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Warm ocean conditions are affecting returning salmon across the province

FLAVIO NIENOW

Each spring, approximately 300 million juvenile salmon make their way from every lake, river and stream in the Skeena watershed to the saltwater ref-uge of the Skeena estuary. These young salmon will become the adult salmon that return to the Skeena watershed during summer and fall.

These returning salmon are now under threat due to unusual warm weather and ocean conditions.

“The little fish, the juvenile salmon coming out of the rivers this spring of 2015, have come into an environment that is very different than what they’ve normally evolved to,” explained ocean scientist Ian Perry. “They’ve come into an environment with poor fish food and a lot more predators.”

“We anticipate this is going to affect their sur-vival, their growth and we are expecting there to be fewer numbers of them coming back in the next one to three years,” he said.

The warm conditions started in the fall of 2013, way out in the middle of the northeast Pacific Ocean. These conditions caused changes in the marine

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Ryan Belcourt was likely the last person to talk to Robert Luggi.

Belcourt, the sawmill supervisor at Babine Forest Products’ Burns Lake sawmill, was investigating why one of the edgers had broken down shortly be-fore 8 p.m. on the evening of January 20, 2012. He met Luggi at chipper #2, he told the seven-member coroner’s jury looking into the death of Luggi and Carl Charlie. The blast also injured 19 others.

“He was trying to figure out why the chipper was down,” Belcourt said, add-ing Luggi had called in an electrician to look at the edger and the last he saw of him, Luggi was headed up to the log deck on the other side of the mill.

Belcourt then exited the main saw-mill building and was just outside the sawmill office door when an explosion blew a hole in the roof and, according to WorksafeBC investigator Paul Orr, launched a 1000-pound fan 60 feet into the yard.

“The first thing I remember is the power going out and getting knocked down the stairwell,” he told the jury. “I felt a pressure on my shoulder and my head and there was a rumbling sound.”

That was the first part of what is typ-ical of a deflagration, or subsonic ex-plosion, as described by Orr. The sec-ond explosion in such circumstances is usually larger and more devastating.

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Gillnetters on the Fraser River haul in sockeye salmon last summer. Fewer salmon are projected to return this year and there are growing fears that poor river conditions will hammer the survival rate of the ones that do.

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ecosystem. They changed the distribution and migration of fish, including salmon in the high seas and they changed the food web that these fish feed on.

“When we have warm conditions as we have seen, we get the kind of food web that normally exists off California,” said Perry. “These tend to be much smaller animals; they’re very poor in fat and they’re not very good food for fish.”

“At the same time as we have a poorer food web, we tend to have a lot more predatory fish come up from the south,” he added.

According to Jeff Grout, Regional Salmon Resource Manager, it is still early to predict the extent of the impact these conditions will have on the salmon making their way back up the Skeena watershed.

“We’re very early in the migration there,” he said. “The returns are tracking fairly low at this point, prob-ably less than a million but it’s still early up in the Skeena.”

“We have not made any plans for commercial fisheries at this point [at the Skeena watershed] and we’re still actively monitoring the situation there,” he added.

Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam said he has concerns over the returning salmon in the area.“We were to get a good run but the numbers from the test fisheries area do not look promising,” he said.

“I can’t say the amount that is estimated definitely, but what is shown is low.”“I hope it will pick up, if not, it will not be good for our food fish this year,” he said.Grout said the salmon population is being monitored across the province, and that fisheries will be

planned accordingly.“We will be looking to plan fisheries for First Nations, commercial and recreational harvesters in a

sustainable manner that allows us to meet our conservation objectives for the population,” he said. “Fish-ery officers are going to be conducting an enhanced program of compliance to be out on the water doing patrols during the day and at night to detect violations, remove any illegal fishing gear in the water and deter any poaching activity.”

Grout said it is unknown how long these warm conditions will last.“The expectation from the U.S. National and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is that these

warm conditions are going to continue at least until October 2015,” he said. “Environment Canada has forecast a 90 per cent chance of temperatures above normal through the summer and a greater than 40 per cent chance of below normal precipitation.”

Test fisheries not looking good so far this year

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Campfire prohibition remains in effect Flavio NieNow

With the onset of cool and wet weather across the province last week, wildfire numbers were dropping. However, lightning activity in the southern and southeastern part of the province over the weekend caused wildfire numbers to rise again.

As of July 20, there were 209 active fires throughout the province. On July 20 alone, there were 60 new fires until 5 p.m.

The Northwest Fire Centre continues to caution all residents to be diligent with fire safety.As of July 20, the fire danger rating for the Northwest Fire Centre remained “high” to “extreme.”Areas north of Kinaskan Lake on Hwy. 37 had a fire danger rating of “high” with pockets of “extreme”

around Telegraph Creek and Atlin. Areas south of Swan Lake Kispiox River Provincial Park to the fire centre border had a fire danger rating of “high” with pockets of “extreme” around Morice Lake, Whitesail Lake, Houston, Topley and Burns Lake.

A fire danger rating of “high” or “extreme” means that there is a serious to extremely high risk of a fire starting.

“The risk of wildfire in the Northwest Fire Centre remains high and will likely remain so until signifi-cant and sustained precipitation is received by all areas of the fire centre,” said Olivia Pojar, Fire Informa-tion Officer for the Northwest Fire Centre.

According to Pojar, forecasted precipitation expected for this week in the Lakes District may lower the fire danger rating for the region.

Currently, there are two active fires in the Nadina Fire Zone. The most recent one is located roughly at kilometre 30 on the Hannay Forest Service Road, about 45 km northeast of Burns Lake. The fire was reported as being under 0.1 hectares in size.

The Whitesail Lake fire, first reported on July 6, is still not contained. Since it was first reported, the wildfire has burned around 437 hectares within Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park, in the Quanchus Mountains area.

Pojar said the Whitesail Lake fire is monitored on a regular basis by B.C. Wildfire Service personnel and there has not been significant growth or activity on this fire in the past week.

She added that B.C. Parks has restricted access to the Quanchus Mountains area of the park, but the Chikamin Bay Rail Portage facility and boat travel to Eutsuk Lake remain operational.

The campfire and open burning prohibition remains in effect, though it is re-evaluated on a daily basis. Members of the public can check the burning prohibitions in their area by visiting bcwildfire.ca or by calling 1 888 3-FOREST for up-to-date news on burning prohibitions, fires of note in the northwest, and fire danger ratings. As of July 17, there were 159 wildfires burning throughout B.C., down from 166 the day before and 197 a week before. As of noon July 17, there were three states of local emergency due to wildfire, and seven evacuation alerts or orders currently in effect. Approximately 96 properties in the province were on evacuation order with over 200 homes and an estimated 300 residents of Alexis Creek First Nation on evacuation alert.

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Have you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, ac-cidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorpo-rates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet.

So it was with an on-line petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a

water bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public.

This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those self-appointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight. “Fight-ing for people over profits,” they claim, pitching for donations.

The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Col-bert calls “truthiness.” That’s when something is false, but it “feels” true.

“Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry – for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the Su-mOfUs headline.

Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water.

It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s really going on.“People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They

pay the same as any other industrial user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in mining for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.”

And why is that rate so low? It’s because the province takes great pains not to “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or minerals. That would surrender provincial control, and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water.

“You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said. “I know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental – a water rental. There’s a reason we use that language, because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by paying this amount, you therefore own that water.

“That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compelling public need, to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.”

As for the brazenly false claim that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real envi-ronmental professional named Blair King for explaining this. (His blog, achemistinlangley.blogspot.ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contra-dict so-called environmentalists.)

King notes that the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake:“If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying munici-

pal taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes.“Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains

into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is par-ticularly short of water, even in the driest of years.”

Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seek-ing to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires.

She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water.

Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people that their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source.

Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations.

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This week Lakes Dis-trict News covered the story of Emily Ellen Beadman, a Burns Lake resident who is prepar-ing for a 200-km bike ride from Vancouver to Seattle.

The ride is intended to raise money for cancer research. Beadman was diagnosed with lympho-ma about two years ago, but thanks to her treat-

ment and willpower, she has been cancer free for over 15 months. Beadman recognizes that although lymphoma is a treatable cancer now, this certainly wasn’t the case 25 years ago. With her newfound respect for science and medicine, she is committed to raising $2500 to assist the B.C. Cancer Founda-tion and support leading clinicians, scientists and researchers. To help Beadman reach her goal, donate at conquercancer.ca It’s really fascinating to see how far medicine has already come.

Every time I watch movies set in the 1920’s, I fantasize of how cool and sophisticated life must have been back then. I picture myself wearing a fashionable hat, having a cigar at a jazz club in Paris and talking about art with another cool and sophisticated 1920’s human. But the fantasy is quickly ruined when I imagine how painful and difficult simple medical procedures must have been back then (and also because I don’t know anything about art).

We are definitely lucky to have been born after anesthesia could be safely used. But medicine is advancing faster than we can even imagine. In fact, some scientists believe children born today are likely to live until they are 150!

Technology applied to medicine is not only increasing our life span, but also the way we relate to our own health, and shaping the traditional health care system.

A Forbes Magazine article called ‘Tech trends shaping the future of medicine’ discusses how technology is changing the health care system and the way we interact with it. According to the article, health care is moving beyond the hospital, and shifting towards “patient self-knowledge and empowerment,” where patients are becoming equal partners with their caregivers.

With so much information available online, physicians no longer hold the key to knowledge. What used to require a trip to the doctor’s office can now be solved with a simple Google search. Technology is starting to help us monitor our own health and finding a diagnosis with the touch of a button.

I know this will certainly be tricky (and dangerous) for a lot of people. Every time I google symptoms online I worry that I have every imaginable disease. But if you’re not as paranoid as me, then technology might be helpful.

I was recently watching this TED Talk where a physician-scientist called Daniel Kraft dis-cussed the future of medicine and how it is quickly advancing. He says that in a not-so-distant future, we will be able to look in the mirror and it will analyze our health (this doesn’t sound like a great way to start the day though; imagine being told you have diabetes as soon as you wake up; but it’s fascinating nevertheless).

Another change that is already taking place is telemedicine. Technology is allowing doctor-patient connectivity where it had not been previously possible. At the new Lakes District Hos-pital and Health Centre in Burns Lake this is already becoming a reality. Doctors can commu-nicate to other doctors via teleconference, and patients can communicate to specialists in the Lower Mainland without having to travel nearly 1000 km.

Robotic-assisted surgery will soon enhance the skills of surgeons and allow for less invasive procedures. With so many changes, Forbes Magazine says the role of physicians will shift to “guiding patients in participating in their own care.”

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into the parking lot,” Belcourt said. “You could see debris falling down from above … At that point I was thinking about everyone in the building, how to get them out and calling 911.”

Belcourt called for the building to be evacuated and got hold of a cellphone from a fellow worker and called 911.

“I felt we needed to go muster (a safety plan feature whereby em-ployees gather at a muster station when the building is evacuated),” he added. “The edger was engulfed in flames.”

He said because it was -40 degrees Celsius that night, many of the workers went to their vehicles to keep warm, rather than meet at mus-ter stations, so it became difficult to get a full accounting of where everyone was.

Belcourt testified that he was aware dust build-up was a problem at the mill, but thought of it only as a respiratory hazard. He testified that WorkSafeBC officials had tested dust levels in the mill in No-vember 2011, just a couple of months before the blast and mill man-agement made it mandatory for workers to wear dust masks in certain parts of the mill. WorkSafeBC had ordered Babine to deal with the dust problems and, according to Belcourt, a plan was supposed to be ready in February, 2012.

When asked about whether there was a “culture of safety” at the mill, Belcourt said workers could have voiced their opinions more.

“We were emphasizing people to report near-misses,” he said. “We felt there could have been more reported.”

Belcourt testified that the mill had gone from eight-hour shifts to 10-hour shifts and that workers were certainly focused on increasing production. However, in the week before the deadly explosion, the cold weather had been taking its toll on the mill and production levels.

The misters, designed to keep dust down, weren’t working, the big air fans had been shut off because of the cold, vents in the roof had been closed to ward off the cold, and a leaking pipe saw water accu-mulating in the basement and then freezing. The mill had been shut down during the dayshift on January 19 so workers could clean the mill.

Orr, who also inves-tigated the Lakeland Mills explosion and fire in Prince George three months after the Burns Lake incident, said WorkSafeBC’s investi-gation points to a fric-tion on a V-belt guard as the ignition source. He told the inquest that it was a dust explosion followed by a fire that destroyed the mill. The explosion originated under the eliminator tables where a series of conveyor belts run.

Shortly after the blast in 2012, stories emerged that workers had reported the smell of gas shortly before the explosion. Orr said his investigation ruled out gas.

“There was no evi-dence found of any release of gas,” he told the inquest. “A mill-wright inspected the mill on the day of the incident and found no odour of gas. To have a gas explosion, the odour would have been so great it would make you ill.”

The inquest contin-ues this week with mill owner Hampton Af-fliates representative Steve Zika expected to testify.

Worker recalls the night of explosion

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In the story 'Man missing after truck found in Morice River' published in the Lakes District News' July 8 edition, a 46-year-old man, believed to be from Burns Lake, was missing after the truck he was driving left the roadway and rolled down an embank-ment into the Morice River.

The crash occurred 23 km up the Morice River Road on June 30, 2015, close to 3 a.m.

On July 9 at 7:30 p.m., a search and rescue (SAR) team set out on a water only search downstream from where the vehicle had en-tered the river. At 9:01 p.m., the Houston RCMP were advised by SAR that they had located a body half a ki-lometer down the river from where the vehicle entered the water.

Police believe it to be the missing driver of the rollover accident, but are working in partnership with the B.C. Coroner's Service to make a positive identification.

A female was also in-

side the truck that entered the Morice River. She was found sitting in the window of the floating truck by a passerby a couple of hours after the accident. After call-ing 911, locals threw a rope to the stranded female and pulled her to shore. The woman was taken to the hos-pital with minor injuries.

Police have not released any names at this time. Corporal Dave Tyreman, Spokesperson for the RCMP, said alcohol is considered to be factor.

Search was conducted for the missing driver by both the Houston and the Smith-ers SAR teams. Bulkley Val-ley Search and Rescue from Smithers brought in two jet boats and two inflatable kay-aks for the search. Search manager Whitney Numan said 14 to 17 SAR volun-teers were assisting with the search, including water technicians, boat drivers and ground searchers.

Houston police and a Prince George traffic ana-lyst are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Body recovered from Morice


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Local RCMP responded to fewer calls in the second quarter of this calendar year than during the same period last year, RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald told Burns Lake council last week.

According to MacDonald’s quarterly policing report, members of the Burns Lake RCMP detachment responded to 875 calls for service between April 1 and June 30 of this year, down 5.7 per cent from last year’s second quarter total of 927 calls. MacDonald noted, however, that the detachment lodged 115 prisoners during the same period this year, an increase of 51.3 per cent over last year’s second quarter total of 76.

“In relation to our calls for service at this point in time, to July 14, this is the fourth year in a row that our calls have gone down,” he said. “And as for our prisoners, this is the first time we’ve seen a spike in the last four years.”

Staff Sgt. MacDonald didn’t attribute the drop in calls for service to any single factor, but did indicate that initiatives put in place by the RCMP here probably contributed to the decline. He also suggested that there is still some reluctance to report incidents to police.

“I think it’s (the drop in calls for service) a combination of some of the initiatives that we’ve put in place to address some of the issues, but I think that we still have work to do in getting victims to report certain types of crime,” he stated. “There’s a reluctance still out there to report all crime, and it’s not just the serious crimes, it’s also the petty crimes.

“People don’t understand how important it is to report everything to us, because you never know. If someone’s broken into your car, and you’re the only person, you think it’s just you, so you don’t call it in. Meanwhile, we’ve had six other people in that neighbourhood who have reported it. It’s important for us to know so we can dedicate resources, or look at ways we can conduct our investigation and put resources toward catching people in the act.”

“Crime goes up, crime goes down. There’s trends all the time. It’s for a variety of reasons, it’s not any one set thing.”

While many of the calls received by Burns Lake RCMP were relatively minor in nature, MacDonald noted that detachment members also responded to a number of serious incidents in the second quarter of 2015, including the murder of three individuals at a Fifth Ave. residence on or about April 27.

“The deaths were deemed suspicious, and in the ensuing investigation, a 54-year-old male from Burns Lake was arrested and charged with three counts of second degree murder,” MacDonald said. “North District Major Crime Unit took the lead in this investigation with support from various support sections throughout British Columbia. This matter continues to be before the courts.”

As might be expected, most of the calls received by the Burns Lake RCMP detachment originate within the municipality itself. Statistics for the second quarter of this year indicated that approximately 48 per cent of the detachment’s 875 total calls were placed within the municipality. Nearly 22 per cent came from the Lake Babine Nation, with another 23.8 per cent coming from rural areas surrounding the municipality.

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Three generations celebrated the Decker Lake Trading Post’s 25 anniversary last Saturday. Lawrence Hallgren (front L), Helen Hallgren (front R) with daughter Janet Macadam (L) and grandson Quentin Macadam served cake and coffee to dozens of well-wishers. Michael Riis-chRistianson

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ELECTION NOTICEThe Carrier Sekani Tribal Council will hold a General Election Voting Day on July 24, 2015 to elect the Tribal Chief. An eligible voter is any member of Carrier or Sekani ancestry, 18 years of age or older and a registered Band Member of the listed Eligible Bands.Date: Friday July 24, 2015 Time: 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.Location of the Polls: • BURNS LAKE BAND, Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation Office–BurnsLake • NADLEH WHUT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE– Fort Fraser • NAK’AZDLI BAND OFFICE–FortSt.James • SAIK’UZ FIRST NATION OFFICE–Vanderhoof • STELLAT’EN FIRST NATION OFFICE– FraserLake • TAKLA LAKE FIRST NATION OFFICE– TaklaLanding • TL’AZTEN NATION OFFICE–Tache • WET’SUWET’N FIRST NATION OFFICE– BurnsLake • CARRIER SEKANI TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE– Prince George

CANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL CHIEF:John Dunning Erickson; Bert (Tim) Erickson; Martin Louie; Terry Teegee

The votes will be counted in each community and reported to the Electoral Officer in Prince Georgeimmediately following the close of the Polling Station on July 24, 2015. The Electoral Officer will release theresults and declare the successful candidate for the officeofTribalChiefafterthiscounthasbeencompleted. Members are welcome to attend the counting of the ballots.

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The average single family home price was $110,949 in June 2015

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It is still considerably cheaper to purchase a house in Burns Lake compared to the rest of the region.

The average selling price (year to date) of single family homes in Burns Lake went down from $153,392 in June 2013, to $114,066 in June 2014, and to $110,949 in June 2015.

Neighbouring town Houston reported an average selling price of $152,717 for single family homes in June 2015. Vanderhoof reported $204,702 in the same period, and Smithers reported the average selling price of $271,206. It cost an aver-age of $161,318 to purchase a single family home in Fort St. James in June 2015, and $282,254 in Prince George.

The B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (BC-NREB) reports 2376 properties sold through the multiple listing service® (MLS®) in the first six months of 2015, down from the 2637 sales report-ed in the first half of 2014.

The value of these properties was $601 million compared with $672 million in 2014. At the end of June there were 4779 properties of all types avail-able for purchase through the MLS® of BCNREB, up from 4663 at the same time last year.

David Black, BCNREB President, said the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board reflects all of the eco-nomic realities associated with the significant drop in oil prices.

“The communities that heavily depend on the oil and gas industries are experiencing some drops in volume; however they have been very strong mar-kets in the past and will rebound,” he said. “Those communities expecting to benefit the most from liquefied natural gas [pipelines] had a great year in 2014 and have now returned to traditional volumes but at higher values. They will now have to wait for the beginning of one of these projects to actually realize the projected benefits.”

In Burns Lake, in the first six months of 2015, 46 properties worth $4.2 million were reported sold through the MLS®, compared to 36 proper-ties worth $4.2 million in the same time period last year. At the end of June there were 161 proper-ties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Burns Lake area.

In Houston, 35 properties worth $5.3 million have changed hands so far this year, compared to 16 properties worth $2.3 million in 2014. As of June 30 there were 50 properties of all types avail-able through the MLS® in the Houston area.

In Smithers, Realtors® reported 132 sales with a value of $33.3 million in the first six months of 2015, compared to 134 sales worth $30.3 million at this time last year. As of June 30 there were 273 properties of all types available through MLS® in the Smithers area.

In Vanderhoof, Realtors® reported 57 sales worth $10.4 mil-lion in the first six months of the year, compared to 62 sales worth $10.3 million at this time last year. As of June 30 there were 156 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Vanderhoof area.

In Fort St. James, 29 properties worth $6.7 million have sold through the MLS® so far this year, compared with 18 properties worth $3.4 million in the first six months of 2014. At the end of June there were 95 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in the Fort St. James area.

In Prince George, 721 properties worth $186 million have changed hands so far this year, compared with 695 properties worth $170.2 million in the first six months of last year. At the end of June there were 699 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS® in Prince George.

Still cheaper to purchase a home in Burns Lake other northern regions

The average selling price (year to date) of single family homes in Burns Lake went down from $153,392 in June 2013, to $114,066 in June 2014, and to $110,949 in June 2015.

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Babine Forest Products fund helps non-profit organizations in the Burns Lake and area

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Burns Lake Fire Fighters Association with a $5000 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Burns Lake & District Health Care Auxiliary with a $3000 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Tweedsmuir Rod and Gun Club with a $1000 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Burns Lake Snowmobile Club with a $3000 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Grassy Plains Community Hall with a $1000 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Johnny Johnson - Pinkut Fist Float Fund with a $2600 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Burns Lake Search and Rescue with a $2500 donation.

Richard Vossen (L) from Babine Forest Products and Marvin Gerow from the Off Highway Truckers presented the Burns Lake Youth Soccer with a $500 donation.

The off highway truckers overload fund has distributed over $270,900

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The off highway truckers overload fund, created by the Off Highway Truckers Group and Babine Forest Products, have distributed over $270,900 to non-profit organizations in the Lakes District since its inception.

The fund started in the 1989/90 logging season. The way it works is that weight hauled in excess of the maximum allowable weight of the loads hauled on the off highway logging roads is not paid to the log hauler. Instead, the excess weight is paid to a special holding ac-

count at Babine Forest Products.This fund, administered by the Off Highway Truckers Group, is distributed to local chari-

ties and non-profit organizations on an annual basis. This year alone, approximately $18,600 have been distributed to several organizations in

the Lakes District.The Off Highway Truckers has recently handed out cheques to the Burns Lake Fire Fight-

ers Association in the amount of $5000, and the Burns Lake and District Health Care Auxil-iary in the amount of $3000, the Burns Lake and District Health Care Auxiliary; $500 to the Burns Lake Youth Soccer Club; $1000 to the Grassy Plains Community Hall; $3000 to the Burns Lake Snowmobile Club; $1000 to the Tweedsmuir Park Rod and Gun Club; $2600 to the Pinkut Fish Float; and another donation was made to the Burns Lake Search and Rescue Society for $2500.

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Beadman is preparing for a 200-km bike ride from Vancouver to Seattle

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Burns Lake resident Emily Ellen Beadman is preparing for a 200-km bike ride from Vancouver to Seattle in an effort to raise money for cancer re-search.

Beadman has struggled with cancer herself. In the winter of 2013/14, she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Luckily the disease was caught in its early stages, and after four months of treatment, she was cured.

She said she recognizes it was thanks to the treat-ment available to her that she was able to fight the disease.

“Lymphoma used to claim lots of people’s lives up to 20 years ago; it still does if it’s not caught early,” she said. “It’s a treatable cancer now, but it wasn’t 25 years ago.”

“If it wasn’t for the chemicals that were available for me, I would have been dead,” she added.

Beadman has committed to raising $2500 for cancer research. The money raised will benefit the B.C. Cancer Foundation and support leading clini-cians, scientists and researchers in the search for new discoveries and improved patient outcomes.

“Raising money for more research is my way of saying thank you.”

Beadman said she feels grateful for the treatment that she received in British Columbia.

“I found it amazing the medical services that I received,” she said. “My diagnoses and treatment fell into place almost immediately; I was amazed with the health care here in B.C.”

Her fundraising started last November, and since then, she has reached 35 per cent of her goal. She hopes to reach the full amount of donations before her bike ride event. The ride to conquer cancer, presented by Sil-ver Wheaton, is a two-day cycling event that will take place Aug. 29-30, 2015. Beadman said she is fully prepared and confident about the ride.

“I’m pretty fit,” she said. “It’s not something I’m doing out of the blue; I ride my bike all the time and I am pretty active.”

Riders will receive assistance along the entire route, including a truck transporting their gears and providing food and bever-ages. Beadman said that having cancer has changed her perspec-tive on life.

“At first I was in shock and disbelief, thinking ‘how could this possibly be happening to me;’ I’m a strong healthy person,” she said. “But cancer made me realize that there are other forces in the world greater than me, and it gave me an appreciation for the bigger picture.”

“It was humbling to me,” she added. “It made me realize that my body is fragile and it needs to be taken care of; it certainly made me think about my diet and the way I exercise.”

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Burns Lake resident Emily Ellen Beadman is trying to raise $2500 for cancer research. She has reached 35 per cent of her goal, but hopes raise the full amount before a 200-km bike ride from Vancouver to Seattle.


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The man who has been at the helm of Burns Lake’s RCMP detachment for the past four years is moving on to another chal-lenge.

Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald, who came to Burns Lake in Au-gust 2011, has accepted a new posting in Drumheller, Alberta, where he’ll again serve as detachment commander. The move won’t get him any closer to home, his wife Faye, and 17-year-old son Ryan, but it will allow him to visit more regularly with his 18-year-old daughter.

“My family and our home is in Whitehorse, Yukon,” he ex-plained last week. “Our daughter, Cassandra, is going into sec-ond year of her nursing program in Lethbridge, Alberta, which prompted my request for a transfer to Southern Alberta.”

Being separated from family for long periods of time has been challenging for MacDonald, who only makes it home an aver-age of four times each year. Yet it’s something to which he has become somewhat accustomed; prior to his arrival in Burns Lake, he was stationed for several years in Masset on Haida Gwaii.

“I am extremely fortunate to have an incredibly supportive family who recognize my passion for serving as a member of the RCMP,” says the 25-year RCMP veteran. “I am thankful for tech-nology, including Skype, to enable our family to see and speak to each other more often. Use of other social media, such as Face-book and iPhones enabling texting, has helped bridge the gap. Even with this, singlehandedly, the biggest challenge is simply not being there in person on a day-to-day basis to keep abreast of family life. Again, I am very grateful to have a wife who is independent and strong enough to run the ship in my absence.”

MacDonald, who turned 53 last week, has enjoyed his time in Burns Lake, and will take with him many fond memories. His post-ing here has been rewarding, both personally and professionally.

“Ever since my arrival, the local people have warmly wel-comed me into Burns Lake and throughout the past four years, and always made me feel welcome and a valued part of the com-munity,” he says. “Additionally, the social fabric in Burns Lake is nothing short of awesome. The people of Burns Lake and area have consistently demonstrated leadership, resiliency, compas-sion, and strength through tragedies such as the Babine mill ex-plosion. On a personal level, I have thoroughly enjoyed the area for biking, hiking, running and geo-caching.”

He’s pleased with the detachment’s accomplishments during his tenure here, particularly its record with the local youth.

“From a work perspective, I am very proud of the dedication and commitment demonstrated by members and employees of Burns Lake detachment in enhancing the relationship with our youth, who are the most precious natural resource we have,” he explained. “Examples of some of the projects the Burns Lake RCMP have been able to deliver includes having delivered a ca-noe journey in partnership with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in each of the past four years, the establishment of the Beat the Heat trophy that brought youth from the Lake Babine Nation Youth Center together with members of the Burns Lake RCMP in friendly competitions such as pool.”

MacDonald downplays his personal contributions, but there’s no denying he had a major impact during his four years here. In addition to changing the way RCMP members interact with the community, he was heavily involved in local organizations and events.

During the past 48 months, he’s served on the boards of both the Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce and Lakes District Community Services, been a member of the Downtown Revitalization Committee, and acted as coordinator for Special Olympics here. He found time to help coach youth basketball at the Island Gospel Church, referee youth soccer, represent the Burns Lake detachment on the Cops for Cancer Tour de North, and act as a badminton official at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

It’s these personal contributions, as much as his professional record, which have earned him the admiration and respect of many.

“I’m really sorry to hear, Grant, that you’re leaving us,” Coun-cillor Susan Schienbein said after MacDonald announced his im-pending departure at last week’s council meeting. “You’ve been a really welcome addition in this community. Thank you.”

“As a board member, Grant’s contribution to the agency has been invaluable,” added Kelly Turford, executive director of Lake District Community Services. ”His support, guidance, and belief in the agency’s mission have been greatly appreciated. His dedi-cation and participation with our developmentally disabled adult participants of our REACH program have had a positive impact and will be greatly missed.”

Despite the kind words, MacDonald says he would have liked to achieve more during his time here.

“There are always things one wishes they could have ac-complished that they don't while serving each community,” he says. “…Operationally, the one regret I have is that we have not been able to locate the whereabouts of P.J. Sebastian, who was

reported missing in our area in January 2012. In my 24-plus years of police experience, this is the first case in which a person reported missing has not been located before I moved on to my next de-tachment. We continue to actively follow-up with leads associated to this file, but to date to no avail. I have so much respect for the family, who have held strong throughout this time, and I would like to bring closure to the uncertainty that accompa-nies not knowing where he is.”

MacDonald will departure Burns Lake in Au-gust. He insists, though, that he’ll be back.

“I want to assist in forming a team of local run-ners to participate in the Skeena River Relay in June of 2016,” he explained. “This will bring me back into the Lakes District prior to this event. It is also possible that in the future, I will be required to return to Burns Lake for provincial court or Smith-ers for Supreme Court. Finally, should I drive back to Whitehorse over the course of my tenure in Drumheller, I would choose to travel west on Highway 16 en route to Whitehorse, and use Burns Lake as a place to stay overnight and visit friends.”

Given his legacy, it’s likely he’ll be welcome. He already has an open invitation to coffee from Mayor Luke Strimbold.

Staff Sargent leaving Burns Lake

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Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald, who came to Burns Lake in August 2011, has accepted a new posting in Drumheller, Alberta,


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The Village Recreation staff will play with your children! Hope to see you on the Wow-Bus.

(Indoor PlaySpace is temporary closed during the Summer)

World Cup Soccer Camp - Brett Hyslop, former National Training Center Coach, will be leading these camps. Brett will be sharing what he has learned while working with Barcelona Academy Coaches.

Tuesday August 4th- Friday August 7th for all ages.Ages: Time: Cost:4-5 9-10am $40.006-8 9-12am $110.009-11 1-4pm $110.0011-13 10-4pm $185.0014-16 10-4pm $185.00

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The Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association (BLMBA) broke ground last week on a new trail feature.

Construction got underway Sunday (July 19) on the Pierce Hofer Memorial Wall Ride, a massive banked wooden half-oval named for a well-liked local athlete who lost his life in an automobile accident. Lo-cated on the west side of Boer Mountain Road across from the Kager Lake parking lot, the new feature be built from posts, beams, and planking, and form part of BLMBA’s Boer Mountain trail network.

Association members said Sunday the structure will be 80 feet in diameter when com-

plete. Financial and in-kind support for the $100,000 proj-ect is being provided by BLB-MA, the Rotary Club of Burns Lake, Bulkley Valley Credit Union, Decker Lake Forest Products, and Tahtsa Timber.

Burns Lake Mountain Bik-ing Association is a non-profit society. Since its inception in 2006, the club has constructed approximately 65 km of trail in the Boer Mountain area northeast of Burns Lake.

In 2013, Burns Lake was designated Canada’s first ever “Ride Center” by the Inter-national Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). This prestigious designation rec-ognizes large-scale mountain bike facilities that offer quality mountain biking experiences for riders of all skill levels.

Dave Dirk Wall Ride: Dave Sandsmark (L) and Dirk Hofer with Sandsmark’s model of the Pierce Hofer Memorial Wall Ride.Michael Riis-chRistianson photo

Construction started on wall ride in Burns Lake

Bylaw adoptedMichael Riis-chRistianson

Burns Lake council adopted two bylaws at its regular meeting July 14.

The Village of Burns Lake Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw #957, 2015 authorizes council to withdraw $25,000 from its lands sales reserve fund for the purpose of purchasing a vacant lot along Highway 16 across from the Rexall pharmacy. The property, adjacent to council’s proposed downtown Recreation Vehicle (RV) pull-out, will initially be used as greenspace, al-though village officials said recently that it could eventually be developed.

Adoption of the bylaw means that council can proceed with purchase of the property, although it appears some development work got underway two weeks ago. As of May 27, the village had $93,881.69 in its land sales reserve fund.

The Village of Burns Lake Fees and Charges Bylaw #958, 2015, also adopted last week, imposes a 10 per cent increase on all village fees with the exception of those charged for wa-ter, sewer, garbage collection, building permits, and pet licenses. The bylaw also imposes a new subdivision approval fee of $825.

Village officials say the rate increases are necessary to help recover the cost of providing these services.

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Phil Patrick has another story to tell.Patrick, who published his first novel, Kingdom

Guardians: The Silver Key, in 2014, has release his second this week. Kingdom Guardians: Shadows of Demons, a sequel to his first work, and was officially launched last Friday in the Burns Lake Public Library.

Shadows of Demons chronicles the latest adven-tures of characters introduced in The Silver Key. Patrick says, however, that it’s a “darker” book than its predecessor.

“Now that they’ve received their powers, they (the characters) are taking on another adventure, only this one is darker,” he explained. “They en-counter new enemies, allies, and challenges, both physically and emotionally.”

Shadows of Demons took the 26-year-old Burns Lake author and Lakes District Secondary School graduate a year to complete – much less than The Silver Key, which was five years in the writing. Yet just because he managed to turn out his second fan-tasy/adventure novel in one-fifth the time doesn’t mean it was an easier task; he still had to juggle writing and his ‘day job’ at Overwaitea Foods.

“Did I feel like quitting and doing something else? Not when I was writing the first (book), but the second one actually stressed me out at one point – but that’s another story,” he says. “And no, I felt there wasn’t anything else for me to try that could replace writing.”

Patrick has always felt the urge to create. He’s been drawing since childhood, and the cover art for both The Silver Key and Shadows of Demons is his own. Yet for most of his short life, he’s focused on art, not writing; the latter is a relatively new exer-cise for him, one he didn’t take an interest in until after graduation.

“It was in the fall of 2007, when I was attend-ing College of New Caledonia,” he recalls. “I took English class that was taught by Bill Graham. We wrote essays and read books together. That was when I got into reading and writing.”

Patrick came up with the idea for The Silver Key in May 2008. It started off as a simple story about a boy who likes a girl, he says, but later morphed into an adventure story.

“It was the movie Transformers, that was released in 2007, that got me motivated, so that's pretty much the reason I wanted to make the story into a fantasy/adventure,” he explains. “As time went on, I kept working on it, one version after another, until I came up with something solid.

“I don't know how many versions I wrote, but it was more than a few. I kept on writing and writing until I found a version that I liked. What kept me going was the thought of my family and friends reading the story and liking it, especially when the story reached its final form. I felt I had something good going on and I wanted to share it.”

The urge to share The Silver Key with others was strong enough to convince Patrick to self-publish it. He didn’t expect much from his $600 investment, but was pleasantly surprised by both the product and the reception it received.

“Kingdom Guardians: The Silver Key turned out better than I expected,” he said. “The ones who showed up at the launch on January 10, (2014) I thought they were going to be my only audience, which was all right because at one point I told myself: ‘Even if a hundred people read the book instead of a thou-sand, it would be all right.’ But no, before I knew it, all of Burns Lake was my audience as word had spread around, and that's what created the hype, and it caught me by surprise. I've lost track of how many copies I've sold, but it was over a hundred.”

Shadows of Demons is also self-published, and Patrick hopes it will be as well received as its prede-cessor. Financial success as a writer would be great, he says, but it’s not essential to his enjoyment of the craft.

“Can I make a living from my writing? No, not likely, unless I get offered a writing job. Otherwise, I would just keep working at my day job, but even that won't stop me from writing in my spare time.

“The fact that my books are fiction and they're fantasy, I feel like I am now part of pop culture,” he continues. “And I do enjoy bonding with the audi-ence and fans of my book. I even gave my small fan base a name, Fandom Guardians. That aspect is pretty rewarding, just being part of something I grew up with is a great experience.”

Kingdom Guardians: Shadows of Demons, pub-lished by Xlibris, is available in soft cover. It can be found in the book section of Overwaitea Foods (Burns Lake).


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Phillip Patrick holds his newly released book. Kingdom Guardians: Shadows of Demons, published by Xlibris, is available in soft cover. It can be found in the book section of Overwaitea Foods (Burns Lake).


Burns Lake’s Annual Terry Fox Run Sept. 20 at the Francois Lake Hall. Looking for donations to the Fall Harvest Auction. More info: (250) 692-7438.

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Endako artist was selected to paint three panels of Main Street for the new hospital

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Meet Clare Singleton, a full-time artist who has travelled from coast to coast over the last 30 years documenting life in small towns.

If you live in Burns Lake, you have probably seen her around town with a canvas and a brush. The artist was chosen to paint three panels of Main Street for the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre in Burns Lake.

In order to purchase art work for the new facility, an arts committee opened a competition for local artists.

Singleton proposed three 28” by 36” panels of Main Street in Burns Lake. The panels included historical buildings such as the old George Brown Memo-rial, which used to be the first hospital in Burns Lake and is now used by the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation.

Burns Lake is one of painters favourite towns

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Clare Singleton’s art work of Burns Lake are now on display in the Burns Lake Hospital. All art work will be displayed in the Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre starting in September.

Although Singleton has travelled extensively all over the country, she said her experience in Burns Lake has been quite unique. Locals invited her into their homes and even took her swimming in the lake several times.

“Burns Lake is truly one of my favourites,” she said. “I would like to retire there.”She said a local resident brought her a “freezie” on a hot day, and that the Burns Lake Library has been

helping by letting her use their premises to paint.“I love interacting with locals,” she said. “Sometimes I will let a child add a stroke here or there.”

Singleton was born near Victoria, B.C., and she currently lives in Endako. She has a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Victoria, and de-fines herself as an expressionistic story artist. Her multi-media work includes acrylic paint, canvas, muslin, hand-sewn and machine work, stuffing, fishing wire, reused objects, string, waterline pipe and velvet.

Wayne Brown, owner of the Process 4 Circle Arts Gallery in Burns Lake, has known Singleton for a long time. He said her art is reflective of her personality.

“There’s a joy in her work; it’s colourful and it puts a smile on your face.”

Brown said her style is actually a combination of styles.

“She has a way of seeing everything, simplify-ing to the point where you recognize what you see while at the same time adding all these little de-tails,” he said. “It’s way more complex than what you first perceive.”

“She’s dynamic,” he said. “She loves painting and she’s very good at it.

Art work of selected local artists, including Sin-gleton’s panels of Main Street, will be displayed at the Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre starting September 2015.

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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Virgo, some new friends bring a lot to your life in the weeks ahead. Enjoy their company and embrace their can-do attitude. You will be glad you did.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Focus on what is be-neath the surface, Libra. Material things or ap-pearances are of little concern to you. Find ways to know others more deeply.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Keep things simple this week, Scorpio. Friends and loved ones do not need a big buildup and explanation to get on board with your ideas. Simplicity is best.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: Sagittarius, some suspicious thoughts prove to be unfound-ed. It’s good to examine things more closely, but this week your instincts will prove on point.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Your nerves may be tested on some level, Capricorn. Remain calm and do your best to be cool under pres-sure. Take a few deep breaths and you will get through it.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Focus on mak-ing yourself feel more secure and comfortable, Aquarius. Take pride in your home and family and worry less about other aspects of your life for the time being.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, you’re more inclined to reach out and communicate with people you have not seen in some time. Recon-nect with others.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: You are ready to take charge of your finances, Aries. Visit with a finan-cial consultant or explore various investment opportunities to start growing your nest egg.

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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Expect some pretty interesting conversations and ideas this week, Gemini. Enjoy this new way of looking at things and consider if it is what’s best for you going forward.

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Burns Lake’s Annual Terry Fox Run will take place on Sept. 20 at the Francois Lake Hall. We are looking for donations to the Fall Harvest Auction. Will you have produce or flowers, a craft project or treasure. More info: (250) 692-7438.

Southside Block Party. Have you been here a long time, short time or moving in? All are invited to join us at the SEDA centre for food and fun. Meet new neighbours, visit old friends. With a BBQ and balloons, we want to get to know you. This is our way of getting to know who is in Area E. July 26, 1pm - 4pm, 1246 Uncha Lake Road. More info: Geneva (250) 694-3757.

Southside Slam. 1st Annual Slowpitch Tournament. July 24, 25 & 26 - Grassy Plains ball diamonds. Join us for fun, prizes and play-ing great ball. Contact: Sarah or James (250) 694-3305.

5 day club: Island Gospel Fellowship Church gym, Aug. 10-14, 10am - 12 or 1:30 - 3:30pm. Call Tracey (250) 692-3623 to register.

Tweedsmuir Cavaliers Saddle Club An-nual Gymkhana, July 25 - Eagle Creek Rodeo Arena - 10 am start - Spectators welcome (free entry) - concession on site. More info: Liz (250) 692-1884 before 8pm.

Fraser Lake festival of the Arts is calling all quilters, visual artists of all mediums, pot-tery, bands, singers, poets etc. Festival will be August 8. More info: (250) 699-1234 or email: [email protected].

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Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of God

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

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OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford 250-692-9196

~Everyone Welcome ~

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LIVING WATERS CHURCH766 Mulvaney Crescent, Burns Lake

Please come and fellowship with us on:Sunday at 11:00amTuesday at 7:00 pmSaturday at 7:00 pm

email: [email protected] • James Kim 250-692-0031 PAOC

Kitchen is closed for the summer

No General Meetings for July & August

Poker for Points

every Thursday until Sept. 17th - 7:00pm.

By donation fee $10 for members $12 for non members.

Prizes at the end

of the tournament.

NEWSUMMER HOURS: Wednesday -

Saturday: 2:00 - 8:00pm


“A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESWITHIN OUR REGION”37, 3RD Avenue,

PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0

www.rdbn.bc.ca

PH: 250-692-3195 TF: 800-320-3339 FX: 250-692-3305

E-MAIL:[email protected]

Job Posting – Knockholt Landfill Staffing Positions

The Regional District is seeking three individuals to work at the Knockholt Landfill, which is located approximately 8km east of Houston, BC, commencing September 1, 2015.

A landfill compactor, excavator with thumb, crawler dozer, dump truck and roll-off truck will be used at the facility. The hours of operation of the Knockholt Landfill are Monday through Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm, closed Statutory Holidays. The three positions available are as follows:

Employee 1 will work 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), 9 hours per day, for a total of 45 hours every week.

Employee 2 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks.

Employee 3 will work under an averaging agreement, 7 days on (Monday through Sunday) followed by 7 days off, 9 hours per day, for a total of 63 hours every two weeks.

All three positions are permanent, full time and offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package following the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.

The general duties of the landfill staff will be:• Daily operations of the landfill including directing vehicle

traffic to proper unloading zones, use of heavy equipment to spread and compact the garbage, hauling cover soil, unloading public drop off bins at the landfill active face, plowing snow in the winter and grading roads in the summer;

• Maintaining a clean and accessible public drop off area, conducting regular inspections of the electric fence and ensuring that the on-site weigh scale is operational;

• Greeting and assisting the public in the proper disposal of waste materials;

• General maintenance of on-site equipment;• Monitoring, reporting and documentation of landfill activities

including recycling initiatives.

Skills that the landfill staff should possess:• Good public relations skills;• Be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors in all weather

conditions;• Be safety conscious;• An ability to keep an organized and clean and tidy site, including

the ability to correctly fill out paperwork and documentation;• Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment

including loaders, excavators with thumbs, crawler dozers, dump trucks and roll-off trucks. Experience with the above equipment in earthwork and road building construction activities where achievement of proper elevation and grading is desired.

Resumes which include a detailed description of relevant experience will be accepted until 3:00pm, Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Regional District office in Burns Lake. Please indicate on the resume if you wish to be considered for one or all of the available positions. Resumes may be faxed to 250-692-3305 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.

THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!

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Tahtsa Timber Ltd is looking for a full time permanent

STEEP SLOPE TREE HARVESTER OPERATOR

Minimum 5 years experience.JOB DUTIES: operate and maintain a Steep Slope Tree Harvester, train other operators to work with Steep Slope Tree Harvesters. $30.00/hour, 8 hrs/day, 50 hours per week, $45.00/hour overtime rate after 40 hours, plus holiday pay. After 3 months Life, AD & D, extended medical and dental insurance starts.

Work is in central and northern BC.Email resumes to [email protected]

or fax to 250-692-7140.

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted

Help Wanted

PART TIME worker for Liquor Retail Store. Must have or be willing to get a Serving it Right certifi cate. Must know computers, be able to work with money, be friendly, work well with people, retail experience is preferred. Must be reliable, be willing to work unsupervised and be bondable. You will be working two opening shifts and two closing shifts per week. Training available. 19 years or older. Apply in person with resume including references to Brenda or Steve.

Announcements

In Memoriam GiftsBurns Lake Health Care Auxiliary are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus comfort and care for pa-tients in our hospital, the Pines and all other community healthcare services. Mail a do-nation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to: B.L. Health Care Aux. Box 812, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0A tax deductible receipt will be issued

Obituaries

MICHAEL JAMES KILLMAN

June 6, 1969 - June 30, 2015Survived by his parents Ernie & Diane Killman, sister Trudi Gillis (Joe) & son Dalton.A celebration of life will be held at the Decker Lake Hall Aug. 22nd. at 1 pm.

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: Tue. & Sat. 7:30pm Im-maculatta Church. Women’s group meets Wed., 108 - 2nd avenue at 7:30pm. For info. or transportation call (250) 692-9104 / (250) 692-3024 / (250) 698-7325

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

ANYONE NEEDING informa-tion on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533

BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

Canadian Cancer SocietyMake a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one im-pacted by cancer. Please in-clude the honouree name as well as the name and address of the person you would like notifi ed. To donate please call or mail Box 1301 Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0, (250) 692-7203.

CRISIS PREVENTIONCall 1.800.SUICIDE or 1.800.784.2433 is a confi den-tial, toll-free service that is available to anyone, any-where, any time in B.C. Youth support line 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). 24 hour crisis line for northern BC 1.888.563.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also provide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.northernyouthonline.ca. 4-10pm. daily or www.you-thinbc.ca.

Announcements

InformationFOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. LD Food Bank will provide a warm waiting room at the Beacon Theatre. Clients will go fi rst to the thea-tre. Doors open at 10:45am. This is available until the end of April. The food bank closes at 1pm. The Lakes District Food bank continues to oper-ate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a do-nation and receive a tax de-ductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes Dis-trict Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

LOCAL HOSPICE (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, lo-cated in the Lakes District Hospital, open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending li-brary is available. Please make donations to 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

THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY B.C. and Yukon division is your primary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.ar-thritis.ca/bc

THE CHRONIC DISEASE Education Clinic at the Lakes District Hospital is open Tue. & Wed. from 8:30am - 4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic ill-nesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors re-ferral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

WITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON….HELP IS

ON THE WAYLifeline, the #1 medical alert service, with the touch of a button, provides immediate as-sistance to seniors in emer-gency situations, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. This ser-vice helps you live more inde-pendently in the comfort of your own home while provid-ing peace of mind for you and your family. For more informa-tion on this valuable service, contact Northern Health at 1-800-851-0184 or call Rotary Representative Sandy Dore at 250-692-7761 at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union - Lakes District Branch.

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Employment

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minimum 6 monthsexperience in the

restaurant industry.Must be reliable, fl exible,

friendly and able to work in a fast paced environment.

Please apply with resume during business hours.

Employment

Help Wanted

PART TIME experienced wait staff wanted for busy pub. Must be able to multi task must be friendly, work well with others and work well without supervision. Must be willing to work split shifts and evenings until 11 pm in the summer, 10 pm in the winter. Must have or willing to get a Serving it Right certifi cate. Must be 19 years or older. Training available. Apply in person with resume including references to Rebecca Tuesday - Saturday

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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

classified packages.

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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Heavy Duty Mechanic

Industrial Transformers Inc. requires an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic.

Wages based on experience.Full Time with benefits.

Call 250 692-0023 or email [email protected]

Experienced Wildfire FirefightersSummit Reforestation in Smithers, BC is currently taking applications for experienced wildfire firefighters interested in being on a stand-by list.

After an initial interview we will put your name on a call list based on experience and certificationsWe will call the people on the list for work as neededPlease attach a list of when, where, and for how many days you have worked on fires in the pastIf you have them please include the ministry fire numbersAttach a list of relevant certifications – we will pay for re-certification if requiredPay is based on level of experience and trainingYou can apply from anywhere – however, you should be prepared to move to a fire camp within 3 days’ notice of getting a call

APPLY NOW! www.summitplanting.com/fire-fighting or

send your resume: [email protected]

TANK TRUCK DRIVERS Hiring Immediately

We service the Oilfield in Grande Prairie and surrounding area.

Class 1 - Driving Tri-Tri or Tri QuadsOff Road or Fluid Hauling Experience PreferableMust be able to chain up!Competitive WagesBenefits after 3 monthsStaff Housing upon availabilityFlexible schedules and travel arrangements availableOpportunities for overtime!!We are a family owned and operated company

Please email resume and current driving abstracts to: [email protected]

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Burns Lake is currently seeking hard working, enthusiastic individuals to join our production team!Positions are for various areas of our mill site and involves manual labour. If you are interested, please send your resume to [email protected] line should have “Resume” and your full name.

KWAKIUTL Band Council is seek-ing an Elementary School Principal in Pt. Hardy on Vancouver Island. For a full job description email [email protected] Pls send cov-er letter, salary expectations & 3 references via email or fax 250-949-6066 by July 31, 2014.

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Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsEstate Auction-Antique cars, tractors, 5th wheel RV, tools & more. Grindrod, BC, Sat, July 25th, 11am. View photos and info doddsauction.com or call 250-545-3259.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

4 Bay Shop in West Quesnelshowroom, offi ces, compres-sor, paved lot across from shopping mall. Suitable for auto sales & service, detail shop or second hand store. 285k. Will take partial trade on vehicle, trailer, motor home or WHY 250-992-8334,981-3583

Houses For SaleDON’T OVERPAY! Website: rtmihomes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution” Canada’s largest provider of manufac-tured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ homes on sale now!

Rentals

Homes for RentHOUSE FOR rent. 2 bdrms, 3 acres, near Endako. $775 per month. First and last months rent required. (250) 696-3202

Suites, LowerLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $725 per month. Ask about our Seniors discount. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

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INVITATION TO

TENDERPROJECT# 15048

ELEVATOR AT FRASER LAKE ARENA

VILLAGE OF FRASER LAKE

Sealed tenders from General Contractors are requested for the ELE-VATOR AT FRASER LAKE ARENA, 30 CAR-RIER CRES, Fraser Lake, B.C.A Site Meeting will be held at the site on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 2:00pm.Tender documents may be obtained on Wednes-day, July 22, 2015 from the offi ce of the Engi-neer. These documents are available to General Contractors only upon receipt of a non-re-fundable deposit of a cheque or cash in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) payable to Ac-cess Engineering Con-sultants Ltd. for each set of Drawings and Specifi -cations.ACCESS ENGINEER-ING CONSULTANTS LTD., 1484 2”d Ave, Prince George, B.C. Tel: (250) 562-9345 / Fax: (250) 563-4878 / e-mail: [email protected] Documents may also be viewed on BC Bid or BC Construction Association North.Tenders are to be deliv-ered to the offi ces of Ac-cess Engineering Con-sultants Ltd. and will be accepted until Wednes-day. August 12th, 2015 at 3:00pm and opened in public shortly thereafter.All inquiries to be direct-ed only to the Prime Consultant, Access Engi-neering Consultants Ltd. at 562-9345, Facsimile Number 563-4878. or email [email protected] General Contractor will be hiring Venture Elevator as the designat-ed elevator subcontrac-tor.

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The Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band First Nation WoodlandLicence Forest

Stewardship PlanPlease be advised that the Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has formally requested the Minister’s approval of a Forest Ste-wardship Plan (FSP) for a period of up to 5 years. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band First Nation Woodland Licence is in the Lakes TSA within the Nadina Forest District. The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band has selected two areas near Gale Lake and Murdoch Lake. The Forest Stewardship Plan is part of the re-quirement for the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence.The Nee Tahi Buhn In-dian Band’s First Nation Woodland Licence FSP will be referred for a peri-od of 60 days starting July 10, 2015. Public viewing of the FSP is available through ap-pointment at the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band offi ce. Offi ce hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Thursday. Please contact Ken Niel-sen at (250) 694-3494 to schedule an appoint-ment.The FSP will be under-going public review and comment from July 10, 2015 to September 7, 2015. All comments must be received by 4:00 pm on September 7, 2015. Written comments are to be forwarded to: Atten-tion: Ken Nielsen, 47805 Olson Road, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0. Comments may also be submitted via Facsimile (250) 694-3492 or by email [email protected]

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

SUMMER HOURS (May 21 - Sept. 30): Mon. to Sat.: 11am-11pm (Kitchen closes at 10pm)

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NEW: Cylinder exchange at Overwaitea or fill up cylinders

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Burns LakeRecycling Depot

Your one-stop recycling drop-off centre for all your recycling needs:• bottles and cans for deposit refunds• electronics• plastic, tin, glass, mixed paper & cardboard, styrofoam, grocery bags and wrap• lightbulbs, smoke alarm/ CO2 detectors, small appliances and power tools• household batteries & mobile phones

...HAS MOVED & EXPANDED!

Phone: 250-692-7948Open: Tuesday - Saturday

10:30am to 4:30pm

See us at our new location across from

Lakeside Multiplex, 113 Park Street

For ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) users, we maintain outdoor drop-off bins for mixed cardboard and paper, plastic and metal containers.

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ServingBurns Lake & Area since 1988

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374 Hwy. 16 Next to the Royal Bank

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Payne Septic Service (2010)

250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

Operated by

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