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School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has reached a decision to close schools in Fort St. James and Fort Fraser.

Sowchea Elementary in Fort St. James and Fort Fraser El-ementary will close as of June 30, 2015.

The board of education vot-ed to close both schools after a 60-day consultation period. Two public meetings were held in both Fort Fraser and Fort St. James. Manu Madhok, Director of Instruction for School Dis-trict No. 91, said community members offered possible al-ternate solutions to closing the schools.

“The Fort St. James com-munity presented the board with a very well done proposal around creating neighbourhood schools,” he said. “Although that proposal was insuffi cient to keep Sowchea Elementary open, the board is hopeful to keep working with that commu-nity on some of their key ideas and concepts for the existing two schools.”

Fort St. James Mayor Rob MacDougall said he under-stands that the board of educa-tion was faced with a very dif-fi cult decision.

“I respect that decision; I know it was tough,” he said. “Having been involved in this decision-making process, I know it was not easy; they did it with heavy hearts.”

The approximately 125 stu-dents from Sowchea Elemen-tary will be amalgamated into David Hoy Elementary, creat-ing a combined school of just

over 260 students. David Hoy’s operational capacity is assessed by the Ministry of Education at 345 students.

The approximately 50 stu-dents from Fort Fraser El-ementary will be amalgamated into Mouse Mountain Primary School and Fraser Lake Ele-mentary Secondary School.

Madhok said a continuous decline in enrollments was the reason for the school closures.

In the Fort St. James area, the school district has seen a decline in enrollments from 900 students in 2000/01 (grades k–12) to 594 students in the 2014/15 school year.

In the Fort Fraser/Fraser Lake area, the school district has seen a decline in enroll-ments from 664 to 464 students over that same period.

“School closures are not a pleasant part of running a school district,” said Madhok. “However, the reality is that we have far fewer students in our communities; by closing these two schools we have increased utilization of our existing schools and have ensured that the board is being fi scally re-sponsible in allocating the ma-jority of their resources towards students rather than partially empty buildings.”

“We hope to see our com-munity populations stabilize in the next few years so that we don’t have to continue dealing with declining enrollments,” he added.

Over the last fi ve years, School District No. 91 has closed Topley Elementary School in Topley, Muriel Mould Primary School in Burns Lake, and Prairiedale Elementary School in Vanderhoof.

School District No. 91 announces school closuresSchools in Fort St. James and Fort Fraser will close by end of June

This is a photo of the last bus-load of students with some of the staff from Fort Fraser Elementary School on June 25 2015. The students are happy that it is end of the school but sad that their school will be closing for good on June 30th. Most of the students in September will be bussed to the Fraser Lake schools in September. On June 22nd, the School Trustees from S.D. #91 voted to close Fort Fraser Elementary and Sowchea Elementary in Fort St. James due to declining enrollment.

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Vincent Prince is out on site excavating the holes required to begin building a pit-house for Nak’al Bun Elementary School which will be used by students for cultural learning and education.

Traditional Dakelh pit-house being built for students in Fort St. James

Michele TaylorOmineca Express

The fi eld on the side of Nak’al Bun Elementary School in Fort St. James looks like it could be an archaeological excavation site. Vincent Prince, Executive Director Aboriginal Business Development Centre in Prince George, is in town starting exca-vation to build a traditional Da-kelh pit-house for the school.

This will be the third, and largest, pit-house Prince has built. His fi rst pit-house he said he built about 15 years ago on the family’s home on an island on Stuart Lake. He’s been work-ing with 19 Century drawings

and descriptions made by Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice, a Catho-lic missionary, who came to Fort St. James in the late 1800’s.

“I got the design from Father Morice’s books, my dad was tran-scribing the syllabics and there were drawings,” Prince said. “He had gone to visit three (pit-hous-es) up at Inzana Lake and he had done some drawings and so my dad said I should build one.”

A pit-house is a traditional winter dwelling of the Carrier (Dakelh) people and this form of permanent structure were built by various cultures throughout the Americas. They are typically built in a circular shape with a one metre deep pit excavated out

of the ground with a wood and earthen exterior for insulation and an entrance at the top of the structure.

Prince said often in southern places like the Okanagan there would be side entrances in the dwellings because of the warmer climate.

He said the pit-house will get a side entrance for ease of use for children and elders who may use the space.

“We’re going to build a side entrance here just into the bank, for the little kids,” he said. “We will put the pole in the middle, it has a pole with steps in it. In the north that would have been the only in and out.”

The project was expected to be-gin in May, but issues surrounding getting the logs needed for the proj-ect weren’t sorted out until recently when Prince said Conifex made a do-nation to the project.

“Unfortunately we were supposed to start in May, but it didn’t get start-ed as soon as I wanted to,” he said. “Conifex was kind enough to donate the bulk of the logs.”

Prince calculates that there are close to one hundred hours for dig-

ging the holes for the main beams and another 70 to 100 to do the log work.

“There’s probably a hundred hours of just digging alone,” he said. “It’s a lot of dirt to move.”

He said Nak’al Bun Elementary School will use the space for cultural learning and will be a great addition to the community.

“It’s going to be nice and big, they are going to hold classes in here and do cultural programming,” he said. “It’s going to be fun.”

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PRINCE GEORGE – The Wildfi re Manage-ment Branch is currently responding to eight new wildfi res in the Prince George Fire Centre. Six of these fi res are in the northeast corner of the province.

The largest of these fi res is currently a 75 hectare fi re burning east of Mount Bigfoot.

The Petitot River fi re is currently 3,500 hectares in size and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality has issued an Evacuation Alert for an oil and gas facility 10 kilometres to the east of this fi re. More information can be found online at: www.northernrockies.ca.

These new fi res are currently being assessed and prioritized. Many of them are in remote areas and access by ground is limited. All of these fi res are suspected to be lightning-caused.

Human-caused fi res are preventable and divert critical resources away from naturally oc-curring fi res. Forest and grass fuels throughout the Prince George Fire Centre are very dry and the fi re risk is serious. The Wildfi re Manage-ment Branch is urging members of the public to use extreme caution when they’re in the backcountry. New fi res may start easily, burn vigorously and challenge fi re suppression efforts.

Up-to-date informa-tion on burning restric-tions and current wildfi re activity can be obtained online at: www.bcwild-fi re.ca or by calling 1 888 3-FOREST.

To report smoke, fl ames or an unattended campfi re, call 1 800 663-5555 or *5555 on a cellphone.

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Vanderhoof - In the afternoon of December 20th, 2012 the Vanderhoof RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a local residence.

The victim was transported to Vanderhoof Hos-pital then transferred to University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George where she had suc-cumbed to her injuries.

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carriage of the fi le and conducted a lengthy and comprehensive investigation assisted by the Van-derhoof RCMP and BC Coroner Service that led to the recent arrests of two men.

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Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad presents the Vanderhoof Flying Club with a $25,000 grant from the B.C. government to host the 2016 Van-derhoof International Air Show.

Vanderhoof gets funding boost for 2016 International Airshow

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The Vanderhoof Flying Club received a $25,000 grant from the B.C. government which will help when the club hosts the 2016 Van-derhoof International Airshow.

“Vanderhoof is proud to support the Skyfest in Quesnel this year,” Vanderhoof Flying Club president Royce Schaff stated in a news re-lease. “We are taking a hiatus for 2015 and will be in a complemen-tary position with Quesnel to run biannual airshows in our region. We

look forward to seeing everyone in 2016.”

Skyfest, Quesnel’s International Airshow runs August 1-2 and will have a Twilight Show July 31 which is part of the Take-Off party.

The Vanderhoof International Airshow was reinstated in 2012 and

has grown since that time with more than 4,500 spectators in attendance in 2014.

“Airshows are a lot of work and this allows the group to begin pre-paring for 2016 right away,” Van-derhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen said.

Aboriginal youth programs and energy conservations topics at Northern Health board meeting in Burns Lake

Michele TaylorOmineca Express

Northern Health had its board meeting in Burns Lake on June 15. Work by Northern Health to re-duce its carbon footprint through energy conserva-tion savings were discussed at the meeting.

In the six facilities across the region where ini-tiatives were put in place, Northern Health saved more than $250,000.

“We put a strong emphasis on being energy con-scious including fi nding ways to reduce costs for facility maintenance, and utilizing the savings for health care related programs,” Dr. Charles Jago, Northern Health’s board chair stated in a news re-lease. “We operate in a uniquely challenging north-ern climate, but our staff continues to fi nd creative

and innovative means to be more effi cient despite those challenges.”

Natural gas consumption was reduced by 3 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013 consumption, there has been a reduction of seven per cent total since starting the program in 2009 and a 2 per cent drop in electrical consumption in 2014 compared to 2013 consumption rates.

Two programs targeted to youth interested in pursuing a career in health care were also a topic for the board at the meeting.

Human resources presented on the Grow Your Own program which introduces Grade 10-12 stu-dents to the many opportunities in healthcare. These events will occur this month in Vanderhoof and Terrace and were previously held in Prince George, Quesnel, and Fort St. John.

The second program, the Interactive Clinical Simulations is a partnership with the Innovation and Development Commons which paired a wide range of health care professionals and a group of Carrier Sekani youth.

“These unique programs engage youth across Northern Health and are helpful to get youth think-ing about their future, and hopefully a career in healthcare within northern B.C.,” Cathy Ulrich, Northern Health’s Chief Executive Offi cer and President stated in the news release.

“We know people that come from rural commu-nities and learn in northern communities are more likely to practice in a rural setting; presenting these career opportunities will encourage youth to pursue post-secondary education in a health care related fi eld.”

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Vanderhoof — For a decade, speed skating en-thusiasts in Nechako Lakes have been part of cre-ating one of the largest clubs in western Canada.

What started with fi ve families has since grown to more than 70 skaters with athletes com-peting at provincial and national levels, Nicole Ebert, 47, one of the clubs founding members, said.

“At the beginning it was so different. To start with we had no mats, and when we did get mats we had no where to store them. The fi ve-year-old kids were up at six in the morning because that was the only time we could get. [At that time] the adults, kids and babies were on the ice to-gether but, gradually as people joined, [the club] grew. Then with support from Fort St. James and Prince George clubs we got coaching organized, among other things,” Ebert said.

The club has managed to grow so substan-tially in numbers and skill level that it was asked to host the BC Short Track Speed skating Cham-pionship in Vanderhoof this past March for the fi rst time and, for fi rst time in nearly a decade, the event was held in the north, Keith Gordon, Fort St. James long-track coach said.

“It’s gone from a startup club to a club with the most registered skaters in 10 years and I think that’s a testimony on the people who run it who obviously work hard and have shared values that resonate well with families who want their kids in the club. They now have a certifi ed introduc-tion-to-competition coach and thats the level of coaching to make yearly training plans,” Gordon said, adding that the Fort St. James club has been around since 1985 but the two clubs continue to work together. “We have open practises and Fort kids are always welcomed in Vanderhoof and of course we have Vanderhoof skaters up here sometimes.”

Three of the original families who founded the club still have kids skating including Alison

Nechako Lakes Speed Skating Club celebrates ten years in 2015

Desmarais, 17, of Vanderhoof who skated on team BC at the Canada Winter Games (CWG) this past February.

Three kids from the club, Matthew Ebert,16, Connor Eb-ert,14, and Sarah McBride, 16 went to the provincial tourna-ment in Prince George (the trial event before the CWG) and par-ticipated in the age-class cham-pionship. Sarah brought home a silver medal, Connor placed third in an event, and Matthew placed third overall in the coun-try after receiving four medals.

“It’s been amazing to watch the growth of the club - both in the level of skating and the num-ber of kids past and present who have been part of it. Our club also has an incredible group of volunteers which keeps things running smoothly. Coaches, or-ganizers, equipment people and others are always there when-ever the need arises. There’s also a great group of teenagers who continue to skate for exercise but aren’t interested in compet-ing,” Sarah Ebert, 17, said, speed skate member.

Although speed skating sea-son is over for the summer, Gor-don said it’s still such a competi-tive sport.

“And with the level some of the kids are now at, many must do a lot of physical training in the offseason.”

Some skaters are now getting Matthew Ebert, Connor Ebert, Simon Nemethy in 2005.

Today skaters Matthew Ebert, Sarah Ebert, Hilary Desmarais and Alison Desmarais

Alison Desmarais, Meghan Naka, Sarah Ebert, Kaylee McComb in the early years of the club.

The third year the club ran (2008) Back:  Derek Cucovaz, Jason Nahal, Lachlan Fan-tillo, Sara McBride, Suzanna Wallace, Katie Martens, Jessica SewellFront:  Nicole McBride, Addison Miller-Gauthier, Alex Durupt, Rueben Durupt, Jai Sabarwahl, Nadia Zwick, Logan Sewell, Andie Zwick, Ryder McKay, Maddison Mackinlay

During some end-of-practise fun, Alexis and Maddison Seely, Emily Prestmo, Logan Sewell, Kieran Hanson, Jack Han-son, Andie Zwick, Nicole and Sara McBride, Sydney Theissen, Kari Rae, Rhonda Kingsley, Vince Terstappen, Janet Neufeld, Jim McBride, Ian Watney, Jeremy Seely, Michael Lybbert, Matthew Ebert pushing the team

ready for dry-land skating while others chose biking or running to stay in shape but, Sarah Eb-ert feels the biggest focus of the club is to just have fun.

“In ten years, from a beginning club where all the kids are under seven, we’re just having kids old enough now to compete at higher lev-els. Our kids have done well at provincial and national levels but the big focus of our club is just to do your best, and skate for yourself. There are two philosophies in sports, and the one that often comes through is achievement and focus-es on those few kids that will progress through to provincial and national levels. But the other 80 per cent, that’s not where their heading and maybe that’s not where they want to head. So it’s important we have a fun environment that fosters success in a social environment that keeps them active for life,” Ebert said.

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Keep the date for our 6th annual IDIDALAP4CANCER event which will be held on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the NVSS track in Vanderhoof. Noon to midnight.

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Thank you to everyone in Vanderhoof and area for your support of IDIDALAP4CANCER 2015, our 5th annual event! To all who walked, ran and lit lamps in celebration of cancer survivors, loved ones we have lost, and our caregivers, your efforts raised $30, 293.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society.To all of our many volunteers, guest speakers, musicians and school participants; thank you so much for your help and contributions. A BIG thank you to the following sponsors/donors; you helped to make IDIDALAP4CANCER 2015 another successful event for our community.

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Tis the season to be jolly, happy, feeling great and taking that well deserved break. Planning fun activities are key to enjoying your summer time. Be sure to check out your local paper, community centers, visitors centres for great ideas to get busy. Everything from walking trails, curling, library activities for kids with puppet shows, cycling, visiting nearby towns to see what they have to offer! There is so much opportunity to bond with friends or family and develop those healthy relationships with your support people, the people that are part of your everyday lives that are your anchors in life, having a healthy relationship can lead to great things. Not to mention taking a well deserved break from the daily grind, letting your body relax is important, this is especially true for those people who spend their vacations running around trying to ‘see everything’ as opposed to being in the moment. Here is something to try the next time you are traveling and touring around. Try to limit the amount of photos you take, and actually enjoy the moment! With the availability of digital photos its has become common to take hundreds of photos and experience your time from behind a camera. So kick off your shoes, let your hair down and walk barefoot on some sand or grass, you may be surprised how energized you feel once you connect with the environment around you.

Tis also the seasons for barbecues and gathering! But just because its vacation doesn’t mean you should throw out all of your healthy choices for the year. A very important thing to remember when barbecuing is to add some variety, veggies make a great treat, and you also want to avoid cooking the food until it is black, yes, that black, crispy skin or seared meat is actually carcinogenic and incredibly bad for your health, if you must then moderate what you eat, otherwise think of some great alternatives like grilling on some foil, or broiling, baking, and keeping an eye on that food. Eating healthy this summer doesn’t have to mean bland, spices really are the variety of life and can add some great fl avours to food you may never have considered eating before.

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Northern Health is introducing new pro-grams in communities across northern B.C. to support people with se-vere mental illness or substance use concerns. The programs will bet-ter connect northern-ers with crucial mental health or substance use services, when and where they need them the most.

“Caring for people who are experiencing is-sues with mental health and substance abuse is a complex issue,” said Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Vale-mount. “We know that it involves a number of community partners, in-cluding the RCMP and health care providers. The funding announced today will provide new programs to better sup-port northern residents and help improve the way services are deliv-ered to individuals on the street, emergency rooms and in communi-ties.”

To reduce the amount of time members of the RCMP spend with pa-tients in the emergency department, a new psy-chiatric liaison nurse position will be added to hospitals in Prince George, Prince Rupert, and Fort St. John. The nurse will support phy-sicians and staff in the emergency department by quickly helping to assess the patient, and start determining the best supports — either community based pro-grams or in-patient care.

“Mental health and substance use support cannot come from a single organization, and instead need to be cre-ated in partnerships that wrap services around the patient,” said Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie . “The new programs will help Northern Health better serve its clients, while getting the police offi cers back onto the road more quickly.”

As well, new inten-sive case management teams will be expand-ing from Prince George to Terrace and Fort St. John. The intensive case management teams are community-based,

New mental health and substance use support programs to help support residents of northern B.C.

outpatient support teams that pro-vide street and community outreach services to people with mental ill-ness and/or substance use problems to connect them with appropriate care and services to reduce their time spent in hospital.

“Mental health and substance use challenges are not only an urban is-sue, but also seen in rural and remote parts of our province,” said Cathy Ulrich, Northern Health’s chief ex-ecutive offi cer and president. “Hav-ing the new psychiatric liaison nurse and intensive case management team spread out across the region will help us to better serve residents closer to home.”

The third and fi nal program un-derway in Prince George is the new Car 60, modeled after the similar Car 40 in Kamloops, Car 87 for the Van-couver Coastal Health region, and Car 67 for Fraser Health residents. Car 60 is a community mobile crisis response program comprised of staff

with an expertise in mental health and substance use problems and a plain clothes RCMP offi cer. The program connects a person in the community in crisis with appropriate supports, determines if medical care at the hospital is required, and supports the RCMP in developing a joint response in addressing community mental health and substance use related calls.

“We have seen an increase in the number of mental health and sub-stance use -related calls, and having the Car 60 program will help to better serve the person we’re trying to help,” said Warren Brown, Superintendent, Prince George RCMP. “This mobile crisis response program has been suc-

cessful in other communities in B.C., and we’re confi dent that it will also be successful here in Prince George.”

The three new programs were made possible by the Ministry of Health’s investment beginning in 2014/15 of $20.25 million to health authorities to support programs and services for those with severe mental illness or substance use issues. This investment aligns with the provincial government’s 10-year mental-health and substance use plan, Healthy Minds, Healthy People, which focuses on prevention, early intervention, treatment and sustainability.

As well, the Minis-try of Health recently released several policy papers which outline the strategic service priorities for the health sector. These priorities focus on building pri-

mary and community care supports to better meet the needs of individuals, including those with mental health and substance use challenges.

Northern Health continues to work with community partners and the Province to enhance mental health and addiction supports in northern British Columbia. For a full list of mental health and addiction programs within the region, visit: www.north-ernhealth.ca.

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The family of Madison Scott would like to express our sincere appreciation with a heartfelt thank you to ALL who were involved in the 4th All In For Maddy Poker Ride.

We are extremely grateful for the contributions that enabled us to host yet another successful aware-ness event. Thank you to ALL for the generous donations, for volun-teering, for being gracious property owners, and moreover thank you

to the event participants amongst others as this event would not have materialized without such substan-tial support.

We are pleased that the weath-er did not deter participants from joining us for the event. Approxi-mately 450 participants tolerated the weather and joined us on the various trails for our largest Poker Ride turnout to date.

Although Maddy has been miss-ing for 1457 days, it is the con-

tinued support that we receive for events such as this that instill the Hope, Faith and Belief that we WILL fi nd answers.

Thank you again for your con-tributions and participation in help-ing us maintain our presence and thereby enhancing awareness of Maddy’s disappearance.

Sincerely,

The Scott Family

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Inhaling vapours from an e-cigarette, also known as vaping, is a growing trend for many people.

Some say they like the fl avours, others believe it helps them to stop smoking, while some say it’s just something to do.

The real question is not why people vape, but what impact it has on their health.

And the answer is we just don’t know. Health of-fi cials are wary of the product, but admit there is no evidence yet whether it is harmful or not.

However, they do point out that e-cigarettes are un-regulated, which raises quality control questions.

In an age where everybody seems overly concerned with what they are putting in their bodies – who doesn’t read the labels on food products these days – it’s diffi -cult to comprehend why someone would risk breathing in a vapour that may be harmful.

Even more worrisome is the fact that children and teens seem to be the demographic target, considering the products come in a variety of fun fl avours.

There should be no debate. If there are possible health concerns, the product should be avoided.

Vaping, why debate it?

Thank you for the support

Michele Taylor

Caledonia Courier

The progress report on Aboriginal child welfare across Canada will be released at the Council of the Federation in mid-July. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) put forward eight recommenda-tions to the council based on the 94 recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Those eight recommendations urge an incorporation into the coun-cils report of the 5 recommendations made by the TRC on Aboriginal child welfare which include: Committing to reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care; preparing and publishing annual reports on the number of Aboriginal children (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) who are in care; a call upon all levels of government to fully imple-ment Jordan’s Principle; for federal government to enact Aboriginal child-welfare legislation that establishes national standards for Ab-original child apprehension and custody cases; and, that the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments develop culturally appropriate parenting programs for Aboriginal families.

In January of 2014, fi ndings were released from an Edmonton Journal-Calgary Herald investigation on the state of Aboriginal child welfare in Alberta with staggering statistics. According to that inves-tigation 145 children in care have died in that province since 1999, or those deaths 74 were Aboriginal.

It can only be guessed in British Columbia, and across Canada, on the state of the statistics where Aboriginal child welfare is concerned.

Aboriginal child welfare should be a priority provincially and fed-erally, and these governments need to work closely with First Nations to ensure Aboriginal laws and traditions become the norm where child welfare is concerned.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development states it has a variety of initiatives meant to address the number of Aboriginal children in care which includes returning historic responsibilities for child protection and family support to Aboriginal communities, these agreements are known as delegation agreements.

According to the ministry, “Through delegation agreements, the Provincial Director of Child Protection (the Director) gives authority to Aboriginal agencies, and their employees, to undertake adminis-tration of all or parts of the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA).”

In June Aboriginal Affair’s British Columbia sent a letter to the province’s First Nation child and family services agencies which stat-

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ed the department would not con-tinue to be part of tripartite funding and delegation agreements. That change could be taken to mean Aboriginal Affairs would limit its responsibilities for First Nations child-welfare. It has been suggest-ed that this move is in response to a ruling that is expected from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on a complaint alleging Aboriginal Affairs of discrimination against

First Nations children. Aboriginal Affairs pays less to First Nations child welfare agencies than the provinces pay for identical off-re-serve services.

In order to deliver services a First Nations child welfare agency needs the delegated authority from the province. Without the tripartite agreement, B.C. agencies would have to sign a separate delegation agreement with the province before

getting a funding agreement signed from Ottawa.

It is hoped that on top of those UBCIC recommendations work will continue toward creating an Aboriginal child welfare system that sees First Nations able to properly care for and keep children in cultur-ally appropriate homes on-and off-reserve. And that First Nations con-tinue to be fully funded by both the provincial and federal government.

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Vanderhoof — Three coaches across the province have been named ViaSport’s 2014 Coaches of The Year including one spe-cial Vanderhoofi an who has been recognized for her outstanding achievements under the recre-ational/grassroots category.

Nicole Ebert of Vanderhoof was awarded Grassroots Coach of The Year for speed skating at the 2015 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions May 28.

“The award was a big sur-prise. I had no idea I’d even been nominated. There are so many amazing coaches in our speed skating club and in Vanderhoof it feels like it should be a group award.  The support and mentor-ship of the coaching group in this area is really what gives the kids such wonderful opportunities to be involved and active,” Ebert said humbly.

The Vanderhoof speed skat-ing club, the Nechako Lakes

Clippers, has Ebert to thank for having a huge hand in forming the club ten years ago. She has since become a driving force behind the now 70 athletes that make up the club and many of the skaters she has worked with have gone on to compete in the BC Winter Games, Cana-dian Age Class Short Track and Canada Winter Games to name a few.

Keith Gordon, 63, speed skating coach in Fort St. James, says he’s known Nicole for 15 years and is really impressed with what she is doing with the Vanderhoof club.

“She’s been able to guide and lead the club, get them started and create some great skaters. But the most impressive thing is the people who got together with Nicole who were able to build such a successful club with one of the highest number of skaters in British Columbia. So there’s lots of people doing things right. [Over the years] Nicole has maintained great

interest in the sport and has mo-tivated a whole bunch of people to learn more about the club and many more about coaching. I’m expecting there to be more coaches at her level soon in the fall. She’s leading a great group,” Gordon said.

Ebert also played a tireless role in having Vanderhoof host the Provincial Short Track Speed Skating meet this past March and some say it couldn’t have gone on without her.

“There is a tremendously committed group of skaters, par-ents and coaches in the club. We have benefi tted from the support of coaches Keith Gordon from Fort St James and Adam Ingle from Prince George. Some of my favorite moments are watch-ing skaters of all ages and speeds cheer each other on whether at a high performance meet, a fun race or in practice trying a new skill.   It’s so rewarding to watch skaters from 4 - 65 years old push themselves to improve and suc-ceed,” Ebert said.

Vanderhoof speed skater named B.C. coach of the year

Swan Kiezebrink held her piano spring recital June 7 at the Christian Fellowship Church, here is a group picture at Swan’s Music Studio of the participants.

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The District of Vanderhoof wishes to advise taxpayers that property taxes are due by 4:30 pm on July 2, 2015. For your convenience, the District Offi ce will be open through lunch for the two weeks prior to the due date. Offi ce hours are from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. If you are making your payment through on-line banking, please take into consideration that many bill payments take 3 or more business days for processing. Your payment must be received into our bank account no later than 4:30 pm on July 2, 2015 to avoid the 10% late penalty.

After 33 years working at the Vanderhoof BC Liquor Store Debbie Smedley retired, her last day was Friday June 26. The liquor store staff Tammy, Sandra, Stacy, Cami, Debbie and La-Sondra got together along with some custom-ers to give Debbie a surprise party.

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QUESNEL - The Ministry of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure has committed an addi-tional $2.25 million over the next three years to reduce the spread of in-vasive species in B.C.

“Invasive plants can have serious effects on many industries, as well as to the natural ecosys-tems on which we rely,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. “This addi-tional funding supports government’s commit-ment to protect B.C. from the impacts of in-vasive species, and helps the ministry specifi cally target invasive species on roadsides and in gravel pits.”

When gravel from pits contaminated with invasive plants is used in ministry operations, there can be serious ef-fects on the environment and industry. Of the ad-ditional funding, over $750,000 will be targeted over the next three years to increased manage-ment of invasive plants in ministry gravel pits and quarries. The remaining $1.5 million will be used to increase the manage-ment of invasive species on highway rights of way.

This builds on the commitment in B.C. on the Move, the Province’s 10-year transportation plan, of $3.9 million over three years for invasive species management, and raises the ministry’s budget to more than $6 million over the next three years.

“During ‘Invasive Species Action Month’, the Province is commit-ting this additional fund-ing to help to ensure that priority invasive species can be more effectively managed,” said Cariboo North MLA and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes. “We’re taking action, here in the Cariboo and around the province, to contain and reduce the spread of ag-gressive, non-native spe-cies.”

The ministry’s inva-sive species management program is supported pri-marily through partner-ships with local govern-ments, First Nations, and non-profi t invasive spe-cies committees through-out B.C. This year’s

More funding to nip spread of invasive plants in the budfunding will be allocated between over 20 agencies across all areas of the prov-ince to target the highest priority spe-cies in each region.

“The Cariboo Regional District is grateful for the increase in funding to address the issue of invasive plants within our region,” said Cariboo Re-gional District vice chair Ted Arm-strong. “This increase will be used

specifi cally for the treatment of inva-sive plants in gravel pits in the Cariboo Chilcotin.”

“The B.C. government is doing important work in tackling invasive species at the source in gravel pits and roadsides to curtail their spread along our travel corridors,” said Invasive Spe-cies Council of B.C chair Barry Gibbs. “Clean, weed-free gravel pits and

sound practices along road corridors will greatly reduce the dispersal of in-vasive plants across the landscape.”

The ministry manages over 40,000 kilometres of highways and over 2,000 gravel pits across B.C. Last year alone, the ministry removed the equivalent of 500 hectares of invasive plants, com-prised of over 80 different species, from road sides and gravel pits.

Invasive plants are non-native plants brought to B.C. either accidentally or as landscaping or medicinal plants. They often have incredible abilities to repro-duce and spread and do not have natural pests or pathogens here to keep them in check. They can choke out native plants and have a signifi cant impact on agri-culture, tourism, fi sh and wildlife habi-tat, water quality, and public safety.

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During the summer months, one person is killed every three days in impaired-related crashes in B.C. That’s why the B.C. government, ICBC and police will be kicking off the CounterAttack campaign on July 1st to keep impaired drivers off our roads this summer.

Whether you’re out golfi ng, boating or at a BBQ with friends, everyone needs to plan ahead for a safe ride home this summer – arrange a designated driver, call a taxi or take transit. Police will be looking for impaired drivers at Counter-Attack roadchecks across the province.

With so many options to get home safely, there is no ex-cuse to drive while impaired. But some drivers still aren’t get-ting the message – here are the top excuses given by impaired drivers to police at CounterAttack roadchecks:

• “My girlfriend was too drunk to make it home from the bar, so I’m going to pick her up.”

• “I’m an idiot!”• “But I have a driver’s licence, no one else had a driver’s

licence!”• “I don’t feel drunk!”• “I’m only two blocks from home.”• “Mom told me to bring the truck home.”• “I had to pick up my husband.”ICBC supports CounterAttack with funding for enhanced

police enforcement and an education campaign which pro-motes the use of designated drivers. Learn interesting facts in ICBC’s infographic and get tips on icbc.com.

“We’ve seen signifi cant reductions in alcohol-related fatali-ties in B.C. since we introduced tougher legislation – and in addition, we have hundreds of offi cers trained to assess drug impairment and remove drugged drivers from our roads imme-diately,” said Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. “But some people still aren’t taking the issue seri-ously. That’s why we’ll continue to support enhanced enforce-

ment to intercept those who put other road users in danger.”“Too many families are suffering from the tragic loss of

a loved one in an impaired related crash,” said Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “Help keep your loved ones safe on our roads by making sure you have a plan to get home safely before you head out.”

“Driving while impaired or riding with someone who is im-paired is never worth the risk,” said Chief Offi cer Neil Dubord, Chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police Traffi c Safety Committee. “Not only do you risk killing yourself or someone else, but the trauma and fi nancial costs of a crash or arrest are signifi cant and can last a lifetime. Police across B.C. will be looking for impaired drivers at CounterAttack road-checks this summer.”

“We want everyone to enjoy their summer and have a good time – just make sure to include a plan for a safe ride home,” said Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s director responsible for road safety. “Share the responsibility of being the designated driver to make sure your friends and family get home safe this summer.”

Regional statistics*:

• In B.C., an average of 42 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year. That’s one person killed every three days.

• In the Lower Mainland, an average of 10 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year.

• On Vancouver Island, an average of six people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year.

• In the Southern Interior, an average of 14 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year.

• In North Central B.C., an average of 13 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year.

* Five year average from June to September. Fatal vic-tim counts are from police data (2009 to 2013); crashes and injured victim counts are from ICBC data (2009 to 2013). Impaired is defi ned to include alcohol, illicit drugs and medi-cines.

Canada Day statistics:**• Every Canada Day, an average of 164 people are injured

in 603 crashes throughout B.C.**July 1 (Canada Day) is calculated from (00:00) to (mid-

night) including incidents where the time was not reported. Five-year average from police data (2009 to 2013).

• Every Canada Day, an average of 115 people are injured in 370 crashes in the Lower Mainland.

• Every Canada Day, an average of 19 people are injured in 90 crashes on Vancouver Island.

• Every Canada Day, an average of 22 people are injured in 97 crashes in the Southern Interior.

• Every Canada Day, an average of 7 people are injured in 37 crashes in the North Central region.

CounterAttack roadchecks begun July 1Police share top excuses given by impaired drivers

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VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark says an independent inquiry into the fi ring of eight health ministry contractors may be too long and cost-ly, but the public deserves answers in the long-running controversy “in a very timely and cost-effective way.”

The B.C. Liberal government has been on the defensive since the abrupt dismissal in 2012 of university re-searchers assessing drugs for eligibil-ity under the province’s Pharmacare program. One fi red contractor com-mitted suicide, another is suing the government for wrongful dismissal and the remainder have been paid

settlements and reinstated.An independent review by labour

lawyer Marcia McNeil last year failed to determine who made key decisions and why. McNeil said restricted terms of her review and a lack of documents showing the sequence of decisions left her unable to determine account-ability.

The health ministry initially said a confi dential database of B.C. patients who had taken various drugs had been misused, and some of the researchers appeared to have confl icts of interest.

After Clark downplayed the sug-gestion of a public inquiry in Van-couver this week, NDP leader John Horgan said her actions indicate the government has something to hide.

Fired drug researchers press for answers“We need to be able to com-

pel testimony,” Horgan said. “We need to ensure that we’re protect-ing those public servants who might have something to say about this process.”

The affected employees re-leased an open letter to Health

Minister Terry Lake this week, calling for an inquiry that cov-ers the legal costs of everyone affected. They said the program to assess the safety and effective-ness of prescription drugs has saved B.C. more than $100 mil-lion over the past 20 years.

Horgan said the opposition will continue its campaign for answers when the B.C. legisla-ture convenes July 13 to consider a development agreement for a liquefi ed natural gas export facil-ity at Prince Rupert.

It was the last soccer game of the season for the Vanderhoof clubs with a fun game of parents versus the Timbits Tiger Team at the NVSS sports fi eld on Thursday, June 25.

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Summer is the season for ice cream, and des-sert-loving foodies can even try their hands at making their own creamy confections, such as the following recipe for “Blueberry Ice Cream” from Lou Seibert Pappas’ “Ice Creams & Sor-bets” (Chronicle Books).

Blueberry Ice CreamMakes about 1 quart2 cups fresh blueberries

2 tablespoons water2 teaspoons grated lemon zest2 3 cup sugar, divided11 2 cups half-and-half or milk1 cup heavy (whipping) cream1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 tablespoons honey liqueur or framboise (optional)

Rinse the berries and pick out any bad ones. Place in a small saucepan with the water and cook over low heat until tender, about 10 min-utes. Let cool slightly and purée in a blender or food processor.In a small bowl, mash the zest with 1 teaspoon of the sugar to release the oils. In a small saucepan, combine the half-and-half with the remaining sugar, stirring until dissolved; let cool to room temperature. Stir in the blueberry

purée, cream, sugared zest, juice, and vanilla. Transfer to a container, cover, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours.Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. When the ice cream is almost frozen, spoon in the liqueur, if desired, and churn until blended in, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a container, cover, and freeze until rm, about 2 hours.

Try your hand at home-made ice cream

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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 (advertising@ominecaexpress.com) 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....

Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Erling Clemmensen for more info: 250-567-9927.

***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 call Valerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218 (weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or vanderhoofhospice@gmail.com

***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 HORSE ASSOCIATION...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250-567-8484.

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

***THE FRASER QUILTERS GUILD...

meets the 2nd Tuesday of each monthat 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info callValerie Pagdin at 250-567-6218(weekdays), 250-567-3889 (evenings/weekends) or vanderhoofhospice@gmail.com

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rdTuesday of every month at 12 noonin Autumn Services. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway,please contact the offi cers at the 480Connaught St. at the Gospel ChapelTuesday night. For more informationcall: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496Evenings.

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

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

***ST. JOHN HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIETY... meets second Tuesday ofthe month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further 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 & Thursday12pm - 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 advertising@ominecaexpress.com 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.

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

FRASER LAKE FESTIVAL of the Arts is calling on visual artists of all mediums, quilters, pottery, bands, singers, poets etc. Festival will be August 8th, 2015.Call 250-699-1234 for more information or email: festivalofthearts@gmail.com

***TEEN SUMMER CHALLENGE...come on down to the Vanderhoof Public Library and register for July 7 to August 14. Looking for excitement this summer? This is for ages 13 to 18. Complete challenges to earn points for weekly prize draws. For every five points earned, you will get one entry for the grand prize draw of a tablet! Encourage your friends to register - we need a minimum of 25 teens to take this challenge.

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

***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. 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

vanderhoofstrokerecovery@gmail.com

***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. Phone 250-567-8587.For more information contact email at vanderhoofseniors@hotmail.com

***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

Nechako NotesNechako Notes

The log club house at the NVSA grounds which has just secured funding for lights for the winter ski trail system.

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Fun in the Sun at Ferland Park June 25.  Farmers Market in full swing.Submitted

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HIRING DRIVERS Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake Wood Fibre Haul

Seeking two qualified drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling.

We offer:

You possess:

Apply Online: jobs.arrow.ca, Email: jobs@arrow.ca, Fax: 250-314-1750, Phone: 1-877-700-4445

Subcontractor ProcessorTo work full time in the Fort St. James

area, to start immediately. Please contact Rob Ubleis at 250-996-1615, please leave a

message.

Ubleis Logging is seeking an experienced:

a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Preferred candidates are Industrial Electricians possessing red seal certification as a Journeyman Electrician. A good understanding of process systems, PLC, Wonderware, and instrumentation are an asset. Attention to safety and efficiency is a must. Good interpersonal and communication skills are also required to work in a team environment.

WestPine offers a very competitive wage and benefits package among solid wood divisions. Quesnel is a growing community of 25, 000 located in central British Columbia and offers a close knit, friendly atmosphere with modern recreation, education and medical facilities, and excellent outdoor living opportunities.

West Fraser is one of the leading forest products companies in North America whose goals are straight forward: Leadership through profit, responsibility in communities, excellence in people, and strength in products.

Please submit your resume to: Jason Forman

300 Carradice Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 5Z7Fax: 250-991-7115

Email: Jason.Forman@westfraser.com

WestPine MDF is a division of West Fraser Mills, located in Quesnel, BC.

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InformationCANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or vwww.canada benefi t.ca/free-assessment.

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

24 June 2015Reservoir Elevation: 853.42m (2799.95 ft.)SLS Discharge: 321 m3/sCheslatta Falls: 398 m3/sVanderhoof: 575 m3/s

The next Nechako Reservoir up-date will be issued on Thursday July 2 2015.

Visit websitewww.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250- 567-5812

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Employment

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Career Opportunities

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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VANDERHOOF AND AREABUSINESS DIRECTORY

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AMENDMENT REQUIRING APPROVAL2005 FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN – Amendment #16Vanderhoof Forest District

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor), has prepared an Amendment Requiring Approval (ARA) to their Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for operations in the Vanderhoof Forest District. The Amendment (#16) is available for public review starting on Thursday June 4, 2015, until Tuesday August 4, 2015.

Amendment #16 is required to revise the following Results and Strategies to address new information since the last amendment:

(a) 5.3 Objective Set By Government for Wildlife;(b) 5.6 Objective Set By Government for Wildlife and Biodiversity – Stand Level; (c) 5.9 Objective Set By Government in Respect of Recreation Resources;(d) 5.14 Objective Set By Government for Agricultural Development Areas & Settlement Reserve Areas; and, (e) 7 Stocking Requirements.

In accordance with the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation, Amendment #16 is available for public review and comment from June 1st 2015 to July 31, 2015 at the following locations during the business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm):

Canadian Forest Products Ltd., 5162 Northwood Pulpmill Road, P.O. Box 9000, Prince George BC V2L 4W2; Phone: (250) 962-3409, or (250) 962-3424.

Canadian Forest Products Ltd., 1399 Bearhead Road, Vanderhoof BC, VOJ 3A2, (250) 962-3409 or (250) 962-3424.

Representatives will be available to discuss the proposed amendment at the above office locations, and to receive comment(s). Please contact the numbers above to confirm appointment prior to meeting.

If an interested party is unable to review the Amendment (#16) during regular business hours, please contact us by phone or in writing to arrange a suitable time.

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Margaret SpeirsCops and courts reporter for The Terrace Standard. Her coverage keeps law and order front and centre for readers.

Vanderhoof Businesses

Salute our Seniors!Seniors Day

1st Wednesday of every month

Taylors Bros.Hardware Ltd.

135 East Stewart, Vanderhoof 250-567-2246

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Crafting at the Co-op for Father’s Day

The Hardware Department at the Vanderhoof Co-op held a bird house decorating craft day for youngsters on Saturday, June 20. Left: Owen Smith made a fantastic job of his soccer deco-rated birdhouse he made especially for his dad Clayton for Father’s Day. Top right: The children had lots of fun decorating. Inset left: Grandma Denise helping Evan Smith with his Father’s Day project. Inset right: Concentration is the key to getting this present just right.

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