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Audit of BL Specialty Wood finds problems

The Forest Practices Board concluded that Burns Lake Specialty Wood failed to com-ply with Wildfire Act requirements to assess and reduce fire hazards.

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Fatal accident on Hwy. 16

On Tuesday Dec. 2, 2014 at 5:55 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP was dispatched to a single vehicle roll over col-lision on Hwy. 16 by Augier Main Forest Service Road.

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According to Youenn Wilson, operations manager at DWB Con-sulting Services in Burns Lake, offering a wide range of services has helped keep the company in business.

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According to a press release, pipe-line benefit agreements with First Na-tions are part of the B.C. government’s comprehensive approach to partnering with First Nations on LNG opportuni-ties, which also includes developing skills training and environmental stew-ardship projects with First Nations.

The Skin Tyee First Nation will re-ceive approximately $2.8 million from the province at various stages in the project: $466,000 upon signing the agreement, $1.15 million when pipe-line construction begins, and $1.15 million when the pipeline is in service.

The Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band will receive approximately $2.5 million: $420,000 upon signing the agreement, $1.05 million when construction be-gins, and $1.05 million when the pipe-line is operating.

The terms of the agreement and ini-tial benefit payment will come into ef-fect once the First Nations have signed impact benefit agreements with Coast-al GasLink.

Skin Tyee First Nation and Nee Tahi Buhn Band will also receive a yet-to-

Skin Tyee and Nee Tahi Buhn First Nations will receive $5.3 million out of the agreement

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During the month of November, there were four reported residential break and enters in the area - three within the village of Burns Lake and one rural.

Of the four reported break and enters, three of the incidents saw person(s) gain entry due to "an un-locked door," said Staff Sgt. Grant MacDonald with the Burns Lake RCMP. Luckily there were no items stolen in all four incidents.

Thus far in 2014, the Burns Lake RCMP Detachment has seen a 14 per cent increase in break and enters over-all as compared to the same period of time in 2013. Residential break and enters, however, has had an increase

of 107 per cent.To date, there were 27 reported

break and enters in Burns Lake in 2014. Of the 27 cases, only three in-vestigations have led to charges.

"Police would like to remind home-owners the importance of target hardening which includes locking all doors leading into their home," said MacDonald. "Additionally, homeown-ers are encouraged to place sticks in windows and eliminate the opportuni-ty of a person gaining entry to a home without breaking glass."

The Burns Lake RCMP Detachment encourages homeowners to consider using motion lights on the exterior of their residence. The community is also encouraged to report any suspicious activity by calling 250-692-7171.

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New viLLage couNciL is reaDy to start their termBack row (L-R): Christopher Beach and John Illes. Front row (L-R): Kelley Holliday, Mayor Luke Strimbold and Susan Schienbein. The new village of Burns Lake council members were sworn into office on Dec. 1, 2014 at the village office. Beach and Illes were already on council during the last term, but Beach was on council for only one year since he was acclaimed in a by-election in the fall of 2013. Beach was re-elected with 421 votes, and Illes received 303 votes. Schienbein was a councillor from 2002 to 2005, 2005 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2013, resigning in 2013. She received 283 votes. Holliday was elected with 281 votes. Mayor Luke Strimbold was re-elected with 483 votes out of 631 total votes. The newly elected council’s first official meeting is scheduled for Dec. 9, 2014. Submitted photo

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January 19, 2015Video-Conference

Designated sites for video-conferencing are: Lakes District Secondary School, Fort St. James Secondary School, Fraser Lake Elementary-Secondary School, and the District Training Centre located in the W.L. McLeod Elementary School.

These meetings will commence at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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be-determined share of $10 million a year in ongo-ing benefits per pipeline. The ongoing benefits will be available to First Nations along the natural gas pipeline routes. The B.C. government anticipates signing similar agreements with other nations in the near future.

Provincial benefit-sharing offers First Nations additional tools to partner in economic develop-ment, complements industry impact benefit agree-ments that provide jobs and business opportunities, and is a way for government and First Nations to partner and provide industry with the certainty needed to make investment decisions.

“First and foremost, as leaders, we need to decide what is in the best interest of our communities,” said Rene Skin, Chief of Skin Tyee First Nation. “We believe that the LNG industry is one of the paths to prosperity for our members and all British Columbians through good-paying jobs, economic growth and collaboration on long-term environ-mental stewardship.”

“Being directly involved in expanding LNG in British Columbia presents our community with an opportunity to benefit from this new industry,” said Raymond Morris, Chief of Nee Tahi Buhn Band. “The land that we have depended on for genera-tions will continue to provide for our members and contribute to the LNG industry and the provincial economy.”

checKpoINt to reDuce ImpAIreD DrIvINGThe Burns Lake RCMP conducted a roadcheck near the Island Gospel Fellowship Church in Burns Lake on Dec. 5. Officers were trying to identify impaired drivers as part of the RCMP’s annual Christmas campaign against drinking and driving. The campaign will run until early January 2015. Flavio NieNow photo

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A year-end interview with Premier Christy Clark.

TF: Are you still con-fident that we’re going to see a major LNG project approved by the end of 2014?

PCC: We’re still in negotiations with Petro-nas and Shell, so I don’t know if it will be by the end of 2014, but I’m hoping in the next few

months.[Days after this interview, Petronas announced a

delay in their investment decision until 2015.]TF: I talked to a couple of SFU climate mitiga-

tion specialists, and they agreed that it’s unlikely to the point of impossible to have a major LNG in-dustry and still meet Gordon Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction by

2020. What do you think?PCC: I think that we may prove them wrong. Many of these facilities, not all of them, will

be partly or fully electrically powered up, so that reduces those impacts, and there’s going to be a real incentive to invest in new technology to minimize that as well.

I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that in shipping 82 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change.

TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book. They have seven conditions for an oil pipeline, Energy East, which involves conversion of gas pipelines and taking Alberta oil to the East Coast. What do you think?

PCC: I think they took our five conditions and elaborated on them. So you’ve got British Columbia, Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, all signed on to some version of the five condi-tions. And of course Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as well.

TF: What about the conditions they have added?PCC: One of the things they say they want to protect against is a shortage of natural gas

coming to Ontario and Quebec. These are the same two provinces that have put a moratorium on extracting natural gas.

They want to make sure that we do it here, good enough for us to do, and send it to them, but they won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit.

TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basically bought the anti-hydraulic fracturing myth?

PCC: Yes. Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard.

TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400 million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years.

Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child sup-port clawbacks. What’s your view?

PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do.

We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.

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On Dec. 2, the Ignite the North event made a stop in Burns Lake at the Vineyard Church. If you have never heard of this event (and I hadn’t either until last week), the main goal of it is to create a safe space for commu-nity members to discuss ideas that could positive-ly impact our town.

That was it. No deci-sions were made and

no funding was provided for any projects. It was simply a time to discuss and reflect about what we could be doing differently.

This doesn’t sound life changing, does it? But it was actually brilliant!

The people who showed up took the time to re-flect on what our community really needs - how to make sure we continue to grow, how to make sure we are more pro-active and how to transform this community into the best possible place to live in Northern B.C.

This may sound like something that cannot be achieved during a meeting, but once the energy started flowing in the room and ideas started pouring out, we all learned how exciting it was to have that kind of discussion.

We as humans are conditioned to keep complaining, to only see what is not working and to quickly point fingers. It’s easy to do that. We rarely take the time to actually stop and think about what could be done to change things, or explore what ideas we might have. We rarely think positively and pro-actively as a group because it’s difficult to do so. We certainly didn’t find all the solutions for our town during that meeting, but we all learned something greater - that we can have a positive influence in our community simply by changing the way we think. That simple shift could have a lasting effect in our community and in our lives.

Although the event is travelling through 11 communities in Northern B.C., the speakers were prepared to talk about this town specifically. They mentioned how the Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association trails were just a dream about 10 years ago, and now Burns Lake is recognized internationally for its world-class mountain biking trails. They also men-tioned how this community dealt with pain and loss after the mill explosion in 2012. Shortly after the incident, our leaders held meetings in order to discuss how to rebuild the confidence of this community. This town has proven to have plenty of resilient and creative people. And that is exactly why a space for discussion was such a great idea.

Some of the ideas people discussed during the meeting included how to attract youth into our community, and the need to have venues and events that would sustain a healthy life-style for the youngsters. Also discussed was the need to support the arts in our community by building an arts college. Another idea was to create an aggressive marketing plan for our town - one that would put Burns Lake on the map, so that people in bigger centres would know about the lifestyle and the positive attributes of our town. This exposure would help attract new residents to our area.

Did any solutions come out of this event? Is Burns Lake actually going to build an arts college or make an aggressive marketing plan? Maybe not. And maybe that wasn’t the intent of this event. I am sure the organizers weren’t expecting us to come up with life-changing projects in a couple of hours. What this event has shown us is that this kind of synergy, this positive interaction between residents and community leaders should be encouraged. When we shift our thinking to “how can we make this place better today,” that’s when ideas really start to flow.

There is no reason why you - the person reading this column - can’t have great ideas. So just ask yourself, what could make this community the best place to live?

How can we make this place better?

flavio SachEtt NiENow

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On Dec. 2 or 3, a pregnant cow moose was shot on a logging road in the Tamen Creek area.

Upon arriving at the scene on Dec. 4, conservation officers were able to recover two high-quality butcher knives from the snow.

According to Jeff Palm, conservation officer, only the lower legs of the animal were taken from the kill site. The moose was

not gutted and a brief inspection revealed an unborn moose fetus. In this case, the backstraps and the tender loins were not taken.

"Approximately 100 lbs. of meat were left behind to waste," said Palm.

The Conservation Officer Service is now requesting the pub-lic's assistance in solving this wildlife crime.

"If the public can assist with this investigation or if the hunters would like their knives back, please call 1-877-952-7277," said Palm.

Cruelty to pregnant cow mooseCow moose was found dead, with only lower legs removed

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More than three quarters of Canadians are willing to shell out more to companies with a history of great customer service, and most will share their service experiences with others, even if they aren’t positive, according to the American Express Global Ser-vice Barometer.

“Great customer service has long been a key ingredient of suc-cessful companies everywhere, and these survey results clearly indicate the effect it has on a company’s bottom line,” said Julie Hay, vice-president and general manager, world service at Amer-ican Express Canada, in a release.

The survey, which was also conducted in nine other countries, examined consumer attitudes and preferences around customer service to find out how much impact service has on consumer behaviour.

The survey was conducted by American Express, which oper-ates in Canada as Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada Inc. The research was completed online among a random sample of

1,001 Canadian consumers over 18 years old. Interviews were conducted by Ebiquity, a team of independent marketing perfor-mance specialists, between Aug. 19 and Sept. 2, 2014.

Key findings of the study include that 76 per cent of respon-dents said they’ve spent more with a company because of a his-tory of positive customer service, and on average will spend 12 per cent more; 57 per cent said they had walked away from a business transaction or purchase in the past year due to a poor customer service experience; 40 per cent of Canadians believe businesses are paying less attention to customer service (more than any other country surveyed) and only two per cent think companies exceed their customer service expectations; 94 per cent said they talk about their service experiences, even if they aren’t positive.

On average, Canadians said they tell eight people about a good experience and 17 about a bad one; 44 per cent said positive word-of-mouth from friends and family was more powerful in attracting new business than a sale or promotion (34 per cent) and much more effective than “an inter-esting ad” (three per cent); 21 per cent have used social media to get a customer service response in the past year, and 55 per cent felt Ca-nadian companies improved their response times over social media channels.

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FAMILY TIME AT ST. PAUL’S JINGLE BELL TEASiblings Tephilla (L), Magnus (M) and Hadasa (R) Finstad share snacks accompanied by Paula Laurie, a member of St. Paul’s United Church. The St. Paul’s Jingle Bell Tea took place on Dec. 6, 2014 at St. Paul’s United Church in Burns Lake, providing community members an opportunity to socialize and purchase goodies. The proceeds of the event will go toward community projects of United Church. FLAVIO NIENOW PHOTO

On Wednesday eve-ning we were treated to such a delightful evening entertainments with the highland danc-ers.

This is a group of young ladies and what an evening it turned out to be. What talent we have in Burns Lake we are so proud of you all. Thank you all for com-

ing out to entertain us.Christmas shop-

pingChristmas is get-

ting closer every day. It seems faster every year.

They say the Christ-mas shoppers put the big stores back on their feet for another year. Christmas really was a busy time for the taxi business. It was a real money maker for us . All the stores in town was pie in the sky for the town.

Now with the good highway to Prince George folks do lots of their shopping there. No doubt things are cheaper in the big stores. We do have

some good places to shop and a good variety too. We have always tried to shop local.

Birthday dinnerIt was a pleasure last

Saturday evening to be invited to my great grandson’s birthday supper. Sebastian Wil-son’s sixth birthday. His mom and dad are very proud of him as he is already going to school and loves going.

It was 87 years ago when I was his age also getting ready for school. Almost a life-time ago. As they al-ways say time flies and I guess it’s right.

My typewriter has given up so I will limp through a few things

before it’s junk. It has done well for so many years. It must be al-most 30 years old. I hope after Christmas I will start my viewpoint again as I have a new machine coming.

Christmas jokeTop 10 uses for holi-

day fruit cake10. Use slices to bal-

ance that wobbly kitch-en table.

9. Use instead of sand bags during El Nino.

8. Send to U.S. Air Force, let troops drop them.

7. Use as railroad ties. 6. Use as speed

bumps to foil the neighbourhood drag racers.

5. Collect 10 and use them as bowling pins.

4. Use instead of ce-ment shoes.

3. Save for next sum-mer’s garage sale.

2. Use slices in next skeet-shooting compe-tition.

1. Two words pin cushion.

I would like to pass on Christmas blessings to the staff of the Lakes District News who have been a great help in my writings. I enjoy working with you all.

Also a happy and blessed Christmas to my many faithful read-ers.

Merry Christmas and remember God loves you and so do I

Sorry, short and sweet this week


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hugh neave

editor:This letter is in response to proposed closing the

re-use shed. One of our goals, if not the main goal for our community, should be self sufficiency. We are a wealthy community.

We just need to use what we have and share what we have, which is exactly what happens at the share shed. In my opinion the share shed program needs to be expanded, more space, bigger building. An expansion to the share shed could be a share board, where people are willing to share excess products or even tools that they use only occasionally.

Yes, it would take a dedicated person, but I be-lieve that there are ways to use existing regional staff, as well as: there are students needing commu-nity hours or part time work, people on assistance who would like to earn a little extra, or people do-ing community hours. As the song goes, “come on people love one other, let’s get it together now”.

Don’t throw this wonderful opportunity for self-sufficiency away.

Sincerely, Paula Laurie

editor:To the person that shot the

horse in the Francois Lake area, you didn't just kill a horse you broke a heart.

You didn't just kill an animal with your careless shot you killed a beautiful well trained horse, a pet with a name and an owner. Who by the way is devastated.

Just so you know she was a $10,000 horse and with a few more years of training she would have been a $30,000.

We may not know who you are but you do. I hope you realize what you did and feel just a bit

of remorse and think before you make that next fool-handy shot. You are not a mighty hunter, you are a trigger happy fool.

May this be a warning to other hunters who choose to hunt on private land without permission or at least letting the owners know.

There could be people out in those fields with the horse at any-time. Good-bye beautiful Torry, you are dearly loved and greatly missed.

Think before you shoot.Sincerely,

Mary Jane Ritchey

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You broke a heart

Editor:The suggestion from the regional district

that the re-use sheds are archaic and in a poor state comes as no surprise. That some-thing needs to change at our transfer stations is clear and I am glad to see that the regional district is planning to initiate a consultation process to make a decision about what will be done.

In their current state, our transfer sta-tions are a prime example of a system that has evolved over time without meaningful input from the people who use and depend on it, and follows the well-worn path that all levels of government have used for the last few decades to offload responsibilities and expenses to those least able to object.

We have all seen many examples of facili-

ties and systems underfunded and degraded until the government of the day can justify giving them away to private enterprise.

Saying we don’t need the re-use sheds be-cause there are other ways people can recy-cle misses the point. Having a central loca-tion where people can dispose of unwanted items or rescue someone else’s contributes to our community in many ways. It helps foster an attitude of conservation and waste reduction.

What does it tell our children when they see how much we waste while the planet starts to burn? It helps support local busi-nesses and charities by keeping valuable resources in our community. I bet the ob-servations done by sustainability assistant Carolynn Lane did not include an analysis

of how much money stays in our community because of the re-use shed and other salvage areas.

When you buy something new from Walmart or The Brick, you don’t need to buy anything locally to clean, repair, or refinish it.

If the re-use sheds and other salvage areas are not being used properly maybe it is the facility that should change to meet current needs. Every single person I know in Burns Lake uses the re-use shed here. We put things in that we don’t need, hoping to help someone else; and we retrieve useful items that may look like junk to others.

As for the abusive language and behaviour staff experience from the public, that can be stopped with the right actions by manage-

ment and it can be done immediately. Government offices, medical facilities,

and other public services do not tolerate abuse toward their staff, and the regional district should not tolerate it at our transfer stations.

The excellent staff at our transfer station deserve to be treated with respect and man-agement should support them in making sure they are.

I will be watching for the regional dis-trict’s consultation process and welcome an opportunity to participate in any effort to im-prove our recycling facilities because we can do better than closing them down and throw-ing away all the resources that end up there.

Hilda Earl

editor:I was disappointed to

see again in the local paper threats of closing the recycle shed as it is such a positive step in the right direction. It is too bad that a small mi-nority abusing this has cre-ated an excuse to reopen the subject.

The majority of people follow the rules. The recycle shed is a place where neigh-bours can share with each other still usable items they no longer need. The money saved by sharing can then be spent on other items that are needed.

In a province that has the dubious distinction of hav-ing the most children living in poverty it is too bad large cities can't do the same and

stop dumping good items in landfills.

I am not in favour of charging local residents to use the recycling areas. Burns Lake residents are always really generous in helping others so I would think closing this facility would not be popular.

When I've stopped at the shed my only suggestion would be a sign stating what time of day the employees clean it out so residents could plan when to drop off items or check for items they need.

I am impressed with the helpful and hardworking employees and I feel happy about this use of our tax money.

Helen Brown

Every single person I know in Burns Lake uses the shed

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editor:Please do not shut down the little re-use shed at

the garbage dump. It will only hit the poorest of the poor and make more garbage for the landfill.

The opposite would be great. Make it even big-ger so that we can bring nice and good furniture there for people who need them, for handymen who would fix them.

Don't listen to the bureaucrats who have lots of money and do not know how older people on a fixed income have to survive.

We are a generation of waste and do not think about future generations who will need a clean and healthy environment, no more dirty footprints on our wonderful earth. Let's reuse what we can. Let's help, together, to keep the little shed clean by organizing it whenever we bring something there. Fifteen minutes to volunteer will save half a mil-lion dollars for workers. Ha, is money really worth nothing anymore? Sand in the wind?

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A report released on Dec. 3, 2014 by the Forest Practices Board concludes that Burns Lake Specialty Wood complied with most requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, but failed to comply with Wildfire Act requirements to assess and reduce fire hazards after logging.

The audit examined forest planning and practices carried out between September 2011 and October 2013, near Burns Lake. The company harvested 90,000 cubic me-tres of timber from eight cutblocks.

Problems found included planting the incorrect type of tree seedlings in some lo-cations, failing to carry out commitments to prevent the spread of invasive plants, and failing to assess and remove slash and debris that pose fire hazards.

Tim Ryan, chair of Forest Practices Board, said that what's concerning to the board is that the company did not meet its obligations to assess and reduce fire haz-ards under the Wildfire Act.

"Combine that with the fact they are operating in forests heavily damaged by mountain pine beetle, and the increased fire risk that resulted is a significant prob-lem."

"All forest licence holders have obliga-tions to comply with provincial forestry legislation. There are training materials and guidance documents readily available to assist them with understanding the obli-gations that come with the right to harvest trees on public land," Ryan added.

Burns Lake Native Development Corpo-ration owns Burns Lake Specialty Wood as well as Burns Lake Native Logging. Ac-cording to Wes Böhmer, manager of Burns Lake Native Logging, the main problem that the auditors found in Burns Lake Spe-cialty Wood was that the company "had not adequately filled out the paperwork

required to determine the fire risk.""According to the auditor, the form that

the licensee [Burns Lake Specialty Wood] filled out did not properly account for the decks of pulp wood that remained on site," said Böhmer. "The goal of the licensee was to utilize logs and debris that could not be milled by conventional facilities. The li-censee sold whole logs and chipped piles to Pinnacle Pellet. The licensee opted to sell the fibre instead of burning it on site. This is better for air quality and it is better for the province of B.C. as stumpage was paid on all hauled fibre."

Böhmer said utilizing logs that cannot be made into boards has been the intent of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natu-ral Resource Operations for a number of years.

"The forest industry needs to utilize every bit of fibre within a cutblock. The mountain pine beetle infestation has se-riously impacted B.C.’s markets, build-ing markets, investing in equipment and people. There are growing pains, and in this case, a form that was filled out by the licensee did not rank the fire risk to the same degree as the Forest Practices Board auditor," he said.

Böhmer continued to say that the li-censee had support from the district for-estry office.

"They [district forestry office] were aware of the intent of the licensee and encourage all licensees in the district to do the same," he said.

"As for the invasive plants, this is a requirement to grass seed," he contin-ued. "The forest stewardship plan states that exposed mineral soil must be seed-ed within one year of forest operations being completed. This is an interpreta-tion difference between the board and the licensee. The board says it should have been completed within one year of the building of the road. The licens-ee completed grass seeding within one year of hauling because it is difficult to seed when there is active chipping and hauling and the roadside is covered by decked timber."

Böhmer also questioned the lack of "positives" in the report.

"Were streams managed properly? Yes. Was the soil protected? Yes. Were

the blocks reforested? Yes. Were wildlife habitat requirements met? Yes. This li-cense is a non-renewable forest license and the licensee has never held a forest license before," he said.

"The licensee has a clean harvesting re-cord, a clean development record, and for a first time licensee, the biggest concern by the auditors was a fire risk assessment form being inadequately filled out."

The Forest Practices Board acknowl-edges that the company has abated the fire hazards on most of the cutblocks since the audit and is requesting that they report to the board on the completion of the remain-der of the abatement obligations by the end of January 2015.

The Forest Practices Board is B.C.'s in-dependent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government. The board audits forest and range practices on public lands and ap-propriateness of government enforcement. It can also make recommendations for im-provement to practices and legislation.

Audit report of Burns Lake Specialty Wood finds problems

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The Burns Lake Native Development Corporation owns Burns Lake Specialty Wood. The logging company failed to comply with Wildlife Act requirements.


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As negotiations for B.C.'s first large-scale liquefied natural gas export project reach their critical days, NDP leader John Horgan has a message for investors: ex-pect to pay more tax under an NDP gov-ernment.

Executives of Malaysian state energy company Petronas were in Vancouver Monday for what may be their final meet-ing with B.C. officials before deciding whether to proceed with an $11 billion in-vestment in a pipeline and LNG process-ing at the Prince Rupert port.

Pacific Northwest LNG is a cornerstone of B.C.'s bid to enter the Asian energy market. The fall legislature session was devoted almost entirely to the emerging industry, setting in place a tax structure, carbon emission rules and a series of agreements with the Nisga'a Nation to en-able TransCanada Corp. to build a 900-km pipeline from northeast gas fields to the North Coast.

Horgan said he instructed NDP MLAs to vote in favour of the 3.5 per cent LNG tax that emerged from negotiations with investors, because they need "certainty" to make final investment decisions. The surprise support came after NDP MLAs denounced the tax arrangement as a sell-out of provincial resources, leaving Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver and indepen-dent MLA Vicki Huntington alone in vot-ing against it.

"If we're going to get to final investment decisions, we need to have a tax frame-work," Horgan told reporters after the LNG legislation was passed into law. "I believe the framework is inadequate, I've said that, I will say that to the companies when I meet with them, and they should know that when the government changes in 2017, I'm going to be wanting to look at

those agreements."In debate, B.C. Liberal MLAs repeat-

edly questioned the NDP's professed sup-port for LNG, referring to the party's call for an investigation of hydraulic fracturing that has been conducted in B.C. since the 1960s. And the NDP denounced and op-posed the government's move to regulate greenhouse gas "intensity" rather than cap emissions for LNG plants.

Petronas CEO Shamsul Azhar Abbas has been outspoken about the cost of LNG development in B.C. In October, Abbas warned that federal and provincial rules and taxes "threaten the global competi-tiveness of the Pacific Northwest LNG project."

In his quarterly financial update last week, B.C. Finance Minister Mike de

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"The proof of that, of course, will be final investment decisions from propo-nents," de Jong said.

Horgan sparked controversy on a recent trip to Prince Rupert, where he expressed doubts about Petronas and another LNG proposal for Prince Rupert that has been delayed by lead proponent British Gas Group.

Petronas is leading a consortium that in-cludes Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Bru-nei investors. Petronas paid $5 billion last year to take over Progress Energy Canada, which has major shale gas holdings in northeast B.C. and Alberta.

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BC Ambulance and Burns Lake Fire Rescue arrived prior to the police of-ficers and determined the sole occupant - an 18 year old man was deceased at scene. Local RCMP have confirmed the victim was not a local resident.

The highway was closed for over 10 hours while traffic was detoured through the Babine Forest Products mill yard.

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Soon after the global financial crises of 2008, the forestry sec-tor in Northern British Columbia noticed a downturn, and it was specially during that time that DWB Consulting Services Ltd (DWB) saw the real benefit of not relying on just one sector.

Youenn Wilson, operations manager at DWB in Burns Lake, said that in 2009 he shifted from working in the forestry depart-

ment to do get some on-the-job training and do some monitoring work in the company's environmental department.

"That's what keeps the company successful," said Wilson. "A lot of the resource-based industries or clients are cyclical in na-ture, so it helps the company to diversify [its services]."

The company's wide range of services include road design and construction, environmental assessments and management plans, bridge inspections, river engineering, harvest plans and ecologi-cal mapping.

Offering a wide range of services has not only good been posi-tive for business, but it has contributed to keep staff motivated.

"Most employees get exposed to the other departments," said Wilson. "I think it's the diversity that has kept things interesting for me, that exposure to those other areas of consulting."

The company has been using the in-terdepartmental ex-change as an asset to attract new employees and overcome one of the company's main challenges - attracting skilled workers to ru-ral areas.

"Small town life isn't for everybody and it can be a tough sell," said Wilson. "There is also a short-age of forestry techni-cians and an increased competition from other sectors for this same group of work-ers."

Another way the company has found to overcome recruit-ing challenges is by offering employees competitive wages and benefits.

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Wilson said that al-though the company has grown significant-ly since its early start in 1990, DWB still hasn't lost its "family-oriented feel."

"I've worked with other consultant firms in the past, and it's the family feel of this company [DWB] that has kept me here."

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Wilson said that apart from offering a wide range of servic-es, DWB tries to rise above the competitors in the area by devel-oping "cost effective solutions" to environ-mental, engineering and forestry issues.

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Burns Lake has already experienced a couple of cold snaps so far this season, but that won't be the trend for the rest of the winter season, said Dayna Vettese, meteorologist for The Weather Network.

The Lakes District area can expect temperatures above average leading up to Christmas. December, January and February will average highs of -1 C to -2 C for the area.

One factor that will make temperatures higher than normal is El Nino, the warming of Pacific sea-surface temperatures. However, El Nino could also result in more precipitation.

Although it's too soon to predict how much precipitation the area will receive during the holidays, Doug Lundquist, meteorologist for Environment Canada, said that over the last 30 years the average precipitation Burns Lake has ex-perienced in December is 14 days of rain and snow, adding up to 48 cm of snow and 6 mm of rain. Out of those 14 days, only two have snowfall amounts of over five centimetres.

From Dec. 15, 2013 to Jan. 1, 2014, Burns Lake had 35 mm or precipitation.

The Southern interior region of the province should experience a drier winter, which could be a struggle for ski resorts in the area.

Other parts of the country such as Manitoba, On-tario and Quebec are expected to have a cooler than normal season, but "still not as bad as last winter," said Vetesse.

Above average temps this winterThe Burns Lake area can expect above average temperatures leading up to Christmas

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Bridge in Burns Lake over frozen water. Meteorologists say Burns Lake and area should expected warmer than average temperatures before Christmas time arrives.


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Bruins win bantam tournament on home iceThe Burns Lake Bruin Bantams took first place on home ice during the Burns Lake Bantam tournament. The competition that took place from Dec. 5 to 7 at the Tom Forsyth Memorial Arena. The tournament attracted teams from across the region including Terrace, Prince George, Houston and Fraser Lake. The Prince George Cougars took the second place in the tournament after being beaten by the Bruins. During the final game against Prince George, the Bruins were tied five to five after the third period. It was an overtime shoot out that settled the winner. The Bruins scored two goals against one for the Cougars, guaranteeing their win in the tournament. Fraser Lake got the third place after beating Houston seven to zero. One of the Bruins’ supporters, Erin Schroeder, said the team worked very hard for this win.

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Ignite the North is an event traveling through 11 communities in Northern B.C. The event provides tools and creates a safe space for community mem-bers to reflect, create and discuss inspiring ideas that could affect change in the community.

"Ignite the North hopes to inspire the next gen-eration of entrepreneurs by initiating conversations on innovation and collaboration," said Dr. Albert Koehler, chair of the project.

The event made a stop in Burns Lake on Dec. 2, gathering community leaders, business owners and other members of the community at the Burns Lake Vineyard Church.

The uniquely formatted event had all participants actively contributing via small facilitated group discussions about innovation. Among the ideas dis-cussed that night, was the need to develop a strong

marketing strategy for Burns Lake, highlighting what's unique about the town in order to attract and retain residents to the area.

Also discussed that night was the idea of sup-porting the arts in the community by creating an arts college. Another project idea involved creating strategies to attract and retain youth to the area.

Each group assigned a leader responsible for gathering all information discussed at the tables. Later, members of each group switched tables throughout the meeting to provide insights and as-sist other groups with their project.

The Ignite the North team also led a workshop at Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) with 50 youth from grades 11 to 12.

“We need more innovation and to get our kids to start thinking about how to build and create things and add value to them,” said Koehler.

During the workshop at LDSS, stories of local Burns Lake entrepreneurs were shared with the youth in the hopes of showing how young entre-preneurs have found opportunities right in the com-munity. Students were then be asked to give their insights on how to inspire the next generation of innovators.

Community discusses creative ideas at Ignite the North event

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Burns Lake resident Shannon Alec said it's time to pay it forward. Last Christmas she participated in a free photo shoot at St. Michael's church

in Prince George. She said it was an "amazing experience" because she was able to receive a complete makeover, having her hair and make up done and her picture taken by a professional photographer. According to Alec, a photo shoot can really lift one's spirit.

Alec said she struggled with poverty, unemployment and addiction all throughout her life, but has managed to change her life around. She now works two jobs and said she is full of gratitude.

"I'm so happy about my new life that I want to help our people," she said.Alec has already received some positive feedback from the community, with

people from different walks of life offering to help with the photo shoot."We already have volunteer photographers, make up artists, two hairdress-

ers, and we also received donations of photo paper," she said.The photo shoot is scheduled to take place at the Margaret Patrick Memorial

Hall in Burns Lake on Dec. 13 starting at 8 a.m."The event is for those in need of a little love for Christmas," she said.Alec is still in need of a photo printer and 8X10 picture frames for the event.

To help out contact Alec, call 250-612-8396.

Free photo shoot to make a differenceLocal resident changed her life around and wants to pay it forward

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Shannon Alec participated in a free photo shoot in Prince George in December 2013 and now wants to do the same here.

Event helped Burns Lake develop a culture of innovative thinking

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Gwyn Nicholas (L) and Kelly Holliday (R) discuss a project idea during the Ignite the North event.


Christmas Singing: December 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Decker Lake Mennonite Church. Phone: 250-692-7057 or 250-698-7629.

Christmas Kid’s Movie Saturday, December 13 at the Beacon Theatre. 2 shows: 11:30am & 2:30pm. FREE Admission! Santa will arrive at the end of the movie.

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In the next few months, Lakes District News will be showcasing stories of women having babies, or who've had babies and what obstacles they've encountered.

Burns Lake resident Samantha Young-Finch has had two boys - the oldest one is almost three years old, and the youngest is 10 months old. Both babies were de-livered in Smithers due to the lack of a maternity program in the Lake District Hospital in Burns Lake.

Young-Finch chose to have con-sultations with the same doctor throughout both pregnancies, and the only way to do that was to drive to Smithers for all her appoint-ments.

With her second pregnancy, some complications appeared that re-quired weekly doctor appointments close to the end of the nine months.

"It's expensive to drive to Smith-ers, and both my pregnancies were over the winter, so it's dangerous," she said. "It ticks you off, you just want to have your kids close to home."

Each trip to Smithers cost ap-

proximately $60 including food and gas. Although Young-Finch wasn't working during her pregnancies, her husband, who is a camp worker, missed out on work every time he had to drive her to Smithers.

Prior to the labour of her first child, the doctor recommended her to stay at a hotel in Smithers during the last days of pregnancy, but the Burns Lake mother said she could not afford it.

"That's crazy expensive," she said.

So she waited until she was in labour to make the two-hour drive during winter time to the hospital.

Although there were no compli-cations during her first pregnancy, Young-Finch was in labour for over 40 hours, and the Smithers' hospital

does not allow mothers to stay there unless their cervix has dilated over four centimetres. What this meant was that Young-Finch had to pay for a hotel room for two nights.

The Burns Lake mother said that relying on a maternity program out of town is not only an incon-venience, but it also presents many risks for mothers and their babies.

"There could have been an ac-cident on the road, labour could have progressed extremely fast and I could have delivered a baby on the road," she said. "No matter what, you're taking some sort of risk when you're going that far to have a baby."

Just like many other mothers in Burns Lake, Young-Finch does not understand why the hospital in

Burns Lake does not offer a maternity pro-gram.

"There's enough peo-ple having babies here that there has got to be someway to fund it," she said.

According to Ma-rie Hunter, health ser-vices administrator for Northern Health, in order for Burns Lake to implement a maternity program, a surgical services team of 10 to 15 professionals would be required. Currently, there are three.

Although the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre will include a labour deliv-ery suite, it will only be used for emergency deliveries.

Lack of maternity program presents risks for future mothers"No matter what, you're taking some sort of risk when you're going that far to have a baby," says mother

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Samantha Young-Finch and her eight-month old son Prentice. Young-Finch had to drive several times to Smithers during her pregnancy due to the lack of a maternity program in Burns Lake.

yarN aND sew oN graND opeNiNgThe new location of Yarn and Sew On had its grand opening on Dec. 6. The new space, located at 870 Hwy. 16 West, is twice the size of the old one. The extra space provides more classroom area and it allows space for more inventory items, according to owner Linda Uchacz. Flavio NieNow photo


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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21: There may be more to the big picture than you are seeing, Sagittarius. Gather the facts before you jump to any conclu-sions. You may just see things from a different perspective.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20: Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18: Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but someone crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20: Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a push-over this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s per-spective.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20: Aries, although you are full of excitement this week, rein in some of those feelings so you can focus on the tasks at hand. Use your energy to your advantage.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21: Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21: Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22: Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done. Think before you accept more work.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23: Financial matters are looming and a decision must be made, Leo. Don’t be overcome with anxiety, as all you need to do is carefully examine your finances to come up with a solution.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22: Spontaneity beckons, Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23: Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra. This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22: Back up your promises with decisive action, Scor-pio. That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are committed to honoring your commitments.

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IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

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

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planning your entries for the 2015 Lakes District Music and Speech Arts Festival! March 10 - 15 with a gala honours concert on Sat., Mar. 21. Entry deadline is Feb. 1, 2015. A full syllabus and entry forms will be posted soon on the website, ldfestival.com. More info call Jacqui at (250) 692-3971.

Canadian Cancer Society Of� ce Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. from 10am to 2pm. From Nov. 12 to Dec. 12 we will extend our of� ce hours on Fridays until 4pm to help the community promote local shop-ping. The phone number is (250) 692-7203 and e-mail is [email protected].

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a con� dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.563.1214. 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 (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

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Thank youAubrey and the boys, as well as

Jack and Beatrice Anderson and Nicole Anderson would like to send out a

heartfelt thank you for the overwhelming love and support given to our families in this time of

need. A special thank you to those who have sent beautiful flowers, delicious food and heartwarming

cards and comforting company.There is no way to express how grateful and

appreciative we truly are for everyone’s thoughts and prayers and wonderful support. Mike has left us with many great laughs and memories. He will forever be in our hearts

and will truly be missed by us all. Thank you to all,

lots of love Aubrey, (wife) Linden and Evan, (sons)

Jack and Beatrice Anderson (parents) and Nicole Anderson (sister)

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Obituaries

ANNE (UNRUH) BERGEN

Dec. 31, 1935 - Nov. 15, 2014Anne (Unruh) Bergen was born near Hague, Saskatche-wan on December 31, 1935.In 1940 her family moved to Burns Lake and settled in the Takysie Lake area. Anne’s greatest love was her family. She also enjoyed gardening, picking berries, sewing and cooking. Her favourite travel destination was Hawaii, which she enjoyed visiting 4 times with her husband, Frank. Though diagnosed with Par-kinson’s disease in 1994 she was determined to continue as normal for as long as she could, and she did. In Febru-ary of 2010 Anne moved into the Pines were she spent her last years, in the care of the Pines staff. Anne passed away on November 15, 2014 peace-fully in the presence of her family. Anne is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Frank Bergen, children Arlene (Jona-than) Thomas, Ron Bergen, Darrell (Jennifer) Bergen, Joan (Doug) Driedger, Karen (Rob) Witt, Bev (Dan) Peters, 15 grandchildren, 12 great grand-children and I sister. She was predeceased by her parents, 11 siblings and a great grand-daughter. A service for Anne was held November 22.The family wishes to thank all who showed their love and support during Anne’s fi nal weeks after she suffered a stroke on October 30, and the staff at the Pines for their care of her and us.

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.563.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.northernyouthonline.ca. (4:00 to 10:00 p.m. daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

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InformationWITH 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.

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

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. No matter where you live, you can access us at the touch of a button. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

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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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIf 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

CANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or visit online www.canadabenefi t.ca.

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InformationCanadian Cancer Society

Make a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one im-pacted by cancer. The Society can send a card to the honour-ee or family to acknowledged your gift. Please include the honouree name as well as the name and address of the per-son you would like notifi ed. To donate please call or mail Box 1301 Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0, (250) 692-7203.

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month. Starting on Oct. 21 LD Food Bank will provide a warm waiting room at the Beacon Theatre in Burns Lake. Clients will go fi rst to the theatre, across the street from the Food Bank. The doors will open at 10:45am. Please check in at the theater before going to the Food Bank. This warm winter waiting room will be available until the end of April. The distribution days are the fi rst and third Tuesday of each month. Please come to the theatre at 10:45am. The food bank closes at 1pm. Cli-ents may access the food bank on both of the Tuesday distribution days. The Lakes District Food bank continues to operate due to the outstand-ing generosity of the commu-nity. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes Dis-trict Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

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InformationLOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

3 December 2014

Reservoir Elevation: 851.21m (2792.71 ft.)SLS Discharge: 34.33 m3/s

Nechako River at Cheslatta Falls:38 m3/s Nechako River at Vanderhoof: 49 m3/s

Skins Lake Spillway discharge will be maintained at approxi-mately the current level until April 2015

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

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

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TIMBER SUPPLY MANAGERAtco Wood Products Ltd. is seeking a Timber Supply Manager with log procurement or related experience. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s timber procurement program from external sources. Working closely with the Atco Wood Products Woodlands group and the Veneer Plant management team, this individual will create and implement a strategic plan ensuring an on-going timber supply for the Veneer Plant operation.

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RESORT VILLAGE of CandleLake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd fl oor residential, 3 bed-rooms. Sale incl: land, build-ing, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

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Beautiful handcrafted log home on 2 acres. Situated at Tchesinkut Lake on Hwy. 35, 16 kms from Burns Lake. Lakeview, 30 x 40 ft, 2 bdrms on main fl oor with a 3/4 loft. 1 & 1 1/2 baths. Hardwood fl oors, hand carved railings inside & out, electric heat with glass front wood burning stove, land-scaped. Serious interests only please.

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Legal Notices

NOTICE TOREMOVE

PRIVATE LAND FROM

WOODLOTLICENSE

W0116Please be advised that Valerie Anderson is pro-posing to remove all pri-vate land (gross area 113.6 hectares) from Woodlot Licence 0116. This land is located in the Palling area west of Burns Lake.

Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting Alistair Schroff at Box 49, South-bank, BC V0J 2P0. All inquiries must be submit-ted to Alistair Schroff in writing to the above ad-dress by December 26th, 2014. All inquiries will re-ceive a written response.

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29850 Hwy 16 WestPO Box 450

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ased

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IN TOTAL CASH CREDITS ON SELECT MODELS‡INCLUDES $1,000 IN HOLIDAY CASH.*

IN TOTAL CASH CREDITS ON SELECT MODELS† INCLUDES $750 IN HOLIDAY CASH.*

$8,000UPTO

$2,750UPTO

52 MPG HIGHWAY5.4 L/100 KM HWY | 8.2 L/100 KM CITY



IN TOTAL CASH CREDITS ON SELECT MODELS*† INCLUDES $750 IN HOLIDAY CASH.*$5,000UP

TO

2014 TRAX

2014 CRUZE

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Burns Lake Lakes District News, December 10, 2014