodical approach, and the solution will come to you before you know it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Things may not have been going your way, Gemini, but

a way to bounce back from these setbacks in a few days.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, your presence alone is enough to impress people this week. Focus all of your energy on positive things, and you will accomplish quite a bit before the week is over.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, now is a good time to assess your health goals and make a few plans for the new year. It’s within reason to change your diet or start a new exercise regimen.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

your to-do list, Virgo. Enjoy some relaxation time once you have completed all your projects.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Work and family issues are on your mind, Libra. Find ways to balance work and family as best as you possibly can. Don’t be hard on yourself if you cannot manage everything.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, this week is a great time to complete projects that have been on your plate for quite some time. All you really need to do is set your mind on them.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, you may feel rushed by external pressures, but it’s really up to you to set your own pace. If you keep a calm head, things will fall in place and you can complete your tasks.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20This week some people close to you need a little space. Honor their requests and show them some respect, Cap-ricorn. Your relationships will weather the time apart.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, things are bound to move quickly once you put a plan in motion. Get all of your ducks in a row to make a smooth transition. You may have to do some homework.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20You can probably have fun in any situation this week, Pisces. Your youthful exuberance will keep you busy and laughing.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYSDECEMBER 21Jane Fonda, Actress (77)

DECEMBER 22Chris Carmack, Actor (34)

DECEMBER 23Eddie Vedder, Singer (50)

DECEMBER 24Kate Spade, Designer (52)

DECEMBER 25Demaryius Thomas, Athlete (27)

DECEMBER 26Jared Leto, Actor (43)

DECEMBER 27

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