vanderhoof omineca express, may 21, 2014

Dear Delegates:Welcome to the 2014

Minerals North Confer-ence. We are excited to host the Mining and Min-erals Exploration com-munity. It is our hope that you gain a better under-standing of the impact that Mining has within the Northern Region and the economic bene� ts provid-ed to our local economies.

Our community is excited about the unique advantages that Mining sector brings for business, personal and professional growth. I encourage you to tour Vanderhoof and enjoy our local attractions, the community trails, parks and the bird sanctuary. I am very proud of where we are today and excited about what the future holds for Vanderhoof.

Thank you for coming as your participation, knowl-edge, and experience makes a signi� cant contribution to the suc-cess of our conference.

Gerry ThiessenMayor of the Dis-

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I’d like to personally welcome each of you to Minerals North 2014. It’s an exciting time for mining in Brit-ish Columbia as we continue to grow and adapt while remaining motivated and responsive to new challenges. The northern part of the province is con-fronting a time of many changes and we’re meeting these changes during a time of larger nation-wide and global uncertainty.

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ensure that you have a productive con-vention and that you enjoy your time while you are in Vanderhoof. The min-erals North 2014 committee would like to thank all the corporate sponsors that have made this event a huge success. Without their support events like this held in northern communities would not be possible.

Before I close, I’d like to thank each member of the organizational team for their dedication and hard work in prep-aration of this event. A sincere heart

felt thank you. You are truly our town’s greatest asset.

Finally I ask each of you, throughout this conference, to stay engaged, keep us proactive and help us shape the fu-ture of Minerals North whether you are a delegate, exhibitor or presenter.

My personal respect and thanks goes out to all of you.

Brian FrenkelChairperson

Mineral North 2014

Chairperson of the Minerals North 2014

Mayor Gerry Thiessen

Mayor of Vanderhoof

Lori Gridley’s K/1 class came down to the community garden. They planted strawberries idonated by Heather Ferris for the WL McLeod Farm to School Program in one of their raised beds. More photos on page 7 and 12.

Photo by Michelle Racher

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NEWSExpressINSIDENEWSthe

INDEXEditorial ......................... 6Nechako Notes ........... 12Classifi eds ............. 13-15

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Starts September 22, 2014

REGISTER TODAY!!

vanderhoof campusPhone 250-567-3200

toll Free 1-877-567-3270Fax 250-567-3217

e-mail [email protected] to funding and sufficient enrollment.

“A Fist Full of Surprises”Rachel Eagles, Violin, Guest Artist,

with the Northern Orchestra,Gordon Lucas, Conductor

George Frederick Handel - Musick for the Royal Fireworks

Leroy Anderson - Serenata

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto #5 in A Major for ViolinRachel Eagles, soloist

Franz Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz

Franz Josef Haydn - Symphony #94 in 6, “Surprise”

Saturday, May 24 2:30 PM - Prince George PlayhouseSunday, May 25, 2:00 PM - NVSS Small Auditorium

Tickets at the door, $10.00 Adult, Students and Seniors, $5.00

Vanderhoof Children’s Theatrepresents

May 22, 23, 24and

May 29, 30, 31Show Time 7:00pm

Admission by donationat NVSS Small Auditorium

2014 Hunting Regulations Synopsis now avail-able

Kindergar-ten clinic at Vanderhoof Health Unit

The 2014-2016 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis is now online, and will soon be available in hard copy at Service BC centres and lo-cal hunting licence vendors across the province.

The Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis is published every two years, and is a summary of the B.C. hunting and trap-ping regulations made under the Wildlife Act, prepared for the convenience of hunters and trappers. Hunters should note that the 2014-2016 Hunting and Trapping Regu-lations Synopsis is effective from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016; the 2012-2014 Hunting and Trapping Regula-tions Synopsis remains in effect until June 30, 2014.

Kindergarten Clinic at the Vanderhoof Health Unit May 28....for those children start-ing kindergarten Fall 2014 an opportunity to have vision, hearing, dental , speech screen-ings and school entry vaccination if needed. Call 250-567-6900 to book an appointment.

A Facebook rumour about a Lotto Max win-ner in town prompted Vanderhoof resident Coral Adelman to get online and check the numbers for the May 9 Lotto Max draw. The morning after the draw, she checkedbclc.com, wrote the winning num-bers down and put them in her pocket and head-ed out for the day.

Later that evening Adelman went out to her truck to check her notes against the ticket she’d bought and re-

turned to the house, cry-ing and shaking, caus-ing her husband to fear the worst. He was ex-tremely relieved when she revealed all was well and that she was the latest Lotto Max Maxmillion winner!

“My husband didn’t believe me,” says Adel-man, still shaking. “I had to show him the proof online. We aban-doned dinner on the stove and went straight back to Extra Foods to have the ticket validat-ed!”

Adelman is still in shock that she’s a win-ner. She plans to pay off the mortgage on her house and put the rest of the money in the bank until she decides what to spend it on.

Adelman’s winning ticket was purchased at the Extra Foods Gasbar in Vanderhoof.

Lotto Max can be played at all lottery retailers and online at-PlayNow.com, with tickets available until 6 p.m. (PT) on Friday.Winning numbers and

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Omineca Express Black Press joins the community of Vanderhoof in

welcoming the Delegates of

Minerals North 2014 May 21, 22 and 23 at the Vanderhoof Arena

Everyone Welcome!

Come out and explore the future of mining in the North and have all your questions answered.

NVSS We Day students in col-laboration with the NVSS student council hosted a pancakes for bricks breakfast last Saturday!

The students raised over $600 and all proceeds went to building a school in Ecuador.

The We Day students are work-ing with Free the Children through the Adopt a Village program. Their goal is to raise enough funds to build a school by the end of the school year.

Each school costs $10,000 (500 bricks) Students have so far been able to fundraise 124 bricks.

On Friday June 6th, We Day stu-dents and NVSS student council will host a BBQ (Burger) lunch. Burgers will cost $5 and can be purchased in advanced for $4. Businesses and schools are wel-come to purchase in advance and pick up the burgers on Friday from 11-1 in front of NVSS. Email or-ders can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]

Each burger purchased will help us in our humanitarian effort to build a school in Ecuador!

NVSS student council host pancakes for bricks breakfast

Photo submitted by Ken Young


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For more information regarding registration please contact Janine

LePoidevin at 250-567-5352. See you at the rink!

VanderhooF Minor hockey registration 2014 – 2015 hockey seasonThis is a reminder to all hockey players and parents that the 2014- 2015 hockey season will be starting at the end of September. Registration forms can be picked up at omineca source for sports or you can print your own from our website www.vanderhoofminorhockey.ca All children 5 or older by March 1st, 2015 are welcome! All divisions are accepting new players at any skill level. If you have a TimBit aged child you may be eligible for a free helmet!! Go to www.chevrolethockey.ca for more information.

NEW REGISTRATION DEADLINES – EARLY BIRD DEADLINE IS MAY 31st, 2014 and REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30TH, 2014.

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1st low gross - Ann Martens, 401st low net - Linda Woodruff, 35 countback 2nd low gross - Brenda Philpott, 47 countback2nd low net - Carol Kluber, 35.5 countback3rd low gross - Taya Silver, 473rd low net - Mildred Mountford, 35.54th low gross - Sally Makin, 514th low net - Tracey Syrota, 375th low gross - Kathy Murphy, 535th low net - Joyce Shantz, 42KP in 2 - #3 - Brenda PhilpottKP in 3 - #7 - Taya Silverlong drive #3 - Holly Makowlong drive #9 - Tracey Syrota

2 new golfers - Heidi Goncalves, Leila Vander Giessen. Dinner Draw - Leanne Hewlett. No chip-ins this week

1st flight low gross - Ellen Randall, 422nd flight low gross - Linda Woodruff, 451st flight low net - Sally Makin, 302nd flight low net - Mary Lynn Lawrence, 311st flight second low gross - Brenda Philpott, 442nd flight second low gross - Joyce Shantz - 521st flight second low net - Kathy Murphy, 342nd flight second low net - Toni Creamer, 33

1st flight long drive - Ann Martens2nd flight long drive - Linda Woodruff1st flight KP in 1 - Carol Kluber2nd flight in KP in 2 - Linda Woodruff1st flight KP in 2 - Brenda Philpott2nd flight KP in 3 - Leanne Hewlett

Dinner draw - Toni Creamer. Chip in - Mildred Mount-ford. Random draw - Rosalie Nichiporuk.

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Annual General Meeting

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Time: 11:10 a.m.

Ootsa Lake Bible Camp Society Lodge Ootsa Lake, BC

All welcome. Refreshments provided.To reach us, call toll free: 1 877 478 3863,

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We have a deadly little track in the heart of B.C. FREE to ride! We just ask that before/after your riding, walk the track, throw some rocks, rake some ruts out. YES it is a PRIVATE track, so spectators/riders are expected to sign a waiver before you ride!

Like I said FREE to ride! “Donations go towards machine fuel rentals to keep the faces nice and perkyHard Knox Moto-X Track

See more photos page 8 and 10

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WELCOME TO KINDERGARTENThursday - May 22nd

READY SET LEARN FUN FAIRThursday – May 29th

Both events will run from Noon – 2:00 pm

AT MAPES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCall 250 567-4341 for more info.

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OPINIONExpress

When I heard in March that Enbridge Northern Gate-way was planning on attending the April 23rd council meeting to give an update on their pipelines project, I suggested to Mayor MacDougall that it would be better for our community if the meeting were either an open house or public forum. That type of meeting would provide access to a multitude of company representa-tives, and is more conducive to people being able to ask their questions and voice their concerns on any project related subjects. Mayor MacDougall agreed, and said he would make the suggestion to the company. I heard nothing more.

I was not surprised to learn on April 22nd that En-bridge Northern Gateway staff would indeed be at-tending the council meeting the following night. The council meeting agenda, posted on the municipal web site Tuesday night, showed the delegation as being Michele Perret, Director, Public and Aboriginal En-gagement, NGP; Catherine Pennington Senior Man-ager, NGP Community Bene� ts & Sustainability; and Donny van Dyk, Manager, Coastal Aboriginal and Community Relations from the company’s of� ce in Kitimat.

At the council meeting Mr. van Dyk opened by conveying regrets from Ms. Perret and Ms. Pennington for not attending, no reason for their absence was pro-vided. He then gave a brief talk on the project and the timelines for the federal decision. Mr. van Dyk men-tioned the Kitimat plebiscite and touched on contribu-tions the company has made including education and training funding in our community. His update took 10 minutes , maybe 15 at the outside.

Mayor MacDougall allowed three questions from the gallery. One question came in via e-mail regard-ing the pump station location; Mr. van Dyk was unable to provide an answer and suggested the person contact other Enbridge Northern Gateway staff directly. The fact that Mr. van Dyk is relatively new to the company, from what I understand he has been with them since fall 2013, would explain the very broad overview he gave regarding the project and the lack of an answer to the � rst question.

My question to him was on Enbridge Northern Gateway’s plans to hold a public meeting in our com-

munity; his reply was they would like to hold one, but likely wouldn’t be able to before summer. In other words, after the federal government makes their deci-sion on the project.

That was not the � rst time a public forum/open house meeting had been suggested to Enbridge North-ern Gateway. As a matter of fact, they had committed to holding that style of meeting in February 2011. That meeting did not take place. The company cancelled it, opting instead for a closed door meeting with mayor and council. No rescheduling of the public meeting was offered.

During an Enbridge Northern Gateway meet-ing with the Chamber of Commerce in August 2011, which I attended, I asked Michele Perret if the public meeting they cancelled in February was going to be rescheduled. She replied “I will take that back to my boss.” Nothing more was heard from them.

In June 2012 Enbridge Northern Gateway held a meeting with mayor and council speci� c to the clean-up efforts of the Kalamazoo spill, and in August 2012 they held a meeting to answer only technical questions relating to the project.

Why were they unwilling to hold a public meeting, I wondered.

The answer to that question came in the form of a media interview with Roger Harris in August 2013. Roger Harris was Enbridge’s vice-president of Aborig-inal and Community Partnerships from 2008 to 2010. During the interview he spoke about the company’s re-luctance to meet its opponents. In 2010, he said, the company developed a grid to determine which meet-ings to attend, assigning more points to larger rooms, the presence of media and the likelihood of facing audi-ence questions. Too many points, and Enbridge stayed away. The result, Mr. Harris said, was that the company spoke largely to small clusters of friendly faces who didn’t ask many questions. He told the interviewer, that when Enbridge brought the grid out he said “I’m out of here. You guys are nuts.”

Everything Mr. Harris talked about sounds familiar. I believe everything he had to say.

Brenda GouglasFort St. James

Again, no public meeting What’s Enbridge Northern Gateway afraid of?

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“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”

-Elizabeth LawrenceFor me, there couldn’t be a truer quote. The garden of my

childhood was a place of wonder, magic, and hard work. My mother’s garden was huge. When I say huge, I mean it.

The plow that we used to till the � elds didn’t turn a single piece of sod on the back-40 until the old man, or one of us kids, turned the garden � rst. That’s how big it was, literally and � guratively. It took a two-bottom plow to turn it in the spring. Granted, it only took a handful of turns, but, nonetheless, we got the plow out … and the disk.

Then my mother went to work … planting, weeding, � ght-ing slugs and caterpillars, and trying to keep us kids out of the pea patch. My father had cut pea sticks out of cedar shakes and, as kids, the peas were high enough for us to hide between the rows as we had pea-pod � ghts … gobbling down the peas and trying to put a welt on one of your siblings’ faces with a well-tossed pod.

How many peas were there? Well, after us kids got through our pea battles, my mother’s goal was usually 40 pints of peas that got shelled, blanched, and then frozen for winter consump-tion.

As much as my mother loved to garden, our garden was re-ally for sustenance. In addition to the peas, there were enough potatoes and carrots put away in the root cellar to keep us through most of the winter. Cabbages were often turned into sauerkraut (which no one other than my parents ate) and fresh radishes and green onions were almost always on the dinner table throughout the summer.

For us kids, it truly was an enchanted place. We would stand in the garden, seemingly for hours but likely much less, eating fresh peas, radishes, and onions. Talk about never having to get us to eat our vegetables, except the cabbage, of course.

Other than my university days, I think I’ve planted a garden, of some sort, every spring since I was a youngster.

Mine are never quite as enchanting as the garden of my childhood, but they are still worth it.

And now’s the time. Get out and get some plants in the ground. Who knows, you might not have to force-feed vegeta-bles on your kids and you might be able to create something for them that is “more fragrant than ever again.”

Garden of delight


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It’s wonderful how you can just pick up a snack, a pre made dinner, and eat anytime anywhere. Many foods produced for our convenient are also conveniently made using not so healthy ingredients.Here is this weeks’ “Did you know” ?Did you know that a number of very popular mass produced products such as some breads, stuf� ng, premade sandwiches and snacks can contain a chemical compound called Azodicarbonamide. A mouthful I know.. so why is it so strange to � nd that in our food? Well consider where else it is commonly found: yoga mats, � ip-� ops, insulation and more. In our food industry it is used as a ‘dough conditioner’ in the industrial industry, as a foaming agent to help produce plastics. Although Azodicarbonmide has gone through numerous testing to determine health effects on humans it still doesn’t make it food. Like adding marbles to cereal as a � ller and yes.. that can be labelled all natural.If you are interested in learning more about what foods contains azocarbonamide (nearly 500 items, and 130 brands such as Pillsbury, Smucker’s, Fleichman’s etc) then search the www.ewg.com website: search for: “nearly 500 ways to make a yoga mat sandwich”Personally I � nd it dif� cult when I � nd making healthy decisions are being subverted by loop holes in industry practices. When people care about making healthy choices and companies prefer pro� t and mislabel or not mention things out of convenience it can be bothersome. Remember you can always call those 1-800 numbers in your packages to � nd out more, write to companies you like, research and support the ones you believe will be the best for you. Eat well – Eat local – Enjoy

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The Community Garden is an initia-tive of the Nechako Valley Food Net-work and has been a work in progress for several years. What started as a simple concept of having a patch of ground where citizens of Vanderhoof can go and plant some vegetables, has grown into a multi-level project, involv-ing the District of Vanderhoof, School District 91, W.L. McLeod School Farm to School Pro-gram, Nechako Val-ley Community Ser-vices Society, and Seniors Connected.

(Above) Having a little relaxing time. (Below) Helping hands working on the community garden for this year’s planting season. More photos on page 12

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The Vanderhoof RCMP Open House took place on Thurs May 15 as part of National Police week. School Children from all the public and private schools in Vanderhoof and the general public were invited to tour the detachment. A highlight for the kids was being able to get into the police cars and try out the sirens.

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Sunny skies and temperatures to +22 greeted the 6 running teams in the 35th running of the Fort to Vanderhoof Relay on May 11th. Many mothers were in the � eld celebrating Mother’s day with a run along Highway 27. The fastest team was the Fort’s “Conifex” who took 5 hours 36 minutes. Fastest individual stage time was 35 minutes by Curtis Macdonald of The” Undecided” team from Van-derhoof. Fastest time by a female runner was 36 minutes run by Amy Rasmussen also from the “Un-decided” team.

Several runners ran 2 legs (each about 8 kms) be-ing Greg Pearson, Cheryl Hodder, Lisa Spingle, Craig Houghton, Deirdre Houghton, Anthony Boyd, Rona Boyd and Stan Irvine.

In addition to the runners there were some cy-clists who biked part of the distance and several hardy ones who did the whole trip being Terry and Margaret-Ann Houghton, Roma Jane Boschman and Sean Houghton. For Sean, it was his 5th year cycling the full 62 kms; not bad for being only 10 years old.

Following are the Teams with team coordinator and � nishing time:

Conifex (Lisa Spingle) 5:36Flatliners-In-Training 5:39.28The Clans (Yvvone Gilbert) 5:44.00The Undecided (Jaden Scott) 5:46The 60’s+ team and Less Experienced (Keith

Gordon) 6:03.52The Young and the Rest of Us (Jen Duncan)

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35th running of the Fort to Vanderhoof Relay May 11

Preparing for the start of the relay.Photo submitted

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, if your finances seem like they are in a state of upheaval, it could be because you have not looked at everything in black and white just yet. Make some changes.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23You come on too strong sometimes, Leo. Those who know you best can handle this approach, but you can scare off potential new friends if you do not ease up.

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Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship

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

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

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

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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

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Michelle Racher and child Ben Racher planting one of the community garden raised beds.

Photo by Michelle Racher

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....

***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 profit 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. Specifically 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 first 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 officers 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.

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

***frAser LAKe AA meeTiNGs... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from police station.

***sT. JOhN hOspiTAL AuXiLiAry sOcieTy... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome.

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Friday 10am - 4pmSaturday 10am - 2pm

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cOmiNG eVeNTs....Will appear, as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for non-profit 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 office located at 155 W. Columbia. Decision of the publisher is final.

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NEW EVENTS....

VANderhOOf puBLic LiBrAry...presents Norden the Magician, Satur-day, May 24th, 10am at the Library. Fun for all ages. Everyone welcome.

***fuNdrAiser...to raise money for the Family 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 information call: 250-640-0218 or 250-570-7496

***VOLuNTeers Needed fOr idi-dALAp4cANcer...For more informa-tion 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! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250-567-4582.

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Moving the fill for the community garden boxes.Photo submitted

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CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORKERVANDERHOOF, BC - FULL TIME

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) is looking for a Child and Family Social Worker. The CFSW will be responsible for recruiting, developing and maintaining a range of family care resources in which to place Children in Care and to promote and ensure the safety andwell-being of children throughout their stay in care.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Bachelors of Child and Youth Care, or equivalent

• Work experience through completion of a practicum in family and child welfare and completion of the Child Protection Worker Pre-Employment Program

• Experience as a social worker responsible for providing a full range of child protection duties under provincial or equivalent child welfare legislation

• Must possess a C4 or greater delegation under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA), or the ability to attend training to obtain C4 delegation

For a more detailed description of this opportunity, please visit www.csfs.org

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

TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and resume to Email: [email protected] Fax: (250)563-3376 CLOSING DATE: open until fi lled

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[email protected] Fountain Frontage Rd.

Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E1Ph: (250) 692-3324 Fax: (250) 692-3368

LUMBER SALES ASSISTANT

Hampton Affiliates, with headquarters in Portland, Oregon is seeking candidates for a position of sales assistant at its Richmond B.C. office.

Responsibilities include sales support and customer service for the Hampton Lumber Sales Canada Sales Program, shipping documentation, inventory reconciliation, order entry, maintenance of Futures/Options orders, documentation review, invoicing, and other sales requirements.

The successful applicant should have knowledge and experience with SPF lumber, strong communication skills, experience with Word, Excel, Outlook and 10-key. Applicant should have excellent problem solving skills, be detail oriented and able to work independently. College degree is preferred.

Please forward your resume no later than Monday, June 2, 2014 with confidence to: [email protected].

Only candidates considered will be contacted for a possible interview.

SALES PERSON

Sullivan Motor Products & SMP-RV are currently

looking for a full time Sales Person. No experience necessary.

RV TECHNICIANSullivan Motor Products & SMP-RV are currently looking for a Certifi ed

or Experienced RV Technician.

Our dealership is located in Houston, B.C. and is the largest volume dealer in the Northwest and we now just added a RV dealership. If you need a change, want a rewarding career and have a passion about vehicles and RVs consider the benefi ts:• aggressive pay plan• training and product knowledge provided• team focused• excellent benefi tsIf you want to be part of a winning team and create your own destiny, drop your resume in person or email to:

Attention Murray Sullivan @ [email protected] J.C. Brown @ [email protected]

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OFFICE ADMIN/BOOKKEEPER

Dalchako Timber Ltd. seeks F/T Offi ce Admin: Mon-Fri. Must be profi cient in Sage 50 and MS Offi ce - Logger’s Edge an asset. Duties inc Payroll, A/P, A/R and managing small offi ce. Benefi t pkg. Inquiries/résumés to:

[email protected]: 250-567-9589

Box 103, Vanderhoof, V0J 3A0

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for aMECHANIC 2ND TO 4TH YEAR

APPRENTICEto work in shop/service truck position in the Burns Lake area. ompetitive rates and bene t package.

Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to [email protected]

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Available immediately, full time or part time summer employment at our Finger Joint and Pellet Plants. Shift work will be required. Safety and Production training is provided to all entry level positions. Starting wage is $15.00/ hour and a Group Medical Plan is offered.To apply please fax or email resume to: Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.DNT Contracting - Experi-enced Buncher Operator and Loader Operator Vanderhoof, Fort St. James Area Contact Dave or Clint 250-567-0695 or 250-570-1605FAST AND Reliable Plumbing Repairs, 24/7. Call Parker Dean for your next plumbing job. Present this ad and get $50 off. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.MAINTENANCE PERSON RE-QUIRED. This is a fulltime, perma-nent position starting immediately at our post mill and treating plant in Princeton, BC. Must have a mini-mum of 10 years maintenance ex-perience on a variety of production and mobile equipment, with strong skills in welding, hydraulics and ba-sic electrical work. Experience in a mill environment preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum supervision and be part of the team. Benefi ts in-clude excellent wage, health spend-ing account and profi t sharing. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected] Please visit our website at www.pwppost.com for further infor-mation on the company.

Vernon Service Company re-quires Journeyman Service Plumbers/Gasfi tters, $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Employment

Help Wanted

POWELL RIVER and Region Transition House Society is posting for a full-time “Stopping the Violence Coun-sellor.” For a complete job posting, please email Julie at [email protected].


Employment

Home Care/SupportNURSES, Foot Care Nurses, Care Aides, Home Cleaners - Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call RNs, LPNs, certifi ed care aides and experienced cleaners. If you are: personable; energetic; positive; possess an outstanding work ethic; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle, pls forward your resume c/w 2 references to [email protected]. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

SalesCorporate Sales PositionWe are looking for a sales pro-fessional to continue the de-velopment of our wood prod-ucts markets. The successful candidate will have a degree in commerce, and sales expe-rience in the lumber industry. Send resume to: [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalRADIUM Technologies Inc. is cur-rently looking for: PIPEFITTER’S Camp work 14/7 rotation. In Grande Cache, Alberta. Fax your resume to 780-567-3789 or [email protected]

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UNFILED TAX returns? Unre-ported income? Avoid prose-cution and penalties. Call a tax attorney fi rst! 855-668-8089 (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

Pets & Livestock

Pets

English Springer Spaniels CKC Reg. Puppies

Champ lines, tails docked, vet checked, 1st shots,

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Ready May 30. $1,200. [email protected]

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?


Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot sav-ings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedBUYING Coin Collections,Estates, Antiques, Native Art,Silver, Jewelry 778-281-0030

Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

2640 sq ft available downtown Vanderhoof in a solid, well maintained building includes parking and alley access, adaptable to most businesses. Improvments to suit negotiable with long term lease. Call 250-570-0115

For Sale By Owner

5 BDRM HOME IN TELKWA

FOR SALE3200 sq ft, 4 bath, includes washer &

dryer, fridge & stove, dishwasher

hot tub, natural gas, contact

250-845-3315

Real Estate

Houses For SaleEnjoy a carefree, low mainte-nance lifestyle in a well locat-ed, upscale, individually titled, twin home in Vanderhoof. Quality built with new home warranty 1370 Sq ft, 3 bdrm 2 1/2 bath. Available soon Call 250-570-0115

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District of VanderhoofNotice of Public Hearing

Take notice of a proposed District of Vanderhoof Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1138, 2014 to amend the District of Vanderhoof Zoning Bylaw No. 994, 2006.

Subject Property

Lot 5, (Plan 4702) Section 9, Township 11, Range 5, Coast Land District, located at 382 Spruce Street, Vanderhoof BC, V0J 3A0.

The area as identified on the map as Lot A will be amended from CV-1 Public Use and Facilities to R-1 Residential.

A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act Section 890 for May 26th, 2014 at 4:45 pm in the District Council Chambers to hear from anyone who deems their interest to be affected by the proposed changes. Submissions at the Public Hearing may be in written or verbal form. Written submissions will be received at the District Office up to the time of the Public Hearing.

The District of Vanderhoof Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1138, 2014 is available for inspection at the District of Vanderhoof Office located at 160 Connaught Street, Vanderhoof BC, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (closed for lunch 12:00 to 1:00 pm) from May 7th to May 26th 2014.

Dated at Vanderhoof BC, this 9th day of May 2014.

Tom ClementDirector of Corporate Administration

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFREQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

2014 Seal Coat ProgramReference Number: 2014-05

The District of Vanderhoof invites Quotations for: 2014 Seal Coat Program – Various locations as follows: 1. Markay Drive (Derksen Road to east end) 2. Derksen Road (McDonald Road to north end) 3. Smedley Drive 4. Dushop Drive

Request for Quotation Documents will be available during normal business hours at: DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF 160 Connaught Street Box 900 Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

This Request for Quotations is scheduled to close:Closing Time: 3:00 p.m. local timeClosing Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014Closing Location: Office of the District of Vanderhoof PO Box 900 Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

Direct all inquiries regarding this Request for Quotations to:Attention: Paul R. Carver, Director of Operations Phone: (250) 567-4711 Email: [email protected]

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

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOFREQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

Roadside Mowing - 2013Project : 2014-04

The District of Vanderhoof invites Quotations for: Roadside Mowing – Various Locations

Quotation Documents will be available during normal business hours at:

DISTRICT OF VANDERHOOF 160 Connaught Street Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

This Request for Quotations is scheduled to close:

Closing Time: 3:00 p.m. local time

Closing Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Address: Office of the District of Vanderhoof PO Box 900 Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A0 Ph: (250) 567-4711 Fax: (250) 567-9169

Direct all inquiries regarding this Quotation call to:

Attention: Paul R. Carver, Director of Operations

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

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Real Estate

Houses For Sale

HOUSE FOR SALE3300 sq ft, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house on 7.4 acres, 3 minutes east of Burns Lake. Large kitchen with 2 islands and Jenn-Air cooktop stove. French doors leading to deck. Sunken liv-ing room and family room with fi replace and sliding doors to deck. Maple and tile fl oors throughout. 30’x40’ shop, 2 car garage attached to the house. Paved drive-way. Minutes from world class mountain biking trails, incredible lakes and the most beautiful outdoor rec-reation area. Asking $345,000 obo. Call or text 250-692-0825/250-692-0506

RecreationalFor Sale Cabin on Cluculz Lake. 20 minutes from Vande-rhoof lots of RV parking, nicely landscaped. Includes appli-ances and partially furnished. A must see! Asking $174,900 phone 250-613-9712 [email protected]

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBURRARD APARTMENTS. Two bdrm suites. No pets 250-567-9128

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

ABOVE THE REST!

SilvermillApartments

Secure quiet apartments

VACANCY

250-567-4208

VictoriaManor

* Balconies* Landscaped View

* Cablevision Available

250-567-4048or 250-567-9080

Large2 Bdrmfrom

Large1 Bdrmfrom $695 - $725

$725 - $755

NO SMOKING - NO PETS

Duplex / 4 PlexFOR RENT

Now taking applications for small 2 bdrm Duplex, Quiet, Riverfront, no pets, non-smok-ing, references required. $675 (250)567-2860

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Rentals

Homes for RentFor Rent Mobile in SpruceGrove Park. 2 bd,1 bath, f/s/

w/d incl,no pets, outside smok-er $650 per month.

Call 250-962-8818 or 250-570-2304

For RentSmall one bedroom house in town, no pets, reference a must, quiet persons only need apply. $650/month, rent in-cludes heat & lights.

Phone: 250-567-9759 and leave a message.

Seasonal rental available im-mediately until late fall in Spruce Grove Mobile Home park 1 bedroom park model trailer with f/s, no pets, outside smoking $600/month includes utilities. call 250-962-8818 or 250-570-2304

Townhouses3/bdrm townhouses in a family- friendly complex. Close to downtown, schools & park. $695/mth. 250-567-4430

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2009 PONTIAC VIBEexcellent condition, 60,000 kms, fully loaded with a set of winter tires. Manual, front wheel drive. $9800Call (250) 251-4500 or

(250) 698-7533

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