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“There is a lot to be proud of today,” - Man-ager of Power and Res-ervoir Operations for RTA, Mike Long.

Truer words could not have been spoken of the sentiment felt at the grand opening of Vanderhoof’s recently completed White Stur-geon hatchery.

After almost a de-cade of work from people throughout the community, the Nechako White Stur-geon Recovery Initia-tive (NWSRI) � nally saw its efforts come to fruition on Tuesday, June 17.

The hatchery, lo-cated across the street from Riverside Park, is the culmination of continuous work by he NWSRI, the Freshwa-ter Fisheries Society of B.C. (FFSBC), mu-nicipal, regional and provincial governments as well as the countless other citizen volunteers who helped make the facility a reality.

The opening was well attended with dozens of community members from Vander-hoof and the Saik’uz First Nation � lling the bleachers and crowding the information booths.

Also in attendance were Mayor Gerry Thiessen, Steven

Thomson, B.C.’s Min-ister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and John Rustad, the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. All three politicians gave speeches thanking ev-eryone involved in the project.

The event featured internationally recog-nized author, teacher and conservationist, Mark Angelo, as the grand openings key-note speaker. A key proponent of the NWS-RI, Angelo thanked

the supporters and ex-pressed his pride in the initiatives.

“I look at the Nechako [river] and I see a growing number of volunteers and ad-vocates speaking up for this river. Many of them are represented here; they’re in the au-dience today,” Angelo said. “I’m proud to be here, this is a great day for the river and I want to thank you for your support in making this facility a reality.”

The grand opening closed out with a tradi-

tional dance performed by the Saik’uz Band Dancers, who were ac-companied by Saik’uz councillor Cora McIn-tosh.

After the inaugural speeches, attendees were treated to a tour of the new facility, giving them a chance to see � rst hand the state-of-the-art equipment as well as witnessing the enormous size of some of the facilities adult sturgeon.

President of the FFSBC, Don Peter-son, who also served

as MC for the event, spoke about the feeling of � nally completing a project so long in the making.

“It feels like we’re at the end of a marathon race,” Peterson said. “We’ve gone through all the highs and lows; the feeling great and feeling completely depressed because it didn’t seem like the facility was ever going to be built, but we’re � nally over the � nish line and it feels really great.”

While this is one

monumental victory for the Nechako White Sturgeon, there are still others to be won yet.

“Part of the original vision for the facility was the culture facil-ity, which we’ve com-pleted, but also a stew-ardship and visitors centre,” said Peterson. “As soon as we take a breath from getting the hatchery up and run-ning we’ll start to focus our attention on getting the funds to get those facilities put in place.”

The addition of a stewardship centre

would provide a place both for schools and visitors as well as a facility in which new research could be per-formed to help under-stand why the sturgeon are unable to sustain themselves in the Nechako River.

These facilities have the potential to boost tourism in Vanderhoof. “It has the potential,” Peterson said. “It’s right across the street from Riverside Park, the municipal camp-grounds and one of the main streets.”

White Sturgeon Hatchery manager Cory Williamson, MLA John Rustad, Mark Angelo, Mike Long, MLA Steve Thomson, President of Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C., Don Peterson.

Photo by Jesse Cole.

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“Recognition is al-ways a little embarrass-ing,” Wayne Salewski says of the recent award he was given

by Earth Day Canada (EDC), his modesty shining through. “It takes a lot of us to do these projects.”

A conservationist, Salewski was recently honoured by the EDC

for his more than three decades of environ-mental work with their annual Hometown He-roes award.

EDC, an environ-mental charity started in 1990, created the Hometown Heroes award in 2004 to rec-ognize individuals, organizations and businesses that show exceptional commit-ment and dedication to furthering environmen-tal initiatives in their communities. Salewski � ts this criteria to a T.

Deb Doncaster, the President of EDC said in a press release, “Wayne’s leadership perfectly illustrates the positive impact that each individual can have on the environ-ment within his or her own community.” Don-caster went on to add that Salewski’s work has served as a strong example to Canadians across the country.

A lifelong out-doorsman, Salewski has been involved in numerous organiza-tions and initiatives throughout the Necha-ko region including but not limited to the Vanderhoof Fish and Game Club, Nechako-Kitimat Development Fund Society, Nechako Environment and Wa-ter Stewardship Soci-ety, the Nechako White Sturgeon Community Working Group and the B.C. Wildlife Federa-tion.

Salewski says this kind of work is his way of giving back to the environment and to his community, “we utilize the resources that are out there; our family hunts and � shes, so this is our way of giving back.”

Salewski says his work correlates with resource development, “we believe in resource extraction, we under-

stand that’s what makes us as a country and a province.” Adding “it’s ensuring that it’s done correctly and harm is minimized and that we have a plan to make life better afterwards.”

The Hometown He-roes award comes with a $10,000 prize to be used to further a cause, project or organization of the recipients choos-ing. Salewski plans on investing the $10,000 in a project he and oth-ers are working on in partnership with Ducks Unlimited (a wetlands non-pro� t organiza-tion) to conserve and protect the Redmond Pit Wetlands, west of Vanderhoof.

“The big issue for us is to create an educa-tional opportunity for school kids,” Salewski said of the Redmond Pit project. “So our next steps are to build trails and viewing tow-ers and bridges.”

Wayne Salewski, recipient of the 2014 individ-ual Hometown Heroes award from Earth Day Canada. Submitted Photo

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Summer has arrived and with it come the rising temperatures and increased risk of wild-� re.

The dry conditions and rising heat over the last few weeks has caused the � re danger rating to jump to the severe rating. Noth-ing is more evident of these conditions than the wild� re that broke out near the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation on Sunday, June 15.

The � re, which lasted for only an hour according to Nadleh Whut’en representa-tives, was reported to the Ministry of Forests after citizens of Nadleh Whut’en saw smoking rising from a nearby mountain around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

The Ministry of For-ests responded to the � re with aerial � re� ghting planes that dumped � re retardant on the blaze, making six passes in to-tal. Ground crews were also deployed to con-tain the � re.

In addition to the � re on June 15, another wild� re southwest of Vanderhoof near the Peta Mountain area was reported and responded to by B.C. Wild� res. That blaze, which mea-sured 28-hectares in scope, was attended to by ground crews, two helicopters and other heavy � re� ghting equipment.

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cialist for the Prince George Fire Centre, said that the � re danger rating in the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James areas was high during the last few weeks, mean-ing wild� res are easily started and not easily put out.

Kelsh said that dur-ing this time of year lightning-caused � res are rare. “We don’t en-counter many lightning-caused � res this time of year, which means almost every wild� re in B.C. will be human-caused and entirely pre-

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In addition to re-porting � res, residents should be extra careful when having a camp� re or bon� re, making sure that conditions are safe for burning and � re ex-tinguishing tools are on hand.

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On Saturday June 14, the Fort St. James Snowmobile/ATV club held another success-ful poker ride with ap-proximately 150 riders involved.

The event draws in people not only from Fort St. James but from Prince George, Vanderhoof and Fraser Lake as well.

The 55 km trail had a little bit of terrain for all levels of riding in-cluding smooth trail, rock terrain and deep mud holes.

Best pokers hands went to Jay Gregg ($836), Larry Chauvin ($416), Elliote Trem-blay ($250), Wes Whit-ley ($83) and Karen

Jackson ($83). The Fort St. James

Snowmobile/ATV club maintains 300 km of trails for both summer and winter use. The club is currently work-ing on a project of marking all the trails with maps, kilometre markers, and direc-tional signs.

Follow the Fort St. James ATV/Snowmo-bile club on Facebook to stay in touch with club activities. New members are always welcome.

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ATV/ Snowmobile club

Hundreds come out for poker ride

Participants of the Fort St. James Poker ride (left and bottom) and poker game players (right) Submitted photo

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OPINIONExpress

It should not have been a surprise to anyone that the Harper government approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project on June 17. After all, the project had been given a ring-ing endorsement by both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and then Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver many months before the Joint Review Panel process concluded. However, we are saddened and disappointed that Canadian leadership has absolutely no con-cern for the future of our planet and for the generations to come... We are at the tipping point.

Greg Rickford, Canada’s new Minister of Natural Resources outlined the Harper government’s decision through a written state-ment with no media or public present to ask questions. That in itself was a very cowardly move, showing incredible disrespect to British Columbia First Nations, communities, individuals, the Provincial Government and grass-roots organizations such as ours who stand in opposition to this project. For all intents and pur-poses, British Columbia has been ignored. Despite that, we will not stand down!

We continue to expect Premier Christy Clark to stand strong on her � ve conditions. The most important ones have not been met, and in our opinion will never be.

We will ensure this decision is a federal election issue in 2015. Holding onto Conservative seats in British Columbia has just be-come impossible for Harper and his government.

We will do whatever we can to support our First Nations neigh-bours and others in their legal challenges � led against this project. We will be on the streets and on the land with them making sure our collective voices are heard.

We will do everything in our power to ensure the pipelines will never be built.

Fort St. James Sustainability GroupUnited Against Enbridge

Fort St. James Sustainability Group reacts to the Harper

Government’s decision on

Northern Gateway

When the Northern Gateway decision was announced Tuesday afternoon, my e-mail in-box lit up like the Kalamazoo River in a lightning storm.

OK, cheap shot, but I couldn’t resist (or even try, I sup-pose).

The reactionary press releases came fast and furious and, of course, all were predictable.

Except one. And, in a strange turn of events, it arrived prior to the announcement and it came from, egad, politicians.

“For those of us who feel the effects of this kind of develop-ment most – the peo-ple who actually live and work in the region – the focus should be on capacity,” said Brian Frenkel, newly-elected president of

the North Central Lo-cal Government Asso-ciation.

The association has pointed out that with the Northern Gateway, LNG, other pipelines, mines, Site C, and more, northern B.C. is per capita, one of the most heavily in-vested areas in North America.

The Northern Gate-way project is just one of many that will af-fect northern B.C.

“Yes, it’s impor-tant to have a robust and thorough vetting of each project, but we need to look at the larger picture,” Fren-kel said. “If only half the proposed projects in northern B.C. get the green light, it will still be a real struggle for our communities to deal with the in-creased load on our emergency services,

medical clinics, roads, highways … and the list goes on. There are signi� cant side effects of rapid economic growth, and we � rst have to make sure we have the capacity to deal with those before we can truly harness the opportunities that growth provides.”

The NCLGA didn’t take a stand on North-ern Gateway but it welcomes investment wholeheartedly.

“We are absolutely willing to work with senior levels of gov-ernment to make sure responsible resource development � ourish-es here, but we need to see some real signs that they are commit-ted to building capac-ity in the region,” said Frenkel.

He hit the nail right on the head. It’s nice to sit back and be

con� dent the boom is coming, but if you’re not ready for it, it will knock you over.

The Resources North Association took a similar tack at its conference here this week with sev-eral discussions on “cumulative effects.” It’s the notion that we need to look at the impacts of all the proposed projects for the North, as a whole, rather than on a proj-ect-speci� c basis.

If you look for that one straw that breaks the camel’s back, you’ll never � nd it, but if you examine how many bales it can carry, you will avoid a disaster.

Bill PhillipsColumn

PG Free Press

Northern Gateway comments predictable,

except one


The completion of another training year for the 899 Vanderhoof Air Cadet Squadron was marked on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 by the Squadron’s 31st Annual Ceremonial Review. The Re-view, or ACR, is the venue at which the Cadets are given the opportunity to showcase their skills to members of the community as well as to visiting dignitaries from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Air Cadet League of Canada. It is at the ACR that the Ca-dets get recognition for their work and their accomplishments of the previous nine months. It is a formal affair for the squadron and is taken very seriously by all.

On Wednesday night, the Cadets were in � ne form as they marched into the large gymnasium of the Vanderhoof Gospel Chapel in a dem-onstration of their precision drill training. The boys and girls of the squadron stood proudly and rigidly at attention in front of an appreciative audience of approximately 90 guests including former Naval Of� cer Stan Horton, known BC-wide in the Cadet organization as the Emperor of the North; retired Lieutenant Colonel Don Doern of Kamloops who served as Review-ing Of� cer along with his wife, BC Provincial Committee Representative, Mrs. Penny Doern; and Warrant Of� cer Bradley Marriott represent-ing the Canadian Armed Forces for DND. The event was also attended by Vanderhoof Mayor, Gerry Thiessen, RCMP NCOIC Corporal Jus-tin Thiessen, Royal Canadian Legion Rep-resentative Ray Bruvold, Vanderhoof Gospel Chapel Pastor Shaun Wick, and, representing the Commanding Of� cer of the 396 Squadron Prince George, Mrs. Eric Callaghan.

Among the honoured guests was the family of Leanne Burchill, the young 899 Squadron of-� cer who lost her life one year ago in a tragic vehicle accident. The Burchill family, in honour of their daughter’s memory and her dedication to the Air Cadets, presented a tasseled ceremo-nial banner, emblazoned with the squadron logo on a � eld of blue silk, to Commanding Of� cer John Callaghan. The banner will be carried

at the head of all formal 899 parades and will stand as a lasting reminder of the importance and positive impact the program has on the lives of the youth who belong to it.

Cadets receiving awards during the ACR were: Cadet Connor Arnason, Top First Year; Corporal Jacob Hascarl, Top Second Year; Mason Schmidt, Top Third Year; and Sergeant Colin Dunn, Top Fourth Year. Recipient of the Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a Cadet, was Warrant Of-� cer 2nd Class Michael Ray. It is of note that not only did WOII Ray receive this prestigious award, he has also earned two scholarships through the Air Cadet program and is now a certi� ed glider pilot working toward his pilot’s license for power � ight: no small accomplish-ment for a 17 year old. The Legion Medal of Excellence was awarded to Warrant Of� cer 2nd Class Mika Laakso. WOII Laakso has recently earned standing on a sub list for an RCAC In-ternational Exchange program, an opportunity only a few Cadets Canada-wide are granted.

Awards are presented to those Cadets who have met the learning criteria of the program during the weekly instructional sessions, who

exhibit sportsmanship and cooperation during physical training exercises, and who conduct themselves in a manner be� tting an exemplary citizen. The importance of camaraderie, lead-ership, and respect are stressed through every aspect of the program which is open to all girls and boys aged 12 to 18.

Following the for-malities of the Review, guests were invited to enjoy an assortment of appetizers and cof-fee while the Cadets presented displays of projects they worked on during the training year. Project topics ranged from a display of WWII aircraft to a documentary of a Cadet team-building exercise in which Ca-dets worked together to erect a teepee.

Also present at the ACR were the Cadet parents involved with the Squadron Sponsoring Committee which keeps the program running in our district by coordinating fund raising initiatives, providing a facil-ity, and managing all business as-pects. SSC membership includes Chairperson Mary-Lou Hascarl, Treasurer Cathy Ray, and Secretary Donna Giorgi along with Directors Laurel and Ken Meers, Hazel Mc-Comb, Wayne Ray, and Debbie and Tim Raisilainnen. Acting as MC of the event was retired Lieutenant Col-onel Shawn Burtenshaw, a volunteer instructor and mentor to the 899, while Civilian Volunteer Paul Dunn acted as Squadron photographer.

The Air Cadet training sessions will break for the summer months and will resume again in September. The Cadets meet Tuesday evenings at the Vanderhoof Gospel Chapel. Information on joining or volun-

teering can be provided by contacting either Commanding Of� cer John Callaghan at [email protected] or SSC Chair Mary-Lou Hascarl at [email protected].

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will break for the summer months and will resume again in September. The Cadets meet Tuesday evenings Cadets of the 899 Squadron form up for review.

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Previous Canada Days In Fraser Lake

July 1st, 2014

MOUSE MOUNTAIN DAYS EVENTSJUNE 27 - JULY 1, 2014

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Ball Tournament BeginsSATURDAY, JUNE 28 Ball Tournament Dance upstairs in arena Garage Sale & Barbecue, Francois Lake

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Ball TournamentMONDAY, JUNE 3010:00 A.M. Hostage Taking5:00 P.M. Miss Fraser Lake Pageant Tea, in arena upstairs8:00 P.M . Karaoke at the LegionMIDNIGHT Fireworks at White Swan Park

TUESDAY, JULY 1 8:00 A.M. Pancake Breakfast at the Legion10:00 A.M. Parade Line up and 11:00 A.M. Judging at FLESS (Parade theme is Rock ‘n’ Roll, 50’s & 60’s)11:30 A.M. Parade begins12:00 NOON Festivities begin behind the arena which includes: singing of O Canada, Mayor’s address, Crowning of Miss Fraser Lake, Volunteer of the Year Award, Youth of the Year Award, Barbecue, In� atables for the kids, Face Painting, Community Market Vendors, Mouse Mountain General Store, Canada Day Cake, Live Entertainment on Stage all afternoon and much, much more.

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Visit our Museum and Info Booth10 am - 4pm throughout the summer or call

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The community of Fraser Lake celebrated Canada Day in their fi nest red and white attire. Special appearances by Fraser Lake RCMP Constable Gallop and Miss Fraser Lake 2011, Dakota Carter made for an eventful day.

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What’s red, white, the length of a trac-tor-trailer and has 30 seats? The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s big bike - a thirty seat tandem bicycle that made its way through downtown Vanderhoof, Monday, June 16.

The big bike event is a Canada-wide fund-raising event that aims to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foun-dation through rider donations.

The bike ride, which lasted around 20 min-utes began at River-side park before riding down Burrard Avenue,

onto Stewart Street and Creasey Avenue before riding back to River-side park.

The big bike fun-

draiser has a 21 year history and 12 of those years have seen rid-ers in Vanderhoof. The bike ride has raised

thousands of dol-lars over the years for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Monday’s ride raised a total of

$1,535.Lori Cruddas, the

Heart and Stroke Foun-dation’s area manager for northern B.C. and Yukon, praised the event for its unique-ness and multi-faceted bene� ts saying, “it is a fun, unique event that provides aware-ness of and encourages fundraising for an im-portant cause. At the same time it promotes a healthy lifestyle and team building as well as community boost-ing.”

Riders from Tim Horton’s and the Min-istry of Forests as well as Royal LePage took part. The latter two have raised over $9,000 and $4,900 over the last 12 years.

Heart and Stroke’s “Big Bike.”Photo by Jesse Cole

A big bike, with a bigger impact


LEGEBOKOFF TRIAL: Injuries of victims outlinedDr. James Ste-

phen, an expert in the field of foren-sic pathology, spent most of Wednesday describing a litany of injuries inflicted upon two of Cody Alan Legebokoff’s alleged murder vic-tims.

Stephen said he performed an autop-sy on Jill Stuchenko on Oct. 29, 2009 and also on Cynthia Maas on Oct. 13, 2010. Stuchenko’s body was well preserved, he said, while Maas’ remains were in an “advanced state of decomposition.”

Asked by Crown prosecutor Joseph Temple to estimate how long Maas may

have been deceased before her discovery, Stephen could only say she “could have been out there (L.C. Gunn Park) three weeks or more.”

Legebokoff, 24, is standing trial in B.C. Supreme Court in connection with the first-degree mur-der of four women: Loren Leslie, 15, Jill Stuchenko, 35, Cyn-thia Maas, 35, and Natasha Montgom-ery, 24.

In the case of Stuchenko, the pa-thologist said he found two scalp lacerations (he dis-tinguished those as tears or splits rather than cuts in the skin) – one in the temple

area, another at the back of the head. He described autopsy photos of multiple bruising to her legs, thigh, kneecap, calf and ankle, and a star-shaped wound going through the thickness of the earlobe (possi-bly animal activity).

A tear found in the anal area “speaks to force,” he suggested.

Asked how old the bruises were, Ste-phen said most of the bruises, especially “extensive” bruising on Stuchenko’s left forearm, were bright red in colour and ap-peared to be recent, around the time of death.

He said the lin-ear laceration at the

back of her scalp was likely inflicted shortly before death. The arm injuries are consistent with how people being hit with multiple blows raise their arms to protect their heads.

It wasn’t until the scalp was brought forward in normal autopsy procedure, that he “then found a skull fracture” to-wards the back of the skull, beneath the laceration.

Asked what force is required, the pa-thologist said it took “significant force.” The skull area is thick, he said, a but-tress which protects the brain and so has some resilience. He

called the resulting injury moderate to severe and explained that loss of con-sciousness can result, the body organs can slow or shut down, and death may occur.

Further, blood was found in Stuchenko’s airways and lungs, he said, noting the “most likely explana-tion” was an injury to the jaw, mouth or neck which allowed blood to enter those areas. From an analy-sis of the toxicology reports, Stephen said he found she was a “chronic user of co-caine” and had likely used cocaine within a few hours of her death.

When cocaine is

found “intact” (not all broken down into metabolites), it usu-ally means fairly recent use, Stephen said. In summary, the pathologist listed head injuries, scalp lacerations and mul-tiple cerebral contu-sions found on the victim’s body as his findings.

“Is that enough to cause death?” asked Temple.

“Yes,” said Ste-phen.

The 14-person jury trial began June 2 in Prince George and is expected to last several months with B.C. Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett presiding over the case.

Cynthia Maas (top) and Jill Stuchenko (bottom).

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Retirement should be a time in your life where you can spend it doing the things you love & not be � lled with worry, health problems and no time to enjoy yourself.No matter how old you are, you can already start planning for this important time in your life. Planning now can help ease the stress of worrying about money, provisions, family, and security. As with any foreseeable event in life, being able to prepare and think ahead of time can de-stress much of your life now as well as then, planning now can allow you to perhaps ful� ll those dreams without risking the security of your future.If you have yet to retire than start thinking about it and make some plans, be sure you can be comfortable and it doesn’t hurt to put away a little extra to cushion any unforeseeable circumstances. Take care of your health now and invest that time and money into making sure you will be healthy and � t enough to enjoy your time off, that you have the strength to frolic, have fun and dance the night away if that’s your thing. It is dually important that when you are retired, you keep taking care of yourself so you can enjoy the company of loved ones, and all of what life has to offer.It’s important that you think about what you want to do when you are done working. Many people don’t realize how stressful it can be to suddenly not HAVE to do anything, and they waste away, get stressed, waste time and money. It’s good to divide your time up with things that make you feel like you’ve made a difference, whether its part time work, taking some courses, volunteering, socializing, its good to have something steady to get you out of the home and interacting with others. Also be sure you have the chance to do what you love, enjoy, a hobby, writing a novel, travelling, have some ideas now and you will get to make the most of your time off, while taking great care of your well being.Life is about balance, even if it’s no longer juggling the everyday working life and kids, having the freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want can be stressful for the unprepared! Whether you are 20 , 40, 60 or 80, there is always the opportunity to make changes for the better. Not all changes are easy, but there are always options for a stronger, more secure and healthy life.Love yourself and honor your life by sharing your skills with others, life is about making a difference for you and those around you. What kind of world are you building today, that you can rest in tomorrow?

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Open House Events Merrick Mainline Pipeline Project

Please join us for an open house to talk about TransCanada’s proposed Merrick Mainline

Pipeline Project. Come out and join us for refreshments and a conversation about the project.

For more information, please call our project information line at 1.855.920.4693 or email us at

[email protected]. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there.

About the Project

The proposed natural gas pipeline is approximately 260 kilometres in length starting in the

community of Groundbirch, B.C. – 35 km west of Dawson Creek – extending to the community

of Summit Lake – 42 km north of Prince George, B.C. The proposed project will safely deliver

natural gas to the existing NGTL System and will create opportunities for local and Aboriginal

businesses and annual property tax revenues.

Prince GeorgeRoom 208 Prince George Civic Centre, 808 Canada Games Way

Date: July 8, 2014

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Bear LakeBear Lake Community Centre, 461 Heartlake Road

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VANDERHOOF LIBRARY HOURSTuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm

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The Fun PageARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, let your creative side take over this week. Your imagination is ready to run wild, and this burst of cre-ative energy will have long-lasting positive effects.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, though you are known for being a tad stubborn, this week you are open to any and all suggestions. You may surprise a few people by being so open-minded.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, while you may have natural leadership abilities, most of the time you do not want to pull rank. This week you may need to step things up a bit.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, now is a good time to travel, even if it means just a quick jaunt. But if a big vacation is on the horizon, know that you will likely have a smooth trip ahead.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Your powers are magnetic this week, Leo. Others find you simply irresistible, which can bode well if you are looking for a romantic partner or want to step things up.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, a busy week at work will require lots of cooper-ation among you and your coworkers. If ever there was a time to summon your leadership abilities, now is the time.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, many things are in disarray and you may need some help getting back to efficient living. Download an app to help you track expenses or keep tabs on your responsibilities.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22You are bound to be the center of attention, Scorpio. Get over any shyness early on because you will be spending time with coworkers for most of the week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21You will do some of your best work at home this week, Sagittarius. Spend ample time getting the house in order. A few days working from home could kickstart plans.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, quickly curb any feelings of boredom by exploring a new hobby. Try taking a new fitness or art class. You’ll have chances to mingle, too.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Put the brakes on impulse buys, Aquarius. This week you may be tempted to spend more money than you have, and that will only lead to long-term financial concerns.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, it is time to rebrand yourself. This may start with a mini-makeover or more significant changes to your life and career.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYSJUNE 22Cyndi Lauper, Singer/Songwriter (61)

JUNE 23Frances McDormand, Actress (56)

JUNE 24Mindy Kaling, Actress (35)

JUNE 25Busy Philipps, Actress (35)

JUNE 26Derek Jeter, Athlete (40)

JUNE 27Sam Claflin, Actor (28)

JUNE 28John Cusack, Actor (48)

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VANDERHOOF’S FAITH

For more information or to joinVanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory

Call Pam at 250-567-9258

Church Directory

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

Small Groups meeting together regularly:

We have a place for you to belong!For more information call

567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive

The Gospel Chapel

448 Connaught Street

For more information call567-3107

www.thegospelchapel.ca

Our MissionGlorifying God by helping all people move closer to

Jesus Christ one step at a time.

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

(Af� liated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada)

NECHAKO COMMUNITY CHURCH

MENNONITE BRETHREN

1393 Highway 16 East(Across from P.J. Collision)

250-567-4960Sunday Morning Worship

9:30 amSunday School - 11:00 am

Making Jesus known

For more information visit our website: www.vcfemc.com

1393 Highway16 East 250-567-4960

Join us Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. Everyone welcome!

Visit our website: nechakocommunitychurch.com

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 include school activities. Basically people making a difference in our community. Send us your photo by 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....

COMING EVENTS....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-pro� t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-pro� 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 of� ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is � nal.

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NEW EVENTS....

VANDERHOOF PUBLIC LIBRARY...Summer Reading Club for kids. Ages 4-12. Running from July 8 through August 7. Reg-istration begins June 17 at the Library. Drop in at the Library or phone 250-567-4060

***AGM FOR THE OMINECA SAFE HOME SOCIETY...Wednesday June 25th, 730 at Omineca Safe Home Society Community room.

***FUNDRAISER...to raise money for the Fam-ily Day & Collective Awareness Walk on Sept 13, at Riverside Park. The fundraiser will take place July 19 at the Reid Pub. More info call 250-567-7427 or email [email protected].

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

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR IDIDALA-P4CANCER...For more information please contact Leslie McAvity at 570-7718 or email: [email protected].

***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

[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 250-567-0623 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!

Nechako Notes

Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery group held its annual fundraiser ‘Strides for Strokes’ on June 9th and extends a huge thank-you to everyone who supported the walk. [email protected]

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1st Place - Carol Kluber Ken Silver Brian Bradbury2nd Place - Cec Candline Don Makow Stan Zawada3rd Place - John Wiebe Sheila Fletcher Bob Mountford4th Place - Dan Boyd Bill KrawczykMost honest golfers: Ellen Randall Don Syversten Erling Clemmenson Linda Woodruff

1st flight low gross - Brenda Philpott, 462nd flight low gross - Leanne Hewlett, 481st flight low net - Kathy Murphy, 33.52nd flight low net - Vanessa Hoffman, 321st flight 2nd low gross - Taya Silver, 472nd flight 2nd low gross - Anna Prestmo, 521st flight 2nd low net - Ellen Randall, 362nd flight 2nd low net - Chona Dick, 37.51st flight long drive - Brenda Philpott2nd flight long drive - Anna Prestmo1st flight KP in 1 - Ellen Randall2nd flight KP in 2 - Leanne Hewlett1st flight KP in 3 - Kathy Murphy2nd flight KP in 4 - Linda WoodruffChip Ins - Mildred Mountford, Lory Derksen

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Seniors - Four Ball Scramble June 17

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Ladies Night June 18

Sponsored by Van Con

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 pro� 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 Debra-Ann at 250-567-0623 or email [email protected]

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Speci� 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 � 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 month at 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 call Debra-Ann Bishop at 250-567-0623 or [email protected]

***THE FRASER LAKE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in the New Fraser Lake Restaurant. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the of� cers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan - 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings.

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It was rainy and it was chilly but it was smiles all around at the Saik’uz First Nation (SFN) on Thursday, June 19.

Despite drawbacks, poor weather and the teachers strike, National Aboriginal Day went off without a hitch.

The event, which cel-ebrates aboriginal cul-ture throughout Canada, usually draws a crowd of hundreds according to Paula Wylie, a clinical supervisor with Nechako Valley Community Ser-vices Society (NVCSS) and volunteer with Na-tional Aboriginal Day. “Last year we had over 300 kids, this year we

were expecting over 600, but that’s all changed due to teachers strike.”

This years celebra-tion, while not meeting the 600 mark, was still attended by over 200 people.

National Aboriginal Day has been celebrated at SFN has been going on since 2008.

The celebration re-ceives lots of support from the community with groups like Co-op, Newgold, NVCSS, Ca-nadian Heritage and In-nergex sponsoring the event. “We’ve had great success with our fund-ing,” says Wylie. “We’ve received so much sup-port from the commu-nity.”

Wylie says events like National Aboriginal Day are important to her and to the community because of the opportu-nity they create for the community at large to celebrate, and practice aboriginal traditions.

“We have such a rich First Nations cul-ture that we’re not al-ways exposed to,” she says. “Events like this keep[people] practicing their traditions and cul-ture. It brings the com-munity together to cel-ebrate their traditions.”

The celebration con-sisted of games like tug of war, as well as cultur-al activities like making fresh bannock (a tradi-tional bread), drumming and a performance by the Saik’uz Band Danc-ers.Maureen Thomas opens National Aboriginal

Day with a ceremonial song. Photo by Jesse Cole

National Aboriginal Day goes on

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School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes)

Strong Start FacilitatorLOCATION: Mouse Mountain Elementary SchoolHOURS OF WORK: 24.25 hours per week DUTIES TO COMMENCE: September 2, 2014 RATE OF PAY: $21.70 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement

Together with parents and caregivers, the facilitator will be responsible for operating the program. The intention of the program is that parents and caregivers will participate alongside their children in a purposeful, play-base environment. The program will concentrate on key aspects of family literacy, numeracy, parent support and education, stages of early childhood development and community resource sharing.

The Facilitator will: • establish and post a daily schedule for the program with participant involvement; • ensure that the activities available for the children re ect the stages of child development and encourage creativity and language development; • plan and prepare participant-orientated activities and daily circle times that involve stories, songs, movement, etc; • make connections with service providers in the community and facilitate referrals for families where necessary; • make connections with the school personnel to facilitate a smooth transition for families into the formal school system; and, • attend training sessions as offered by district or local organizations.

uali cations: • a certi cate, preferably a diploma in arly hildhood ducation; • training and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age range; • training and/or experience working with parents/ adults in a facilitative role; • personal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourceful; • training and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addiction, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and, • a clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring.

Please mail, fax or email resumes to: Lynn Maksymchak District Principal – Human Resources/ Leadership Development School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) PO Box 129, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: [email protected]

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Strong Start FacilitatorLOCATION: Burns Lake WOW BusHOURS OF WORK: 4 hours per day, 2 days per week DUTIES TO COMMENCE: September 2, 2014 RATE OF PAY: $21.70 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement



uali cations: • a certi cate, preferably a diploma in arly Childhood ducation; • training and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age range; • training and/or experience working with parents/ adults in a facilitative role; • personal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourceful; • training and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addiction, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and, • a clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring.



Strong Start FacilitatorLOCATION: David Hoy Elementary SchoolHOURS OF WORK: 24.25 hours per week DUTIES TO COMMENCE: September 2, 2014 RATE OF PAY: $21.70 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement



uali cations: • a certi cate, preferably a diploma in arly Childhood ducation; • training and/or experience working with children in the 0-5 age range; • training and/or experience working with parents/ adults in a facilitative role; • personal qualities including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to be culturally sensitive, reactive, collaborative and resourceful; • training and/or experience working with families experiencing multiple challenges (poverty, abuse, addiction, cognitive challenges such as FASD); and, • a clear Criminal Record Review prior to hiring.


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Job Description: The feller-buncher operator runs a purpose-built machine with a long heel-boom arm and tree-cutting head, which is a self-propelled, off-road vehicle that moves through the forest to cut, fall and place whole trees into piles (bunches). The operator safely maneuvers on moderate to steep forest slopes and rough terrain to skillfully fall designated trees. Controls machine operation seated inside the machine’s cab, using a combi-nation of joysticks, buttons, pedals and levers.Prior Experience: Minimum two years’ experience work-ing as feller buncher operator; preference given to appli-cants with previous experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment.

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DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Babe Ruth Ball Diamond Infrastructure Removal

The District of Vanderhoof invites Proposals for the complete removal and disposal of all concrete dugouts, fence, gates, poles and concrete used to anchor poles in the ground. All holes which are created by the removal of the infrastructure must be filled in with soil and made safe.

This project may be of interest to individuals, groups or companies, but shall result in no cost to the District of Vanderhoof.

Proposal Documents will be available during normal business hours at:

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Proposals will only be accepted in sealed envelopes, with the project name and closing date/time clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. Proposals received after the closing date/time will be returned unopened. The District of Vanderhoof reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals. The lowest or any Proposal may not necessarily be accepted.


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Vanderhoof’s home-grown IDIDALAP-4CANCER celebrated it’s fourth year in exis-tence this past week at Riverside park.

The annual relay, that spans 12 hours, took place on June, 20 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Traditionally held at the high school track, this years fundraiser moved to the Riverside park where a stage, booths and bleachers were set up in anticipa-tion of the crowd.

The fundraiser was started by local Leslie McAvity who herself is a cancer survivor.

McAvity created the event to � ll the void she saw in Vanderhoof. “It came about after years of participation in the Prince George relay for life. I found that a

lot of people from Van-derhoof weren’t able to come, so I thought ‘why not bring it to Vanderhoof on a small-er scale?’”

While the event may have started off small, it certainly has had a huge impact, over its four year history it has raised well over $100,000 ac-cording to McAvity. “Last year our goal was $40,000 and we raised $50,000,” she said.

Last weeks intend-ed goal was that of $50,000. At the time of this publishing the total amount raised this year is not yet known.

It’s not just the num-bers that are large ei-ther, the event regularly draws hundreds of peo-ple to it with dozens of teams coming together to participate and raise money.

“This year we’re ahead of our goal for

teams,” McAvity says of participation. “We have 21 registered teams and at least � ve unregistered teams.”

The money raised by IDIDALAP4CAN-CER and other events like it certainly have made a difference when it comes to cancer re-search. “Sometimes people don’t think we’ve made big strides in cancer research, but we have,” McAvity explains. “If I had the type of Leukemia to-day that I had 23 years ago, I would have only have had to take a pill. I wouldn’t have had to go through chemotherapy or bone marrow trans-plants. So that’s why I do it, because we are making progress.”

McAvity says that while participation is never an issue, it can be dif� cult to � nd vol-unteers during the ini-

tial planning stages for the event. “It’s a challenge to get volun-teers,” she says “we’re always open to having new people come and help on the commit-tee.” Adding that “many hands makes lighter work.”

Despite this McAv-ity remains positive saying “we’re [the com-mittee] like any cancer patient, you have ob-stacles and you � ght through them.”

Leslie McAvity, founder of IDIDALAP4CANCER walks with other cancer survivors during the fourth annual Ididalap4cancer fundraiser. Photo by Jesse Cole

IDIDALAP hits the track

Heather Flegal chops her locks for cancer.

Photo by Jesse Cole

The Omineca Express and Caledonia Courier are pleased to welcome the latest addition to our newsroom, reporter and photog-rapher Jesse Cole.

Cole comes to us from Muskoka, Ont. A graduate of Niagara College’s journalism program, Cole is an avid writer and photogra-pher. He has worked for numerous media organizations in Ontario including the TD Waterhouse Toronto Jazz Festival in 2013 and independent radio station Hunter’s Bay Radio, in Huntsville, Ont.

He served as a videographer on numerous independent � lms including music videos and documentaries based in Toronto and Nashville, Tenn. He has also covered events like the G8 and G20 in Toronto and Occupy Wall St. in New York City.

New Reporter in town

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