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On the one year anniversary of the explosion and destruc-tion of the Babine Forest Prod-ucts Mill, hundreds gathered in Burns Lake at the Lakes Dis-trict Secondary School for a memorial service in honour of fallen and injured mill work-ers.

Nineteen workers were in-jured in the Jan. 20, 2012,

explosion. Two were killed; Carl Charlie and Robert Lug-gi never returned home from their shift.

Speakers included Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold, Hampton Affiliates chief exec-utive officer Steve Zika, mem-bers of ‘Sawmill B-Crew’, members of the Charlie and Luggi families, Carmen Wil-liams, and Hampton Affiliates owner, David Hampton.

“Carl and Robert did not die

in vain,” said Zika.He was speaking of the in-

creased awareness of special safety measures that need to be implemented in light of evidence that the dust of pine-beetle killed wood is uniquely hazardous.

He said that thanks to what has been learned, and at the cost of lives lost, the new Babine sawmill would be built to the highest modern safety standards. Mills across the

continent, he added, have tak-en into account the increased risk of pine-beetle killed wood.

Zika did not gloss over the pain and loss brought about on Jan. 20, 2012.

“Not a day goes by where I don’t wake up in the morning, or in the middle of the night, and wonder if there was some-thing that I could have done differently,” he said.

“I am truly sorry for not

Broken hearts are slow to mendHampton Affiliates hold a remembrance memorial service

Walter Strong photo

Family and friends gathered a the Lakes District Secondary School in Burns Lake on Jan. 20, 2013 to remember the tragic events of Jan. 20, 2012 when the Babine Forest Products mill was destroyed in an explosion that injured 19 workers and killed two.

WALTER STRONG

As protests and Idle No More rallies contin-ued across the country, with some escalating to temporary blockades of roads and railways, Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam de-scribed his take on events of the past few weeks.

Adam credits Chief Theresa Spence and her hunger protest with playing a large part in why Prime Minister Stephan Harper agreed to meet with chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) at a mini-summit in Ottawa on Jan. 11, 2013. For Adam, who was in Ot-tawa at the time but not at the event, it was a productive meeting.

Chief Shawn Atleo, AFN National Chief, told Adam that it was his intention was to ‘set the table for First Na-tions to negotiate with the federal government on a high level.’

“I think he achieved that,” said Adam.

Atleo’s achievements aside, Adam expressed some frustration with what he called the ‘moving goalpost’ of demands that Chief Spence iterated regard-ing conditions that would end her fast from solid food.

“Originally, when Chief Atleo went to see her [Spence], she said that she wanted a meeting with the prime minister and then she would end her fast,” said Adam.

When it became clear that the Harper would have a meeting with Spence and representa-tives of the AFN, the chiefs worked together to develop a framework for discussions.

“All the executives of the 10 provinces [provincial assemblies of First Nations] and of the two territories unanimously agreed to an eight-point plan to present to the prime minister,” said Adam. “You can’t just ask for a meeting with the prime minister without having something in place.”

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Zika asked for for-giveness from those hurt, and from the families of those hurt or killed, on that cold January evening.

Forgiveness was sol-emnly expressed by many family members, injured workers, and others who were in-volved in the explosion and the rescue effort.

“In my heart I forgive you,” Fabian Michell told Zika. “I forgive you on behalf of my family.”

But the uncertainty that remains surround-ing the final report of findings into the cause or causes of the deadly explosion found expres-sion in the testimony of some speakers.

WorkSafe B.C. had forwarded the long-awaited findings of its

investigation into the causes of the explosion to Crown Counsel for consideration last No-vember. The report had discovered violations of the workplace safety act (Workers Compensa-tion Act), and because of the seriousness of the accident, it was sent to Crown Counsel for con-sideration.

None of those find-ings have been made public yet. Frustration and anger over lingering uncertainties, regarding the ultimate cause of, and responsibility for, the explosion were ve-hemently expressed.

Maureen Luggi de-scribed some of the ru-mours and allegations that have been brought to her attention from the very beginning of her terrible ordeal. She called for an end to these rumours through openness by all in-volved.

“Don’t sit on the re-port,” Maureen Luggi demanded. “Families are waiting to know what happened. We are looking for clo-sure.”

Luggi described the unique pain of losing someone in terrible and unexpected circum-stances.

“It’s a complicated grief,” she said. “The hardest thing for me as a mother was to see my children carry their fa-ther’s casket.”

David Hampton spoke last.

“To the families, I am so sorry,” he said.

Hampton described how fire safety had

been ingrained into his head and work culture at his father’s side from a young age.

“In this case we didn’t go far enough [with fire safety],” he said. “We didn’t know how hazardous the dust would be. This should never have happened to Carl or Charlie.”

A complicated grief for those remaining

Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi lost their lives on Jan. 20, 2012 when the Babine Forest Products mill exploded near Burns Lake. Nineteen other workers were injured. A memorial service was held on Jan. 20, 2013 in Burns Lake.

Walter Strong photos

WALTER STRONG

The Village of Burns Lake council is expected to vote in favour of a 2013 bal-anced budget with increases to capital, sewer, and water reserves. The budget will require a one per cent municipal tax increase while introducing slight increases to waste, sewer and water rates.

Originally, council was considering a five per cent municipal tax increase, plus increases to sewer and water rates. Con-tained within that five per cent increase was a $100,000 increase to capital re-serves, plus the buried cost of waste col-lection rates that had not been covering the cost of the service.

Waste collection rates have not been reflecting costs within the municipal-ity. For many years, the village has been pulling $18,000 annually out of general revenues to cover the deficit. Village staff put together a scenario where a 17 per cent waste collection rate increase across resi-dential and commercial customers would see waste collection paying for itself.

Councillor John Illes put forward a mo-tion to increase rates in order to cover the actual costs of waste removal, which was unanimously approved. Mayor Luke Strimbold suggested that the overall tax bump of five per cent could be reduced now that the waste collection rates had been increased.

The rate increase will affect not only municipal residents of Burns Lake, but residents of Burns Lake living on the Burns Lake Band and the Lake Babine

Nation reserves. Councillor Illes suggest-ed that this was fair solution.

If a waste collection deficit were left to be covered by the general budget, this would mean that the municipal tax base

would be subsidizing waste collection on the reserves, which do not contribute to the municipal tax base.

With the re-worked waste collection rates, all residents of Burns Lake will pay the same waste collection rates, as well as all commercial subscribers to municipal waste collection. Residential waste col-lection rates will rise $17.21 to $118.46 per year. Commercial rates will rise $38.25 to $263.25 per year.

A 22 per cent increase to water and

sewer rates amounts to an increase of $39.87 per year for residential water rates and $38.23 per year for residential sewer. Sewer and water rates fluctuate wildly across Northwest B.C. Terrace’s sewer rates are the low outlier at $73.80 per year, while Prince Rupert comes in at $358 per year. Water rates range from a low of $153.60 in Terrace to a high of $458 in Telkwa. Houston, comparable in size to Burns Lake, currently charges residential customers $230 for water and $175.50 for sewer annually.

The Burns Lake water and sewer rates, assuming this budget is passed as present-ed, will be $221.11 per year for residential water usage and $212.01 per year for resi-dential sewer services.

Even with the proposed rate increases for Burns Lake, the Village will remain at the lower end of the scale of rates across the Northwest.

The one per cent increase to the mu-nicipal tax rate will allow for a $70,000 increase to capital reserves, while the in-creases to water and sewer will allow for an approximate $100,000 increase to wa-ter and sewer reserves.

Council will have the opportunity to fine-tune this budget on Jan. 29, 2013 be-fore it is finally adopted.

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“There’s a purpose for why we’re still here, we just have to discover it.”

Those words of Gordie Alec summarized the mixed emotions of agony and joy expressed at last weekend’s Babine mill memorial. Survivors, family members, and friends of workers injured or killed, struggled to contain their feelings of loss, pain, for-giveness and anger.

The joy came out as people recalled the special place that Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi had in the lives and hearts of many, friends and co-workers alike.

The agony was evident as speaker after speaker de-scribed the difficulties they have had, and continue to

have, in coming to term with the shocking explosion that levelled not only a mill, but the lives of many workers and their families.

Present and past tense mixed freely. It was clear that, for some, that day one year ago continues to exist as fresh in memory as if it happened yesterday.

One speaker told us that it was as if the memorial service were the funeral. The freshness of the pain for some prevented them from being there. Some fam-ily members of the fallen were unable to attend the memorial because their grief remains too overwhelming.

“My parents are still waiting for my brother to come home,” Bernadette Char-lie said.

One year isn’t much time when it comes to coping with the grief of loss. That grief is complicated and extended by the fact that circumstances surrounding the explosion remain under investigation, one year later. The slow march of bureau-cracy regarding the finalization of this investigation is keeping the wounds of that day open and fresh for some. Sadly, by ‘some’ we mean, those who were most affected by those horrible events.

Nothing will ever heal those wounds completely. Even a re-built and modern-ized mill will continue to be understood as the result of a tragic day of irrevers-ible loss.

Without minimizing the loss of that day, it does need to be understood in the context of the year that has followed it. Burns Lake has responded to the event and has been untiring in its attention to the needs of displaced workers. Hamp-ton Affiliates, as a worker on sawmill shift-B said last Sunday, has done what they said they would do.

Hampton management has never shied away from being at the front of the response to the accident. The decision to rebuild the mill was never a foregone conclusion. Nobody needs reminding of the desperate scramble that was made to find a way to secure timber supply in our post-mountain-pine-beetle forest that could justify rebuilding the mill.

The mill is being rebuilt. Timber supply has been secured. Burns Lake is getting a new hospital. New mill-safety regulations are being implemented in-dustry-wide. These were the observations of many as they described the good that has come out of the terrible events of one year ago.

It’s easy to attempt to minimize loss by telling a story that tries to place that loss into a different context. That didn’t happen last Sunday. Pain and anger were freely expressed, and that free expression gave weight and meaning to the words of apology and forgiveness spoken and exchanged.

Memory carries emotionWALTER STRONG

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Smart meter deniers’ last standTOM FLETCHER

The news was trumpeted with alarm here on Vancouver Island, which along with the Gulf Islands is the heartland of tinfoil-hat opposition to smart meters.

Of the 140,000 power cus-tomers who didn’t have a wireless meter by the end of the year, many have simply re-fused. Now BC Hydro has sent letters informing them “we can no longer delay the installation of a new meter at your home.”

“StopSmartMetersBC” sent out a panicky e-mail advis-ing its resistance movement to brace against “storm trooper tactics” from BC Hydro staff, and urging phone and fax attacks on their local MLA office.

“Anger and outrage should be expressed, in a quiet way, so that we don’t sound hysterical, but people are being threatened, police called, etc.,” the anonymous e-mail help-fully suggests.

BC Hydro has also confirmed what I told you a few months ago. Those bogus locks, chicken wire cages and important-looking signs, which were sold like modern-day snake oil, have no legal effect to prevent the utility from working on its own equipment. These obstacles to inspec-tion have been and continue to be removed, along with dan-gerous grow-op bypasses and fiddled mechanical meters.

The technical arguments against wireless meters have been demolished. False news reports and website claims still circulate, but no fires have been attributed to the instal-lation of 1.7 million wireless meters in B.C. About 1,200 faulty meter bases have also been replaced at BC Hydro’s expense, and as crude power-theft bypasses have been re-moved, the incidence of electrical fires, already rare, has dropped substantially.

Another popular myth is increased electricity bills. Yes, if your bypass is removed, your bill will go up. Like gas pumps, power meters are required by federal law to be ac-curate.

Which brings us back to Team Tinfoil, which has been sold a cascading series of fantastic tales about the effect of wireless signals that are already ever-present in all modern communities.

A Toronto-based expert group called Bad Science Watch has tackled claims of “electromagnetic hypersensitivity” head-on. I highly recommend their 10-page report and qualifications at www.badsciencewatch.ca.

In plain language, with references to the best available scientific studies, it describes the double-blind tests that prove people who claim this sensitivity are not actually able to detect when they are or are not being exposed to wireless signals. No X-Men candidates have come forward.

It also exposes key “activists” in Canada. The most prominent is Dr. Magda Havas, an associate professor at Trent University who has “developed a career denouncing the safety of low-frequency electromagnetic radiation.” She gives speeches, promotes her book and has worked with one David Stetzer to promote an “EMF filter” to sell to those who insist they feel what science shows they don’t.

Havas has appeared on TV “news” shows with “activist-entrepreneur” Kevin Byrne. His website appears to be a hub of cell tower and smart meter scare reports, but it’s in-terspersed with product pitches for EMF Solutions Canada, of which Byrne is coincidentally president.

Then there’s “entrepreneur-activist” Rob Metzinger, president of something called Safe Living Technologies Inc. He doesn’t run a lurid scare website, but he’s appeared on CBC and CTV as some sort of authority. (The main haz-ard emanating from TVs these days is bad information.)

As the election approaches, a fight is gearing up between the NDP and the B.C. Green Party for the ignorant, super-stitious and angry vote. The Greens in particular have dam-aged their credibility in a desperate bid to quiet their own tinfoil-chapeau wing.

There are bozo eruptions ahead. I’ll have more on that in a future column.

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In the final days leading up to the meet-ing, Spence modified her demands. She now wanted to include the governor gen-eral in the meeting with all the chiefs pres-ent.

“That really took things off keel for a while,” said Adam. “They lost focus a little bit.”

As of Jan. 16, 2012, Spence was main-taining her hunger action despite calls from some chiefs to end her fast as the

meeting between the AFN and Harper had happened.

The Jan. 11 meeting was accompanied by many Idle No More rallies across the country in support of the ‘day of action’.

Adam supports Idle No More, although he is concerned by the possibility that the grassroots movement could be co-opted by more militant activists.

“Some of the chiefs in the prairies were very militant and wanted to shut down the whole province, anything that moves,” said Adam. “It’s a big concern. I hope they heed the words of the co-founders, that it is a peaceful movement to educate the public.”

Adam continues to work with the B.C. Assembly of First Nations to deal with the local challenges his band faces, like solv-ing housing and treaty issues.

“Here in B.C. there’s only a few First Nations that have signed treaties,” said

Adam. “In our case, we do have a treaty of 1906, but it’s not recognized by the government. That’s one of the things we’re putting on the table.”

Adam expects the agenda set forth in the eight-point plan will continue on track under the direction of the AFN.

“Our next step is to meet in Vancouver on Jan. 24 and 25 with all the chiefs in B.C.,” said Adam. “That’s our next step so that we can move the agenda forward.”

Burns Lake Band Chief Albert Gerow shares Adam’s sentiments regarding keep-ing things under the direction of the AFN.

“I would like to call upon all chiefs from across Canada to join together and follow the direction of our National Chief Shawn Atleo, and your respective Regional AFN Chiefs,” said Gerow. “It's only through the strength we bring forward collectively, that will achieve the change we desire, and our people deserve.”

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VIEWPOINT BY HUGH NEAVE

Well just when I said my goodbyes I am back.

It seems like such a long time since I wrote up my article for our pa-per and as I look back it has been a long time. They used to say time waits for no man, it's right I guess.

WinterWinter is half over or

just about and so far it's been very easy. Most all our lakes have frozen over. We had all expected Francois to stay open but no it's gone too. With such warm weather it's hard to tell how safe the ice will be.

I will pass the word on be careful if you are go-ing to use the lake. I went

through years ago and I sure will remember it and big time.

Back now many years ago we used to pray that Francois would freeze over and for many years it did. The lake became a highway of ice for the Southside. No ferry to catch, just go. It's been a number of years since there has been good ice suitable to hold up any vehicle. The ferry runs regardless of the lake freezing or not.

Driving the ice can be dangerous and to prove it there are numbers of vehicles on the bottom of Francois Lake.

One accident come to mind that happened in the late 30s. It should have been worse but not much. Billy Bickle, a rancher from Grassy Plains, was crossing the ice with four head of horses pulling a load of timothy seed to the plant at Francois Lake hall. This was a foolish act on his part. The horses, the load of seed and Billy all went through. He was

still on the load and went with it. Him, four horses, the sleigh and a load of seed. This was the talk of the district for many years. I think we all felt more sorry for the loss of four lovely big horses than we did for the sleigh load of timothy seed.

I have at hand a num-ber of vehicles and their owners so maybe just for interest sake I will write it in. Maybe next week.

So far this winter, it has been the talk of the town. So far it has been just great. We will won-der what February will dish up. It can be a rough month so we will just wait. Nobody is going to stick out their neck in any kind of a weather forecast. As the say-ing goes only fools and newcomers forecast the weather. So far this win-ter has been Godsend to the stockman. Sure saves the feed.

Welcome backIt's sure good news to

hear Johny Vanzanten is back home again after his terrible accident he had

on New Years. He spent some time in the Prince George Hospital having his leg attended to then back to the Burns Lake hospital for a short time and now John is back home at the lake again. I have found out there is no place like home and John has found that out too.

Nasty fallOur grandson Edward

Neave, who is now work-ing in Penticton, also suf-fered a very painful acci-dent through a nasty fall. He has been off work for about a month and is hoping to go back to work at the mine the first of the month.

It's Friday afternoon and the water is running off the roof, just like spring has sprung. Makes a person wonder what’s next. Snow is sliding off the metal roofs making lots of work for the home owners.

No shovellingAs being a resident of

Tweedsmuir House, this has been the first win-ter in my lifetime that I

have not had to shovel snow but you know I sure miss it. I guess that job will have to be left to the younger generation.

Jimmy Tourond and his wife Leah have taken up residence in the Heri-tage Manor. They had like myself, left their home at Noralee, and my home I had to leave at Francois Lake. It’s a tough pill to swallow but health wise it was a move that had to be made. The Tweedsmuir House has been good to me with loving care and also very comfortable surroundings. Every day I have some body drop in for a visit and maybe have a cup of tea or cof-fee, helps pass the time. I have always been a very active person and to have to slow down has been a hard pill to swallow and having company drop in helps pass the time for me.

ElkIt's very interesting

to have the elk moving into our area. They have been here for some time

but now they are visit-ing the local ranchers. It's not what they eat it's the damage they do to the hay bales so nothing else will eat the hay.

On Christmas day eve-ning Laurie Neave and Marie Hunter stopped at Peebles turn off and watched a huge bull elk standing beside the road. It was huge and a had huge rack besides. A number of folks have also seen him. I understand elk can be a nuisance more so than the moose. Some folks think the elk will run off the moose. The deer are also moving in close to homes a the landing. The wolves may be scaring them down as wolves have been seen close to the landing.

Animals, like humans migrate to different lo-cations so maybe the moose will move along.

The first moose was seen in the Lakes Dis-trict in 1923 and it was in the Tatalrose area. The moose were here to stay and they proved to be a Godsend to the settlers

as the meat was good and they became very plen-tiful through the years. Many tables would have been empty if it were not for moose meat. It was on our diet for many years.

A little story for youA couple were having

a golden wedding an-niversary party and the husband was asked the secret of so many mar-ried years.

It dates back to our honeymoon said the hus-band. "We spent it visit-ing the Grand Canyon, we rented a couple of mules to explore the bot-tom of the canyon. All went well until my wife's mule stumbled." "That's once" she said. It stum-bled again and she said "That's twice." The mule stumbled again, "That's three times" so she pulled out her revolver and shot it. I started to protest her treatment of the mule, she turned around and said to me in a quite voice "That's once."

Always remember God loves you a great deal and so do I.

Hello friends I am back in the saddle or so to speak

Editor:Re: Good start,

what's next?Just to clarify a

couple of things in the editorial Jan. 16, 2013. Regarding the per-ceived dysfunctional nature of aspects of our First Nations com-munities, a cursory glance at history will reveal that any society which suffers a funda-mental disruption to its way of life results in a marked increase in violence, family dislo-cations, drunkenness, and drug abuse. I can think of two examples off the top of my head.

1) The Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s resulted in the star-vation of a million folks, and emigration to what we call North

America. The Irish for the longest time were refried to as low life drunken scumbags, which doesn't sit well with me, being five generation Irish, my forefathers and moth-ers having scraped enough together for passage to Turtle Is-land, (North Ameri-can) in the 1830s.

2) In Britain itself resulting from the Enclosure Acts begin-ning in the 13 century and continuing until the 19 century, when common lands, where everyone could range their cattle, geese, and sheep, were fenced off for the benefit of the landed gentry. Huge dislocations occurred resulting in migration to the emerging, in-

dustrial employment of young children in coal mines for pennies a day.

The other issue mentioned in the edi-torial suggests that Idle No More is against re-source extraction al-together. Not so. The focus is on the con-tinued development of fossil fuels, which as anyone cognizant of details of climate warming and the acidi-fication of oceans due to absorption of carbon dioxide, is well aware if their heads are not buried in those toxic tar sands. This is likely why INM is resonat-ing around the world as we all see this good green Earth going up in smoke.

Don Magwood

Editor: I am writing a response to the

story in last week’s newspaper, quoting myself at the Idle No More rally. I wanted to clarify my intention, as I thought what was reported misconstrued my message and was disrespectful to our local Chiefs and Coun-cils. "You may look around and see someone representing [us as] elected band members, but we don't need them." That is not where I ended my sentence.

My message is and has al-ways been that I highlight the fact that we call for unity from

all six First Nations and the overall community. I have said it repeatedly, that it's not our intention to call-out our lead-ers, but to call on them. A very distinct difference. Granted, if our leaders are unable to at-tend gatherings, it does not mean that it does not validate our cause or determine the suc-cess of an event. Idle No More has been dubbed a “leaderless' movement, as it encourages all those involved to be leaders and to speak out. It is about empowering those who thought they didn’t have a say.

I am concerned that the mes-sage conveyed in the article is that I am rallying members against their leadership. I am rallying all our people, includ-ing the non-native community to stand up and speak against all the unilateral legislative changes that directly impact our rights and laws meant to protect us, which were made without full consultation. The envi-ronmental threat is imminent and our collective community of the Lakes District is beauti-ful, we want to maintain that for all of us. With certain develop-

ments the last line of defence is in the hands of First Nation’s people and our rights protecting the land that has been stripped away.

To those elected leaders, this is an opportunity to stand behind your members who are standing up and saying what policy can sometimes bind you from saying. Allow your youth and members to em-power themselves, to speak out in a democratic way and listen to what is being said. This may also mean they will challenge

you as a leader. Our message is, and will always be about a unified front in rescinding Bill C-45 and Bill C-38. There isn’t going to be a quick answer as this is a multi-faceted complex issue. Either way, changes need to be made and I have made it my personal goal to stand up for what impacts my future, my family and my community.

I am grateful to the Lake Dis-trict News for wanting to share the Idle No More movement but I also want the right message to be shared. Messiy c’o.

Deanna Brown

Earth going up in smoke

Setting the record straight on Idle No More

Editor:The Idle No More community information

forum held Jan. 12, 2013 had a turnout of close to 200 people. Frigid temperatures and hungry bellies, from the un-heated gym and the 12-hour fast in support of hunger strikers on Parliament Hill, didn’t quell the excitement and emotion of the day but unfortunately did make it difficult for many to spend the entire day at the hall. How-ever, many did and we raise our hands to all of you who spent the day or even a portion of the day at the event.

Throughout the 12-hour gathering, numerous people demonstrated their support of the move-ment and worked together as a community of many nations to discuss the importance of Idle No More. In the heart of the grassroots, peoples’ movement, the event was led by the people rather than by any specific organization or government. Citizens of the Burns Lake Band, Lake Babine Nation, Wet’suwet’en First Nation, Skin Tyee, Cheslatta, Nee Tahi Buhn, Moricetown, Hagwil-get, Stellat’en, Nadleh Whut’en, Nakazdli, An-spayaxw, Gitxsan, Tahltan, Ulkatcho, Chilcoltin, Haida, Blackfoot, and non-Indigenous citizens of the Lakes District and surrounding area par-ticipated in the event. Over 50 speakers took to the mic to address the crowd where common

themes discussed throughout the day included: the importance of our local culture, language, and traditional values; rebuilding our traditional governing systems; uniting our communities; anti-racism work; developing local food security and the local non-resource extractive economy; protecting our land, air, and water against in-dustry; and more specifically solidifying our stance against pipeline and mining develop-ments. Feedback from the event highlighted the respectful and positive tone that was maintained throughout the day.

Methods to achieve these goals including hosting more events in our community to raise awareness and expand our knowledge base on these subjects. It was also stressed to ensure that we work together as multi-stakeholders to protect our environment for our future genera-tions. Taking active and purposeful measures to connect ourselves and our children to the land, teach them our culture, and language, and the importance of a healthy land-base was seen as critical to not just this movement, but to all of our activities and all of our futures. Also, find-ing creative and fun ways to involve children and youth was seen as a priority.

D. Brown, T. Brown, R. Charlie, Robert Charlie, Carla Lewis, H. Lewis, P. Goertzen, and C. Patrick

Movement by grassroots people


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Delegates at the Truck Loggers' Asso-ciation (TLA) annual convention gave a cool reception Thursday to Forest Minister Steve Thomson's adjustments to log export fees and rules.

Thomson announced a 20-per-cent increase in the export fee on logs exported from B.C.'s south coast and south-ern Vancouver Island, the main source of B.C. log exports. He also un-veiled a two-year trial where the export fee on lower-grade log exports from the mid-coast re-gion will be reduced to

$1 per cubic meter, the same minimum rate as applied to Interior logs.

Thomson said only 10 per cent of the an-nual allowable cut in the mid-coast region is being harvested, and reducing the fee is an effort to generate more logging activity in a remote region with no sawmills. In December, the B.C. government extended a timber rev-enue sharing agreement with aboriginal commu-nities in the mid-coast, in an effort to assist log-ging and other resource development in a vast area without treaty set-tlements.

TLA president Bill Markvoort said the fee

increase for the south coast deters export sales at a time when the in-dustry is not cutting all the trees allowed under provincial harvest rules for Crown land.

The TLA estimates that since 2000, 41 mil-lion cubic meters of coastal timber has been exported as logs. Dur-ing the same period, 58 million cubic meters that could have been logged under sustain-ability rules was left standing.

Rick Jeffery, CEO of the Coastal Forest Prod-ucts Association, said the changes represent a successful balancing act by the province be-tween supplying B.C.

mills and keeping log-gers working to supply export markets.

"People should know that for every log that gets exported, between two and three logs end up in front of a domes-tic mill," Jeffery said.

NDP forest critic Norm Macdonald said the increased export fee for south coast logs isn't enough to stem the ris-ing tide of log exports. A ministry example of the new fee schedule shows a fee increase from $7 to $8.40, based on the difference be-tween the export and domestic price.

Thomson also an-nounced an increase of 500,000 cubic meters of

TOM FLETCHER

The B.C. Safety Authority has made a series of recommendations aimed at pre-venting another mill dust explosion like the ones that killed four workers in two separate incidents last winter.

The changes are intended to cover pellet plants and other wood processing facili-ties as well as sawmills. Researchers com-pared the explosion hazard of different kinds of dust, finding wood "flour" can be a more powerful explosive than coal dust when it is dry and exposed to an ignition source.

Two workers died and 20 others were injured when an explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products saw-mill in Burns Lake on Jan. 20, 2012. On April 23, a similar explosion killed two workers and injured 22 more at Lakeland Mills in Prince George.

Investigators ruled out natural gas, oil and other fuel sources, leaving fine, dry dust produced from milling wood. Work-safeBC concluded that the likely ignition source was hot electric motor and gear re-ducer equipment running wood waste con-veyors in low, confined areas of the mills.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad said the BCSA team has worked with the in-dustry and employees to develop new rules, some of which use techniques de-veloped in underground coal mining. The recommendations call for changes to the layout of mills so hot equipment is easier to keep clean and is separated from sourc-es of dust.

"I think this will be very positive for the workers, who I know have been very wor-ried about what happened, both at Babine and at Lakeland," Rustad said. "The au-thority is looking to do a 60-day consul-tation period with industry to meet those

standards, and then asking industry to bring forward an implementation plan for each of their facilities by mid-June."

Babine Forest Products issued a state-ment Tuesday, saying it supports the di-rection of the recommendations.

"Consistent with the BCSA recom-mendations, the new Babine sawmill will contain state-of-the-art equipment and systems to collect wood dust at the ma-chine source," the statement said. "It will have equipment, building and floor plans designed to facilitate clean-up and reduce areas where wood dust can accumulate."

Company officials declined further comment, as Crown prosecutors continue their review to see if the incidents warrant charges against the companies or indi-viduals under the Workers Compensation Act. Negligence and other criminal charg-es were ruled out after an earlier police investigation.

B.C. Safety Authourity sets new rules for sawmills in the province

Recommendations call for changes to layout of mills

B.C. tinkers with log export rules

Soowahlie First Nation Chief Otis Jasper takes part in panel discussion with Truck Loggers’ Association president Bill Markvoort at the TLA convention in Victoria last week.

timber to be auctioned through B.C. Timber Sales this spring to sup-ply the B.C. log market. Jeffery said that will improve access to logs for B.C. mills, which are taking advantage of improved lumber pric-es as the U.S. housing market recovers.

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Businesses who demonstrate dedication and pride to a project or community cause, such as fundraising.

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Takes pride in their business through beautification, renovations, and decorating. This business demonstrates ingenuity and innovation in using the latest technology (creating opportunity and growth in the Lakes District through employment, productivity, safety and commercialization). This could also include a business that demonstrated a strong commitment to

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CONTRIBUTED

On Jan. 13, 2013 at approximate-ly 5:20 a.m., an off-duty RCMP officer was on the phone looking out the front window of his resi-dence.

The officer watched as a man rode his bike into the officer's driveway

and began to break into his truck. After a lengthy struggle, the of-

ficer asked his wife, who is also an RCMP officer, to get help.

Neighbours began coming out of their homes to assist the officers.

Uniformed officers arrived and arrested the 25 year old man from Chilliwack.

Dumb criminal strikes again

CONTRIBUTED

A positive feasibil-ity study, as defined by National Instrument 43- 101, was released by Pacific Booker Mineral Inc. for its 100 per cent owned Morrison Cop-per/Gold Project in Feb-ruary 2009.

The study described the scope, design and financial viability of a conventional open pit mine with a 30,000 tonnes per day mill with a 21 year mine life.

The proven and prob-able mineable reserve was estimated to be 224.25 Mt with an av-erage grade of 0.33 per cent Copper, 0.163 g/t Gold and 0.004 per cent Molybdenum.

The feasibility study

used historical four-year average metal prices cal-culated as of Jan. 12, 2009.

The current upward trend in metal prices has resulted in metals trad-ing at prices that are cur-rently higher than their respective four year av-erage price with the ex-ception of molybdenum, which is lower.

Silver was not in-cluded in the financial analysis; however, there is an opportunity for improved economic per-formance if silver cred-its are received from the treatment and refining of the copper concentrate. Metallurgical test-work to date has reported sil-ver present in the con-centrate.

The mineral reserve estimates have been pre-

pared and classified in accordance with CIM Classification estab-lished under National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Ad-ministrators.

The reserve estimate takes into consideration all geologic, mining, milling and economic factors and is stated ac-cording to Canadian Standards (NI 43-101). Under US standards, no reserve declaration is possible until financ-ing and permits are ac-quired.

The company wishes to emphasize that it is strongly committed to continue to work to-wards bringing the pro-posed Morrison Copper/Gold Project to commer-cial production.

Pacific Booker reiterates 2009 feasibility study results

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The North District Major Crime Unit have confirmed that the death of two Vanderhoof residents is now a homicide investigation.

On Jan. 13 2013, the Vanderhoof RCMP responded to a call regard-ing two persons having been found deceased in a residence. The resi-dence, located on Silvermill Road, was secured as a crime scene and po-lice have identified the victims as 29 year old, Blaine Albert Barfoot and 40 year old, Tara Lee Ann Williams. RCMP confirmed that the couple were known to local police and lived

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police are seeking the public's as-sistance in identifying anyone who may have a recent injury to their arms or hands” stated Cst. Lesley Smith, North District Media Relations Offi-cer “We believe the injury may have occurred during this incident and are asking anyone with information to please call the RCMP”.

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Nominations for Citizen of the Year 2012 are now open in the Lakes District. This prestigious award is presented annually to residents of the Lakes District who have dedicated themselves to volun-teerism in their community. The award is named for the late William Konkin, long time school principal in Burns Lake, who, together with his el-ementary school service club, started the award in 1973. Over the past 40 years, 30 individuals and 10 couples have been honoured for their dedication to serving the community in and around Burns Lake. In addition 3 people and 1 couple have been named Citizen of the Decade in recognition of their excep-tional and longtime commitment as volunteers.

So don’t miss this opportunity to honour some-one you believe has served the Lakes District well over the past year or several years, by nominating them for this award. Nomination forms are avail-able all over Burns Lake at local schools, banks, and businesses. Please take the time to fill one out and send it to:

Citizen of the Year Committee P.O. Box 961, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0

If you can’t find a nomination form, a hand writ-ten signed letter will be accepted as long as it is leg-ible. In any case, make your nomination as detailed as possible and be sure to include your name and phone number. Nominations close March 1st, 2013 and must be in the hands of the committee by that date. Late nominations will not be accepted. For more information, please phone chairperson, Doug Campbell at 250-692-7300.

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KHEET (ages 9 to 13) program starting Jan. 11, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. at the arena. Call 250-692-7587 for more info.

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Come out enjoy an evening of public skating , Friday, Jan. 25 at the Tom Forsyth Arena - start time 7:30 p.m.

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January 30 at 11:00am

Community Activities and Events

Cold Smoke DragsFeb. 9 & 10

At the Snowmobile Club Trails (5.5km on Babine Rd.)

Francios Tchesinkut Lake Rec. Commission:

Coffee HouseFeb. 16 at 7:00pm at the Francios Lake

HallLocal Entertainers: Lone Spur, Johhny Paul, Larry Aspen, Norma Symes, The Connally Family & (Tyree Parkin to be con� rmed) Admission: $8.00 12 year

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The XploreSportZ Kheet program

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trying broomball at the Tom Forsyth

Memorial Arena.

This program has been a great

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of BC and local community coaches

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youth about different sports. It’s not

too late to join in.

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WALTER STRONG

The Burns Lake Bruins girls hockey team played Houston and Vanderhoof in a weekend tourna-ment in Burns Lake. On Satur-day, they fell six to four against Houston and then on Sunday went one to five against Vander-hoof.

Kaja Kesterke scored three against Houston on Saturday, and assisted Ashley Cassidy for a fourth goal. Against Vanderhoof

Cassidy scored one and Kesterke got the assist.

Bruins goalie, Lauren Solecki, has only dressed for two games. She is replacing Ryley Eakin, who sprained her ankle badly in a bad fall blocking a shot, and may be in for surgery.

While Solecki gets comfort-able in net, she can rely on the strong play of Taylor Bysouth and Kesterke to help her out.

On Sunday, Kesterke punished Vanderhoof players as they tried

to crowd the net. It was a fast and hard-played game, with a few crosschecks and hits thrown around that kept the pace up.

Some fans on the Vanderhoof bench wondered aloud as refs didn’t seem to notice that the Bruins had stepped it up a notch.

“We encourage aggressive play,” said Monique Beach, Bru-ins assistant coach. “With that comes the odd penalty. As for the refs not noticing, I can’t com-ment.”

Bruins girls got gritInjury and sickness affect the Bruins Girls’ bench

Kaja Kesterke defends a loose puck from a wishful-thinking Vanderhoof player during a spirited game in Burns Lake on Jan. 20, 2012. Sickness and an injured goalie have been an issue for the Bruins girls hockey team. (Below) Ashley Cassidy lines one up on the Vanderhoof net.



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In tough times, some of our best friends can fall through the cracks. Family pets and working animals can suffer during hard eco-nomic times just as their owners do. If food and health resources are in short supply, pets can end up unwanted and cast aside to sur-vive on their own.

In 2011, Alistair Schroff, Hayley Nielsen and Valerie Ingram founded the Lakes Ani-mal Friendship Society (LAFS) to help form

a local response shaped by the specific needs of the region.

They had been working informally in the Lakes District since 2009, but felt that they needed the formal and legal framework of a society to meet the education, shelter and health needs of pets and their families in the Lakes District.

There are a many excellent animal re-sources in the district, but there is no organi-zation like the BCSPCA to help with coordi-nating resources.

That’s where LAFS comes in.

Society makes big impact in short timeFundraising and awareness CD-release reminds us that pets need love too

A youngster holds Dusty for a fine expression of the mutual affection between pets and their humans.

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“The vet clinic does a great job, but they can only do a limited amount,” said Schroff. “[They] have always had a low [cost] rate to support spay/neuter, but they couldn’t go out to help people transport their animals. So there was a hole there.”

Schroff said that challenges extend beyond the simple cost for service to include educa-tion and transportation. The society brings together resources already found within the region.

“We work with groups like the Canadian Animal Assistance Team and The Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic to help lower-income families have their pets spayed and neu-tered,” Schroff said.

Although the bulk of the society’s work falls on the shoulders of Ingram, Schroff and Nielson, they rely on many other volun-teers to get work done. There are 11 listed members in the society, but many more are required for big events and throughout the year.

“We’re always looking for people who want to help in any way possible,” Schroff said.

Local schools have also contributed to the volunteer effort of LAFS.

“We also fix and insulate donated dog houses,” said Schroff. “When we started the dog house project in 2009, Valerie and I built 14 insulated houses on our own, using mate-rials we purchased. This was very time-con-suming and costly, so we shifted our focus to refurbishing donated dog houses.”

“The program got its biggest boost when Dirk Hofer at LDSS modified a one-ply-wood sheet doghouse design and had his class build 30 dog houses, which were then painted by Susan Russell's class at Grassy Plains School. The residential building maintenance class at CNC Southside built 14 more. This brought us up to over 90 in-sulated dog houses used by dogs and cats in need around our community.”

The society works with groups like the Mother Millie Fund and the Simond's Cat Sanctuary, both at the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic, and the Turtle Gardens Animal Res-

cue and dog shelter in Topley. Members of LAFS will sometimes foster pets locally to help ease the burden on these and other or-ganizations.

“We are very conscious of building and maintaining relationships with other animal welfare groups, First Nations, municipal governments, and the provincial govern-ment,” said Schroff. “There are too few re-sources to deal with the animal welfare is-sues locally and beyond, so our goal is not to reinvent the wheel but to be as effective as we can with the resources available.”

This year LAFS has released a music re-cording called, ‘Teach My Person How to Love me’. Ingram and Schroff brought 25 people together for a workshop led by Lowry Olafson, a song-writer and musician.

“Animal rescuers, adopters, members of local First Nations, a Regional District board member and others who just love animals worked together to produce lyrics that help pet guardians understand what their pets need,” said Schroff. “The goal is mainly to raise awareness about proper animal care and our activities in a fun way.”

The song, which has gone international, is available around town or by request. No charge is being made for the CD, but dona-tions to LAFS are welcomed. The easiest way to make a donation is by mail or through an online donation. The LAFS website is www.lakesanimalfriendship.ca.

Another spay/neuter clinic is planned for early June, 2013. The clinic dates are not finalized yet.

Having your pet spayed or neutered is one of the most important thing you can do to help keep the pet population healthy.

“Over-population is a problem, but unneu-tered males are more likely to bite and harm people as well,” said Schroff.

Schroff and Ingram also run a B&B on the Southside. Half the proceeds from the busi-ness go to support LAFS, and they use the B&B to house the veterinary team that ar-rives for the spay/neuter events.


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Redemption on Red RockAre looking for actors as well as anyone who may be interested in helping back stage. Call Rayanne Charlie 250-692-7733.

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Mother MillieGarage Sale

& Silent AuctionSaturday February 16th, 2013

9am - 4pm at the Lakeview Mall

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We are hoping for donations for both the silent auction and garage sale and they can be dropped off at the

Burns Lake Vet Clinic or give us a call at 692-7476 and we can arrange to pick things up.

WALTER STRONG

If you’re of a certain age the upcoming pro-duction of Footloose at the Lakes District Sec-ondary School (LDSS) will probably remind you that you still can’t dance, even though you swore you’d learn how after watching Kevin Bacon drop the slickest

moves not ever seen on your high school gym dance floor.

The Jan. [date] pro-duction has been in the works since early Octo-ber, 2012. Over 50 ac-tors, dancers and sing-ers have been practising every day for the show.

“It’s three classes combined,” said Ray-anne Charlie, drama

teacher at LDSS.Theatre at LDSS

produces one big musi-cal or play every year as well as a number of smaller plays.

“There’s lots of excite-ment around the theatre program,” she said. “The kids have come a long way, and we’re always in the midst of training new ones. It’s a joy.”

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EAGLE DOWN COLLECTIVEAuditions for a one-act play conceived and written by the Eagle Down Collective - Rayanne Charlie and Robert Charlie (centre above) - where held last week at LDSS. The play is being produced for a Spring premiere. Interested actors, actresses and those that want to help out should contact Rayanne Charlie at LDSS. Walter Strong photo

Footloose musical in Burns Lake

Get ready for Cold Smoke sled races

High school production coming soon

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The Burns Lake Snowmobile Club is excited to host the 2013 Cold Smoke Drag Rac-es, Feb. 9 and 10, 2013.

It was eight years ago when the idea was brought forth to include with the club’s ice race was to have snow drags. So for the first two

years we held our drags at the local golf course, transforming the driv-ing range into a 500 foot race track. With a simple tree system manually operated and two brave bodies down at the finish line with the flags in tow the rac-es were off and running. Our races then and now start from Kitty Kat right up to the big boys,

the King Class. To the club’s amaze-

ment this event was a huge success. It was then decided to make it a two day event and find a new location. With the help of many volunteers, equipment and hours of work, we built our own race track. With construction un-derway we wanted the

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Free tele-workshop

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. will offer a workshop on Jan. 31. 7 p.m. A few minutes before the session, participants simply dial 1-866-994-7745, then enter the pass code of 1122333.

Mother Milly

garage saleFebruary 16 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Lakeview Mall. Call the vet clinic if you have a donation.

The Burns Lake Figure Skating Club was on the receiving end of a $2,000 grant awarded to them by ViaSport British

Columbia. ViaSport was created in 2008 in the lead-up to the Olympics as part of the

2010 Legacies Now.

The Figure Skating Club would like to sincerely thank ViaSport for their support.

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event to have its own identity. The club ap-proached the high school and had a con-test with the students to come up with a logo. After seeing some amazing talent this was the winner.

The site was com-pleted with a two lane 500 foot track includ-ing 1000 feet of run out, Race America Drag light system. We have a large building used as a warm up shelter and concession during the races, along with bleachers for the spec-tators. This year we received a huge dona-tion from Babine Forest Products of woodchips which used to line the track and run out area, which will enhance the tracks performance. With our race site a few kilometers out of town, our power source to date has been genera-tors. Work is in prog-ress to get power to the site and we are hoping that this will be our last year using the existing system.

Over the years rac-ers have come from all points of B.C., the Yu-kon and Alaska. Along with the two days of rac-ing, a dinner and dance on the Saturday night has been very popular for the racers and their

families and event vol-unteers to come out and relax share some stories and have a good time!

Friday, Feb. 8, the club will be hosting pre- race registration and social at the Burns Lake Chamber of Com-merce from 6 to 9 p.m. We will also available our Cold Smoke ap-parel, and the dinner tickets. This has always been a great opportu-nity for both our out of

town and local racers to touch base with the race volunteers and ask any technical questions they may have prior to the races.

The gates open at 7a.m. with the races starting at 10 a.m. both days. We would like to thank all our spon-sors and volunteers that has made these races possible. So come out and enjoy some racing action. For more infor-

mation call Kris at 250-692-3057

Excitement at Cold Smoke

Laura Blackwell photo

Don’t miss all the excitement at this year’s Cold Smoke event happening Feb. 9 and 10 at the Burns Lake Snowmobile grounds.

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Lakes District Hospital & Health Care Centre: January 2013. Jan. 23, 25, 28, & 30. Pines Adult Day Center 10am - 2:30pm. Jan. 25 & 29 Health Unit - Sexual Health and Wellness 9am - 11:30am by appt. Jan. 28 Dr. Douglas Oncology by appt. Jan. 30 Health Unit - Child Health clinic and Dr. VanRensburg Gynecologist by appt. only. Jan 31 Women’s Wellness Clinic. For more info or to make an appt. please call (250) 692-2440

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. will offer a free tele-work-shop, Understanding Dementia, on Jan. 31. The one-hour ses-sion starts at 7pm and explains the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. A few minutes before the ses-sion, participants simply dial toll-free 1-866-994-7745, then enter the pass code of 1122333. To use the website, go to momentum.adobeconnect.com/alzheimerbc and log in as a guest. For more information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, visit the Society website at www.alzheimerbc.org.

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Cancer Soci-ety. Regular hours: from 11am to 2pm on Tue., Wed. and Fri. Our local phone number is 250-692-7203. For Cancer Infor-mation Service and Cancerconnection, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333. We collect used postage stamps and Camp-bell’s soup labels. New volunteers are always welcome!

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice of� ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on bereavement is available.

To list your nonpro� t coming events, please drop off your list-ings at the Lakes District News of� ce by Friday 3:00 pm. (We regret we cannot take items over the phone). Listings as space permits. There is no guarantee any particular item will run on aspeci� c date.

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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

Sunday Worship 10:00amALL ARE WELCOMEMinistry 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.

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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns LakeChurch Service at 10:30 am

Sunday School at 9:15 am for all ages, Youth Group Fridays 7-9 pm

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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

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, patience and calm is the way out of a tricky situation. You also may want to keep your opinions to yourself until everything gets settled, which shouldn’t take long.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, though you may be pinching pennies that doesn’t mean you cannot make a purchase that will benefit the household. Make a budget so you’ll learn how to spend wisely.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may need to subscribe to a new way of thinking, Gemini. The way you have been doing things lately is not working out too well. Ask a family member for advice.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it can be easy to get into a routine and then in a rut. Try switching up just one thing from your daily tasks, and it could provide a breath of fresh air.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, take advantage of the many opportunities for you to meet new people and forge new friendships this week. You may just meet someone who changes your life.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, too much of a good thing can make it difficult to focus on other tasks and responsibilities. Make the effort to stay focused so you don’t find yourself falling behind.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you will likely find yourself in a domestic groove over the next few days. Use the time to get creative in the kitchen, straighten up the abode and do some decorating.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, don’t allow your emotions to get the best of you during a dis-agreement this week. Be sure to gather all of the facts before you form an opinion.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, this is the perfect week to correct any wrong impressions you might have made. Be overly generous with all the people you meet.

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COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIAFt. St. James CampusThe College of New Caledonia is looking to fill the following position:

LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTORCNC Nechako – Fort St. James campus requires a sessional faculty instructor to teach LifeSkills in the Aboriginal Training and Employment Program to be delivered in the First Nationcommunity of Takla Lake. Need one year of post-secondary education. Recognized LifeSkills Training Certificate. Minimum three to five years of relevant experience. Able to workcollaboratively with Elders to allow for meaningful cultural elements to be integrated into allparts of the curriculum.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS INSTRUCTORCNC Nechako – Fort St. James campus requires a sessional faculty instructor to teachEssential Skills in the Aboriginal Training and Employment Program to be delivered in theFirst Nation community of Takla Lake. Require Bachelor’s Degree and/or teaching degree.Minimum three to five years of relevant teaching experience in the nine essential skillsareas:. Reading text, document use, numeracy, writing, oral communication, working withothers, thinking skills, computer use, continuous learning.

To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions onhow to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/tools/employment

Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitivesalaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and withinour communities.

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SEASON SPECIAL ON

FIREWOODKeep warm for the Winter

Random length trim blocks under 24”(6x6 and 4x4)

By the dump truck load$280 in town $300 within 25kms of Burns Lake

Truck rates after 25kms

Call (250) 696-3211 (leave message)

Mill ManagerKyahwood Forest Products is a finger-Jointing Plant located in Morice-town, 30 kilometers west of Smithers, BC. Kyahwood produces 20 million board feet of random length FJ Lumber on an annual basis for the North American market. Kyahwood also produces 17,000 ODT of shavings annually which is shipped to Houston Pellet Limited Partner-ship plant in Houston, BC.

Kyahwood is fully owned by the Moricetown Band and operates as a business entity under the Moricetown Band Development Corporation. Kyahwood employs 70 community people in all levels and facets of production.

The Moricetown Band Development Corporation seeks a self motivated individual to manage the Kyahwood mill. Responsibilities includes man-aging production, staffing, maintenance and cost control.

Applicants will be considered based on past experience and a willingness to work with and build skills and training into the employees. Kyahwood has a blend of seasoned committed individuals as well as employees which are just entering the workforce. Skill building may be for further competence at the facility and for life skills that are carried further into the employee’s careers.

Applicants must have experience working with a diversity of teams and people. Preference will be given to individuals that have worked with First Nations peoples at a production level. Cost control, accounting, production and skilled trade experience are also assets that will help select the successful candidate.

A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Interested individuals need to apply in confidence to Lucy Gagnon, Band Manager, Moricetown Band at Suite , 205 Beaver Road, Smithers, BC V0J 2N1.

Lucy can be reached at 250-847-2133or via email [email protected]

Application deadline will be February 15, 2013.

In Memoriam

MARK HARMSJAN. 5, 1969 - JAN. 2, 2008

“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and

not only life, but that great consciousness of life.”

~Jack Kerovac

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

Research Participants Needed!

PATIENTS OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Do you receive, or have you received, health care from a BC Nurse Practitioner? Researchers from UVic’s School of Nursing want to learn how you feel about care provided by nurse practition-ers.

Participation in this study means completing a short survey either by mail or telephone.

To learn more and sign-up for the study, please contact

Joanne Thompson Research Assistant at [email protected]

or 250-721-7964

University of VictoriaSchool of Nursing

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.

CRISIS 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.

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/bc

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In Memoriam

CHASSIDY SONYAMICHELLE CHARLIEJAN. 11,1994 - JAN. 23, 2011

Our darling, Chassidy has gone to the Angels above, seems hard to say when we loved has left us, someday perhaps will understand.Our hearts ache in sadness, what it meant to lose you no one will ever know. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone for part of us went with you. Your love is still our guide and though we can-not see you, you are always by our side.Days of sadness still come over us, tears in silence of fl ow for memory keeps you near us.No pen can write, nor tongue tell our sad and bitter loss. We think of her in silence, her name we often call, nothing left to answer, but her picture on the wall. Just when her life was brightest, just when her hopes were best. I try to be brave and content, but the tears that I shed in silence. For you were mine and I remem-ber your sweetness, my dear-est Chassidy, fond memories linger everyday, remembrance keeps you near.Your life was a blessing your memory a treasure. Loved, Remembered, Treasured, comforted by memories. The moment you left, my heart was torn in two, one side fi lled with heartache and the other died with you. My heartache never goes away, I hold you tightly within my heart and there you will remain. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. Our family chain broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.Love your Mom Geraldine Charlie, Uncle McKinnon Charlie.

CORNEY DYCKTen years since January 25, 2003.

Beautiful memories,silently kept,

Of a wonderful husband/father we’ll never forget.

Remembered forever by Tina, Sylvia, Donna, and Darlene.

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InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Anyone 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) 692-3010FOOD BANK hours starting Sept. 2012: Distribution days will be the fi rst and third Tues-day of each month. Clients should come at 11am. One box per month for each house-hold. The Lakes District Food Bank continues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible re-ceipt, please mail your dona-tion to: Lakes District Food Bank, Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0.

NECHAKO RIVER FLOW FACTS 16 January 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.42 m (2793.36ft)SLS Discharge: 31.95 m3/s

For more information please call Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105. A recording of Flow Facts is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 567-5812


Announcements

InformationLOCAL 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 1EO

PLANNING 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

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InformationThe 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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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGER

to our team.Terrace Chrysler offers a team environment, great benefits and ongoing training and support for its employees. If you’ve got the horsepower to join a fast paced environment and hit our high standards – apply today! Apply with resume and cover letter to:Robert Onstein4916 Hwy16WestTerrace, BC, V8G 1L8 oremail: [email protected]

TERRACE CHRYSLER

YOUTH CARE WORKERRECREATION & CULTURAL PROMOTION

Location: Fort Babine

We are looking for a creative, motivated and culturally savvy person to lead recreation and cultural activities for youth in Fort Babine.

The hours of work include evenings and weekends. Proof of credentials, a class 5 Driver’s License, and a clear criminal records check will be requested from the successful applicant.

To learn more, visit www.csfs.org and to apply, send a cover letter and resume to:

Email: [email protected]: (250) 563-3376

We will accept resumes until the position is fi lled. Review of applications will begin January 22, 2013.

Who is this for?

Participants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Unemployed (non E.I. Clients) • Must be 18 years of age or older • Be legally entitled to work in Canada • Not a Student• Lack skills required for successful

integration into new employment• Be ready and committed to returning to work

What will you get?

Participants may be eligible to receive:

• Class-based skill development - including job searching and career planning • Funding to access training at local educational institutions/trainers • Wage subsidy for on-the-job training

Funding provided through the Canada - British Columbia Labour Market Agreement

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Job Options BCJob Skills Training Opportunity

Administrative Clerk/Receptionist Position:The Village of Burns Lake is currently seeking an experienced Administrative Clerk/Receptionist to be part of a dynamic and fast paced local government organization.

We are looking for an individual with superior people skills and an accomplished customer service philosophy. This diverse Receptionist position requires a broad range of clerical skills and abilities and is entrusted with a variety of tasks. A detailed notice together with a job description can be found at the Village’s website: www.burnslake.ca or by visiting the Village Office located at 15 Third Avenue. Applications will be accepted until February 1st, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Committee/Board Appointments:

The Village of Burns Lake is now accepting applications for volunteers to participate on the following Committees and

Boards: Downtown Revitalization Committee (3 positions available); Board of Variance (3 positions available); Comfor Management Services Ltd (3 positions available). A description of the Committee/Boards together with an application form can be found at the Village’s website: www.burnslake.ca or by visiting the Village Office located at 15 Third Avenue, Burns Lake. Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2013.

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ATTENTION LOGGING CON-TRACTORS! D&J Isley and Sons Contracting Ltd. of Grande Prairie, AB is looking for: Load & Haul Contracts or Haul Contracts in the Fort St. John Area. B-Train confi gura-tion. Single shift. Potential multi-year contract with com-petitive rates. Accommoda-tions available. Contact Daniel for further details (780) 814-4331 or email [email protected] Technician, Servers (Kitimat, BC): CGI is look-ing for an experienced IT profes-sional to work directly with our client and the CGI Client Service Manag-er on-site in Kitmat, BC! This posi-tion will support an environment of about 70 HP, IBM and Dell servers in a complex virtualized network en-vironment including Exchange, Ac-tive Directory and a clustering solu-tion. The full description can be viewed at www.cgi.com/careers Requisition #: J1112-1110 Re-sumes to: [email protected]

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

DRIVERS WANTED:Terrifi c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, MealAllowance, 4 weeks Vacation

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SUTCO continues to expand! Cur-rent openings; Chip Hauls, Chilli-wack, Merritt, West Kootenays. Dedicated runs, day and afternoon shifts. Highway, dedicated tractor, Canada Only runs. Dispatcher, based in Salmo, days and evening shifts. If you are looking for a career that offers steady work, Extended Benefi ts, Pension Plan then apply online: www.sutco.ca Fax: 250-357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

Education/Trade Schools

EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Cater-pillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000 entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning.. Write appren-ticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairviewPUT POWER into your career! As a Fairview Power Engineer. On-campus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Af-fordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairviewTHE ONE, The only author-ized Harley-Davidson techni-cian training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality in-struction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882.

Help WantedCITY OF Yellowknife invites applications from qualifi ed candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson - Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer - Public Works Department Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building In-spector II - Planning and De-velopment Department Com-petition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit re-sumes in confi dence by the closing date, to: Human Re-sources Division, City of Yel-lowknife, P.O. Box 580, Yel-lowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: [email protected] Please di-rect all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualifi -cations, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or con-tact Human Resources at 867-920-5603.

Employment

Help WantedPROCESSOR Operator need-ed in Mackenzie area. 1 yr ex-perience minimum. Travel pay, apartment and daily living al-lowance provided. Wage de-termined on level of experi-ence. Will consider part time ( week on, week off). Email info to [email protected], attn Craig Chapman.

The Grapevine Pub &Bistro

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Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician. Han-na Chrysler Ltd in Hanna, Al-berta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, bene-fi ts. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email:[email protected]

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FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

DID YOU KNOW...33 per cent of adults did not listen to any

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Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. Highway 16, Houston

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Come see

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We’re the largest Duramax Dealer in Northern BC!!


101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337Wood and Gas Stoves and Fireplaces

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B’s Free Enterprises Ltd.

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Bill & Wendy ImusCertified Appliance Repair & Computer Technicians

Computer Training, Sales & ServicePersonalized In Home Service

Delivery of Ink & Computer Supplies

starting a Business? expanding Your Business?

The Comfor/CFDC Developmental Lending Program

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black & white photocopying!

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Cell: (250) 692-6569 • email: [email protected]

Bill & Wendy ImusCertified Appliance Repair & Computer Technicians

Computer Training, Sales & ServicePersonalized In Home Service

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starting a Business? expanding Your Business?

The Comfor/CFDC Developmental Lending Program

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Smithers Community Services Association

Job Posting – Competition #299CORR Home Program - Youth Resource Worker/Burns Lake

Smithers Community Services Association has an immediate opening for a Youth Re-source Worker to assist in our CORR Homes Program in Burns Lake. This is a part time position (approx. 10-15 hrs per week) with a flexible schedule. In addition to wages, Youth Resource Worker receives a monthly retainer.

Position summary: The Youth Resource Worker provides sup-port to young offenders in meeting their court appointed goals and reintegrating into their home communities. Ongoing support and training is provided for this position.

Qualifications:A post secondary degree, diploma, or certifi-cate in Social Work or equivalent combina-tion of education and experience. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and diplomatically, and be able to work independently. Additionally, applicants must undergo a criminal record check, be willing to work outside of normal business hours, and also possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license and have access to own transportation.

Please apply with resume to:Competition #299 - Youth Resource Worker-Burns Lake

Smithers Community Services Association3815 – B Railway AvenueBox 3759 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0or Fax to 250-847-3712 or email: [email protected] Description Available at Smithers Com-munity Services Association

Closing Date: February 8th, 2013

Located on Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake Pub: 250-692-0068 • Liquor store: 250-692-0067

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Amendment to Hampton’s approved Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for

the Morice Timber Supply Area (TSA) Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine) has amended its approved 2012 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for the Morice Timber Supply Area (TSA). The purpose of this amendment is to add the Non Replaceable Forest Licenses A88866 and A72921. There are no other changes to Babine’s approved FSP.

Babine Forest Products Limited proposed FSP amendment will be referred for a period of 60 days starting January 23th, 2013 and will be available for review at the Babine Forest Products administration office Monday through Friday during normal business hours. A representative from Babine Forest Products Limited will be available to answer any questions, address concerns and provide additional information in regards to our proposed amendment. Comments arising from this referral will be considered in the approval of the amendment to this Forest Stewardship Plan.

If you have any questions, or would like to meet and discuss the proposed FSP, we encourage you to call Daniella Oake, Planning Supervisor at Babine Forest Products Limited 250-692–4551.

Babine Forest Products Limited, 19479 Hwy 16 East, Box 4000, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • Telephone 250-692-7177 • Fax 250-692-4595

Decker Lake Forest Products Ltd., 10345 Lewis Rd., Box 250, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • Telephone 250-698-7304 • Fax 250-698-7374

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Lakeview Dental CentreEnergenic, motivated

F/T CDA OR HYGIENIST required for Mat leave in February of 2013.

Knowledge of the Cleardent Program and asset.

Potential to become permanent employment. 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]

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The Lakers girls beat Fort St. JamesThe Fort St. James Secondary School girls basketball team came to Burns Lake only to lose a low-scoring game to the Lakes District Secondary School Lakers. It took a while to get what looked like a basketball score up on the scoreboard, but eventually the points came on.Sr. Girls and Grade 8 girls play out of town this week.


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