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Vanderhoof benefits from Blackwater projectChristina Millington

Omineca Express

Golden opportuni-ties for Vanderhoof.

New Gold, Black-water Project is an in-termediate gold min-ing company located along the northern side of Mt. Davidson in the Nechako Plateau, ap-proximately 110 ki-lometres southeast of Vanderhoof.

President and CEO, Robert Gal-lagher headed a tour around the Blackwa-ter grounds on June 19 discussing current and future aspirations for the site which cur-rently employs 250 contractors and em-ployees – 60 of which are local employees and more than 25 First Nations citizens.

“We are going to drill 200 kilometres of core this year,” said Gallagher.

“This is easily the biggest exploration program in BC.”

Currently the proj-ect is in its “explora-tion” phases, leasing 89,756 hectares and permitted to clear less than one per cent (553.91 ha) in the Blackwater region.

The Blackwater grounds are currently populated with 19 drills that are fully

operational 24 hours a day 7 days with two contracted drill opera-tors per drill.

Approximately 600 metres are drilled over a 12 hour period with gold deposits exceed-ing past that drilling point – up to 800 me-tres.

Blackwater’s senior geologist, Brian Bow-er has been working in the field for 28 years bringing his expertise to New Gold’s explo-ration project.

“Cores are laid out and sampled in one metre intervals that are then rinsed down

with water to located sulphides in the rock,” said Bower.

“We have a team of 30 people on rotation that handle process-ing cores and sending them off to the lab.”

Drills recover a core from the earth approximately 3-inch-

es in diameter that is then passed along to a geologist, 8 on site, that record core find-ings into a master da-tabase which is then sent off to Vancouver on a bi-weekly basis for further analyses.

“A core is like reading a book,” said

Bower. “It’s the key to putting together the geological picture.”

New Gold has cur-rently invested more than $40 million in ex-ploration in 2011 with an envisioned invest-ment of $100 million for 2012.

New Gold cur-

rently opened a lab in Vanderhoof that was showcased to the community on June 19 with the attendance of Mayor Thiessen, Saik-uz Chief, Jackie Thom-as and businesses that are directly benefiting from the project.

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Senior geologist, Brian Bower stands in front of various cores during June 19 New Gold, Blackwater Project tour.

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Flooding a concern in British Columbia

Minister of Justice and Attorney Gen-eral Shirley Bond re-leased the following statement on emer-gency preparedness to deal with current fl ood conditions fac-ing several regions of B.C.

“Our government is supporting local authorities and First Nations by marshal-ling necessary re-sources to respond to fl ood emergencies wherever they may occur in B.C.

“We have 1,000 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (FLRNO)

fi refi ghters on stand-by to sandbag, de-ploy erosion control devices and assist local governments and their residents in areas affected by fl ooding.

“There are 9.5 kilometres of ga-bion baskets (retain-ing walls) available with 3.3 kilometres already deployed to Prince George.

There are approx-imately two million sandbags available in the provincial stock-pile with 800,000 bags deployed to lo-cal communities in the past month.

“The Fraser Health Authority is identify-ing home care clients in unprotected areas needing additional support, and we are monitoring and as-sessing institutions like the Burnaby Youth Custody Centre and Forensic Hospital that may require additional support during a fl ood event.

“Our Ministry of Agriculture Emergen-cy Operations Centre in Abbotsford has been fully activated and is supporting farmers in planning for livestock evacuations where necessary.

“Canadian Forces in Edmonton, Esquimalt and Vancouver are on a continuous standing alert should they be needed.

“I have asked Emer-gency Management B.C. offi cials to work with local govern-ments and affected residents to help assess appropriate compensa-tion for fl ood damage through the Disaster Financial Assistance Program as expedient-ly as possible.

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Free PressThe Aboriginal Service

Plan (ASP) at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George got a half-million dollar boost on Thursday.

The provincial govern-ment announced Thursday, National Aboriginal Day, that it was committing more than $4.2 million for ASP projects at 11 post-second-ary institutions, including $542,000 for CNC.

“We are delighted the government has funded Phase 2 of the community-driven ASP program,” CNC president John Bowman said in a press release, “which will have a tremendous impact on Aboriginal learners and their communities.”

During Phase 1 of the program, he said, CNC saw Aboriginal enrolment go to 1,839 in all programs in 2010-11, up from 744 in 2006-07.

“This funding will allow the great work, part-nerships and community engagement to continue.”

The funding will be added to $200,000 in fund-ing of its own CNC had already committed to for the 2012-13 school year. It will allow CNC and its partners – 20 First Nations, aboriginal organizations, Aboriginal individuals, Elders and other post-secondary institutions – to move forward with the second phase of the ASP.

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No easy answersRuth Lloyd

Caledonia Courier

It became clear from the presentations to the Special Committee on Timber Supply on June 20, the committee has a tough job ahead.

The committee heard from community lead-ers, industry and for-est professionals in a packed Music Makers Hall in Fort St. James last week.

The committee is travelling around the province getting input on options put forward to help mitigate the im-pacts of the upcoming decline in the supply of wood fi ber available to the interior of Brit-ish Columbia’s forest industry.

The committee was struck to attempt to ad-dress the upcoming de-cline in timber supply in the province after the Pine Beetle epidemic. They will be asking for input on options to miti-gate the loss of about 10 million cubic metres of wood a year, which is about 20 per cent of the interior’s wood sup-ply. This represents the wood needed to supply approximately eight sawmills and the reduc-tion in supply is expect-ed to take place within two to 10 years.

The decline is a re-sult of the rapid increase in the annual allowable cut to harvest the dead standing pine which had been damaged by the beetle infestation but if left would be un-salvageable for any eco-nomic benefi ts.

Seven MLAs from both the Liberals and the NDP make up the com-mittee and the group is traveling around the province to conduct a series of formal meet-ings where local gov-ernments, First Nations, industry and public can present.

The committee was

asking for input on a number of recommen-dations which could increase the timber sup-ply and if they were to be implemented, which areas require changes to legislation.

The recommenda-tions included allowing harvest in some pro-tected areas including reducing some of the Visual Quality Objec-tives, which prevented logging of the views around towns, parks or along highways to pro-tect tourism and other aesthetic values.

Mayor Rob Mac-Dougall said a few words before turning over the presentation to Ross Hamilton of KDL, the company managing the community forest for the community.

Hamilton gave a very thorough response to the points being looked at by the committee as potential sources of in-creased timber supply.

Overall, Hamilton said the opportunity to increase timber supply by changes to allow harvesting in protected areas are limited and could impact certifi ca-tions of wood products which may then impact the producers ability to sell their end products.

He also expressed concern over the actual inventory numbers of available wood, which he suggested should be assessed in order to properly plan the har-vest of the mid-term timber.

Many of the present-ers mentioned keeping the resource within the area, to ensure the lo-cal community is sus-tainable, with the no-table exception of both the Sinclar Group and Dunkley Lumber, which would like to be able to ensure their ability to continue to move logs to their mills in other

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timber should stay lo-cally,” said Blair Mayse, business development advisor for Dunkley. “ If you adopt that recom-mendation, you in es-sence eliminate Dunk-ley’s ability to access timber supply.

There are others that need supplemen-tal timber, all of which comes from this great big area.”

Dunkley Lumber owns the timber licence which was owned by Stuart Lake Lumber.

Continued on page 5

Louise Levy, Mayor Gerry Thiessen and Kevin Moutray representing the Vanderhoof District Council.


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Timber Supply CommitteeFrom page 4

Owners of Stuart Lake Lumber sold the closed mill and its licence to Dunkley, which oper-ates a large mill north of Quesnel, in November of 2009.

There were presenta-tions as well by Nak’azdli, Tl’azt’en, and Takla First Nations, but Yekooche did not participate.

All three groups did not support signifi cant changes to allow harvest-ing in protected areas or any practices which could jeopardize other uses of forests by wildlife and cultural practices.

“You are hearing that timber should stay lo-cally,” said Blair Mayse, business development advisor for Dunkley.“

If you adopt that rec-ommendation, you in essence eliminate Dunk-ley’s ability to access timber supply.

There are others that need supplemental tim-ber, all of which comes from this great big area.”

Dunkley Lumber owns the timber licence which was owned by Stu-art Lake Lumber. Owners of Stuart Lake Lumber sold the closed mill and its licence to Dunkley, which operates a large mill north of Quesnel, in November of 2009.

There were presenta-tions as well by Nak’azdli, Tl’azt’en, and Takla First Nations, but Yekooche did not participate.

All three groups did not support signifi cant changes to allow har-vesting in protected areas or any practices which could jeopardize

other uses of forests by wildlife and cultural practices.

There were also strong calls for more economic benefi t of the resource extraction to go towards the First Nation commu-nities.

“I think I really would like this committee to really think hard of the First Nations’ interests, that we still reside and live off this land, and we have never surrendered our land to anyone,” said Chief Dolly Abraham of Takla First Nation.

Retired forester Keith Gordon also spoke from a forest professional’s per-spective on the possible options for mitigating the drop in timber supply.

“In short, the ways of-fered to government are to log land where care-ful planning, the LRMPs and all the negotiations that were carried out, de-creed that we should not log these portions,” said Gordon. “And now we’re saying that we should go back and do it, so we can have more timber.

I just ask you to re-member how carefully those were negotiated because they meant a hell of a lot.”

Most of those present-ing did not necessarily want to see an abandon-ment of current restric-tions protecting certain areas, but perhaps the clearest message came from a non-forestry speaker.

After explaining some of his concerns over the recommenda-tions being examined, Tom Greenaway, direc-tor of Electoral area C for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako said “May our grandchildren be proud of our footprint that we leave today.”

The special commit-tee will be continuing to tour interior communities until July 12 and will be putting forward a report by August 15 in order to give the provincial gov-ernment direction in deal-ing with the issue.

There were also strong calls for more economic benefi t of the resource

extraction to go towards the First Nation commu-nities.

“I think I really would like this committee to really think hard of the First Nations’ interests, that we still reside and live off this land, and we have never surrendered our land to anyone,” said Chief Dolly Abraham of Takla First Nation.

Retired forester Keith Gordon also spoke from a forest professional’s per-spective on the possible options for mitigating the drop in timber supply.

“In short, the ways of-fered to government are to log land where care-ful planning, the LRMPs and all the negotiations that were carried out, de-creed that we should not log these portions,” said Gordon. “And now we’re saying that we should go back and do it, so we can have more timber.

I just ask you to re-member how carefully those were negotiated because they meant a hell of a lot.”

Most of those present-

ing did not necessarily want to see an abandon-ment of current restric-tions protecting certain areas, but perhaps the clearest message came from a non-forestry speaker.

After explaining some of his concerns over the recommenda-tions being examined, Tom Greenaway, direc-tor of Electoral area C for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako said “May our grand-children be proud of our footprint that we leave today.”

The special commit-tee will be continuing to tour interior communities until July 12 and will be putting forward a report by August 15 in order to give the provincial gov-ernment direction in deal-ing with the issue.

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Consumed by a phobiaChristina Millington

Omineca Express

As I was sitting at home this past week with the balcony door open I couldn’t help but take in all the sounds that were echoing about the neighbourhood.

The smell of fresh cut grass wafting through the white transparent curtains to the sound of children jumping on a tram-poline – a preferred soundtrack to my evening.

The much-anticipated approach of summer is al-ways an exciting time as we begin to plan each and every day hoping to take advantage of the three short months we are allotted.

This will be the fi rst summer I’ll be required to fi nd new adventures and activities to keep myself occu-pied as summer’s prior consisted of days being spent on the Otonabee River boating with friends – nothing beats stretching your legs out on the open water.

However, I must fi ll you in on a small detail; boat-ing often resulted in a fair bit of teasing as I have had a phobia of fi sh since I was a child.

Often when it would be my turn to strap on the wakeboard and drift out behind the boat I would often hear a few heckles of fi sh sightings from my “com-forting” friends.

All in good fun for them of course, made for an anxious tour on the river hoping that every jump I made over the wake wouldn’t be my last, leaving me bobbing in fi sh infested waters until the boat circled back around.

I was lucky enough to take a trip to the Bahamas back in 2001 with a friend that was always up for an adventure.

However, one of his adventures wasn’t an ideal one, which ended up being my last on that trip.

For those whom experience any sort of phobia, whether it’s big or small, you will sympathize with my horrifying experience.

Tourists alike boarded a small boat to then take an excursion around the island to a secluded area where we could snorkel and take in the beauty of the under world beneath us.

I was apprehensive of the idea, however, I encour-aged my friend to take the opportunity to enjoy him-self for I knew he would regret not doing so.

Once in the water he felt the need to en-courage just the same knowing I have an issue with the life that populates the water he was swimming in.

Imagine my skepticism as someone who is petrifi ed of fi sh to jump willingly into the water knowing of the possibility of seeing something I don’t want to see.

Sharks, barracudas and other sea life is not what I want to encounter when snorkeling about aimlessly without the reassurance in knowing that I can remove

myself from a situation that may present itself unex-pectedly.

Nonetheless, I managed to fi nd the courage to put on the snorkeling gear and jump in with both feet.

The experience was a beautiful one; swimming about a world that is often left unseen was what I needed to keep my mind off what was swimming around me.

“Everyone back in the boat, quickly please,” echoed from the boat as fellow snorkelers franticly swam back to the boat.

I froze, unable to make any rash decisions. I tread-ed water for a moment trying to collect my thoughts and to plan my next “calculated” move.

The instructor, calmly might I add, informed the group that there was a barracuda under the boat – no big deal right.

My courageous efforts to participate in the day’s activity left me feeling regretful and absolutely petri-fi ed.

I managed to lower my head below the waters surface to reassure myself that the accusations were true.

There it was beneath the boat, fl oating there con-templating who would make for a tasty treat.

I managed to get myself to the boat, limbs intact, to then peer over the side to see the barracuda swim by.

I quickly gave an “I told you so” look to my friend to then retreat to a quiet place on the boat to catch my breath.

Summers accompany a bit of anxiety as I often fret when that invite will come to explore the beaches of my local neighbourhood or to take off in a boat to know I will be convinced to get wet.

Here’s to kicking this phobia and taking a swim with the fi sh this summer.

If you’ve taken a trip to the mainland via BC Ferries recently, the news that ridership levels hit a 21-year low was hardly news at all.

It’s been diffi cult not to notice the cavernous car decks, empty as a pas-senger’s wallet, the line-ups at the cafeteria downgraded from never-ending to two-minute waits.

Neither was it shocking that, despite frequent, fast and furious fare increas-es, the sea faring corporation’s books were listing hard, leaking some $16 million into the coastal waters.

People on both sides of the water are staying home, the costs to cruise the waters too high to make it a feasible option. Now, when it comes to business, I’m no Richard Branson. If I was I’d probably suggest that kite-boarding en-trepreneurs offer customers rides across the Strait on their backs.

No, my business sense is far from the sharpest harpoon on the Pequod, but I’d like to take a stab nonetheless at offering a solution to the ferry faeries who keep the boats running on time.

My quick fi x is so simple, it dates back to when ships fi rst started carry-ing paying passengers — fi ll the boats. In order to understand why we have empty ships sailing in the fi rst place, we need to fi rst go back to 1807 on an island on the other side of the continent.

It was then in New York that Jeremiah Thompson and a group of his Quaker compatriots decided to take a risk and launch a business that many believe changed the face of goods and people transport forever.

To be a merchant in New York waiting for goods to be shipped from Eng-land meant not knowing when your shipment would arrive. Crossing the At-lantic was an expensive proposition and the ships’ captains would wait until they had a full boat before they set sail.

These unpredictable delays made it hard for businessmen to keep prom-ises, or to fi nd buyers for their wares. Thompson and his crew came up with the plan to create a line of packet ships that would set sail from New York and Liverpool, England twice a month on a fi xed schedule, regardless of whether the ships were full.

And so, the Black Ball Line was born, and the ships kept their promise, delivering goods and people in a timely, scheduled manner. This basic shift in thought from maximizing cargo space to a time-centric focus can be seen in all aspects of commerce and transportation today.

And it is one of the reasons why BC Ferries Coastal leviathans sail on a timed schedule, regardless if their bellies are fi lled with paying passengers or not. Well, as fashionistas can attest, what is old can quickly become new again, and maybe it’s time for us to look back to a pre-Black Ball Line era in order to fi ll the boats.

With energy prices rising and the costs of transporting goods increasing, in many facets of life people are looking to their ancestors’ ways to survive.

Chemicals are being tossed aside for organic, grow-your-own food. Groups of reskillers are popping up, learning to use the slower paced, sustain-able practices of yore.

Could BC Ferries offer a handful of sail-when-full boats to compliment a reduced schedule of sailings? Sure, it may be inconvenient, but the fares on each full boat would cover the costs. Alternatively, BC Ferries could encour-age more passengers to use their services by lowering their rates.

But that’s just too obvious. Anyone have a used kite-board for sale?Cowichan News Leader

Why don’t we sail our ferries when they are full?

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It’s like being trapped under waterThe Doctor Game

W. Gifford-Jones M.D.

A man sentenced to death by the King was granted a reprieve of one year.

He discovered that the King was a lover of horses and prom-ised that within a year he would teach the King’s horse to fly.

His friends laughed at him. But the man explained, “Within a year the King may die, or the horse may die, or I may die. Besides, who knows?

The King’s horse may learn to fly”.

I recently told this story of hope to a friend who was be-coming increasingly incapacitated by idio-pathic pulmonary fi-brosis (IPF), a disease with no known cure.

IPF is the most common interstitial lung disease (ILD), a group of diseases af-fecting the tissue and space around the air sacs in the lungs.

These diseases are more rare than asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease or even lung cancer, but they are severe and very life-limiting.

Yet most people and some doctors have never heard of this problem.

I never suspected that my tennis partner

had idiopathic pulmo-nary fibrosis.

But in recent years it became apparent that something was wrong.

He developed a dry hacking cough, chest discomfort, pro-gressive shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness.

This happens be-cause IPF causes ex-tensive, progressive, scarring of lung tissue. The alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs stiffen and become thick, de-creasing the amount of oxygen in the blood stream.

In effect, IPF is a slow strangulation of the body’s oxygen sup-ply, essential for life. My friend remarked, “It takes hours to do anything.

It’s like being trapped under water and trying to surface for air.”

As the disease pro-gresses and the amount of functioning lung tissue diminishes, oth-er problems make life increasingly difficult. Pressure may build up in pulmonary arteries putting excess strain on the heart which, in turn, begins to fail.

In many cases doc-tors cannot pin-point a cause for ILD.

But in others the cause is obvious.

When miners inhale coal dust or asbestos for instance. Others

develop scarring of the lung by working long hours sand blast-ing or bird farming.

There is also a con-dition called hypersen-sitivity pneumonitis often due to inhaling dust contaminated with bacterial, fungal or animal products.

Smoking makes the illness worse.

In addition, some connective tissue dis-eases such as rheu-matoid arthritis, scle-roderma, sarcoidosis and radiation therapy to the chest cause lung scarring.

As readers know I have repeatedly warned about the dan-gers of excessive and often needless radia-tion therapy.

The diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis is made by lung doctors using lung function tests, high-resolution CAT scans of the chest and/or a lung biopsy.

The pathologist can confirm the presence of scarring.

Unfortunately there are no approved treat-ments for IPF except for double lung trans-plant. In the past doc-tors used a combina-tion of prednisone and azathioprine with an antioxidant (NAC) to treat IPF.

Recently, however this approach was found to be much more harmful than placebo and is no longer rec-ommended.

That’s why it’s so important for patients to take charge of their own lives.

This means try-ing to avoid infection and making sure they are vaccinated against pneumonia.

Knowing you have an incurable disease with just a few years to live is never easy to accept.

Patients desperately hope the diagnosis is wrong and often fran-tically search the inter-net looking for a cure.

And the more they delve into IPF the more confused they become, particularly when no apparent cause for the scarring can be found.

The average length of life from the time of IPF diagnosis is two

to five years. But the course of the disease varies from patient to patient. For some its course is rapid and for others a slow gradual one.

Fortunately fate can be kind as some patients have lived as long as 20 years.

What about the fu-ture?

Recently the Ca-nadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, along with a team of researchers at the University ofToronto, is exploring the use of new anti-scarring therapies in fighting this disease.

There is always hope.

Those inflicted with IPF may live to see that the King’s horse has learned to fly.

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ish Columbia due to an increase in wildfi re activity there, For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.

Seven three-person initial attack crews and one agency rep-resentative will arrive in Whitehorse today and be briefed by offi cials before being assigned to wildfi res in the Dawson City area.

The personnel are being deployed out-of-province through the Northwest Compact, a mutual aid agreement between Canada’s western provinces and territories, and states in the American northwest. All associated costs are covered by the jurisdiction requesting the resources.

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On June 19 a theft occured at the Grand Trunk Inn leaving a man robbed of an article of clothing.

The male suspect has been identifi ed and ar-rested, currently being detained by the Vanderhoof RCMP.

According to Sgt. Jason Keays, the suspect was on a conditional house arrest order that required no consumption of alcohol.

Suspect has been charged for breaching his sentence and will be required to start his sentence again.

There were no weapons involved.

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Public discussions surfaced during a Tim-ber Supply meeting at the Nechako Senior Cit-izens Friendship Centre on June 20.

Mayor Thiessen and council members among other concerned residents had the op-portunity to sit in front of MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly) with an opportunity to address underlining is-sues with the effects of the pine bettle infesta-tion which began in 1999.

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A lost rottweiler turns itself in to the local RCMP detachment

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A softer side of the Vanderhoof RCMP detachment.

Sgt. Jason Keays consoles a lost rot-weiler that wandered the streets of Van-

derhoof to then fi nd herself hanging out in the back parking lot of the detachment on June 21.

“The lost rottweiler turned herself in,” Keays said.

“We gave her lots of water as she was here at the station for a couple of hours.”

An offi cer brought her over to the Vanderhoof Veterinary Clinic to report the kindered rottweiler in hopes her owners would soon claim here.

Sgt. Keays reported that the owners have claimed her and that they were gra-cious to the detachment for taking good care of her.

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Sgt. Jason Keays finds a friend in a rottweiler that found its way to the Vanderhoof RCMP detachment on June 21.


The first survivor lap started at 12 noon that had local schools making their laps

Activities such as face painting populated the NVSS field Prairiedale school goes hand in hand

Iris, left, Madison and Ruth from Mapes takes a break from the sun for some refreshments

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Luke takes a break from all the excitement at the W.L. McLeod water station, below left. Nikayla and Megan, top right, get their face painted in between laps. Clayton, Trenton, Fred and Jesse, middle, from W.L. McLeod take their laps around the NVSS field. Karin Christensen, left, Doreen Boon set up The Boob Club to promote the importance of regular mammograms.

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Mia Funk takes her survivor lap around the NVSS field


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Andrea Schneck, Hilary Desmarais, Allison Schneck, Tara Kurucz, Michael Van Dijk, Brandon Hutchinson, Herman Dhak, Dylan Ferris, Matthew Naka, Kyle Stevenson, Cameron Olson, Jarred Toll, Graham Wiens, Eric Smith, Riley Boucher, Rylan Schlamp, Kyle Varley, Quin Hill, Ben Rodts, Wyatt Millard, Kyle Cameron, Louis Klopper, Pe-ter Lafl eur, Jordan Walker, Angelene Martens, Mia Funk, Amy Teichroeb, Kirsten Edel, Riley Wallace, Joshua Bancroft, Spencer Siemens, Torrin Lytle, Darby Lytle, Nicho-las Taylor, Jessica Askeland, Taryn Montague, Lauren Kodila, Felicia Birky, Amy Rasmussen, Justin Hill, Dakota Thiessen, Jordon, Robinson, Hudson Schneider, Brandi Arnold, Jaidynne Young, Darci Siemens, Michaela Marks, Amanda Goertz, Kristen Schumaker, Brittni Siemens, Maria Steinebach, Stephanie Cucovaz, Kayla Hunsaker, Michelle Kulchar, Neelam Lilly, Brook-Lynne Vezer, Taylor Rickbeil, Radovan McLay-Thiessen, Stephanie Bowick, Jessy Bokvist, Sydney Kaffanke, Bryanna Davidson, Emily Anderson, Daylon Mecham, Eldon Kochel, Kalene Gulbranson, Larissa Wiebe, Nicole Michels, Bethany Byers, Breanna Eagen, Richelle Titus, Joel Klassen, Dillon Penner, Steven Williams, Richard Kelly, Christopher Wilson, Mathew Scott, Christopher Erickson, Geoffrey Sholer, Brandon Randall, Braden Ukrientz, Tori Todd, Stacey Weinhardt, Brenden Little, Dryden Douglass, Halley Sullivan, Christian Gull, Kiawna Ellis, Bailey Schumann, Samantha Dyck, Jessica Hall, Allan Burke, Benjamin Burke, Nathan Silver, Dexter McKay, Tamara Swanson, Amanda Dull, Lacy-Rae Dupis, Sonya Webster, Carly Scoville, Gregg Barlow, Jordan Beck, Alyz Dennis, Jenessa Touet, Timothy Martens, Shaylene Thomas, Jeremy Maude, Thunder Thomas, Carely Johnson and Nathan Hasse.Unable to attend: Sheldon Conniff, Sheri Lee Dembowski, Natalya Hille, Keara Hughes, James Martens and Robert Urquhart.

~~Vanderhoof Grads 2012~~~~Vanderhoof Grads 2012~~

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Angelene Martens received a Mark Wiens Memorial Bursary and a Vanderhoof and District Co-op Association Bursary.

Ben Rodts received a Dr. Hu Stephen Memorial Endowment Bursary, Dennis Hiatt Memorial Mud Bog Society, Yellowhead Road and Bridge Bursary and Don Pebernat Memorial Bursary.

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Andrea Schneck, an NVSS graduate, and her candle bearer stand on stage in front of proud family and friends on June 16.

Riley Wallace received four scholarships - Vanderhoof Elks #473, Neil Stewart Memorial, District, and Wild Goose Chase.

Photos by Christina Millington


VANDERHOOF’S VANDERHOOF’S FAITHFAITH

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: 10:00 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

(Affi 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 - 11:15 am

Cowboy ChurchLast Sunday of the month @ 7:00 p.m.

Making Jesus known

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

CNC congratulates Resource Industry graduates


local Hospice Program. Hospice is a program that offers a support system to persons that are the end stages of life. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sen-sitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hos-pice work.Our main fundraising come in the form of dona-tions to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. More info call Debbie 567-7956

***VHF STROKE RECOV-ERY...meet at the Stuart Nechako Manor Activity Room - Mondays 9:30 - 12:00 noon (except holidays). Any volunteers who would like to come are very welcome. All stroke recovery members in Vanderhoof and sur-rounding areas are invited to attend. For more infor-mation call Luella at 250-441-0086.

***THE FOOD BANK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifi cally the following is needed: Canned vegetables, meat, fi sh, canned milk, sugar, pasta, pasta sauces, soups (we have enough mushroom soup), toilet tissue.

***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 SOCI-ETY...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm.

***THE YELLOWHEAD DRAFT HORSE ASSOCI-ATION...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info con-tact: 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. New-comers welcome.

***HOSPICE TREE OF LIFE... is to honour the living as well as to remem-ber and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Debbie @ 250-567-7956.

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

***NECHAKO VALLEY HIS-TORICAL SOCIETY...meets every second Thursday of the month 6:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce offi ce.

***VANDERHOOF 899 AIR CADET SQUADRON...Cadets will meet every Wednesday night 6:15pm

at the Cadet Building onBurrard Street. Anyoneage 12 to 18 interested inthe Cadet Program is wel-come to attend. Any adultinterested in assisting inanyway, please contactthe offi cers at the CadetBuilding Wednesday night.For more information callGlenda 250-567-7574.

***AA MEETING... Wednes-day, 8:00 p.m. UnitedChurch Hall. 567-8087 or567-4588

***FRASER LAKE AAMEETINGS... Tues &Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wil-fred’s Church just acrossfrom police station.

***ST. JOHN’S HOSPITALAUXILIARY... meets sec-ond Tuesday of the monthat 7:00 p.m. in the hospitalcafeteria. Call 567-9759 -Edna.

***VANDERHOOF

LIBRARY HOURSTuesday 10:00am to

5:00pmWednesday 10:00 am to 5:00pm & 6:30 to

8:30pmThursday 10:00 to 5:00pm

Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm

***FRASER LAKE

LIBRARY HOURSSunday & Monday Closed

Tuesday 10am - 4pmWednesday & Thursday

3pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm

Saturday 10am - 2pm***

NVSS BOTTLE DEPOT HOURS

Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm

Saturday 10am-5 p.m.***

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-profi t organizations only.s This area is not in-tended for thank you sub-missions or selling prod-ucts. It is simply a place for non-profi t organiza-tions a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax (567-2070). Your organi-zations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***

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

CALLING ALL SE-NIORS... come and join us for carpet bowling or pool - Monday and Thursday afternoons. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome. 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 So-ciety. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318.

***VANDERHOOF PUBLIC LIBRARY...is looking for donations of lego blocks to be used for children’s programs at the library. If you have lego that your kids have outgrown, we would love to put it to good use. Please contact Jenn at 250-567-4060 or email: [email protected]

***STUART NECHAKO MANOR ...Do you like to walk and be outdoors? Stuart Nechako Manor is looking for volunteers to help with our walking pro-gram. If you can commit to half an hour 1-2 times per week please call Mar-nie at 250-567-6290.

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

***VHF HOSPICE SOCI-ETY...What are you do-ing every 3rd Wednesday of each month. Do you have 2 hours to give each month? 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 Vanderhoof Hospice Society is a not-for-profi t charity looking for new volunteer members who will work with the current members to oversee our

Nechako NotesNechako Notes

Aboriginal days welcomed schools from the area to come down for some fun and games in the sun on June 21.


Back row: Tyrone Gwilliam, Sanford Quaw, Wesley Quaw, Randy George, Dennis Joseph and Evalie Penner.

Front row: Debra Montgomery (Program Co-ordinator), Peter Thomas, Harrison Quaw and Stanley Thomas.


DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFPUBLIC WORKS FOREMAN

The District of Vanderhoof, located at the geographical centre of British Columbia, is seeking an energetic and experienced team player to fi ll the position of “Public Works Foreman”.Reporting to the Superintendent of Public Works, you will be responsible for supervising and overseeing the maintenance activities of the Public Works Department; including roads, water distribution/treatment, sewer distribution/treatment, drainage, garbage collection, facilities and equipment fl eet.The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of progressive experience in municipal public works; including supervision, planning, organizing, interpreting construction drawings, preparing cost estimates, purchasing, effectively maintaining operational budgets and inventory records. You must be able to work independently within a team environment, be tactful and possess excellent public relations, report writing, team building, organizational, time management and communication skills.The ideal candidate will also have a good understanding of Municipal Government; including Tenders, RFP’s, RFQ’s and possess sound project and contract management experience. Exceptional computer profi ciency will be considered a strong asset, as well as driver’s air endorsement. A valid B.C. Class 5 Driver’s License is a must.The District of Vanderhoof offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefi ts package following a 6 month probationary period. This is an exempt position. A more detailed job description is available upon request.Please forward your letter of application, detailed resume and a minimum of three references to the undersigned no later than 4:00 pm, June 29, 2012.

Paul R. CarverSuperintendent of Public Works

District of VanderhoofBox 900

Vanderhoof, BCV0J 3A0

Fax: 250-567-9169Email: [email protected]

Closing date: Friday, June 29

Accounting Clerk (Burns Lake)Pinnacle Renewable Energy is seeking an Accounting Clerk to join our team in our Burns Lake Plant location. This is a permanent full time position that will work directly with the Plant Accountant. Responsibilities include; A/P support, data entry, and general accounting support as required.

The ideal candidate would have: •2+ years related experience •Self-starter, and able to work with minimal supervision •Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented •Solid knowledge of MS Excel and computerized accounting software

Submit your resume to:E-mail: [email protected] No Phone Inquiries AcceptedClosing date June 30, 2012.

Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce

The Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce is hiring an Offi ce Manager.

The successful candidate will have: ➢ Extensive knowledge of the local business community in the area ➢ Exceptionally strong writing skills ➢ Good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills ➢ Supervisory experience ➢ Knowledge of bookkeeping and payroll procedures ➢ A creative ability to source new revenue ➢ Organize and facilitate events

In addition to the above, candidates who can demonstrate an ability to work effectively as a team with board and staff will receive greater consideration. Candidates should also have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and be available to work some evenings and weekends. Travel may be required. A certifi cate in Administration is not required but would be preferred.

If you enjoy working with people in an exciting, dynamic environment, this may be the perfect position for you. Compensation will be dependent on qualifi cations and experience.

Applicants are requested to forward their detailed resume in, confi dence, by fax, mail or email:

Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Attention: Erin Siemens P.O. Box 126. Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-3316 Email: [email protected] Deadline for submission is 4:00 pm June 27, 2012

ELECTRICIAN

Apollo Forest Products Ltd. is currently seeking Electri-cians for permanent full-time shift work. Certifi ed, un-certifi ed and 2nd or 3rd year apprentices will be con-sidered.

The successful candidate must possess:• Experience with various automated operations and systems in a modern industrial facility,• The ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively,• Exceptional organizational skills,• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills,• Sawmill experience an asset.

Candidates must be a highly motivated tradesperson with the ability to work in a close team environment.

Applicants should forward or fax resumes to: Apollo Forest Products Ltd. Human Resource Dept. PO Box 129 Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Fax# 250-996-8730 Email: [email protected]

Only applicants short-listed will be notifi ed.Help Wanted

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Apollo Forest Products Ltd. has openings for full-time positions for Millwrights. Certifi ed, uncertifi ed and 2nd or 3rd year apprentices will be considered.

The successful candidate must possess:• Experience with various automated operations and systems in a modern industrial facility,• The ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively,• Exceptional organizational skills, • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills,• Sawmill experience an asset.

Candidates must be a highly motivated tradesperson with the ability to work in a close team environment.

Applicants should forward or fax resumes to: Apollo Forest Products Ltd. Human Resource Dept. PO Box 129 Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0 Fax# 250-996-8730 Email: [email protected]

Only applicants short-listed will be notifi ed.

SECRETARY- FRASER LAKE

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has openings for clerical in Fraser Lake. The successful applicants will be required to start work August 27, 2012 or as determined by the supervisor. These are relief positions for individuals that are currently on leaves. The positions are effective until June 28, 2013 and there is a possibility that these positions will become continuing.

The district is seeking highly motivated, progressive individuals who will have completed a one-year college secretarial training program.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration Of ce in Vanderhoof or from any district school.

Successful applicants will be invited to verify their quali cations with required testing.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Please forward your application to:

Human Resources School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: [email protected]

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

YARD SUPERVISOR WANTEDBC LIVESTOCK, VANDERHOOF

Full time and part-time positions available. Must have: experience with cattle, be able to operate a bob-cat, capable of lifting 50 pounds, be available for weekend work when required, have moderate computer skills, ensure smooth running of cat-tle, horse and equipment sales, and supervise yard staff and schedule hours. For further details please contact Al Smith at 250-570-2143 or fax resume to 250-567-2523.

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EquestrianHORSE FOR SALE 19 year old sorrel gelding, well trained, not a beginners horse. Used for penning at one time. $2500 obo. (250) 695-6972

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Farm EquipmentJD 936 disc mower, impeller conditioner, shed stored, not

used in 5 yrs, reason-not enough power to run it, takes

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Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?STEEL BUILDING - Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.STEEL BUILDINGS for sale. Need some extra storage or workspace? Alpine Steel Buildings is an authorized Me-tallic Builder. Kelowna compa-ny with 1300+ sold. 1-800-565-9800.www.alpinesteelbuildings.com

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale235 Acres for sale, only 10 minutes from Vanderhoof. Great building site at 10 acre pond, fenced, 45 acres cleared. $248,000. obo (250)567-3193

Business for SaleLIVE THE Dream. Harbours End Marine, 27 year history on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC “the best place on earth!” Owner retiring, well-estab-lished business only $129,000 email: [email protected]

Other Areas20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Moun-tain Views! Money Back Guar-antee! Free Color Brochure. 1-800-755-8953.www.sunsetranches.com

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Omineca Express

It started with a dream.Leslie McAvity sat amongst family friends in the survivor’s

tent at the second annual IDIDALAP4CANCER event on June 22 in support of those whom are affected with the devastating disease.

“This is such a worth while cause,” said McAvity. “Its com-munity support for those survivor’s that feel they’re alone.”

McAvity stands by recognizing the immense effort survivor’s put forth when battling through a disease that often claims ones life.

This has been a dream for McAvity, a cancer survivor, to be able to offer a support group to those who were “close up” to the disease.

“It’s an umbrella for those travelling the journey through can-cer,” she said.

McAvity was never alone during her cancer trials as she had the love and support of a dear friend, Karen Leslie.

Cancer survivor Karen Leslie with the support of her husband, daughter and grandchild. Leslie McAvity during the IDIDALAP4CANCER.

Cancer free for 23 years, Leslie has been an ad-vocate to leading a positive and fulfi lled life whom surrounds herself with the love and support of fam-ily and friends.

When Leslie was diagnosed with the unforgiv-ing disease her children were seven and 12. During that time she was going through 12 weeks of che-motherapy and radiation treatments.

“This year has been an emotional one” for Les-lie as her family has grown which gave her the fi ght and determination to fi ght through her illness and come out on the other side as a strong, healthy sur-vivor.

As a survivor, Leslie also participated in the sec-ond annual IDIDALAP4CANCER arm in arm with husband, daughter and grandchild.

Walking alongside family and friends support-ing a cause that claims the lives of many year round during the survivor lap left Leslie feeling humbled.

vanderhoof omineca express, june 27, 2012

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