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Good news for Burns Lake as Hampton announces rebuildWALTER STRONG

On Dec. 4, 2012 Steve Zika, Chief Executive Officer of Hamp-ton Affiliates, and David Hampton, one of the owners, announced in Burns Lake that the company will proceed with the rebuild of the Babine Forest Products Mill de-stroyed in an explosion on Jan. 20,

2012."The board agreed that we're

going to rebuild the sawmill," said Zika.

In response to new forest license arrangements designed to increase timber supply in the Lakes Timber Supply Area announced by province on Sept. 11 in Burns Lake, Hampton Affiliates had agreed

to proceed with plans to rebuild the mill on the assumption that the timber supply arrangements described by the province would be finalized by a Dec. 3 meeting of the board of Hampton Affiliates.

The timber supply arrangements required co-operation between the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the Village of Burns

Lake and the six First Nations in the area.

"To the board, the question was 'Are the groups committed to working together'?" said Zika.

"In a world where the pine beetle has taken a lot of the timber supply, you really have to have everybody working together to be successful. It's a risk, but we're

comfortable taking it based on the level of support we've seen in the community," he said.

Some foundation work has already been completed at the mill site. New construction is expected to begin by the end of March and the mill should be ready to take timber by early 2014.

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Previous projections concerning mid-term timber supply in the Quesnel Timber Supply Area (TSA) have turned out to be overly conservative. According the results of the just completed Type 4 Silviculture Strategy, the Quesnel TSA contains 600,000 cubic metres more green wood than originally projected.

“We had thought that the numbers were going to shake out that way,” said B.C. Liberal member of legislative assembly for Nechako Lakes John Rustad. “The inventory is showing more green wood amidst the dead pine than we originally anticipated.”

According a Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations statement

released on Nov. 30, the primary causes of this increase were identified as “lower pine mortality estimates in young stands, more live pine remaining in older stands and new managed stand site productivity estimates that theses stands will grow faster than previously thought.”

The ministry’s statement also

emphasized two things. First, that an increase in projected mid-term supply does not mean that the current Annual Allowable Cut will be changed. And also, because the mid-term supply projections concern timber that will not be economically viable for another 20 years, the projection depends upon careful and well planned

harvest levels in the intermediary years.

The Lakes TSA is also receiving a type 4 silviculture analysis and according the ministry responsible, the analysis should be complete by the end of March, 2013.

“It’s still too early to tell,” said Rustad, “but hopefully we’ll see the same kind of results we’re seeing in Ques-nel.”

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Reaction to the announcement that Hamp-ton Affiliates will proceed with its rebuild of the Babine Forest Products mill was not all positive, according to some media coverage.

Politicians outside of the provincial Lib-eral government were quick to question whether or not there was enough timber to support the new mill. Bob Simpson, MLA for Cariboo North, even claimed that the province had inflated its Quesnel timber supply numbers for the sake of creating a positive environment for the Burns Lake mill decision.

The mayor of Smithers went on the CBC to question whether the mill decision would mean less timber supply for other mills in the region, as if the Lakes timber supply should simply remain open for mills every-where but in Burns Lake.

One national news source chose to run photos of injured workers with its same day coverage of the announcement, and two other news sources, national and provincial, chose to run stories emphasizing the hurt caused by the mill explosion. One even sug-gested that workers didn’t want to return to a new mill. I received a phone call from a family member in another part of the prov-ince who expressed surprise that the mill re-build “wasn’t really a good thing for Burns Lake”. That’s the picture painted by the me-dia outside the Lakes District.

Why has there been so much effort by the media to turn this announcement into some-thing negative?

From the day the mill rebuild was ten-tatively announced back in September the major mills in B.C. have been silent. Are they speaking loudly through politicians

and media in their own spheres of influence because they don’t want to be seen as pro-tecting their profit from the destruction of a competitor’s mill in Burns Lake?

The provincial Liberals have never shifted from their stated position that, if possible, the mill should be rebuilt. They have proposed changes to timber supply management and have banked on the idea that low-volume timber stands will be financially viable in the years to come. Those changes will ex-tend to other timber supply areas across B.C.

Will local politicians protest when their communities are offered new or extended community forest licenses to manage ac-cording to the interests of their own com-munities?

The Burns Lake decision is at the centre of a political storm as politicians ramp up for a spring election. You can be sure that this decision for Burns Lake will hang like a heavy punching bag in the corner of boxing gym just waiting for anyone to take swings at it for the sake of scoring political points.

It is a decision for Burns Lake, made by the Liberals, Hampton Affiliates, the Village of Burns Lake, the Regional District and First Nations to support a local mill. Will all the timber in the Lakes now go to Hamp-ton? Of course not; it never has. Hampton will still have to compete with other mills just as before. Local license holders have never been bound to sell to Hampton, and they won’t be bound to do so in the future.

The Babine Mill rebuild is a carefully thought out plan that will be good for Burns Lake, and good for forestry workers across the region with competitive mills buying logs on an open market.

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Clean LNG can still be donetom Fletcher

On Friday, as the federal government was giving the green light to a Malaysian investment of billions more into northern B.C.’s liquefied natural gas megaproject, Coastal First Nations chiefs held their quarterly board meeting in Vancouver.

These are now the most powerful ab-original leaders in North America, bank-rolled by U.S. environmental groups and their wealthy charity foundation backers as guardians of the Great Bear Rainforest.

A major topic was the Haisla Nation, the Kitimat partner that abruptly quit its voluntary association with the Haida, Gitga’at and other communities over its plans to develop LNG exports.

This discord comes at a bad time. Premier Christy Clark has bet heavily on LNG, not just for her government’s future, but the indus-trial and economic direction of the province for decades to come.

Initial press reports were misleading. One had it that Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross, the B.C. government’s key ally on LNG, was “buddying up” with the Harper government on the En-bridge oil pipeline proposed to go to Kitimat, in the heart of Coastal First Nations territory.

Not so. Both Ross and Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt confirmed to me that they remain solidly against the Enbridge proposal. The disagreement is over how to power the pro-cessing of LNG, which the Haisla are pioneering with provincial assistance.

Sterritt said the Haisla and the rest of the group were in agree-ment until a few weeks ago. The plan was to follow Clark’s solemn vow to make B.C. LNG the “greenest” in the world.

All parties acknowledge that some of B.C.’s shale gas will have to be burned to process and ship LNG to Asia. The initial idea was that one or two natural gas-fired power plants would be built, eventually backing up wind, small hydro and other renewable sup-plies. BC Hydro has 600 megawatts available from its dams, which would require new transmission capacity up to Kitimat to help run the first two LNG plants proposed in partnership with the Haisla.

Then the play got bigger. The B.C. government transferred Crown land on Douglas Channel to the Haisla for an LNG project planned by Shell, PetroChina and Korea Gas. And Sterritt said he started getting signals from Victoria that the industry doesn’t want to buy power from outside producers to drive LNG cooling and compres-sion. Instead they wanted to power it directly with gas, using equip-ment called “mechanical drives” rather than electrical drives.

In a letter to Haisla members explaining why he quit the Coastal First Nations, Ross said he was insulted by Sterritt’s comments that the Haisla were choosing “the dirtiest way possible” to ship LNG. Ross noted that emissions would be about the same if gas is burned in the LNG plant or in a power plant nearby.

That’s true, but Sterritt points out a critical difference. If LNG producers are allowed to use single-purpose mechanical drives, no renewable energy can ever be added. And as more LNG produc-ers rush into B.C., reserves that would have lasted 75 to 100 years could be depleted in 30.

And when the gas is gone?“These big, hulking plants that are going to be in Kitimat are just

going to be sitting there, rotting,” Sterritt said. “It happens all over the world.”

B.C.’s clean energy plan envisions extending the BC Hydro grid, developing run-of-river and wind farms such as the big offshore proposal off Haida Gwaii, and ultimately a future beyond oil and gas.

Now, in their rush to develop LNG, Clark and Energy Minister Rich Coleman seem poised to abandon that strategy.

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WALTER STRONG

According to the prelimi-nary budget discussed on Nov. 4, 2012 during a special public budget meeting of Village of Burns Lake council, residents can expect a balanced budget for 2013, with a five per cent tax increase.

Developing capital reserves for future upgrades to public works remained a constant theme through the meeting. With a new water tower and associated pipe work expect-ed to run close to $2 million in cost as well as the loom-ing need to replace the arena chiller at a cost of $140,000, council was concerned that reserves be allocated at a rate that will offset the amount that might need to be financed at a later date.

Councillor Susan Schien-bein noted that reserves for water and sewage works were being reduced.

“It appears to me that we’re actually decreasing the re-serves that we’re putting into both sewers and water,” she said. She recommended in-creasing these reserves rather than decreasing them, and she requested an adjustment to water and sewer rates to reflect that need to increase reserves.

“At some point we have to bite the bullet and do it,” she said.

Deputy director of financial services Carla Fox pointed out that the current budget in-cluded an increase to capital reserves and so coun.. John Illes and Mayor Luke Strim-

bold suggested bringing back a budget for the next meeting that included an increase of approximately $100,000 to reserves for water and sewer works.

Fox reported that an in-crease to sewer and water reserves would involve an increase to user rates in the range of 15 per cent. That possibility will be discussed at the next budget meeting, which will be in camera on Dec. 11, 2012 with a further public budget review meet-ing on Jan. 15 2013 before the budget is formally adopted at the end of January.

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WALTER STRONG

Residents and staff at the Pines Care Home in Burns Lake rely on bedside callers to alert someone if extra help is needed. The system hasn’t been working for a couple of weeks and the system is so old that repairing it is impossible.

The facility is run by Northern Health and any

capital costs or repairs are their responsibility.

“It can’t be repaired,” said Eryn Collins, a spokesperson for Northern Health, “Parts are no longer available and the manufacturer no longer supports the system.”

Replacing the system is an expensive proposition and will not happen quickly.

“The cost would

be over the threshold where we have to go to a tendering process,” she said. “That threshold is $75,000, and we expect it to cost more than that.”

Its to early to tell when the new system could in place as Northern Health is currently studying the needs of the facility in order to work up a detailed engineering description

of what’s needed.“Because the

system is going to be a replacement rather than just a repair, we’re going to need time to look into what we want and need in terms of a new system, so there’s going to be a bit of an opportunity here to make sure that it fits our current needs”, Collins said.

“But we’ve got a contingency plan in

place to deal with the absence of that particular equipment,” Collins said. “For now, the staff are doing hourly checks on the residents and bringing in more staff to cover areas during higher workload times.”

They also have whistles and walkie-talkies available for residents that are able to use them.

Bedside paging broken at the Pines


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Hospital pharmacists and medical imaging technicians plan to go ahead with brief strikes Thursday and Friday as a mediator attempts to reach a settlement with 16,000 health science employees at hospitals and clinics across B.C.

Mediator Vince Ready was brought in Tuesday after nego-tiations that started in February failed to pro-duce an agreement. The Health Employers As-sociation of B.C. issued a statement Wednesday warning that the unions intend to go ahead with its first rotating strikes despite the mediation effort.

Michael Marchbank, CEO of the employers' association, said hos-pitals have no choice but to begin postpon-ing non-emergency procedures, including surgery and diagnostic tests.

"Employers are very concerned about the patient care impact that will result from this ac-tion," Marchbank said.

The first strike is ex-pected to be by hospital pharmacists, perform-ing essential services

only from 9 a.m. to midnight Thursday. That would be followed by a 24-hour essential-service-only strike by medical imaging tech-nologists, who perform x-rays, CT and MRI scans, nuclear medicine tests and other imaging procedures.

The Health Science Professionals Bargain-ing Association, rep-resenting a group of unions, says there will be no picket lines. Sur-rey Memorial Hospi-tal, recovering from a broken water main that forced closure of the emergency ward and damaged scanning equipment, will be ex-empted from strike ac-tion.

Reid Johnson, presi-dent of the largest union, the Health Sci-ences Association, said the B.C. government's "co-operative gains" bargaining mandate has not produced an em-ployer wage offer, and the presence of a media-tor alone isn't enough to suspend strike action.

"We tabled a proposal for four per cent [wage increase] over two years, with no benefit concessions," Johnson said. "And that's in line

with the other public sector agreements that have been reached over the last few months un-der the government's cooperative gains man-date."

He said nuclear medi-cine and other technical specialties are among the highest-skilled po-

sitions other than phy-sicians, and there are chronic shortages of qualified staff.

B.C. needs to pay competitive wages and also train more techni-cians at home rather than recruiting from other countries, John-son said.

Surgery, lab tests to be delayed by strike

MOCK UP OF AN IMPAIRED DRIVERStudents from Grade 10 at Lakes District Secondary School got a first hand glimpse on the consequences of impaired driving as the local RCMP made up a mock impaired driving. A student driver was pulled over by the police and given a Breathalyzer. Then the driver had his rights read and was taken to the police station. The student was then put through another round of Breathalyzer tests, and had his fingerprints and mug shots taken.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

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Lakes Economic Development Association’s Board of Directors and staff would like to congratulate Cindy Shelford on receiving her Certificate in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo.

Cindy completed her “thesis” on the apparent disconnect and imbalance between Northern Rural and Southern Urban communities. Through Cindy’s research process it was realized that approximately 70% of BC’s resources come from the North. As a result of these findings, Cindy has been engaging with other communities to increase awareness of the significant contributions that the North provides to the overall economy of BC.

South Burns Lake Trail Project CAF Update:

LEDA has been actively moving the project forward with ongoing stakeholder meetings, obtaining necessary permits, archaeological assessments and First Nations advisory, to review and evaluate the project to best utilize the area and trail quality.

LEDA is pleased to announce that Darwin Zimmer has been hired as the Project Supervisor for the South Burns Lake Trail Project. Darwin will be responsible for the hiring of all the crews, overseeing all components of the project and reporting to LEDA’s Board of Directors.

For information regarding this exciting community initiative, please contact Cindy Shelford, Economic Development Officer.

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"They're pouring the slab today," said Zika. "You'll see a limited amount of activity over the next few months, but you'll see things re-ally pick up at the end of March. We're doing detailed engineering and lining up contrac-tors so that when the weather breaks we'll be ready to go."

The recent decision by WorkSafe BC to forward the findings of workplace safety act violations in its in-vestigation to Crown Counsel for consider-ation was not taken in a positive light by the Hampton board of di-rectors.

"We would like to know what the re-port says," said Zika. "We'd like to have de-finitive answers but we don't yet."

Although the details of that report remain secret, Hampton is confident that the new

mill will meet the most modern standards of mill safety.

"We're going to put systems in place that ensure the sawmill to be as safe as we can possibly making it," said Hampton.

Hampton Affiliates currently operates the Decker Lake special-ty saw mill in Burns Lake, as well as six other mills in the U.S.

"We have worked diligently on improv-ing clean-up routines and dust reduction at our Decker Lake sawmill and at Hamp-ton's other mills in the U.S.," said Zika. "The company is also actively participating with Worksafe and the industry task force, on combustion risks and will incorporate these findings into a new Babine sawmill."

In the days that fol-lowed the announce-ment questions were asked regarding how the new mill would af-

fect timber supply for other mills in the re-gion.

Nechako Lakes member of legislative assembly John Rustad expressed confidence that there was enough timber supply to go around, citing posi-tive results turning up in the recent Quesnel timber supply report. He expects the total net loss of timber supply from the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA) to

other mills in the re-gion to be around 50 or 60 thousand cubic metres per year.

To the question of whether there was enough wood to keep all the mills going be-tween Vanderhoof and Smithers, Rustad said that people have to understand that it was volume from margin-ally economic stands that tipped the timber supply in favour of a mill rebuild in Burns

Lake, and that same timber supply is avail-able across the region, not only in the Lakes TSA.

“The supply across the Hwy. 16 corridor is going to be tight, but I’m reasonable comfortable with say-ing that I think there’s enough wood to keep the mills open,” he said. “There will be more competition for logs, but competition is not a bad thing.”

Hampton rebuild raises hope for community

Walter Strong photo

Construction underway at Babine Forest Products mill site on a Sunday morning in Burns Lake on Dec. 9, 2012. The rebuild of the mill was confirmed on Dec. 4, 2012 to much happiness in the northern B.C. forestry town.

On behalf of the community of Burns Lake I would like to thank the Hampton family and the Board of Directors for their decision to rebuild Babine Forest Products.

I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation and Provincial MLA’S and Ministers.

Teamwork achieves success!

– Mayor Luke Strimbold

Thank you Hampton Affiliates


Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor)

would like to advise the public that active logging and log hauling activities are occurring in the vicinity of

Foxy Creek, Hanna Lake Trailand the Equity Mine Road.

If you are using this area we encourage you to do so safely. The logging and hauling activities in thisarea are estimated to take place until the end

of January 2013.

If you have any comments please call Jill Macaulay at 250-845-5281 or Andrew Leffers at 250-845-5239.

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

ornerCommunity Forest

Winter Driving TipsAs the snow falls we thought that Burns Lake Community Forest should remind everyone to drive to winter conditions. Christmas is almost upon us and with it comes travel. So this winter please drive safely. Here are some winter driving tips to help you out:

• Keep 4 seconds rather than 2 seconds between you and the car you are tailing.

• Watch out for areas of black ice such as areas that are shaded, overpasses or bridges. One very bad area is the overpass near Bednesti on the way to PG.

• Avoid sudden moves with your vehicle.• Plan extra time to get to where you want to go• Read the owner’s manual regarding the maximum

speed your vehicle can travel in 4 wheel drive.

And remember, winter driving is all about traction. Use winter tires, sand bags and whatever else is at your disposal to get more traction!

Safe driving from Burns Lake Community Forest

THANK YOU

A total of 664 shoe boxes were sent out from our

community this year. Thank you to all who contributed.

Special thanks to the businesses for making boxes and brochures available

to the public. Each box will be a tangible expression of

God’s love to a child in a developing country.

Thank-you to everyone who participated. John Neufeld, local coordinator

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The B.C. government is appointing nine new provincial court justices and launching a pilot project to reduce the wait time for hearing child protection cases.

Attorney General Shirley Bond an-nounced Tuesday that two judges will be as-signed to work with Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree on the child protection case manage-ment project this spring, and a second pilot pro-gram to reduce criminal court waiting times.

Two of the new judges will be assigned to Surrey, the busiest provincial court in the province. One each will go to Port Coquitlam, North Vancouver, , Ka-mloops-Okanagan and the Northeast district.

The changes are based on a review of B.C. court delays by lawyer Geoffrey Cowp-er, who called for a sys-tem to enforce timely hearings of evidence, to overcome a "culture of delay" and a tendency of defence lawyers to

seek delays that weaken the prosecution case.

The B.C. Crown Counsel Association has also identified Na-naimo and Richmond as having excessive delays. Association president Samiran Lak-shman said in Surrey, it takes 14 months or more to schedule a half a day for a brief trial.

Bond said the extra

judges bring the B.C. total to 132 full-time-equivalent, with each judge and support staff costing $1.6 million a year.

"The addition of nine new judges and the backlog reduction proj-ects – and specifically the assignment of judi-cial resources to those projects – sign a shared

understanding by all parties that changes need to be made to im-prove the justice sys-tem," Bond said.

Cowper noted that 98 per cent of criminal cas-es end with a guilty plea or a stay of proceedings, but the system treats all cases as if they are go-ing to trial. The num-ber of cases dropped

significantly after B.C. police started imposing heavy roadside penal-ties for impaired driv-ing instead of sending suspects to court.

New judges aim to cut court backlog

WINNER OF $500 COURTESY OF BLACK PRESSWalter Strong (R) editor of Lakes District News hands Greg Redwood a cheque for $500 recently. Redwood says he reads the Lakes District News website daily, and took the time to fill out the online survey and was pleasantly surprised when he got a call saying he was the lucky winner of the $500 prize money. Laura Blackwell photo

WALTER STRONG

On the morning of Nov. 3, 2012 the local RCMP and the Prince George Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to a domestic dispute involving a fire arm.

“The emergency response team was called in as the male suspect was reportedly armed with a firearm in the residence,” said Cst. Lesley Smith, RCMP Media Relations Officer.

“Communica t ion was established and the male surrendered and was taken into custody without incident,” she said.

Neighbours of the residence on Tchesinkut Road south of Burns Lake were awoken early in the morning and asked to leave the area while the situation was

handled.The RCMP were

alerted to the incident at 2:45 in the morning and the suspect was in custody by 8:30 a.m. that same morning.

The suspect remains in custody in Burns Lake in relation to the domestic situation.

“We don’t normally create media releases in relation to domestic

situations, so I’m commenting on the ERT deployment and that it was successful in that one male was taken into custody without incident,” Smith said.


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Northern Health and Partnerships Brit-ish Columbia where in Burns Lake on Dec. 4, 2012 and held a public community meeting to discuss where the new

hospital project was in its lifecycle.

The $55 million Burns Lake hospital project has moved into the procurement stage of construction. Eleven construction and design teams had submitted proposals to build the new hospital according to guidelines developed by Northern Health in public consultation with residents and officials in the Lakes District, and three teams have been short listed.

Three teams have

been short listed, Bird DB Construction, PCL Constructors West-coast and Stuart Ol-son Dominion. Each construction company is partnered with their own design firm. Each team will bring a unique ‘design-build’ project to the table and Northern Health will select the winning bid according to the best price. Each project proposal must meet minimum design guidelines.

The replacement hos-pital will house up to 16

beds, provide acute care and emergency services, diagnostic imaging, a laboratory and phar-macy.

“This should be very good for your commu-nity, it should be very beneficial,” said Rick Steele, Assistant Vice President with Partner-ship BC, regarding the anticipated influx of construction activity. “There’ll be lots of busi-ness opportunities.”

The Village of Burns Lake will be taking con-tact information for lo-

cal contractors that want to be involved in the bid process.

A member of the pub-lic in attendance at the meeting raised concern that the talk of three in-dividual and distinct de-sign plans could mean that the work done by local planning groups might be left on the drawing room floor.

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Steele explained that the results of that community input formed part of the design guidelines that Northern Health presented to interested builders.

“We took the existing work and floor plans and said that these are the minimum requirements,” said Steele. “We listed all the rooms, room uses and area [square footage] that were on the plans and they formed the base specifications.”

“What we’re looking for them [the designers] to do is to make the plans more efficient,” Steele said. “Before any work starts, we’ll still have a full user consultation process.”

Paul Rudecki, Northern Health Project Manager, elaborated on how the design process will work. Each bid must meet the detailed requirements and design guidelines already described by Northern Health in their initial call for proposals.

“Each of the three proposals must meet the design guidelines at a minimum,” Rudecki said. “And any changes will represent an improvement on current designs, not a subtraction.”

“Whatever you see as a finished product will be better than what [designs] we already have in hand,” he said.

“The majority of the decisions to be made are technical in nature,” he said. “Ninety per cent is not changeable.”

Regional District of Bulkely Nechako financial administrator Hans Berndorff asked how local contractors could get connected with the potential builders. Mayor Luke Strimbold recommended that contractors contact the village office to get put on a list and that the village would eventually have a link online to register in a contractor database.

There’s no guarantee that local contractors will get the work, said Steele. “We can’t put restrictions on contracts, but we can assure you that the three proponents have expressed their interest [in hiring local contractors].”

“Local contractors and suppliers will have an advantage,” said Rudecki after the presentation. “They will be more economical.”

“Why would I buy concrete from Vancouver if I could buy it here?” Rudecki asked.

But he cautioned that trade and material suppliers must be equal to the contract requirements and specifications.

Construction is expected to begin late in the spring of 2013 and should be completed in 2015.

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CAT SHELTER DONATIONSZea Wulf (L) and Lakes District Secondary School student Cyrus Williams deliver cat food, cat litter and cat toys that Williams collected for the Simonds Sanctuary at the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic. Williams also handed over a cheque for $165 which he raised himself for the Mother Millie Fund.

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Bonnie Lambert receives an award from Performing Arts BC for distinguished service.

The BC Boys Choir performed in Burns Lake at the First Mennonite Church on Dec. 3, 2012 as part of the Lake District Arts Council 2012/2013 performing arts season. They also did a performance on the Southside that Rio Tinto Alcan sponsored.

Jack Brown, above, receives the Queens Jubilee medal from MLA John Rustad; (R) five door prize winners receive roses in the countdown to ticket holder number 10,000 for a Lakes District Arts Council event; Lauren Solecki receives an original painting for being the 10,000 ticket holder.

Lakes District Maintenance is given a certificate of appreciation for over $10,000 in corporate donations.

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With the smell of gunpowder lingering in the frigid Burns Lake winter air, Cole Bender, Nisa Hofer and Ava Nealis aimed their .22 calibre rifles at targets the size of golf balls down a 50 metre fir-ing range.

The young teenagers are part of the Omenica Ski Club biathlon team in Burns Lake. The sport is a Nordic ski and shoot that demands performance at a high level of athletic output with the ability to quickly control and regulate one’s breathing and heart rate before laying prone and shooting at a set of five targets, with penalties for missed shots.

The ski club has had a strong competitive record recently. Burns Lake resident Emily Dick-son is currently training out of Prince George at the Canadian Sport School of Northern BC. She placed second at the 2012 Biath-lon National Championship and is now training for a place on the BC Team for the Canadian Nationals to be held in Whistler in March, 2013. Cole had a second place finish last year at a BC Cup event in Burns Lake, and Ava a third place finish.

Maybe the willingness to train-ing when it’s minus 16 on the truck thermometer has something to do with their success.

“We normally cut it off at minus 15,” said Waneta Nealis, one of the ski coaches. This day was an ex-ception and they gave the morning an extra hour to warm up before gearing up for practice.

According to the young ath-letes, the best part about biathlon is the shooting. They talked about their experience of biathlon as they warmed up around the pro-pane stove in the recently built hut at the shooting range.

“I like to hear the ping of the bullet hitting steel when I make a shot,” said Cole.

Ava liked the competition best, including beating the boys. “They can ski, but they can’t shoot, or they can shoot but they can’t ski,” she said. Either way, she en-joys the sideways looks she gets when she’s out-shooting everyone around her. As of Sept. 30, 2012, Ava was ranked first in the novice division of the national Biathlon Canada Precision Postal Shooting Contest, and Nisa second.

There seems to be as much par-ent involvement in biathlon at this development level as there is ath-lete involvement.

Whether they’re hauling gear, chauffeuring their kids or stand-ing in the cold to encourage and coach, they share a lot of similari-ties with other parents involved in youth sport everywhere.

But biathlon parents some-times polish bul-lets.

Wes Bender, Cole's father, had, for the sake of shooting ac-curacy, cleaned and reboxed all 700 rounds that they expected the shooters to go through that morning. “Some people even track how differ-ent rounds react to being fired in different tem-peratures,” Wes said. Dirk Hofer, Nisa's father, was quick to add that bullet and firing performance in different tem-perature and hu-midity levels was almost as exact a science as ski waxing.

The team

practices year round and the club maintains rental rifles. The rifles are expensive and difficult to find. A rifle with sights can easily cost $2000 and the price goes way up from there.

Wes has a rifle on order from Russia for Cole. The bolt action is left-handed so it was hard to find, and it’s tied up in Germany over import/export regulations. He’s not sure it will ever make it to Burns Lake.

Shooting wrong-handed doesn’t seem to be slowing Cole down.

“I’m out of ammo, Dad,” Cole said as he blazed through rounds during a shooting game at the end of the practice. Wes crouched down on a knee and began filling a magazine with more of those straight-shooting polished rounds.


SPORTS

LegionCrib Scores

Dec. 6, 2012First: Alvina EakenSecond: Cecile PhillipsThird: Barb PedersonFourth: Jeanne OlsonBoobie: Jean Payne

Decker Lake Whist ScoresDec. 5, 2012Ladies First:Karen Dueck 144Ladies Second:Gwen Douglas 136Mens First:Grace Ramnes 138Mens Second:Kay Saul 137Low Score:Boni Lambert 114Door Prize:George MacLeod

HockeyBL Bantams are playing three exhibition games this weekend, first game is Friday at 8:30 p.m. Come out & show your support.

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Early Bird Workout (Free)6:45 am to 7:30 amMon., Wed. & Fri.

At the Lakes District Secondary School gym

Hi Everyone Omineca Ski Club registration night

at the mall on Thursday the 13th

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memberships and/or lessons.

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December 24th ending December 31st.

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XploreSportZ KHEET

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physical activities available in Burns Lake. Participants will get to try sports like: Skating, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Tae Kwon Do, Lacrosse, Curling, Broom Ball, and much more. All sessions are run by trained coaches in a safe

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Burns Lake fire power

Wes Bender reloads his son’s ammo while Dirk Hofer, Nisa Hofer and Ava Nealis carry on blasting targets during an end-of-the-training-session shooting game. All three juniors rank high for their shooting skills. It was a crisp minus 16 on this Dec. 8 morning in Burns Lake. More photos online.

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Omenica biathlon team aims to be number one


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Ice RentalRent the ice at the arena at Christmas - the rates have been cut to $64 per hour starting Dec. 24 to Dec 31. Call the village for more info.

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and Alexa would like to thank Joan McFee and the remarkable people in the Francois Lake

Community for hosting a wonderful dinner for us at the Francois Lake Hall. To the Francois Lake school students for the great place mats. To all who came with great food, generous gifts and kind words,

thank you, all the support we have received has been

priceless and deeply appreciated.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

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Tickets available at Process 4 Gallery.Books of tickets available for Christmas gifts/stocking

stuffers. Books of 5 for: $40 for adults, $30 for students/seniors, and $25 for children. A savings of $5 per book

compared to regular ticket prices. Available at Burns Lake Public Library or Process 4.

CHOIR USHERS IN THE CHRISTMAS SEASONThe Lakes District Community Choir performed at the Immaculata Catholic Church in Burns Lake on Dec. 9, 2012. The choir’s concert, ‘Carols, Classics, and Chestnuts’, was performed to a full house. Walter Strong photo

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World travelling violinist

coming to Burns Lake

WALTER STRONG

Calvin Dyck will play in Burns Lake on Jan. 21, 2013 at the First Mennonite Church in Burns Lake.

He is playing as part of the Lakes District Arts Council 2013 per-forming arts season.

His show, ‘The Gold-en Violin’ will show-case Dyck’s virtuoso abilities which he start-ed developing at the age of eight.

His golden violin was made in 1807. He will be performing with Betty Suderman on the piano.

They will trace the history of the violin as they place classics from Mozart to Brahms, Co-pland to Gershwin.

Dyck is the concert-master for the Vancou-ver Island Symphony in Nanaimo, B.C. and the director of the Abbots-ford Youth Orchestra.


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Craft FairThe Chamber of Commerce is holding a homebased business craft fair Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For mor info call the chamber at 250-692-3773.

Community DinnerThe organizers of the Lakes District Community Dinner are looking for volunteers. Anyone interested call 250-692-3195 or 250-692-7587.

Enter your ticket to win

DOOR PRIZES!

Dinner Served at 5:00 pm Dinner Served at 7:00 pm

Dec. 20th

- LDSS Gym

Lakes District’s Community Christmas Dinner

Music & Carolling

Bring Your Friends and Neighbours!

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako 692-3195 Village of Burns Lake 692-7587

Pick up your FREE TURKEY DINNER tickets at:

Village of Burns Lake First Nation Band Offices

Keefe’s Landing Cafe Numerous other locations in the Lakes District

Pictures with SANTA

Enter your ticket to win

DOOR PRIZES!

Dinner Served at 5:00 pm Dinner Served at 7:00 pm

Dec. 20th- LDSS Gym

Lakes District’s Community Christmas Dinner

Music & Carolling

Bring Your Friends and Neighbours!

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako 692-3195 Village of Burns Lake 692-7587

Pick up your FREE TURKEY DINNER tickets at:

Village of Burns Lake First Nation Band Offices

Keefe’s Landing Cafe Numerous other locations in the Lakes District

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Home Based Business Christmas

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9am - 3pmin the Heritage Room

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Thank you...Thank you...The cats at

Simond’s Sanctuaryand the staff of the

Burns Lake Vet Clinic would like to thank

Cyrus for his donations to our shelter.He raised $165.50 at his school for the shelter,

and brought gifts of food and litter as well. Thank you so much for your giving heart, Cyrus.

FUNDS FOR COLLEYMOUNT

MINERALS NORTH 2012 MONEY

GENEROUS DONATION FOR FOODBANK

Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. donated $2500 to the Colleymount Recreation Commission. Kathy Walker (L), Diane Tremblay, Steve Gailing and Sophie Lobermeyer.

College of New Caledonia (CNC) president John Bowman and Lynn Synotte, CNC Projects Manager, accept a cheque from the Village of Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold in Burns Lake on Dec. 5, 2012. The cheque was presented by Mayor Strimbold on behalf of the 2012 Minerals North Conference held in Burns Lake last May. The money will fund bursaries for students in mining related programs at the Lakes District campus of CNC.

Dale Clarke donates a cheque for $500 on behalf of Pacific Employee Benefits to Betty Mathews from the Burns Lake Foodbank who accepted the cheque of behalf of the Lakes District Food Bank. Pacific Employee Benefits donates to all food banks where they work. The Chamber’s cougar approved.

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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, sometimes you may believe there isn’t room for anyone else in the spotlight but you. Don’t let your ego get in the way of friendships. Share the glory.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, give an idea that would require some significant changes its due consideration. This can impact both your career and personal life in a positive way.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 It may seem like too much money is going out of your pocket and not enough coming in, Aquarius. But the budget will balance out this month. Rest easy when making purchases.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Start a creative project that can be turned into some-thing you keep for yourself. It’s nice to enjoy the fruits of your creative labors.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you will have to work hard at presenting a dif-ferent image if you want to win over a few more fans. It might take a little time, but it is definitely within the realm of possibility.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take a break no mat-ter how busy you are this week. It is for your own good to recharge with some R&R and then get back on track at work.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Unexpected things can hap-pen when you explore new possibilities, Gemini. Get out there and immerse yourself in other social circles so that you can take advantage of opportunities.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, run your ideas by a few people this week before you make a big presenta-tion. This will help you to revise and tweak anything that needs a little work.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you will be full of energy this week and that energy helps you handle whatever is put on your plate. Take advantage of your productivity with a few days off next week.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, jump on an opportunity to take a vacation. There won’t be many other opportu-nities this year to enjoy a vacation. So go along even if it’s related to work.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 There are too many happy things going on in your life to let any of the negative things bring you down, Libra. Face challenges with a smile, and you’ll sail through.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, despite firm con-victions you cannot change others’ viewpoints all of the time. Don’t be hard on yourself if other people do not see things the same way as you do.

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Australian Police Concerned By Apple’s iOS6 Map App

Apple’s map app for the iOS has been under a lot of heat over the last few months, and apparently so are a few of the people who’ve been trying to use it. It seems that last weekend a group of six motorists became stranded in Australia’s Murrey Sunset National Park, an area where it is not uncommon to see scorching temperatures of 46 degrees Celsius. The motorists were in fact trying to reach the inland city of Mildura, but the app steered them nearly 70 kilometers off course into a scathingly hot National Park, with no nearby water supply. The motorists were rescued by local police officers, who are now warning people to use other means of navigating until the problems with the app have been rectified. Apple created quite an uproar in September when it decided not to include Google Maps in iOS 6, forcing people to use Apple’s own app. The gaffe has already lead to the firing of two senior members of Apple’s software development staff, but months later the problem still has yet to be resolved.

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Bird houses, snow meters, bird feeders, grow charts, bat boxes

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

EagleAutomotive Center

ICBC Accredited Collision Repair Shop

Factory recommended service interval for changing your transmission oiland oil fi lter is typically once every 50,000 kms.

TRANSMISSION FLUSH & FILTER

Call for an appointment today...

The Lakes District Festival Association is currently looking for volunteers. Phone Lois @ (250) 695-6699.

Looking for an opportunity to give back. The Heart and Stroke Foundation is looking for volunteers with a few hours to spare in February. Call Pat at (250) 695-6339

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: Decem-ber 2012. Chair Yoga every Tue. & Fri. from 10-11am. Nurse Practitioner on site Dec. 12, 21 & 27. Holiday anti-stress workshop Dec. 12, 1-3pm. Dec. 13 Care-giver’s support group. 1-2pm with Andrea Thom. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve centre open 8:30 - 12noon. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve centre open 8:30 - 12noon. More infor-mation call (250) 694-3270.

The Lakes District Of� ce of the Canadian Can-cer Society. Call us at (250) 692-7203. For Cancer In-formation Service and Cancerconnection, the toll free number is 1-888-939-3333. New volunteers are always welcome.

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

Will you be celebrating your 90th or 100th birthday this year? If so please contact Lakes District News - we would love to do a story on you and take your picture.

ChurchDirectory

Lakes District& Area

The newly renovated

Omineca Ski Club Day LodgeIS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL

for meetings, conferences and events. With a brand new kitchen featuring two stoves as well as dishes and utensils for up to 120 guests,

the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

To book a rental: please contact Terri Dickson at (250) 695-6684, (250) 692-6684 (cell), or work at

1-877-695-6635. Email: [email protected]

website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Sunday Worship 10:00amALL ARE WELCOMEMinistry led by lay leaders

Phone 250-692-7202

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

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

~ Everyone Welcome ~

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns LakeChurch Service at 10:30 am

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

250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

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

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

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

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

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

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

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Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35Sunday School for all ages

begins @ 9:30 amWorship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

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Competitive Prices and Contract Rates available

Call Branislav 250-692-1812

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

Upholstery, made like new

Friday, December 31

New Year’s Eve Dinner Party

$14

Friday, December 28

Steak Dinner$14

Friday, December 14

Roast Beef & Yorkshire $14

Friday, December 21Baked Ham &

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In memory of ourloving son, Hugh

who passed away at the age of 53on November 21st, 2012.

Hugh was a special needs son.

Our thanks to Dr. Norman and Dr. Graetzfor their exceptional care.

Also to all the other Drs., nurses, care giversand all who helped Hugh with love, hugs and care.

Fred, one of Hugh’s siblings took over the taskof looking after Hugh and was able to give the care only a sibling could give, able to mention how all

the rest of his brothers and sister and relativesloved and helped him.

Hugh was able to pass away at home, we will remember the help that he enjoyed

so much from all.

Thank you allSincerely, Jane Richie and family.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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

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

Truck rates after 25kms

Call (250) 696-3211 (leave message)

JOB POSTINGLake Babine Nation

OPERATIONS MANAGERThe Operations Manager reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for providing office management services: maintaining office services and efficiency; supervising office staff; respond / re-direct community members concerns & issues; enforcing office processes, policies & procedures; and maintaining office records - to the three (3) offices of Lake Babine Nation – Woyenne, Tachet & Ft. Babine.

The Operations Manager will work out of the Woyenne Office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years Office procedures experience combined with related human resources and financial administrative experience. • 5+ years Supervisory Skills • Computer skills including the spreadsheet and word processing programs, and email at highly proficient level • Effective verbal and listening communication skills • Analytical and problem solving skills • Decision making skills • Reliable vehicle considered an asset

Lake Babine Nation offers competitive salary packages, an incredible work environment, and career advancement opportunities.

Please provide cover letter, resume and three (3) reference letters to:

Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources P.O. Box 879, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0 Fax: 250-692-4790 Email: [email protected]

DEADLINE: JANUARY 4, 2013

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. has full time HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

availablein the Houston area. Possible camp position.

Top rates and bene ts pac a e.Fax resumes to 250-845-9493

or email to [email protected]

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InformationCareer

Opportunities

Announcements

In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus

comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the

Pines and all other community healthcare

services.

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

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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

In Memoriam

Announcements

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

Anyone needing information 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

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

In Memoriam

Announcements

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

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

NECHAKO RIVER FLOW FACTS 5 December 2012

Reservoir Elevation: 851.93 m (2795.05ft)SLS Discharge: 39.59 m3/s

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

Career Opportunities

Announcements

InformationPLANNING 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 pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

The Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8am-4pm. The clinic provides information and teaching on various chronic illnesses such as Dia-betes & Heart Disease. A doc-tors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

Lost & FoundFOUND ONE fairly thin black & white cat male, friend-ly. May have come from any-where and dropped at the BL Transfer Station. Please call the BL Veterinary Clinic 250-692-7476 to get more info.

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Your community. Your classifi eds.

250.692.7526

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

REACHING USCall 250-692-7526 or come by our offi ce. 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 offi ce at 23 - 3rd Avenue, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid.

CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS1 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$16.01 per col. inch

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

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

RUN IT ’TIL SOLD ADS1x1 classifi ed ad. For $31.50 we will run your ad UNTIL IT SELLS,any category, max. 30 wordsNo Real Estate or commercial ads

Please call if you need more information on any of our

classifi ed packages.

HAPPY ADSTo announce birthdays, weddings, births etc.2 col. x 2” - $202 col. x 3” - $302 col. x 4” - $40

ALL ABOVE PRICESDO NOT INCLUDE HST

DEADLINESClassifi ed Word & Display:Friday @ 3:00 P.M.

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

No refunds onClassifi eds Ads.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Advertise your Business or Service

here for $20.00 per week.Call 250-692-7526

for more information.

On average it costs aperson $56.00 to drive toPrince George and back.Save your gas money -

SHOP LOCAL

Payne Septic Service (2010)

250-698-7964 Still serving the Lakes District

Operated by

Keith Wilson

LAKES DISTRICT & AREA

www.superiorpropane.com

TOLL FREE 1-877-873-7467

Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. Highway 16, Houston

1-800-665-3151 • www.sullivangm.com

Need a fuel effi cient vehicle?

Let me help you withyour next purchase

Loren NeilsonPhone: 250-845-8785

The Comfort Zone Flying Dutchman Service

101-1st Avenue, Burns Lake 250-692-3337

Wood and Gas Stoves and fireplaces

Request for Pre-Qualification 1070-1213-79 Building Handymen to Service BC Northern Region Communities

BC Housing is the agent of the provincial Crown Corporation that develops, manages, and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options for those most in need across the province.

BC Housing is inviting submissions from individuals interested in delivering handymen services (as defined within the tender document) for BC Housing Directly Managed Buildings, Group Homes and Non-profit Societies funded by BC Housing in the following Northern Region communities:

McBride, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Mackenzie, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Queen Charlotte City, Masset

The contract(s) would run for a maximum period of 3 years with potential for a 2 year optional extension. The service commitment would include work during regular business hours as well as emergency repairs as required. The successful proponents are required to obtain clearance through a Ministry criminal record check, provide general liability insurance and show proof of registration in “good standing” with Work safe BC.

If interested, please respond by December 31, 2012 to receive a copy of the Pre-Qualification tender document:

# 1070-1213-79 - please email Mike Lachocki at [email protected]

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION WORKERLAKES DISTRICT SECONDARY

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has an opening for an Aboriginal Education Worker for Lakes District Secondary School. The successful applicant will be required to work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week and be able to start the position as soon as possible.

The district is seeking an individual who will be a proactive member of the school staff who will provide general support and assistance to teachers with the academic, cultural, social and emotional support of Aboriginal students in the school. The successful individual will have the following:

● completion of rade 1 (Dogwood erti cate) ● one year of education in Aboriginal family studies ● BC Driver’s License - Class 5 Full Privileged with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver’s abstract ● six months of current relevant experience working with Aboriginal students ● a detailed working knowledge of the local Carrier or Wet’suwet’en history, culture, traditions, and communities

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca.

Successful applicants will be invited to verify their quali cations with required testing.

Please forward applications by 4:00 p.m., Monday, December17, 2012 to:

Human Resources School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 [email protected]

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITH ABORIGINAL ANCESTRY AND

KNOWLEDGE OF THE CARRIER AND/OR WET’SUWET’EN NATIONS

PLUMBER / GASFITTER – BURNS LAKE

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) has an openin for a Plumber as tter in the urns Lake area. This position is 8 hour per day, 5 days per week. Traveling to various locations in the school district will be required.

The district is seeking a highly motivated, progressive individual. The ideal candidate should demonstrate or meet the following criteria. ● completion of rade 1 (Dogwood erti cate) ● valid Trades erti cation as a Plumber ● valid Trades erti cation as a as tter ( lass ) ● Driver s License lass 5 Full Privileged with an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver s abstract ● Signi cant experience working with H systems and DD s ● experience gained through both Trades uali cation apprenticeship programs inclusive of 1 year industry related experience ● H S erti cate and familiarity with ork Safe ( ) safety procedures

dditional information regarding this position can be found on our website at www.sd91.bc.ca.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on our website at http://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District

dministration f ce in anderhoof or from any district school.

pplications will be accepted until : p.m., Monday, December 17, 2012. Please forward your application to:

Human ResourcesSchool District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes)

P.O. Box 129Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0

Phone: (250) 567-2284 Fax: (250) 567-4639Email: [email protected]

CASUAL CUSTODIANS

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is accepting applications from those interested in employment as a casual custodian in the Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake areas.

To qualify for casual custodial work applicants must: ● provide proof of completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certi cate) ● successfully complete Custodial Training Course – provided by School District No. 91 ● hold a valid WH S certi cate (can be taken after successful completion of Custodial Training Course) ● be able to demonstrate pro ciency in English verbally, and in writing, if requested

Applicants who successfully complete the Custodial Training Course will be required to job shadow for a minimum of 8 hours. The 8 hours of job shadowing will be paid.

Resumés must be accompanied by a completed application form which is available on the website athttp://www.sd91.bc.ca or from the School District Administration Of ce in Vanderhoof or from any district school.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Please forward your applications to:

Human Resources School District No. 91(Nechako Lakes) Box 129 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Fax: (250) 567-4639 Email: [email protected]

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ideal candidate for this half-time position (moving to full time pending resources) will demonstrate - financial management skills - good written and oral skills - strong management skills and project management experience - experience working with a board of directors - hands-on HR management skills - familiarity with lending principles - experience in community economic development - experience in a non- profit organization - must have experience in proposal writing, forestry, logging and value added operations - good understanding of dealing with first nation communities

Responsibilities: - co-ordinating meetings of, and reporting to, Board and its committees - assisting Board formulate policies and programs - overseeing administration - planning, developing and monitoring budgets and performance targets - developing and maintaining HR policies; recruiting, training, supervising staff - leading economic development initiatives

Applicants ideally will have several years management experience, post secondary education in a business related field, familiarity with log harvesting, small business lending and an ability to work with diverse client and partnership groups. Aboriginal ancestry is an asset.

Please submit resumes by January 7, 2013 to:

Chair Burns Lake Native Development Corp PO Box 1030, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Fax: (250) 692-7483 Email: [email protected]

Millwright – Burns LakePinnacle Pellet requires a journeyman Millwright at its Burns Lake BC plant location. Ideal candidates will have experience with the various automated operations and systems in a modern pellet plant. They will be highly motivated journeymen that have demonstrated the ability to apply their trade skills and knowledge safely and effectively. Candidates should also have good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

To apply please submit your resume and cover letter, along with proof of trade’s qualifi cation. For more information on this position see:

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No Phone Inquiries Accepted.

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JOB POSTING – Plant AccountantPinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fi ll a full-time accounting position at its Burns Lake, BC Plant location.

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Pinnacle Pellet is a dynamic and rapidly growing company that currently manufactures wood pellets at 6 locations in British Columbia. Pinnacle offers competitive salaries and benefi ts, as well as the opportunity for young professionals to build a long term career.

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Trades, TechnicalHINO CENTRAL Fraser Valley is seeking a Commercial Vehicle Technician (Senior Apprentice or Journeyman) to add to our growing team in Langley. We offer a com-petitive salary and full benefi ts in a fully-equipped ultra-modern facility. Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: [email protected]; fax: 780-638-4867.

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You may have already noticed containers around town at restaurants and other places for collecting pennies as part of the ‘We Cre-ate Change’ program.

Members of the Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS) Interact Rotary Club have been working on the campaign in support of Free the Children, an international charity that promotes a ‘youth-helping-youth’ ap-

proach to foreign aid.Interact is Rotary International’s service

club for young people ages 12 to 18. The In-teract club is sponsored by the Burns Lake Rotary Club, but the club is self-governing and self-supporting.

Janelle O’Meara and Carli Moroski stopped by the Lakes District News to talk about their club’s most recent activity in Burns Lake.

“Pennies are going out of circulation in February, so we’re collecting the pennies and

other change to go towards providing clean water in Africa,” said Moroski.

The students will collect the donated change and pour the pennies into bags sup-plied by the Royal Bank.

“Once the bag is filled to the fill line, there’s $25, that’s enough to provide drinking water to one person for life,” O’Meara said.

There are six other members of the Interact club. LDSS teacher Patti Dube helps steer their activities.

“Miss Dube helped us a lot but we did the research and liked this idea,” said O’Meara. “With the pennies going out of circulation, it seemed like a way to get other people in-volved.”

The club has a large jar set up at LDSS. In-teract members hope other people will come to share their vision for marking the end of the penny.

“We get satisfaction from knowing that we’re doing something to make a difference,” said Moroski.

The club has been meeting once a week at lunch to prepare posters and get the word out about the project.

The Interact club has been involved in Ro-tary and non-Rotary events around town.

“It’s opened our eyes to the value of volun-teer experience and it’s got us involved in the community,” said O’Meara.

Anyone between 12 and 18 can join the club, but O’Meara and Moroski said that the students that join tend to be a little older be-cause their work requires a lot of interaction with adults.

“We do volunteer work with the Rotary,” said O’Meara. “We helped with the auction, so you need to feel confident enough to talk to adults in the Rotary and elsewhere.”

“We’re mostly older students now, in grades 11 and 12,” said Moroski.

O’Meara has been with the club for three years and Moroski for two years. They both joined because the club and its activities looked interesting to them.

“My parents aren’t in Rotary,” said Mo-roski of her decision to join. “The club was advertising at school and I just decided to show up.”

With students bound to graduate and move away, the club is always looking to recruit new members.

“Anyone is welcome to join,” said O’Meara. “We had someone new join just this week.”

The pennies will be collected before Christ-mas and again in June. Then the totals will be tallied up and the pennies forwarded to Free the Children.

Burns Lake Rotary Interact Club in actionPennies for fresh drinking water gives value to soon to be discontinued currency

Student members at LDSS form the Burns Lake Rotary Interact Club. They’re collecting your unused pennies to develop drinking water projects in Africa.

Walter Strong photo


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2013 BuicK LacRossE• IntelliLink™ with 8-Inch Colour Touch Screen,

uSB Port for Ipod/Mp3 Devices and More• Dual-Zone Climate Control• Stabilitrak® and Traction Control• Onstar® With Navigation Plan and Remotelink™†

• Quiet Tuning Technology: Engineered to Produce an Interior that is Library Quiet

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• IntelliLink® and Bluetooth® with voice-activated technology• Standard rear vision camera and audible warnings• 6.5” colour touch radio display and uSB port for iPod®

• Tri-Zone Automatic Climate Control with settings for driver,front passenger, and second/third row passengers

• 4-Year/80,000km Buick New Vehicle Limited Warranty+

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48 MonThs $1,799 DOWNaT 5.99% aPR

BasED on a PuRchasE PRicE of $42,395.*offERs incLuDE fREiGhT & PDi

2013 BuicK EncLavEThe 2013 Enclave brings new styling, new safety technologies, in-vehicle connectivity and a more refined driving experience.

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Burns Lake District News - March 17, 2010

Call Sullivan Motor Products at 250-845-2244, or visit us at 2760 Yellowhead Highway, Houston. [License #5631]

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