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Burns Lake rally

Approximately 150 people gathered in Burns Lake on Aug. 17 for an afternoon rally. Titled, ‘1000 drums ral-ly: Burns Lake Ground Zero’, the gathering was a show of opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proj-ect to transport diluted bitumen from northern Albert to Kitimat.Story on page 5

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Marijuana movement If you haven’t heard of the Sensible Policing Act, you might want to give it some attention in case you’re called upon to vote in a potential 2014 province-wide referendum.

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WALTER STRONG

The recent 250 hectare Peta Moun-tain fire north of Fraser Lake was ef-fectively handled by Wildfire Man-agement Branch (WMB) personnel, but communication with the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) was another story altogether, RDBN staff report.

The WMB operates in distinct zones of service. The RDBN straddles two fire zones, the Nadina fire zone (Nadi-na) and the Vanderhoof/Fort St. James fire zone (VanJam). Nadina is part of the larger Northwest fire centre while VanJam is part of the Prince George fire centre.

On Aug. 5, a Fraser Lake area home was destroyed in the Peta Mountain fire.

“No one [had] contacted RDBN staff or Emergency Service B.C. to say there’s a home at risk,” said Deborah Jones-Middleton, RDBN protective services manager. “I found out about it from the Nadina fire centre, not Van-Jam.”

Staff at the RDBN scrambled to locate the family later and provide emergency services. The RDBN is mandated under the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulations to contact and co-ordinate emergency services for victims in disaster situa-tions.

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Communication breakdown with VanJam fire zone

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Registration for all students who are NEW to this District will take place in the school listed below on the dates indicated during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Grade 7 students going to Grade 8 in the same town and students who are returning to their same school as last year do not need to re-register.

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“Essentially, we’re not getting information unless we’re seeking it,” Jones-Middleton said. “We have to guess at where there might be a fire and search it out. Unless someone calls us and asks us about it, we have no idea what’s going on.”

Gail Chapman, RDBN chief adminis-trative officer, reported the local Nadina fire centre to be excel-lent about keeping the RDBN in the loop re-garding fires.

Frustration with Van-Jam communications was palpable during the Aug. 16, 2013 RDBN forestry committee meeting.

“I struggle to see how we can have an orga-nization as vast as the WMB,” said RDBN Chair Bill Miller, “that doesn’t have the capac-ity to deal with other organizations that have equal, or even greater responsibility to con-stituents’ life, limb and asset protection.”

The issue is not a new one for the RDBN.

J o n e s - M i d d l e t o n said, “We’ve been working on this [a com-munication protocol] since 2010. We just want simple updates, and they’re not even

contacting us regarding fires of note.”

Wildfires of note are fires that are either high-ly visible or which pres-ent a ‘potential threat to public safety’.

Dustin Eno, fire in-formation officer for the Prince George fire zones explained that fire in-formation officers work diligently to convey in-formation as soon as it is available, but they work according to provincial-ly established protocols.

The threat to property was, Eno said, reported to Emergency Manage-ment B.C. (EMBC) on

Aug. 5. EMBC was not available for comment by press time.

Wildfires of note are posted on the WMB website, but RDBN protective services - pri-marily responsible for a range of emergency services throughout the district - wants a more active approach to being informed.

“We’ve addressed the issue with [WMB Director] Ian Meier,” Chapman reported to the board. “He’s been unavailable to sit down with the RDBN, despite repeated efforts. Dur-

ing [a] meeting earlier this year, he indicated to Deborah [Jones-Mid-dleton] very clearly that they would not develop a communications pro-tocol specifically for us to address this issue.”

In light of these frus-trations, the RDBN passed a motion to raise the issue of communi-cation with the WMB at an upcoming meet-ing with the minister of forest, lands and natural resource operations at the next Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in September 2013.

Director Meier was

not available for com-ment at press time.

Threat to property was reported

CLAN CARVINGSOne of clan carvings representing four traditional First Nation clans in the Burns Lake area. Pictured here is a Beaver clan carving. Carvings representing the Caribou, Bear, and Frog clans are located along the downtown core. Ben Gerow crafted the monuments out of red cedar. He also carved the totem poles at the recently built Wet’suwet’en Health Centre and the Sasquatch out front of the Rainbow Gas Bar in Burns Lake.

WALTER STRONG PHOTO

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Search continuesThe official RCMP

search effort for Prince George resident Brett Smith, the boater pre-sumed drowned on Takysie Lake, was called off on Aug. 12, 2013, according to a press release. Family members remain on the scene to continue their own search effort.

A large search and rescue operation was instigated following a report from family members that Smith had failed to check in at an expected interval.

RCMP report that

a boat and belongings identifiable as Smith’s - including a personal flotation device - were found abandoned on the north shore of the lake with no sign of Smith.

A extensive search in-cluding search and res-cue units from, Houston, Smithers, Fort St. James, Prince George, Terrace, and Burns Lake, was un-able to find Smith. The search included a side sonar unit, police dogs and an aerial helicopter.

Because there were no witnesses to confirm that Smith entered the

water, the search was extended to include ground in the area.

A cadaver dog search team from Alberta ar-rived for three days.

An unconfirmed re-port said that the cadav-er dogs scented gases and Terrace search and rescue were bringing in a camera and were on route to Takysie Lakeas of Monday.

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If you haven’t heard of the Sensible Policing Act, you might want to give it some attention in case you’re called upon to vote in a potential 2014 province-wide referendum.

The act would do two things. First, it would decriminalize simple marijuana possession in the province through an amend- ment to the B.C. Police Act that would direct police forces to cease dedicat-ing resources in the pursuit of simple c a n n a b i s possession charges.

Second, it would call

o n

the federal government to either repeal cannabis prohibition through the Con-trolled Drugs and Substances Act, or to give B.C. an exemption so the province could legally tax and regulate cannabis in a similar way to alcohol and tobacco.

Getting to a 2014 referendum is a grass-roots effort spearheaded by Vancouver’s Dana Larsen. He is the former editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine, a founding director of the Vancouver Medicinal Can-nabis Dispensary, and a director of the Ca-nadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

He is also leading the Sensi-ble B.C. campaign for mar- i -juana reform.

Sensible B.C. is currently regis- te r ing v o l u n - t e e r s

throughout the prov-

ince to act as canvass-

ers for a Sept. 9, 2013 signa-ture collection

blitz. In order to force a 2014

referendum bal-lot, Sensible B.C.

must collect 10 per cent o f

registered voters in every one of B.C.’s 85 electoral districts within a 90 day period.

Larsen stopped in Burns Lake on Aug. 12, 2013 to meet with the first Lakes District area volunteer canvassers. Three Southside residents, Brian Hiltz, Savan-nah Pelletier, and Dawn Koeslag signed up to canvas the area for the 10 per cent of signatures needed in the electoral district.

“We’ve been pre-registering people,” said Larsen during his stop in Burns Lake. “We take the names, address and tele-phone number of people who pledge to sign the [Sept. 9] petition so that we can contact them when the time comes and di-rect them to a place to sign the petition.”

The locations for the Sept. 9 petition are yet to be determined for the Burns Lake area, although Larsen said that he doesn’t anticipate any difficulty finding friendly locations in Burns Lake.

“Overall, 70 per cent of B.C.’ers sup-port the sensible policing act,” Larsen explained. “There was a majority among every demographic group we could find, including 57 per cent self-described con-servative party voters who support the sensible policing act decriminalizing the possession of marijuana.”

Impetus to reform laws surround canna-bis possession in B.C. isn’t just about pot smokers looking for more freedom to light up, according to Larsen. It’s

about freeing up police resources

to face more serious

Marijuana movement smokes out volunteers in Burns Lake

Should B.C. be sensible B.C.

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Last Week’s Question: Will you attend the Big Pig event?

70% No 30% Yes

Advanced Education Min-ister Amrik Virk has offered some advice for students heading for post-secondary education this fall.

In a commentary sent to B.C. newspapers, Virk re-minded students that his task “is to ensure post-secondary students obtain the expe-rience and qualifications needed to put a pay cheque in their back pocket.”

B.C. is forecast to have one million jobs to fill by 2020, through a combination of retirements and economic growth. More than 40 per cent of them will require trades and technical training, and for students, likely a move north.

“My advice to students is to look at where the jobs are based and tailor their education and training to match,” Virk wrote. “Our population is concentrated in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island, but as a resource-based economy, many directly

and indirectly related jobs are located elsewhere.”That’s not the only blunt message for students deciding on a career. While defending his ministry’s

spending plans in the recent legislature session, Virk described some of the problems that are entrenched.Parents, particularly in immigrant communities, push their children towards medicine, law,

dentistry or engineering, he noted. Students themselves gravitate toward areas that are famil-iar to them, such as teaching.

B.C. universities graduated 2,000 new teachers last year. Another 850 arrived from out of province and were licensed to teach in B.C. During the same year, the B.C. school system hired 800 teachers. And many of those jobs were outside metropolitan areas.

It’s been hammered into us by the B.C. government’s endless “jobs plan” advertising, and a similar campaign by Ottawa, that more students need to focus on trades and resource industries. Virk acknowledges that his budget contains another $1 million for advertising, the same as last year, much of it to reinforce the need to fill skilled jobs. But he danced around the question of whether there will be spaces in technical programs.

NDP critics say the waiting list for these kinds of programs at Kwantlen University and B.C. In-stitute of Technology are running between a year and three years. And they have frequently noted that advanced education spending is budgeted to decline by $42 million over the next three years.

Virk said post-secondary institutions working with industry have produced 456 additional seats in high-demand programs for this year. It’s a start.

In July, Premier Christy Clark joined the chorus of premiers protesting Ottawa’s plan to claw back $300 million in federal training money to provinces, for its new employer-driven Canada Jobs Grant. Clark and New Brunswick Premier David Alward were assigned to find an alternative to this drastic shift and report back in the fall.

As usual, the NDP spent lots of time grilling Virk about student debt and the alleged need to reduce it. Ministry statistics show that about 30 per cent of students take out loans from the federal-provincial program, and the average is $20,000.

One of the latest changes is a program of grants that go toward student debt as a reward for those who complete their chosen program. With 23,000 students collecting $41 million in grants, it might be working. For all the fuss about student debt, students pay only about a third of costs. The rest is on taxpayers, whether it produces any useful education or not.

Virk is under instructions to review the student loan program “to find further improve-ments to meet students’ needs.” Given the magnitude of the gap between what skills our education system produces and what the economy needs, a larger shift in priorities is needed.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and [email protected]

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“Well you know there should be no law on peo-ple that want to smoke a little dope.”

Blues legend Muddy Waters sang those words more than 30 years ago, but the dream of smoking pot without the smoke-and-dagger routine that surrounds it today seems to be making real head-way.

An attempt to demonize marijuana today would be received as a comical farce, but we do still (at least potentially) lock people up and give them permanent criminal records for carrying a joint in their pocket.

Should we do this?The dangers of marijuana don’t seem so great

that we need to prohibit it beyond the controls al-ready in place on tobacco and alcohol.

Could police and court resources be better spent in other ways? For example, I’d feel more safe by increased highway sobriety checks than more busts of kids carrying joints. Of course, you have the right to view the matter in a completely different light.

Whereever you stand on the issue, there’s an opportunity coming up for everyone of us to have our voices heard. The proposed referendum on cannabis law reform - the Sensible Policing Act - would allow B.C.’rs to voice their opinion in a binding way.

How often do we get to do that? How often do we get to participate democratically on an issue in such a direct and immediate fashion?

Nobody’s saying everything should be decided by referendum, but some issues seem to escape the ability of elected leaders to look beyond their four-year noses and take action.

Does anyone know anyone who actually doesn’t smoke pot because it’s illegal? I doubt it. Anybody that wants to smoke is smoking already, and people that don’t smoke are people who simply don’t want to.

Decriminalizing simple possession, it seems to me, wouldn’t make any difference in the day-to-day lives of illegal cannabis users or non-users. I can legally buy cigarettes now, and I don’t. Decriminalizing cannabis possession won’t change my habits.

Regarding the upcoming campaign to collect enough signatures to force a referendum, I’m on board with that. Sign me up. I won’t light up with you to celebrate the arrival of a refer-endum, but I’ll be glad to see the opportunity for some direct democracy.

The laws surrounding cannabis possession have been mishandled for so long, it might be difficult to imagine what things should, or could, look like.

What can’t be allowed to persist is a situation where enforcement of the law is left to the discretion of police forces, or worse, individual officers.

It’s not fair to ask individual officers to exercise judgement in something that can have such far-reaching consequences as a permanent criminal record.

It’s also not fair for citizens to have laws enforced in different ways across different re-gions. Will the authorities in Smithers turn a blind eye to simple possession, but down the road in Vanderhoof they’ll bust you? This is just an example, but my point is, the law shouldn’t be enforced based on the region you live in, and that appears to be the way can-nabis laws are enforced today.

A criminal record can make a mess of your life. Maybe it’s time the province finally faced the issue head-on and let the people speak. On Sept. 9, I’ll be voting to bring that opportunity to pass.

Referendum in the works

Pressure on for skills training

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Approximately 150 people gathered in Burns Lake on Aug. 17 for an afternoon rally. Titled, ‘1000 drums rally: Burns Lake Ground Zero’, the gathering was a show of opposition to the En-bridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project to transport diluted bitumen from northern Albert to Kitimat.

The rally was announced shortly after July 10, 2013, when Vil-lage of Burns Lake (VBL) resident and business owner Gwyndo-lyn Nicholas was informed that she would have to respond to two complaints that her “No to Enbridge” sign was offensive.

The sign went up on the side of the prominent sidewall of her business and is very visible to east bound traffic through Burns Lake. As an active member of the Lakes District Clean Water Co-alition (LDCWC), Nicholas said that the sign reflected her own concerns, as well as those of many area residents regarding the proximity of the proposed pipeline to Burns Lake.

Within the Burns Lake area, the pipeline would be serviced by a pumping station north of Boer Mountain and would cross under the narrows between Burns Lake and Decker Lake.

Intense, and sometimes misinformed, scrutiny was levelled on Burns Lake for about a week after a Facebook post made by Van-couver’s Dogwood Institute drew a page view count that reached close to 170,000 views in less than 48 hours.

Burns Lake village council is neutral on Enbridge, at least until the federal Joint Review Panel (JRP) into the Enbridge proposal

...see RALLY t P6

Burns Lake rally; 1000 drum rally

No to Enbridge sentiment finds voice

Walter Strong photo

Participants in the ‘1000 Drums Rally’ marched down Hwy. 16 on Aug. 18, 2013. Concerns included the upcoming Village Burns Lake council meeting where complaints against an anti-Enbridge sign will be considered.

issues, and putting an end to handing out permanent criminal records to young people for the possession of something statistically less harmful than alcohol or tobacco.

“People know what is a crime is and what isn’t a crime,” Larsen said. “If alcohol were still illegal we’d see houses on fire from illegal alcohol pro-duction. We don’t see any of that because we have legally regulated control.”

A recent fire and death in Houston has been asso-ciated with an illegal marijuana grow and process-ing operation.

According to Sensible B.C., more than 3500 B.C. residents were charged with simple possession of marijuana in 2012, a rate close to double the rate of any other province.

“The RCMP have a lot of discretion when it comes to charging for marijuana possession,” Lars-en said. “[But] the RCMP have doubled the num-ber of possession charges over the last six years. There’s not been a doubling of marijuana use in the last six years.”

“They’re making it a higher priority,” Larsen ex-plained. “And they absolutely have the power to go the other way.”

If this September’s signature collection goes well, Sensible B.C. will have brought the province one step closer to making discretionary enforce-ment a thing of the past.

“This is non-partisan, non-political,” Larsen said. “This is something we can work on together as an issue. “We’re just hoping that local people will talk to their friends and family, and spread the word that Sept. 9 is the time to get out there.”

Spread the word to friends and friends; Sept. 9 is the time to get out there and sign your name

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reaches its final recommendation early in 2014. Many Enbridge critics are not satisfied that the JRP currently

has the authority to meaningfully oppose the project. One of the most prominent critics of the JRP, as it exists today, is Skeena-Bulkely Valley Member of Parliament, Nathan Cullen.

In comments read during the rally on his behalf by Burns Lake resident and LDCWC activist, John Phair, Cullen said, “The company has spilled over 800 times since 1999, and has never been honest with us about the risks of this project. We know from hard evidence and the track record that Enbridge doesn’t learn its lessons, and doesn’t deserve our trust.”

Preliminary pipeline field work slated for this fall in the Burns Lake area does not sit well with the hereditary Chiefs of the Office of the Wet’suwet’en (OW), whose traditional territories include the Burns Lake area.

John Ridsdale - hereditary chief Na’Moks - at-tended the rally and reaffirmed the OW’s recent for-mal rejection of not only the Enbridge proposal, but all proposed pipeline projects through Wet’suwet’en traditional territory.

Locally, despite what appears to be strong support among First Nation citizens against the Enbridge proposal, some in elected band leadership positions are perceived to be complicit through their silence on the issue.

In particular, the Burns Lake Band (BLB) is di-vided by those band members who distrust their elected Chief Albert Gerow and counc. Dan George to represent their interests on Enbridge and other pipeline proposals.

Burns Lake Band’s second elected councilor, Ron Charlie, spoke during the rally. Charlie stands with the hereditary chiefs - and many members of the BLB - in their opposition to Enbridge.

For Charlie, attempts at neutrality on the En-bridge question are unacceptable.

“We have a responsibility as fathers and mothers to stand up for our kids’ future,” Charlie said.

The rally in Spirit Square ended with a roundtrip

march through town that included a symbolic stop in front of the ‘No to Enbridge’ sign that served to provoke so much pent-up energy, and a stop in front of VBL offices, where village council will vote on the offensiveness of the sign this Tuesday during a regularly scheduled council meeting.

In the already-released agenda, VBL staff have recommended to council that the sign permit application for Nicholas’ sign be approved, despite the two complaints against it.

Village council is scheduled to discuss and vote on the recom-mendation on Aug. 20, 2013.

Here we go again with another week coming up. Seems the older I get the faster the weeks seem to come along.

Maybe I just imagine it, could be you know. We seem to be getting our share of dry hot weather, we sure need rain. Folks are watering their gardens big time. It’s been good hay-ing weather and also a good crop. Lots of wild berries as I mentioned last week.

Great visitWhat a surprise last

week to have my very old friend Keith Greene drop in, what a visit, it had been so long since I had seen him. They left

here in 1969, now over 40 years ago. Lots of water under the bridge since then.

Keith ranched west of the landing and ran his cattle Francois Lake east, down as far as the Andersons. They seemed to have a lot of tough luck too. Keith damaged his leg and their home burnt down.

Keith and his wife Loretta and family moved into our coffee shop until they could build again. The fam-ily have now split up and Keith lives in one of the south islands where he’s lived since leaving the military. In our two hour visit we turned back many years. I must say good busy years too.

Church in the parkSunday last turned

out to be a very pleas-ant day with a church service in the Spirit Square. It was a lovely service with singing and music and an ex-cellent message. There was also a lunch served

after the service. Al-though I wore a big hat and dark glasses I got a bit too much hot sun. But later on in the day I got back to nor-mal again. I guess I am not used the heat. The whole service was well worth a little extra sun.

Warm waterIt’s been many years

since folks have been able to swim in Fran-cois Lake. Folks are really having a great time. It brings back so many wonderful mem-ories.

Many years ago there was a floating dock right at the landing, this was a great place to swim and dive off. Then low and behold our government decid-ed to remove it, no rea-son. It was given away to some locals. There was no reason just to be difficult and show off their power.

We may be getting another dock in the near future, let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Back in the day

I’m going back many years now when our Marie was a little girl and I had picked up a steel grey gelding from some people close to Dawson Creek. His name was Smoky to match his colour.

Smoky loved to swim and Marie would put on her bathing suit and ride Smoky out for a swim. She rode bareback and she would stick like glue to Smoky. She would ride out around the old ferry dock. Her mom Jo used to be scared Ma-rie might slip off and drown. When they had gone swimming they would come up to the store and take Marie off and turn Smoky loose for another days swim.

Not many horses like to swim, in fact he was the only one I had ever seen. There are a number of good swim-ming places along the lake but Nicholson Bay seems to most popular for everyone.

Years ago there was a

lady staying in our cab-in. She was from Prince Rupert. She asked if any person had ever swam the lake, I didn’t know so she said “I’ll give it a try.” The lake is two and a third miles across, quite a swim and very cold water.

The lady got into her bathing suit and her husband and I got out the row boat with a coil of rope and a life jacket and off we went. She not only swam across but haft way back. She said something very interesting as she said there is a very strong current in the middle of the lake, in fact she said it was a bit scary. If you are in a boat you would not feel the current. This was interesting.

Wasp & hornetsIt seems hornets and

wasps have taken over. Lots of folks are getting stung. One of our girls at the landing tried to get into the garden but they were so bad she just could not get there. This is always the sign

of a dry spell. I well remember one year we were taking trail rides with horses and the wasps and hornets were so bad we had to stop.

Just about as bad as the black flies. We had a nice little mare that was Marie’s and the flies just about ate her up until I noticed her standing alone and use was a mess.

In between her front legs and her chest it was raw meat. I had to keep her in the barn af-ter that.

Clarence Snyder had some cows and calves on his lease on Tchesinkut Lake and he had some calves killed with black flies. That was a bad year for black flies as there were other cases of ranchers losing calves.

Stormy weatherLast week we sure

had some bad storms with lightning and thunder. Some were so close that it shook the Tweedsmuir House.

That was a bit too

close. We did get some rain but it’s very dry still. There was a bit of hail along with the rain.

It’s nice to see our tourist centre busy with out of country tourists.

Our Lakes District has so much to offer. We have everything to give. Our lakes can give so much as they are beautiful and now so easy to get into. The last holiday weekend proved that.

Before I close off my news I would like to give a big thank you to Laura and all the staff at Lakes District News for helping me keep my view point going they are a great help. Hats off to all of you, you are great.

Close with my usual take care, the life you save could be your own. Remember always God loves you and so do I.

Just had an eye op-eration so I don’t look too good.

Church in the park was a wonderful even with the heat


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For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724

ornerCommunity Forest

Expression of Interest

Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. invites Expression of Interest from Proponents for services relating to Logging Residual Recovery, Processing and Transportation.

Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. owns a community forest license in an area-based tenure and manages for a wide variety of forest values in addition to timber production. To continue with our management of this land base we seek to recover logging debris fiber in a way that will be beneficial to the community.

For more information please contact Kerry Martin at: Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. Tel: (250) 692-7724 local 227 Cell: (250) 692- 0495 Email: [email protected]


The 70th Annual Lakes District Fall Fair & Music Festival

LIGHT HORSE SHOWSaturday, September 7th 9:00 am

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Stock DogsSaturday, September 7th: 1:00-3:00pm

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Allie Dickson of Burns Lake, second from right, spent six weeks in Kisumu, Kenya, this summer as part of the Harvard Summer School Program. She helped screen and treat malnourished children during her stay. A fourth-year student in health and sciences studies at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Dickson is considering entering the Northern Medical Program at UNBC. “It was truly an unforgettable experience,” Dickson said. ““If I become a doctor in Northern B.C., this experience will be very valuable in informing the way I deal with health issues.”

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NOTES:With student population shifts in various locations, some changes in bus runs or pick-up locations may be required. Problems such as these will be carefully studied and parents will be notified. Cooperation by all concerned will be appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Tracey Syrota, Transportation Manager, at 250-567-9618.

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UsedBurnsLake.com is a 100 per cent family-friendly site, supervised by a 24-hour moderation team. Originally seen as a solution to keep used goods out of the landfill, UsedEverywhere.com sites have become a hub for local commerce and a great way to get rid of clutter and find bargains.

We’ve all heard the old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and nowhere else is it more true than on the UsedEverywhere.com sites. From cars, trucks and boats, to real estate rentals, furniture and gear for the kids, the buy and sell sites are prime hunting ground for the highest quality used goods.

“As the sites are moderated on an hourly basis, we can ensure secure transactions, minimum spam and family friendly content,” director of marketing, Lacey Sheardown, explains. “As Used-BurnsLake.com continues to grow, not only will we successfully keep unnecessary items out of the landfill, we will also build connections in our community by buying, selling and trading with our neighbours. This was always a central focus for UsedE-verywhere.com. We understand how the digital age can create distance in communities, but by making transactions locally, we have a hand in hanging onto that ever important neighbourhood community.”

The UsedEverywhere.com family of sites are owned by Black Press and have some of the highest internet traffic in Canada, reaching over 51 million pageviews a month! Supported by a fun and informative blog and several social media channels, the sites are also popular in the USA and the United Kingdom.

Currently UsedEverywhere.com is running a contest that gives you the chance to win one of four prizes worth $1,000. Simply list your items to sell, trade or give away in the household cat-egory of UsedBurnsLake.com and you are automatically entered to win!

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Grant in aid money a big help

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The Francois Tchesinkut Lake Association (L) was given $5000 grant in aid from Regional District of Bulkely Nechako (RDBN), area E, Director Steve Freeman to purchase a new sound system, lawn mower and a storage addition to the Francois Lake Hall. Guy Epkens-Shaffer accepts $500 on behalf of the Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association from RDBN Chair Bill Miller (area B), to help defray costs associated with hosting the Big Pig Mountain Biking Festival.

Members of the Lakes District Fall Fair Association (L) accepted a cheque from the RDBN for $1000 in grant in aid money for a water extension to the camping area and heavy-horse barn. Bill Bueckert accepts a cheque for $65,494 in grant in aid funding from Freeman and Miller on behalf of the Island Gospel Fellowship Church.

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Tweedsmuir Recreation Commission 30th Annual Ootsa Lake Fishing Derby Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 , 2013. Cash Prizes! For info call: 250-694-3658 or 250-694-3658.

33 Annual Terry Fox Run & Silent Auction Sept. 15 at the Francois Lake Hall. For more info contact Tammy at 250-692-6195 or Carla at 250-692-7438.

Rec Corner

NOTICE: The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under construction please take care when near or inside the facilities. Please check Rec. Corner, Village of Burns Lake website and face book page for facilities updates.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:

This is the last week to rent equipment, visit us at Spirit Square and get out on the water, tennis courts, and skateboard park before you have to

wait till next year.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONPLEASE CONTACTVillage of Burns Lake,15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587Email: [email protected] Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

RENTAL SHACK WILL BE CLOSING AUGUST 24TH, 2013.

Hi Everyone Village Recreation would like to thank all volunteers for their contribution to summer programs: Dirk Hofer, Rachelle van Zanten, Charlie Bowerbank, Jeanette Froese, Bob Mills, Murphy Abraham, Liz Kemppainen, Allison Patch, Carla Lewis, Tanis Bjarnason, Jerry Seitz, Sheila Briar

Village Recreation would like to thanks all the organizations that donated to summer 2013 programs: Tree to Tree Contracting, Free Growing Forestry, SunShine Inn, Starland Timber Mart, Remax, Burns Lake Auto, Lakes District News, Omineca Diamond Drilling, Pharmasave, Babine Forest Products, Decker Lake Forest Products, Sivert Andersen, Village Insurance, Flintstone Mining.

The participants of the 2013 programs had an amazing time and these summer programs would not be possible without the amazing dedication of volunteers and community support from local organizations. Please visit our Facebook page (faceboook.com/VillageRecreation) to view all the fun these participants had in Village Recreation programs.

Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator

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2013 Sixth Annual Big Pig Mountain Biking Festival delivers results for all

CONTRIBUTED

The Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association (BLMBA) hosted its sixth annual Big Pig Mountain Biking Festival Aug. 16-18 2013.

The event drew participants from Prince George, Smithers, Telkwa, Ft. St. James, Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof, Hazelton, Terrace, Kamloops, Calgary, Evansburg, Grand Prairie, Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Sri Lan-ka, and, Burns Lake.

Kid’s eventsThis year’s Big Pig kicked off with the kid’s events on Friday night.

A record 48 youth came out to test their skills. The youth had the option of entering in downhill, cross-country and pump track event. In the un-der-7 age group, Ethan Eskelin of Smithers took first in the downhill for the boars, and Sage McCabe of Kamloops for the sows. Toan Kraus-kopf of Smithers was top boar pump track rider, with local Ella Broad-worth the top sow. In the 7-9 age group, Tosh Krauskopf of Smithers was the top boar downhill rider, and local Zoey Thom-Lucy top sow. Tye Peters of Ft. St. James was fastest boar downhill rider, and Esme Eskelin of Smithers the top sow. In the 10 to 12 year old category, the top sow in all events was Avril Thom-Lucy of Burns Lake. Con-nor Newberry of New Hazelton was the fastest boar in downhill, Trent Peters of Ft. St. James in pumptrack, and Jesse Hunter of Telkwa in the cross-country race.

Downhill race (Charlotte’s Web = 3.8 km)In the boar category, cutlet winner for the second year in a row

was Heiko Krause of Smithers (11:46), second local Cormick Turner (12:17), and third Damian Georgyev of Prince George (12:20). Ju-nior tender first and second places went to locals Eli Gurtins (11:42) and Ricky Wainwright (12:25). Third place went to Ethan McLellan of Smithers (13:20). Senior tender winner was local Andre Dube with a time of 9:50, with Anders Person of Smithers taking second place (11:30).

Lean boar winner – and overall fastest time in the boar category - was Jonathan Nutbrown of Calgary (9:21), second was local Derek Thomp-son (9:29) and Brendan Johansen of Prince George was third (9:33). In the Gristle category, local Dave Sandsmark was fastest (9:48), Peter Krause of Smithers took second with a time of 10:00, and Pat Dube of Burns Lake was third (10:05). The loan freezer burn competitor was Sep Shanks of Sri Lanka. Shanks was also the loan competitor to com-plete this downhill race on a unicycle – a Big Pig first.

The junior tender sow winner was Breanna Robertson-Matthew of Smithers (14:25), followed by Rena Coyne of Whitehorse (14:39). The lean winner for the second year in row – and fastest sow time in this event - was Laurel Akehurst of Fraser Lake (10:42), followed by Helen Purslow of Terrace (11:46). The loan gristle sow contestant (and thus fastest time in this category) was local Patti Dube (13:11).

4-Cross raceThe 4-cross race consists of 4 riders riding abreast, vying for the

“best line” on a winding course consisting of table tops, step ups and berm turns. This year this event was once again an awesome spectator sport. This year’s fastest overall boar 4-cross rider was Glenn King of Prince George.

The youngest age class winner was Damian Georgyev of Prince George, with Aiden Press and Tosh Krauskopf of Smithers tying for second. For the 11 and 12 year old boars, Trent Peters of Ft. St. James was first, followed by Heiko Krause of Smithers and local Cormick Turner. Local Andre Dube took first in the 14-17 year old boars, with Nathan Johnson of Ft. St. James second and local Eli Gurtins third. Prince George took all the senior tender winning positions: Willard Andal first, Glenn King second and Quinton Ginter third. Local Patti Dube took first for the sows in 4-cross, with Reena Coyne of White-horse taking second.

Jump JamThe Jump Jam consists of riding a series of dirt jumps, where riders

are judged on amplitude, style and difficulty. The cutlet winner for the second year in a row was Heiko Krause of Smithers, second Tosh Krauskopf of Smithers, and third Damian Georgyev of Prince George. The junior tender winner was Trent Peters and second to Nathan John-son, both of Ft. St. James. The lean category was swept by Prince George riders: First place went to Elliot Andal, second Quinten Ginter, with Willard Andal and Glenn King tying for third place. The overall winner for the Jump Jam went to Elliot Andal.

Dante’s infernoDante’s Inferno has been increasing in length 10 km each year, with

this year’s course rounding out at 70 kms. Twenty-six riders took on the challenge of completing this course, with 15 riders completing the full 70 km. Overall fastest times for boar/sow on the 70 km were Jonathan Nutbrown with an amazing time of 3 hours 41 minutes, and local Susan Russell with a time of 6 hours 3 mins.

Twins David and Robert Charette of Hazelton tied for first for the boar Jr. Tenders with a time of 4:55. In the lean boar division, Jona-than Nutbrown of Calgary took first place in a time of 3:41, followed by Michael Jordan of Prince George (4:38) and Lennard Pretorius of Kamloops (4:39). Nathan Blok clocked the fastest time in the Gristle category, completing the race in 4 hours 1 minute, with Kris Yip of Prince George second (4:09) and Peter Krause of Smithers third (4:16). Local Susan Russell was the only Gristle sow to complete the course.

Wilbur’s WheelayThis was the second year for the Wilbur’s Wheelay, which can either

be a team or solo event. This relay consists of completing as many laps of a 5 kilometer course as possible within 3 hours. 9 teams entered the event, with “Con Artists”, consisting of Rob Lok and Darha Phillpot of Yellowknife taking first place with 8 laps in a time of 2 hours 40 min-utes. “Team Nutbrown” (Kris Cooper Nutbrown of Ft. St. James and Larry Nutbrown of Evansburg) took second (8 laps/2:54) and solo Kaia Andal of Prince George took third (8 laps/2:58).

(L-R) Kaia Andal’s solo dominance of Wilbur’s Wheelay; Ewan Hawes with trail support; Jarod Lalick smashes Charlotte’s Web; Ed Peters takes some practice step-ups on the four-cross track; young riders practices the four-cross starting gates; half of team Charette on a scenic section of Dante’s inferno; Fraser Lakes’ Laurel Akehurst shreds Charlotte’s Web. Front page is downhill unicyclist Sep Shanks sticking a steep section. Walter Strong photoS


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Lake Babine Nation Salmon Interpretive Centre Open Friday to Monday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 19 to September 8, 2013 at Fort Babine.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting September 9 at 1:00 p.m. at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

HURRY! Deadline to enter your projector exhibit is August 31, 2013!

CASH PRIZE REWARDS!!

Overnight Camping available Weekend Pass ~ Family Rates

Music Festival!Doug Phair and Friends

Bev Hughes Highland Dancers /

Sophie Shaffer Dancers

Lake Babine Nation Hereditary Chiefs

Drum Group

Opening Ceremonies with the

LD Choir Members

Lone Spur

Moosehorn Mountain Boys

Dave Bitner

Out of Alba (all new from Prince George)

Family Dance with The Tweedsmuir Fiddlers

The Saltwater Brothers

Barkers

Vanderhoof Drifting Squares

Square Dancers

Children’s Festival & Teen

Activities

“It’s A Family A-Fair”

Lakes District Fall Fair& Music Festival


GymkhanaLight Horse ShowPet ShowMechanical Bull RidingHeavy Horses

Stock Dog TrialsPurebred Livestock ShowLogger SportsTeam PenningExhibit HallLivestock Exhibits

Petting Zoo4-HNorthern Country Girls Drill TeamHeritage TentMom and Baby Tent

Find us at www.ldfallfair.ca

Thank YouA huge thank you to all

those who came in support and participated in the

search for our “missing berry picker”.Thanks also to the Initial Attack crew, the RCMP,

the dog master with his tracking dog and especially to Kurt Rowland for finding a helicopter

with a pilot to take part in the search and finally the rescue of Butch.

Sincerely, the Butch Payne Family

In Memory of Elaine Bryant (nee Chamberlain),

A Celebration of Life will be held on

Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 11:30 a.m., in Johnson Bay, beach front - Babine Lake.

Social/BBQ to follow, please bring lawn chairs.

Contact: [email protected] or call Cindy 306-747-3689 evenings

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The Ministry of For-est, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) is contem-plating the end of Forest Service Reserves. This would effectively mean the end of small-scale log salvaging.

In order to maintain the 2012 annual allow-able cut (AAC) in the Lakes Timber Supply Area (Lakes TSA) for 2013, the MFLNRO is proposing to eliminate the forest service re-serve (FSR).

The FSR is a kind of buffer defining a por-tion of the forest held

back to allow for agri-cultural, industrial or any other land use re-quirements that call for the small-scale removal of timber. By reducing the size of FSR in the case of an industrial or pipeline development, apportionments given to licensees out of the AAC do not have to be reduced.

On Aug. 1, 2013, the MFLNRO indicated that the province was considering removing the FSR in order to in-crease the size of First Nations woodland li-censes while preserving the overall AAC for the Lakes TSA.

Essentially, the elimination of the FSR means the elimination of the timber supply buffer between AAC commitments and fu-ture demands on the timber supply.

According to the MFLNRO, if future ag-ricultural or industrial development impinges on the working forest,

then the AAC of B.C. Timber Sales and re-placeable timber har-vesting licenses could be reduced to reflect the timber lost to industrial or other activity.

The removal of the FSR also means no fu-ture expansion of com-munity forest or wood-lot programs in the Lakes TSA, as well as the end of small scale salvaging.

“By eliminating the reserve, there’s abso-lutely no opportunity for any new entrepre-neurs in the district, ab-solutely none,” said Fort St. James Mayor and re-gional director Region-al District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) Rob MacDougall. “I do it in Fort St. James, it’s how I make my living.”

The elimination of small scale salvaging is a move towards concen-trating forest operations into the hands of larger licensees who are not necessarily motivated to handle small logging

requirements.This can have con-

sequences that expand beyond the threat to for-estry entrepreneurship and possible constraints to future AAC allot-ments. Fuel mitigation efforts could also be af-fected.

“A lot of the ma-jor licensees won’t go in and remove small quantities of dead wood around communities,” MacDougall said. “By eliminating the reserve, I don’t know who’s go-ing to remove an area of standing timber that has been identified as a hazard.

Directors Bill Miller and Ralph Roy shared MacDougall’s con-cerns.

“If there is agricul-tural development or some other develop-ment, where does that volume come from?” asked Miller. “Does that mean there can no lon-ger be agricultural de-velopment in the Lakes District? Does this pre-

clude any other devel-opments?”

Miller was part of Lakes Timber Health and Salvage (LTHS), until it allowed its li-cense to be transferred to the Burns Lake Com-munity Forest in 2008.

Managing small scale salvaging, LTHS would handle approximately 50 clients in the district, supplying work for ap-proximately 25 small-scale salvage operators.

Those salvage op-erators would in turn

maintain small crews to

Good bye to the small salvage guy in Burns LakePossible end of forest service reserve in the Lakes

operate equipment and do the work, generating considerable employ-ment and opportunity throughout the district.

The RDBN has until Oct. 4, 2013 to submit a response to the minis-try’s proposal to elimi-nate the FSR.

Walter Strong

Burns Lake resident Janelle O’Meara, 18, will spend the next academic calendar year in Ciney, Belgium as part of the Rotary youth exchange pro-gram. She leaves at the end of August, but won’t feel too much pressure oversea as she just gradu-ated from Lakes District Secondary School.

She’ll billet with three different families during her 10 month stay. Ciney is located southeast of

Bruxelles. The city of approximately 15,000 is pre-dominately French speaking with several famous beers to its credit.

“There were opportunities to go to small English speaking countries, but I wanted to learn a second language,” O’Meara said.

“I’m looking forward to getting away for a bit,” she said. “This is my first trip to Europe.”

After a year in Belgium O’Meara will return to Burns Lake and will probably attend the Univer-sity of Northern British Columbia, where she holds graduation scholarships.

She spent the summer since graduating in Burns Lake, working for the Village Burns Lake recreation department.

Local to spend year abroad

Janelle o’Meara


WORD SEARCH

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 There is no easy way out of a tricky situation involving some friends. You will end up in hot water if you take one’s side over the other. The best thing to do is remain neutral.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, this week brings a chance to get rid of old habits that have been keeping you from putting your best foot forward. Take advantage of this opportunity.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you are expected to lead the way for others, even though you do not have all of the answers. Don’t worry, you work well under pressure and others will follow your lead.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your career could be coming to a crossroads, Scorpio. Start networking now as much as possible so you are in a better posi-tion should you need to make a move.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, jump into something new if you feel like taking chances. Even if your leap of faith doesn’t reap any rewards, you will feel better for having tried.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you may end up getting blamed for something that isn’t your fault. Bide your time and the truth will come out. Ac-cept the apologies of those who were quick to blame.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, try not to overdo things when you are met with a burst of creative energy this week. You may start more projects than you can possibly handle.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, so much is going on this week that you will need to organize your thoughts and manage your time effectively. You’re up to the task.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you have some shopping to do, but it is better if you space out your purchases and conserve your funds. A surprise bill may pop up and catch you off guard.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, recreational plans may have to take a back seat to responsibilities at work this week. Just when you thought you were done with all of your assignments, some extra work finds you.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may feel as though you are alone this week. All it takes is a phone call or email to have some company if you feel the need. Don’t hesitate to make a connection.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 It may be difficult to get to the heart of a matter that has monopolized your time, Cancer. But some things will come to light soon enough if you remain patient.

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East vs WestA few weeks ago it was reported that the US Department of State, the CIA, and many intelligence agencies worldwide had banned computers manufactured in China from their secure networks over fears of Chinese government sponsored hacking. Now it seems that China is casting a wary eye on Western companies like EMC, Oracle (The makers of Java), and IBM. China’s Ministry of Public Security is planning to investigate these and other companies for spying against the Chinese government in collusion with the NSA and other intelligence services. China has often accused western intelligence agencies of spying via information technology vulnerabilities, as the country relies heavily on foreign manufactured IT equipment. However this most recent spat seems to have arisen from information leaked by former NSA intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who began revealing details of secret US government surveillance programs earlier this year.

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Glad Tidings Camp MeetingSeptember 8 - 15 • Francois Lake Hall

Free to attend Please Preregister

Health ClassWilderness Survival Class

Preparedness for the Lord’s return

Organic breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will be provided for $5a meal – Gluten FREE meals

availableFor more information or to per-register call

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Your hosts: Henry & Alison Thoms

daily schedule6am: Morning Worship - Henry Thoms

7am: Breakfast8am: Clean up, short walk

8:30 -9:30am, 9:45-10:45am - Jamal SankeyBreak 15 minutes

11am - Emma Fields: Health12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2p, - Cleanup and shot walk2-3:00pm Emiliano Richards: Wilderness Survival Class (Mon-Thurs)

Break4-5:00pm, 5:15-6:50pm - Emiliano Richards

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33 Annual Terry Fox Run Sept. 15 at the Francois Lake Hall. The silent auction is a great place to get your shopping done and support a worthy cause. From hand-made crafts, � ower arrangements and baking to gift certi� cates and new items of all sorts. All proceeds go to the Terry Fox Foundation. If you or your business would like to donate items we would most appreciate it. Please contact Tammy at 692-6195 or Carla at 692-7438 to arrange for pickup.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting on September 9 at 1 pm at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: August 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Foot care, all day by appt., Aug. 22. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Fall Fair Kite Flying Contest 8 years or younger, 9-11 years, 12-15 years, 16 years, Trickster Show. Preregister by Aug. 31. Pet Show Sponsored by the Burns Lake Vet Clinic Sept. 7 & 8 - 2 pm. Drop off entry for by Aug. 25 at the Burns Lake

Vet Clinic. Lots more to do - look for your Revised Fall Fair Book.

On Sept. 22, 2013 The Kidney Foundation’s annual Kidney Walk beginning at 9 a.m. at Spirit Square. The Kidney Walk raises funds for critical programs and ser-vices for British Columbians affected by kidney disease. The Kidney Walk also helps raise awareness about the seriousness of this disease and highlights the importance of organ donation. For more info contact Haley Clarke, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch 604-736-9775 Ext. 222.

LD Arts Council Pieces of Eight 2013/2014 Performing Arts SeasonSeven excit-ing performances in Burns Lake, from October ’13 to April ‘14, something for every-one. Brochures and ticket info at: Process 4 circle arts Gallery LDFC Printing and Sta-tionery and other � ne locations around the Lakes District. More info 250-692-3434, 250-692-3309 or 250-692-3371 or visit our website: www.lakesdistrictarts.com

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from butane 34. Priest’s liturgi-cal vestment 35. Goat and camel hair fabric 36. Sticky 38. Talk 39. Committed information rate 40. Strong twisted cotton thread 42. 331/3 rpms 43. Honey (abbr.) 44. Founding Father Franklin 45. Frees from pain or worry 47. Tennis player Bjorn 48. Not inclined to speak 49. Shoulder blade 53. Express pleasure 56. One week before Easter 60. Attired 62. Chew the fat 63. Weighing device 64. Captain __, British pirate

65. Tropical Ameri-can cuckoo 66. Any place of bliss or delight 67. Remain as is CLUES DOWN 1. “Rounders” actress Gretchen 2. Off-Broadway theater award 3. Grave 4. Court game 5. Pitch 6. Sense of self-esteem 7. Mandela’s party 8. Lights again 9. Likewise 10. Film set micro-phone pole 11. “Housewives’” Leakes 14. A torn off strip 15. Promotions 18. A. Godfrey’s instrument 22. Bill in a res-taurant 23. Cozy 24. Knocking out 25. Polio vaccine

developer 26. Numeral system 28. Former gold coin worth $10 29. Swats 30. Flows back or recedes 31. Rotation speed indicator 33. Respect beliefs of others 37. Original matter 41. Cologne 44. Small round soft mass 46. Kisses noisily 47. Large passen-ger vehicle 49. Prevents harm to creatures 50. Songwriter Sammy 51. Jai __, sport 52. Payment (abbr.) 54. Settled onto 55. Incline from vertical 57. Father 58. Brew 59. Strong desire 61. Insecticide

Phone: 250-692-3805 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, B.C.

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Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

No Worship Servicesduring July & AugustMinistry led by lay leaders

Phone 250-692-7202

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.

~ Everyone Welcome ~

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15. Worship Service at 10:30

includes Children’s Church

250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-695-6316 Everyone Welcome

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DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

Sunday Morning Services:Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

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Sun, Mon, Wed, & Thurs open 11am til 9pmTues, Fri & Sat open

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“Members and bona � de guests welcome” Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 4:00-8:00 pm email: [email protected] Phone: 250-692-3232

24 Hour Service

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Complete Commercial/Residential/Industrial Janitorial ServiceAll Floors, Carpets, Windows,

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The newly renovated

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for meetings, conferences and events.With a brand new kitchen featuring two stoves as well as dishes

and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

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Elections November 18, 2013Bad things happen when good people do nothing.


FAMILY PRESERVATION/ MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH WORKER

BURNS LAKE, BC - FULL TIMEThe Family Preservation/ Maternal Child Health (FPMCH) program is a combined service designed to encourage and support healthy families. The Family Preservation and Maternal Child Health Worker implements prevention strategies to provide families with a range of services to address issues that place children at risk. They also provide support to women on reserve, and their families, when they are pregnant or have infants or young children. This position serves the bands of Cheslatta, Nee Tahi Buhn and Skin Tyee.

QUALIFICATIONS• Post-Secondary or Training in Social Work or a related fi eld, or• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certifi cation, or• Training in group facilitation, family and addiction counselling,

parent education is preferred• An equivalent combination of education and experience may

be also considered

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Knowledge of traditional and contemporary child development

and parenting practices• Working knowledge of the Child, Family and Community

Service legislation and court processes• Socio-Economic prevention strategies• Facilitation and assessment skills• Strong verbal, computer and writing skills• Knowledge of First Nations Carrier and Sekani culture and

communities

Proof of qualifi cations, a valid Driver’s License, and a clear criminal records check will be requested from the successful applicant.

To learn more, visit www.csfs.org.

TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and resume to Email: [email protected] Fax: (250)563-3376CLOSING DATE: Open until fi lledWe thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Daniel Clifton DerbyshireDec. 19, 1944 to July 31, 2013

Born in Nelson, B.C., Daniel “Dan” attended school in Crawford Bay and lived there until 1965 when he and his wife and son moved to Smithers where he resided until 2012. He then moved to Penticton for health reasons.

Dan is predeceased by his wife Carol Ruth (née Eddy), Dad Joseph Clifton Derbyshire and Mother Jennie Elnora Dingwall/Derbyshire (née Hedstrom).

He is survived by his son Darcy Dwain (Cindy) Derbyshire and their two children Mishayla and Kyler, son Robert Stede (Jennifer) Derbyshire and their three children Devon, Daniel and Boden, his sister Frances Heather Beaubien and other family members.

Dan will be missed for his loyalty, unique sense of humor, his great memory and his invention and fix-it talents especially when it came to motors.

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HIRING DRIVERS Burns Lake Wood Fibre Haul

Seeking quali ed drivers for immediate openings for Wood Fibre hauling in Houston and Burns Lake.

We o er:Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Compe ve Wage, Bene ts & Pension•

You possess:Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References•

We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email:[email protected],Fax:250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445

Career Opportunities

The District of Kitimat is seeking to fi ll the following positions:Project Engineer: must be a professional Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years pro-fessional experience (pref-erably in municipal environ-ment) and eligible for registration with APEGBC. Permanent full-time (PFT) exempt staff position with competitive compensation and full benefi ts.Deputy Operations Manag-er: will have several years experience in municipal or related fi eld and post-secon-dary education in Water Quality, Civil or Building Technology or related Trade Qualifi cation. PFT exempt staff position with competi-tive compensation and full benefi ts.Engineering Technologist 2. Must have a civil engi-neering technologist diplo-ma, 3 years experience in the civil/municipal discipline, and eligibility for registration with ASTTBC. Bargaining Unit position. Wage: $37.01 - $44.78/hr over 2 years.Submit resumes by Septem-ber 10, 2013, 4:30 p.m., to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7. Fax (250) 632-4995, e-mail [email protected]. Further in-formation can be obtained from our website at www.kiti-mat.ca

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Obituaries

CLARE ANN RILEY PATERSHUK

(BSc., MSc.)Edmonton, AB

We lost a kind, principled, in-telligent and loving jewel of a human being at 8:50 p.m. on June 30, 2013. Clare Pater-shuk was tragically killed by a drunk driver on Highway 16 near Niton Junction, AB. The loss of our daughter, sister, partner and friend leaves a hole so vast in our lives we don’t know how it will ever be fi lled. Clare helped so many people through her kind and thoughtful words as a family member and friend as well as a therapist to people who needed her gentle advice. We have so many wonderful memories of Clare. We en-courage all who knew her to think upon those happy times as a tribute to her after her passing.Clare was an exceptionally tal-ented painter and equestrian. She worked counseling people at the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE). She be-lieved deeply in the work that this organization did to help women in need. Please con-tact them with a donation in lieu of fl owers. (https://www.sace.ab.ca/)A Memorial Service was held at Hainstock’s Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, 2013.Clare was the daughter of Pe-ter and Mary Patershuk and granddaughter of Betty and Bill Patershuk. All formerly of Burns Lake.

Obituaries

Announcements

In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus

comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the

Pines and all other community healthcare

services.

Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to:

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meet-ings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682

Announcements

InformationAnyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. Clients should come at 11 am. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstand-ing generosity o the commu-nity. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes Dis-trict Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC.V0J 1E0

LEGION BUSINESSThe Poppy is the international symbol of remembrance repre-senting a visual pledge to pay homage to the fallen, who gave the ultimate sacrifi ce for the preservation of peace and freedom. The Poppy Cam-paign was created as a means to raise funds in order to per-petuate this sacred memory and provide for veterans and their families in their time of need. The Poppy Campaign commences the last Friday in October and continues to the end of the day November 11th, Remembrance Day. Le-gion Branches throughout BC & the Yukon organize the an-nual Poppy Campaign in their respective areas. All donations are in turn redirected to sup-port programs and services for veterans and their families. This year, your donation has never been more important. A new generation of veterans is coming home and turning to the Legion for housing, career transition counselling and trau-ma relief. And we will be there, with your support! Wear a pop-py. Give generously. Text POPPY to 20222 to donate $5 to the Legion’s Poppy Funds.

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EOPLANNING a wedding or an-niversary party? Looking for plastic fl owers for decorations. Call OPTIONS at Nourse House 9am- 3pm Mon. to Fri. Francois Lake Drive. Operated by residents of 8th Avenue Group Home. (250) 692-7845

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

FLOW FACTS 14 August 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.94 m (2795.08 ft)SLS Discharge: 281.23 m3/s

Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls: not available

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

The Summer Temperature Man-agement Program ends 20 August. Spillway discharge will be reduced to approximately 14.2 m3/s at that time. Spillway discharge will be raised to the winter fl ow level of ap-proximately 32 m3/s in early Sep-tember.

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

The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bcThe Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am-4pm. The clinic provides infor-mation and teaching on vari-ous chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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ALL CASH drink/snack vend-ing business route. Complete training. Small invest. req’d. 1-888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co

Education/Trade Schools

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TO REACH THE MARKETFirst advertise in the Lakes District News! ALL WORD ADS go on the Internet for the whole world to see! www.bcclassified.com

REACHING USCall 250-692-7526 or come by our office. Hours are 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday. Fax in your ad to 250-692-3685 or email: [email protected]

HOW TO PAYCome to our office at 23 - 3rd Avenue, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid.

CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS 1 issue, 3 lines $8.50 per week

FREE ADSFor anything under $50.00 value. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Private party ads only (no commercial). Ads cannot be accepted over the phone.

$5 ADSFor anything worth $50 - $500. 15 words or less. Ad must contain one item and price. Misc. for Sale category only. Runs for 4 weeks. Ads must be prepaid - cash only.

LEGAL ADS $16.07 per col. inch

HWY 16 REGIONAL ADS3 lines - No changes - ad runs in: Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Stewart/Nechako, Ft. St. James, Houston, Smithers, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Northern Connector(1 week) .......................................$78.88

BC BEST BUY ADS25 words- No changes - ad runs one week, all papers covering: Lower Mainland .......... $102.28 BC’s Interior ............... $124.95 Vancouver Island ........ $119.00 All of the Above .......... $299.00 Extra cost for additional words

RUN IT ’TIL SOLD ADS1x1 classified ad. For $31.50 we will run your ad UNTIL IT SELLS, any category, max. 30 words No Real Estate or commercial ads

Please call if you need more information on any of our

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HAPPY ADS To announce birthdays, weddings, births etc. 2 col. x 2” - $22.25 2 col. x 3” - $32.25 2 col. x 4” - $42.25

ALL ABOVE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE GST

DEADLINESClassified Word & Display: Friday @ 3:00 P.M.

OUR POLICYLakes District News reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any classified ad not meeting our standards.

No refunds on Classified Ads.

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F/T CDA OR HYGIENIST required. Knowledge of the Cleardent Program

an asset.

Hours are Monday to Thursday. Please send resume to Lakeview Dental Centre,

Box 310, Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0 or fax to 250-692-4251

or email to [email protected]

153 Francois Lake Drive, P.O. Box 788, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0Tel: 250-692-7724 • Fax: 250-692-7767 • Email: [email protected]

SELECT LIST INVITATIONBurns Lake Community Forest Ltd. is establishing a Select List of pre-qualified contractors who will be invited to participate in subsequent Invitations to Tender for harvesting, silviculture, and forestry consulting contracts during the term from September 15, 2013 to September 30, 2015.

Pre-qualification mandatory requirements for all contractors are:

1) Satisfactory completion of a similar contract prior to the pre-qualification deadline, and,

2) Contractors must have a postal or physical address, prior to the date of this invitation, within the Lakes Timber Supply Area, or,

3) The portion of the Morice Timber Supply Area directly serviced by the Colleymount or Ootsa- Nadina Roads (as identified by the map below), or

4) A First Nation’s Contractor located within the Lakes Timber Supply Area.

Harvesting contracts: The work will include, but not be limited to the following activities: road construction, road maintenance, road deactivation, full phase right-of-way and block harvesting, including hauling.

Silviculture contracts: The work will include, but not be limited to the following activities: planting of seedlings, brushing and weeding, juvenile spacing, silviculture surveys, site preparation, and supervision of projects (quality control plots).

Forestry consulting: The work will include, but not be limited to the following activities: road and block layout, site plan data collection, assessments, timber cruising, GPS traversing, mapping and other related activities.

Applications will be received until the pre-qualification deadline of 4:00 p.m. on September 6, 2013 at 153 Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake, B.C. or Box 788, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0.

Submissions must include: 1. resume(s) of principal(s) or a corporate resume 2. list of contracts completed. 3. two references.

Inclusion on the Select List will be determined by September 15, 2013. No further advertising will take place.

Submission of an application does not guarantee inclusion on a resulting short list of pre-qualified contractors. Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. reserves the right to limit the number of pre-qualified contractors invited to compete on a subsequent contract.

That portion of the Morice Forest District considered part of Lakes District for purposes of determining bidding eligibility.

P.O. BOX 788, BURNS LAKE, BC V0J 1E0 TEL: (250) 692-7724 FAX: (250) 692-7767

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAccounting/ Executive Assistant

Comfor Management Services Ltd. (CMSL) is seeking a dedicated team player capable of completing a variety of payroll, accounting and executive assistant functions for ComFor Management Services Ltd and its subsidiaries.

This position reports to the Operations Manager and the Board of Directors. The successful candidate will be responsible for completing payroll, calculating and remitting source deductions, tracking and reporting flex hours, administering company benefit plans, reconciling bank accounts, and completing PST/GST and WCB returns. As a key member of CMSL’s team, the Accounting Assistant will also be required to complete Accounts Receivable/Payable data entry, reception, and a variety of other duties as assigned. There will also be Board administration duties including preparing meeting packages, taking minutes and writing letters as required.

In addition to having a minimum two years’ experience in payroll administration and basic bookkeeping, the successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal communications, organization and time management skills. He/she must have a demonstrated the ability to complete a wide variety of accounting-related tasks accurately, in a timely manner, and display a comprehensive knowledge of federal and provincial payroll recording requirements. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with Simply Accounting or comparable software, as well as the full suite of Microsoft Office related products.

This position is for a one year term with the possibility of renewal. Remuneration will be commensurate with education and experience. A comprehensive job description is available upon request.

Please submit your resume prior to 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 26, 2013. Qualified candidates should direct their resumes and cover letters to:

Comfor Management Services Ltd. P.O. Box 788 Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E0 Tel: (250) 692-7724 Fax: (250) 692-7767 [email protected]

Comfor Management Services Ltd. thanks all applicants in advance for their interest, but be advised that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

EXCAVATOR OPERATOR

Canyon Contracting Company (a Division of LB Paving Ltd.) is a full service civil contracting company that has been operating in the Smithers, Houston and

Hazelton areas for over 20 years. We specialize in water, sewer and storm drainage installations as well as fencing, landscaping and paving stones. Our clients come from all aspects of our communi-ties: municipalities, industrial, commercial and residential. Our work covers a broad spectrum of site servicing construction and infra-structure maintenance and repair.We have an immediate opening for an experienced equipment op-erator with speci c experience operating hydraulic excavators do-ing site servicing work. We offer industry competitive wages and full bene ts, including an SP, to the right applicant. he successful applicant will be a motivated self starter that can quickly adapt to different jobs and who is willing to become part of a productive team.

here will be opportunity and an expectation for the successful ap-plicant to run a variety of construction equipment as well as lling the primary role as excavator operator.Interested persons should apply with a cover letter and resume complete with references to the LB Paving Ltd. of ce at 2 2 atlow

oad in Smithers, by mail to Box Smithers B , 0 2 0, by fax to 2 0- -2 or via email to lbpaving lbpaving.bc.ca .We would like to thank all applicants however, only quali ed per-sons will be contacted for an interview.

Huckleberry Mines LTD. is a 17,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia that commenced operation in September 1997. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Tailings (Cyclone Sands)

Operator

We are looking for self starters who can work well in a team oriented environment, able to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Reporting to the Mill Supervisor the applicant will be responsible for the ef cient operation of our water transport system and the cyclone sands plant (CSP), which receives tailings slurry and then separates it (via hydrocyclones) into the coarse and nd sands. Day to day duties will include but not be limited to: operation and management of the CSP, troubleshooting and writing work orders. The successful candidate will also be working in conjunction with the Metallurgical department following procedures, parameters and guidelines provided to produce a quality NAG coarse sand product.The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years mineral processing experience and have completed Grade 12 or equivalent. They must also posses a valid driver’s license. Knowledge of grinding and cyclone operations complimented with a strong mechanical aptitude would be considered an asset. Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.caWe thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

uali ed applicants can submit their resumes in con dence to:

Human Resources Department - Huckleberry Mines Ltd.

P.O. Box 3000, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0

Fax: 604.517.4701 or Email: [email protected]

ARE you an animal lover who has experience working in a veterinary clinic; are you a VOA or an RAHT? Nechako Valley Animal Health Services offers an integrative approach to patient care and currently has a position open. Knowl-edge of Avimark, and horse handling skills are an asset, but not a requirement. Please send your resume/cover letter, including references to [email protected]. Help Wanted

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LOGGING AND Construction jobs. We are looking for expe-rienced and motivated people for the following positions: Hoe Chuckers, Roadbuilders, Skid-der Operators, Yarding Crews (tower and gy, hooktender, rig-ging puller, linewinder), Weight Scale operators, Processors, Front End Loaders, Lowbed and Log Trucker Drivers. Lots of work, local to Fraser Valley and out of town, various day shifts, benefi ts, good pay, good people. Please fax re-sume to 778-732-0227 or email [email protected]

MOTEL MANAGEMENT re-quired for Ponoka, Alberta. We are seeking a positive, ca-pable, entrepreneurial person or couple with previous resort or motel experience. Email re-sume: [email protected]

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LAND ACTNotice of Intention

to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Robert & Gerda Wiederkehr from Burns Lake, BC has ap-plied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFL-NRO), Smithers, to obtain for extensive agriculture purposes and by the way of the Crown Grant, Provincial Crown land located at THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF DIS-TRICT LOT 3824, EXCEPT THAT PART OF RIGHT OF WAY AS SHOWN ON PLAN PRP5923, RANGE 5, COAST DISTRICT, CON-TAINING 58.1 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, BURNS LAKE. The Lands File for this ap-plication is 6408477. Writ-ten comments concerning this application should be directed to Nadina Land Of-ficer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 999 - 185 Yellowhead Hwy, Burns Lake BC V0J 2E0.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to Sep-tember 19, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPost-ing/index.jsp.

Be advised that any re-sponse to this advertise-ment will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of For-ests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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On Aug. 17, 2013, the North District major crime unit and Takla Landing RCMP reported that they were investigating a serious domestic violence incident which resulted in the shoot-ing death of Vanderhoof resi-dent, 36-year old Christopher

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Takla Landing murder; Father charged with murder

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The estimated size of the Fraser River sockeye run was boosted Fri-day as more inbound salmon are ar-riving later than anticipated in the waters around Vancouver Island.

The Pacific Salmon Commission now estimates the main summer run of sockeye at 2.3 million fish, up from two million as of Aug. 13, and

the early summer run is now pegged at 520,000 fish, up from 475,000.

The overall run size is currently estimated at just over three million, with late-run sockeye that were projected to add 583,000 not yet included in the count.

Close to nine million pink salm-on are also forecast to arrive, how-ever. A big pink run could allow fishery openings in September.

Fraser sockeye run size upgraded but still concerns

burns lake lakes district news, august 21, 2013

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