phraser connector, issue 31, december 2014

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Endako suspendsproduction

By estorey

On Wednesday, December 10th an email flooded computerscreens at Fraser Lakes Endako Mine. . .DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - December 10, 2014) - Thompson Creek Metals CompanyInc. (NYSE: TC)(TSX: TCM)("Thompson Creek" or the "Company")

announced today that it and its joint venture partner, Sojitz Moly Re-

sources, Inc. ("Sojitz"), have agreed to place the Endako molybdenum

mine on temporary suspension effective December 31, 2014, due to con-

tinued weakness in the molybdenum market. Approximately 50% of

salaried employees at the Endako Mine will be terminated, resulting in

estimated severance costs of approximately C$1.7 million. Hourly em-ployees at the Mine were notified today that their employment will betemporarily suspended in sixty days, and will remain so suspended while

the Mine is on temporary suspension.

Announcement of the suspension was met with shock by manyworkers. Those who watch the stock market could see the writ-ing on the wall, but until it was a few scribbled lines on an iPh-one, laptop or computer screen, it was easy to ignore. It took agathering of fellow employees and the quiet hush in a full roomof workers in steel toed boots before it started to sink in

Regardless of where or how you heard the news, its not infor-

mation anyone could forget. And as the days go by, the weight ofthat email will set many plans in motion and put others to rest.

Jacques Perron, President and Chief Executive Officer ofThompson Creek, commented, we have no other option butto place the Mine on temporary suspension. We will continue toclosely monitor market conditions and re-evaluate the status ofthe Mine as market conditions warrant. We would like to ex-press our gratitude to our employees, joint venture partner andall stakeholders during this challenging time."

Pamela Solley Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Re-sponsibility in Denver, reiterated the message from CEO Perronsaying, We have great people at Endako and we didnt make

this decision lightly. We have to look at this as a temporary posi-tion. And about the future of Endako, Solley says, We dontwant to leave money at any of our operations, but based oncost and supply it will be monitored rigorously.Minister of Aboriginal Relations John Rustad said the mine clos-ing is very upsetting for all of the communities in the region.The good news with respect to the announcement is that thecompany is not permanently mothballing the mine but rathershutting down until such time as the price of moly improves.A Job Fair is being planned for Thursday December 18 on theEndako work site. A team from Service Canada will make them-selves available to talk about retirement options and other ser-

vices. Progressive Employment is planning to open a temporaryoffice that will see workers through to the Spring said Progres-sive Employment General Manager Robin Work. While no datehas been confirmed, Work said they are committed to make aphysical presence in the community to help out.Businessman and newly elected Village Councillor and VicePresident of the Chamber of Commerce, Craig Lepoidevin saidthe shutdown will certainly affectthe town. Its very upsetting newsfor all employees of EndakoMines. We need to all stay posi-tive, work through this and hope

for a change in prices so they cankeep on operating. I wish the bestto all affected by the suspension.At the final Endako Christmas par-ty three days after the announce-ment, people were making everyeffort to suspend the gloom andenjoy some comradery and danc-ing.knowing some of theirfriends will be moving on.

INSIDETHISISSUE:

Elaine Storey 2

Family dancing 3

United Way 4

Directory 5

Christmas of old 6

Charity Hockey Game 7

Spirit Night pics 8

C.A.L.P. is back 10

Thank you 11

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STOR YLIN S

an editorial

By Elaine Storey

Happy andHealthy

New Year to allDECEMBER 10TH, 2014

On the advent calendar the day re-vealed a piece of slim chocolate aboutthe size of a thumbnail. The drivewaycrunched underfoot and was slick.

The day may go down in history as justanother day, which enjoyed degrees on

the upside of the thermometer andslight drizzle throughout the morning.

Of note were two days of Decemberrains that turned the lake into a mirrorof glass with shorelines for borders.

There was nothing to forecast the newsthat was descending on the hill to thewest - a place that is evidenced by abillow of smoke and a string of nightsagainst a night-time sky.

On site for those not in the loop, it wasa day like any other. While emailsburned sharp staccato on sheets ofwhite, folks took coffee breaks and

drove heavy equipment while othersfilled in the blanks and balanced col-umns.

At a computer desk someone loaded amessage and pushed SEND. Oncesent it was SHARED and phonesbuzzed and words took shape and lines

formed...have agreed to place the Endakomolybdenum mine on temporary sus-pension...

Effective December 31st..

.59% of salaried employees will beterminated Hourly employees will betemporarily suspended in sixtydays..

For the old-timers it wasnt a shock.

On reflection some say they knew itwas coming. Others were numb. Manywere pale hours later.

What does it mean to me and YOU andto the town and the neighbourhood andthe business community and the schoolsand the clinic and police station and theChristmas Tree on the Mountain?

What will happen to the families?

The smiles and Dads lunchbox by the

front door?After decades, a quarter century, aftera few months...to walk away humble,grateful and healthy To walk awaywith a smile and believe in your heartthat another door will open. (insertfavourite clich here)

Undoubtedly, a new normal will bereached and the optimists and the pessi-mists will both have their day.

Quotes will be quipped and speecheswill be spieled until the new normal isfound.

The 8 year old tradition of a full Christmas dinnerfor local seniors was another big success. Over onehundred folks enjoyed a tasty meal of mashed pota-

toes, sliced turkey, dressing, gravy and trifle. Theannual meal is an effort of theC.I.B.C. staff and the FL Sen-iors Entertainment Commit-

tee. Year long organizer Dar-lene Theissen admits to work

from one yearto the next to

get everythingprepared.

Pics by estorey

Seniors Christmas Dinner at Legion-One Darn Good Time!

Nettie & DimpyJean

May

Eleanor & Lorna

Jerry, Don & Kathy Doug


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Merry Christmasand Happy New

Year to all ourtwo and fourlegged friends

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I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas,and thank you for shopping local.

Christmas Hours:Dec 15 to 18th 9:00 to 5:30

Friday Dec 19th 9:00 to 8:00 (mini moonlight mad-ness with draws all day & other specials)

Saturday Dec 20th 9:00 to 5:00Sunday Dec 21st 10:00 to 3:00Dec 22nd to 24th 9:00 to 5:30

Closed Dec 25 & 26

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Missing from photo:Shelbi Beckley

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Students who helped at the SeniorsChristmas Dinner at Legion

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helping out atanother

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Seniors tobenefit from

Better at Home funding for FraserLake deserves a toast of sparkling pearjuice. Seen here at the Centre (fromleft) are May Reid, Gord Ceche, Au-tumn Services Fundraiser Sarrah Sto-rey, Autumn Services CoordinatorElaine Storey, Wendy Galvin, EileenMalchow, Cathy Ray

Photo for estorey

Great news for local seniors .Fraser Lake has been named one of five rural and remote communities in the province to receivefunding through a United Way Program called Better at Home. The Government of BC rolled out the original funding two yearsago. Since then, sixty-one communities, mostly in urban metropolitan areas, have participated in the program which provides non-medical senior support so seniors can do better and live longer at home. Programs were devised to assist with light yard work,housework, transportation, snow removal, home visitations, minor home repairs and grocery shopping. Assisting seniors with theirday-today tasks contributes to their over-all health and enables them to live independently in the communities and neighbourhoodswhere they reside.

This Rural and Remote Pilot Project, which Fraser Lake is a part of, will be designed to complement existing services while remain-ing unique to individual needs in our area. The Government of BC funds the program, the United Way of the Lower Mainland

manages it and it will be run locally. The announcement made December 10, stated - Nakusp and Invermere from the Kootneys;Fraser Lake, and Valement from the north; and Pender Island are the five communities chosen to help Better at Home understandhow best to deliver services to seniors living in rural and remote communities of BC. Better at Home provides non-medical supportservices to seniors in BC helping seniors live longer in their own homes while remaining connected to their community.

The first round-table planning sessions will be held in January. Debbie Sharp from United Way of the Lower Mainland in Vancou-ver will host the meeting where stakeholders will communicate successes and gaps in local support services for seniors. The FraserLake Pilot project will be un-like any other, says Sharp about the program. Sixty-one programs are currently in existence in theprovince and Fraser Lake has been recognized as an area with a lot of seniors with needs and we want to understand how best tosupport the community to support them.

Fraser Lake and area has the opportunity to design a program that will be made-to-fit. Fort St James and Vanderhoof seniors haveservices and needs as well so it will be interesting to see if the communities can come together to support all our seniors. Coopera-tive efforts are likely to be key to the long-term success of our program.

While a local group will run Better at Home in this area, and United Way manages it, the current projects are being delivered by amix of volunteers, contractors and local staff. The exact service delivery approach will be discussed and decided by the workinggroup that comes together starting in January. As of March 2014, 2,207 seniors province-wide were receiving services through thisprogram.

At Autumn Services we are extremely excited to hear this news and look forward to working with United Way and helping to sup-port people who have retired here and enjoy the sanctity of living in a rural setting. Following round table discussions and a grantapplication process, our area should have funding starting in Spring 2015 with services to follow shortly.


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Christmas in the day .. some memories shared as told to estorey

May Reid: (Her memory comes from when she was a child in Pencait-land, Scotland) We got dancing shoes for Christmas when I wassix. My brother got soccer boots and my sister and I got dancing

shoes. We couldn't wait to get our feet in those shoes and westarted dancing. My brother practised his soccer skills.

We forgot Dad was sleeping. He worked in the coal mines.

We woke him up and the first two got their bums warmed. Ithought I would be spared, but no such luck.

We always wondered why our Mum hated Christmas. Yet, whenI look back I realize she was trying to make something out ofnothing. We were all excited and couldn't wait to get somethingunder the tree and the job to make it nice and to put somethingthere was her job. One year I got a pair of knickers with a pocketin them from my grandma and they were just lovely.

Gord Ceche: (his memory was from a Christmas is Aldergrove) Wewere never allowed to open presents until after breakfast wascooked and we ate and the kitchen was all clean and the disheswere done.It was the longest wait . He remembers gettingan orange and nuts in his stocking

Connie Rye: (her memory comes from when she was a girl growing upin East End Vancouver) I remember getting our stocking. Therewere five kids and we all got a felt stocking with Brazil nuts andsticky ribbon candy and an orange. Those mandarin oranges werealways so special ...we got one each. I remember making chainsout of construction paper to hang on the tree and I loved the big

glass balls that looked so big inthe tree..

Katherine Willoughby(raised in Powell River) When Iwas ten or eleven, Mum wasaway looking after her sicksister. We thought we wouldsurprise Mum by putting upthe Christmas tree. Dad waslaying new linoleum at thetime and he rolled it up to thetree and left it there over-night. Mum went to bedthinking the linoleum was stillrolled right up to the edge ofthe tree. Dad wanted to fur-ther surprise her and so gotme up in the night and werolled out the rest of theflooring. I helped him movethe tree and put the flooringdown. For some reason Mum

got up in the night and wanted to get a candy cane off the tree.She crept up to tree in the dark knowing the it was behind theroll of lino. She reached for a candy cane and ended up falling

into the tree. The whole thing came crashing down in the middleof the night and we all woke up. She wasn't hurt but was certain-ly surprised.

Eileen Malchow: ( raised in Leapark, Alberta, north of Lloydmin-ster) I got a knitted scarf and mittens for my doll. I just lovedthem because the mittens had a thumb in them. I remember fit-ting those mittens on the doll and thinking how great it was thatmy doll had a thumb just like mine.

I also remember the candles on the tree. We would light thecandles and sit around the tree at night. Several years ago Ilooked everywhere for candle holders to put on the tree. I

bought some matching candles and was so happy to find them andcouldn't wait for Christmas time to use them. But the fire chief(in the family) told me it wasn't a good idea.

Wendy Galvin: ( raised in Vancouver) When I was eight yearsold, I remember that Dad pooled the money and instead of buy-ing me and my two sisters a present each, he bought us a hockeygame. We didn't waste any time being sad about getting just onepresent and we played with that thing for hours and hours. It wasthe kind that you twisted the knobs and moved the players upand down the ice. I dont remember Dad getting a turn with it,but us three girls played with it by the hour.

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If you will be affected by Endakos recent announcement

and require our services,

please call us at: 1-866-567-7375

Services will be available in Fraser Lake in the near future.

Watch for details.

The Employment Program of British Columbiais funded by the Government of Canada andthe Province of British Columbia.


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TECHNOPURE WATER

Water Treatment Systems

Drink only the best

For boled water, pick up, or delivery

Call 699-6688

4th Annual Charity Hockey GameThe Fraser Lake Midget Girls Hockey Team

will be hosting this event onDecember 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

If interested in playing.Contact Amber at 250.699-1065 to sign up.

Preferences will be given to FL Minor Hockey players.Must be 18 years or older to play.

Deadline to register is December 17ththe cost to play is $10 per player.

All proceeds go to Santas Anonymous.Come out watch some great hockey.Admission is by donation of either

non-perishable food items or cash at the door.

Sponsored by Fraser Lake Recreation and theF L Girls Midget Hockey Team.


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News about the Chamber

Members of the Chamber of Com-merce met for the first time in sev-eral months to elect a new executiveand to revaluate their role in thecommunity.

Newly elected president TeresaGoertzen welcomes the opportunityto work with the business commu-nity to come together with onevoice. I will be referring to Eco-nomic Development Officer JoleneWebb to provide some guidance asI go forward, said the business

owner.

Businesss can become Chambermembers for an annual rate of $35.Once you are a member your busi-ness will be listed on the Gift Cer-tificate program which is run by theChamber.

Gift Certificates will list local par-ticipating businesses and can becashed in for merchandise from anyof their stores or businesss.

Gift Certificates are available fromJolene Webb (EDO) at her Museumoffice Monday through Friday from9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

The F.L. Community Market thanksYOU for supporting

the market this season.

We look forward toseeing YOU again in

June to October at yourCOMMUNITY MARKET

Helping you with all those building

projects both big and small

Her Artisan Gallery @ 205Taluk Crescent

will be openMonday to Thursday

6:00 ~ 9:00Fri. Sat. Sun.10:00 ~ 6:00

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MarilynnReydens

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Emergency Resume Workshop

December 19th 9am-12pm

January 5th 9am-12pm

Need a job quickly?

Not the best with computers?Come see me at the CALP Office!

For more information call

Sarrah Storey, C.A.L.P. Coordinator at250-699-6249

or 250-699-1681

or email:[email protected]

Fraser Lake & Area C.A.L.P.

COMMUNITY ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM

NEW Office HoursMonday &

Wednesday 9am-12pmAt 298 McMillan AvenueFraser Lake, BC VOJ 1SO

Closed December 22ndJanuary 2nd

ELECTION Of OFFICERS

Teresa Goertzen PresidentCraig LePoidevin Vice President

Audrey Fennema Treasurer/Sec (untilone is appointed/elected)Marilyn Reyden Trustee 1Rob King Trustee 2Lori Hurry Trustee 3Richard Cannon Trustee 4

Christmas light judging will take placeTuesday De-cember 16, 2014 at 6:00pm, with three volunteers fromthe seniors home.

In the new year the EDO has plans to head out into thecommunity to talk with all the businesses with regardsto our chamber and what a chamber can do for yourbusiness and community.

New Board for Chamber ofCommerce


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CommunityEvents

Stitch & Gab Club

Bring a project and join otherswho are working on theirs!!

Knitting, Crocheting, Needlepoint,Cross Stitching etc!

Drop-in every Tuesday from11-2 at Autumn Services

Contact Jeanette @250-699-6460 for more info

Chronic DiseaseSocial Support Group

Meets the first Tuesday of the month@ Autumn Services at 2

This is a social support group for any-one experiencing the effects of

Fibromyalgia, Parkinson's Disease,Multiple Sclerosis

The next meeting isNovember 4th at 2pm

Seniors Carpet BowlingAnyone 50 years plus is Welcome

Mon & Thurs 1-3 pmCost for a game and coffee is $1

New Members Welcome1!Held at the Royal Canadian Legion

Phone 699-8645 for more info

Fort Fraser Cemetery Commission

AGM on January 19th

7:30pm at the Fort Fraser Hall

Desperatly looking for new members!!

Contact Sharon Petrie for more information 250-699-7790

Update by Sarrah Storey

The Community Spirit Family Fun Night started out a bit slowerthan usual with the cold weather keeping many of us from wantingto venture out. But, once 5:30 hit, it started getting busy!A big thank you goes out to all who came out that night! A specialThank You to Amber Carter and the Village of Fraser Lake forhelping and sponsoring the event, the Leadership Students fromFLESS for all their hard work and Kathy Chmelyk, Miss Fraser LakeMegan Leslie, Cassidy Carter, Rainbow the Clown, Patti Rojek,Santa, Charlie Rojek, Regina Kemp, Steve Lee, May Reid andEilene Malchow, Jeannette Brophy, Rose Delere, Maxine Beedle,Olag, and our Autumn Services executive.A big thank -you to all who gave donations!!After the bills we made just over $1500.00this year.All proceeds have gone to support seniorservices & programs at the Autumn ServicesCentre.

Hey YOU! Thanks for supporting our Community Night

Marilyn Reyden, Brophys Auto Service, Slenya

Autumn Services, Christine Quinlan, Jeannette Brophy,Charalotte Grimm, Elaine Storey, Eleanor MacDonald,Jean Fenato, Ambroy, Stellaten First Nations, May ReidPar 3 Sports, Town Pantry, A&W Vanderhoof, CarolynQuist, Silver Bar Kennels, Connie Mund, Ariel Peters

Sandra Cleverly, Rosemary WilliamsonEileen Malchow, Shari Janzen

West Fraser, Endako MineCathy Harder, Sarrah Storey

Cheryl StewartJoanne Bussi

Bonnie Plowman

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The Fraser Lake and area cancer Support Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday ofevery month at Autumn Services at noon for lunch. Everyone chips in to coverthe cost of lunch and a dollar is charged to each person renting a chair. The

chair rental and proceeds from the luncheon support senior services and aredonated to Autumn Services.

Members of the group do crafts which are sold at different venues along withfundraisers like raffles, 50/50 draw etc.

You can help by donating any old men's ties, all types of crafting supplies, greet-ing and or Christmas cards, leftover yarn or crochet cotton and buttons. If youwant to donate your money from bottle returns to us just put the amount in anenvelope and drop it off at Autumn Services with Cancer Support written on it.Also if you would be willing to do knitting etc. for us we will supply yarn. Gotsome old jeans any colour? - we will recycle them into quilts and bags.

The 50/50 board that was filled on Saturday the 15th of November was won byFran Armatage. The new board we started at the craft fair and finished at theFamily Night on Friday Nov 28 was won by Dwayne Lindstrom. Each winnerreceived $154. The Hand stitched quilt that was raffled off during the craft fairwas won by Stephanie Lindstrom. We did well at the craft fair and want tothank all of you who so kindly supported us especially the wonderful anony-mous donor who paid for one of our tables. Winners of the raffle drawn on the21st of November were: Irene Sauteur 1st prize large quilt/ Iris Balcome 2ndprize smaller quilt/ Hazel Edgewood 3rd prize wooden photo tray. Congratula-tions to all our winners.

Check with Super Value about the container for people to give their till slips toCancer Support. Ask Judy or Jeanette if you wish to purchase the gift certifi-

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